_______                                        |
  _____==|>=-D  \_____/ _   _                        (-8<  (-=<|)
 |_   _| ___   ___     | |_| |  ___   ||    |\  /|  ___   ____ |
   | |  /   \ |   \    |     | /   \|[  ]   | \/ | /   \||    \
   | | | [ ] ||  ] |   |  _  || [ ] | ||    |    || [ ] || || |
   |_|  \___/ |  _/    |_| |_| \___/\ ||    | \/ | \___/\| || |
              | |
   !          |_|                    "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.

		
		
		

______________________________________________________________________
		
		
    _                  _
    | [] |>    |-| /-\ |   /|\ /-\ |\|
         |

      Episode 4: Fly me to the moon...

a really big sign
          |
          V
 ________________________________________
[Enter_Building_for_a_big_happy_surprise!]
 _||__
|     |         ?
|     |      ==|<=-O
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""








 ________________________________________
[Enter_Building_for_a_big_happy_surprise!]
 _||__
|     |         
|     |      ==|>=-| - hmm... seems mighty fishy...
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""






 ________________________________________
[Enter_Building_for_a_big_happy_surprise!]
 _||__
|     |               the b on the sign
|     |      ==|>=-|    is capitalized!
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""




 ________________________________________
[Enter_Building_for_a_big_happy_surprise!]
 _||__
|     |
|     |      ==|<=-|   might as well go in...




hm... I wonder what this button does?
   /
 ________________________________________
[Enter_Building_for_a_big_happy_surprise!]
 _||__
|     |         
|     |






       ________________________________________
 '''''[Enter_Building_for_a_big_happy_surprise!]
       _||__
|     |       *slide!*  
|     |





==|<=-O
  ~
  ~  *POW!*
  ~    ________________________________________
  ~   [Enter_Building_for_a_big_happy_surprise!]
       _||__
|     |
|     |








 NEXT!
   |
 ________________________________________
[Enter_Building_for_a_big_happy_surprise!]''''''
 _||__
|     |  *slide!*
|     |








*   earth ==|<=-O 
   *  |    ~  
      V  ~ 
   *  _~
*    (_)
   *
 *      *





  ~
    ~
   ==|<=-O   *thud*
      /""\
     |    | <--the moon
      \__/








   ==|<:-O  blink blink!
      /""\
     |    |
      \__/





a bit disappointing...
kind of smaller than I expected...
       |
   ==|<=-|
      /""\
     |    |
      \__/






huh... whats that over there?
      |
   ==|<=-o
      /""\         
     |    |       o <--thing off in the distance
      \__/        





 oh no! the "AOL ALIENS"
       |
   ==|<=-O
      /""\        ___
     |    |      (AOL) - bring me to your isp!
      \__/        """



"-_EXCITING-MUSIC-THAT-YOU-GET-REAL-SICK-OF-AFTER-AWHILE BEGINS_-"




________________       __________________
AOL ALIEN       |     |THM
 __    HP: 40/40|     | __    HP:92/100
[! ]SPEED: 1/1  |     |[=)]SPEED:65/65
 ""    MP: 5/5  |     | ""    MP:13/13
________________|     |__________________
              \
            (notice speed)

      !
     -#-
     / \             ==|>=-)
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
 ________________________________________
|You are attacked by AOL ALIEN!          |
|                                        |
|                                       V|
 """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""





________________       __________________
AOL ALIEN       |     |THM
 __    HP: 40/40|     | __    HP:82/100
[! ]SPEED: 1/1  |     |[=)]SPEED:65/65
 ""    MP: 5/5  |     | ""    MP:13/13
________________|     |__________________


      !    *fling!*
     -#\'''myskins.com
     / \                 ==|<=-|
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
 ________________________________________
|AOL ALIEN attacks with "Death to GUI!"! |
|Skins are everywhere!                   |
|AOL ALIEN deals -10 HP to THM          V|
 """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""




________________       __________________
AOL ALIEN       |     |THM
 __    HP: 40/40|     | __    HP:82/100
[! ]SPEED: 0/1  |     |[=)]SPEED:65/65
 ""    MP: 5/5  |     | ""    MP:13/13
________________|     |__________________

                _______________________
               |FRUM aol STAF:         |
               |farWARD THiss Messegde |
               |aND Get frea monnee!   |
                """""""""""""""""""""""
      X
     -#-                |
     / \             ==|>=-)
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
 ________________________________________
|THM attacks with "Chain Mail"!          |
|AOL ALIEN's servers are bogged down!    |
|AOL ALIEN's speed is decreased by 1    V|
 """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""




________________       __________________
AOL ALIEN       |     |THM
 __    HP: 40/40|     | __    HP:82/100
[! ]SPEED: 0/1  |     |[=)]SPEED:65/65
 ""    MP: 5/5  |     | ""    MP:13/13
________________|     |__________________

a...t...t...a...c...k...
      |
      !              haha!
     -#-                |
     / \             ==|>=-)
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
 ________________________________________
|AOL ALIEN is so slow it can't do a      |
|thing!                                  |
|                                       V|
 """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""



________________       __________________
AOL ALIEN       |     |THM
 __    HP: 18/40|     | __    HP:82/100
[! ]SPEED: 0/1  |     |[=)]SPEED:65/65
 ""    MP: 5/5  |     | ""    MP: 3/13
________________|     |__________________



      !
     -O-  <--security hole
     / \                    ==|>=-)
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
 ________________________________________
|THM uses Security Hole Magic costing    |
|10 MP.                                  |
|AOL ALIEN HP down 22.                  V|
 """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""






________________       __________________
AOL ALIEN       |     |THM
 __    HP: 18/40|     | __    HP:82/100
[! ]SPEED: 0/1  |     |[=)]SPEED:65/65
 ""    MP: 5/5  |     | ""    MP: 3/13
________________|     |__________________



  __
-{TW}-   ---\
  ||  !      }----SUE BEAM----->  ==|>=-O
     -O- ---/
     / \
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
 ________________________________________
|Oh no! AOL ALIEN calls TIME WARNER ALIEN|
|and uses "Sue for using copyrighted     |
|name AOL in the cracking program."      |
 """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""








  \\\\\\\\\    //////////
   \\\\\\\\\  //////////
    \\\\\\\\\//////////
--------BOOOOOM!-------------
    /////////\\\\\\\\\\
   /////////  \\\\\\\\\\
  /////////    \\\\\\\\\\











I survived!
       |
   ==|<=-O
      /""\
     |    |
      \__/




uh oh... i just realized something!
      |
   ==\<=-|
      /""\
     |    |
      \__/


my hat fell off into space!!!!
       |
    ~ <=-O
   ~  /""\
 ==| |    |
      \__/




     .....
       |
     <=-|
      /""\
     |    |
      \__/



 a rocket!
      |
    | =-O
      /""\
     |    |
      \__/
                     
                       /\''''''''
                 _____/ /
                <_____ [<-
                      \ \
                       \/........



          ~
        ~   ~
      /""\    ~
     |    |   ~
      \__/    ~
              ~   
              ~  /\''''''''
           >=-)_/ /
          <_____ [<-
                \ \
                 \/........




--------->HOURS PASS...<------------------



                 /\''''''''
           <=-|_/ /
          <_____ [<-
                \ \
                 \/........


--------->DAYS PASS...<--------------------


                 /\''''''''
           <=-(_/ /
          <_____ [<-
                \ \
                 \/........


---------->21 YEARS PASS...<--------------------

            beard
              |
              V  /\''''''''
          >=-(=_/ /
          <_____ [<-
                \ \
                 \/........







    _    EARTH!
   (_)      |    /\''''''''
          <=-)=_/ /
          <_____ [<-
                \ \
                 \/........






    _    but wait... what will this rocket do when it gets to ear-
   (_)      |    /\''''''''
          <=-|=_/ /
          <_____ [<-
                \ \
                 \/........










  \\\\\\\\\    //////////
   \\\\\\\\\  //////////
    \\\\\\\\\//////////
--------BOOOOOM!-------------
    /////////\\\\\\\\\\
   /////////  \\\\\\\\\\
  /////////    \\\\\\\\\\





  *
       *              *
  I survived again!! *
       |    *
 *    <=-)=         *
    *          *
 



             ~
             ~
             ~
     now I'm just falling through space...
             |
           |=-)=







             ^
             ^
             ^
    I'm starting to get going really fast...
             |
           <=-|=







                                    -|-
                                    -|-
           *SPLAT!*                  |
       \      V      /          _____|_
       \\     V     //         |       |
       \\\   \V/   ///         |   _   |
       \\\\ >=-|= ////         |  |-|  |
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""










                                    -|-
                                    -|-
      wow! I'm on the floor of       |
      the universe!             _____|_
                               |       | _________________________
               |               |   _   |[THE FLOOR OF THE UNIVERSE]
            | =-O=             |  |-|  | """"""""""|""""""""""""""
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""








                                    -|-
                                    -|-
                                     |
                                _____|_
                               |       | _________________________
                               |   _   |[THE FLOOR OF THE UNIVERSE]
                    '''|=-|=   |  |-|  | """"""""""|""""""""""""""
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""



------->INSIDE THE BUILDING...<---------------------




           ****** 
          +      + kennel
          +      +    V
          +      +   /--\    __/-  <-dog
          +      +   |__|    ^^
                _________________________
               [PORTAL INTO THE YEAR 2019]
                """"""""|""""""""""""""""

         <=-)=







           ****** 
          ++++++++            woof! woof!
          ++++++++               /
          ++++++++   /--\    __/-
          ++<|-O=+   |__|    ^^
                _________________________
               [PORTAL INTO THE YEAR 2019]
                """"""""|""""""""""""""""






  


      \         |        /
       \        |       /
        \       |      /
         \      |     /
          !@#$%&*~#$#$*
   -------#$^^&>=-O%^&}--------
          @%$(*&^%)(%$@
         /      |     \
        /       |      \
       /        |       \
      /         |        \









 ________________________________________
[Enter_Building_for_a_big_happy_surprise!]
 _||__
|     |        *POOF!*
|     |      ==|<=-) - HOME AGAIN!
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""


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