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…


Commissions: Get on the List

Got a scene in your head that you need to see brought to life?

I’m opening a limited number of commission slots — first come, first served. (And vice versa)

Patreon backers get first crack, then I’ll open whatever remains to the public.

Get in touch here — https://www.evil-inc.com/contact/

If you’ve ever wanted to direct your own Evil Inc moment… this is your shot.


November Collection: No Subscription Required

Want to binge a treasure trove of exclusives without committing to a monthly membership?

Now you can grab the November Collection right here: go.evil-inc.net/Nov2025

Inside:

  • Evil Inc After Dark #79

  • A Monster Girl Poll

  • No Nut November cartoons

  • The EiAD Double Crossed eComic ( (46 pages)

  • A sneak peek at the upcoming Udders book

  • And spicy commissions featuring Cassie Cruz, Miss Match, and Captain Scarr

Dip a toe in… and if you like what you see, there’s a whole ocean waiting.

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.”

A Blizzard of Lizards

When a cartoonist of the caliber of Dave Kellett comes out with a collection of strips, it’s a cause for celebration. Kellett’s work on Sheldon is among the very best to be found anywhere — Web or print — in comics today.

And, since Dave’s wife is currently sidelined by the writer’s strike, buying a book right now helps to ensure a happy holiday for a family that has brought way more than its fair share of happiness into our lives.

From the Sheldon site:

The fourth Sheldon collection is here, and it is pretty dang cool. Here’s the scoop: Like all Sheldon books, this one brings you all your favorite strips in high-resolution, showing you the little details you can’t see online. It collects every single strip since ‘62% More Awesome’, plus a specially-formatted, expanded version of the Saturday-Only Storyline ‘Good Luck, Baby Duck’. There’s even special stuff you can’t find online. It’s everything you could ever want in a single book, unless there was some way a book could also include a Hot Fudge Sundae. Which, let’s be honest, WOULD BE RAD. But until that magical day comes, this is the book for you.