Chapter 16 | Page 3a: A Strong Cup of Coffee
The Evil Inc villains think their new manager, Cassie Cruz, has been leaking information to the superheroes, and they're out to stop her... even if it means possessing her morning coffee with an evil spirit.
Transcript
Title: Evil Inc by Brad Guigar (February 13, 2025)
Panel 1:
(Caption: "After a brief conference, Jeremy and Cassie interrogate the sentient beverage.")
Jeremy: "OK, coffee... Can I call you Joe? Please tell us who sent you."
Panel 2:
(Close-up of the sentient coffee speaking from a mug in Jeremy’s hand.)
Sentient Coffee: "All I know is... I was doing my time in the spirit realm when I suddenly found myself animating this java."
Panel 3:
Jeremy: "That musta been a real brewed awakening! No wonder you’re bitter!"
(Coffee laughs heartily.)
Panel 4:
Jeremy: "So, who did this?"
Sentient Coffee: "I really shouldn’t say..."
Panel 5:
Cassie: "Forget it, Jeremy! Pour him in here, and I’ll take him to the sink."
Cassie continues (holding a red cup): "Let’s see how he likes the Fairmount sewer system."
Panel 6:
Sentient Coffee: "OK! OK! I’LL SPILL! It was the Red Devil Girl!"
Panel 7:
Sentient Coffee: "She told me to attack you, and... and..."
(Pauses, dripping coffee like sweat.)
Sentient Coffee: "Awww, beans. You got me."
Panel 8:
Jeremy: "You fell for the oldest trick in the book."
Cassie: "Good cup, bad cup."
(Jeremy smirks while Cassie holds up her red cup triumphantly.)
All week I’m going to be highlighting a Halloween comic storylines from years past. This first arc is from the very early days of
Greystone Inn.
Mac and Argus discover the rowhouse they share is featured on a
tour of haunted sites in Philadelphia. This is how they discover their ghost roommate.
The ghost would reappear years later to play a
very important role in the wedding of Mac and Sam.
I’ll also take just a moment to tell you about my special Halloween comic that collects the best Halloween-themed stories from 13 —
thirteen — years of my comics. You’ll get spooky specials for Greystone Inn, Evil Inc and Phables — 80 pages of chuckles and chills!
And all for only $1.99 at DriveThruComics.
OR… you could
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And don’t stop at the end of that storyline… it leads directly into a storyline in which Argus discovers his lawyer is a vampire.
One more Halloween treat…
I decided to upload my Real Housewives of Transylvania illustration and make it available as a
T-shirt and
posters! InksterInc has a
great price on T-shirts ($20), and at Redbubble, you can
get the design on a wide variety of styles — from hoodies to scoop necks and V-necks (which should make the Dracula in your life very happy).
