Evil Inc full page, Sept. 9, 2024

Last week, the superheroes of Justice Ltd were sent on an interplanetary rescue mission.

 This week, Cassie chooses her team to guard Fairmount City in their absence.

Transcript

Panel 1:

Cassie Cruz ays, "Listen up, you five are gonna be in charge of patrolling the city tonight while Justice Ltd is out of town."

Panel 2:

A series of character introductions:

• Crimson Ghost (a superhero): "Can turn invisible and/or intangible. Former partner of Commander Heroic. Squandered retirement savings on Thomas Kinkaid paintings."

• Malocchio (her hair covers her right eye): "Anyone who gazes into her evil eye will face bad luck. Also, her eye is really gross — all weepy and swollen. She had an eye doctor look at it once. An anvil dropped on his head."

• Night Mayor (a short man in a top hat): "Conjures and commands creatures from the dreams of civilians sleeping nearby. The bad ones. Sorry. The bad dreams. Not the bad people."

• Glue Trap (a blob-like figure): "Skin secretes an ultra-sticky substance. Also... kinda clingy in a relationship, but that has nothing to do with his powers. Has an eye for Malocchio. But she prefers the one she has."

Cassie Cruz asks, "Think you can handle that?"

Panel 3:

Crimson Ghost exclaims, "US?! These are all D-list hoodlums!"

Malocchio retorts dismissively, "Pffft! This guy is so old he belongs on the endangered list!"

Panel 4:

Night Mayor looks puzzled and says, "Um... there's only four of us."

From off-panel a voice responds, "Never fear, mademoiselle..."

Panel 5:

Faux Fox (a fox-like figure) appears, holding a fake head: "Faux Fox is here!”
Narration: “Master of disguise. And a fox."

Panel 6:

Cassie says, "Great. Now where's Jeremy?"

Another voice from off-panel weakly squeaks, "H-help m-meeee..."

Panel 7:
Cassie (gesturing up to Jeremy, who is stuck to Glue Trap’s back): "Jeremy! Get down from there! I need you to coordinate from the office!"
Jeremy: "I can't! I'm stuck!"

Panel 8:
Cassie (looking up at Jeremy): "How can we get you off?!"
Jeremy (hands raised in frustration, covered in goo): "Vegetable oil — and lots of it!"

Panel 9:
Cassie: "No, I mean... How can we get you unstuck?"
Jeremy: "That's what I'm trying to tell you! Vegetable oil will break up the adhesive."

Panel 10:
Glue Trap: "There's only one problem: If you do that, it will take my body a few days to secrete a new layer of goo."

Panel 11:
Cassie: "Ok... I'll coordinate. You take everything in and call me with details."
Cassie sticks a mobile phone next to Jeremy on Glue Trap’s back.

Panel 12:
Jeremy (flustered): "How am I supposed to take anything in from the rear?!"

Panel 13:
Cassie (calm): "Just relax... Take deep breaths. I know you can adjust to this new position..."
Glue Trap, over his shoulder: "Do you two even hear yourselves?!"