Kimura Ran, a private investigator, shines a flashlight in a kitchen with crime scene tape, glowing red from outside. Stacked envelopes from days of mail are on the counter, illuminated by Ran's flashlight. In the background, there's a slight blue glow emanating from under a kitchen rug on the tile floor. The red neon light colors the scene. Kimura Ran, a private investigator, shines a flashlight as zombie silhouettes rise up behind her... coffee cup in hand, with red neon light behind her.

Transcript

Panel 1:
Ran (Narration): My name is Ran, Kimura Ran, and I'm a private investigator.
Ran (Narration): What exactly do I investigate?
Ran (Narration): Well, typically it's whatever pays the best.

Panel 2:
Ran (Narration): Getting proof of a cheating spouse. Tracking down a lost loved one. Finding evidence of fraud...
Ran (Narration): Every now and again I'll get a really interesting case--

Panel 3:
Ran (Narration): --Like this one.

Dead shall rise – Chapter 1 page 1

Posted on June 30, 2024 by Maho Noir

There's probably nothing going on behind her... There's nothing ominous back there. The comic will use a narration style with Ran's thoughts in the yellow boxes. The idea is the yellow feels like it's a post-it note and she's potentially detailing out things in her files as she's writing things down... hence the lowercase/ handwriting styled font for them.