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)

EvilIncFlierColumbus2If you’re in the Columbus (Ohio) area this weekend, be sure to come out to Ohio Comic Con to help me celebrate my last comic convention of the year! I’ll have Evil Inc books on hand, along with other favorites like Phables and The Webcomics Handbook.  And, of course, I’ll be opening a commission list. If you’d like information on commissions (or to reserve a place on the list), please feel free to get in touch! Plus, this is going to be extra fun because Evil Inc colorist Alex Heberling will be my back-to-back booth buddy. This will be the first time we’ll be appearing at a show together!

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