ISSUE 1 OF NECESSARY EVIL

I've said it before, RPGs are great inspiration for cool drawings. The one I'm playing right now involves the agents of WOE. The super hero genre is perfectly suited for comic book format, and our DM, Everett, refers to each gaming session as an issue, so I figured I'd do a comic cover after each game day. The superhero charging at the Temporalist is Barrier, played by none other than Mark Andrews. He's a blast to play with, and brings a lot of character to the table. It's no wonder his character quickly became the most entertaining in the story and the most fun to draw. My character is Mungo Man, seen sprawled, incapacitated, in the background. Covers have always been my favorite part of comics, especially when they capture the kinetic energy of a Frazetta-level battle.

Hold on a second, who's that? It's the one man who can literally hold on to a second, THE TEMPORALIST! This evil genius is head of global criminal organization WOE, and public enemy number one to the citizens of Star City. The full extent of his powers are not completely understood, but he seems to be able to separate himself from time, causing the world around him to freeze while he slinks about altering his environment as he sees fit.

The fearsome foursome, clockwise from left: Voltz, Mungo Man, the Temporalist, Landslide.

"How hot would you like it, Mr. T?"

Bloggers of the World Organization of Evil:
Josh Billings
Everett Downing
Emma Coats

"WOE, man."

Emma Coats and Everett Downing have joined the World Organization of Evil. Well, their creations Voltz and Landslide have. WOE is a character design drawing challenge to create supercriminals with unique powers, compelling back stories, and bitchin' outfits.

Below: Voltz, a human battery with no off-switch, Voltz' electric powers make her a true femme FATAL. Drawn by Emma Coats.

Below: Landslide, a criminal mastermind with the ability to manipulate the very earth beneath him, Landslide's antics have caused an avalanche of panic in the streets of Star City. Drawn by Everett Downing.
Below: The first WOE conference. Two minds are better than one, unless they're evil schemers, in which case a brawl is inevitable. Drawn by Emma Coats.

Before the forming of WOE, supervillains would waste precious time and resources battling each other. Drawn by me.

These three supercriminals have put aside their differences and joined forces to unleash a wave of terror as yet unseen by the do-gooding society of superheroes. I hope you will lend your villain to our efforts. Remember, there is no "I" in "WOE".

MUNGO MAN

An aboriginal supervillain with elastic powers and an agent of WOE (the World Organization of Evil). Mungo Man used to track the world's most dangerous animals, but after a tussle with a particularly nasty croc, the aborigine discovered his uncanny elasticity. Animals became far less challenging prey, and he took up the hunting of superheroes. For the right price, any dastardly mastermind can hire Mungo Man to take care of their do-gooding rivals.

I haven't done a Chades Challenge in a while, but if anyone else wants to design an agent of WOE, let me know, and I'll post a link to your blog. After all, there's a lot of heroes out there, and someone's gotta take 'em down.

Well, you can't win 'em all.