Today’s page takes us back to Ralph’s Diner, where Captain Heroic proves—once again—that nothing rattles him… not even a surprise soup bath.
Hailey is mortified, Captain Heroic is dripping, and somewhere across the diner, Yazmine Velour is livestreaming the whole thing as heart emojis rain from the internet. It’s a small moment, but one that says a lot about who Cap really is—and why people can’t help falling for him.
Transcript
Panel 1
Hailey (distraught that she has dumped hot soup on Captain Heroic): Omigod Omigod Omigod…
Captain Heroic (turning to another person eating at the diner): Excuse me. Would you hand me a napkin, please? (The person hands him a napkin)
Panel 2
Hailey: I’m so sorry Captain Heroic, sir. I didn’t mean to — {sob}
Panel 3
Captain Heroic (handing her the napkin): Here. Please don’t cry.
Panel 4
Captain Heroic (continues): Most of my first impressions involve disintegration rays. And actual impressions. In concrete.
Panel 5
Captain Heroic: This was far more pleasant — not counting the bay leaf in my shirt.Yazmine Velour (as she livestreams the interaction from the other side of the diner, a torrent of heart emojis flow from her phone as the audience reacts): Omigod Omigod Omigod
After Dark
This week's commissioned MicroFic delivers exactly what you’d want from a pairing between Dynasty and Father Christmas.
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Yes, he lives up to his name.
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Yes, Dynasty knew exactly what she was doing.
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No, the North Pole will never be the same.
I also posted the Goblin Girl MicroFic from the Monster Girl poll — and the response was so good, I might need to make these poll-powered MicroFics a recurring thing!
Samantha and Babysitting Villains
Readers of my previous comic strip,
Greystone Inn, will recognize the woman at the end of the table in today’s comic.
It’s Samantha Miller, Mac’s wife, who was
hired into the Evil Inc Public-Relations department.
Sam’s pregnancy is the topic of the “Best of Greystone Inn” book,
Prodromal Teeth (And Other Perils of Pregnancy and Parenthood).She started out as the Greystone
publicist, but was later
fired. Despite a strong
resume, she was unable to find another job in public relations.
She finally found a job as a
day-care provider for children of super-villains at the League of Evil.
The
League of Evil was the precursor to Evil Inc. In
Evil Inc continuity, it was a villainous start-up that Evil Inc quickly bought and assimilated.
