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Comic	Title	Description	Characters
#219	Put Your Breakfast Where Your Mouth Is	So, here's the new comic. Jerry is STILL hungry after all the food he had for breakfast. Something pretty serious seems to be going on, so Spacebot may be right in worrying. And they still keep saying the same things they've been talking about for a few strips. This has to stop, and it will, I promise. The next comic, however, will be a guest strip by Leon. Good night.	Fallout, Jerry; Spacebot 4000
#218	Motel California, Pt. 2	Once again, Jerry and Spacebot spend the night at the Cozy Sleep Motel. The receptionist almost can't believe her eyes: Jerry was born in 1988, which means that by his driving license, he's 79 years old. While drawing this one, we listened to the album "A Night At The Opera" by Queen. It's the one that contains the famous "Bohemian Rhapsody," and one could argue that it's among their most progressive records. It also features other well-known tracks like "You're My Best Friend" and less famous tracks such as "The Prophet's Song." Both of them are pretty awesome, though. ANATO ends with Queen's own rendition of "God Save The Queen," a moment that feels both epic and somewhat melancholic at the same time. With so many legendary classics to offer, you always keep forgetting how great Queen's lesser known songs were.	Fallout, Jerry; Receptionist at the "Cozy Sleep Motel" in 2067; Spacebot 4000
#217	Wait For Sleep (Motel California)	The Cozy Sleep Motel was first featured in EBC #73. It looks like it hasn't changed too much in the future. After leaving the sky bar, Jerry and Spacebot decide to find a place to sleep. As they haven't met a Chandler-like person, they'll have to settle for a cheap motel. But how? They don't have any money! We'll see in the next strip how that goes. Tonight, we listened to Extreme's fifth studio album, "Saudades de Rock" from 2008. It was their first release after 1995's "Waiting For The Punchline" because they disbanded shortly after that and only got back together almost 13 years later. We were pretty excited to learn that they did, and saw their only show in Germany, right here in Cologne. "Saudades de Rock" offers a much greater musical variety than its predecessor. Many different styles are approached: from the opening track "Star" which reminds you of stadium rock to the alternative rock anthem "Ghost" to "Take Us Alive" which is influenced by country music. There are also hidden gems on the record, for example the almost punk-ish "Flower Man," the very funky "Slide," or the fast-paced "Learn To Love." Give it a listen if you get the chance.	Fallout, Jerry; Spacebot 4000
#216	Looking For Food In All The Wrong Places	Jerry's hunger seems to get worse and worse. As they don't have any Paychips yet, they have to settle for this place that offers two free drinks and an unlimited supply of free peanuts. The downside? This absolutely crazy place is hovering above the city, and when you sit on a barstool like Jerry and Spacebot, there's only thin air between you and the ground, some 200ft. below. While drawing this one, we listened to the album "AM" by the Arctic Monkeys. I'd consider it one of the best indie rock albums because of its anthemic melodies and thought-provoking lyrics.	Bartender at the Spacebar; Fallout, Jerry; Female Patron at the Spacebar; Male Patron at the Spacebar; Spacebot 4000
#215	What If Metrotopia Had A Zombie Apocalypse	It's just as horrible as these things usually get. And the only one who might help find a cure has been infected as well, holding Spacebot's severed head. This one was actually drawn a few weeks ago and scheduled as the next "What If" strip.	Boldface, Terry; Dr. Mysterious; Fallout, Jerry; Pimple Faced Teen; Spacebot 4000
#214	Nevermind And Chill!	Looks like Monty has discovered Chandler's old TV set. While it's not too impressive in our eyes, just remember that Monty has come there from the year 1985. The Nevermind Corporation obviously dominates the entertainment industry as well; they're the Netflix/iTunes/YouTube/Steam/etc. of their time. By the way, since you can't really see them well enough in the comic, here are the choices the start screen offers: MOVIES: The Last Man In The West The Farm Two Kids, No Job, No Money Music Matters Who's There TV SERIES: Agent Hayes Beethoven In Space The Castle Walls Stargate: Exploitation Wallander MUSIC ALBUMS: "Summer Sounds, Vol. 14" by System 46 "Happiness" by Riley McClane "One Down, Four To Go" by Lemonade "Songs About Adam" by The Australian Maroon 5 Show "Yo Virus" by Hoopster As for the games, we're not too sure either. We listened to Megadeth's new album "Dystopia" today. It's a quite solid thrash metal record, more consistent than 2013's effort, "Super Collider," which couldn't seem to decide about the genre it wanted to belong to (but is still a nice album). Have you noticed how similar the cover artworks for "Dystopia" and Dream Theater's "The Astonishing" (which we listened to yesterday) happen to be? The next comic, a "What If" scenario, will be uploaded tomorrow. See you then!	80s Moviegoer who looks like Jerry; Boldface, Terry; Dr. Mysterious
#213	The Pizza Incident?!	While Monty seems to have found something interesting in the living room, Chandler has his own problems in the kitchen. Even in the year 2067, neither ovens nor frozen pizza seem to have become foolproof. Not that Chandler is a fool, but still... We listened to Dream Theater's brand new epic rock opera "The Astonishing" which came out today, before and during the creation of this comic, repeatedly. A dystopian science fiction story set in the year 2285, and it reminds you of The Hunger Games, Game of Thrones, Star Wars, and the like. It is truly cinematic, and if you have the chance, you should catch one of the upcoming live shows in which they will perform this masterpiece in its entirety. We certainly will. The band is at the very top of their creativity, James LaBrie effortlessly assumes the roles of seven different characters, and the musical craftsmanship is beyond any doubt. Musically, "The Astonishing" is quite reminiscent of their earlier albums like "Scenes From A Memory" or "Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence." We really have nothing but love and admiration for this band, and the release of this album certainly adds a new chapter to their already impressive body of progressive musical work.	80s Moviegoer who looks like Jerry; Boldface, Terry; Dr. Mysterious; Leisure Suit Guy; T35-M-X
#212	Guess Who's Coming To Dinner	So, we finally meet Monty, Dr. Mysterious, and Terry again. We last saw them in EBC #198 where Chandler, the mechanic in the year 2067, invited them to stay at his place over night. Here's the first glimpse of a future apartment. Nothing too extraordinary yet, wouldn't you agree?	80s Moviegoer who looks like Jerry; Boldface, Terry; Dr. Mysterious; Leisure Suit Guy
#211	Clyde Barker Reviews "Star Wars: The Force Awakens"	In line with yesterday's guest strip that strongly discouraged spoilers, we've got a spoiler-free review of the latest installment in the Star Wars movie franchise. My own thoughts about Episode VII are similar to Clyde's. See you tomorrow!	Barker, Clyde; Beansworth, Harry
#210	No Spoilers, Please!	A new guest strip by Leon. We're still hoping to find new guest strip artists, but haven't found any so far, so I guess Leon will go on doing some more guest strips during the next few weeks. This one is about spoilers. Everybody hates spoilers, I guess, even though most of us don't choose measures as drastic as the disgruntled customer does. We wouldn't advocate her behavior, either. M.G. Rosenfeld is a world-famous fantasy author from Cardiff, Wales. Her bestselling book series, "The Wizard School," is scheduled to have six volumes. Including the new one featured in this comic, the novels so far are: 1. The Wizard School (2010) 2. The Forbidden Forest (2012) 3. The Hidden Chamber (2014) 4. The Lost Realm (2016) The fifth book is scheduled for 2018 and will probably be entitled "The Stolen Train." Concerning fantasy novels, word is out that George R.R. Martin couldn't keep his deadline for the sixth book in his epic fantasy series, "A Song of Ice And Fire," entitled "The Winds of Winter." Here's his own blog post about it. Having enjoyed reading his books for a few years, part of me is a bit disappointed. On the other hand, I've known the dangers and pleasures of procrastination all too well and can't really blame the man. And at the end of the day, we all prefer a great book over a rushed one. Completely unrelated, we went to the movies earlier today and finally watched Pixar's new feature film, "The Good Dinosaur." Being a huge fan of all things Pixar, I enjoyed this one as usual. It's both funny and emotional, as the works by this studio often are. The end of the movie was not the one I would have preferred, but of course I won't spoil it here in case you should own a pistol... Pixar's previous movie, "Inside Out," was at least as great as this one (I'm such a fanboy, ain't I?), and even more emotional. Five Stages Of Watching A Pixar Movie by the fantastic YouTuber OnlyLeigh describes very well how we fans feel about the studio's works. See you tomorrow!	Customer With Earphones; Customer With Huge Grin; Customer With Messy Hair; Customer With Orange Hair; Customer With Sunglasses; Female Customer; Shop Assistant
#209	Games Without Frontiers	This kind of wraps up the Virtual Gaming experience for Jerry and Spacebot -- these guys and girls are absolutely crazy, or are they? And is that Brain Slug that tries to eat Jerry's head really dangerous, or just a hologram? Guess we'll never find out. Looks like they lost their AGP before they won any. Next week, we'll see more places of future Metrotopia. Next up is a guest strip, though. Tonight, we listened to the album "Day & Age" by The Killers. They combine several influences, e.g. Coldplay, U2, the Red Hot Chili Peppers(!), and Radiohead. Interesting record.	Astronaut at the VG Center; Fairy at the VG Center; Fallout, Jerry; Knight at the VG Center; Red Robot at the VG Center; Spacebot 4000; Wizard at the VG Center
#208	The Games We Didn't Play	So they're considering Metroid, a game that has been around for 81 years in the year 2067. And Jerry is absolutely excited and relieved about it. While drawing this one, we listened to Rush's fantastic record "Moving Pictures." It contains classics like "Tom Sawyer," "YYZ," and "Red Barchetta."	Astronaut at the VG Center; Fallout, Jerry; Hooded Figure at the VG Center; Red Robot at the VG Center; Soldier at the VG Center; Spacebot 4000; Warrior Princess at the VG Center; Wizard at the VG Center
#207	This Day We Explain!	I wonder whether all of the VG players themselves know what they're talking about. The rulebook at least looks pretty impressive. Well, at least they still have printed books in 2067. All hope is not lost! Last night, we joined DeviantArt and uploaded all existing EBC strips there. If you like, pay a visit to our DeviantArt page. I think it's a great platform for professional artists and newcomers alike. If you plan on creating a webcomic of your own, I would recommend it. While creating tonight's comic, we listened to the album "Pet Sounds" on Spotify, a true classic by The Beach Boys that has aged exceptionally well. Give it a listen if you haven't yet, it's worth it. So, this wraps up EBC for 2015. We wish everyone a successful New Year, and many great comics should be coming your way from us, if all goes well.	Fairy at the VG Center; Fallout, Jerry; Knight at the VG Center; Spacebot 4000; Wizard at the VG Center
#206	It's All Geek To Me	So, Jerry and Spacebot have arrived at the Virtual Gaming Center. Much like RPG players in our time, the VG players seem to use a jargon that outsiders can't easily understand. In our next comic, we'll try and find out more about it.	Astronaut at the VG Center; Fairy at the VG Center; Fallout, Jerry; Hooded Figure at the VG Center; Knight at the VG Center; Red Robot at the VG Center; Soldier at the VG Center; Spacebot 4000; Warrior Princess at the VG Center; Wizard at the VG Center
#205	What If EBC #186 Was Drawn Like EBC #3?	EBC #186 -- the original comic EBC #3 -- for reference of the style applied here EBC #6 -- first appearance of Jerry and Spacebot
#204	Hunger Or Games	Let's find out what Virtual Gaming is all about -- in EBC #206, because there will be a What If comic before that one.	Fallout, Jerry; Spacebot 4000
#203	Public Discussion Topics Right Now	Have you noticed how EVERYONE has been talking about Star Wars for the last few weeks? Well, now that we've finally seen the new movie, The Force Awakens, we can safely tell you that it's absolutely worth it. No spoilers here though; we'll present you Clyde Barker's spoiler-free review soon. The 90% of Star Wars conversations are made up of the following percentages: - 40% spoilers - 30% angrily telling those who have seen it not to spoil it for you - 20% how everyone hopes it will be good (and how the prequels sucked -- personally, I don't think so, and I even like Jar Jar Binks!) - 10% Who the heck are all these new characters?
#202	Merry Without Spacebot And Jerry	Merry Christmas from EBC Headquarters! This is the first of four comics which will be uploaded TONIGHT. Stay tuned. Note: Jerry and Spacebot will eventually return BEFORE Christmas 2011, but due to the delicate nature of time travel, the state you see pictured here is the one while they're still away (there are always multiple timelines at once when people travel through time -- one of the reasons why you should stay away from it, even if it were possible).	Pimple Faced Teen
#201	The Cast Awakens	The Force is strong in them! In anticipation of the brand new Star Wars movie, "The Force Awakens," we present a few regular EBC cast members as Jedi Knights and Spacebot as a rogue fighter with a blaster (think Han Solo made of steel). Sorry that this strip is a few days late; we were quite busy. We will upload four more comics until Sunday though. Christmas and New Year week may contain a few specials.	Dr. Mysterious; Fallout, Jerry; Pimple Faced Teen; Spacebot 4000
#200	Happy Anniversary With 199 Comics!	Here it is! One of the largest EBC strips to date. Photoshop automation and some Python scripting helped making the giant wall of comics (EBC #1 through #199), while our heroes were added by traditional digital drawing. Please be patient, it may take a while to load. 200 strips are done, so let's raise our glasses for the next 200. See you tomorrow!	Fallout, Jerry; Spacebot 4000
#199	??? (please read the description)	What the hell is going on?! Has someone hacked our server and uploaded something even worse than our first comic? That's disturbing... even more disturbing than the fact that we're only one comic away from #200. I think I'll upload the anniversary strip right after this one; it will definitely be better than this rubbish.	Annoyed Grandma; Fat Flap; Fez Chicken; Ghost Face; Pigcow; Scarecrow Guy; Superbowl Snobble
#198	An Offer They Can't Refuse	Sorry, I was seriously ill the last few days, so this comic is a bit late. But I'll get #199 and #200 up during the weekend. So we'll get to see what an apartment will be like, over 50 years from now. #199 and #200 will be unrelated to the current story arc because of their special numbers.	80s Moviegoer who looks like Jerry; Boldface, Terry; Dr. Mysterious; Leisure Suit Guy
#197	Don't Panic, He's A Mechanic!	Damn it, Monty! Good thing the leisure suit guy doesn't seem to notice, or does he? And better even that he knows his way around fixing ancient machinery. Tonight we listened to Coldplay's 2011 dystopian concept album, "Mylo Xyloto." After "A Head Full of Dreams," we needed to listen to their older records again. They might have turned into one of our favorite bands.	80s Moviegoer who looks like Jerry; Boldface, Terry; Dr. Mysterious; Leisure Suit Guy
#196	If The Stores Are All Closed	Looks like it's too late to get back to the hardware store; they'll have to get back there the next day. Will the guy in the leisure suit help them? Or does he want something else? Find out tomorrow! We listened to the classic Radiohead album "OK Computer" on Spotify tonight. Still a fantastic record after all these years.	80s Moviegoer who looks like Jerry; Boldface, Terry; Dr. Mysterious; Leisure Suit Guy
#195	What If Pimple Faced Teen Worked In A Fancy Restaurant?	We all know that Jimmy Nesbitt works at the Burger Bar, among other things. But what if he were a waiter in a very fancy restaurant instead? Well, see for yourselves.	Pimple Faced Teen; Restaurant Guest
#194	Where Does Our Money Go?	Interesting what can happen with an electronic-only monetary system, and even more interesting how effectively the E-Police seems to handle it. Also check out the song of the same name by Dutch composer Arjen Lucassen. Paychips come in different flavors, depending on a customer's yearly income: - Basic (below $10,000) - Aluminium ($10,000-$19,999) - Bronze ($20,000-39,999) - Silver ($40,000-$59,999) - Gold ($60,000-$99,999) - Platinum ($100,000 and above) The higher levels allow their users to have a higher charge and/or credit limit, much like credit cards in our time. Every citizen is entitled to a Paychip and can collect it for free at the city council, at banks, the Post Office, and so on. While drawing this, we listened to Coldplay's brand new album, "A Head Full of Dreams." It's definitely their most pop-influenced album to date, and while I think it's not bad and will grow on the listener, "Viva la Vida or Death And All His Friends" is still their best album, in my opinion. Leon introduced the band to me some weeks ago, after we got interested in them for their hilarious Red Nose Day clip, "Game of Thrones The Musical". Before that, I used to mock them for being just a "slower U2." I knew nothing. I'll start drawing this week's last comic right now, and it will probably be uploaded today.	80s Moviegoer who looks like Jerry; Boldface, Terry; Dr. Mysterious
#193	In Paychip We Trust, Always	So that's where these pay chips come from. Tomorrow we're going to find out how they work. Listening to "The Book of Souls" by Iron Maiden right now. A fantastic new album by a band I've been a fan of for 30+ years. The songs show a lot of variety; there are audible references to practically every era of the band's decade-spanning work. I would highly recommend the album to all Maiden fans and to music lovers in general. See you on Friday! Peace out.	80s Moviegoer who looks like Jerry; Boldface, Terry; Dr. Mysterious; Mr. Katana
#192	Money for Nothing	Even today, politicians and economists are discussing ways to get rid of cash for good. Some countries, like Sweden, are even starting to try it out. I have mixed feelings about this whole notion -- it might be more practical, but it's also better for the Big Brother Department.	80s Moviegoer who looks like Jerry; Dr. Mysterious; Mr. Katana
#191	One Language Is Never Enough	So it looks like the United States finally came to their senses and went metric -- 40 years after our friends set off for their journey. That's great, but it seems to be a problem for Dr. Mysterious's time machine. Also, Terry Boldface seems to speak Japanese fluently. How come he knows the language so well? Where did he learn it? Maybe we'll find out one day.	80s Moviegoer who looks like Jerry; Boldface, Terry; Dr. Mysterious; Mr. Katana
#190	A Time For Velociraptors	A guest strip by my son Leon (thanks again!) It's two days late because it took him a while to finish it, but I think it was absolutely worth the wait. Tomorrow we'll resume with the regular EBC where Dr. Mysterious and his assistant are still in the year 2067. Here's what Leon himself has to say about his comic: "It's been a long time since I last had the pleasure of creating a guest strip. And I have to admit that I'm very excited. "Jurassic World" was one of my favorite movies this year, and I think that it received too much undeserved criticism. In this comic we find Owen Grady showing off his raptors to a largely unimpressed audience, consisting of Claire and her nephews. Owen's reaction to their behavior is not particularly pleasant, to say the least. See you tomorrow!"	Blue; Charlie; Dearing, Claire; Delta; Echo; Grady, Owen; Mitchell, Gray; Mitchell, Zach
#189	If It's Broke, Fix It!	Looks like the Doctor sent Monty to get some tools and parts to repair the time machine. And Monty didn't find what they were looking for. Let's see whether they can eventually find it. Tomorrow we'll have a guest strip though, so the next strip of this story arc will be here on Monday.	80s Moviegoer who looks like Jerry; Boldface, Terry; Dr. Mysterious
#188	Inside Madame Rosalina's	So we're here once again, at a place we've already visited in EBC #52 and EBC #82. And I feel pretty nostalgic about it. And man, the future really has a thing with color gradients! While creating this comic, my son and I listened to the Foo Fighters album "Wasting Light" on Spotify. It's a great album that I can recommend.	Fat Zap; Human Customer at Madame Rosalina's; Pimple Faced Robot; Robot Customer at Madame Rosalina's
#187	Here They Go Again On Their Own	Oh look, we haven't really seen Terry in a while. And he even says something for a change, even if it's only one word. Also, Jerry is absolutely excited, impatient, and distractible -- but after all, they found their favorite Video Game Store which changed its name again.	Boldface, Terry; Dr. Mysterious; Fallout, Jerry; Spacebot 4000
#186	Here We Are Now, Entertain Us!	So the future is extremely colorful, as Jerry remarks. And a single company seems to hold a monopoly in many business areas: the Nevermind Corporation. I wonder if we're going to find out more about them...	Fallout, Jerry; Lady With Colorful Hair; Spacebot 4000
#185	The Future Is A Mysterious Place	And so, without any further ado, our friends are off to the future. The year 2067, to be more exact. Also, happy anniversary to Bill Watterson and his immortal comic strip, Calvin and Hobbes, that was launched thirty years ago today. If you look closely, you can find a crude rendition of the pair somewhere in this comic.	80s Moviegoer who looks like Jerry; Dr. Mysterious; Fallout, Jerry; Spacebot 4000
#184	Songs Illustrated: Sweet Child O' Mine	or: a child with a sweet in a mine	G 'N R Child
#183	Out of Paris... at last	So this wraps up another part of the current story arc. One more place, or better time, to go to: the future!	Dr. Mysterious; Fallout, Jerry; Spacebot 4000
#182	American Politeness	After the French Politeness, we can now witness an example of its American counterpart. And this wraps up the little Paris adventure. Jerry's friends are wondering, though, why nothing happened to him.	80s Moviegoer who looks like Jerry; Dr. Mysterious; Fallout, Jerry; Spacebot 4000
#181	Green Hell	Poor Jerry! First he gets seriously hurt by a gladiator, then some psychopathic chef wants to poison him, and finally, all his friends are talking to him simultaneously.	80s Moviegoer who looks like Jerry; Boldface, Terry; Dr. Mysterious; Fallout, Jerry; French Waiter; Spacebot 4000
#180	Avengers Assemble	"In brightest day, in blackest night, no evil shall escape my sight." The way we know Marvel, they won't let anyone stop them from throwing some books on the market during one of their ten events per years that are extremely hard to get your hands on and contain colorful, confusing crossovers. In extremely rare cases, you'll find characters in these crossovers that do not originate in the Marvel Universe, but for instance (like here) in the DCU. In this 180th EBC strip we meet Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) as a member of the Avengers. I am very happy to have this guest strip by my son Leon, just a few days before the Avengers movie hits theaters!
#179	Hail To The Chef!	Hm, the definition of "souvenir" may be different for each of the two.	Fallout, Jerry; French Waiter; Jacques, the French Chef
#178	French Politeness	Wow, Jerry has really managed to get a polite French waiter really angry. Let's see in the next strip (erm, I don't dare to write 'tomorrow') why he's heading to the kitchen...	Dr. Mysterious; Fallout, Jerry; French Waiter; Spacebot 4000
#177	Pardon My... "French"	This must have been the longest break I ever took from making EBC since I started it back in May 2011, and I'm really sorry. I was sick, tired, and had too much other things to do. This strip was literally drawn one panel a week. Now that the comic is finally back, I'd like it to stay that way. Wish me luck.	Fallout, Jerry; French Waiter; Spacebot 4000
#176	Family Business	Yeah, EBC is finally back. I was kind of sick the last two weeks and often fell asleep almost right after work.	80s Moviegoer who looks like Jerry; Fallout, Jerry; Spacebot 4000
#175	What If Jerry & Friends Were Into Gothic Rock?	Well, that's what Jerry, Spacebot, and Jimmy would look like. Although generally a Metal kind of guy, I occasionally like to listen to music like that (and during my early adolescence I liked it even more -- wow, that's more than 20 years ago now).	Fallout, Jerry; Pimple Faced Teen; Spacebot 4000
#174	SpÃ©cialitÃ©s du Jour	Oh no, did Jerry say it again?! I'll be back tonight with another What If strip.	Fallout, Jerry; French Waiter; Spacebot 4000
#173	Haute Cuisine II	Here they are, at a small bistro Dr. Mysterious visited 15 years ago with his wife. Will the experience still be the same? Let's find out in the next few strips.	Dr. Mysterious; Fallout, Jerry; French Waiter; Spacebot 4000
#172	Songs Illustrated: My Honey Is A Centerfold	"Songs Illustrated" shows what song titles "really" mean. Today: "My Honey Is A Centerfold" by the J. Geils Band.
#171	Haute Cuisine	Back in the present, they're going to Paris to enjoy a great meal. I wonder how this will turn out.	80s Moviegoer who looks like Jerry; Dr. Mysterious; Fallout, Jerry; Spacebot 4000
#170	Thanks For The First Year!	Okay, this one wraps it up for 2011. Thanks for your attention. Hope you had as much fun reading these comics as I had making them. Top priorities for 2012: 3. Further improve the artwork (practicing definitely helps) 2. Tell even more exciting stories (just look at the teaser images and questions...) 1. Keep the schedule!	Fallout, Jerry; Fat Zap; Hyperman; Pimple Faced Teen; Spacebot 4000
#169	Healing Factor Accelerator	The Healing Factor Accelerator is anothr of Dr. Mysterious's great inventions. It increases the natural human healing factor by 1000% and would even make Wolverine jealous. There will be one more comic tonight, the last one for this year.	Boldface, Terry; Caesar, Gaius Julius; Dr. Mysterious; Fallout, Jerry; Spacebot 4000
#168	Arrivederci, Roma!	Looks like they're saved now. But what about Jerry and his injury? Let's see later today; this was supposed to be yesterday's strip, and I'll make another one during the day.	Dr. Mysterious; Fallout, Jerry; Spacebot 4000
#167	Last-Minute Rescue Again!	...and that's how the Colosseum got damaged in the first place. See you tomorrow!	80s Moviegoer who looks like Jerry; Dr. Mysterious; Fallout, Jerry; Spacebot 4000
#166	Fight 'Em 'Til You Can't	Oh dear!	Fallout, Jerry; Spacebot 4000
#165	What If Jerry And Spacebot Were Toys	A famous scene from Pixar's "Toy Story," re-enacted by Jerry Fallout and Spacebot 4000 as a classic Cowboy Action Figure and a Toy Robot. See you guys on Monday!	Fallout, Jerry; Spacebot 4000
#164	Back To The Roots (X-Mas)	Jerry and Spacebot are singing, like way back in their first appearance in EBC #6. Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays to all of our readers. I know, I know, I promised new comics ages ago. But the last two weeks were just downright crazy, with working hours until 10 or 11 pm (we had to finish a project). Sorry for that. Tomorrow, we'll have the What If (promised long ago), and on Monday, we'll finally conclude the Ancient Rome story arc. After that, new adventures are waiting for our friends.	Fallout, Jerry; Spacebot 4000
#163	Would Upgrading To The Full Version Help? (The Big Fight, Part II)	Poor Jerry... he can't read a several-hundred-page ebook now to learn how to fight because the real gladiators will defeat him in less that a thousandth of the time necessary. So he starts up his lightsaber app and hopes for the best. He couldn't upgrade to the full version, of course, because the App Store is more than two thousand years away. And it wouldn't help anyway, because the full version only offers more lightsaber colors and two-handed lightsabers. We had a lot of fun last Sunday: There was a Christmas Comics event at a local comic book store. I was even asked to dress up as Santa (and did so), and gave away some EBC Christmas Cards. You'll be able to see them in the Other Stuff section in a few minutes, and even download them as PDFs. The next strip will be up on Thursday because tomorrow we'll see a live show by J.B.O., a German Comedy Metal Band I already recommended back in EBC #125. There'll also be another "What If" strip on Friday, and I'll try to keep the schedule next week.	Fallout, Jerry
#162	Songs Illustrated: Battery	"Songs Illustrated" shows what song titles "really" mean. Today: "Battery" by Metallica who just celebrated the second of their four anniversary shows in San Francisco with tons of live premieres and guest stars -- keep rockin', guys! I'm a bit sick at the moment, so I had to hit bed early last night. The rest of the strips for this week will follow irregularly until Saturday.
#161	The Big Fight, Part I	They finally arrived at the arena, and they have to fight. While Spacebot is doing extremely well, just as expected, Jerry has some difficulties. Will he have a better idea? And how is Monty doing? Let's find out tomorrow, in Part II of The Big Fight!	Fallout, Jerry; Spacebot 4000
#160	Be It Guest Strip Or Not	Welcome to the largest EBC strip ever! It's a day later than announced because it took some time to finish it. NOTE: The image is too large to be displayed on the iPhone (and maybe other devices), so here's a mobile version. Use your browser's Back Button to return to the site. In the long run, I'll add a mobile site, but for now, this workaround will have to do. [UPDATE: There's an optional feature now for a comic to consist of more than one image. I used it here, and this should fix the problem for now.] I asked my son to do a guest strip, but he didn't have an idea. So we asked ourselves what kinds of guest strips our friends from Metrotopia would create, and here are some of the results. Leon created all the guest strips, while I drew the background story. First in line is Jerry Fallout who shows us a fine day he spent at the Metrotopia Zoo with his best friend, Spacebot 4000. As it seems, he's not that into orthography. Next up is Jimmy Nesbitt a.k.a. Pimple Faced Teen with a classic hero story featuring... himself. Back in EBC #95, his name was given as "Nigel Nesbitt." Well, his full name is James Nigel Nesbitt, jr., and while he prefers to be called Jimmy in the Standard EBC universe, he goes by Nigel in the Alternate or "What If" universe. Fun fact: Once P.F.T. has mucles, he doesn't have pimples any more. The third strip is by our hero Hype... ehm, Clyde Barker. He wants to distract his fellow Metrotopians from Hyperman's true identity. But must the glovemaker really be the one they're looking for if his fingerprints are found on the gloves he made? Fat Zap buys a pencil and other equipment at the local toy store, and then he depicts himself as a racing dog who wins the race and gets a large bone. Well done, Fat Zap! The last one is by the Weather Guys who introduce their latest member, Plane. They actually use Plane's condensation trails to draw their own, very Shakespearean, guest strip. Some day, we might actually do a real Guest Strip Contest -- keep your eyes open.	Barker, Clyde; Cloud #1; Cloud #2; Cloud #3; Fallout, Jerry; Fat Zap; Lightning; Pimple Faced Teen; Sun
#159	Not Like Your Grandpa's Thanksgiving	Woohoo, EBC is back as my Apache book is done! Today is Thanksgiving, so here's another special out-of-continuity strip. And, by the way, happy Thanksgiving to our American readers! Tomorrow, we'll have a guest strip, and on Monday, you'll see Jerry, 1985's Monty, and Spacebot fighting for their lives at the Colosseum.	Fallout, Gilbert; Fallout, Jerry; Fallout, Monty; Fallout, Mrs.; Pimple Faced Teen; Spacebot 4000
#158	Lex Murphyi Strikes Again	Oh no, the Appearance Generator (introduced way back in EBC #103) failed at the wrong moment. And Jerry, Monty, and Spacebot are in the Colosseum right now! Poor Julius Maximus, now he really learns how he "knows that he doesn't know anything" (see EBC #133 for details on this piece of Socratic Philosophy).	Boldface, Terry; Dr. Mysterious; Julius Maximus
#157	It's A Long Way To The Top	... or a short one if you have someone who declares you a star. Spacebot seems to be a creative guy; he thought out the stage name "Metallus" and latinized his friends' names.	80s Moviegoer who looks like Jerry; Claudia; Fallout, Jerry; Roman Prison Guard; Spacebot 4000
#156	Let The Games Begin!	Now it's just a matter of an hour or so until the big fight starts. Claudia and her father may wish them luck!	80s Moviegoer who looks like Jerry; Claudia; Fallout, Jerry; Roman Farmer; Roman Prison Guard; Spacebot 4000
#155	What If Media Companies Treated Theaters Like YouTube	This is kind of a sequel to EBC #125. The absurdity of media companies' customer-unfriendly behavior knows no limits. As the Halloween specials are over, I reverted the site's theme back to normal. Next up is a Christmas theme that will be used at some point next month. See you tomorrow with a new story from Ancient Rome!	Barker, Clyde; Fallout, Jerry; Pimple Faced Teen; Spacebot 4000
#154	Halloween Special, Part 5/5 -- The Geometry Nerds in: Dungeon Masters	A conventional D&D game becomes real, and it turns out that watching a fight between monsters can be quite entertaining. That's it with this year's Halloween specials. Next up is a What If, I think I'll do that one on Sunday because the current strip is already late. And then, finally, back to the Roman Empire, where the epic battle in the colosseum is about to start.	Ball Guy; Cube Guy; Pyramid Guy
#153	Halloween Special, Part 4/5 -- Hyperman in: Dr. Barker & Mr. Hype	Here's part 4 of our 5-part Halloween Special, featuring Hyperman this time. Well, not exactly Hyperman, because Clyde never becomes Hyperman in this reality, but merely some kind of Hyper-Hulk. Mrs. Barker, Clyde's mother, actually was a physician before she retired a few years ago. Maybe we'll meet her in a comic some day.	Barker, Clyde; Pimple Faced Teen
#152	Halloween Special, Part 3/5	This is part 3 of our five-part Halloween special, featuring the Weather Guys and the reason for the untimely winter onset on the US East Coast.	Cloud #1; Cloud #2; Cloud #3; Snobble; Sun
#151	Halloween Special, Part 2/5 -- P.F.T. in: Some Like It Deep-Fried	Part 2 of our five-part Halloween special. Featuring Pimple Faced Teen and a parody of Edgar Allan Poe's classic horror poem "The Raven."	Fallout, Jerry; Pimple Faced Teen; Spacebot 4000
#150	Halloween Special, Part 1/5	This is part 1 of a five-part Halloween special, published during the week. Then on Saturday, I'll do the What If #155 to be back on schedule.	Fallout, Jerry; Fat Zap; Spacebot 4000
#149	One Man's Fun Is Another Pumpkin's Hell	Okay, despite the announcement in today's news post, I felt like the new Halloween Theme should be followed by a comic. The current continuity of our story arc requires me to draw the Colosseum, though, which is pretty time-consuming, and I don't have that much time for now. So enjoy this little out-of-continuity thing. BTW: I wonder whether "one man's fun is another's hell" is a real proverb or classic quote or whether Metallica invented it for their 1991 song "My Friend Of Misery."
#148	Be A Fair Sportsman	Spacebot's outer shell is not adamantium (which doesn't exist in the EBC universe for copyright reasons), but still harder than any Roman weaponry!	80s Moviegoer who looks like Jerry; Fallout, Jerry; Roman Prison Guard; Spacebot 4000
#147	How To Wake Up Without Coffee	I think it's difficult. Coffee would be one of the most important things to take on a time travel.	80s Moviegoer who looks like Jerry; Fallout, Jerry; Roman Prison Guard; Spacebot 4000
#146	New Super Mario Inception	At least this was just a dream. But what they're facing may be harder than changing your gender. BTW: When I start watching a movie or playing a video game in a dream, it often happens to me that I find myself within it the next instant. But I think that's normal.	80s Moviegoer who looks like Jerry; Fallout, Jerry; Spacebot 4000
#145	What If Jerry And Spacebot Were At Home In Metrotopia Right Now? (well, I think they are, actually)	The time travel adventure started in June, and for them, not many days have passed since then. And of course, they'll make sure to come home a few minutes after they left so that nobody will notice their absence. This comic is in solidarity to people around the world who are fed up with brutal capitalism, with the rich getting richer and richer while the poor and the middle class get poorer and poorer. The #occupywallstreet movement started it all, inspired by earlier protests in North Africa, Spain, Israel and other places: people worldwide are beginning to be sick of "saving" banks and billionnaires while having to take 2-3 jobs to get along (if they even get a job in the first place). From New York, the movement has spread across the country and the world. While the "Tea Party" still rebels in favor of the greedy and decadent 1%, more and more people are coming to their senses! Keep it up!	Fallout, Jerry; Fat Zap; Hyperman; Pimple Faced Teen; Spacebot 4000
#144	Side Effects May Include Gender Changes...	WHAT THE HECK?! Why are they at home again? And why has Jerry turned into a woman? Let's find out on Monday; next up is a What If that I think I'll do after a good night of sleep. BTW it's fun to finally draw Spacebot in his original appearance again :).	Fallout, Jerry; Spacebot 4000
#143	The Laws Of Snorebotics	Well, that last conclusion depends on how time travel works. In "Back to the Future," Jerry would now start to grow more and more transparent. In the EBC universe, though, the effects of the time travel have already happened in the very past where our heroes traveled to. Or have they?	80s Moviegoer who looks like Jerry; Fallout, Jerry; Spacebot 4000
#142	Truth Or Dare	What does Jerry think? That Spacebot is out of his electronic mind? Of course he wouldn't tell Monty the truth about their family relationship. We're approaching the Big Fight in the Colosseum, so stay tuned during the next few days!	80s Moviegoer who looks like Jerry; Fallout, Jerry; Spacebot 4000
#141	Heavy Metal Attack!	I guess all of this stuff wouldn't help Jerry and Monty, so let's hope Spacebot will be able to save them!	Fallout, Jerry; Roman Prison Guard
#140	Yet Another Mission for Hyperman	Yet another guest strip by Leon. The TT are the remains of the Terrific Three after the Red Beetle disappeared. See my 24-hour Hyperman Comic for details.	Barker, Clyde; T. Thomas Taylor
#139	Should We Stay Or Should We Go?	Well, at least it can't get worse now. Or can it? Let's find out on Monday!	80s Moviegoer who looks like Jerry; Fallout, Jerry; Roman Prison Guard; Spacebot 4000
#138	Caesar's Back, Baby!	Historically, "Redde quae sunt Caesaris Caesari" is not a quote by Caesar himself. It's from the Bible: when some citizens asked Jesus whether they should pay their taxes to the Roman empire, he answered: "Render unto Caesar what is Caesar's, and to God what is God's." Sorry, we're late -- this was supposed to be Wednesday's comic. But two more will follow during the day so that we'll be back in line again.	80s Moviegoer who looks like Jerry; Fallout, Jerry; Spacebot 4000
#137	Blackest Knight -- 13[3]7	Today is the 42nd(!) birthday of Monty Python, so I simply had to throw in this one, especially with the number 137 (the real 1337 is still a few years away, though). Sorry I couldn't finish a comic yesterday; it took quite some time to scan Leon's 24-Hour comic.
#136	Asking For The Way	I'm not sure Caesar likes it when someone uses his laurel wreath!	80s Moviegoer who looks like Jerry; Fallout, Jerry; Spacebot 4000
#135	What If The Burger Bar Ran Out Of Burgers?	... well, it wouldn't be a Burger Bar any more, but merely a Bar, right? BTW: I finally added a favicon to the EBC site, a cute little Spacebot :) I'm really looking forward to drawing a 24-hour comic, starting tomorrow -- see news post below or News archive.	Fallout, Jerry; Pimple Faced Teen
#134	Not So Easy Without GPS	Monty is starting to annoy Jerry with the accounts of his questionable school career, as this is already the second such remark after EBC #116. This is the THIRD strip I've posted today, so we're back in line for tomorrow's What If. On Saturday, I'll be participating in a 24-hour-comic contest. You cannot participate any more as the number of participants is limited, but you may come say hi. Check the news post below or the news archive for details.	80s Moviegoer who looks like Jerry; Fallout, Jerry; Spacebot 4000
#133	The More You Learn, The Less You Know...	It truly takes a wise man to realize that you can never know enough. You can't even know "a lot," compared to all the knowledge there is, and especially, compared to everything there could be to know once someone finally figures it out. It may take an even wiser man to go on trying despite this knowledge. I mean, just imagine how enormous the Universe is, and how small you are, compared to it. Or rather don't imagine it -- in Douglas Adams' "The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy," there is a device called the Total Perspective Vortex that shows you exactly this -- and everyone who ever suffers it goes completely crazy.	Dr. Mysterious; Julius Maximus; Marcus
#132	Panem Or Circenses?	"Panem et circenses," literally "bread and games," was what the Roman emperors thought would keep ordinary people going.	80s Moviegoer who looks like Jerry; Boldface, Terry; Dr. Mysterious; Fallout, Jerry; Spacebot 4000
#131	Knights Of The Roman Republic	Well, one of them is the father, and the other is the son, so much is true.	80s Moviegoer who looks like Jerry; Dr. Mysterious; Fallout, Jerry; Spacebot 4000
#130	The Traffic Circle	Another star, another ... but wait, there is a mysterious circle and a sign. Nobody knows, what that is about. Expect Raybe the Robot. A guest strip by my colleague Martin Kelm	Lighty; Mooni; Raybe
#129	Documentation Or Shenanigans?	Hey, wait... Dr. Mysterious's problem is not that they show the camera around, but he's worried about the battery.	80s Moviegoer who looks like Jerry; Dr. Mysterious; Fallout, Jerry
#128	The Corner Stones Of The Hacker Universe	As 128 is one of those "hacker numbers" from the 2^n set which, according to Neal Stephenson's classic hacker novel "Snow Crash," make up the "corner stones of the hacker universe," we've got this special out-of-continuity bar chart today. I googled the three terms "nerd," "geek," and "hacker," and then I searched for buildings with a height in meters matching the number of hits in millions. It kind of surprised me that "hacker" had the most hits, but I guess it's because people -- including the media -- often misname crackers (the bad guys) "hackers".
#127	So Much Older Than Old McDonald's	It's true: in Ancient Rome, there was something like beef burgers, and there was takeaway food.	80s Moviegoer who looks like Jerry; Dr. Mysterious; Fallout, Jerry; Pimple Faced Roman Teen; Spacebot 4000
#126	All Dreams Lead To Rome	Something as surreal as time travel somehow must seem like a dream. See you tomorrow.	Dr. Mysterious; Fallout, Jerry
#125	What If Media Companies Treated Music Like Movies And TV?	They actually make dubbed versions of stupid pop songs, and musicals of course. But I've never ever heard a dubbed Metal song. There's a great German Metal band called J.B.O., and they do German cover versions of English Metal songs, but with special, funny lyrics -- for example, "Symphony of Destruction" by Megadeth becomes "Symphonie der Verstopfung" ("Symphony of Constipation"). But of course, that's not what this comic is about. It's about stupid media companies who don't want my money -- they won't allow me to buy movies and TV series in the original language until the dubbed German version is out, even if I prefer the original. By the way, "Ucayali" is one of the rivers that make up the... Amazon!
#124	Fear Of The Dark	I understand Jerry's problem very well: as a guy from a big city, I can't stand sleeping in absolute silence and darkness in the countryside -- whenever I wake up, I need to find even the faintest source of light to make sure I haven't gone blind.	Fallout, Jerry; Spacebot 4000
#123	Applied Anthropology	I kind of like the way the oil lamp's light and shadows turned out. Nothing else to report for now. See you tomorow.	Fallout, Jerry; Spacebot 4000
#122	Songs Illustrated: Englishman in New York	Englishman is from the comic I started during our first attempt of a 24-hour-comic contest back in May. I haven't finished that comic yet, but I still intend to do so, and then I'll upload it here, of course. Two days after the tenth anniversary of the tragic events, this one is dedicated to the real heroes of 9/11, the firemen, police officers, and other brave people who gave or risked their lives to save as many others as they could. As for "Songs Illustrated," there are not so many real repdigits any more after #111. So I'll throw in a "Songs Illustrated" whenever I feel like it. Well, today, I did feel like it. Ancient Rome will resume tomorrow.	Englishman
#121	History Changes, But People Don't	While Jerry is quite interested in Claudia, and the doctor makes a valid point, she seems to be much more fascinated by Spacebot whom she mistakes to be a real gladiator. Marcus Iunius Brutus was Caesar's adopted son, but ten years after the events in this comic, the ungrateful brat was part of the conspiracy to kill Caesar.	Claudia; Dr. Mysterious; Roman Farmer
#120	La B.D. invitÃ©e	"La B.D. invitÃ©e," short for "la bande dessinÃ©e invitÃ©e," is French for "Guest Strip." It's another guest strip by my son because the original author for the current guest strip let me down -- but hey, I suppose this one's much better!	Guest Jerry Fallout; Guest Spacebot 4000
#119	The Secret Of My Success	"Beloved dictator" sounds a bit weird by today's standards. But back in the days of the Roman Republic, "dictator" was an official job title -- a single tribune could be elected as a dictator in hard times such as war, and he was allowed to overrule the senate for a limited amount of time. This played a certain role during the transition from Republic to Empire. Jerry seems to like Claudia... but you'll only get to see her on Monday. Before that, you'll get another guest strip today.	Dr. Mysterious; Fallout, Jerry; Roman Farmer
#118	What's Cooking?	When I was about eleven years old, I watched "Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom" for the first time at my aunt's place. She said "Watch out, their cooking style is a bit different from mine" before the scene with eye soup and ape brains was on.	Chef; Dr. Mysterious; Fallout, Jerry
#117	Economics For Dummies	The farmer is right, of course. When the "Chicago Boys," a gang of economists including Milton Freedman, first introduced their "more market, less state" theories, they beta-tested these theories in Chile, where "security" consisted of the evil dictator Augusto Pinochet and his armed forces, who killed, imprisoned, and tortured tens of thousands of people. Subsequently, the Chicago Boys' teachings were applied to western democracies like the UK, the USA, and other countries, and are responsible for the current economy crisis. Recommended reading on this matter: "The Shock Doctrine" by Naomi Klein.	Chef; Cupbearer; Dr. Mysterious; Roman Farmer
#116	Like Father, Like Son?	I'm not sure Monty told Jerry the full truth about his Latin lessons when Jerry went to school. The farmer seems to be much more friendly now that Doctor Mysterious is speaking Latin with him. Maybe our friends can even get a decent meal and a place to sleep for the night.	80s Moviegoer who looks like Jerry; Dr. Mysterious; Fallout, Jerry; Roman Farmer
#115	What if DC Comics became completely like Marvel?	Take a look at this little cover gallery to see what DC would be like if they became Marvel all the way: They still would do a complete reboot using their most important characters, but in an additional/alternate "Ultimate Universe." So the first cover is "Ultimate Superman," of course. Next up is a "Fear Itself" tie-in miniseries featuring Flash. Then we have a "What If Classic" trade paperback, apparently featuring "What if Bruce Wayne became Superman?" The last one is "House Of S," a story that shatters a large part of the DCU as we know it. Disclaimer: If you've been reading EBC for a while, you know I really like both Marvel and DC. Over the years, both have had great stories, artwork, and characters, and some of the finest writers and artists have worked for one or even both of them. See you guys on Monday with more adventures from Ancient Rome.
#114	Reading English, Hearing Latin	Oh dear, what now? Hope Terry and the Doctor will be back soon! We'll see on Monday, tomorrow is "What If" day.	80s Moviegoer who looks like Jerry; Fallout, Jerry; Roman Farmer; Spacebot 4000
#113	Here Comes The Sun	So they finally found better weather. But is it really a good idea to leave Jerry, Spacebot, and Monty alone, after everything that happened during their stay in 1985? Let's find out in the next strip...	Dr. Mysterious; Fallout, Jerry; Spacebot 4000
#112	De Bello Gallico	"Commentarii De Bello Gallico" ("Commentaries On The Gallic War") is one of Caesar's most famous works of literature. In third-person narrative, he described how he defeated the last Gallic resistance with his armies. Our friends want to travel a whole month into the future, which means that Caesar will probably be at home when they arrive there. Sorry that this comic is a day late, I was way too tired yesterday. I'll do the next one right now to restore the schedule.	Caesar, Gaius Julius
#111	Songs Illustrated: Drenk Doch Eine Met!	"Drenk doch eine met!" ("Have a drink with us!") is a well-known carnival song from my home town Cologne, Germany, by the BlÃ¤ck FÃ¶Ã¶ss (the "Bare Feet", a band making songs in the local dialect). KÃ¶lsch is both the name of the dialect and the beer. The latter was even praised by the New York Times recently. All the tourists enjoying their KÃ¶lsch are from this Other Stuff doodle, and they were also featured in the anniversary EBC #100. The real KÃ¶lsch brand name can be found in the New York Times article; it's one of my favorites that I highly recommend.
#110	The Fun Of Being An Ice-Cream Snobble	Hello, you snobbles! Have you ever wished to be an ice-cream snobble? You could do whatever you felt like doing. And you'd get free ice-cream every day! There's a terrible secret about the snobbles in this strip.	Guest Snobble
#109	In Thunder, Lightning, And In Rain	Based on events taking place today: Right after work, we took a nice walk. It started in beautiful sunshine and ended in a superheavy thunderstorm.	Fallout, Jerry
#108	Caesar, Here We Come	So they're finally going to Ancient Rome. More than two thousand years ago, there's no forest at this place. And it's raining heavily.	Fallout, Jerry
#107	Tempora Mutantur	The control panel is in Roman capitals, and it reads as follows: Time Controller, Departure time: July 6, 2011 A.D., Destination time: July 6, 52 B.C. The doctor is about to hit a button marked "Facere," which means "Do it" or just "Okay."	Dr. Mysterious
#106	All It Takes To Be A Nerd?!	How Spacebot knows? Well, a Robot is even more of a nerd than a seven-year-old boy with glasses.	Boldface, Terry; Dr. Mysterious; Fallout, Jerry; Spacebot 4000
#105	What If Jerry And Spacebot Were Snobbles?	Friday's comic, finally online on Sunday (sorry!). If you're not sure what a snobble is, check out the original character description. Tomorrow, our regular story arc continues.	Snobby Fallout; Space Snobot 4000
#104	Let's Finally Talk About It	Although it was about time that they started to discuss these topics, it's heading into a dangerous direction. Let's see on Monday how this goes on. Tomorrow, we'll have a What If strip.	80s Moviegoer who looks like Jerry; Boldface, Terry; Dr. Mysterious; Fallout, Jerry; Spacebot 4000
#103	...Do As The Romans Do	Really whooooah! The appearance generator is yet another great invention by Dr. Mysterious. It makes the time machine look like a Roman carriage, the humans like Roman citizens, and Spacebot like a gladiator in shiny armor. By the way, the shirts that we won't be seeing in a while read as follows: Jerry -- "iTime," Spacebot "Droid Time," Monty -- "C-64 Time."	80s Moviegoer who looks like Jerry; Dr. Mysterious; Fallout, Jerry; Spacebot 4000
#102	When In Rome...	The time travel adventure that started in EBC #61 goes on: After visiting the year 1985, our friends are going back to Ancient Rome. As you can see, I'm having fun with color lately, especially since the huge anniversary strip, and I think at least this second time travel story arc will be completely in color. On a totally unrelated note, you should read "Catwoman: When In Rome" by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale (DC Comics) -- it's worth it. And while you're at it, also read "Batman: The Long Halloween" and "Batman: Dark Victory" by the same writer/artist -- they're all part of the same long story arc.	Dr. Mysterious; Fallout, Jerry
#101	[Untitled]	A silly re-enactment of EBC #1, starring: Spacebot 4000 as Doodle #1, Jerry Fallout as Doodle #2 (from Doodle Jump), Fat Zap as The Poodle, and Pimple Faced Teen as The Noodle.	Fallout, Jerry; Fat Zap; Pimple Faced Teen; Spacebot 4000
#100	100 Characters From 100 Comics	All of the characters celebrating EBC #100 in the Metrotopia Amphitheater are from the Other Stuff section. The long description, detailing each character, will follow tomorrow night because this thing already took the whole weekend to draw. Update -- here's the description/character list I promised (it took a day longer because the Other Stuff items didn't have individual URLs before): Above/behind the arena, we can see Jerry Fallout as Superman and Spacebot 4000 as Batman from the Energy Brain League, followed by the real Batman and the real Superman (in their original colors this time; they can also be found here and even here). In the top row of the arena itself, from left to right: Spider-Man, Dr. Mankid and his assistant, Zombie Punk, Pimple Faced Teen as Green Lantern and Terry Boldface as Flash, Hulk: White, Monty and Gilbert Fallout. 2nd row of the arena (from top, left to right): Tux and Snowball from Supertux, Toaster Dragon, Mortimer Watson and his butler Henry, Cthulhu, the unmarried non-couple, and the Fantastic Four (Reed Richards, Susan Storm-Richards, Johnny Storm R.I.P., Ben Grimm). Mr. Fantastic is snatching popcorn from a guy in the row in front of him... 3rd row: The video game characters Lara Croft, Mario (holding his plumber thing under her nose!), Pac-Man, Link, Pinky the Ghost (tickled by Link), Donkey Kong, and Sonic the Hedgehog. The rest of the row is occupied by the TOS vs. TNG guys: Undecided guy, TOS guy (doesn't he look like Ned Flanders?), Voyager guy, and TNG guy. 4th row: Pirate Santa, Police Chief Train (also in EBC#27 and #28), the Dancing Rabbitz, the Rock Band (drummer, guitar player, singer), and news anchor Pran Salan dressed as James Bond. Why the heck is the drummer slapping the Willy Millowitsch rabbit? 5th row: Jack Thompson, Leon Kersken, Mr. Sushi (wondering where Kasper the Clown is), Diver and Gourmet Crocodile, the Mouth Guy (receiving cereals using his special method), the Nerd who wants to be a hero, Yoshi, Sascha Kersken, Math Nerd and Cookie Monster. 6th row: Snobble-headed man, or snobble dressed as a man, Giovanni/Pizza Man, Sid, Manny, and Diego from Ice Age (with the ice-cream from "Ice Age 4: Straciatella"), Mr. Iceblock from Supertux (see EBC #25), and the International Guys (Hiroshi Yamamoto from Japan, John Jackson from the United States, Sir Edward Overlord III from the United Kingdom, Jean-Luc Delacour from France, and Hermann von Strotz from Germany). 7th row: Centboy and Dollarman, Doodle and "Roddenberry" from Doodle Jump, two Snobbles (Dr. Snobble and Dobedobedo Snobble), two strange Eye Guys, the Falling Guy, the Fit Body Man, the stick figure, and another strange guy.
#99	Songs Illustrated: Rockstar	"Songs Illustrated" shows what song titles "really" mean. Today: "Rockstar" by Nickelback. Within the comic, it's spelled "Rock Star" because he's a Rockin' Star! Tomorrow's comic is the anniversary strip #100! There's a bit more work involved than usually, so don't expect it to be up before Friday night or even Saturday morning.	Rock Star
#98	Hyperman vs. Squidking III	This turned out better than expected: The poor falling guy is saved, the car has not damaged anything, and Squidking is in custody in the famous Metrotopia Aqua Zoo. Tomorrow, we'll have another "Songs Illustrated," and on Friday, there'll be EBC #100!	Fallout, Jerry; Guy Captured by Squidking; Hyperman; Spacebot 4000; Squidking
#97	Hyperman vs. Squidking II	Oh dear, Superheroes have to face moral dilemmas every day. Will Hyperman save the poor guy (and risk that the car drops onto a building, possibly killing more than one person), or will he go for the car, causing the guy's death? Let's find out tomorrow, in the conclusion to this little Hyperman story. By the way: I added a "Random" comic button to the navigation yesterday (you may already have noticed), and today, I added a tagging system that makes it easier to find particular kinds of comics.	Guy Captured by Squidking; Hyperman; Squidking
#96	Hyperman vs. Squidking	Here's Hyperman's latest challenge: to fight Squidking, the evil, intelligent sea monster.	Hyperman; Squidking
#95	What If P.F.T. Gained Powers?	Let's never forget: He's just a teenager, and he didn't have a power/responsibility key experience like Peter Parker.	Pimple Faced Teen; Watcher, The
#94	Hyperman's New Mission	Let's see on Monday which villain has the guts to threaten the Invincible Hyperman. Tomorrow, we'll have another "What If" comic.	Barker, Clyde; Hyperman
#93	Summer Of Superhero Movies	Think about it -- it really is the summer of superhero movies: we already had Thor in spring, then X-Men: First Class, and now Green Lantern and Captain America. We haven't seen Clyde Barker since EBC #34. By the way, Hyperman (Clyde's alter ego) is real within the EBC universe, but there are also comic books and movies about him. So it might turn out that Supergiant exists as well. The anonymous superhero fighting Supergiant is not listed as a character; he's too small to be recognized.	Barker, Clyde; Supergiant
#92	Sidekickery	Sidekicks... in the DC Universe, everyone and their dogs have them. Over in the Marvel Universe, there's only Cap & Bucky. Reportedly, Stan Lee just hates sidekicks, and Captain America was invented long before he joined the company. This is an out-of-continuity story that happened before the time travel adventure.	Fallout, Jerry; Spacebot 4000
#91	The Escape	So, good bye, 1985, and hello, Roman Empire. Monty is with them now, and they'll have to explain one thing or another to him. Except for that one thing that could affect his -- and especially Jerry's -- future, of course. So this is the conclusion of a longer story arc. We'll definitely see what they're going to do next. But the anniversary strip #100 is near, so I think there'll be some other suprises for you before that one.	80s Moviegoer who looks like Jerry; Dr. Mysterious; Fallout, Jerry; Police Officer; Spacebot 4000
#90	Burger Bar Conquers The World	We know him, we love him -- the employee of the Burger Bar in Metrotopia: Pimple Faced Teen. But he's not the only one. There are teenagers with pimpled faces and high-pitched voices all over the world, doing McJobs. It's been a while since my son Leon did his previous guest strip: #40.	Dimitris Pimpolidis; Le Teen au visage pimples; Pimple Faced Snobble Teen; Sir James Pimples III; Teenager w pimliczky; Teenie O'Pimples
#89	Up, Up, And Away!	The description is within the strip this time, so there's no need for much text here. Tomorrow, we've got a guest strip.	80s Moviegoer who looks like Jerry; Cloud #3; Fallout, Jerry; Police Officer; Spacebot 4000
#88	Songs Illustrated: Fight Fire With Fire	"Songs Illustrated" shows what song titles "really" mean. Today: "Fight Fire With Fire" by Metallica, my favorite band.	Fireman
#87	It's About Time To Leave!	Let's face it: 1985 was fun while it lasted, but with the Metrotopia Police Department involved, they should finally move on. Tomorrow, we've got "Songs Illustrated," and on Thursday, you'll be able to witness their dramatic escape...	Beansworth, Harry; Boldface, Terry; Dr. Mysterious; Police Officer; Spacebot 4000
#86	To Boldly D'oh...	This doesn't look like it's going to end well...	80s Moviegoer who looks like Jerry; Fallout, Jerry; Spacebot 4000; Yet Another Pimple Faced Teen
#85	What If EBC Were A Manga?	Remember to read it from right to left! I've used Google Translate for the Japanese dialog, so please excuse me if there are any mistakes. The dialog reads as follows: Jerry: I'm bored. Spacebot: Let's go get some ice-cream. Jerry: [smiling] Yes. -- [frowning] No money. Both: TV!	Manga Jerry Fallout; Manga Spacebot 4000
#84	Some Of Them Are Nerds, Too	Just can't wait for Jerry's answer.	80s Game Store Guy; 80s Moviegoer who looks like Jerry; Fallout, Jerry; Spacebot 4000; Yet Another Pimple Faced Teen
#83	Family Meeting	So the guy who looks like Jerry is... Jerry's dad! (Hadn't you already guessed?). Poor Jerry -- no NES for him right now.	80s Moviegoer who looks like Jerry; Fallout, Jerry; Pimple Faced Teen's Mom; Spacebot 4000
#82	Inside Ms. Pacman's	Jerry and Spacebot are not there yet, but that's what Lady Zelda's looked like when it was still Ms. Pacman's. Oh, and did you recognize the info desk girl? It's Pimple Faced Teen's mom, back when she was a Pimple Faced Teen Girl herself. The guy who looks suspiciously like Jerry is there again, too, so tomorrow's comic should be interesting...	80s Game Store Guy; 80s Moviegoer who looks like Jerry; Fat Zap; Pimple Faced Teen's Mom
#81	Off To 8-Bit Wonderland	Do you have kind of a dÃ©ja-vu here? Check out EBC #51. Metal Guy is right, of course: The first Legend Of Zelda game was only introduced a year later, in 1986. Let's see tomorrow what they will find in Ms. Pacman's then.	Fallout, Jerry; Spacebot 4000
#80	The Lost Alien	"When I left my planet, I allowed my rookie colleague to enter the coordinates for my actual target. A nice person, but obviously, he forgot to enter the last digit which is very important on journeys of such a great distance. Everyone on our planet knows that this area where I crash-landed has been under quarantine for the last 58,145 Blib years. For the whole period, this planet which calls itself Earth has been sending signals to outer space continuously. The reason why our planet ignores all those signals is the result of our intense analysis of the species ruling this planet. Soâ€¦ that means I'm stranded here for a very long time because all technology existing on this planet won't help me to get back. All I can do is wait for the mistake to be discovered. But the Blib years which are usually very short, compared to years on Earth, will feel very long here. But I don't know whether I will survive until then. The people on this planet are unpredictable." A guest strip by my wife, TÃ¼lay Kersken. See you on Monday!	Lost Alien
#79	Best. Deal. Ever?	Carbon Dude and Metal Guy are at The Batcave, their favorite comic book store in 2011. At first it seems they have payment issues, but... the fun fact here is that both Jerry and the Comic Book Salesman think they have made a brilliant deal and fooled the other party. We're going to have a guest strip tomorrow, and on Monday we'll see what's up at the Video Game Store in 1985.	Comic Book Salesman in 1985; Fallout, Jerry; Spacebot 4000
#78	I Shall Wear The Future	Jerry seems to be far more clever or at least experienced than some people -- or robots -- give him credit for. BTW: I'm using a font here instead of hand-lettering. I intended to do so for a while but couldn't find a suitable one. I'm not even sure whether this one is ideal. What do you think?	Fallout, Jerry; Spacebot 4000
#77	Songs Illustrated: Can I Play With Madness?	Songs Illustrated shows what song titles "really" mean. Today: "Can I Play With Madness?" by Iron Maiden. Comic #77 is the ideal choice for this one because its from the album "Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son."	Andy; Madness Monsterburg; Mrs Monsterberg
#76	Independence Day 1985	Jerry and Spacebot are celebrating today, and they're going to visit the comic book store the next day. In the real world, though, tomorrow will be "Songs Illustrated" again, and we will find out the day after what they're up to. As for the 'tallica poster on the wall: On Saturday, we went to the BIG 4 show in Gelsenkirchen, and it rocked. In three months of stage absence, Metallica had time to revamp their setlist from the ground up -- so for the first time in a couple of years, the show did not end with "Seek and Destroy" (which was played as the fourth song) but with "Creeping Death," and they opened with "Hit The Lights," followed by "Master of Puppets." Happy Fourth of July to our American readers, and a nice week to the rest of us.	Fallout, Jerry; Spacebot 4000
#75	What If RM01 Were Jerry Fallout's Best Friend?	Their relationship seems to be a little different from the one between Jerry and his original best friend, Spacebot 4000, because RM01 is an even greater prankster than Jerry. The continuity of our current story arc will resume on Monday. I want as many strips ending with a 5 as possible to be "What If" comics.	Fallout, Jerry; RM01
#74	Self-Service 1985	So, Jerry and Spacebot share a room -- it's just like home!	Fallout, Jerry; Receptionist at the "Cozy Sleep Motel"; Spacebot 4000
#73	Checking In	Well, "Uncanny X-Men" #194 was published in June 1985, and "two issues later" does not even exist on July 3. So of course, Spacebot 4000 needs to stop his friend before he goes on like that.	Dr. Mysterious; Fallout, Jerry; Receptionist at the "Cozy Sleep Motel"; Spacebot 4000
#72	Late's Motel	Our friends are looking for a motel. But for some reason, this is not the one.	Boldface, Terry; Dr. Mysterious; Fallout, Jerry; Spacebot 4000
#71	There's A Time For Everything	... but obviously, the time for Mobile Internet is not the year 1985.	Dr. Mysterious; Fallout, Jerry; Spacebot 4000
#70	A Brief History of Microsoft's Clippy (Guest Strip)	This comic, based on actual events and an eyewitness testimony by Bill Gates, provides us with a brief but in-depth look at the REAL life of Clippy- Microsoft's animated help crony. A guest strip by Jonathan Manierre.	Clippy
#69	Back to the Back to the Future	"Back to the Future," one of my (and many other people's) favorite movies, premiered on July 3, 1985. What better date could our friends from the present have chosen to visit the 1980's? There will be a guest strip tomorrow, so let's see on Monday what happens next (or happened next, almost 26 years ago).	80s Moviegoer who looks like Jerry; Boldface, Terry; Dr. Mysterious; Fallout, Jerry; Female 80s Moviegoer; Male 80s Moviegoer; Spacebot 4000
#68	Set Date And Go!	This is the time machine's control panel -- a modern touch display. Tomorrow, we will see how they actually go back to the year 1985.	Dr. Mysterious
#67	Where do we want to go?	So, everyone is full and happy. Now they need to decide where to go. The 1980s may not be the most interesting option, but it feels like the most save one. So, even though Dr. Mysterious doesn't tell us his preference (he did so in #62), I guess they will try the eighties first, and the other options later.	Boldface, Terry; Dr. Mysterious; Fallout, Jerry; Spacebot 4000
#66	Songs Illustrated: Highway to Hell	"Songs Illustrated" explains what song titles "really" mean. Today: AC/DC's timeless classic "Highway to Hell." The comic is derived from a photo I took five years ago. Tomorrow, we'll see what our time travelers are up to.	Rider on the Highway to Hell
#65	At the Drive-In	They have the power of a time machine, but all they've done by now is use it as an ordinary car to go to Burger Bar. There will be a little interruption in this story arc as Monday's comic will be "Songs Illustrated."	Boldface, Terry; Dr. Mysterious; Fallout, Jerry; Pimple Faced Teen; Spacebot 4000
#64	First Things First	Every man has his priorities. And it can't always be science. For some people, it's the taste of a good, old Triple Cheeseburger from Burger Bar (R).	Boldface, Terry; Dr. Mysterious; Fallout, Jerry; Spacebot 4000
#63	Spacebot 4000 Secret Origins?	Wait... Dad? So Dr. Mysterious built Spacebot 4000. And that's why he knows Jerry? Or is there even more to it? Let's find out tomorrow.	Dr. Mysterious; Fallout, Jerry; Spacebot 4000
#62	For Science Only	Carbon Dude and Metal Guy are at Dr. Mysterious's lab. Jerry can't wait to see the time machine. He even pretends that they have to go to the comic book store soon, although he know's it's already closed for today.	Boldface, Terry; Dr. Mysterious; Fallout, Jerry; Spacebot 4000
#61	Into the Realm of the (Dr.) Mysterious	Jerry and Spacebot have arrived at Dr. Mysterious's science lab. He's the guy who has claimed to have built a time machine back in EBC #56. And we also learn more about the pizza delivery from #57. The sign reads: "Dr. Mysterious Secret Lab. Trespassers hereby agree to take part in experiments with an unpredictable outcome."	Fallout, Jerry; Spacebot 4000
#60	Toy Robot and Rubick (Guest Strip)	Toy Robot isn't liked very much by the other toys. But this isn't his fault. His humor chip is not adjusted very well. A guest strip by Tobias Ravenstein.	Rubick; Toy Robot
#59	Le Gorilla Electronique in New York	Le Gorilla Electronique, the French-speaking electronic gorilla with an unhealthy appetite for bananas, is doing a King Kong stunt. Fortunately, he hasn't captured a lady but just some bananas.	Beansworth, Harry; Gorilla Electronique, Le; Riley, Rebecca
#58	True Story	True story, really: The last two and a half months, there was almost no rain at all (maybe three or four rainy days altogether), and now it's raining like the Clouds want to meet their quota for this quarter within two days. Introducing Lightning, a new Weather Guy. He seems nice enough, but at about 20,000 ampÃ¨res, you wouldn't want to shake his hand.	Cloud #1; Cloud #2; Cloud #3; Lightning; Sun
#57	Pizza Delivery	Jerry has a new job as a pizza delivery boy, and his first (or only?) customer is Spacebot 4000. Or was the pizza for someone else originally? We may find out in one of the next issues.	Fallout, Jerry; Spacebot 4000
#56	Acebook	Everybody uses social networks nowadays, even Jerry Fallout and Spacebot 4000. And now Jerry is invited by the mysterious Dr. Mysterious who claims to have invented a time machine. To be continued some time in the future.	Dr. Mysterious; Fallout, Jerry; Spacebot 4000
#55	Songs Illustrated: Baby, You Can Drive My Car	"Songs Illustrated" explains what song titles "really" mean. Today: "Baby, You Can Drive My Car" by the mighty Beatles.	Driver Baby
#54	Homecooking is a Tricky Business	...but it definitely won't kill Burger Bar.	Burger Bar Employee; Pimple Faced Teen
#53	Energy Brainiac	The Geometry Nerds are discussing superheroes this time, and each of them seems to have a valid point. So if Green Lantern and Thor have to rely on external sources of power, does that mean Superman really is the strongest superhero? What about Hyperman then? And could Fat Zap be a superhero, too?	Ball Guy; Cube Guy; Fat Zap; Hyperman; Pyramid Guy
#52	Inside Lady Zelda's	Take a look at the local video game store, "Lady Zelda's." Metal Guy and Carbon Dude can be seen in the background, after their previous visit they seem to like the store.	Fallout, Jerry; Fat Zap; Pimple Faced Teen; Spacebot 4000
#51	To Be Continued (No More), Part 3	After a long walk through the city, Jerry and Spacebot finally arrive at the Lady's. Would you have guessed that this Lady is a video game store? Well, what did you think?!	Fallout, Jerry; Spacebot 4000
#50	Happy 50th Issue!	Finally, a (small) anniversary: EBC #50! So everyone is here who has been featured in this webcomic from #1 through #49. Most of them are even in order of appearance, just a few have been put where they seemed to fit best. The Weather Guys, of course (also featuring in yesterday's comic), are on top of the whole picture, in the sky. And they're all celebrating and having fun. All guest strip characters have been drawn by Leon because he did these guest strips in the first place. That's why some characters are there more than once (as you may have seen, they also appear twice in the character list, once as "$characterName" and once as "Guest $characterName." And, of course, those who have more than one identity appear twice (such as Hyperman/Clyde Barker or RM01/Chief RM01). Have fun, and I'll see you on Monday with the conclusion of the "To Be Continued" story arc from comics #47 and #48.	Badman; Bailey, Con; Ball Guy; Banana; Barker, Clyde; Batman; Bauer, Jack; Bedman; Bender Bending Rodriguez; Bike; Bowser; Buffy, The Vampire Slayer; Captain America; Chief RM01; Chief Train; Chinese Curlhead; Chinese Jack Thompson; Chinese RM01; Chinese Snobble; Cloud #1; Cloud #2; Cloud #3; Colani, Professor Peter; Colosal Rabbit; Comic Nerd; Cube Guy; Curlhead; Curly Guy; Doodle #1; Doodle #2; Dr. Lucky; Dr. Monroe; Evil Hippie Shaker, The; Fallout, Jerry; Fallout, Mrs.; Fat Zap; Ferrari; Firefox; Flick; Flower; Fluffy; Foward, Captain Jonathan J.; Fry, Philip J.; Gangster; Georges des Champingnons; Gigaman; Giorgio di Funghi; Gorilla Electronique, Le; Guest Doodle; Guest Guy #1; Guest Guy #2; Guest Jerry Fallout; Guest RM01; Guest RM04; Guest Rocker; Guest Roddenberry #1; Guest Roddenberry #2; Guest Scruffy; Guest Sideshow Bob; Guest Smoker; Guest Snobble; Guest Spacebot 4000; Handsome Guy; Hippie; Hulk; Hyperman; Iron Man; Isabelle; Kersken, Leon; Kersken, Sascha; King; Knight of Lockwood; Lamb; Lamp; Less Handsome Guy; LOL; Loverman, Harry; M.O.M.; Magic Mirror; Mantar Georg; Martian George; Mary; Masked Swordman, The; Mexicano; Mr. Iceblock; Muffy; Mushroom George; Nadana, Lana Nana; Noodle; Palmer, David; Pants; Penny; Pimple Faced Teen; Pimple Faced Teen's Mom; Poodle; Punk Rocker; Pyramid Guy; Rainbow; Ranglow, Paul; RC06; Ricky; RM01; RM04; ROFL; ROFLMAO; Salan, Pran; Schwammerl Schorsch; Scruffy; Sermon; Simpson, Bart; Simpson, Homer J.; Snobble; Snupfen; Spacebot 4000; Spider-Man; Sun; Sunshine, Annabel; Super Fry; Super Homer; Super Leela; Super Lisa; Superman; Thompson, Jack; Thor; Trousers; Tux; User of the Stairway to Heaven; Wayne, Miranda; Williams, Breath; Window; Wolverine; Yun Qiaozhi
#49	Cloud Computing	Hey, it's the Weather Guys! We haven't seen them since EBC #19. I've been doing some research on Cloud Computing the last few days, and so this one pretty much wrote itself. Stay tuned for tomorrow's "Anniversary" comic #50... you might see some more guys you haven't seen in a while.	Cloud #1; Cloud #2; Cloud #3; Flower; Rainbow; Sun
#48	To Be Continued, Part 2	The supermarket staff seems to know those two guys and their habits -- their favorite drinks are placed next to each other. In EBC #51 next Monday, you may finally see who that lady is.	Fallout, Jerry; Spacebot 4000
#47	To Be Continued	Wow, Carbon Dude and Metal Guy are outside. Carbon Dude is eating ice-cream, and Metal Guy even talks about some mysterious lady... let's see in the next issue how this will turn out.	Fallout, Jerry; Spacebot 4000
#46	Why Is It Called "Washington DC?"	A bunch of Marvel superheroes is pretty unhappy about the name of the capital, and they demand it to be renamed.	Captain America; Hulk; Iron Man; Spider-Man; Thor; Wolverine
#45	What If Mushroom George Had A Different Nationality?	Do you remember Mushroom George from comic #15? Well, he seems American although he might be Japanese as he's related to Nintendo. Here's what he would look like, sound like, and sometimes drink if he were from somewhere else in the world (or solar system).	Georges des Champingnons; Giorgio di Funghi; Mantar Georg; Martian George; Schwammerl Schorsch; Yun Qiaozhi
#44	Songs Illustrated: Stairway To Heaven	"Songs Illustrated" explains what songs "really" mean. Today: "Stairway to Heaven" by the great Led Zeppelin.	User of the Stairway to Heaven
#43	Making A 24-Hour Comic	The Comic Nerd obviously gets his comic done in time, while I have failed. I'm still going to finish the work I started, though, and you'll be able to see it on this website. I just have to ask for a little bit of patience.	Comic Nerd
#42	The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Front Door	In "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" by Douglas Adams, who died at age 49 ten years ago, "42" is the answer to life, the universe and all the rest. That's why Spacebot 4000 uses one of Marvin's catchphrases here.	Fallout, Jerry; Spacebot 4000
#41	Day of the Snobble	Two snobbles playing the famous opening scene from "Day of the Tentacle." It's a classic point-and-click adventure from LucasArts, successor to "Maniac Mansion."	Snobble
#40	Dr. Groening (Guest Strip)	Cool! Original EBC characters Carbon Dude (Jerry Fallout) and Metal Guy (Spacebot 4000) in a guest strip by Leon!	Guest Jerry Fallout; Guest Spacebot 4000
#39	Making of EBC	Wish I really had such a large monitor. I like my MacBook, but at 13" it's a bit too small for making comics.	Kersken, Leon; Kersken, Sascha
#38	The Stone of Avalon	An animated TV series produced in Panzland, the European kingdom from Leon's TV show, "A Panzburg Story," and comics (hence the unusual names of the actors: they're Panzish names). The hero, Window, needs to find the Stone of Avalon and to defeat the evil overlord Sermon who has been oppressing the land for many years.	Ferrari; Flick; Isabelle; Knight of Lockwood; Magic Mirror; Sermon; Window
#37	Mother's Day Special	Happy Mother's Day to everyone out there!	Fallout, Jerry; Fallout, Mrs.; M.O.M.; Pimple Faced Teen; Pimple Faced Teen's Mom; RC06; RM01; Spacebot 4000
#36	Le Gorilla Electronique au BB (The Electronic Gorilla at the BB)	Is there something like a banana burger in the real world?	Gorilla Electronique, Le; Pimple Faced Teen
#35	What If Jerry Fallout Worked At The BB?	A bad thing to say to a customer. A worse thing to say to the manager.	Fallout, Jerry; Pimple Faced Teen
#34	The Secret Identity Of Hyperman	In this strip, the most important information about Hyperman is revealed: His secret identity. He's a movie critic, and I bet he prefers to review Superhero movies.	Barker, Clyde; Curlhead; Fallout, Jerry; Pimple Faced Teen; Spacebot 4000
#33	Songs Illustrated: It's Raining Men	If Annabel is so happy about this kind of weather, why is she using an umbrella?	Curlhead; Fat Zap; Pimple Faced Teen; Sunshine, Annabel; Thompson, Jack
#32	Energy Brainbots #2	Sitting on the old couch, watching TV, and drinking beer. What could be nicer for two good friends and roommates? If only there were better shows on TV.	Fallout, Jerry; Spacebot 4000
#31	Dungeons, Dragons, And Nintendo Confusion	Once again, the Geometry Nerds ponder the important questions of life. This time, it's all about RPGs, both classic and computerized.	Ball Guy; Cube Guy; Pyramid Guy
#30	Guest Strip #3	A guest strip by Leon. We care about our readers' health, and so they only think of their favorite songs instead of singing them aloud.	Guest Rocker; Guest Scruffy; Guest Sideshow Bob; Guest Smoker
#29	LOL, ROFL, and ROFLMAO	A happy family -- LOL and ROFL are brothers, and ROFLMAO is their dad. They don't seem to agree on what to do. And what is Fat Zap doing there?	Fat Zap; LOL; ROFL; ROFLMAO
#28	Chief RM01 and the Armed Robbery, Part II	Finally, justice is on its way. Breath Williams will go back to prison. Will he be able to break out again? And will Chief RM01 once more be able to stop him?	Chief RM01; Chief Train; Williams, Breath
#27	Chief RM01 and the Armed Robbery, Part I	One of the few multi-panel comics in EBC, and the first two-part one. Chief RM01, chief Train (the other police guy), and the gangster Breath Williams are from Leon's comic series.	Chief RM01; Chief Train; Williams, Breath
#26	Owsers and Ants	One more of those silly rhyming nonsense comics.	Bowser; Firefox; Pants; Trousers
#25	What if Mr. Iceblock were the archenemy of SuperTux	Have you ever checked out SuperTux? It's an open source sidescrolling jump'n'run game, similar to the classic Super Mario games, available for Linux, Windows, and Mac OS X and starring Tux, the Linux Penguin.	Mr. Iceblock; Penny; Tux
#24	24	The 24th strip has to be about the action TV series "24," of course. In this one, Jack Bauer tries to track down a dangerous gangster, like always.	Bauer, Jack; Gangster; Palmer, David; Wayne, Miranda
#23	The 23rd Century	"The 23rd Century" is an animated scifi/comedy TV series by Jack Thompson, co-star and co-producer of Leon's TV series, "A Panzburg Story." Left to right: Captain Jonathan J. Foward, Commander Paul Ranglow, Lieutenant Harry Loverman, Rick900 a.k.a. Ricky (the ship computer), Lieutenant Commander Lana N. Nadana, Dr. Lucky.	Dr. Lucky; Foward, Captain Jonathan J.; Loverman, Harry; Nadana, Lana Nana; Ranglow, Paul; Ricky
#22	Songs Illustrated: Hippie Hippie Shake	"Songs Illustrated" shows what song titles "really" mean. This time: "Hippie Hippie Shake."	Evil Hippie Shaker, The; Hippie
#21	Fighting Aliens with the 23rd Century Crew	When the fearless crew of the unnamed spaceship had to face Captain Julius Caesar again, Captain Foward thought he could fight him using a simple game controller.	Foward, Captain Jonathan J.; Loverman, Harry; Ranglow, Paul
#20	Guest Strip #2	Leon's second guest strip. Counting guys, snobbles, and a robot.	Guest Guy #1; Guest Guy #2; Guest RM04; Guest Snobble
#19	Weather Guys	Did you know that the weather is made by a gang of pretty funny guys? Well, now you do.	Cloud #1; Cloud #2; Cloud #3; Flower; Rainbow; Snobble; Sun
#18	Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder	Well, who's handsome, and who's not? It depends on your particular frame of reference. Ms. Monster might like to marry the Handsome Guy, while other ladies might prefer the Less Handsome Guy.	Handsome Guy; Less Handsome Guy
#17	Hyperman vs. The Masked Swordman	Hyperman, the hero of the proud city of Metrotopia, in his first comic. This time, he needs to defeat the mysterious Masked Swordman.	Hyperman; Masked Swordman, The
#16	Sights and Sounds	Short EBC without any characters, but lots of sound FX.
#15	Mushroom George	He gets called by approx. 100 people a week who want to complain about "Mario Kart Wii" being too hard, too easy, or whatever. So he wants to make clear that he's not affiliated with the game.	Mushroom George
#14	Energy Brain Man	Homonymous confusion, starring three men.	Badman; Batman; Bedman
#13	Superama	Some well-known guys from Springfield and New New York as superheroes.	Bender Bending Rodriguez; Simpson, Bart; Super Fry; Super Homer; Super Leela; Super Lisa
#12	On King Panzland's Secret Service in China	Panzland is the European kingdom in which our TV show, "A Panzburg Story," and Leon's comic series take place. King Panzland is the king of Panzland, of course. He sent our friends to China, and they do everything they can to remain inconspicuous.	Chinese Curlhead; Chinese Jack Thompson; Chinese RM01; Chinese Snobble
#11	What did Mary have?	Mary, the famous girl from the childrens' song, had a little lamb. Or did she have something else entirely? Inspired by an old "Sesame Street" run from the 1970s.	Bike; King; Lamb; Lamp; Mary
#10	Guest Strip	The first guest strip, by Leon. Starring Doodle, the hero of the famous mobile game "Doodle Jump."	Guest Doodle; Guest RM01; Guest Roddenberry #1; Guest Roddenberry #2
#9	Panzburg Crowd	A large crowd in the city of Panzburg is disappointed. Very disappointed. Can Gigaman help them?	Bailey, Con; Chief Train; Colani, Professor Peter; Colosal Rabbit; Curlhead; Dr. Monroe; Gigaman; Kersken, Leon; Kersken, Sascha; RM04; Salan, Pran; Snobble; Snupfen; Thompson, Jack
#8	Un Mexicano en el BB (A Mexican at the BB)	A Mexican Guy enters a burger bar. What sounds like the beginning of a stupid ethnic joke is in fact the first appearance of Pimple Faced Teen as well as the introduction of Burger Bar, EBC's premier eating place.	Mexicano; Pimple Faced Teen
#7	Heores, Inc.	An unnamed guy whishes that some Superheroes were there. First EBC in HD (16:9) and first appearance of Fat Zap.	Batman; Curly Guy; Fat Zap; Superman
#6	Energy Brainbots	Here, we meet Carbon Dude (Jerry Fallout) and Metal Guy (Spacebot 4000) for the first time.	Fallout, Jerry; Spacebot 4000
#5	Uff-O-Rama[TM]	Another rhyming gang, starring some familiar faces from Springfield and New New York.	Buffy, The Vampire Slayer; Fluffy; Fry, Philip J.; Muffy; Scruffy; Simpson, Homer J.
#4	Energy Brain Wars Episode IV: Star Wars Wars	First appearance of the geometry nerds. This time, they discuss their favorite Star Wars movies.	Ball Guy; Cube Guy; Pyramid Guy
#3	Le Gorilla Electronique	A French-speaking, electronic gorilla has a special interest in bananas.	Banana; Gorilla Electronique, Le
#2	[Untitled]	RM01 wants to be a punk rocker, but the real punk rocker doesn't take him seriously.	Punk Rocker; RM01
#1	[Untitled]	Some rhyming guys. When I was drawing this one, I had no idea it would become part 1 of a webcomic series.	Doodle #1; Doodle #2; Noodle; Poodle