Chapter: 2026

Soup or Cannibalism?

This week’s Patreon preview was about pacing and joke-writing, as is often the case.

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! Patreon can make that possible! Even $1 goes a long way, and adds up pretty fast when enough readers show their support.

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Next Week: Doug and Bridget are on a date! Read it early on Patreon!

Passive Genius

The Patreon preview for this week’s strip is about learning to pace myself, art-wise, and how that is good. It could have been about how it’s been almost 400 strips since Bridget’s purse as made an appearance, but that just occurred to me right 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.

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, my other comics, and more!

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Next Week: Harry’s thoughts on cooking with love. Read it early on Patreon!

 

Improvising

This week’s Patreon preview was about drawing! As they often are, being process posts.

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!

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Next Week: We’re geniuses! Read it early on Patreon!

Excuses

The Patreon preview for this strip is about the hardest part of this strip.

In other news, Big Robots, Big Feelings has reached its funding goal on Kickstarter! Get your copy today!

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!

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Next Week: Doug has to try to lie to Sara. Read it early on Patreon!

One Reasonable Solution

The Patreon preview for this strip is about how I approach making a strip interesting when there’s only one character speaking.

EMPLOYEE OF THE WEEK:

Brien is Employee of the Week! Patreon is my most predictable form of income, and even $1 a month is a huge help!

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Next Week: Doug and Bridget workshop lies. Read it early, and with author commentary, on Patreon!

Fingerzebub

This strip’s Patreon preview is about the origins of Fingerzebub. Also, it was my birthday this weekend. I am Old.

EMPLOYEE OF THE WEEK:

Caitlin is Employee of the Week! Hurray! You, too, can be Employee of the Week, by supporting my art on Patreon! Go do that.

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Next Week: Sara’s decision. Read it early, and with author commentary, on Patreon!

Noxious Acquaintance

The Patreon preview for this strip is about joke construction. More importantly, I’ve got a new tabletop RPG project launching on Kickstarter on February 10th! Big Robots, Big Feelings is getting a redesigned, expanded edition as part of ‘ZineQuest 2026! Visit the pre-launch page to sign up to be notified when the project goes live!

EMPLOYEE OF THE WEEK:

Trash the Stampede is Employee of the Week, and can be found on the internet at The Word Eater. Patreon is also a predictable source of income, which helps calm the increasingly rough waters of freelancing, so I very much appreciate the people who support me on it!

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Next Week: Sara goes to B.L. Zebub for “help.” Read it early, and with author commentary, on Patreon!

Where are the Warlocks?

This week’s Patreon preview is about how not enough workplaces talk about soup drawers and warlocks.

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.

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Next Week: Harry’s soup is popular. Read it early on Patreon!

Everyone Needs a Hobby

The Patreon preview for this strip is about maybe indulging my hobbies too much.

EMPLOYEE OF THE WEEK:

Sebastian is Employee of the Week, and you can, too! It’s how I have predictable money, which is both Cool and Good because we live in capitalist hell-world. If everyone who read the comic in a month chipped in $1, I’d be able to turn down most freelance work and focus on doing Hell, Inc. stuff and my own graphic novels!

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. Click the banner below to vote daily!

Next Week: Sara is fed up with all these warlocks and soup drawers. Read it early on Patreon!

Important Questions

First comic of 2026! The Patreon preview for this one is about getting stuck on funny words.

EMPLOYEE OF THE WEEK:

Jillian Taylor-Dolan, colourist of the award-winning Lost At Windy River, is Employee of the Week, which means they are one of the folks helping support Hell, Inc. and my other non-freelance art endeavours! 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: Sara continues to be full of questions. Read it early on Patreon!