Chapter 17, Page 22b: Artificial Love

Posted on July 23, 2026 by Brad Guigar

The macronanoes feed on genuine emotion — which makes HoloClone Miss Match a particularly dangerous target.

Dr. Muskiday programmed her devotion himself. She may express love with overwhelming intensity, but there is no emotional uncertainty underneath it for the macronanoes to consume. His artificial love algorithm has created the perfect trap.

Unfortunately, that realization leaves Muskiday with something much harder to digest.

Evil Inc Erotica: The Doctor Is In

Last week’s Evil Inc Erotica release took us inside a fertility clinic where the bedside manner was professional, the treatment was unconventional, and the doctor had considerably more hands-on experience than anyone expected.

The new illustration introduced Dr. Deepwell, his nervous patient Natalie, and her increasingly concerned boyfriend, Todd. Then, the accompanying prose story explored the entire examination in all its medically dubious, tentacle-intensive detail.

It’s a monster-romance scenario with a clinical setting, a worried boyfriend, and a doctor who is extremely confident in his treatment plan.

Look for both the illustration and the complete prose story on Patreon.

Read it now!

Transcript

Panel 1:

The macronanoes swarm around Holoclone Miss Match

HoloClone Miss Match: Nooooo!

Panel 2:

The macronanoes hover around HoloClone Miss Match

Macronano 1: Wait!

Macronano 2: What’s happening?!

Macronano 3: There’s nothing here!

Panel 3:

HoloClone Miss Match: (smiling) Exactly.

Panel 4:

HoloClone Miss Match inhales all of the macronanos. 

SFX: VWOORRSH!

Macronano 1: Cruel world! Cruel world!

Macronano 2: It’s a traaaaaaaaaaap

Panel 5: 

HoloClone Miss Match: <burp> That’s one hell of a romance algorithm you wrote.

Panel 6:

Dr. Muskiday: (sadly) Yeah. Sometimes I’m too thorough for my own good.

ECCC – Comics Consultation

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Brad Guigar
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