Is this it for jefbot’s superhero career? Or does he still have some fight left in him after being so easily swatted down by the Hawaiian-shirt-wearing dog owner? Well, I guess we’ll just have to wait and see how jefbot reacts (or doesn’t react) to this turn of events in the next strip!
I’m back from my Vegas Vacation and am now gearing up for my next trip: The Alternative Press Expo (APE) in San Francisco, October 1-2! If you’re in or around the area in a little over a week, stop by the JEFbot table (#452) and say hi! (I’ll have some special, free BOTtons to give away to JEFbot readers who show up. Details coming soon!)
hahahha! poor JB.
“poor JB,” indeed, nicobot! this superhero thing just isn’t working out for him all that well.
but something that did work out is you nailing the first comment! thus, the Shades of Firsting are yours. wear them well, even when confronting huge, dog-owning dudes in Hawaiian shirts:
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YES!!! At last! the shades of firsting are mine!! (insert evil laughter and lightning effect) Now I’m one step closer to rule the world…i mean… bake cookies. It’s three in the morning here in Honduras…don’t u dare tell me I ain’t a fan >:D
Lets see if JB fill finaly show us some cool power but the question is with it be his green power or the scarf’s eeevil red power hmmm. Still can’t wait for more 😀
woo! enjoy the Shades, nicobot! and glad you were up so late to get ’em! (it’s almost 3am here in L.A., too. always nice to know readers are up while i’m posting the strip.) 🙂
and thanks for the anticipation for the next comic! more Scarf action coming soon! (but yes, whether it’s Red or Green Scarf action remains to be seen.)
I predict the Angry Scarf will win the mental tug of war, and Hawaiian fellow will get a wedgie from hell, or a similar fitting punishment for his dickery.
That could happen but we still haven’t seen the scarf’s power when it is in control. If is is the same as in green mode…then the hawaiian shirt guy doesn’t need to fear.
true – we haven’t seen much of what bot can do with the Scarf while in “green” mode, nicobot, but you’re probably right: the Hawaiian shirt guy doesn’t need to fear much while that’s happening.
this could very well happen, R.H! now that bot’s been shoved, will he let his Rage (along with the Scarf) loose? or will be keep it under control and get out of there? (which would probably be the wisest course of action.) still, the big dude does deserve a “wedgie from hell” for being such a bully, methinks…
I also predict Jeffbot will land in the dog doo in question. And yes, he deserves quite the thrashing for such behavior. If nothing else, at least a verbal brow beating.
Also, I have to say this: it is AWESOME you take the time to personally respond to so many comments. I’ve recently found your comic via Nerf This, and I notice how often you reply. It’s awesome to have that level of communication with your readers. Bravo to you, good sir.
heheh. your second prediction might just happen too, R.H – if it does, we’ll find out in friday’s strip…
re: comments. i do try and respond to the comments as much as i can, although sometimes it proves difficult, as when i’m running out of time to work on a strip or (as was the case with the previous strip) i’m on vacation and physically not around a computer to do so. i definitely love the communication/interaction/relationship i have with my readers, so will keep commenting as long as it’s feasible! anyway, thanks for calling it out. 🙂
I just knew this would end badly…
that’s usually a good prediction when it comes to jefbot’s antics, Insectoid. 😉
oh know, Bot jsut got shoved in the direction of the Poo. is the Flying Poo throw the Hawaiian Shirt-mans kryptonite? CAN Bot ever get that stain out? WILL his glasses get so confused that one will be red and the other green?
Tune in Friday, Same bot time, Same Bot website….
aagh! not the poo! anything but the poo! well, we’ll find out if this is the case or not on friday, Maesonic! (and yep, same bot time, same bot website!) 😀
Christmas bat will have competition, it appears. A single, angry red eye… Though the other will be soft and cheery. And green! Festive.
Christmas Bat VS Christmas Bot. Be there, Sunday, Sunday, SUNDAY!!!!
Ooooh… That’s a Declaration of Bio-Hazardous War!
heh. it is indeed, Sk1nn4h!
Hmmm. . .
‘Bot goes level red, Scarfbot comes out, freaks the crap out of the dog all too literally, the owner is holding the dog . . .
My prediction: ‘bot for the win in round three.
(or you see him slamming shut his apartment door, bruised and discouraged, wondering why the scarf chose him in the first place if he isn’t meant to do something heroic –and then Cel shows up . . . just a thought)
i like how you managed to sneak cel into the story, Sarah W!
as for round 3 – we’ll know whether bot’s gonna “Fight or Flight” next time!
Are you gonna stand for that Bot? Now is the time to use the dark side and show this bully who’s boss!!
you reeeeaaallly want bot to go to the dark side, don’tcha, Slave1!? well, i can’t say it wouldn’t be a good idea at this point, but we’ll see if those goggles stay green or switch to red in the very next strip!
Honestly, I really feel sorry for Hawaiian-Shirt dude. Yes, jefbot does come across as a screwup a lot, but let’s not forget, he survived a childhood with Xinda; obviously he’s got SOME skills.
I predict Red Eyes will go postal on this guy; let’s just hope that Captain Amazing doesn’t show up…
(Come on, SOMEONE’S gotta get that reference…)
that’s true, Maddgodd81 – bot’s gotta have some skills. (heheh. yes, knowing Xinda in his formative years must’ve taught him at least a few fighting moves.) and we’ll see if your prediction is correct or not very soon…
Captain Amazing from Mystery Men? now a JEFbot/MM crossover would be so random i think i’d dig it. 🙂
Oh JB…Please please PLEASE tell me you didn’t land in the puppy no no!
I wouldn’t be surprised if he did. 🙂
you’ll find out soon enough, Pixie!
I’d say that went over fairly well. Jefbot only got shoved out of the way instead of getting pummeled. He still might fall into the poo, but it still could be worse.
Also, this song is awesome.
yes, things could have gone much, much worse, Fijiman; bot’s lucky he didn’t get knocked out, by one of Hawaiian Shirt guy’s huge fists!
and yeah, that video is, uh, something!
One thing that’s almost always guaranteed to bring a smile to my face is Gmod videos. 😀
uh oh…. he did try to be nice… you shouldn’t have made him angry Hawaiian shirt guy. you really don’t like it if he’s angry.
heh. i’d say this is pretty accurate, jiro. pretty accurate, indeed. 🙂
I just hope he didn’t land in the doggie dump! Ewwwww.
I love the guy shoving Jefbot with one hand, and holding and kissing his little doggie in the other hand. Nice contradiction!
How was Vegas?
it’s very possible he did, shanna! and thanks, glad you liked the violence/tenderness of the Hawaiian Shirt guy! heheh.
Vegas was great, but it’s good to be back. so much to do, especially with APE coming up in a week!
This is going to end badly for baldy.
you might be right, Hornet. the only way this doesn’t escalate is if jefbot just walks away. we’ll see if he has it in him to do so in the next strip!
I think JB’s superhero career will be just fine….
as long as he stays away from animals.
ha! yes, animals do seem to be jefbot’s kryptonite, Soul Man. well observed.
I’ll need one of those BOTtons too Bot. Along with the ones you’ve had for sale at the cons that haven’t been added to the bot shop yet.
I do find it kinda amusing that the big guy looks like he has butterflies on his shirt.
And that he seems to be making kissy faces at the puppy in the last panel.
so many contradictions to the big guy, Pixie!
i’ll keep some of those APE BOTtons set aside for you and other members of the *cough*harem*cough* for sure, dj.
Hmm…if that shove somehow results in ‘bot going unconscious, the scarf could take over and pummel the dog owner (kinda like the issue of Spider-Man where he fought the Sinister Six in his sleep while wearing the black costume).
…or, of course, the far more likely option, we’ll see ‘bot leaping up in a fit of red-eyed rage, wiping bits of dog…erm…”business” off.
Also, I like how the panels are set up so the dog owner starts out huge and intimidating and ends with him being noticeably smaller and (mostly) being sweet to his dog.
i shudder to think what would happen if the Angry Scarf had 100% control of jefbot, Joe! maybe we’ll find out what that would be like, someday. as for your 2nd option – could be! depends on whether bot can keep the green glow going or not!
and like you mentioned, i was definitely going for heightening the “huge and intimidating” in that first panel and “smaller and sweeter” in the last, with the shift in perspective. thanks for noticing!
Yep… that’s pretty much how it is on my street. But my bite is A LOT worse than my bark!
heheh. good to know, FunnyShaffer. hopefully, we’ll be seeing if there’s any bite to jefbot’s bark, soon!
I just saw this happen today on my way in to work. A guy’s dog takes a crap less than 5 yards from a poop bag dispenser and he didn’t even glance at the dispenser, he just continued walking as if it had never happened.
ugh. it’s during those times one wishes one had an angry, sentient scarf handy, Lee (No, not like Bruce)!
Never get between a psycho and his/her dog!
Case and point, that stupid, old, crazy b#@$% at the beginning of Dead Rising. It’s funny, the guy who was calling zombies stupid and slow couldn’t stop one little old lady from opening the doors they were blocking, and then couldn’t close the doors behind her before fifty zombies came in and ate him with little struggle. Who’s the stupid, slow, and dead one now?
never played Dead Rising, Fijiman, but it sounds like that guy deserved being turned into zombie chow!
I’m sure it would be very easy to find on YouTube.
very true, DadaHyena! funny how pets often bring out the psycho in people.
The way hawaian guy changes when dealing with Jefbot and his dog is… Realistic.
Its unbelivable somtimes how much behaviour patterns can change in seemingly sane people when their little precious is nearby. And vice versa.
thanks, Maryz! i wanted to give Hawaiian Shirt Guy a few more shades to him than just “MEAN, BAD, BALD DUDE.” at least we know he does care for his little canine. and, yes: people do go a bit crazy when their pets are involved. sometimes justifiably, sometimes not.
Rage, I want to see the Raged up, pumped and angry Doc Ock Jefbot going “octopus” on his ass. I want to see the antihero that kicks ass and takes names. I want to see some crimson in those eyes.
man, you really wanna see the RAGE come out in jefbot, Eddie! not that i blame you – the controlled, green-eyed bot just doesn’t seem to be cutting it at the moment.
Have your evil scarf kick the “s$it” back into the hawaiian shirt dude…
now that would be justice, pinkee! (an extreme, gross, horrible justice, but justice nonetheless.)
Round 1: Fight!
i wonder if the Scarf has some sort of Finishing Move, TCG?
Scarfalitiy??
Scarf Fatality? Ooh…Jefbot Mortal Kombat? Awesomesauce! I don’t know whether to play Jefbot (Scarf Slash) or Mombot (and her Death Toe attack!)!
Again, I’m thinking the same as shanna. Here’s to hoping he landed just a few feet away from the pile. Though, knowing him(and you as the artist)… I guess that’s kinda unlikely.
hawian shirts very deseptive on pretty much anything.
you could even pass off a tank as a work of art if you toss a few hawian shirts on em or in this case hide a bull as a monk
What a shame! you were in Vegas, and I did not get a chance to stal…. See you…
Yeah…
*Goes back to Lurking the comic*
Oh! What a meanie!