Chapter 16 | Page 7a: The Ballad of Spider Mackenzie

Transcript

Evil Inc, March 11, 2025

Panel 1

(Matt the Henchman and Angus the Minotaur are sitting at a bar. Angus is holding a phone, while matt has a drink in front of him. Angus' phone buzzes with a "boop boop" sound.)

Angus: "ACH! I'm sorry, mate! Duty calls! I'm workin' a gig with The Lethal Librarian!"

Panel 2

Matt (narration panel): "You got picked by the Dewey Decimator?! I'm jealous! I love her tagline!"

Lethal Librarian (a stylish woman with green glasses, a green blazer, and a stern expression, stands pointing.): "You're OVERDUE!"

Panel 3

Angus: "Between you and me, I actually picked her!"
Matt (excitedly): "Geez Louise! How many henches get to pick their own assignments?!"

Panel 4

(Angus smirks while Matt looks on, intrigued.)

Angus: "Only two henches have top-level clearance to access the Master Job Board at Evil Inc...
Angus: "Me, and Spider Mackenzie."

Off-panel voice: "Spider Mackenzie?! He died in that Land Piranha Incident!"

Panel 5

(Matt leans in, skeptical.)

Angus: "Are you sure?!"

Panel 6

(A skeleton, covered in small green piranha-like creatures, sits eerily still.)

Spider: "Oh, I'm certain."

Wizard World Philly Neighbors

Wizard World Philly Neighbors

Howdy neighbors! Take a look at my cool neighborhood!

Sitting on one side is talented penciller Yvel Guichet. Among a great many fine projects, Yvel is the penciller on Dark Horse’s ArchEnemies. ArchEnemies is about a superhero and his nemesis who are secretly roommates. Gee, does this sound like my kind of comic or what? Check out Yvel’s site. Great stuff

And on the other side is Angus Oblong. If you’re a fan of the cult TV hit The Oblongs (currently a part of Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim), you’ll recognize Angus.

And right across the aisle (if I’m reading my floor plan correctly) the ultra-talented Raven Gregory.