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...
Comic Con Countdown: 1 dayThe Eisner Awards! Scott Kurtz’s
PvP has been nominated for another Eisner this year. There are four finalists for the
Best Digital Comic category:
Copper, by Kazu
Jellaby, by Kean Soo,
ojingogo, by matt forsythe
PVP, by Scott Kurtz
Chris Ware and Warren Ellis are nominated for seven categories; Brian K. Vaughan and J. H. Williams III each have five nods; Alan Moore, Tony Harris, and Kyle Baker all have four nominations; and Grant Morrison, Eric Powell, Joann Sfar, Seth and Frank Espinosa all have three. DC and its various imprints racked up the most company nominations, with 28 full nominations and shares of several others.
Yours truly stands overlooked yet again. Sigh. 🙂
The panel of judges consisted of critic Christopher Allen (Comic Book Galaxy), cartoonist/publisher John Gallangher (Buzzboy), editor Nisha Gopalan (Entertainment Weekly), product manager Robert Randle (Diamond Comic Distributors), and retailer Robert Scott (Comikaze, San Diego).
Winners all, says I.
