AMELBURY

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A comic about amateur superheroes in a city down under. https://balileart.neocities.org/

Three panel Amelbury comic page p1-2) After having fallen on the skateboard, Ormer Skkttts across the ground before crashing into a rock. p3) Ormer is now just sprawled out on the ground.
three panel Amelbury webcomic page p1) Suddenly, The Dropbear plunges down from the sky behind Ormer. Ormer's heart beats. p2-3) The Dropbear spits something from his mouth as Ormer launches something from the staridium boot.
Four panel Amelbury comic p1) Ormer pointing the boot at an unconscious Dropbear who is sat against a tree p2-3) A closeup of the trunk Dropbear jumped from, it splits with a KRACK, and something spills out p4) A wider shot now showing what had spilled out of the stump. Ormer is crouched over it, and the stump has various bags, books, a game console, a lighter, and a skateboard. Ormer: "What's this?"
Two page double spread splash page. The art is one large panel with two sub panels, An explosion is rung out beneath the Dropbear, shrapnel flying at him he attempts to shield himself before being flung away, screaming.
pixel sketch of Ann and Ormer. Ann is sweating in the foreground and saying aloud, "Ormer buddy, I'm dying here..." in the background, Ormer is covered in ice packs and muffles, "There is no more Ormer, only ice..."
four panel Amelbury comic page p1) The Dropbear lands and flips after narrowly escaping impact from Ormer's attack. p2-3) Landing gracefully, the Dropbear perches on the stump int he center of the clearing. p4) A shot of Ormer holding the Staridium Boot up like a gun. Dropbear: "Almost got me! With that, shoe... gun."
5 panel Amelbury comic page p1) A shot showing Ormer looking down at the gym bag Ann has left on the ground. p2-5) He rummages through the bag, taking out on of Ann's staridium boots and putting it on. Ormer (thinking): "I hope she washes these..."
two panel Amelbury comic page p1-2) The Dropbear catches himself with his heels on the branch he was falling off of. Using the momentum, he swings and kicks Ann in the face. below him, Ormer ducks out of the way just in time.
two panel Amelbury comic page. p1) Ormer and The Dropbear are posing at each other, The Dropbear pointing down at him from atop his branch. Dropbear: "Now that you know of my story, Cower in F-" p2) he is unceremoniously interrupted by a rock pelting him right in his face.
a six panel Amelbury comic page p1) an over the shoulder shot from behind The Dropbear, we see Ann placing her bag down while Ormer quips. Ormer: "'Dropbear'? What you sleep 20 hours a day?" p2-3) The Dropbear pointing down at Ormer with the next panel being his eyes basked in shadow while holding a hand in front of his face. Dropbear: "You can jest all you like, but my origin is too dark and twisted for you to stomache." p4-5) He looks down in silence, obviously expecting some sort of reaction. He then looks up to guage their reaction. p6) Dropbear is now shouting up into the sky. Dropbear: "When I was but a child,"
three panel Amelbury comic page p1) Ormer staring dumbfounded at what he's witnessing Ormer: "Uhhhhhhhhh..." p2) the stranger swallows what he's eating with a gigantic gulp p3) the camera's angle shows from behind the stranger in a forest. Ormer and Ann are below. Ormer: "Did you just eat leaves?" Stranger: "Aha! Two more marks have wandered into my forest!"
4 page Amelbury comic p1) a wide shot in a dutch angle. The camera looms over Ann's shoulder , Ormer standing confidently while leaves fall from above. p2-3) A thought bubble above Ormer, whose imagining two men kissing while he blushes. He then waves his hand to clear up the thought. Ormer: "It's also a spot where couple go to make out. But that shit's corny! So-" p4) the angle changes again to now be from over Ormer's shoulder while he turns his head to look up and behind him. Ann is saying something, but is being interrupted by the loud rustling of something above them. Ann: "I WAS gonna say that I get the STRANGE feeling we're being wa-"
three panel Amelbury comic page p1-3) various angles of Ann and Ormer still walking through this wooded trail. First one showing Ann in the foreground looking around while Ormer is further back. The second being a closeup of Ormer, and the third being a flat shot showing the two of them at similar distance from the camera. Ann: "This is strange." Ormer: "What's strange? Getting your boots appraised as 'alien' then being shoo'd away hastely?" Ann: "What? No. Well yes? I mean this random trail on your campus." Ormer: "I don't see what's so strange! We're just walking down a densely forested tunnel trail--"
a blank page except for a couple of sound effects going Crunch Crunch
cover art for Chapter 4 of the webcomic, AMELBURY. The art shows Ormer ducking in surprise as some assailant, with cheeks puffed up, is falling on top of him from above.
a big splash page featuring Ormer and Ann going into a wooded area. Ormer's well ahead and enthusiastic while Ann is walking her normal gate. Ormer: "Quick, this way!"
three panel comic page for Amelbury 1) Ormer and Ann are outside the lecture hall, walking away from it. Ormer is acting fruity while doing so Ann: "I honestly thought she'd be more helpful." 2) Ormer bumps his elbow into Ann's side Ormer: "I did too but, she did ask us to come back later at least!" 3) another shot, now with Ormer confidentally marching onwards and Ann looking up. Ann: "Not really feeling your confidence, Ormer."
multi panel Amelbury comic page 1) Prime-Ape slides down one of the fireman's poles from the lecture hall of her alter ego. She is now in full costume 2-4) a couple of close ups of her touching her foot down oonto the ground before walking further into her Ape Cave.
a splash page that shows some sort of underground cave. there's various dated pieces of technology, a ladder up to some kind of catwalk, and an indent with two fireman poles.
four panel Amelbury comic page 1) a low angle shot from atop Oriana's desk. She's tucking her glasses into her pocket while a banana is visible from her desk. 2-3) A quick flick of her finger, and it is revealed the banana was actually fake and concealing a button. She pushes the button dramatically 4) with a WwRrrrrRRRrrr, the white boards in the lecture hall begin to rise mechanically up.
two panel page p1) A shot from above looking down at Ormer and Ann walking up the stairs of the lecture hall away from Professor Oriana Tang. She is at the bottom with her finger in the air. Oriana: "Remember to close the door behind you! And be careful you two!" p2) angle change to show from behind Oriana. her finger is still in the air and the two heroes are in the distance above her. Oriana: "Who knows what evil is out there!"
4 panel Amelbury comic page p1- a shot from above looking past the boot at Oriana, there's a sparkle as she is clearly in awe. Oriana: "Fascinating..." p2- another angle, Oriana now having the boot no longer above her head, and has Ormer and Ann in the background. Oriana: "Where did you find this?" Ormer: ! p3- just a shot of Ann's face. her eyes are to her right, looking in Ormer's direction. Ann: "uh-" p4- the camera is now pulled back to show Ann looking at Ormer who is sweating and grimacing while doing a rapid 'cut it out don't do that' hand motion. Ann: "I found it?"
two panel Amelbury comic page p1- Oriana and Ormer look down at the bag that Ann unzips p2- A large panel with a couple mini panels showing Oriana's eyes light up upon seen what is in the bag. the larger panel then shows that it's Ann's boots inside. Oriana: "Is that? Staridium?"
Amelbury comic page comprised of 5 panels p1- the Professor is tapping her papers on the desk while Ann and Ormer approach from behind. p2- a shot of Ormer waving while Ann gives a neutral expression. Ann: "yo." p3- the professor has a look of surprise, obviously taken off guard p4- She turns to face Ann and Ormer. Professor: "Hello? You aren't any of my students." Ormer: "Well actually, I used to be..." p5- Ormer is looking a bit sheepish while the professor has a positive look of recognition on her face. Ormer: "I'm Ormer." Professor: "Oh yes! I remember! You dropped out of my class last semester!" Ormer: (quietly) "That's me..."
two panel Amelbury comic page p1- A wide shot from above, peering down on the orator. Ormer and Ann are in the foreground, now sitting in some seats. Orator: The answer to that lies with Amelbury's most unique landform,, the giant fishbowl-like crater that encircles our city. p2- the orator drawing on a white board, facing away from the viewer. Orator: "It is commonly understood that some millennia ago, a meteor crashed into the coast of South Australia"
4 panel page for Amelbury p1- Ormer and Ann are walking down the path while talking Ann: "How'd they know the flakes tasted gross?" Ormer: "One of the halfling actors mentioned in a behind the scenes interview that the fans they used would blast the fake snow right into his mouth!" p2- closeup of Ormer with his hand outstretched in a fruity way Ormer: "They had to reshoot that scene like six or seven times." p3- closeup of Ann Ann: "and reset the snow each time too?" p4- Ormer and Ann have reached a door to a building. Ormer has his hands behind his head. Ormer: "Yeah, that was also the only movie with snow. So I think they learned from the experience!"
two page spanning splash page. the image is a wide shot of a campus, and Ormer and Ann walking along a path from a parking lot. Ormer is talking with Ann. Ormer: "There's this one scene where the characters climbed up the side of a snowy mountain, and there's an avalanche so they had to build a whole set with fake snow made from these gross tiny salty flakes!"
4 panel comic page for Amelbury p1- the tall student THUNKs against the ground from her friend knocking her over. Her friend's screams can be heard trailing off in the distance as she stares in horror above p2- a shadow is cast over her as her face grows in horror p3- a closeup of her face in fear as it's entirely covered in shadow p4- all black panel
Amelbury comic page comprised of 4 panels p1- Two university students running through a wooded trail while laughing p2- a closeup of the shorter of the two p3- the taller one obviously trailing behind, they begin panting from being winded p4- the taller student now resting against a tree, she shouts, "W-wait up! I can't keep up!"
Comic page for AMELBURY Chapter 3. p1- an upward angle showing a flag for South Aus flapping in the wind in front of a sunny sky p2- a wide shot of a school campus with two figures running towards a forested area p3- closeup of a shoe stepping with an audible CRUNCH p4- Two university students, one with a skateboard in hand, running into a wooded trail. they both look like they're having a great time chasing one another.
cover art for Chapter 3 of the webcomic, AMELBURY. the art depicts Ann Ngo standing in a wooded area. She's got a collared shirt with a sports bag slung over her shoulder. She's looking back as if something is happening off screen that we are not privy to.
single panel splash page. The panel shows a the street in front of the apartment that Ormer lives at. There's buildings in the background, and a large cliff-side in the distance. the foreground is a silhouette of the characters on the stairs. Ormer: "sure."
p1 - a wide shot where we see that across from the steps Ann and Ormer are sitting on are three ibis eating from a trash can Ann: "So what's your next project?" p2 - closer look at the ibis p3- Ormer resting his head solemnly on his hand Ormer: "Just some lighting stuff." p4- another Ibis who is standing on the trash can. it lets out a KWOK
p1 - flat shot of Ann and Ormer on the stairs Ann: "Rough." Ormer: "Yeah- Sorry." p2 - another angle of Ann looking over at her friend, her hands clasped together. Ann: "Why'd you decide on superheroes? Why not fantasy or something?" p3 - Ormer giving a look of confusion at the quesiton he was just asked. Ormer: "What?"
p1 - Ann and Ormer continue to rest on the stairs. Ann looks pleased with an empty bowl next to her. Ormer: "You really ate that up quick." Ann: ahhh... "You're quite the cook, Ormer." Ormer: "Thanks." p2 - Ann looking over Ann: "You should consider a culinary career if the movie thing doesn't end up working out for you." p3-4 - Ormer: "That's what everyone says... My aunt and uncle own a restaurant so people assume I'm just gonna end up working there."
a small panel of Ann biting the pasta POP the page is a large splash page showing pasta ingredients exploding out from Ann's head as the flavour touches her palette.
p1 - a wide shot of Ann sitting on some stairs to an apartment complex p2 - another angle, Ann glances behind her while Ormer heads down the stairs with a dok dok p3 - He's holding a bowl of piping hot pasta. He's holding with a napkin. Ormer: "I got pasta!" Ann: "So why do I have to eat outside?" Ormer: "'Mates have something going on tonight." p4 - a closeup of Ormer handing Ann the bowl of pasta. Ormer: "Careful, it's hot!" ow ow Ann: "Thank you!"
p1 - Ann clasping a hand on her head while Ormer looks with shame in the background at her Ann: "Of course! Why'd I expect a university student to have any money?" p2 - Pinching the bridge of her nose, Ann mutters under her breath "How was I so oblivious?" p3 - Ormer's guilty face watching. p4 - Leaping towards her with his hand outstretched, Ormer chases after Ann, who is walking away defeated. Ann: "Whatever... I'm just going home-" Ormer: "WAIT!" p5 - over the shoulder shot of Ann with a hand on her shoulder. Ormer: "Sorry..."
p1-2 - Ann holding up the money in her hand while talking with Ormer Ann: "That old lady, she gave me $10. Like it's not a lot, but I just quit my job. I'm not gonna say no to some cash." p3 - a distant shot showing Ann and Ormer facing one another. Birds are chirping to fill the silence. p4 - a shot of Ormer's concerned face while his heart beats loudly Ormer: "You don't have a job?"
a sketch showing the two main characters, Ormer and Ann, from the comic Amelbury. they are sitting in an apartment while the movie playing one of the most impactful scenes from one of the Kings of Yore movies plays. Movie: "I can't carry the magic ring... but I can carry you."
p1 - both Ormer and the old woman celebrate as Ann slides down the tree with the cat held in her arm p2 - Ann, annoyed, plops the cat directly into a pleased old woman's arms. p3 - Ormer shows off his footage to his friend while the cat swipes ferociously in the woman's arms. she excitedly tells Ann, "Thank you so much for getting Everette out of the tree! So many young people don't stop to help anymore." p4 - "and look how happy he is to be saved!" Everette's face is stretched back as he swipes in panic from being pet a little too forefully.
p1 - a long panel where Ann draws the cat in using her boot. there's a long DUNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN across it as the cat zips towards her p2 - a large panel showing Everette now attached to Ann's boot. He's frazzled from what happened p3 - A shot of Ormer and the old woman looking on. Ormer shouting, "She did it!" while the old woman is dumbstruck at what she just saw.
p1-2 - the cat, Everette, lands on Ann's head, before jumping off. The force was enough to throw Ann off balance. p3 - A shot of Ann wobbling on the branch. She's waving her arms wildly to regain balance. p4-5 - a view of one of her boots attaching to the branch she's on with a loud DUNNNNNN CLUNK. the next is of Ann's surprised eyes. p6 - a shot of Ann looking down. She thinks aloud, "Huh? Stuck..."
p1- Ann with a determined look on her face, a speech bubble coming out of the panel saying "I need money." p2- a shot showing Ann running across the branch and then using her boots to leap up high. She's doing a confident fist in the air as she does so.
panel 1-3 - Ann is now straddling the branch she's on with her back to the tree trunk itself. She first looks down, gives a big exhale, and then looks up. panel 4 - a shot from down below looking up at Ann. Ormer is shouting up at her, carrying his camera. Ormer: "Ann! You doin' alright up there?"
cover art for chapter 2 of the webcomic, Amelbury. the art is a fully rendered version of the final panel of chapter 1. the art showing Ann Ngo on a branch in a tree. She's trying to get a cat out of it for an old woman. The cat is above her, on another branch, looking down at her. Ormer and the old woman stand below at the base of the tree recording Ann's mission. The title of the comic is at the top of the page.
panel 1 - Ann has lands on a branch after her jump. The cat jumps off her head and onto a higher branch. panel 2 - She flops from hanging on only by her arms to laying onto the entire branch.
panel 1 - a shot looking over the shoulders of Ann and Ormer at the old woman. Her cat is above her while she responds to the comment Ann had made earlier, "Little Everette must've climbed up while I wasn't looking." panel 2-4 - Ormer begins by proudly announcing to the woman, "We can help you get your cat!" before then turning to Ann. After a pause, she sighs, knowing exactly what he meant. panel 5 - A shot of Ann squatting in front of the tree.
panel 1 - Later... a distant shot showing the silhouettes of Ann and Ormer walking out of the park. Ormer: "Where are all the people that need help?" Ann: "What kind of class needs superhero stuff, anyway?" Ormer: "That detail doesn't matter--" panel 2 - a closer shot of both of them. Ormer: "What does matter is finding something so you can look all heroic, and I can get cool footage." Ann: "Then I get paid." Ormer: "Of course!"
panel 1 - Ormer wiping away the tears from laughing, "No, but seriously, I hope that you're not hurt." panel 2-3 - shots of Ormer and Ann extending hands to one another. Ormer: "I'm Ormer, by the way!" Ann: "Ann Ngo." panel 4 - a wide shot of both the characters shaking hands. a speech bubble next to them reading "Nice to meet you!"
panel 1-2 - Ann stands up looking down at her boots Ann: "Came here to find out and so far, It's just weirdly snug around the toes." panel 3-5 - various images of the boots Ann is wearing as she is trying to adjust to their fit. the last panel there is a click Ann: "Not exactly tight it's just, like I have barely any room to-" panel 6 - a shot of Ann being launched into the air and splatting down onto the ground a couple meters away.
panel 1-3 - Ormer looks on from the park table he sits at watching some folks skateboard. He lets out a big sigh panel 4- Ormer puts his face against his fist, "What am I going to do?" panel 5 - He's caught off guard as a loud thump is heard from behind him.
panel 1 and 2 - shots of the smoke and burning pieces of the car that Dr. Omega had thrown at Ormer. panel 3 - Ormer walking down the street with the wreckage behind him, a singular burning tire rolls past him down the road. He looks disappointed more than anything, thinking to himself, "I almost died and didn't even get footage for my homework." panel 4 - Ormer continues to walk, this time in front of a fence. there's plenty of open sky above him.