So jefbot finally does a heroic deed with his newfound powers without screwing the job up! (Well, mostly.) Now that he has accomplished at least one of his goals, will he retire for the day and get some much-needed rest or will he venture forth, eager to do more good deeds?
Also, many of you readers wondered about the ramifications for jefbot when the Scarf was damaged in the previous strip – well, now we know: bot can feel its pain just as he could feel its thirst, but has he come to realize this, yet?
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shades of firsting please :D. Happy to see BOTman do something good without any side-effects.
Yesterday it was saving kittens, today helping the local kids.. What’s tommorrow I ask. Fighting supervillains, stoping alien invasions?
yes, it is nice to see bot triumph every so often, cucumber! heheh.
and as far as what’s next – while it’d be nice if he were to graduate to supervillain and alien fighting, we’ll be seeing him fight a somewhat smaller threat, soon. 🙂
glad you think so, supersonic cucumber!
and check you out: you just earned yourself a pair of the Shades of Firsting! wear them well, especially to protect your eyes should you be poking around in filthy gutters around the neighborhood:
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Ach ty Šviňo.
I looked just a moment ago and nothing was here… and Maroš is sitting next to me and he just casualy remarks he firsted. Damn him. And congrats on first.
No Bot, You arent like Batman at all. And you should have a look at that ache in your hand.
Boys keep away from the wierd man.
well, better luck next time, Maryz. maybe you’ll have to sabotage supersonic cucumber’s computer or something so he doesn’t nab them again. 😉
and yes: bot better wise up to what’s causing that ache in his arm, and see if there’s anything he can do to fix it, pronto.
I’m really digging this frequent update schedule and the quality of the work. Just thought you should know it’s appreciated!
thanks, Kate! i definitely like hearing that. 🙂
Top 5 WOOHOO!
Morning Everyone!
Loving the evolution of the strip Bot. And thank BADNESS he doesn;t have a nemisis, they would have caught him Monologuing!!!!
yay for Top 5, Pixie, and g’mornin’!
and yes, thank badness for no nemesis (at least not yet.) bot’s kind of his own worst enemy at this point, anyway. 🙂
Oh no. Sure hope he’ll realise why his arm hurts and not do anything -too- dangerous. Being a vigilante is cool and all, but it’s really not hard to damage a scarf and, therefore, himself.
very true, Aelyrin: if the Scarf’s his greatest strength, then it could also be his greatest weakness.
Well it could still be worse, he could have had a chunk of his on arm missing. Now THAT would be bad. He should still go home and sleep for a day.
Two people I have noticed that have been missing from the comments section are Sonitan and Red. Sonitan is hopefully just really busy after recovering and Red’s computer is probably still crap, but one can still worry about others.
Good point. I should go tweet Red and see where he is. I don’t think Sonitan uses anything besides e-mail. Any word on her, Jeff?
Tell us if you get anything.
yep, he could’ve pulled back his sleeve to reveal a big chunk of his arm missing, Fijiman! heheh. but his bond with the Scarf’s a mental one, so he feels the pain, but the damage isn’t transmitted physically. and, agreed: bot needs to get some sleep, asap.
haven’t seen Red in a long time, but i seem to remember him having computer problems when last he commented. as for Sonitan, i have no news there, unfortunately.
You remember correctly Jeff. His computer had a really bad over heating problem that kept him from using it for long periods of time. Bummer on not hearing from Sonitan.
yeah, hoping we hear from her soon.
Kids always know how to reck a perfectly awesome Superhero speech! I love the story line! I can’t wait to see what evil you’ll protect the neighborhood from!
ah, so true, FunnyShaffer; kids gotta learn their place!
Yay!!! Scrawn finally comes through!! But one wonders if he’s truly ready to take on anything tougher than the kitten that injured the scarf (and him) in the last strip…
let’s hope bot’s wondering the same before he tackles something bigger and badder, Maddgodd81!
I got to say… I’m happy for the EXTERIOR backgrounds. I was starting to think that the characters feared the sun or something. I mean, other than the beautiful beach party several arcs before, all the action tends to occur in relatively safe inside environments. So good to see trees and streets and the sort. And other victi– ahem! other people. Yes, people. People is good.
I’m still waiting for that video of your secret comic skills, mr. jefbot. I tried to kidnap a graphic designer by my house and force him to sketch in Photoshop by limiting water and food and tv and videogames. The only thing I managed was to send the poor guy into a panic attack and a restraining order. Next time I’ll just poison them and then held the antidote in exchange of the so wanted information. (and for reasons I don’t understand, I can’t find the info in the internet. Really weird!)
Agreed. The exterior backgrounds are great. I especially like the cute little cloud in the second panel. I have been trying to decide if it looks like anything in particular. Perhaps a bit chibbi T-rex-like?
ha! nothing intentional in that cloud, Shanna – but i like your chibi t-rex take. 🙂
glad you dig the backgrounds, Jcb! much like bot here, i rarely get outside which is reflected in the strip. i should probably try and be a little less antisocial. 🙂
as far as a behind-the-scenes video of how the strip’s constructed, that’s definitely on my list of things to do. unfortunately, i’ve been short of time as of late, but maybe once i’m done with my next two conventions, i’ll put something together.
Uh oh, he CAN feel the scarf’s pain. That is a might scary. 🙁
He did a good job on the ball retrieval. Perhaps he should quit while he’s ahead – not that I think he will though. I predict it will take a close call or a mighty screw up for him to take off the scarf.
your fears proved correct, Shanna! now it remains to be seen how badly bot can be hurt via the mental link he has with the Scarf.
and yes – i think he should definitely retire (if only for the day, if nothing else!) while he’s riding high!
Yes, and he’ll hopefully retire to his bed. I’d be willing to bet that at this point he could sleep for a day if he ever does sleep. Although it’s funny that, while I realize the importance of sleep, I rarely ever have my characters in games like Fallout 3/New Vegas or Oblivion sleep. I’m serious, some of them probably would have dropped dead a hundred times by now just from not sleeping. (ok, and from dehydration and starvation. I would definitely need to adjust how I play on New Vegas’s survival mode)
Really enjoying this story arc. Seems like this would be a good time for Cel — woman of alien-chasing mystery — to return.
thanks, Greg B – glad you’re enjoying the arc! and i think many readers would agree with you about cel. 🙂
Dang, poor bot looks utterly exhausted in panel 1…
yeah, i think the lack of sleep and his superhero shenanigans are catching up with him big time, NateNexus.
I’ve a voodoo scarf, Xinda used Jefbot’s hair woven in with the yarn and then through some misguided attempt at a dungeon and dragon’s game next to her room, Cornfather, in their misguided youth (or chibi stuff in high school) cursed the scarf and Jefbot into forever being linked through his subconscious Superego and Id.
all plausible theories, Bl4ckw0lf! let’s hope bot’s not bound to the Angry Scarf forever, though!
I loved it, can’t wait for for botman
yay! thanks for the love, Kendra!
Good heavens. It’s going to his head!!
yeah, i think bot might be losing it a little, TCG. i blame the sleep deprivation, as i can relate. 🙂
Well, chalk that one up as a win, and I think ‘Bot needs as many wins as he can get his hands on. Now please, silly ‘Bot, get some bloody sleep! It’ll do you good, I promise…
bot definitely needs to add some wins to his scoreboard, T! and, yep – he needs some ZZZs soon, too. (and he might be getting them sooner than he expects, but i’ve said too much already.) 🙂
uh oh me thinks he got a life line connection to the scarf like the main character did with the old lady in KOTOR II she lost a hand it felt like his hand was cut off for a minute
re-stitch it quick before it comes unraveled and you go into shock from pain
y’know, i played through KOTOR (loved it) but never got around to KOTOR II, drakeye, but from what you described, a similar scenario could happen to bot if the Scarf was severely damaged.
It’s a good thing that he’s a generally moral person and not too much of a pervert. The possible bad things he could get up to…
…all sorts of de-bot-chery….
(yes, I did this post just for that pun. And it’s a terrible pun.)
it was worth it, Geoff! hahaha! “de-bot-chery” love it. that has to be the title of a future strip, someday. 🙂
I knew it, there was a bio-feedback loop between the scarf and bot. Not surprising, it is a symbiote after all. I love the 5th panel where bot got all happy just getting a ball and then being put down by the kids who just want their ball back. Jeff, get some sleep dude
they definitely have a symbiotic relationship, and bot would do well to not let any more harm come to the Scarf with that in mind. problem is, he doesn’t realize the extent of their relationship… yet.
and yes, working on getting some sleep, jiro. thanks. 🙂
As I replied to Shanna, I apologize for my extended absence, but I have been exceedingly busy as of late. My computer is running better now, but now I am pretty deeply immersed in some things that don’t quite belong on a site meant for fun. Not really an excuse to not stop by and say hi, at the very least, so I won’t try and use that to justify my absence. I will try and stop by more often and have a nice chat with everyone, but at this time I won’t be able to make any promises right now because I’m bouncing between online discussions and meetings with the city mayor and other officials for the time being. If you’re interested in what I’m working on, email me at rednight4872@yahoo.com and I will give you a link to look at. ^_^
hey, Red! good to see you back here, man! (and thanks to Shanna for getting in touch with you.) sounds like things are busy, which is usually a good thing. i totally understand when life gets in the way of visiting the site, but come by when you can so we know you’re still around.
I will stop by when I can. I’ll make a spot every day for stopping by at least every other day. ^_^
Good to see that you are doing well. You must be working on some fairly big projects right now and I wish you the best of luck on them. 🙂
…For some reason, I just want to call him gogglehead.
Speaking of which, do you remember Digimon season 3 (assuming you saw it)? Apparently, Gallantmon was originally called Dukemon. And he wore the Hazard symbol on his chest. In other words, he’s a Duke of Hazard. I am not making this up, the Japanese really do love bad puns that only a select group of people would get.
heh. you can call him gogglehead, NeoDarklight. i’m sure he won’t mind. 😉
and i used to love Digimon! i did watch season 3 but didn’t put together the “Duke of Hazard” pun. the japanese are really familiar enough with that show to put that together!? amazing.
Digimon was one of the coolest shows out there, but it started to decline after a while. I know that I watched all of the first two seasons and most of season 3, but very little after that. Or was there more after season 3?
Hooray for Scarfbot!
So here’s a question—will the scarf repair itself, or will ‘bot have to learn to knit? Because the Cornfather’s possible reactions to the latter already have me snerking.
woo for Scarfbot!
and we’ll be finding out the answer to your question in the very next strip! see you Wednesday. 🙂
Nifty trick. But if it gets hurt so do you 0.0
yeppers.
So, I’ve noticed everyone’s assuming Bot can take off the scarf… Can he? Or does the scarf have to let go first?
good question, Shadow. we’ll find out soon enough! 🙂
The fact that there’s a Batman reference make this this comic amazing. <3 Bot better start beating up some bad guys!!
hard for me to resist a good Batman reference, Nat!