Chapter 17 | Page 13b: Hard bargaining

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.

DC June covers

Look What’s Big In June…And A Sinestro Corps Cover, Too

DC is previewing two big covers for two big projects that are scheduled to ship in June.

[NEWSARAMA] We’ve gotten our hands on two covers form major DC projects coming in June: Green Lantern: Sinestro Corps Special (via the cover to the forthcoming Previews) and Justice League of America #10, which writer Brad Meltzer has just posted.

While we’ll have more soon from Geoff Johns on the Sinestro Corps Special, Meltzer said the following about the cover to JLA #10:

“As promised, here’s the first look at Michael Turner’s cover for JLA #10, the final chapter of the JLA/JSA crossover. And yes, this will fit together with the two previous covers. And yes, we don’t have the cover for 8 yet. And yes, this is AFTER we asked to reduce Power Girl’s chest. I call them the bottled cities of Kandor.


OK. I have to say it. I have no problem with large breasts in comics. Heck. Just look at Lightning Lady. And I know that it helps sell the comic. Look at the covers of my books. But that JLA cover… That’s just ridiculous, man!

And he says that this illustration was after they asked them to reduce the breasts! What did they look like before? Was it one of those variant cover deals where two covers get put together to form a large image?

“Hey I got the Power Girl cover!”

“Loser. I got her breasts.”

Regarding the Sinestro Corps: PLEASE DON’T SUCK!

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