Character: Helen

Good Day

The Patreon preview for this strip was about the idea of a thing that is supposed to be fun causing you negative emotions. Doug provides a helpful perspective on the matter.

EMPLOYEE OF THE WEEK:

Leonardo is Employee of the Week! They supported the creation of Hockeypocalypse: Slashers, and helped make that book possible! Which is good, because Hockeypocalypse continues to be my best seller at conventions.  You can also help me out for as little as $1 a month, because that really adds up when enough people get involved.

You can help out Hell, Inc. for free by clicking the banner below to vote on Top Webcomics, which you can do daily! It helps make the comic more visible to webcomic readers.

Next Week: Doug starts concocting a plan to slack even harder. Read it early on Patreon!

Helpful Crushing Pressure

The Patreon preview for this strip is about the spur-of-the-moment creation of the comic within the comic, which ended up being a lot of fun!

I have returned from beautiful (and much warmer than Alberta, currently) British Columbia, where I was filming a Warhammer army showcase with Play On Tabletop, which is one of the cooler opportunities I’ve had in a while. When that pops up, I’ll be sure to link it so you can see my rad ork army.

EMPLOYEE OF THE WEEK:

Barrie Deatcher is Employee of the Week, which means they are one of the folks helping support Hell, Inc. and my other non-freelance art endeavours! For example, I want to draw another wrestling comic.  Patreon can make that possible! Even $1 goes a long way, and adds up pretty fast when enough readers show their support.

You can also support Hell, Inc. for free by telling your friends about it, because that is infinitely better than any promotion I can do. Also voting on Top Webcomics by clicking the banner below is very helpful!

Next Week: Goran snatches defeat from the jaws of victory. Read it early on Patreon!

A Glimpse of Alternate Universes

The Patreon preview for this strip is about the problems that occasionally arise with having months between drawing strips of the same comic. Sometimes that muscle memory isn’t quite as good as you’d like it to be, much like regular memory.

EMPLOYEE OF THE WEEK:

Cindy Gauthier is Employee of the Week, and you can read her comic on Webtoon! It’s called Posthumous, and is a comic about two friends (who are cool, weird cyborg-things) exploring space and how the things that are in space are often terrifying.

Patreon! It’s a predictable income that I would like to be bigger so I can do less freelance and more stuff that I want to do! You get early access to Hell, Inc. strips, new comics, my new ttrpg Big Robots, Big Feelings, and more!

You can also support Hell, Inc. for free by telling your friends about it, because that is infinitely better than any promotion I can do. Also voting on Top Webcomics by clicking the banner below is very helpful!

Next Week: Bridget is extremely helpful, she thinks. Read it early on Patreon!

Work Relief

The Patron preview for this strip is about the thought process of splitting this strip and the previous one into their own comics, instead of a single strip as they were originally written.

In other news, next week’s strip will go live while I’m on a “work” trip to British Columbia to talk about Warhammer on the internet. I spent like two hours cutting out spaces in foam trays so I can transport my Ork army on a plane without them all exploding. I’ll link the results of the trip whenever they go live (I have no idea how far in advance they’re filming).

EMPLOYEE OF THE WEEK:

Ben Hamlin, host of Syndicated with Lesley and Ben (among other casted pods), is Employee of the Week, and I’ve made yet another guest appearance! This time, we talked about Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury! We talk about the Prologue, which is an insane rarity – a first episode that is also the best episode of the series. You also get to hear me say some absurd Gundam character names, which I could have done for MUCH longer. You can also hear me talk about a bunch of other shows, like Better Call Saul, Newsradio, Workaholics, and Ugly Americans!

You can also help out Hell, Inc. for free by clicking the banner below to vote on Top Webcomics, which you can do daily! It helps make the comic more visible to webcomic readers!

Next Week: More unpleasant realizations for Bridget and Helen! Read it early on Patreon!

The Twilight Cubicles

First 2025 signature on a piece of art! I write a little bit about that, and how it relates to reflecting on my own art, in the Patreon preview for this strip.

EMPLOYEE OF THE WEEK:

Robbie Dorman is Employee of the Week! He is co-host of The Simpsons Show, the only podcast about The Simpsons, and also the only podcast about The Simpsons that I have done a guest spot on. You should also check out his website to learn about his new novel releases. He writes that good good scary shit. Indie artists need your support now more than ever, so check out his stuff!

You can also help out Hell, Inc. for free by clicking the banner below to vote on Top Webcomics, which you can do daily! It helps make the comic more visible to webcomic readers, and votes early in the month are worth more as the rankings reset!

Next Week: Bridget and Helen attempt to navigate this strange new office world. Read it early on Patreon!

Distraction Drawings

“Distraction drawings” is also my mental health care strategy, heyoooo. The Patreon post for this strip is about pairing characters up for the kissing drawings, but you should also go read the first post of my Big Robots, Big Feelings development diary, which is FREE on Patreon. It includes a sick-ass robot drawing that hasn’t been shown publicly before. Future posts will be available at the $1 level, and will feature my design process as I go about revamping and expanding the game.

EMPLOYEE OF THE WEEK:

Brien Aronov is Employee of the Week, and you can, too! Do you think stuff like the Big Robots, Big Feelings development diary are cool? You’re correct, and Patreon is where you can find them, as well as be shouted out as Employee of the Week!

You can also help out Hell, Inc. for free by clicking the banner below to vote on Top Webcomics, which you can do daily! It helps make the comic more visible to webcomic readers, and votes early in the month are worth more as the rankings reset!

Next Week: Bridget and Helen emerge into a weird new world of… productivity!? Read it early on Patreon!

 

They’re ART

I have a buddy who I regularly tell to fuck off because he calls his drawings doodles, but it’ll be an immaculate artwork that he spent like 15 hours on. Helen’s are much more in the ballpark of what I would consider a doodle. I also spent an unnecessary amount of effort on making Helen’s handwriting not look like mine. Oh, I also wrote a Patreon preview for this strip, which is about how I hear way more sound effects than I will actually put into a comic.

EMPLOYEE OF THE WEEK:

Leonardo is Employee of the Week! They supported the creation of Hockeypocalypse: Slashers, and helped make that book possible! Which is good, because Hockeypocalypse continues to be my best seller at conventions.  You can also help me out for as little as $1 a month, because that really adds up when enough people get involved.

You can help out Hell, Inc. for free by clicking the banner below to vote on Top Webcomics, which you can do daily! It helps make the comic more visible to webcomic readers.

Next Week: Willis does some I.T. work before orientation can start. Read it early on Patreon!

Visual Learner

The Patreon preview for this strip is about not remembering which jokes were in short stories that most of the audience didn’t read! It’s fine, it makes sense without that knowledge.

EMPLOYEE OF THE WEEK:

In a break from tradition, the Employee of the Week isn’t a bit, I actually hired somebody to do website work. Christian DeWolf of Shellscript.ca came on board and did a great job of fixing a bunch of site issues that had accumulated, and also made it so more people will actually see these newsposts, which is very helpful. If you need web development services, I highly recommend reaching out to Christian!

Relatedly, such services cost money, so if you want to kick in a buck or two to the Patreon, that would be very helpful! Patron support pays for things like “the website existing” and once that’s covered, “thing I need to live.”

You can help Hell, Inc. for free by voting for it on Top Webcomics, which has been a great way to draw in new readers. It’s a new month, which means the rankings have reset and votes are worth more (relatively speaking). Click the banner below to vote daily!

Next Week: Did Helen take any actual notes? We find out! Read it early on Patreon!

Games… on the Computer!

Like Steve, I, too, am always more interested in what’s going on with my computer if it’s not a spreadsheet. The Patreon preview for this strip is about how the kid in high school who could put games on your graphic calculator probably makes way more money than you, now.

EMPLOYEE OF THE WEEK:

Cindy Gauthier is Employee of the Week, and you can read her comic on Webtoon! It’s called Posthumous, and is a comic about two friends (who are cool, weird cyborg-things) exploring space and how the things that are in space are often terrifying. Season 2 is underway!

Patreon! It’s a predictable income that I would like to be bigger so I can do less freelance and more stuff that I want to do! You get early access to Hell, Inc. strips, new comics, my new ttrpg Big Robots, Big Feelings, and more!

You can also support Hell, Inc. for free by telling your friends about it, because that is infinitely better than any promotion I can do. Also voting on Top Webcomics by clicking the banner below is very helpful!

Next Week: Doug and Steve discuss whether there have, in fact, already been games on the computer. Read it early on Patreon!

Theatre Kid Help

Happy Labour Day! I hope your job is better than working at Hell, Inc. And if it isn’t, I hope your CEO is thrown into the sun. The Patreon preview for this strip involves me describing what I think theatre kid energy is, and why it makes me tired.

EMPLOYEE OF THE WEEK:

Ben Hamlin, host of Syndicated with Lesley and Ben (among other casted pods), is Employee of the Week, and I’ve made several appearances on the show, most recently discussing crime drama Better Call Saul! If you want to hear me talk about how artfully executed BCS is, then good news, you’ll have a great time listening to that podcast! You can also hear me talk about a bunch of other shows, like Newsradio, Workaholics, and Ugly Americans!

You can also head over to Top Webcomics by clicking the banner below, where voting can help draw new readers to Hell, Inc.!

Next Week: Steve has made an game-changing discovery. Read it early on Patreon!