Chuck’s Devils… How did I come up with that title for my comic? All I remember is that one day I randomly realized that the opposite of Charlie’s Angels would be Chuck’s Devils.

To this day I’ve never watched an episode of the show or any of the movies. All I know is it stars three beautiful crime-fighting women directed by the unseen Charlie.

I took the title and main elements from the series and parodied them without straying too far from what made the original work. So far, so good. That was almost where the decent ideas ended.

In the comic, Yu-Ri served as the second-in-command behind Chuck, but can you believe Lily was originally in that role? That’s because she was the only one who would’ve spoken normally. Candace communicated solely in catchphrases (“Solid”, “Right on”, “Dy-no-mite!”), and Yu-Ri only recited southern slang (“Butter my biscuit”, “Madder than a wet hen”).

The concept of the Devils trying and failing to steal things remained constant, but each attempt would have ended with them somehow losing their clothes, perhaps even naked. I probably would have gotten more viewers if I went down that route, but several questions entered my mind that changed everything…

Why are these women stealing? What made them decide to become thieves? How was Chuck able to persuade them?

Hmm… they would probably have some kind of past trauma that would leave them susceptible to Chuck’s influence. As social misfits, they may not have friends or family who could guide them down the right path. They’d only have each other to lean on.

That's when I decided to treat Candace, Yu-Ri, and Lily more respectfully. If the Devils were going to grow and improve themselves, they all had to speak like normal people. Expanding their vocabularies also helped eliminate stereotypes and make them better three-dimensional characters.

Instead of a bunch of botched crimes that could be read in any order, a four part story was constructed spanning 48 sequential episodes. This had a bonus side effect of the comic more closely resembling the format of the TV series it's based on.

Some of my original dumb ideas still crept into the final comic. The Devils end up in their undies a few times, and Yu-Ri says “y'all” every now and then. But I’m glad I chose to make the characters more relatable. Even as their creator, it made me want to see them overcome their problems and reach a happy ending.