Chapter 17 | Page 2b: The Ol’ Battle Ax

Posted on December 11, 2025 by Brad Guigar

The #GuigarChristmasCountdown Rolls On

Every day until Christmas, I’m releasing a brand-new holiday single-panel gag — and this year’s batch has already included:

  • Overworked elves

  • Malfunctioning snowmen

  • Questionable reindeer behavior

  • And Santas who are absolutely phoning it in

Next week’s cartoons keep the absurdity rolling. If you’re counting down to Christmas with me… buckle up. We’re not even halfway to the weirdest ones. Catch them on Bluesky, Patreon chat, or the Evil Inc Subreddit.

TRANSCRIPT

Panel 1 (Later)
Hailey: “Come on, Rose! This is a big opportunity for me! Just tell me what Cap’s ‘usual’ is!”

Panel 2
Rose (from inside the storage closet): “Fine. He loves chicken soup — extra crackers — and a tall lemonade.”

Panel 3
Rose: “Say… do you think you could open the door now? There’s not much air in here.”

Panel 4
Hailey: “If you look in the corner, you’ll see an old battle ax.”

Panel 5
Hailey: “There’s no battle ax in— Oh.”

Panel 6
SFX: KRAKK

Panel 7
Rose (calmly): “Thank you!”

New York Comic Con 2009

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Brad Guigar



The unofficial kick-off to the convention season starts in just four, short weeks. New York Comic Con is coming up Feb. 6-8, and, for me, it can’t get here fast enough.

I’ll be at my booth in the Small Press area — booth number 2442 — exhibiting under the Evil Inc flag. And, to sweeten the deal, my pal Scott Kurtz will be making a rare East Coast appearance as he hangs out at the Penny Arcade table.

I’ll have copies of all three Evil Inc books, as well as the How To Make Webcomics book, sketches and originals. If you want me to bring something specific, drop me a line and let me know.

And, finally, I’ll be sitting in on a panel about doing newspaper-style comic strips on Sunday at 1 p.m.

It’s gonna be a blast, and I’m hoping to see you guys there!