TITLE The Bastich By Hart
PANEL 1 (BASTICH excitedly picks up a package from the front stoop of his apartment.) BASTICH: Ahh, the Comic Book Mail-Order Service... One full month's worth of spandex delight delivered right to my doorstep..
PANEL 2 (Inside, BASTICH pulls several comics out of the box and happily waves them around.) BASTICH: Let's see... "NC-17 Men," "Adult Paranormal Killer Rodents," "Lady Necro," "Gun-Totin' Maniacs," "Manga Madness," and "Snob Art Comics" Volume 2 Number 8. Not a bad haul... Hey, whats this...a note?
PANEL 3 (BASTICH holds up a note with a heading that reads "OOPS!") BASTICH: "Due to the sloppy management of our middle-aged slobbish comic-geek executives, the "Piece of Cape" Mail-Order service has been forced to file for bankruptcy." This can't be...
PANEL 4 (BASTICH runs screaming to HACKER-LAD and FAITH.) BASTICH: Faith!! HL!! They've cut off my Comic Book Prescription.!! What am I to do!?
PANEL 5 (HACKER-LAD points his finger in the air as FAITH stands behind him.) HACKER-LAD: Uh, don't you mean Comic Book "SUBscription," 'Stich? FAITH: Trust me, HL, he's using the correct term...
PANEL 6 (BASTICH desperately tugs on HACKER-LAD'S shirt while FAITH smugly looks on.) BASTICH: Oh no...l can feel a relapse coming... HELP ME BEFORE I BECOME NORMAL AGAIN!!! FAITH: See what I mean..?
CREDITS (c) 1996 Joshua Adam Hart