 Taking stock in super-villainsSalvation Run 1: The villains of the DC universe all take a huge leap in VQ ratings this week as Salvation Run 1 hits newsstands today. The first issues of the seven-part Salvation Run looks to be an extremely promising read. From DC: “Don’t miss the stunning debut issue of a 7-part miniseries written by Bill Willingham (SHADOWPACT, FABLES) with art by superstar Sean Chen (Iron Man, X-Men: The End) and Walden Wong (COUNTDOWN TO MYSTERY, DAY OF VENGEANCE)! The world has finally had enough of the villains of the DCU — so they’re exiling the evildoers to another planet, where they’ll be left to their own diabolical devices! Who will thrive…and who will survive?” I’m in. The DC villains as a group earn a VQ rating of 8. Don’t let me down, fellas. I got all excited over the villain angle in Countdown only to be rewarded with week after week of thinly veiled gay jokes between Pied Piper and the Trickster…  (If you have a suggestion for “TWiV,” please let me know.) |
I’ll be at the Moore College Comics Expo this Saturday! Come out and say hello! I’ll have copies of Evil Inc graphic novels and more. If you’d like me to bring something special for you, let me know!
Transcript
Evil Inc – March 25, 2025
Panel 1:
(Scene: A bedroom in disarray—lightning crackles around, furniture and electronics are damaged. Angus the Minotaur and Lightning Lady lie in bed together, Angus looking concerned.)
Caption: Several thunderous hours later…
Angus: By Asterion’s horns… I… I’m afraid we owe the Lethal Librarian a new bed.
Lightning Lady: …Not to mention a small fortune in electronics…
Lightning Lady (sheepishly): Sorry…
Angus (calmly): That happens sometimes.
Panel 2:
(Close-up of the two in bed, with Lightning Lady snuggled against Angus.)
Lightning Lady: So… is there another bed…?
Panel 3:
(Same close-up, slight change in expressions—Lightning Lady looking up at Angus.)
Lightning Lady: …Or are we sleeping on the floor tonight?
Panel 4:
(Angus, still holding Lightning Lady, answers with a smirk.)
Angus: There’s a couch…
Lightning Lady: How sturdy is it?
Panel 5:
(Angus looks at Lightning Lady with an amused, knowing expression.)
Angus: I have a feeling we’re about to find out.
