Chapter 17 | Page 13b: Hard bargaining

Posted on April 2, 2026 by Brad Guigar

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”

Detailed Alt Text

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.

New Site Features

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Brad Guigar
There are a lot of great new features that come with this dandy new site design — and there are more to come. But while everything has that new-site smell, take a minute to look around. Comments Directly under the comic is a link to the Comments section. This is a big improvement over the previous site. It’s easy, quick and painless to start or join a conversation about the day’s strip. Place a bookmark I love this. If you’re reading through the archives and want to save your place, click TAG PAGE under the “Place a Bookmark” header at the top of the left-hand column. Next time you come back to the tag, click GO TO TAG, and, presto — you’re back to where you left off! The store Getting my online store up and running is my top priority. In the meantime, if you’d like to buy a book, order a commission, or just throw dollar bills my way, hit the e-mail link above the comic (it looks like an envelope… get it?) and we’ll find a way to make that happen. There’s more to come. And some things you can see need to be cleaned-up. For example, the storyline dropdown is once again functional. But I have to go through a couple thousand strips and organize them into chapters. So, that’s going to take a couple days before it’s completely useful. The About page is going to get an overhaul, too. In the meantime, give the new site a test drive. There’s more ways to enjoy the strip — which is significantly bigger on the new layout — and more ways to get involved in the world of Evil Inc!