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   !          |_|                    "It's stupendous!"    -|-
  -@-     ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,   ,,,,,,,,,,,   ,,,,,,,,,,,       /|\
  / \     :  EPISODES  :   :  STORY  :   :  MORE!  :       /|\
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  "[This comic] is [brilliant! Very funny!]" - The New York Times *
  "[Top Hat Man] ... owns!" - MC Chris *
  "[A must read for all in need of] a [good laugh!]" - Wired Magazine *
  "[Read Top Hat Man,] savvy?" - Captain Jack Sparrow *
  
  
  _               _       / _     _  _ ___
 /  |\ | / /\ |\ /       / /  |  /  /   |  | /\ \ |
| - |/ | \ || || |-      \ |- |  |- |   |  | || |\|
 \_ |  | / \/ |/ \_      / \_ \_ \_ \_  |  | \/ | \
                        /


 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
 :   T H E   S E Q U E L   :
 '''''''''''''''''''''''''''
  :
  : - THM2: Episode 3: Top Hat Man Meets the Elite Hackers
  :
  : - THM2: Episode 2: Top Hat Man and the Disappearing Act
  :
  : - THM2: Episode 1: Top Hat Man Meets the Chronopractors
   :
    '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''




 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
 :   T H E   O R I G I N A L  M I S T A K E   :
 ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
  :
  : - THM: Episode 10b: Bland Finale
  :
  : - THM: Episode 10a: Anybody Home?
  :
  : - THM: Episode 9: Encounter with a Third Kind
  :
  : - THM: Episode 8: One False Step
  :
  : - THM: Episode 7: Prime Time
  :
  : - THM: Episode 6: My Top Hat Man
  :
  : - THM: Episode 5: Journey Through the Center of the Earth
  :
  : - THM: Episode 4: Fly Me to the Moon...
  :
  : - THM: Episode 3: Oh My, I Seem to be a Pie!
  :
  : - THM: Episode 2: The Warez Aliens
  :
  : - THM: Episode 1: The Game World
   :
    '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''

* Words contained in brackets are inserted for fabricaction purposes only, 
and are not actually contained in the original quotation.

		
		
		

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         |

Episode 1: The Game World

            Hmmm... I need something... what is it...
==|=-)    - its not candy... not speeding along with my tophat...
            It's playing video games on my computer! That's it!






     *BLEEP*          
|¯¯¯¯¯¯|  |¯¯¯¯|
|      |  | ---|
|______|  |o  *BEEP*
  _|_|_   |____|
¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯
   ==|=-) - weee! playing "joust" sure is fun! Ha ha ha! So much fun!








       ERROR! BEEP BEEP!         
|¯¯¯¯¯¯|  |¯¯¯¯|
|ERROR!|  | ---|
|______|  |o   |
  _|_|_   |____|
¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯
   ==|>=-| -  weird! The game seems to be getting buggy!





|¯¯¯¯¯¯|  |¯¯¯¯|
|ER@OR!|  @ ---|
#__@__@|% |o   |
  _|_|_@  @____|
¯¯¯¯@¯¯¯@¯¯*¯¯¯¯¯*
   ==|=-O ---AGHHH! ITS SUCKING ME INTO THE GAME!!!
  @   #   *






       *     *    )  <--moon    *        *     *
         *               *             *          *
      *   *          *         *        *     *

------------------------------------------------------------------
    O   - where goest thou?
   -|-                        ==|=-O - Awesome! I'm in the game now!
    ^






       *     *    )         *        *     *
         *               *             *          *
      *   *          *         *        *     *

------------------------------------------------------------------
    O  !?
   -|-                       ==|<=-O - um... I'm not a ghost... what
    ^                                   are you talking about?



       *     *    )         *        *     *
         *               *             *          *
      *   *          *         *        *     *

------------------------------------------------------------------
    O   - (ahem. I'm speaking old englsih.)
   -|-                     ==|<=-)
    ^                             \
                          Gotcha. (wow, this is so totally cool!)


       *     *    )         *        *     *
         *               *             *          *
      *   *          *         *        *     *

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    O   -  behold, less doth my eyes decieve! the king is coming!
   -|-                     ==|=-O
    ^                           \
                               !!!!






       *     *    )         *        *     *
         *               *             *          *
      *   *          *         *        *     *

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           MAKE WAY FOR THE KING!!!
      =)
  |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|===/\  <--wagon hitched up to a horse with the king on it
  O¯¯O¯¯O /¯¯|

     O
    -|-                 ==|<=-O - hurry! lets get out of the way!
     ^        
      \
   knowest thou not? my legs art shorteth! anon, i shalt be trampled!




       *     *              *        *     *
         *        )       *             *          *
      *   *          *         *        *     *

------------------------------------------------------------------
         
      =)  
  |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|===/\  
  O¯¯O¯¯O /¯¯|    *SQUISH!*       ==|<=-(
            ~~~~



       *     *              *        *     *
         *        )       *             *          *
      *   *          *         *        *     *

------------------------------------------------------------------
         
      =)   - Top hat man! I challenge you to a duel!
  |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|===/\  
  O¯¯O¯¯O /¯¯|                 ==|<=-O
                                  o
                                 o
       this game is joust... we'll hafta ride ostriches!
             ...never really got that part...










------------->THE NEXT MORNING AT THE DUEL...<---------------------

          \|/
         - O -
          /|\


------------------------------------------------------------------
(the king on an ostrich with a lance)  my hat is far better than a lance
       |                                     o
       V                                    o
      =)-----                          ==|>=-)
      /\                                   /\
         \                                     \
 thou hath not a lance! doth thou surrender?   I NEVER SURRENDER!


          \|/
         - O -
          /|\


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                         READY?
     >=)-----                          ==|>=-)
      /\                                   /\


          \|/
         - O -
          /|\


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                         FIGHT!
     >=)-----                          ==|>=-)
      /\                                   /\
 




          \|/
         - O -
          /|\


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     ''''''''''>=)-----   ==|>=-)''''''''''''''
     ''''''''''/\            /\  ''''''''''''''







                         ==|>=-)
                  !?        /\
                <=(-----      ~
                 /\            ~  *BOING!*






                    ~  ~
  HAHA!        ~         ~
      \     ~     !!         ~
     ==|>=-)    >=(-----      ~
        /\       /\            ~







                      
  Oh noes! now that I'm behind you
  I cant attack you with my tophat
  cause its facing the wrong way!    nanner, nanner, nanner!! THBBB!!        
      \                                /
     ==|<=-O                         >=)-----      
        /\                            /\            




                     +__COOL MUSIC BEGINS__+




                 \      |      /
                  tophat powers go!!!
          -          ==|>=-)             -             <=O-----
                        /\                              /\

                  /     |     \



        \           |            /
         \          |           /


       ---   ==|==|==|==|>=-)    ---                  >=O-----   
                         /\                            /\            
          /         |           \
         /          |            \






                          Aghh! Oh noes!
                          now I'm off balance     AHAHA! ALL PART OF MY
                          cause my hat is         MASTER PLAN!
                          too big!!!                  /
          ==|==|==|==|<=-O                          >=)-----
                       /\                            /\            





                                                 HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
                      <=-(                           >=)-----
            ==/==/==/  /\                            /\           





                   I guess its finally time to
                   use the gun I have in my
                   pocket!  HAHAH!               Oh noes!
                        |                            |
                     >=-)                          <=O-----
                       /\                           /\           






                         *POW*                      -      ) -    -  \
                     >=-) <-                           >  KABLOOIE! =
                       /\                           -     -    /-








| The_King started a lead collection!
| TopHatMan fragged The_King
| Fragcount: 1



                     >=-)
                      /\                 ---   ) ->-\ = /
 

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