At Evil Inc, even labor negotiations can spiral out of control — especially when “hard bargaining” takes on a whole new meaning. Cassie Cruz just realized that the conference room she prepped for Dr. Muskiday’s… unconventional solution… is already booked for a high-stakes union negotiation. Unfortunately, it looks like Doctor Threat and the henchpersons may have already reached an agreement.
I’d love your help with something big: Nominations are now open for the 2026 ’Ringo Awards, and reader nominations make all the difference. If the comic has ever made you laugh, please consider nominating Evil Inc for Best Humor Webcomic — it only takes a minute, and your support truly means a lot. You can submit your nomination here: https://go.evil-inc.net/ringo
Transcript
Panel 1
Cassie Cruz (angry):
“We are NOT having an orgy at our desks!”
Dr. Muskiday (calmly defensive):
“Of course not! I stocked the conference room with mattresses and lube.”
Panel 2
Cassie Cruz (panicking):
“The conference room?! Doctor Threat is scheduled to negotiate a new contract with the henchpersons’ union in there!”
Panel 3
Cassie Cruz (looking toward a slightly open door):
“Where’s Doctor Threat?”
Dr. Muskiday (matter-of-fact):
“I believe that’s him in the middle of — erm — ‘collective bargaining.’”
(Sound effects from behind the closed conference room door:)
“Hhh hhh”
“Plap Ngh Plap Plap”
“Hngh hhh”
“mmf mmf mmf”
Detailed Alt Text
A three-panel comic set inside an office at Evil Inc.
Panel 1: Cassie Cruz, a professional woman with short brown hair, red glasses, a white blazer, and a low-cut yellow top, stands beside her desk looking furious. A small pink “emotion cloud” with a skull icon floats near her head, indicating anger. She shouts that they are not having an orgy at their desks. Standing nearby is Dr. Muskiday, a short humanoid with a fly’s head—large red compound eyes, small body, and lab coat—who calmly explains that he already prepared the conference room with mattresses and lube.
Panel 2: Close-up on Cassie clutching her head in alarm. Her expression is wide-eyed and panicked. She exclaims that the conference room is supposed to be used for an important union negotiation between Doctor Threat and the henchpersons’ union.
Panel 3: Cassie and Dr. Muskiday stand in a hallway facing a slightly open conference room door. Cassie asks where Doctor Threat is. Muskiday gestures toward the door and awkwardly suggests that Doctor Threat is inside, in the middle of “collective bargaining,” implying something sexual. From inside the room comes exaggerated, comic-style sound effects indicating vigorous activity: heavy breathing (“hhh hhh,” “hngh”), rhythmic “plap” noises, and muffled sounds (“mmf mmf”). The implication is that the union negotiation has devolved into an orgy inside the conference room.
Con Report: Emerald City Comic Con
It’s official. I have been spoiled for any other comic convention I will ever attend. I can’t imagine I will ever be treated this good again, and it’s hard to envision my having as much fun. In short, Emerald City Comic Con may very well be the Oz of comic cons. The people who run this con are the very finest I’ve ever met, and the fans I talked to were gregarious, generous, and genial.
And they bought stuff. That helped, too. 🙂
It was not the largest con I’ve ever attended, but it was the best. Hands down.
So, let’s start this off right. Jim and George Demonokos and Chris Burnham know how to throw a phenomenal convention. They are to be cloned. Worshiped. Emulated. I’ve decided to start the movement to make “Demonokos Brothers” analogous with high quality.
Jim and George are co-owners of
The Comic Stop in Lynnwood, Washington, just across the street from the Alderwood Mall in the Mervyn’s Plaza. They’re Good People.
FridayChris was waiting for me in baggage claim when my plane landed. He was running the shuttle back and forth between the airport and the hotel. Once we met up, he told me he was waiting for three others — fellow Blank Label Comics member
Kristofer Straub,
Joseph Linsner, and Peter “Chewbacca”
Mayhew.
We arrived at the
Springhill Suites in downton Seattle after a short drive that included a spirited discussion of the best Godzilla movies. Springhill is the Demonokos Brothers of hotels. (See? It works, doesn’t it?) The staff is efficient and friendly as all get-out.
There was the usual screw-up with the books that I had shipped in advance, but unlike the
last time, the staff solved it quickly and in a friendly manner. And they didn’t charge me $25 to store my books for a few days before my arrival.
Dave Kellet, Kris Straub, and I headed over to the convention center to set up the BLC booth. That night, we met up with
Howard Tayler and
Greg and Liz Dean at the
Pyramid Brewery.
Photo (Click to enlagarge): Why is it that people always have this reaction when they realize they’re sitting near one of my signs? Howard Tayler and Scott Kurtz share a moment of embarassment.Tomorrow: Saturday at Emerald City.
Photo (Click to enlagarge): Why is it that people always have this reaction when they realize they’re sitting near one of my signs? Howard Tayler and Scott Kurtz share a moment of embarassment.
