WHOOP @$$ SQUAD
Issue #1
EXT. ROOFTOP – NIGHT
Black Stands on top of a building. He looks down at the city.
Black Ninja (Narration)
I’m Black Ninja, real life superhero. No I’m not an actual ninja. I’m a 15 year old black guy wearing a Halloween costume with armor over it. Close enough though. I’m the first real superhero. I’m also known as DJ Walters, an only child (as of this year) who lives with his mom and his Grandfather. I lead the Whoop @$$ Squad. We’re like the Justice League or the Avengers, but way more bad@$$...Okay that's a lie. I plan to change that. I want the whole world to know our names. That's why tonight we go on our biggest mission yet! But before I tell you about that, let me tell you how it all began....
EXT. THE "HOOD" - NIGHT
JIM WALTERS walks down the street. He’s wearing a black hoodie and navy jeans. Ahead of him, on the corner, are 4 black guys. Each one is STRAIGHT thugging. Jim approaches them.
Jim
Sup my n*ggas?
Jim gives DeVaan a black high five, fist bumps Tevaun, and nods at Tyrone and Jordan.
DeVaan
Yo, wud up Jay?
Jim
I gotta tell you something...
TeVaun
What?
Jim
Yo I can’t do this no more.
They step up a little closer.
Jordan
Whatchu mean bro?
Jim steps back a little farther.
Jim
I mean I can't push no more! I'm sorry bro.
Tyrone
What? N*gga you one of the best pushers we got in the streets! You just can’t give up! What the hell got into yo @$$?
Jim
Look, I really want to keep on. I really wanna get that paper, but my Momma is sick. She ain’t hospital sick and sh*t, but if she found out I was selling dope, she’d be even worse. You feel me right?
Jim (Narration)
All that sick crap was bull sh*t. I really was just going to college and I don’t even know what would happen if I told ‘em that! A n*gga be dead in the street!
Jordan
N*gga f*ck you!
Jordan forcifully pushes Jim away from them and proceeds to flip him off.
Jordan (Cont'd)
Yo let’s bounce, this muh f*cka tripping.
The group turn around and begin to walk away.
DeVaan
Yeah, it ain’t like he going to college or something. Then we wouldn’t be mad.
Jim’s jaw drops as the group turn the corner.
Jim (Narration)
sh*t
Jim heads back in the direction he came.
INT. DJ AND JIM'S BEDROOM – MORNING
DJ Walters wakes up. He looks across the room at his brother, who's still asleep, despite the alarm blaring. DJ turns the alarm off. and screams in his brother’s ear. His brother sits up and pushes DJ to the floor. He then gets back under the covers. DJ gets up and exits his room. He goes down stairs and gets a bucket from a utility closet. He goes to the freezer, gets ice, and fills the bucket with water and the ice. He carries the bucket to his room. DJ lifts the bucket over his brother’s head and dumps it on him. His brother jumps out of the bed.
Jim
WHAT THE F*CK!!!
DJ
Sorry! You just
Jim
Man, ima whoop yo little punk @$$!!
Jim jumps out of the bed as DJ darts out of the room. Jim chases DJ all around the house. They come around a corner and run into their Grandfather Obadiah Walters. He’s wearing a wife beater, white and blue striped boxers, and slippers. He has a long brown belt in his hand.
Obadiah
Stop running in this house, befo' I whoop yo tails! You understand me?
Jim & DJ
(rolling their eyes)
Whatever!
Obadiah’s eyes widen. He raises the belt above his head. The boy’s eyes widen.
Obadiah
DO YOU BOYS EVA LEARN!!!!! YOU BOUT TO GET THE @$$ WHOOPIN OF YOU LIFE!!!!! GETCHO TAIL OVA HEYA!!!
INT. DIANA'S BEDROOM – MORNING
Diana Walters wakes up because of all the ruckus. She can hear the screams of her 2 boys getting beat from downstairs. She gets out of bed and walks out of the room. She enters the room where the boys and Obadiah are. She is wearing her robe and has a skillet in her right hand. All of the commotion stops
DJ
Uh-oh....
Obadiah
She got the skillet!
Jim
And it’s in her swinging hand!
They all dart off in different directions.
INT. COMIC SHOP – AFTERNOON
DJ enters the comic shop with 2 of his friends, BEN and JACK. Ben’s a short white ginger that’s a tiny bit overweight. Jack is black, and the same height as DJ. They head toward the wall with new books.
DJ
What are you guys getting?
Jack
Mile Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man maybe.
Ben
Peter’s better!
Jack and DJ scold Ben.
Ben (Cont'd)
‘Ey, I ain’t racist!
Jack
You get on my nerves Ben.
Ben
Don’t hate the player hate-
DJ
If you say the game i’ll shove every comic with a Spider-Man other than Peter Parker that's evre been released down your throat.
Ben
…damn…
Jack
You like Moon Knight?
DJ
The character or the comic?
Jack
The comic.
DJ
It’s aiight.
Ben
It’s aiight? It’s awesome! That’s like saying Heath Ledger was a sh*tty Joker
DJ
Really?
Jack
Yeah, take that one back.
Ben
Yeah, i'm sorry that was cold.
Screams come from outside. The 3 boys look out of the window at the front of the store to see a woman being mugged by a big bald white guy. He has a Tattoo that starts above his ear. It goes down to his wrist. The guy takes her purse and runs away.
DJ turns to the peopel in the store.
DJ
…isn’t anyone gonna do something?
Fat Nerd Behind the Counter
Why don’t you, instead of yelling at us @$$hole!!!
DJ angrily walks out of the store followed by his friends. He offers to help the lady up. She gets up and walks away, completely ignoring DJ.
DJ
Rude much?
Ben
Very much
Jack
Don’t worry about it DJ, not everyone can be a superhero.
DJ
Yeah, but someone needs to.
DJ storms off angrily. Ben shouts to DJ.
Ben
Hey, aren’t you gonna get your comics?
DJ stops, turns around and storms into the comic store.
DJ
Still mad tho’
EXT. PARK – MID-DAY
Ben, DJ and Jack sit at a picnic table at the park under the shade of the trees.
Jack
No! Captain America would get his @$$ kicked!
Ben
No, Cap is a bad@$$, He would take out Deathstroke. He punched Hitler in the freaking face! Did Deathstroke punch Hitler in the face?
Jack
What does that have to do with anything? I bet Hitler couldn’t even fight.
Ben
The point is, do you know how many Nazi’s that dude had to take down just to get to Hitler! Yeah, BOOM!
Jack
DJ you agree with me right?
DJ has his head buried in the Court of Owls graphic novel.
Jack
DJ!
DJ
Yeah?
Jack
Who would win, Deathstroke or Captain America?
DJ
616 or 1610 Captain America?
Jack
616!
Ben
1610!
DJ
Well if it’s 616 Deathstroke wins, but if it’s 1610 then-
DJ’s cell phone rings. He takes it out of his hoodie’s pocket and it says “New Message From Jim”. The message says “im bout 2 pull up to da park be in da prkin lot”. DJ closes his book and gets up from the table.
DJ
Deuces!
Jack
Where you going?
DJ
My bro’s here, I gotta go!
DJ runs for the parking lot
Ben
WAIT! YOU DIDN’T TELL US WHO WON IF CAP WAS 1610!!! DJ!!!
Jack
Forget it B, I won.
Ben
Whatever, how about…Henry Cavill Superman vs Chris Hemsworth Thor
Jack
Henry Cavill!
Ben
Chris Hemsworth!
EXT. PARKING LOT – MID-DAY
Jim pulls up in his car. DJ gets there just in time and hops in.
Jim
Sup DJ.
DJ
Sup brah.
Jim
Yo, I got you somethin’.
DJ
What?
Jim
Look in the back.
DJ turns around and gets a bag from the back seat. In the bag is a black snapback with a grey Bat symbol in the center of it. DJ rips the tag off and puts it on his head.
DJ
Thanks bro!
Jim
No problem. Now I expect a good present for my b-day next week.
DJ
So that’s why you’re being nice! Don’t worry, I got you somethin’ awesome.
DJ (Narration)
I had spent all last night online auctioning for a basketball signed by Derrick Rose. I also got Jim a Bulls hat and some D Rose shoes.
Jim
You better have gotten me something good!
DJ lifts his headphones off of his neck and places them around his head. Jim turns the radio up really loud.
Jim
*Singing*
YAYO!!! ALL I KNOW IS YAYO!!!!!!
DJ
Yo, can you turn that down?
Jim
No! I’m listenin’ to good music, not that sh*t you listen to!
DJ
Childish Gambino are THE sh*t! Rich Homie Quan IS sh*t
Jim
You don’t know sh*t!
DJ
It’s funny, because I'm acing a class that you got a C- in.
Jim
That was 2 years ago!
DJ
You wouldn’t do any better now! You barely passed your SAT’s
Jim
‘Ey shut up!
DJ
Make me!
Jim
Get out…
DJ
What?
Jim
GET OUT!
DJ
Are you kicking me out of the car?
Jim
What else?
DJ
So you’re just gonna make me walk 3 blocks while you’ll just drive home.
Jim
I wasn’t going home anyway. I was gon’ drop you off then go to the court.
DJ
F*ck you…
DJ gets out the car and starts walking. Jim makes a u turn and heads for the basketball courts.
EXT. BASKETBALL COURT – MID-DAY
Jim Walters is on the court with 5 other friends Jaden, Riley, Donny, Caleb and Billy. He’s playing 3 on 3 with them.
Jim
12-8, we up!
He fist bumps his team mates. He goes to the bottom left of the 3 point line. His team is on offense. Donny checks it up with Riley. Riley goes into triple threat position. Both Jim and Jaden aren’t open. Jim jogs out to the 3 point line. He points at the basket. Riley winks back. Jim sprints for the basket. Riley throws the ball in the air. Jim jumps, catches the ball and slams it into the hoop.
Jim, Riley, and Jaden
ALLEY-OOP!!!!!
Riley begins to check it up with Donny, but they then here a slow clap. 4 guys walk onto the court, DeVaan, Jordan, Tyrone and TeVaun. The clap is coming from DeVaan.
DeVaan
Nice play. Can we get in on the game?
Caleb
Well, it’s 3 on 3-
Caleb starts walking towards them
Caleb (Cont’d)
-and y’all got 4 people so one of you can’t-
Jim
Yo, Caleb...
Jim steps in front of Caleb
Jim (Cont’d)
don’t…
Jim walks up to DeVaan. He gets in his face.
Jim
What’re you doing here De?
DeVaan
My question is, what are you doing everywhere, but where you’re supposed to be?
Jim
And where is that?
DeVaan
On the streets! You was our best dope dealer and you gon’ bail on us for you punk @$$ momma!
Jim
‘Ey, my momma ain’t no punk @$$!
Tyrone
Go home and hop on your mom’s, d*ck you b*tch @$$ n*gga.
DeVaan, Jordan, and TeVaun laugh.
Jim
Man F*CK YOU!
TeVaun
Go f*ck yo’self!
Jim
You n*ggas don’t know aiight! I ain’t tryna be a dope dealer. I only did that so that we could have money in our house man! I wasn’t tryna be a G! Just leave bro!
Jim shoves DeVaan lightly.
DeVaan
Haha! You mad...or nah?
Jim shoves him a little harder this time.
DeVaan
This n*gga tryna fight!
Jim slugs DeVaan across the face. It sends DeVaan to the ground. DeVaan wipes off blood from his mouth. He spits some from his mouth out.
DeVaan
Get ‘em
TeVaun, Tyrone and Jordan approach Jim. Jim backs up so that he stands side by side with Caleb, Riley, Donny, Jaden and Billy. They begin to fight.
Jim’s crew is obviously winning, until TeVaun, Tyrone and Jordan bring out their knives. Billy and Caleb get scared and run away. Riley and Jaden stay and fight. They all are beaten badly.
They let Riley and Jaden go since they don’t care about them. DeVaan goes up to Jim who’s on the ground weak. He takes out a gun and shoots him in the head.
EXT. GRAVEYARD – MID-DAY
It’s raining and the sky is grey. Jim Walters had just been buried. Obadiah Walters Stands next to his daughter in law Diana who stands behind her now only son, DJ. They all are crying.
DJ (Narration)
I can’t believe he’s dead. The last words I said to him were f*ck you…
FLASHBACK
DJ angrily walks out of the store followed by his friends. He offers to help the lady up. She gets up and walks away, completely ignoring DJ.
DJ
Rude much?
Ben
Very much
Jack
Don’t worry about it DJ, not everyone can be a superhero.
DJ
Yeah, but someone needs to.
END OF FLASHBACK
DJ (Narration (CONT’D))
I wanna know who did this. And when I find out who, they’re gon’ pay for what they did.
INT. BEDROOM – NIGHT
DJ is on the computer. He's on a Halloween costumes site. He is looking at Ninja costumes. He minimizes that and opens a document with a list of names. 2 are highlighted, Ninja N*gga and Night N*gga. Then he starts writing an e-mail to his uncle. His uncle is an ex MMA fighter. While this is happening DJ narrates:
DJ (Narration)
I got a plan. I’m getting my costume, my name and my training. Ninja/Night [racial slur] is gon’ kick evils @$$.
The panel says “1 Week Later”. DJ runs down the steps to the door. On the door-step is a package for DJ. He opens it and there is his costume. DJ runs up the stairs and tries it on. He looks in the mirror and flexes.
DJ
Yeah, this’ll work…
to be continued…