So what will jefbot and the Angry Scarf get up to when the Cornfather leaves? Last time they went on a 48 hour, nonstop, videogame bender that depleted them both, so whatever happens next can’t be good. Also, why didn’t bot reveal the Angry Scarf to the Cornfather now that he had the opportunity? Answers to these questions and more in Friday’s JEFbot!
New readers! Hit up this link for the beginning of this storyline: JEFBOT.356_There Will Be Scarf
Looks like it’s the last day of August, which means the MWF schedule should be coming to an end. BUT, I’m really liking the accelerated schedule – especially with this storyline – so I might just continue it for a bit longer. Gonna mull it over and decide when I post this Friday’s strip. If I do decide to go back to the Tuesday – Friday schedule, I just wanted to thank you all for the encouragement and enthusiasm you expressed for the extra strips! Keeping that in mind kept me motivated when I was working on some of these strips during the wee hours of the morning, when I felt as depleted as bot and the Scarf after their gaming weekend!
lol love how the scarf is all for the code red the best mtn dew there is
agreed, juggalogeek! Code Red’s definitely the best of the Mountain Dew flavors, hands down! you have exquisite taste.
and check you out: you achieved the Shades of Firsting! i believe this is your first, no? wear these well as they’ll block others from seeing the crazed caffeine madness reflected in your pupils when you’re downing too much Code Red:
😎
its my second shades of firsting lol and thank god for them cuz the daystar if way to bright for caffeine madness
WOO for caffeine madness! (and for your 2nd 1sting!)
I love the mon/wed/fri schedule, keep it up if you can, but don’t let it overwhelm you
thanks, apg! good to hear. definitely feeling a bit overwhelmed, but it’s getting easier the longer i do it. the biggest downside is that i don’t have much time to do much else for the site, but with the labor day weekend coming up, i hope to do a bit of catching up. 🙂
Totally agree.
Code Red bender!!! So funny! Great job Jefbot!
thanks, FunnyShaffer! hopefully they won’t get a Code Red hangover, later. 😉
I’m thinking that maybe, just maybe…
*something* weird.
heheh. just a little something though, Zaron.
*LOL*
🙂
JefBOT better not come to Australia if he only like Moutain Dew in Code Red flavour! We can’t buy it here (only normal Mountain Dew)! How sad is that?
I *do* love how Code Red makes the Angry Scarf all red, and I love how desperately Angry scarf is chugging the drink in the second panel!
Will JefBOT show his maybe-girlfriend? I’m pretty she’s all into aliens and we haven’t seen her since the Wil Wheaton/ Arcade launch story line! Maybe the Angry Scarf will help Jef get his hamster back?!? Just wondering…
i (and by extension, jefbot) love regular flavored Dew, too, LadyArtemis! but Code Red’s my favorite of the “other” flavors. so good! (not that you’re missing out on anything. heheh.) i’ve definitely got to get to Australia, soon!
as far as cel and Mu go: they’ll definitely be back in the strip before the year’s up, but whether or not the Scarf comes into play during their storyline remains to be seen…
WOO HOO. Looking foward to more Cel and Mu!
Congratulations on successfully completing your MWF August marathon! Have yourself a cold one and rest on your laurels for a while, I say!
thanks, LadyA! feeling good about making it through August without missing an update! definitely gonna have a few cold ones, as we have a three day weekend coming up here in the States. also hoping to get catch up on some JEFbot stuff i’ve been neglecting.
Oh, well! Enjoy your long weekend. But don’t forget about JEFF and let the weekend all about JefBot. Sleep in late Saturday!
Nothing’s better than a sleep-in on Saturdays!
I’m wondering how bad the sugar crash is going to be…simple sugars are great for a quick replenish, but that won’t last long. Though I suspect the Scarf’s system works a little different…wonder if ‘Bot will feel the caffeine jolt, like he felt the Scarf’s thirst.
If you can manage a MWF schedule, I’m loving the extra strips. But take care of yourself first!
i have a feeling the crash is gonna be pretty harsh, T. and your suspicions that bot’s going to feel the caffeine are right on – in fact, he should be a walking zombie already from getting zero sleep for the past few days!
and thanks for the thoughts on the MWF schedule. still mulling!
There’s a point when even caffeine can’t flog an exhausted body along anymore…as I learned when I was doing a 6-hour drive for a movie shoot in Anchorage. 13 hours on set, then a 6 hour drive. I crashed for a couple days afterward.
I’m with Tiana—an overcaffeinated Bioscarf Symbiont is going to be enough of a rodeo without the sugar crash.
And ‘bot definitely needs the sleep.
I’m loving the MWF schedule, but please remember you can’t swap caffeine for sleep indefinitely. We’d kind of like to keep you around for a while, even if it’s once a week.
(Hey, I could swear I saw Michael Cornacchia in a Subway commerical yesterday — is that possible, or does he have a doppelganger?)
Yep, that definitely was the Cornfather in that commercial; I got to see a few “behind the scenes” pics he tweeted while shooting it not long ago.
yeah, if we thought the Scarf was Angry before, we really don’t want to see it with a caffeine-comedown, sugar-crashing hangover, Sarah W. heheh.
and thanks for the MWF feedback. i’m so torn – would be nice to get more rest, but i’m loving getting more content out! grrrr…
yep! as Maddgodd81 mentioned – that’s the Cornfather. (i actually haven’t seen it yet, but i hear it’s great!) 🙂
It’s an effective commercial—I may never eat another hamburger again.
Okay, I lie . . . but the Cornfather sells it! 🙂
A little indugence sometimes goes a long way.
Which way? How the hell should I know, this is Jefbot we are talking about.
Considering ow desperate Scar seems to be to drink up, im surprised its wasting so much of its drink. Every drop counts right?
heheh. we’ll see which way that indulgence goes in the very next strip, Maryz!
and it’s because of its desperation that the Scarf is downing all the soda so sloppily. besides, it can probably mop up any errant splashes and drops with its yarn fingers. 🙂
Does it have to be code red? coz i got a litre of the original stuff around in my fridge somewhere
while it hasn’t been specifically addressed in the strip, yes, the Scarf can consume more than Code Red, jiro maeda. so you might want to keep an eye on your original stuff while this storyline’s running.
Why would I do that Jef? I’m interested in seeing what the green stuff would do to angry scarfbiote
I like the Monday/Wednesday/Friday scheduled but I can see it being hard to keep up after a few months. For this storyline I think it works though.
thanks, TPC! actually, i might keep the MWF thing going while the Scarf arc is running.
JB you fail at casual.
but he’s trying so hard, Anime fan! leaning up against the wall and closing his eyes like that. 😉
Good Morning….Everyone!!!!
Wow….AngryScarf is gearing up. Can’t wait to see what happens next!
morning, Pix!
indeed: the Angry Scarf is gearing up. (and so is jefbot!) <- you'll see what i mean in friday's strip.
Hmmmmm…..maybe JB wants to truly maser the scarf before showing it to CF. Or the scarf is !controlling! him not to show it to CF…..questions, questions.
It’s the first time that I’ve see an alien form that completely depends on sugar, so i guess it is not a parasite…or is it? Dun, Dun DUN!!!
Great strip as always JB ;D
your theories on why jefbot didn’t show the Cornfather the Scarf are sound, nicobot! but friday’s strip will reveal the definitive answer (though it’s not earth-shattering or anything. just what’s going on in bot’s head.)
and, yes! the Scarf does depend on sugar (and other chemicals in the Code Red soda) but it’s possible it depends on the symbiotic relationship it has with bot, too. remains to be seen.
thanks! 😀
So what? Is he going all spiderman with his troubles in his head? that would be very anti-climatic.
Scarf’s going to have Mittens!
ha! that’d be hilarious, Hornet. of course, we’ll have to address if the Angry Scarf can reproduce someday. 🙂
Eeugh…that Kirby dot thing going on with the scarf just creeps me out. In the previous strip I was assuming it was just carbonation bubbles from the Code Red, but obviously I was wrong…
nope! not carbonation bubbles. your assumption that the Scarf is pulling a “Kirby” is correct, Joe!
Hey bot, I am loving this schedule. Keep it up!
thanks, DaHoboJoe! looks like i’m gonna try and keep it up for at least a little while longer.
Eh, no big deal. I’ve seen my friends act worse during Dew withdrawals. 🙂
yeah, Dew withdrawals can get pretty severe, Striker. hope your friends made it through okay.
Hope the scarf isn’t fueling up for a large-scale rampage…
one can hope, Maddgodd81!
Boy, that thing is really… scarfing… down that Mtn Dew. Pun alert: Code Red!!
The bad humor never stops.
arrrgh!!! you needed to put the “Pun Alert” before you punned us, Maesonic! heheh. (kidding. you know bad puns are always welcome ’round here.)
Code Red is my favorite Mountain Dew flavor (:
agreed. love it.
that scarf has good taste. dont ask me why but i first thought that was tomato juice or something. Had a kirby flashback.
Well the M-W-F schedule was pretty awesome but hey… nothin like normality
yep, the Scarf does have good taste, steve, but mostly by happenstance: Code Red was the soda that revived the Space Microbes, so was instrumental in creating the Angry Scarf. as seen here: JEFBOT.271_Origin Story
I love Code Red too, but lately, it’s been very difficult to find in the L.A. area. Jeff, since you’re such an aficionado, do you have a special source? I want to be able to “scarf” some down again without worrying that it’s going out of style. 😉
i hear ya, Kim: i think it’s somewhat seasonal. during the summer months, i tend to see a lot of Mountain Dew flavors appear (Code Red, White Out, Livewire, etc.) but they’re harder to find other times of the year. when i need a fix, i can usually approximate the flavor of Code Red by mixing fruit punch with regular Mountain Dew at Taco Bell soda fountains. 🙂
and: yay, puns!
Will jefbot be at the internet con the weekend of the 10th?
http://thenoncon.com/
i hadn’t even heard of the Non Con before, RWJ! thanks for bringing it to my attention. and no, i won’t be attending this one, but maybe i’ll get involved in a future Non Con. my next appearance will be at the APE Con in San Francisco. if you’re around, come by and say hi!
Been lurking like crazy lately… working a lot. Had to comment, finally. LOVING the new arc. The symbiote story as well as the very interesting things you’ve been doing with the art. So very very good.
Loved the regularity of MWF, but also know you’ll push too hard to make that happen. I would vote for a non-burnt out ‘Bot on TF over Zombie-Bot on MWF.
i’m just happy you’re still lurking, 11TN! i’ve been following your escapades in the videogame world so know you’ve been busy.
thanks for the kudos, and here’s to burning out! (at least while the Scarf storyline continues.) 🙂
Just wanted to say, that this was the first jefBOT comic I ever saw, and I love it!