Chapter 17 | Page 3b: Hot Stuff

Posted on December 19, 2025 by Brad Guigar

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.

  • Yes, he lives up to his name.

  • Yes, Dynasty knew exactly what she was doing.

  • 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!

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!