In Dr. Brain's Kitchen (comic story)
In Dr. Brain's Kitchen was a bonus comic to the Tales To Behold subseries of the webcomic The Cosmic Beholder. Written and drawn by Paul Hoppe, it was released both in webcomic form and in a limited print run.
It featured Jenny Nowhere (in the as-yet-unrevealed guise of “Evil Cloak”).
Contents
Plot
Doctor Brain tries to cook dinner, but a small mistake escalates into a fully-fledged catastrophe which engulfs the entire kitchen. After his witch daughter Jesse uses some of her spells to magically clean the room, he receives a startling visit by a hooded figure calling themselves “Evil Cloak”, who demands an alliance. When Brain refuses and makes to shoot Evil Cloak, the entity mysteriously disappears without a trace.
Worldbuilding
Jenny Nowhere
- This story features Evil Cloak, a mysterious individual with teleportation abilities, later revealed as a guise of the incarnation of Jenny Nowhere already featured in earlier Beholder comic stories.
Universes
- This story takes place entirely in Reality Z-25 31-H.
Other
- Doctor Brain has been paying for his daughter's college tuition.
- Jesse owns a spellbook called Advanced Spellcasting.
Continuity
- Professor Madison's device from COMIC: Enter–the Legion of Light! is seen.
Behind the scenes
Read online
In Dr. Brain's Kitchen is available online on the Cosmic Beholder blog.