Phoebe and Her Unicorn by Dana Simpson for October 18, 2023

Apparently laziness is a type of evil.

Tremble in fear as we donate to charity! Muhahaha!

outwardly they seem harmless but perhaps that is what evil wants you to think. So you let your guard down.

Yeah, I think they are just evil-wannabes.

So, if you popped them like the pimples they resemble, would evil ooze out?

I love this one so much.

Reminds me of an old saying you don’t hear much anymore: The road to hell is paved with good intentions. Sort of the opposite of these cute li’l guys.

No, evil is definitely defined by actions. I don’t care if someone secretly hates Muslims while they’re donating to the Palestinian Children’s Relief Fund. :^(

Sloth, is a sin.

Do a friend a favor, it would be nice of you

“Eeeeeevil Wannabeeees”!

These guys look slightly familiar. Possible inspiration: the Matzoriley Brothers from the Inspector cartoons on The Pink Panther.

Evil that follows the rules but with a grudge

I am the spirit that negates.

And rightly so, for all that comes to be

Deserves to perish wretchedly;

’Twere better nothing would begin.

Thus everything that that your terms, sin,

Destruction, evil represent—

That is my proper element.

Mephistopheles, “Faust” (Goethe, not Marlow)

Gotta say, those are about the cutest evil entities I’ve ever seen.

I wonder if they are any good at basketball?

They resemble the Mörksugga.

I wonder if Dana is a fan of Helen Narbon, the mad scientist who always wore a shirt bearing the word “Evil,” with a cute little heart dotting the “i”…

The banality of evil. But they’re just sooooo cute!

I’ve imagined a superhero called Evil Man, who keeps doing the right things for the wrong reasons.

These guys are interesting. One says: “Evil lives not in the actions, but in the heart.” But the other says: “Everything we do, we do with evil intent,” which contradicts the first, since doing anything is itself an action.

These guys will bear watching. Can’t wait for them to meet Marigold.

They are evilly cute.

Well, we’re always asked to take people’s word about their virtue on the same basis.

I cannot get over how wholesome this series is.