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.
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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”
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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.
The Week in Villany
Who’s Up and Who’s Down in Crime
Dr. Sivana: The formerly mousy foil of the Big Red Cheese roared last week as part of a
team of evil scientists who took down an incredibly powerful — and an incredibly POed — Black Adam. As the other scientists are soiling themselves as the Dark Marvel batters their defenses, Sivana taunts them.
“Now you know what it’s like having the Marvels on your ass. He has the power of seven gods — you think about that,” he muses, with his feet propped on a desk.
Props to T.O. Morrow and Egg Fu — the latter of which is a shoo-in for comeback of the year. But Sivana is the standout. Additionally, the defeat of Black Adam foreshadows an even greater role for the bespectacled chrome dome in the aftermath of DC’s 52.
The Headmen: These were never A-list Marvel baddies, but in their recent scrimmage against T&A faves
Heroes For Hire, they folded like a deck of cards faster than the Royal Flush Gang fighting the Justice League. Sure they removed Humbug’s head, but it was replaced by the end of the issue. No drama there. As a matter of fact, the whole thing was treated with the same
gravitas as screwing in a lightbulb. Ruby Thursday barely did
anything remarkable. Of course, the way she’s dressed, she pretty much barely does
everything.
Chondu gets an honorable mention for the deadpan digs at Humbug’s physique:
“I would be in better shape if I’d taken a child’s body. I’m getting winded just standing here.” He begs to have his head attached to a different host body on the grounds that Humbug’s is
“horribly inadequate for carnal pleasure.”
Sinestro The much-ballyhooed Sinestro Corps is starting to take shape in
Green Lantern #18 and
Green Lantern Corps #10. The yellow Sinestro rings can be easily forgiven for trying to recruit Batman (based on his ability to instill fear) — especially since the next recruit happens to be the Amon Sur, the vengant son of Abin Sur, the Lantern who originally gave Hal his ring in the first place. If the other recruits are as strong, Sinestro will have an A-list team on his purple hands.
If not, maybe they can recruit Ruby Thursday to cross universes and provide a little eye candy.
The Headmen: These were never A-list Marvel baddies, but in their recent scrimmage against T&A faves Heroes For Hire, they folded like a deck of cards faster than the Royal Flush Gang fighting the Justice League. Sure they removed Humbug’s head, but it was replaced by the end of the issue. No drama there. As a matter of fact, the whole thing was treated with the same gravitas as screwing in a lightbulb. Ruby Thursday barely did anything remarkable. Of course, the way she’s dressed, she pretty much barely does everything.
Sinestro The much-ballyhooed Sinestro Corps is starting to take shape in Green Lantern #18 and Green Lantern Corps #10. The yellow Sinestro rings can be easily forgiven for trying to recruit Batman (based on his ability to instill fear) — especially since the next recruit happens to be the Amon Sur, the vengant son of Abin Sur, the Lantern who originally gave Hal his ring in the first place. If the other recruits are as strong, Sinestro will have an A-list team on his purple hands.
