Comic/Film/TV Idea: AFTERMATH
March 20, 2011
It’s been awhile ince I proposed a new comic or film idea, so here is my latest and greatest:
AFTERMATH is a procedural that features a very weary Detective by the name of Walter Gavins. He used to be the Deputy Director of the FBI, but a costly mistake had him booted back down to Case Detective. As further punishment, he is assigned the most bizarre cases both domestic and abroad, often being lent out to Interpol and other foriegn agencies.
You know those crazy over-the-top action sequences in films that feature a huge body count? Or scenes that feature large scale destruction? Gavins is assigned to pick up the pieces afterward. The above image is reference to a certain film (take a guess!).
The Detective has to cope with the absurdity of each case, as well as being stone-walled by his own FBI bosses and other intelligence agencies. He is miserable, but keeps himself going by trying to solve each case.
Gavins endures a rival who is a James Bond-like secret agent named M-10, who often taunts the Detective with evidence of his womanizing. M-10 does help Gavins once in a while and vice versa, but the two hate each other.
This could be a regular comic or show which features biting commentary on contemporary entertainment. It wouldn’t actually show the events Gavins is investigating, only the…aftermath. Sorry.
I’ve always wondered how these crazy action scenes would be received by law enforcement afterward. What is passable in a Michael Bay or John Woo film might not hold up under the microscope of a serious police investigation.
AFTERMATH would reference films and TV shows in a veiled manner. It would be CSI meets House with a touch of parody and humor. If I had time I’d make a comic, though a short written story is more likely.
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