In light of my reading matter of late, and because I've been thinking a lot about newspaper strip length stories recently, I was inspired to write the following short:

Panel One: We are outside the Mega City's First - a huge conglomerate Banking institution. On one side, angry citzens holding a legal protest at the banks of Mega City - this is the Occupy Mega City movement, and various signs being brandished by the masses show this. On the other side are the bankers - not dressed in the Max Normal pin-strip bowler hat look, perhaps something more Imperial looking? Between the two lines stands Judge Dredd, aloof, dignified, hands on belt, keeping the law.

1. PROTESTER ONE: These banking scum have stolen everything from us!

2. PROTESTER TWO: And all the judges do is stand by and watch!

Panel Two: Around to face the bankers, sneering faces, looking back towards us and the protesters, as they walk towards the bank - total disregard for the citizens. They have the law on their side, and are happy to let anyone and everyone know. One banker waves a handful of credits at the protestors, another looks on disgusted, yet another tosses a single credit chip their way.

3. BANKER ONE: Lazy slugs! If you've got time to cry, you've got time to work!

4. BANKER TWO: We have the judges on our side, you cruds!

5. BANKER THREE (throwing the credit): Here, this cred's on us!

Panel Three: Slightly closer on the banker who had tossed the credit - stopping with a slightly surprised look on his face.

6. DREDD (OP): Hold it there, citizen...

Panel Four: DREDD has the banker in cuffs, the protesters cheer, the banker looks crestfallen.

7. DREDD:...Littering. You just bought yourself five years in an iso cube.

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If any artists want to take a crack at this, please feel free!