Chapter 16 | Page 6b: Suffer in silence

Transcript

[Panel 1] (At a nearby watering hole...)
Matt the Henchman: I don’t get it! You’re the highest-ranked hench in the biz! What’s got you down?!

[Panel 2] (Argus the Minotaur sighs, sitting at the bar with Matt, drinking beer.)
Argus the Minotaur: sigh I used to hench with a woman. She was… amazing.

[Panel 3] (Flashback of Argus thinking about the past.)
Argus the Minotaur (narration): I couldn’t bring myself to tell her how I felt about her because it woulda wrecked our working relationship.

[Panel 4] (Flashback continues.)
Argus the Minotaur (narration): When she got promoted, I left henching and just… kicked around for a while.

[Panel 5] (Another flashback, showing Argus sneakily capturing Lightning Lady from behind.)
Argus the Minotaur (narration): After years of trying to forget her, I decided to give it one more try.

[Panel 6] (Argus and Lightning Lady sit next to each other, playing video games.)
Argus the Minotaur (narration): Now I’m back where I started. I’m henching again, and she’s close enough to touch, but too far to hold.
*Caption: After a brief stint at the Silver Agency.

[Panel 7] (Back at the bar, Matt looks at Argus.)
Matt the Henchman: So… what? You’re just gonna suffer in silence?

[Panel 8] (Argus grins sadly.)
Argus the Minotaur: Trust me. You do not want to hear a minotaur suffer out loud.

More Artist Editions to share

I shared a few Artist Edition photos and the Artist-Edition-reward pledges for my Kickstarter campaign for the next Evil Inc graphic novel skyrocketed for the day. And Momma Guigar didn’t raise no fool. So, here’s the deal… An Artist Edition book is part of a special numbered, limited run of books in which I draw a special illustration inside the book (usually in the inside front cover) just for you. Each Artist Edition book is signed and numbered. There will be only 250 AE books produced for each Evil Inc title. Below are a couple recent Artist Edition sketches that I’ve sent out. If you buy them from the Evil Inc store, you can even suggest an illustration! For the Kickstarter, I can’t make any promises. (But, heck, if you’re reading this, you’re a “regular” so if you drop me a friendly note, I’m sure we can work something out!)   ArtistEdition_20140527a ArtistEdition_20140527 EIv8_cover-KS_bug