Chapter 16 | Page 4b: Mean golden girls

Posted on February 20, 2025 by Brad Guigar

Transcript

Panel 1

(Cassie Cruz speaking to Jeremy, who is standing in front of a board with pictures of various Evil Inc employees.)

Cassie Cruz: Jeremy, we have to find out who has been leaking information to the heroes before they pin it on me! The only nursing home capable of caring for my mother is contingent on my job here! — And even they have their hands full!

Panel 2

(A flashback scene shows Cassie narrating while Princess Charming, an elderly woman in a wheelchair, is interacting with another patient in the nursing home.)

Cassie Cruz (narrating): As a top-tier mind-controller with dementia, my mom keeps reliving the past — and pulling innocent people into her world!

Panel 3

(A flashback continues with an orderly, wearing a red shirt, standing near Princess Charming. Green energy surrounds them as the orderly appears to be in a trance.)

Cassie Cruz (narrating): Last week, an orderly forgot to turn on his neuro-dampener last week. Before anyone knew it, he was reenacting a battle between Mom and Hijinx.

Jeremy: Was Hijinx a hero she used to fight?

Panel 4

Cassie Cruz (narrating): Worse. It was a villain she had a rivalry with.

Princess Charming: I wish I could be like you. It must be so freeing not to stress over every little pound!

Panel 5

(Orderly is sitting on a couch, speaking with a therapist)

Cassie Cruz (narrating): The poor guy has been in counseling ever since!

Orderly: I mean… I thought I looked cute in bangs!

(Comic strip by Brad J. Guigar. © 2025. All rights reserved. Visit evil-inc.com)

As I announced earlier, I’ve started posting exclusive content to my Patreon page. This has included pages from my sketchbook, some single-panel cartoons, and prototype strips of an Evil Inc spin-off that I’m calling Arch Bros. Arch Bros takes the concept of Oscar and Oliver — two brothers… one a superhero and the other a supervillain — and puts them into a “civilian” family. It’s really turning out nicely. For the time being, only my Patreon backers can see the Arch Bros strips — as well as the other bonus content I’m creating — for as little as $1 a month. If you think you might be interested, here’s one of the Arch Bros strips you missed — and one of the single-panel cartoons. Click on the images to see the whole thing. ArchBros_3calvin_urologistAs I wrote when I posted that second one, I’ve got this weird feeling that I’m subconsciously stealing it from somewhere, but I can’t find it anywhere. And I couldn’t get it out of my head until I drew it. So at the risk of unconscious plagiarism… I’m sharing it with you today.