Chapter 17 | Page 14a: A Relationship Built on Trust

A relationship built on trust sounds great in theory — until you realize your “honest thoughts” and your “honest words” might not exactly match. Now that Dr. Muskiday’s emotion-broadcasting clouds are gone, Miss Match is ready to have a very honest conversation with Captain Heroic… for better or worse.

Moore College Comics Expo: A Full-Circle Moment

The Moore College Comics Expo was an absolute blast — I had a fantastic time talking comics with students, sharing ideas, and soaking in the energy of a new generation of creators.

But the highlight?

Seeing my former intern, Asia Simone, absolutely thriving.

Her latest sequential work includes projects like Baby Garfield and Adventure Time — and you can check it out here:
https://www.asiaillustration.com/home/sequentials

Even better, she’s already paying it forward — mentoring another rising talent, Jules, who was also at the show assisting her. Watching that kind of creative lineage take root? That’s the good stuff.

Quick Check-In

Your Patreon membership doesn’t just unlock posts — it opens the door to a trio of members-only websites designed for easy, immersive browsing.

At https://eiad.evil-inc.com, you’ll find the complete Evil Inc After Dark storylines presented in an optimized, reader-friendly format.

Over at https://commissions.evil-inc.com, you can explore a fully searchable archive of commissioned illustrations.

And at https://courting.evil-inc.com, you’ll get access to Courting Disaster cartoons along with a deep bench of single-panel bonus comics — all neatly organized and searchable for your binge-reading pleasure.

Here's an uncensored preview of what's in store: https://go.evil-inc.net/newsletter_to_NSFW_landing

Transcript

Panel 1

Lightning Lady: (To Miss Match as she hustles out of the office) Hey! Where are you going? Now that Muskiday’[s invention isn’t broadcasting our inner thoughts… this is the PERFECT time to tell Iron Dragon that we were close to accepting his inner-office orgy suggestion! (Hee hee!)

Panel 2

Miss Match: I gotta call Cap so we can discuss that waitress.

Panel 3

Lightning Lady: You haven’t discussed her yet?

Miss Match: No

Panel 4

Miss Match: No, but our relationship is built on trust and honesty. We should address this.

Panel 5

Lightning Lady: Why did you wait so long?

Miss Match: What —? And talk to him with that PINK CLOUD over my head?!

Panel 6

Lightning Lady (gently puts her hand on Miss Match’s shoulder): So… you’re worried your honest thoughts might contradict your honest words?

Alt Text (Detailed)

A six-panel comic set in the Evil Inc office.
Panel 1: Lightning Lady, a blonde supervillain in a blue-and-yellow costume, calls out to Miss Match, who is rushing out of the office. Lightning Lady excitedly says that now that Dr. Muskiday’s invention is no longer broadcasting their inner thoughts, it’s the perfect time to tell Iron Dragon they were close to accepting his “inner-office orgy” suggestion. Miss Match runs past, looking determined.
Panel 2: Close-up of Miss Match, a brunette in a red-and-orange costume, saying she needs to call Captain Heroic to discuss “that waitress.” A small inset shows a blue-tinted imagined scene of Captain Heroic interacting with a waitress.
Panel 3: Lightning Lady asks if Miss Match hasn’t talked to him about it yet. Miss Match replies, “No.”
Panel 4: Miss Match explains that their relationship is built on trust and honesty, and that they should address the issue.
Panel 5: Lightning Lady asks why she waited so long. Miss Match reacts defensively, saying she couldn’t talk to him while a pink emotion cloud was hovering over her head broadcasting her thoughts.
Panel 6: Lightning Lady gently places a hand on Miss Match’s shoulder and points out the contradiction: Miss Match is worried her honest thoughts might contradict her honest words. Miss Match looks surprised and slightly flustered.