Yes, Mombot in Real Life would target earlobes, underarms, torsos – you name it – for pinching with her toes for punishment. Heck, sometimes she’d pinch my sisters and I when we least expected it, just for giggles. We’re (fortunately) much bigger and taller now, so there’s less opportunity for her pinchings, I’m happy to say.
I’ll keep this blog post short today as I have some last minute packing and organizing to do for the Phoenix Comicon (which I’ll be leaving for tomorrow)! For updates on the convention, follow me on Twitter or Facebook. I’ll try and keep both of those places updated whenever I have time. Okay, I’m off to get stuff done. Hopefully, I’ll see some of you at the JEFbot booth (#800) in Phoenix!
WOOO-HOOOO!!!!
wOOOO! congrats on the firsting, Sarah W! of course, the Shades of Firsting are all yours this time, and these just happen to allow you to attack from the side, unnoticed:
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Okay that last shot is just CREEPY!
ha! yeah, it is pretty creepy, Jereme. but that’s exactly what it’s like to have a mom with killer toes!!!
I don’t know, I think Mombot looks awesome. I can’t quite explain it. At least, not without sounding creepy.
Looks like Cornfather and Jefbot are having their second childhood… if in fact they ever left it! No wonder Mombot was onto them. 😉
Hey, why does the Cornfather have “negative” eyes (white pupils and black irises), and no sclera (had to look it up) whatsoever? The last panel brings out this trait, perhaps a little too much, hehe.
you assume correctly, Kim: the two of them never left their childhood. (at least jefbot didn’t.) heheh.
and the Cornfather’s all-black eyes are just the way i draw them – like Snoopy or Steamboat Willie. the “whites” are usually just reflected light, but in that last panel, i adjusted them to heighten his look of fear, a bit. 🙂
Not the ear! Not the ear!
I love it that Mombot gardens barefoot. I’d be terrified of doing that — there are . . . annelids out there.
Then again, I don’t have raptor toes. Sloth, maybe; I have the claws, but they’re mostly for defense.
yeah, i wouldn’t garden barefoot either, Sarah W – in addition to annelids, i fear the earwigs. i remember when i was a kid and digging in the backyard, an earwig pinched my pinky and wouldn’t let go. they’ve been on the Kill List ever since for breaking the truce.
Have fun at the con. I’m sure everyone who isn’t going wishes they were (:
tomorrow’s gonna be crazy getting everything ready for Phoenix, DJ, but once i’m there, it should be totally fun!
and i wish you could all be there! 😀
This is frightening on so many levels, bot. But I still love it. I love the colors and I love the action. And I love that now I know I can always use Mombot’s toe if I’m ever in need of a can opener or corkscrew. 😉 Great job, bot.
you had access to Mombot’s toe at the Phoenix Con all weekend, MC – you should’ve used it then!
I think mothers all have at least one superhuman talent. That’s part of why labor is so excruciating. Their very genetic fiber is mutating to give them super powers. My mother gained superhuman hearing, danger sense, and the ability to change size at will, going from a diminutive 5’2″ (yes both my mother and stepmother are exceedingly short while I am almost six and a half feet tall), to a towering rage machine the moment me or my sister are in danger.
it’s true, Psynapse – women have way higher pain tolerances than men. it’s a scientific fact! and since i have a mom and two sisters, i can totally relate to your “rage machine” comment, too. heheh.
Aaaaghhhhhh! Fear the toes! Fear the toes!
This is too funny. Cornfather’s expression is priceless. I think he’s gonna have nightmares for a while following this experience. Mombot FTW!
I’m kind of doubtful we will make it to the Comicon this weekend, cause I have an all day training on Friday. So we would have to leave after about 6:00. But I am still looking for some last minute cheap flights!
no sweat on the Comicon, shanna. while i would’ve loved to have you and Taranchilla there, i’ll be doing more conventions in the future, so hopefully i’ll see you both at one, soon!
i think you’re right about the nightmares, shanna – jefbot should totally put on Jurassic Park when they get back to the apartment, just to further influence the terror. heheh.
As Jefbot would say in explanation of cause and effect (or anything!)…”See what happens?” 🙂
ah, you know me too well, Mombot. 🙂
would actually love to have jefbot say that phrase at some point, but the “funny” is really in the delivery and i’m not sure it would translate in a comic strip. maybe i’ll bring it out if/when the JEFbot cartoon gets produced!
QUOTE: “Better catch her by surprise while she’s gardening in her natural habitat.”
Bwuahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!
Screw lungs! I had to laugh (and I missed my diabolical laughter of doom!) So funny. Mombot is awesome.
But now I believe that Michael may be forever terrified of her. Poor Michael.
Have a wonderful time at Phoenix, Jeff! Bring us souvenirs!!! ^^
Welcome Back Sonitan!
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hope the laugh didn’t hurt too much, Sonitan. we need to speed along your recovery! 😀
and yes, Mombot is awesome. she came to the Phoenix Comicon, actually, along with Popbot and the Cornfather and we all had a great time! going to try and post a blog about it tomorrow. and lemme get back to you on those souvenirs…
Holy Sheet! Get out! SAVE YOURSELF!
LOL This cracked me up. She so Nonchalant about it. La Di Da in the garden….I feel a disturbance in the child force and HA got one!
Mombot is my hero!
ha! yes, Mombot’s quite sneaky, Pixie. that, or maybe the Cornfather and jefbot are just oblivious. heheh. but it took a certain flair for her to pop out of the snow peas all raptor-like. 🙂
Feet near the face…eww…unclean…UNCLEAN!!! Feet are horrible little creatures…gross, gag, yuck!
BTW, Mombot…she crazy! (When it comes to her pinching Raptor footsies) LOL
My mom never attacked me with her toes, thanfully…
yeah, you’d think with Mombot’s penchant for bodily cleanliness in Real Life, that she wouldn’t think of getting her feet near someone’s face. but i can tell you, it’s happened. i have the scars on my earlobes to prove it. (okay, maybe the physical scars have healed, but the emotional ones are still there.) 😉
HA HA HA HA HA! There can never be too many “Jurassic Park” references. Run Jefbot! Must go faster!
agreed, Angela – while the film does have its flaws, i still absolutely love it!
Oh, that’s awesome! I love the twin looks of horror on the boyos’ faces!
Yeah, my mom gained supersonic hearing and a keen sense of smell; I swear she could always tell when I’d done something wrong because I’d smell like fear or guilt. (I have the same power, to a far lesser extent).
Best of luck at the Comicon! Any word yet on the possibilities of going to the Mid-Ohio con, where I’ll be donning my stalking cap?
glad you liked it, T! and i’m happy your mom has superpowers of her own. 😀
no word on the Mid-Ohio con, yet, but i’m still planning on appearing at some other cons before the year’s up, so i’ll let you know. if so, i’ll be sure and wear my stalkee cap!
This just screams Jurassic Park all over. Clever girl. 😛
yep, with as many times as jefbot’s seen Jurassic Park, you’d think he’d know the attack would come from the side, TCG!
YES! This is awesome! I LOVE the third panel!!! So funny. And your mom is beautiful- even with the claws of death! Excellent job Jefbot!
thanks, FunnyShaffer! and you’re right about Mombot – you should’ve seen her toenails this weekend since they were nicely painted to hide the deadliness.
I love the image of her stroking jefbot’s face with her toe. Maternal yet creepy.
Actually, she doing the ear pinchy thing on Jefbot.
yeah, like Fijiman says, she’s doing the “ear pinchy thing,” Sharra. while i was going for terror/creepiness with that last panel, i think a “maternal toe stroke” on jefbot’s face would’ve been a little too creepy. 😉
A basket of Tangerines: $1.50; Pedicure: $5.00; seeing CF scared to death face: priceless.
Loveeee it!!! great strip JB 😀
yes! definitely worth the cost, nicobot, even if jefbot’s ear is bruised for a few days. 😀
It would appear that Cornfather knows just the right time to panick.
Superb facial expressions, thanks for the lols. And Natural habitat – priceless. Speaking of which, nicely drawn garden.
thanks, Maryz! glad you liked the “natural habitat” dialogue and the garden. while in Real Life that garden’s a little more overgrown (there could be real raptors looking around in there and you’d never know), the layout with the barn and background is pretty much the same. 🙂
That had to be my favorite part of that movie. Clever girl.
one of mine, too, Anime fan. definitely the most quoted scene for me!
ROFL!
thanks for the ROFL, Insectoid!
Cornfather’s expression in the last panel is priceless. I personally don’t have a problem with feet as long as they’re not excessively gross or belong to someone I don’t like.
I graduated from high school today. I’m happy. 🙂
WOO! CONGRATS! 😀
yeah, i kinda like feet, too, Fijiman – but not in my face, and not when they’re deadly weapons. 🙂
you know that AnhedoniaBlue/LAWLS will be at pheonix too right?
i only found out very close to the opening of the con, acolyte! fortunately, i was able to hang out with Joenis and eat and drink with him pretty much every night. was rad.
raptor toes in action! Gasp! Be thankful she’s not using them to pinch!
my bad… she really did pinch! ouch! oh hell at least she didn’t slash right?
that’s right, Jiro – also happy she didn’t use them to snip or crush!
I feel like there should be a “What could possibly go wrong?” in there somewhere. 😀 That’s what they get for testing fate. 😀
I’d love to go, but there’s this huge issue of being on the other side of the world. (comicon)
and as we know from Jurassic Park: everything can go wrong when dealing with living creatures with sharp teeth and claws, Jaeh. heheh.
sorry you couldn’t make it to the con. if i had a private jet and unlimited cash, i’d fly as many readers as possible to these things!
this happened to me too, little grasshopper….
i’m happy we share that pain, twisted sister. 🙂
hahah cornfathers face is priceless
glad you enjoyed his terror, MrSnow!
Gotta say, new to this comic, but be proud when I say you successfully distracted me from one of my many FFT playthroughs to read this. However, this is always the saddest moment for webcomics, because i can push next and nothing happens 🙁
i’m always happy to provide a distraction to readers, B13! and is “FFT” Final Fantasy Tactics? and if so, that is mighty praise, indeed! 😀
will be providing more opportunities for that next button, soon.
The raptor, she strikes with out warning. XD
yep, and raptormoms are even more sneaky, cunning and deadly, ZL!
Can’t wait to hear all about the Con with Mom and Pop Bot and the CF!
DETAILS!!
soon, Pixie! hoping to get some details about the con posted today. 🙂
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thanks for the link, ND! i just checked out the Kickstarter page and they’ve already raised their funds AND MORE for their project. amazing! 😀
I love CF’s face and I love how you drew your mom in the last panel, she looks great. (:
thanks, Nat! beware of the toes! 😉
T-Shirt alert!
Saw the recent Heathers Vlog from liamkylesullivan and Liam was wearing your Jefbot T! But the Cornfather wasnt sadly…
Gratz on getting exposure you deserve!
i just saw that, JJJ! Liam wore the shirt in a vid once before (if memory serves) and he’s just a supercool guy. in fact, i worked on some drawings for him on a recent video, I Got Pregnant (kinda NSFW and kinda PG.). i did the stork and baby drawings/animation. thanks for the alert! 😀
I was at the PCC this weekend and saw your booth. I’m glad I stopped long enough to get a card, this has been awesome to read.
woo! thanks for stopping by (this website and the JEFbot booth), Krin-Krea. i’ve already signed up for next year’s Phoenix Con, so i hope you’ll be there again! 😀
I have been using the “Clever girl” comment a lot lately when I am gaming and I get flanked…No one seems to remember the line! I will have to just lead them to this strip to refresh their memory!
you must be playing with some lame gamers, Slave1! “Clever girl” is like, one of the best lines evar. you must edumacate your peeps!
Ha HA! Watch out. You may have given Mombot some bad ideas.