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• Four Twenty 2012

  [[Jeffrey, looking somewhat startled, walks in on Weedmaster P. There are four books scattered on the floor and a fifth open on Weedmaster P's crosslegged lap. In fact it looks like he is holding it monkey style with his feet. He is READING the book. Weemaster P's eyes are NOT red. HOLY SHIT WHAT IS EVEN HAPPENING. Let's find out.]] Jeffrey: Weedmaster P! It's 4:20 Day and you ain't all stoned out on doobies! What is even happening?! Weedmaster P: 4:20 day is amateur hour all day long Weedmaster P: Imagine you're that Muhammad Ali guy except on on day every year everybody thinks they're as good as you at hittin dudes Jeffrey: [[Looking a little indignant at the comparison]] So you think you're the Muhammad Ali of tokin' doobs? Weedmaster P: [[Looking up from his book]] I'm the greatest. Undefeatable [[Jeffrey finally picks up a book and looks at what Weedmaster P is reading, while P gets back to his book]] Jeffrey: So what are you doin' with all of these... what like old printouts of Wikipedia? Weedmaster P: Every 4:20 day I re-memorize the encyclopedia [[beat]] It takes exactly one year to completely forget {{Michael Phelps is the Michael Jordon [sic] of swimming}} {{There's like 200 something other days in a year to smoke doobs and forget the encyclopedia}}
  
  

  http://overcompensating.com/oc/index.php?comic=1435

• The Next Thing

  [[In a warehouse, Jeffery types on a typewriter as Weedmaster P walks up to him]] Weedmaster P: Hey retarded head did you finish makin' that stupid book yet? Typewriter text: ...and they were all dead the whole time. THE END. Jeffery: Yep! Just finished, just now! [[Tallahassee and Baby walk into the room]] Tallahassee: Good thing because everything you've been ignoring for the past three weeks you have to do right now! Baby: You've got an appointment wif the I.R.S. in one hour for them to tell you how awful you are. Weedmaster P: Whoa. [[Jeffery and Weedmaster P are alone in another room with the typewriter]] Jeffery: Whoa I just got an idea for another book! Weedmaster P: Is it called "Oh no I'm in jail how did this happen" Jeffery: Yep. Weedmaster P: Goddammit that's what my book was gonna be called {{title text: I stole the title from OJ.}} {{They were all dead and their ghosts were completely naked}}
  
  

  http://overcompensating.com/oc/index.php?comic=1211

• TCAF Memories 2012 (Smart Phone)

  [[Jeffrey is in bed in what looks like a pretty expensive hotel. He looks sweaty and horribly, horribly ill.]] Jeffrey: cough HACK cough cough UGH cough cough AAACK [[Reaching for fancy, shmancy touch phone]] Jeffrey: wheez [[Jeffrey acquires PHONE]] Phone Screen: Connect to hotel wifi? It costs $25 an hour and it completely sucks Green Button: Connect Orange Button: UHHHHH [[Lying back down. Possibly sicker than ever?]] Jeffrey: How much is data roaming on this thing? Phone: You don't even wanna know. Ain't you just gonna look at Twitter anyway? Why don't you read that book? [[Note - there is no book visible. It is possible that the phone is taunting him. Though he admits below the comic that the book is A Prayer for Owen Meaney. This does not preclude that the phone is taunting him.]] Jeffrey: Yeah I just wanna look at Twitter, shut up. Phone: You know 75% of the people you give a shit about are a two-minute walk away {{Nobody there was even twittering because they were all actually talking to each other}}
  
  

  http://overcompensating.com/oc/index.php?comic=1437

• The Curious Case of Jar-Jar Binks

  Weedmaster P: AUGH ENNGH Jefrrey: Are you writin' a book, too, Weedmaster P? Everybody's got book fever! Weedmaster P: YEAH MAN I GOT AN IDEA Weedmaster P: I FOUND OUT THE OTHER DAY THAT JAR-JAR WAS ON ALDERAAN WHEN IT GOT BLOWED UP BY THE DEATH STAR. SO I GOT THE IDEA THAT WHAT IF HE GOT FROZEN IN CARBONITE BECAUSE OF JAYWALKIN LIKE TWO DAYS EARLIER SO HE WASN'T HURT BUT JUST FLOATIN' IN SPACE IN PERFECT HIBERNATION Jeffrey: ... Weedmaster P: FAST FORWARD TO MODERN DAY AMERICA WHERE NASA FINDS AND UNFREEZES JAR-JAR AND HE GOES TO NEW YORK CITY AND MAKES FRIENDS WITH ALL THESE DOGS AND CATS AND ACCIDENTALLY BECOMES PRESIDENT
  
  

  http://overcompensating.com/oc/index.php?comic=1212

• Budget Reading

  [[Baby and Tallahassee are standing in a warehouse, with Jeffrey leaning in front from the right.]] Baby: I always wanted to buy me very own book but I ehn't never gonna have enough money. Tallahassee: Well you could always-- Jeffrey: Write your own books! All you need is some paper and a pencil! Baby: But I'm barely literate! Jeffrey: It doesn't matter! Here's a secret-- You don't actually have to write anything because you know how it ends 'cause it's in your mind! Baby: The garbageman did it! [[Weedmaster P is sitting at a table writing something while Jeffrey leans over his shoulder.]] Jeffrey: What's your book about, Weedmaster P? Weedmaster P: OH YOU KNOW JUST FREESTYLIN Weedmaster P: WRITIN' WHAT'S IN MY BRAINS [[We see the paper Weedmaster P is working on. It is covered in scrawling single words that are mostly illegible and laid out in a chaotic pattern. Some readable words are: "CHRIST" backwards, "die", "holy", "Mutilate", "HATE", "COSTIN", and "BLooD" backwards and twice. There is also a crudely-drawn pentagram and a hand with a left-facing swastika and raised middle finger.]] [[A green sign says, "SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY"]] {{Title Text: Weedmaster P's book is a 1,400-page satanic dick joke that just happens to be also a PALINDROME -- OH GOD it just occurred to me that maybe the reason Sarah Palin's talking doesn't make any sense is because it might all be PALINDROMES}}
  
  

  http://overcompensating.com/oc/index.php?comic=1068

• The Illiterate Princessl Part 6

  {{Title Text: The Illiterate Princess, Part 6}} {{Rollover Text: The Khans of Wrath}} [[Princess, Topato and Sheriff Pny are at the library]] [[Topato wears a Helmet] Princess: Well that is the end result of this unending stream of chaos? Sheriff Pony: Eventually you discover that the monster at the end of the book is in fact Grover HIMSELF! [[series of pictures of Princess learning to read: book titles include The Catcher in the Event Horizon and Moby Xenu]] [[Topato and Sheriff Pony both have beards]] Princess: I did it! I can interpret actual written language! Topato: In the nick of time! Now remind us of the reason this was considered neessary. Sheriff Pony: Yay!
  
  

  http://www.wigucomics.com/mais/index.php?comic=52

• Secrets Wish Board

  [[Jeffrey in background, looking alarmed and slightly terrified; Weedmaster P in foreground, looking beyond panel at wall beyond with hand raised to said wall]] Jeffrey: Holy lord Weedmaster P, what are you even doing? Weedmaster P: WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE DICKASS, I'M MAKIN A SECRETS WISH BOARD [[Weedmaster P stands in front of wall plastered with photos of a stretch sports car, a dragon, money, an astronaut suit, a bazooka, and the Pentagon]] Weedmaster P: IT'S FROM THAT BOOK 50 SECRETS OR WHATEVER; YOU JUST STICK UP A BUNCH OF PICTURES OF STUFF YOU WANT AND YOU GET IT [[Close-up on Jeffrey, amazed and inspired]] [[Jeffrey works, back to the camera, on a wall full of pictures of tacos]] Narrator: LATER THAT EVENING... {{Alt-text: You know that book 50 Shades of Gray or whatever, it tells you the secrets of how to be rich and have filthy sex}}
  
  

  http://overcompensating.com/oc/index.php?comic=1457

• The Illiterate Princessl Part 4

  {{Title Text: The Illiterate Princess, Part 4}} {{Rollover Text: MooMooCorns are notoriously bad at martial arts}} [[Topato, Sheriff Pony and the Princess in the lab] Topato: Midnight is nearly a WEEK from now! I demand expediated results. Sherrif Pony: When precisely did you ceae to consider how difficult it's going to be to teach our Princess to read? It's like teaching karate to a plastic MooMooCorn! File Photo [[picture of a plactic MooMooCorn]] Topato: Sheriff Pony, are you suggesting that we use EFFORT to complete this task? Sherif Pny: I am sorry, Topato. The Library [[Princess and Sheriff Pony in the library, Princess is sitting at a table with a book in front of her]] Princess: How do you operate this device, Sheriff? Where is the switch? Sheriff: Princess, that is a BOOK! It requires no power; it is always on! Princess: HERESY!!
  
  

  http://www.wigucomics.com/mais/index.php?comic=52

• OVERCOMPENSATING: Actual Things That Happen to Jeffrey Rowland

  [[ Single pen and ink drawing of Tallahassee Econolodge, labelled "TALLAHASSEE'S BOOK BRIGADE" ]] When Jeffrey came busting into the office yesterday and announced that I would be doing book reviews for you guys, I said, "What? Why me? Why not have one of those screaming blondes who are always running around here do it?" He just cocked his head to one side and looked at me. "Oh... right," I said, "good point. Well what about you, then?" He scoffed, "I don't read comics. ! Besides, you're always tryin' to tell people what to do. Now you can tell 'em what to read!"You know if somebody had more leafy greens in his diet, somebody wouldn't be so surly all the time.But I digress! Today's review is of House of Sugar by Rebecca Kraatz. is a collection of strips that originally appeared in a Canadian newspaper, and also as a webcomic. I have to admit that prior to picking up this book, I was completely unfamiliar with Ms. Kraatz or her work. After reading the book, I like to think that she is the kind of lady who looks casually sexy in 1940's house dresses and has really shiny hair. We would hang out on white porch furniture, and have fresh lemonade and that war cake made with chocolate and mayonnaise, and play canasta. is beautiful and poignant, offering a glimpse into Rebecca's younger years and family histories coupled with a pure love for old Hollywood and an obvious longing for a time early last century when everyone just seemed classier. While most strips are just 'one shot' vignettes, there are a few storylines that run their course over a few strips. (My favorite example of this is "Mr. Desmond," a six part story of the oldest man she ever knew.) When read in one sitting, all of the stories of House Of Sugar mesh together into a heartfelt narrative. I really enjoyed reading it, and can easily see myself picking it up again.In short, highly recommended! You can buy for yourself , and support both Rebecca Kraatz and the spirit of independent publishing! Have a magickal day, all!Loves, Tallahassee
  
  

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• The Illiterate Princessl Part 5

  {{Title Text: The Illiterate Princess, Part 5}} {{Rollover Text: Buh buh buh book.}} Princess: An information device cannot operate without power! I DEMAND that this devilish building be burned to the ground IMMEDIATELY! Topato: I will submit the request. Sheriff Pony: No! Many hundreds of eons ago, information was dispalyed on bits of pressed "wood." These "sheets" were attached in stacks. The device was clled a "book." Princess b...buh...oooooook? MORE LATERER Proncess: This is not a valid language! There are no numerals randomely placed in the alpha clusters! Princess: Am I expected to create visual imagery using only the dim power of my imagination? I demand IMAX. Sheriff Pny: Princess, the joy of reading lies in the beauty one's own imagination can conjur up!
  
  

  http://www.wigucomics.com/mais/index.php?comic=52

• Crime Time for Mimes

  [[Weedmaster P stands with his back to a door, looking frightened. Jeffrey sits shirtless on a rock reading a purple book entitled Pieces of Me, a knife resting inexplicably beside his right foot.]] Weedmaster P: OH GOD I FINALLY DID IT I KILLED A DANG MIME Jeffrey: Were you sneaky about it? Weedmaster P: NO WAY MAN I'M GONNA GET CAUGHT [[A small bird perches on a wall. Weedmaster P holds his hands to his temples, panicking. Jeffrey's position remains unchanged.]] Weedmaster P: OH MAN I CAN'T GO TO JAIL I JUST GOT MY BUTTHOLE FIXED UP HOW I LIKE IT Jeffrey: Oh, Weedmaster P... [[Weedmaster P begins to run as Jeffrey flies after him, having abandoned the book.]] Jeffrey: My Momma used to say an old sayin' Jeffrey: ...It goes... [[Jeffrey, having landed, stands, hands on knees, in front of a gaping ravine. The back of Weedmaster P's head is visible.]] Jeffrey: Don't do the mime... Jeffrey: If you can't do the time. Weedmaster P: YO MOMMA SO FAT INSTEAD OF A WATCH SHE USE A CALENDAR
  
  

  http://overcompensating.com/oc/index.php?comic=703

• Tell Us the Truth About St Valentime's Day

  [[Jeffrey sits at computer in foreground, Weedmaster P in background]] Jeffrey: Okay internet, I get it. Sometimes ladies have weenies. I get it. Weedmaster P: WHOA DID YOU COME BACK FROM YOUR SPIRIT JOURNEY Jeffrey: I been back. Now git, I'm researchin' about Valentime Day. Weedmaster P: BUT DON'T WE ALREADY KNOW EVERY THING ABOUT VALENTIME'S DAY Jeffrey: Nope. Apparently the reason it's about love is to cover up for some mysterious, horrifically violent historic event. Weedmaster P: LIKE HOW WHENEVER I THINK ABOUT THE HEAT DEATH OF THE UNIVERSE I GOT TO LOOK AT A RICHARD SCARRY BOOK OR I START THROW-UP CRYING Weedmaster P: JEFFREY DID YOU KNOW THAT I ONCE WENT ON A SPIRIT JOURNEY... Jeffrey: No way. Weedmaster P: ...THAT I AM STILL ON {{Alt-text: STREET VALENTIME'S, when the streets ran red with BLOOD, STREET BLOOD flowing out of HEARTS -or- I wish Richard Scarry would have made a book explaining the Heat Death of the Universe, but maybe that's MY destiny...}}
  
  

  http://overcompensating.com/oc/index.php?comic=1420

• TBB - The Retribution Index

  A couple of weeks ago I was making my way through the labyrinthine organized chaos of Dumbrella HQ and I must have taken a wrong turn at the intersection of Amusing Pop Culture Reference and Obscure Internet Reference when I found myself on the Poopmonster side of the street. Lost and alone, I grabbed a copy of The Retribution Index off the nearest pile of merchandise, figuring if worse came to worst I could either eat it or burn it for warmth. I eventually found my way out by following the sound of Art Bell's voice, and decided to read the book instead. If you are reading this, there is a fairly good chance you are already familiar with Scary Go Round and of it's creator John Allison. John is of the webcomics Old School (His former strip Bobbins ran from 1998-2002). If you are not familiar then I suggest you cancel your weekend plans and sit down and read the archive from A to "zed" as John would say. (You know, because he's British.) Call out of work, break up with your girlfriend, do what you have to do but trust me it's worth it. The Retribution Index is the fourth collection of Scary Go Round comics (originally published online between March 14th 2005 to February 17th 2006). Describing SGR in a pat little sentence is pretty tough. Like you can say, "Diesel Sweeties is about robot fsckers!" or, "Wigu is about a fat kid!" but SGR is a little tougher. If I had to simplify, it's kind of about thin, attractive and witty people who keep finding themselves in sundry supernatural adventures. Like Friends meets Buffy as written by JK Rowling but without the teen angst. The most interesting thing about this collection is the style switch. The art in the first story arc is highly stylized computer drawin', then John claims he threw his computer into a ravine and went back to pen and ink. (Aside; if he threw his computer away, how did he update? Just askin'.) That lasts for another story arc, then it switches back to the computer animation for the last story in the book. Incidentally, Scary Go Round is back to pen and ink. While I appreciate both styles equally, I prefer this. John is an incredible illustrator. You can purchase any and all of Mr. Allison's books and other merchandise at scarygoround.com/shop.php. Now if you all will excuse me, I need to take a MySpacesque photo of myself in a mirror wearing the Emo Potato shirt. TLA TLF, *~*~*~*Tallahassee*~*~*~* If you have a book you would like considered for review, please send it to: Tallahassee's Book Brigade c/o TopatoCo, Inc. POB 459 Easthampton, MA 01027
  
  

  http://overcompensating.com/oc/index.php?comic=479

• First Squirts

  [[ Little Jeffrey Rowland, naked and sitting on a toilet with a large STAR WARS book in his lap, looks pensive. ]] Caption: MY FIRST DIARRHEA / BY JEFFREY ROWLAND [[ Little Jeffrey looks to his right ]] [[ Little Jeffrey holds his arms out ]] << SPLIIIIISH >> << SPLIIIIISH >> Little Jeffrey: Mom, I'm peein' out of my butt!
  
  

  http://overcompensating.com/oc/index.php?comic=595

• A PEANUTS RETROSPECTIVE

  Weedmaster P: JEFFREY DO YOU WANT TO READ MY NEW "PEANUTS" ADVENTURE BOOK Jeffrey: Sure! It's wonderful to see you doing something creative! [[ Close-up of the manuscript cover, titled SHOOT THAT BITCH, CHARLE BROWN and depicting a drawing of an angry Charlie Brown shooting a hand gun ]] [[ Jeffrey reading the manuscript with an alarmed expression and crying ]]
  
  

  http://overcompensating.com/oc/index.php?comic=226