Character: Doug

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.

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: Harry’s soup is popular. 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!

Limited Social Circles

The Patreon preview for this strip turned into me deriding poker as boring. Also, this is the last Hell, Inc. comic of 2025!

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: Sara has a lot of questions. Read it early on Patreon!

But What About Work?

This week’s Patreon preview was about elements I crib from anime.

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: Harry’s hobby. Read it early on Patreon!

A Guy With Social Skills

As a guy with social skills, myself, I played entirely too much Warhammer 40k this weekend as part of a charity event, 40 Hours of 40k. I played 5 out of 10 rounds for my team, which I have learned is probably the maximum amount of 40k I can handle in a weekend.

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: Doug and Bridget realize Sara might be an obstacle. Read it early on Patreon!

Boss Baby

The Patreon preview for this strip is about how a podcast talking about the movie Scrooged reframed how I think about B.L. Zebub’s personality.

Thanks to those of you joining us after stopping by my table at Edmonton Expo! I hope you dig the comic and stick around!

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: Sara has questions, B.L. Zebub has… answers? Read it early, and with author commentary, on Patreon!

A Real Employee

The Patreon preview post for this strip is about how I approach coming back to environments I don’t have to draw very often, and using old strips to remember what they look like.

Edmonton Expo is this weekend, and I am now going to be there all weekend, so drop by table P22 on the comic creator wall! I have a brand new hardcover comic strip collection called GRUNTS.

EMPLOYEE OF THE WEEK:

Caitlin is Employee of the Week, and, like Sara, is staring a new job! Hurray! You, too, can be Employee of the Week, by supporting my art on Patreon! Go do that.

In other news, continue voting for Hell, Inc. on Top Webcomics. The Old Internet becomes the New Internet! Click the banner below to vote daily.

Next Week: Sara’s first day as a real employee! Read it early, and with author commentary, on Patreon!

Worth It

This is Hell, Inc. number FOUR HUNDRED, which is what the Patreon preview for this strip is about.

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!

In other news, continue voting for Hell, Inc. on Top Webcomics. The Old Internet becomes the New Internet! Click the banner below to vote daily.

Next Week: Tripping hazards. Read it early, and with author commentary, on Patreon!

Paper Towels

Next week’s Hell, Inc. comic is number FOUR HUNDRED. WILD. The patreon preview for this strip is mostly me complaining about the current hassles of trying to figure out if I can still mail books to the US and Europe.

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: Hell, Inc. number 400! Read it early on Patreon!

Buck Passing

The Patreon preview for this strip is about my writing process, which doesn’t involve saving drafts, so I don’t remember all of the previous attempts to get to this punchline.

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!

Next Week: How is Helen’s presentation going? Great, right? Read it early on Patreon!