So it seems the Cornfather’s not so drunk he can’t still tease jefbot a bit before the party’s over. Unfortunately, he’s not kidding about cel taking off and leaving jefbot behind.
JEFbot trivia: Almost called this one “Mal-Odies of the Mind” but even I have a “groaner” limit. ๐
yeah….1st…..hahahahaha….i almost shouted “ITS TRUE…CEL IS AN ALIEN)” until i saw the last panel…lolz
ha! nope, as far as we know at this point, cel isn’t an alien, JF3. and even if she was, i think that would only cause jefbot to fall harder for her. ๐
I confess that Cel is/was one of two on my alien suspects list. ^^
Call me crazy, but Musashi is the other on said list. ๐
i love that you have an “alien suspects” list, Cemalidor! i will say that if you’re a Musashi fan, his story is going to get a lot more interesting next year… ๐
Odie Probe!!!!!!
Bwuahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaaa!!!
C-can’t… breath!!!!!
You’re evil, jef! You know I’m having problems with my lungs right now and still you make me laugh to death. When I’m six feet under I’ll haunt you and Michael for the rest of your lives… Woooooooooooooooooooooooo…
I’m really starting to believe that the Michael Massacre is gonna happen sooner than you want to admit it ๐
Awww, poor drunk Musashi. He’s the cutest drunk hamster in the world!
*evil laugh of doom*
Man, Cel surelly likes to play with Jefbot’s emotions. She’s evil. I like her >:)
hahaha! well, i hope you’re feeling better, Sonitan! isn’t it true that laughter is the best medicine? ๐
and yes, maybe the Michael Massacre will happen one day (especially if Xinda’s involved), but for now his threats of an Odie probe will have to suffice.
and Mu, the “cutest drunk hamster in the world”? agreed. ๐
re: cel’s evilness. we don’t quite know what cel’s intentions are at this point. she might’ve had a very good reason for bailing on ‘bot. maybe.
A. ) I love the contrast between the three blue frames and the “alarmed” red frame… proving that nobody understands the use of color as well as you! B. ) Please make sure you use a lot of anal probe gel before you start the procedure!
Excellent job!
thanks, FS! not sure if jefbot could find any anal probe gel around on the beach on such short notice. he definitely wouldn’t find any “odie” probe gel.
Now that I’ve caught my breath… Aww Mu looks like he passed out there in JB’s hands after being jilted by CF. I was wondering where all the beach party people were (including Cel) in the last strip, and now that she’s disappeared– it only leads to more questions. You keep building up all this stuff going on, Mr. Jeff, and we all want answers! (Please, and thank you of course! ๐ ) I know, in good time all will be revealed.
Good to see Mu back with JB, and soooo cute! The 3rd panel is great with the facial expression, and the dialogue.. JB should get an Academy Award for that! The impression I’m getting now is that you will be moving the strip back over to Cel’s parents vintage arcade.
Merely an observation of course, because from the looks of things JB is gonna have to go chase after Cel. I feel kinda bad that she left the beer pong tourney award there with JB, since he clearly gave it to her. I just hope this isn’t the end of JB and Cel, because they do seem good for each other.
The last panel really made me laugh out loud. And I had to add that I love the depth perception you have going on lately. The first panel with a fuzzy CF in the distance with JB in the foreground, and then the 3rd panel with JB’s hands close up and kinda out of focus, and JB in focus in the background. Ok this comment is long enough! Happy belated Birthday Xinda, and hope everyone has an amazing Halloween weekend! (By the way, those who will actually read this comment, what are you all going to be/ were you for Halloween? That includes you, Mr. Jeff.)
P.S. Would love to see a stuffed Mu and Abraxas in the JB shop sometime!
yep, poor Mu is definitely passed out in that first panel there, spanky. there’s only so much partying a little hamster can take. heheh. and yes! all will be revealed in good time – i definitely know where this story is going. this won’t be an X-Files thing where they either didn’t have the answers or made it up as they went along. while not every detail is set, all the big stuff has been worked out already.
and yep, mu and bot are reunited… and it feels so good! (sorry, had to break into song there). as for where the story’s going next – there’s just a couple more strips to this one, and then i’m going to go back to some “standalone” strips before hitting the next storyline. jefbot will definitely go back to cel’s arcade, but not for a while. you can bet this won’t be the end of cel and ‘bot. ๐
thanks for the compliments on what i’ve been doing with the art. i’ve said it before but i’ve really been enjoying doing this arc since it’s let me play with a different color palette and the look of the strip in general. glad you got a laugh out of that last panel, too!
as far as halloween goes, Coolhand (my brother-in-law), and I set up a haunted house at his place every year for the kids in the neighborhood. we have our own creations, Bone Man and Mr. Spooky, respectively, that we dress up as. this year, as usual, we had a bunch of friends and family over and a scary good time was had by all. ๐
re: PS – me too! working on something along those lines. will share that info soon! ๐
Do not tease he (or she ) that is easily freaked out. It wasn’t very nice of cornfather to do. But it is always funny when something like that happens to someone who isnt me.
i totally understand, dj. and let that be a lesson to everyone: alien abductions are no joke!!! (unless in a biweekly comic strip, of course). ๐
Cemalidor seems to be thinking along same lines like me.
Spanky, here in Europe we dont go trick and treating, ยดcause we mourn our dead next day. It would seem somehow disrespectfull. Also Haloween is somthing that came around mainly thanks to innitiative of american candy manufacturers so it doesnt ave a base in our culture. So to answer your question, Ill probably be home or in the city with some friends.
Jefbot, listen well. You do NOT dishonour Ozzie PEZ dispenser by using it in implied fasion. Its something that Cel and Jef came to posses with cooperative effort and that would be a shame to not apreciate.
Third panel background color change rocks! Facial expresion too.
I also like that even tough Cornfather is being a glutton for punnishment, he picks a thrash left behind after party. Not many would do that if they were so drunk and some even dont do it when they are sober.
I was kinda hoping that Cel was realy abducted, but this is funnier.
PS: Add another wote to stuffed animals proposal from Spanky.
halloween was invented by the candy companies. valentine’s day by the card companies. i think i’m gonna make up a holiday involving aliens, hamsters and alcohol and rake in the cash, Maryz!
and don’t worry, jefbot’s threat was an empty one. you’ll see how dear jefbot holds that odie “trophy” in the next strip. ๐
ha! happy you noticed the Cornfather picking up the cup he dropped in the previous strip. he may be a drunk but he’s no litterbug. ๐
although cel didn’t get abducted, that just might happen to a different JEFbot character in a future strip. maybe sooner than you think.
re: PS. sweet! good to know spanky and i aren’t the only ones interested in a Mu and Abraxas plush. i’m working on something now. will post about it when it happens. ๐
Hmmm… Cel wasn’t impressed by the UFO hysteria? Eh, that’s a strike against her in my book.
while i don’t want to give anything away, the reason cel left wasn’t because she wasn’t impressed with the aliens, Stan. but that’s all i’m gonna say. ๐
Ha! Shoving Odie up the Cornfather’s a$$?! Too much, bot. But were did Cel go? She’s so mysterious…. great art work, brother! You are at the top of your field.
thanks, MC. where cel went will be a question that gets answered – just not anytime soon. hope you’ll still be reading when it’s revealed! ๐
i just found this site today its awsome and i read the whole thing….. **mutters**”darn, now i have to wait like everyone else”
wow! thanks for taking on the JEFbot Archives in one big chunk, barbarian1! impressive! and believe me, if i could deliver more of these strips per week, i would. ๐
Gotta agree with Stan Yan here–one would think Cell would be equally excited about the UFO’s etc. Hmmm…
yes, you’d think that wouldn’t you, JM? which might just mean there’s something more behind cel’s ditching of the ‘bot than an ambivalence toward unidentified flying objects…
“Dispensed” Great title. Love the f-stop blur. Why did Cel bolt?
arigato, sis. and as for why cel bolted, see what happened was, she needed to… wait! i can’t tell you! okay, maybe at the next family gathering… ๐
T-Shirt idea for CF: “My best friend’s (maybe) girlfriend got abducted by aliens, and all I got was a lousy ‘Odie’-pez-dispenser anal probe.” (Then again, that *is* a bit of a mouthful…)
ha! actually, i was thinking about putting Odie pez dispensers in the botSHOP as an inside joke to you readers, r61. still might do it. heheh.
Wow, Cel left without saying goodbye? She’s just not that into you, dude.
that very thought will be swirling around jefbot’s head between now and the next strip, Jules! ๐
My take on Cel:
Don’t dis Cel for not being excited about the UFOs; she KNOWS SOMETHING. And I’m dying to find out what that is. Also, the Pez dispenser is a token that she will be back. Like the guitar in The Goodbye Girl. (If you haven’t seen it, do.)
Also, Cel and Musashi are earthlings. Everybody else is an alien. Even Abraxas. Well, it could happen….
your take on cel is pretty right on, Stonefoot. if she didn’t care she would’ve just trashed the pez dispenser or taken it. that she gave it to the Cornfather to give back to jefbot means she was at least thinking of him, right? or maybe that’s just wishful thinking on jefbot’s part. hmmm.
and re: Abraxas. ha! i like your theory. i should’ve had his head pop up from a viewport on one of the alien ships. ๐
Hey little bro, I hope you didn’t get messed up by the weho barricade. At any rate, love your strip! Keep Musashi away from CF as Musashi never drank before he started hangin’ with the Corn. Also, thanx SPANX McBubbles I appreciate the B-Day greeting, I had thought/hoped that jefbot would’vd done a b-day strip for me but alas, it was not to be…
it’s true: the Cornfather’s a bad influence on Mu. jefbot will have to keep an eye on the two of them when they hang together. and yes, i was going to interrupt the storyline for a big, Happy Birthday Xinda strip but decided against it. ๐ did you see the other birthday wishes in the comments of the previous strip?
Wow, I never realized you two were so close. BOT offering the Cornfather an unsolicited anal probing. That sounds like a true friend right there.
Trying something different with the shading, are we? I get this feeling that you’re trying to emphasize the fact that it’s night time. Seems like it might be a little difficult to express just how DARK it actually gets on the beach. Hmmm… If I can figure out any suggestions in Photoshop I’ll offer them! <3
heheh. it wasn’t so much an offer Foxmouse, as it was a threat. ๐
and glad you noticed the different shading effect i’ve been using. yes, trying to convey “nighttime” with it, but i like the overall look, so will be seeing how i can employ it in future strips, too.
……how about instead of oddy….*pulls out a katana I don’t need* WE USE THIS!
Nice comic.
ha! ouch! you just conjured memories of a performance of Edward II i saw in london years ago, ZachLight. ๐
One more thing: I love how skinny The Cornfather’s legs are in comparison to his upper body. Reminds me of “Groo The Wanderer.”
i love groo, JM! and i’m glad you like the Cornfather’s body shape. there seems to be a contingent of readers that hate his skinny legs! ๐
Had to say, love the It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown! icon up top.. forgot to mention it earlier. And to Xinda: You’re most welcome for the birthday wishes! Hope it was a great birthday for you!
Add to that, the little skull in the jefbot logo up top as well. Love the little things you add to the site, Jeff! It makes for a very happy Spanky! ๐
yeah, i love pretty much all those Charlie Brown specials! thanks for noticing, Spanky. i’m gonna try and do a Christmas Bat modification to that top banner this december (either where the skull is now or maybe a tinsel nest hidden somewhere), so keep an eye out for it. ๐
LOVE the strip as alays, Jeff – keep up the awesome work of making the rest of us look like slouches! LOL
Happy Monday!
David
thanks, David! that’s extremely high praise coming from you – your cartooning on Legend of Bill and Gene’s Journal is alway top notch and i recommend all my readers check out your sites immediately! ๐
Douglas Adams ref on panel one? Drunk hitchhiker, nice. Even if unintentional, still good.
heheh. i’m surprised you were the first to get that reference, ZeeEychEss! you get the JEFbot invisicrown for a day. ๐