T H E  M U M M Y   -   GRAPHIC NOVEL

 

 

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There are dozens of films featuring a curse that is used to resurrect a mummified Egyptian or other preserved human remains, from the dead. The opportunity for artistic expression in graphic novel terms is limitless.

 

Roughly speaking, a graphic novel equates to 1 page per minute of screen time. Or, one page of script. At the planning stage, it was thought that one large issue would be possible. But, in practical terms that would have been too bulky and unmanageable as a project. For this reason, the Graphic Novel is proposed to be serialized as three Issues. This template could be used for a three, or six part TV series, or a 100 minute feature film edited down from 120 (theoretical) pages.

 

 

 

 

GRAPHIC BRIEF - SUGGESTED LAYOUTS/ FORMAT (AS) THREE ADVENTURE PACKED ISSUES

 

PART I - ISSUE 1.

 

CHAPTER 1.   THE POISON ASP - Overwhelmed by grief, Cleopatra poisons herself with a cobra bite in her mausoleum

CHAPTER 2.   WRATH OF THE GODS - The destruction of Thonis and Alexandria

CHAPTER 3.   NEW WORLD ORDER - A Neo-Nazi plan to regenerate Aryan supremacy

CHAPTER 4.   CYBERCORE GENETICA - Nano computer technology is purchased at an auction by a religious sect

CHAPTER 5.   INCUBUS - Franco Francisco accepts offer of employment from Roberta Ferrara

CHAPTER 6.   SPLICE - Klaus von Kolreuter perfects a method of gene manipulation

CHAPTER 7.   TREMORS - Cleopatra's tomb lay lost for centuries, until shift in the tectonic plates trigger tremor off the coast of Alexandria

 

PART II - ISSUE 2.

 

CHAPTER 8.   PANAMANIAN RUNNING MAN - Marjorie Boyle videos exceptionally fast athlete, Sam Hollis investigates

CHAPTER 9.   AMAZON QUEEN - Elizabeth Swann navigating river and docking at Manaus

CHAPTER 10. TOMB RAIDERS - Safiya Sabuka finds Ahmed Saleh and persuades him to reveal where he found Cleopatra's ivory comb.

CHAPTER 11. SCOTLAND YARD - London's secure DNA database is stolen

CHAPTER 12. OPERATION ALEXANDRIA - Neo-Nazi occultists recover Cleopatra's sarcophagus from underwater tomb near Palace

CHAPTER 13. KIDNAPPED - Charley is taken prisoner up the Amazon, John, Dan and (eventually) CIA rescue her

CHAPTER 14. UNESCO - Catholic Church fear grave desecration heritage theft, asks agencies for help. Interpol issue Red Notice

 

PART III - ISSUE 3.

 

CHAPTER 15. REPLICANT - The Society reproduce Cleopatra using Francisco's RepliVator™, uploading synapse sequence, implanted memories

CHAPTER 16. FULL STEAM AHEAD - To Thonis, then uses the Swann's AI sensors and the Ark database to find tomb has been plundered

CHAPTER 17. RITUAL SACRIFICE - The Baron prepares a drugged Cleopatra for ceremonial impregnation

CHAPTER 18. SANCTUM INTERRUPTUS - John finds Nazi hideout near Alexandria, disturbs ritual - rescues Cleopatra, arresting conspirators

CHAPTER 19. THE CHOSEN ONE - The reincarnated Cleopatra falls for her rescuer. John comes under her spell, despite her being a replicant

CHAPTER 20. MILITARY INTERVENTION - Military detain Cleopatra for stakeholders, despite media & medical protests. Storm distraught

CHAPTER 21. DÉJÀ VU - History repeats itself, military lock up technology as gross violation of human rights, John left disillusioned

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The original mummy movie was remade three times with similar characters but always a slightly shifted storyline. Since then the storyline has not shifted much, but when it has the accompanying film has typically bombed.

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

Scott Peters, Mystery boy detective Zet series of children's books

 

 

 

 

 

Queen Cleopatra's royal barge, last of the Pharoahs      Egyptian royal barge, sails and oars for propulsion      Pharoah Khufu's royal barge, solar boat for the afterlife      Ancient Egyptian royal funeral barge, or solar boat

 

 

Cleopatra's royal barge, last of the Pharoah Queens.  Egyptian boat building - Khufu's royal barge - solar boat for the afterlife

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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