The cover to Worst Man. A handsome, skinny white guy with red hair, wearing a red suit, black shirt and orange tie is front and centre, toasting the camera. He's clearly been caught by a burly guy with olive skin and black curly hair, who's wearing a purple suit jacket, white shirt and purple tie. The burly guy is sat in a gigantic wedding cake, with the implication being he fell backwards into it catching the skinny guy. As a result the cake is collapsing around them, but the skinny guy's foot is holding up the cake topper, which is cartoony representations of a bride and groom.
A comic page, with 5 panels. 4 panels are arranged in a stack down the left side, the fifth is a splash panel.
Banner at top of page: Saturday. Wedding in T-00h59m
PANEL 1:
A close-in profile shot of a handsome, red-headed guy; he has a black eye and a thin trickle of blood running from his nose. Heās looking up, and mildly grinning.
GUY: I hate to be a bother, I do, but thereās an itch on my nose.
GUY: Hardly the end of the world, but would you mind?
PANEL 2:
A close shot behind the guy; we can see his hands, handcuffed behind the steel folding chair heās sat on.
GUY: Iād do something about it myself, but my hands appear to be caught on something.
INTERROGATOR (OFF-PANEL): Is playing games something you really want to be doing right now?
PANEL 3:
The guy is cheekily flirting with the interrogator, whoās walking behind him.
GUY: Youāre the one who put me in handcuffsā¦
INTERROGATOR: Come on, manā¦
PANEL 4:
The guy is rolling his eyes.
GUY: Fine. What do you want to know?
SPLASH PANEL:
Looking over the interrogatorās shoulder, as the guy is looking up at him, with a cheeky grin.
INTERROGATOR: What exactly have you been doing here? And why the fuck are you doing it?
GUY: Oh, you actually want my story? Colour me surprised.
A comic page of 8 panels.
PANEL 1: a photograph of a group of people disembarking a fancy boat onto a jetty.
GUY (CAPTION): I was contracted to work this wedding, which let me tell you is stressful at short notice.
INTERROGATOR (CAPTION): Contracted?
INTERROGATOR (CAPTION): Who the hell contracted you?
INTERROGATOR (CAPTION): What is it you even do?!
PANEL 2:
A cut-out panel of the guy one arm draped over the back of his chair, the other hand gesturing. Heās grinning charmingly.
GUY: Iām the Worst Man.
INTERROGATOR (OFF PANEL): ā¦the what?
INTERROGATOR (OFF PANEL): And how did you get free?
PANEL 3:
The guy is flashing a grin and showing his hands in a shrug.
GUY: Oh, come on, I talk with my hands.
PANEL 4:
The guy is holding his hand in a āso-soā gesture.
GUY: Ok, so.
GUY: Sometimes thereās a couple that are settling, right?
PANEL 5:
The guy is pulling a āyikesā expression.
GUY: Theyāve convinced theyāre happy, theyāre forever happy.
PANEL 6:
The guy is looking serious.
GUY: A friend or family member knows they arenāt, but doesnāt want the social fallout of pointing it out.
PANEL 7:
The guy is lazily gesturing to himself.
GUY: So they hire me to reveal the truth in a more subtle way, before they get married.
PANEL 8:
The guy is looking up.
INTERROGATOR (OFF PANEL): So why are you involved here?
GUY: In this case, the story goes back a while.
A comic page with 4 panels.
PANEL 1:
A sprawled dossier showing research on a couple; a cis woman and a trans woman.
GUY (CAPTION): Several years ago I was contracted to work on Galatea Telford and Merritt McElligottā
INTERROGATOR (CAPTION): Thatās the brideās sister, not the bride.
GUY (CAPTION): Uh, yeah. Whatās your point?
INTERROGATOR (CAPTION): So sheās not who Iām asking about.
GUY (CAPTION): Patience. This is background.
PANEL 2:
A shot of the guy talking to Merritt and Galatea around a school teacherās desk, planning some sort of schedule.
GUY (CAPTION): So I got a temp job at the school where Merritt and Galatea work.
PANEL 3:
A shot of the three of them in a bar, with some other people. All of them are laughing except the guy, whoās a little more detached.
GUY (CAPTION): Even met some of their friends.
PANEL 4:
A shot of Merritt and Galatea back at the teacherās desk, flirting. The guy is looking in through the door, a small, sad smile.
GUY (CAPTION): But what I was coming to learn wasā
INTERROGATOR (CAPTION): Enough. Iām dying of old age here.
Hey bsky! If you didnāt know already, weāre making a romcom! A heated, queer romcom set at a wedding! If you like romance, comedy, heists, hating billionaires or ridiculous farces, you should check out #WorstManOGN!
Written/drawn by us, logo and lettering by the incredible @gofrankgo.bsky.social!
