Nemesis : Comic Panel Analysis

Comic Title: Nemesis

"the inescapable agent of someone's or something's downfall"

Publisher : Icon Comics

Format : Limited Series (Meaning that there was a set number of installments.)

Genre : Superhero

Publication : May - December 2010

Number of issues : 4

Writer : Mark Millar (Also known for "Superman: Red Son", "Civil War", "Wanted" and "Kick-Ass" )

Artist : Steve McNiven 

Summary

"What if Batman was the Joker?"

To summarize, Nemesis is a super villain causing death and chaos in the world, Killing police chiefs for fun. Now police chief Morrow has caught the eye of Nemesis. Nemesis views him as a worthy opponent. Nemesis travels to Washington and proceeds to cause terror. While chief Morrow tries to stop him. Whenever things seem to be going wrong for Nemesis it later becomes apparent that it was all apart of his plan.

Main Characters

Nemesis, the main character and the villain of the piece.  

Police chief Morrow.

Scene

Issue 02

 The Pentagon

Characters in Scene

Police Chief Morrow, seems to be run down, he has red lower eye lids.
9 Others at the board table

Secretary
Among the 9 

we have the head of Homeland Security, who is balding, with glasses and makes me think of Dick Cheney.

 and an army general. 

Setting 

The Pentagon Washington America in  a Board room at a table.

We are told that the "Post-Katrina National Incident management system" has been put in to operation. 

There is a power struggle occurring within this scene between the characters of police chief Morrow and the head of homeland security.

They are fighting among themselves for power rather then dealing with the immanent threat.

Mise-en-scene 

At the Pentagon we have bushes, roads and a car park. 

In the board room we have a T.V, chairs, a desk, a cabinet, a board, note book folders, laptops, espressos and a coffee machine.

Camera Work

Establishing shot of the pentagon.

Establishing shot of the board room.

Wide angled shot moving in on police chief Morrow at the top of the table in discussion with the head of Homeland Security. 

Close up on police chief Morrow from the same angle as in the previous panel. 

Cuts to a close up of the head of Homeland Security from the angle of Morrows vision. 

Dialogue

Filled with swearing "bitch" and "asshole"

The head of homeland security is gets angry that the police chief is stepping in his territory.