Hailey gets an offer she may not be able to refuse… and Evil Inc After Dark readers are choosing what happens next
There’s a certain kind of crazy that only happens when somebody gets a taste of internet fame for the first time. One minute you’re pouring coffee at Ralph’s Diner… the next, you’re refreshing your follower count every six seconds and wondering where it all went wrong!
Meanwhile, the Evil Inc universe continues to get weirder, hotter, and considerably more complicated.
Evil Inc storyline recap
Poor Hailey.
After briefly experiencing social-media stardom, she’s finding out that internet fame is a lot harder to hold onto than it is to stumble into. Her follower count is collapsing, her engagement is drying up, and her dreams of influencer glory are slipping through her fingers.
But next week, everything changes.
Hailey receives a mysterious text message from a stranger claiming they can restore her online fame — and maybe give her even more than she had before.
The question is: What’s the catch?
And perhaps more importantly… will Hailey care if there is one?
Kickstarter did not ban adult content
You may have seen a wave of social-media panic this week over Kickstarter supposedly “banning” adult content.
I genuinely don’t think that’s what’s happening.
From everything I’ve read, it appears Kickstarter is trying to help adult-content creators navigate the increasingly hostile policies of payment processors like Stripe — which has become a major issue across multiple platforms. (You may recall last year's Itch.io dust-up.)
In fact, I think the new rules may actually provide creators with better tools to avoid unnecessary scrutiny while continuing to publish adult work responsibly.
I went into much more detail in a paywalled article on The Webcomics Handbook as well as a special episode of ComicLab Pro Tips, but I wanted to reassure you folks directly:
I’m still planning to launch my next 18+ crowdfunding campaign later this year on Kickstarter as usual.
Evil Inc After Dark
The Build-a-Baddie scene between the lamia and the minotaur has officially slithered into dangerous territory… and now you are helping decide what happens next.
Backers are currently voting on where the scene goes from here, and judging from the poll suggestions so far, you people are absolute monsters. I say that with affection.
Meanwhile, over in Evil Inc After Dark #81, Angus and Lightning Lady shared a genuinely sweet post-coital moment on Page 2 — proving once again that even in a world filled with supervillains, demons, and micronano-induced emotional disasters… sometimes people just want a little tenderness.
And in case you were worried we were going light on the smut, there was a sizzling scene between Surgat and Dynasty...
Coming up on Monday... Medusa struts her stuff!
Evil Inc Erotica: Smutty eBooks
If you haven’t checked out the Evil Inc Erotica section on Patreon yet, you’re missing a growing collection of spicy stories set in the Evil Inc universe.
That includes:
Full digital story collections in EPUB and PDF formats
Easy reading on phones, tablets, and eReaders
Convenient Patreon tagging under Evil Inc Erotica for easy browsing
Perfect for readers who enjoy their supervillain workplace comedy with significantly fewer workplace regulations.
Thanks again for supporting Evil Inc, Evil Inc After Dark, and all of the strange little corners of this increasingly chaotic universe. Whether you’re here for the comedy, the romance, the monsters, the dirty dad jokes, or the spectacularly poor life decisions… I’m glad you’re along for the ride.
And next week?
Things are going to get very interesting for Hailey.