Chapter 17 | Page 14b: First-Date Tension

In today’s Evil Inc, Yazmine Velour pitches a viral strategy built entirely on first-date tension — because nothing hooks an audience like awkward chemistry and unresolved feelings. Unfortunately for Captain Heroic, his real-life situation may be trending in a very different direction…


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Transcript

Panel 1
Caption: “A little later…”
Captain Heroic: “I can’t believe we’re having this discussion!”

Panel 2
Yazmine Velour: “The video of you and the waitress did monster numbers! —but we need to come back with something big before we miss our moment!”

Panel 3
Yazmine (off-panel): “I was thinking about a public break-up scene…”
“—really torture your shippers!”

Panel 4
Captain Heroic: “Break up?? We’re not even dating!”

Panel 5
Yazmine: “I like the way you think! There’s no tension like first-date tension!”

Panel 6
Captain Heroic (thinking as he looks at his phone): “There isn’t? Try last-date tension.”
Phone text from Miss Match: “We need to talk.”

Spider-man and the Secret Wars


Writer Paul Tobin and artist Patrick Scherberger, the creative team that brought us Dr. Doom and the Masters of Evil, is gathering once more for Spider-Man and the Secret Wars.

[Newsarama]: …Marvel Comics announced the launch of a new limited series in December focusing on Spider-Man’s adventures during the original Secret Wars crossover …Their new project boasts several untold Spider-Man tales during his time spent kidnapped by the Beyonder alongside a bevy of heroes and villains. Readers can expect to see stories like: Spider-Man, The Thing, and Dr. Doom defending the city of Denver from scores of flesh eating aliens; Spider-Man and The Enchantress versus Galactus, and more.

As you might remember, I was an early fan of Dr. Doom and the Masters of Evil — even though I was disappointed in the way it ended.

But they have had a good track record and most of the Doom miniseries was very well done, so I’m actually getting excited over this new series.

Besides, it’s an excellent hook. Tremendous art.

Just write a good ending and nobody gets hurt. 🙂