From the archiveNO. 030

I-80

VUMPIRE 030: I-80. Four-panel comic. A complete transcript follows below.
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Panel 1. Night. One car drives on an empty highway beneath a sign reading I-80 WEST. No dialogue.

Panel 2. Inside the car, Sam drives wide awake. Brad and Tyler sleep in the back seat while Jeff stirs in the passenger seat. Jeff: “Want me to take a turn?” Sam: “I’ve got it.”

Panel 3. Close on the rear-view mirror. It shows the dark back seat with Brad and Tyler asleep, but Sam does not appear in the reflection. Jeff: “How are you never tired?”

Panel 4. Jeff settles back and shuts his eyes while Sam drives on into the dark. Sam: “I had a nap.”

An ordinary guy. Mostly.

Sam calls the game. The rest of his life is harder to explain.

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