Chapter 16 | Page 1b: Low Blow


Transcript for the January 23, 2025, Evil Inc comic by Brad Guigar:

Panel 1:
Hana Takahashi interviews Captain Heroic in a TV studio, with the headline "When Mimes Attack" visible in the background.
Hana: "That was the scene earlier today, as the Anti-Voxxer hijacked our studio!"

Panel 2:
Hana: "Captain Heroic... can you describe what happened?"
Captain Heroic: "Sure!"

Panel 3:
A close-up of Captain Heroic explaining while a flashback image of the Anti-Voxxer is shown.
Captain Heroic: "This villain can silence anyone in a 25,000-foot radius and manifest invisible walls and imaginary winds—among other things."

Panel 4:
A flashback panel shows the Anti-Voxxer getting taken out by a surprise attack from below, with a "ZIP" sound effect.
Captain Heroic (voice-over): "So there was only one way to get to him... from below."

Panel 5:
Hana looks skeptical, questioning Captain Heroic.
Hana: "But Cap... he had the entire building sealed off. How did you get inside?!"

Panel 6:
Captain Heroic smiles and winks smugly.
Captain Heroic: "Ohhhh, I was already in..."

Panel 7:
Hana glances at her watch while Captain Heroic holds his wink.
Captain Heroic: "How... how much longer do I have to hold this wink?"
Hana: "We’ve got another five minutes until commercial."

Look for the Silver Lining

I just caught a hilarious movie on iFilm.com! It’s called Tim Warner: A Life In The Clouds. Its a comedy about a bad cartoonist who does a lame daily comic strip. (think Ziggy, Garfield, etc…). When his comic is taken out of the paper and replaced by a more “edgier” political strip (think Mallard Fillmore, Boondocks, etc) the two cartoonist must battle it out!

It’s a little long at 36 minutes, but it’s well worth the time. If you’ve ever winced at hokey comics like Marmaduke and Ziggy, you’re going to love this. It was clearly made by people who love comic strips. These guys nailed it. I’m telling you, I laughed out loud.

And they even got Berke Breathed to do a cameo.

The movie itself has a Web site, that’s worth checking out as well.

[Edit: The movie has some profanity. Also, I’m told that FilmThreat gave it a bad review. Boo on you, FilmThreat, I say boo on you!]