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  / \     :  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 8: One False Step
      
      
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    - O -
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________________________________________
   _       _         _
  ( )     ( )  _    ( )
   |       |  ( )    |
               |
                   _______
==|<=-)            \_____/ - gosh... my ears are really
    |                  stuffed up... I cant hear very well...
Um... please pardon my asking...
but you have ears?




      
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    - O -
     /|\



________________________________________
   _       _         _
  ( )     ( )  _    ( )
   |       |  ( )    |
               |
                   _______
==|<=-o            \_____/ - Yes. Of course I do!
     |
Right. Um... where are they?









      
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    - O -
     /|\



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   _       _         _
  ( )     ( )  _    ( )
   |       |  ( )    |
               |
                   _______
==|<=-o            \_____/ - I'm not detailed enough 
     |                        to show ears... you 
     |                       don't have any, either...
I see...









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    - O -
     /|\



________________________________________
   _       _         _
  ( )     ( )  _    ( )
   |       |  ( )    |
               |
               
                   _______
==|=-)             \_____/ -really?
    \
hey Pie! guess what? i won a top hat fashion contest!







     \|/
    - O -
     /|\







________________________________________
   _       _         _
  ( )     ( )  _    ( )
   |       |  ( )    |
               |
               
                   _______
==|=-D             \_____/
    \
yeap! lemme tell you all about it...



------------------>Meanwhile..<------------------------





    Sombrero Man! I've invented major machine!
    it can teleport you to any place! just press
    a button... POOF! you've gone ten thousand miles away!
    in an instant!

  |                     |
 C|>=-D              >8-D 
  |   \
 AWESOME! but I dont really want to go ten thousand miles away...





but that's the best part! you can teleport to ANY place you want!
  |                     |
 C|>=-D              >8-D 
  |   \
HAHAHA!! THE WORLD IS MINE!!!




             I shall lead you to it!
 |                         |
C|>=-)                  >8-D
 |



      ___
      \5/
                          ?
 |
C|=-O                    <8-o
 |  |
well, thats cool, but wheres the teleporter?








      ___
      \5/
                 but... but that is the teleporter!
 |                         |
C|<=-D                   <8-O
 |  |
oh! yeah... I knew that... a bit smaller than I expected...
what's the five mean?







      ___
      \5/
           it stands for teleporter of course!!!
 |
C|>=-D                    <8-o
 |  |
um... yeah... well enough talk!
 TELEPORTER, TAKE ME TO TOP HAT MAN!!!





      ___
      \5/
      *"    no! do not! stop! stop!
 |   *
C|<=-D                    >8-O
 |   |
why? It's working fine!





      ___
      \5/
       "    it is too late...

*******         <8-(
*POOF!*
*******





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     \|/
    - O -
     /|\
________________________________________
   _       _         _
  ( )     ( )  _    ( )
   |       |  ( )    |
               |
                   _______
==|=-O             \_____/ -goodbye!
     |
well, I have to go now... I think I might just
frame this top hat! It's a beauty, alright...





      ~
      ~
      ~
      ~
   |  ~
  C|<=-O  -AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!!
   |

     \|/
    - O -
     /|\
________________________________________
   _       _         _
  ( )     ( )  _    ( )
   |       |  ( )    |
               |           !?
         !?              _______
     ==|<=-O             \_____/








     \|/
    - O -
     /|\
________________________________________
   _       _         _
  ( )     ( )  _    ( )
   |       |  ( )    |
               |
  |      !              _______
 C|<X-O<=-O             \_____/ !
  | """
     ^
   squished top hat





     \|/
    - O -
     /|\
________________________________________
   _       _         _
  ( )     ( )  _    ( )
   |       |  ( )    |
               |
  |      !              _______
 C|<=-O<=-O             \_____/ !
  | """        ******
               *>8-O*  POOF!
               ******



     \|/
    - O -
     /|\
________________________________________
   _       _         _
  ( )     ( )  _    ( )
   |       |  ( )    |
               |
  |                     _______
 C|<=-|<=-|             \_____/ ...
  | """        
               >8-|
                 /
sombrero man! you forget to say the vertical coordinates!
it defaults to five miles above the earth's surface!
               



     \|/
    - O -
     /|\
________________________________________
   _       _         _
  ( )     ( )  _    ( )
   |       |  ( )    |
sheepish smile |
  |   V               _______
 C|<=-)=-D HAHAHAHA!  \_____/ HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
  | """        
     |         >8-D
um... yeah... I knew that...







                \|/
               - O -
                /|\
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
       (")     (")       (")
        |       |  (")    |
                    |
  |                   _______
 C|<=-)=-|            \_____/
  | """        
   >8-|''''''''''''''
      \
come on! lets go... before you do anything else so stupid...
  (this is SO embarrassing!)



------------------>Later...<----------------------

                        _______
  >=-|                  \_____/
     \
Pie! remember how SM said that he had a teleporter?
he could conquer the world with that kind of power...







           you're right! we should do something... 
                        _______
  >=-|                  \_____/
     \
I'll have to go... INCOGNITO! I'll sneak into their base and
destroy the teleporter! you stay here, Pie. you can keep track
of my position at a computer.



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--|>=-) -  there! I shall be called, skinny hat man (SHM). hows that sound?
                          _______
                          \_____/
                             \
 awesome! that sounds great, Petite Hat Man.






--|>=-| - NO! Skinny Hat Man!
                             _______
                             \_____/
                                |
        Spindily Hat Man! Hey, that sounds even better!







--|>=-( - NOOOOOOOOOO! Skinny Hat Man!
                             _______
                             \_____/
                                |
         Spiny Hat Man? Your hat doesnt look very spiny. Maybe Spine Hat Man...




--|<=-(  - ach... make up whatever funny name you want... I don't care
                             _______
                             \_____/
                                |
     take back whatever money I want? SURE! THANKS!

----------------> Later at one of Sombrero Man's bases... <-------------------------


 ___________
|           |
|           |
|           |
|           |     |
|           |    C|>=-D
|           |     |                 --|>=-)
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""






 ___________
|           |
|           |
|           |             I'm Skinny Hat Man, and  I'd like
|           |      |          to join forces with you!
|           |     C|>=-D                |
|           |      |              --|>=-D
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""



 


 ___________
|           |GROOVEY, baby! but today is "Disco Friday".
|           |we dont plan any fiendish schemes today!
|           |    so come in and DISCO!
|           |       |   |
|           |      C|>=-D
|           |       |            --|>=-)
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""




----------------------->Inside....<-------------------------


______________________________________________
o   o   o   o   o   o   o   o   o   o   o   o

       *             *           *
*         *
                 * 
     *                   *           \ _ /  *
   '' |  ''                         - |#| -
  '' C|=-D ''                        / | \
   '' |  ''           '' --|=-D ''    _|_
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""








______________________________________________
o   o   o   o   o   o   o   o   o   o   o   o

       *             *           *
*         *
                 * 
     *                               \ _ /  *
      |                             - |#| -
     C|=-|                           / | \
      |               '' --|=-| ''    _|_
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
         |                    |
Hmm... I recognize      (oh noes!) Um, you see...
your dancing... you   I'm Skinny Hay Man (SHM)
dance like THM!!      it's the HM in our names
                      that makes me dance like him...






______________________________________________
o   o   o   o   o   o   o   o   o   o   o   o

       *             *           *
*         *
                 * 
     *                               \ _ /  *
      |                             - |#| -
     C|=-D                           / | \
      |               '' --|=-) ''    _|_
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
         \
   Oh I see!
     phew! I was afraid I was being tricked!
     


------------------>In the "Planning Room Of Planning Doom"...<------------------



 ok... lets see... Evil Assistant,
why dont you read the minutes!
    |   |
   C|>=-)     >8-)       --|>=-)
    |            |
              12:30 AM






ahh! good. now to take over the world!
Evil Assistant, show mister Skinny Hat Man
the evil invention.
    |   |
   C|>=-)     >8-)     --|>=-)
    |




      ___
      \5/
       
 >8-D               --|>=-O - GROOOOOOVY!
    |
here it is, The Teleportation Device!





      ___
      \5/
       
 >8-|               --|<=-D - oops...
    \
um... its no longer Disco Friday... we disco'ed passed midnight




      ___
      \5/
       
 <8-O oh no!        --|>=-D
                          |
     HAHA! but im really Top Hat Man incognito!





Top Hat Powers, GO!!!!!!!!!!!!
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    -----   ==|>=-D   -----

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                                     /
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 <8-O '''''''''''''''''           ==|>=-D <<<<<<<<<
                                  \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
                                   \\\\\\\
                                    \\\
                                     \





------------------------------>Much Later...<------------------------------






_____________________________________________

         ==|>=-)
               \
time machine destroyed, now back to home!







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          ==|<=-(
                 \
but I forgot where is home...




_____________________________________________

          ==|>=-|
                \
Pie... come in! I need to know where I am!







      _______
     /_______\/
    (|\_____/|)
        \  -/
10-4 THM! you're on earth!






_____________________________________________
            ==|>=-)
                  \
got my bearings, Pie! I'm on my way!






---------------->The End!<------------------------------

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