Evil Inc. - Turnabout is unfair play I suppose

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Evil Inc. is one of my regular webcomics and I've posted from it before. It's rarely ribticklingly funny (though it can be), but has a lot of fun with various heroic/villainous tropes and has some terrfic moments.

As the basis for the whole series is supervillains operating as a corporate entity (Which reminds me I must post the second of my Serpent Society Posts sometime soon), it often reverses the standard clichés to amusing effect. Not all the villains are entirely evil (though they ARE villains, and even the sometimes apparently bumbling CEO Evil Atom has a VERY nasty streak), and more than a few of the heroes aren't exactly lily-white (Captain Heroic, their sort-of Superman-analog is secretly married to Miss Match, a pyrokinetic villain and they have a fun). One of their regulars in the series is Lightning Lady, a supervillainess who has never been THAT evil, but is trying to be the best villain she can (She started out as the Evil Inc receptionist, but through hard work, determination, a sentient memo (long story) and quite possibly some appropriately underhand dealing) is now in charge of their Customer Services Department, and she has her professional pride.



We've all seen the plots where the hero has their reputation ruined by a supervillain using their costumes and schtick. Ever wondered what would happen if the reverse were to happen?



These are two members of the Legion of Justice whose names I can't recall.






This next bit makes me think of Robin in Young Justice and his fascination with synonyms and antonyms.



















And the stories not over yet, but you can follow that at the website methinks.

Comments

[crabby_lioness]

Than kyou for posting that. I had forgotten their name. I really must start a favorite webcomics link page someday.

Captain America approves

[glprime]

Re: Captain America approves

[tsunamiwombat]

upvote

[randyripoff]

It's a pretty decent webcomic. Not my favorite as it seems the creator relies way too much on puns for humor, but the extended stories are generally quite good.

[icon_uk]

It's a nice versatile format, they can use the Evil Inc corporate-ness if they want to, or focus on Captain Heroic and Miss Match (and their son Oscar) is they want a domestic theme, or Dr's Haynus and Muskaday if they want mad science antics.

[cf105]

I stopped reading a while back finding it really boring. I take it Evil Inc has returned to form and its time to binge again?

[icon_uk]

I've never found it boring so not sure that I can be a proper judge. It has the usual ups and downs in terms of whether a story interests me, but as is often the case there'll be another one along in a minute! :)

[skjam]

I am reminded of the Shockwave Radio Theater skit, "The Possible Dream", which has Don Quixote and Sancho Panza using vocabulary without the normal prefixes.

[auggie18]

Ah, Evil Incorporated. One of those web-comics I read from beginning to end every time I remember it exists, which is about twice a year. Nice to see it.

[grimmbear]

Brad lives here in Philadelphia and is an amazingly charming guy. (Straight but very cute too.) I've met him a few times and have even been the star of one of his Phables stories. Phables tells the real tales of people in Philly and how the city effected them. I'll try to post my story.

[grimmbear]

http://www.phables.com/archive/20070611.html I'm not sure it qualifies as a scan.

[icon_uk]

Okay A) It's awesome that you're actually IN one of these (Judging by your icon you're Joe, rather than Eric) and B) What a terrific story (and the fact the heroine of the story described the city as not being ready for you rather than vice versa was a sweet thing to say to a couple of stressed out kids)

[grimmbear]

Yeah my real name is Joe. I will never forget that night. BTW even at 14 Boris didn't even come up to my nipples, That man is tiny. and yes I really did tell Wendy Pini her wolf riding elves would be a terrible idea that no one would buy.

[blackruzsa]

Howow. I like this.