Character: Sara

Why Bother, and Other Questions

You’d think that Sara would know that asking Steve questions never goes well for her. He’s not a “knowing stuff” guy.

My new book, GRUNTS, is back up on DriveThruComics after a brief removal to update the files. Order it without tariff nonsense, because it will be printed wherever it’s cheapest to ship to you from.

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: Sara tries another method. Read it early on Patreon!

If You Know, You Know

The Patreon preview for this one is about… depression, I guess? Also about the convenience of being able to rewrite dialogue while I’m lettering.

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: Is Steve a better information source than B.L. Zebub? 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.

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

Cerberus Orientation

The Patreon preview for this strip is about the decision process of where to put details when drawing a strip.

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: Helen returns to the office. Read it early on Patreon!

Hi, Neighbour!

This week’s Patreon preview is about drawing action in a comic strip, and when it’s useful to shorthand things.

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 many questions. Read it early on Patreon!

Overtime Rules

This week’s Patreon preview was about pivoting on joke ideas, as well as one of the recurring themes of the comic. I’m also still tired from Calgary Expo, because a four day convention is basically a week.

EMPLOYEE OF THE WEEK:

Caitlin is Employee of the Week! Hurray! Patrons can currently read ahead on my next webcomic/graphic novel, Dropkicks & Dragons! Patrons are going to be able to read a fair amount ahead of the general public when that one launches, and it kicks ass, so please check it out!

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: Helen is hard at work on her presentation. Read it early, and with author commentary, on Patreon!

 

What Do We Do Here, Again?

The video is raising a lot of questions that should be answered by the video. The Patreon preview post for this strip was about the effect in the fourth panel, with the film strip overlaid on the computer video, and how I did that.

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: B.L. Zebub emerges from his lair. Read it early on Patreon!

 

Moving On!

The last Hell, Inc. of 2024! The patron preview for this strip talked about how Willis’ experience comes from my own teaching experience.

In other news, I got a Retroid Pocket 5 for Christmas, and now I must pry myself away from it to draw more Hell, Inc. strips.

EMPLOYEE OF THE WEEK:

Caitlin is Employee of the Week! Patreon is a predictable form of income, which I appreciate, because freelancing and doing cons creates a wild income rollercoaster! If everyone who reads the comic chipped in a dollar a month, I’d be able to stop panicking about picking up freelance work and do more of my own stuff, which would be ideal.

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: Bridget has notes on Helen’s notes. Read it early on Patreon!

You May Remember Me From Such Training Videos…

The Patreon preview for this strip is about how the demon in the video was originally just Troy McClure from The Simpsons, and then I talk my joke writing philosophy in terms of pop culture references.

Merry Christmas in a few days, for those who celebrate, and have a good week for everyone who doesn’t! Feel free to revisit the Christmas party arc of Hell, Inc. for all your festive comic needs. It starts here, and goes for, like, 150 pages.

EMPLOYEE OF THE WEEK:

YOU, THE READER! There are a lot more of you than there were last year, which is awesome. It’s ideal, really, because if less people were reading the comic, that would be a real bummer. Special thanks to those of you who support me on Patreon, because any kind of predictable income is incredible. I’m looking forward to 2025, where I have an actual plan for a bunch of really cool new comic and RPG stuff that will hopefully not be destroyed immediately by circumstance.

BEHOLD! I have finally made a new Top Webcomics banner, only six years after first using the site header as a temporary one! You can click on it to vote, daily, because Top Webcomics is still a very effective traffic driver, and more votes means more eyeballs.

Next Week: Willis may have jumped the gun on the whole “no questions” thing. Read it early on Patreon!