Chapter 17, Page 22a: Emotional Smorgasbord

Posted on July 21, 2026 by Brad Guigar

HoloClone Miss Match races to Dr. Muskiday’s rescue with the one weapon the macronanoes never saw coming: an outrageously dramatic declaration of love. The macronanoes quickly discover a much more tempting emotional smorgasbord.

New eComic: The Best of Cassie Cruz

A new Tales from the Evil Inc After Dark Archive eComic is now available: The Best of Cassie Cruz.

This 27-page collection gathers some of the best appearances of Cassie Cruz, one of my favorite characters to write and draw. Patreon backers have already received a free copy as part of their membership.

If you’d like a copy, you can get yours here: https://go.evil-inc.net/Best-of-Cassie

Cassie brings exactly the kind of energy Evil Inc After Dark was built for: confident, chaotic, dangerous, and more than a little likely to make a bad decision feel like a very good idea.

Transcript

Panel 1:

Dr. Muskiday is completely under the control of the macronanoes.

(from off panel) HoloClone Miss Match: My sweet baboo! What have they DONE to you!

Panel 2:

Holoclone Miss Match runs onto the scene.

HoloClone Miss Match: I never had the chance to tell you my true feelings — to express what has been buried deep inside me!

Panel 3:

HoloClone Miss Match: (with a slight eyeroll) You know… without the massage oils and putting the lab in ‘privacy mode.’

Panel 4:

HoloClone Miss Match:I love you, Dr. Phineas Muskiday! I always have!

Panel 5:

The macronanoes start to break up from around Dr. Musikday’s head.

Macronano 1: Hey! What’s THIS?!?

Macronano 2: We’re wasting time with these sad, little scraps…

Panel 6:

The macronanoes surround HoloClone Miss Match

Macronano 2:  …when there’s a smorgasbord standing right here!

Alt text

Six-panel Evil Inc comic. Panel 1: Exterior of the Evil Inc Fairmount offices. Inside, Dr. Muskiday is completely covered and controlled by a cloud of macronanoes. From off-panel, HoloClone Miss Match cries, “My sweet baboo! What have they DONE to you?!” Panel 2: HoloClone Miss Match runs into the lab with her hands dramatically pressed to her face. She says, “I never had a chance to tell you my true feelings — to express what has been buried deep inside me!” Panel 3: Close-up of HoloClone Miss Match giving a slight eye roll and shrugging as she adds, “You know… without the massage oils and putting the lab in ‘privacy mode.’” Panel 4: She drops to one knee and reaches toward the cloud-covered doctor, declaring, “I love you, Doctor Phineas Muskiday! I always have!” Panel 5: The macronanoes begin breaking apart and drifting away from Dr. Muskiday’s head. One exclaims, “Hey! What’s THIS?!” Another says, “We’re wasting time with these sad, little scraps…” HoloClone Miss Match watches nervously from the floor. Panel 6: The grinning macronanoes surround HoloClone Miss Match as one finishes, “…when there’s a smorgasbord standing right here!” She ducks and shields her head while the creatures close in.

Patreon — By The Numbers

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Brad Guigar
Since launching my Patreon page in March, I’ve posted a metric ton of coupons, free merchandise and bonus cartoons. Here’s a quick “by-the-numbers” recap:

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Members at the $5 level and higher have received a free copy of the Evil Inc digital comic at the beginning of every month. This monthly eComic releases all of the upcoming strips for the month in one, tablet-friendly PDF — a total of six eComics since March. Including bonus content, that’s a total of 217 pages of comics!

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I’ve posted nineteen bonus cartoons since June. This includes three prototype strips from a spin-off to Evil Inc that I’ve been considering. Here’s one of the more recent bonus cartoons:

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Members at different pledge levels have received a total of eight offers for free merchandise* including free copies of the Tales from the Con comic book; digital copies of Evil Inc Annual Report volumes 1, 2 and 3; a poster (Everything I Need to Know I Learned from Supervillains); The Complete Greystone Inn (digital edition); Courting Disaster Vol. 4 (digital edition). * In some cases, members were asked to cover a small Shipping & Handling fee.

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Eight pieces of original art have been awarded. (In some cases, the recipients are in the process of choosing their art.)

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I’ve posted seven sketches and/or scans from my sketchbook. These have included special sneak previews of upcoming strips with the lettering removed to avoid spoilers.

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In cases in which I offered free merchandise to higher tiers, I made sure backers at lower tiers got a discount on the same merchandise. This has happened twice, so far. All in all, I’m super proud of what my backers are getting in return for supporting my work through Patreon. And for as little as one dollar a month, you can help me build that support even further — and get some really cool stuff in the process.