Sunday, September 9, 2018

Misplaced ©Anthony De Pari Writing Sample


‘Misplaced’ Writing Sample 09/09/2018
©Anthony De Pari 2018

Excerpt from Episode 1 Chapter 2

*The high school-age main characters (a girl with blue hair named Marissa, a tall boy named Evan, and his shorter brother, Andy) watch a fight unfold with a massive crowd of people encircling the fight, giving the ordeal a ‘Fight-Club’ feel. Only this takes place at a High School where this happens to be perfectly legal. The character Marissa—an amnesiac outsider who appeared less than an hour ago—is bothered by the scene before her.

*In the fight, Kyosuke—a well-trained martial artist—just knocked down a much larger, more imposing bully named Todd Brewster, with a series of lightning fast kicks.
An Emcee equipped with sunglasses and a microphone, began counting down, but bully Todd Brewster stood up quick enough to remain in the fray.
Marissa is shocked at such a casual approach to such brutality. Even the Principle of the school is casually watching in the crowd!


Marissa (with a slight Swedish accent): "Seriously? Hoof...you guys are crazy. And this is supposed to be GOOD for society?"

Evan: "I guess they figured to let us fight it out rather than go around killing each other. Plus, the Yard Duty is here to make sure nothing TOO life-threatening happens..."

At that moment, Todd Brewster removes a switch blade from his back pocket, and flips open the knife.
Kyosuke turns at the opportune moment, spotting the knife and reacting accordingly. The blade comes at his midsection, which he tucks back to avoid getting cut. He makes a V-shape with his hands and jabs them down, then using his own momentum, steps toward Todd Brewster and swiftly flips the knife-wielder’s arm in a circular motion, sending him flipping forward!

Todd Brewster hits the ground hard enough to break the concrete, and Kyosuke quickly disarms him, hurling the knife in the ground at the feet of the other ‘Thugs’. Like cartoony elephants spotting a mouse, they jump up atop each other in alarm, a Girl Thug holding a much bigger Boy Thug in her arms as he shrieks in terror.

Marissa: "I thought you said the Yard Duty made sure they didn't kill each other! That guy just pulled out a knife!"

Andy, ponderously: "Well...normally they catch stuff like that...but "Rolling Thunder" is pretty slow..."
As if she heard Andy, the overly obese Yard Duty Lady narrows her eyes menacingly and audibly grunts.

Andy: "What?! It's TRUE! Dude had a knife and you didn't even see it!"

Back in the ring, Kyosuke stares down at Brewster as he stays on the ground, the Emcee counting down again.
Kyosuke: "You're defeated. Stay down."

Brewster rises slowly, but still quick enough to beat the countdown.
He slowly approaches Kyosuke and wearily holds out his hand: "You're right...I'm sorry. Good fight man."
Smiling, Kyosuke takes it. "Thanks. "
Then Thug Brewster sucker punches Kyosuke in the eye.

Marissa: "Hey--! Rolling Thunder!" The Yard Duty Lady looks up in indignation.

Marissa: "Shouldn't jou stop the fight? These guys are killing each other!"

Principal Pepper: "Everything that has taken place here is within the rules of the Sanctioned Fight. Even the use of Elementals. This is how the boys work out their aggression."

Marissa: "But you saw what happened, didn't you? Kosuke just got Lollipop Punched!"

Andy snorts uncontrollably at Marissa's English gaffe.

Evan: "Um. That's Kyosuke...and I think you mean he got "Sucker Punched."

Marissa: "Oh. What did I say?"

Andy: "LOLLIPOP PUNCHED! I love it!" He laughs uncontrollably.

As Bully Brewster tries to knee the kneeling Kyosuke, who is covering his eye, Kyosuke recovers swiftly and forcefully blocks it with both his hands, shoving Brewster's leg down.
Then, using his upward momentum as he rises, Kyosuke brings up his left knee getting him in the air, and, with the help of his Lightning Elemental, Flip-Kicks Todd Brewster in the jaw with his right leg!
Traces of lightning surge through Kyosuke's right leg and a deep rumble of thunder sounds as Kyosuke lands the hit.

As Todd Brewster hurtles through the air, Kyosuke gracefully lands on his feet.
Evan pulls Marissa as far back away from the incoming Todd as he zooms past them.

Brewster's upper body crashes through the stucco and drywall of the building, his legs flopped out of the alcove.
The MC stands with his mic drooping out of his hand, his sunglasses sliding down his nose, his jaw dropped. The group of Thugs behind him echo the same facial expression.
The silence is broken by the MC once he regains himself.
MC: "AND VICTORY GOES TO KYOSUKE!"
The crowd cheers in unison as Kyosuke, smiling, waves at the crowd. *cue fanfare.

Marissa, wide-eyed: "Holy...shit..."

Evan looks at her wide-eyed. Andy laughs uncontrollably.

Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Hey everyone!

I made a video highlighting my store and the people who work there with me!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgL9GbRwat0

Enjoy!


Friday, September 26, 2014

New Character Designs for Short Story

Character Designs for a short story that I'm currently Storyboarding.  It is the backstory of the parents for Kyosuke Tsunoda II, one of the characters from Indigo Knights.  

The story chronicles how Kyosuke Tsunoda Sr. and his wife, Dana, first met.  


And yes, Dana is influenced by the song "Letter to Dana" by Sonata Arctica.  

Dana

Kyosuke Sr. and Dana; Age 26 and 23. 


Friday, July 25, 2014

Summertime Madness!

Best of 2014... Just in time for Comic Con! 


Coming Soon to the House of Blues!

ROCK! 

The Cool-Headed Leader of the Pack

The Bulky Brawler

The Meek Intellectual

The Short Big-Shot

Downtrodden...


The Knights before their Epic Journey 
The Deity of the Dimensions

Kyosuke's Mom: Dana Tsunoda


BULLY!

"What're YOU staring at, GEEK?!" 

Rival Schools: Boman

Rival Schools: Batsu

Rival Schools: Hinata

Elize Ryd--keepin' cool! 

My name is Kyosuke Tsunoda, and I approve this message!  





Sunday, July 13, 2014

Indigo Knights© New Designs

From Left: Evan, Kyosuke, Andy and Jeremy


Ghen Khan: Ruler of the Dimensions

Bully 1 from Episode 1

Bully 2 from Episode 1


The Many Faces of Dana

Marissa--you'll see her later


*totally wasn't ready for this picture...

Shoutout to Danny Sexbang for this one
©Anthony De Pari
Line work in Micron Pen.  Colors in Photoshop.

Rival Schools Character Studies

Batsu

Hinata

Boman

Original work created by Edayan of Capcom.  
Colors recalled from memory and added via Photoshop. 
Line work done by hand with Micron Pens.