The Evil Inc villains think their new manager, Cassie Cruz, has been leaking information to the superheroes, and they’re out to get her. But Cassie has a plan to clear her name.
Transcript
Panel 1
(Jeremy is placing a cobra inside a cabinet.)
Jeremy: These assassination attempts are getting worse.
(Cassie Cruz, adjusting her glasses, speaks confidently.)
Cassie: I've been thinking...
We have multiple projects coming through different departments.
Panel 2
(Jeremy and Cassie stand facing each other, arms crossed, discussing a plan.)
Cassie: We can plant one lie in each employee's case files.
Panel 3
(Cassie smirks as she explains the trap further.)
Cassie: If we see the heroes act on one of the lies...
We'll know which worker leaked the information.
Panel 4
(Jeremy, hands on his face in amazement, praises Cassie, who looks pleased.)
Jeremy: That... that was masterful!
Cassie: Thank you. I'm feeling quite full of myself.
Panel 5
(Cassie tugs on Jeremy's tie, giving him a flirty look.)
Cassie: Speaking of which...
Panel 6
(A cobra and the sentient coffee creature are in the cabinet, now commenting on the situation. The coffee, spilling out of a mug, is using a glass to eavesdrop.)
Cobra: Do you think they'll start playing the clarinet again?
Coffee: I dunno... sounds like they switched to percussion...
Samantha and Babysitting Villains
Readers of my previous comic strip,
Greystone Inn, will recognize the woman at the end of the table in today’s comic.
It’s Samantha Miller, Mac’s wife, who was
hired into the Evil Inc Public-Relations department.
Sam’s pregnancy is the topic of the “Best of Greystone Inn” book,
Prodromal Teeth (And Other Perils of Pregnancy and Parenthood).She started out as the Greystone
publicist, but was later
fired. Despite a strong
resume, she was unable to find another job in public relations.
She finally found a job as a
day-care provider for children of super-villains at the League of Evil.
The
League of Evil was the precursor to Evil Inc. In
Evil Inc continuity, it was a villainous start-up that Evil Inc quickly bought and assimilated.
