Transcript
Evil Inc – March 4, 2025
By Brad J. Guigar
Panel 1
(Scene: A church basement on the west side of Fairmount City. A young man excitedly recognizes Angus the Minotaur.)
Matt: Hey! I know you!
Matt: You’re Angus the Minotaur!
Angus: Ach! Look, mate, I’m not lookin’ for any bother!
Panel 2
(Matt tries to reassure Angus while fanboying over him.)
Matt: It’s OK!
Matt: I’m a hench just like you!
Matt: —Well, not just like you! You’re a legend!
Angus: Thank you. Good night.
Panel 3
(Matt stops Angus from leaving, insisting on buying him a drink.)
Matt: HOLD ON! You gotta let me buy you a beer!
Angus: No, thanks, I... Excuse me...
Panel 4
(A woman with dark hair approaches the two with a question.)
Woman: Could you tell me which way to the Route Three bus stop?
Matt: Oh!
Matt: Oh, yes!
Matt: Let me show you...
Panel 5
(Angus finally gives in to Matt’s persistence, picking him up as he agrees to have a drink together.)
Angus: Fine, then, ya dobber. Let’s have a damned pint...
Panel 6
(The woman panics and tries to stop them.)
Matt: WAIT!
Matt: NO!
Panel 7
(The woman sighs as she stands near a bulletin board, revealing she is attending a support group meeting.)
(Sign on the bulletin board: "TONIGHT
7 PM Minotaurs Without Mates
8 PM Succubi Support: Overdrainers Anonymous")
(The woman’s wings extend with a "FWUMP" sound as she resigns herself to the situation.)
Woman: (sigh)
End.
This Week in Villainy: April 29 – May 5, 2007
Who’s Up and Who’s Thwarted
Terrible Trio: [WIKIPEDIA]
The Terrible Trio were originally three famous inventors in Gotham City, who sought new challenges by starting a criminal career. As a gimmick, they dressed up in business suits while wearing cartoon masks of animals. From then on, they were known as the Fox, the Shark and the Vulture. Tapping into their respective areas of expertise, they based their technology on their respective animal themes. The Trio were recurrent foes of Batman and Robin for years, but they have also battled G’nort, and, more recently, the new Doctor Mid-Nite.These three stooges of villainy — bored rich guys who got off on dressing up in masks and pulling criminal capers — have long had it coming. They’ve gone from Terrible Trio to Terrific Target.
The Shark got it first, with a hauntingly appropriate burial at sea in
Detective Comics #832, and the others are equally doomed.
Unless Batman screws everything up and saves their skins.
(If you have a suggestion for “This Week In Villainy,” please let me know.)Read
SBC’s review of Detective Comics #832,
