Transcript
Evil Inc – April 1, 2024
By Brad J. Guigar
Panel 1:
(Lightning Lady stands at the doorway, hands on hips, addressing Angus, who looks shocked and hesitant.)
Lightning Lady: "Don't just stand there, impersonating a guppy... Invite me in!"
Angus: "I... I..."
Panel 2:
(Lightning Lady confidently steps inside while Angus still looks uncertain.)
Lightning Lady: "Don't be so dramatic. I was in the neighborhood, so I dropped by..."
Panel 3:
(A voice calls from inside the apartment. Angus turns toward it, while Lightning Lady looks on.)
Voice from inside: "Angus, sweetie... Your breakfast is getting cold!"
Panel 4:
(Lightning Lady looks furious, her mask reflecting her anger.)
Lightning Lady: "You bastard. All this time you said you were OK with us taking things slow..."
Panel 5:
Voice from inside: "Just tell her you're sorry for getting carried away, and promise it won’t happen again!"
(Sound effect as Angus slaps his forehead: smak)
Panel 6:
(Lightning Lady storms toward the source of the voice, determined.)
Lightning Lady: "That does it! I think I’d like to meet this bimbo! Let’s see how she compares to me!"
Panel 7:
(The "other woman" is revealed to be an alternate-universe version of Lightning Lady, wearing a casual oversized t-shirt that reads: "Between the covers is where the magic happens." She looks at Lightning Lady with mild amusement. Angus stands between them, looking awkward.)
Lightning Lady: "OK... You have a type."
My apologies to those of you who have already read the Rafinesque storyline from the
Greystone Inn archives.
It’s the (mostly) true story about a botanist who taught at Transylvania University in Kentucky (the place really exists). When he was caught with the college president’s wife he was ousted from campus. Upon leaving, he placed a curse on the institution, and, supposedly, every seven years something tragic happens at Transylvania University. The last “Curse Year”, by the way, was 2004, so we’re due in just two more years.
I couldn’t resist using the story as the basis for a special Halloween edition of Phables a few years back. I was always sad that the storyline didn’t get the recognition it deserved when it appeared in the
Philadelphia Daily News as part of a three-week storyline. So I reformatted the panels into a Phables-type presentation.
Enjoy!
