Full-page Evil Inc, week of Jan. 21, 2025 (Patreon)

Hana Takahashi has the inside story of how Captain Heroic thwarted the evil mime, Anti-Voxxer.

Transcript for the January 21/23, 2025, Evil Inc comic by Brad Guigar:

Panel 1:A building labeled "FNN" (Fairmount News Network) is shown with a banner displaying the network's logo. A yellow narration box reads:Narration: "You’d never know it, but the Fairmount News Network is in chaos."

Panel 2:Inside an office with multiple desks, workers look panicked and distressed. Some hold their heads, others gesture as if shouting, and a security guard seems trapped. Speech bubbles are empty.Narration: "Inside: panic, pain, and pandemonium... without a peep!"Narration: "Workers are trapped at their desks, unable to phone for help."Narration: "Security guards are stuck inside invisible constraints."

Panel 3:A dramatic reveal shows a mime in a black beret, striped shirt, and suspenders stepping forward with a menacing pose. A large caption introduces him:Narration: "Presently, the menace behind the mayhem steps out of the shadows..."Large Text: "The ANTI-VOXXER"Footnote: "Note: 'Vox' is Latin for 'voice.'"

Panel 4:The newsroom set is shown with anchors being blown away by a mysterious indoor wind, while the mime approaches.Narration: "A mysterious indoor wind blows the anchors away from the news desk as he approaches!"Narration: "He has the rapt attention of the city — and the nation!"

Panel 5:The Anti-Voxxer gestures dramatically while holding a piece of paper. On-screen text identifies the situation.Narration: "There have been better-thought-out schemes..."Breaking News Caption: "BREAKING: EVIL MIME HIJACKS STUDIO - DELIVERS MANIFESTO ON AIR"Time Stamp: "1:35 P.M."

Panel 6:Hana Takahashi interviews Captain Heroic in a TV studio, with the headline "When Mimes Attack" visible in the background.Hana: "That was the scene earlier today, as the Anti-Voxxer hijacked our studio!"

Panel 7:Hana: "Captain Heroic... can you describe what happened?"Captain Heroic: "Sure!"

Panel 8:A close-up of Captain Heroic explaining while a flashback image of the Anti-Voxxer is shown.Captain Heroic: "This villain can silence anyone in a 25,000-foot radius and manifest invisible walls and imaginary winds—among other things."

Panel 9:A flashback panel shows the Anti-Voxxer getting taken out by a surprise attack from below, with a "ZIP" sound effect.Captain Heroic (voice-over): "So there was only one way to get to him... from below."

Panel 10:Hana looks skeptical, questioning Captain Heroic.Hana: "But Cap... he had the entire building sealed off. How did you get inside?!"

Panel 11:Captain Heroic smiles and winks smugly.Captain Heroic: "Ohhhh, I was already in..."

Panel 12:Hana glances at her watch while Captain Heroic holds his wink.Captain Heroic: "How... how much longer do I have to hold this wink?"Hana: "We’ve got another five minutes until commercial."