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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 10: Anybody home? Part I

                            _____
                           |     |
       ____      _____   /"""""""|
      [____}----{_____] /  __ MC2|
  |""|   \ \      / /  |  /-|\   |-
  |  |-/""""\    /"""""   \__/   |

                 8-D
                    \
I am finished! this is it! the most
fiendish of all inventions!





                            _____
                           |     |
       ____      _____   /"""""""|
      [____}----{_____] /  __ MC2|
  |""|   \ \      / /  |  /-|\   |-
  |  |-/""""\    /"""""   \__/   |

                       ''''8-D






                            _____
                           |     |
       ____      _____   /"""""""|
      [____}----{_____] /  __ MC2|
  |""|   \ \      / /  |  /-|\   |-
  |  |-/""""\    /"""""   \__/   |
                          >8-O 
                              \
MC2! take control of... Top Hat Man!





         WHIRRRRRRRRR!!!
           ******           _____
             *******       |     |
       ____  **  _____   /"""""""|
      [____}----{_____] /  __ MC2|
  |""|   \ \      / /  |  /-|\   |-
  |  |-/""""\    /"""""   \__/   |
                          >8-D 


                    '''******
                    '''''*******
                    '''''**
                            _____
                           |     |
       ____      _____   /"""""""|
      [____}----{_____] /  __ MC2|
  |""|   \ \      / /  |  /-|\   |-
  |  |-/""""\    /"""""   \__/   |
                          >8-D 




-------------------------------------------



       \/
      [_]

         . <-remote control
    ==|<=-(
           \
      man, there's nothing on!



       \/
      [_]   *click*
            *click*
         .
    ==|<=-(




       \/
      [_]                  ******'''''''
                             *******''''
         .                   **'''''''''
    ==|>=-|
           \
      whats that??






       \/
      [_] ******'''''
            *******''
   %%%%%%%%%**'''''''
   %==|<=-O%       *ZAP!*
   %%%%%%%%% 








       \/
      [_]
                    *Poof!*
         
    ==|<8-|


       \/
      [_]
                    *Blink, blink!*
         
    ==|>:-O





       \/
      [_]
         
         
    ==|>8-O
           \
          ...






       \/
      [_]
         
         
    ==|>8-D
           \
HAHAHAHAHA! It worked! I am now controlling thm!
I am a genius! mind control! hahahahahahahahahaha!







       \/
      [_]
         
         
    ==|>8-|
           \
hmm... I hear steps... Pie is coming!
I can't let him know that I'm controlling THM!







       \/
      [_]                 _______
                          \_____/
                             |
    ==|>8-D      hey thm! anything good on?
           \
nope... um... nothing... uh... OH YEAH! I DID SEE A REPORT
ON HOW MIND CONTROL IS SO... um IMPOSSIBLE!!! YEAP... I
SURE AM NOT UNDER MIND CONTROL! YEAH.... NOT ME!!!







       \/
      [_]haha! it worked! _______
          o               \_____/
         o                   |
    ==|>8-D      ok... um yeah... uh... you ok???
          |
boy am I ever! IM SO FINE!! NOTHING TO SUSPECT!!
BUT I SURE AM GLAD IM NOT UNDER MIND CONTROL!!!
GOOD THING EVIL ASSISTANT ISNT USING A MIND CONTROL
DEVICE... NOT THAT HE HAS ANY!... TO CONTROL THM's...
I MEEN MY... MIND!!! YEAP.... GOOD THING...



       \/ he's not suspecting a thing!
      [_]  o              _______
          o               \_____/
         o                   |
    ==|>8-D   uh... thm? your eyes... they seem strange...
          |
im taking some.... uh... medicine that has side-effects...
YEAH! You see, I'm taking this medicine that makes my eyes
look like mine... I meen evil asistant's...


                                         _______
       \/ ach... i forgot to do the eyes!\_____/
      [_]  o                               ~ \
          o                              ~ well, you
         o                             ~ seem busy or
    ==|>8-D                       something... see ya... 
           \
        yeah bye!


---------------->At Evil Assistants lab...<--------------------



                            _____
                           |     |
       ____      _____   /"""""""|
      [____}----{_____] /  __ MC2|
  |""|   \ \      / /  |  /-|\   |-
  |  |-/""""\    /"""""   \__/   |

                <=-O
                    \
blehhh! where... where am I? I... I... I AM EVIL ASSITANT!
but... how... what... what happenned?... I... those...
those *'s! they came after me and they attacked me! now
I seem to be evil assistant... but... the eyes aren't right...



--------------->Back at THM's base...<----------------------
  \/
 [_]


==|8-|
      \
hmm... wait... what did I do with thm's conciousness? I forget...
wait... didnt I... OH NO!! I MUST GET BACK TO THE LAB!! I SWITCHED
                        BODIES!

-----------------------------------------------------------

                            _____
                           |     |
       ____      _____   /"""""""|
      [____}----{_____] /  __ MC2|
  |""|   \ \      / /  |  /-|\   |-
  |  |-/""""\    /"""""   \__/   |

                >=-O
                   |
this machine! it must have done it! hmm... there is a manuel
sitting in front of it... maybe I could go back...




                            _____
                           |     |
       ____      _____   /"""""""|
      [____}----{_____] /  __ MC2|
  |""|   \ \      / /  |  /-|\   |-
  |  |-/""""\    /"""""   \__/   |
                   ___
                  | | |  <-manuel
                   """ 
                   >=-|
                       \
hm... I see... aha! oho! is that so! my my! wow...




                            _____
                           |     |
       ____      _____   /"""""""|
      [____}----{_____] /  __ MC2|
  |""|   \ \      / /  |  /-|\   |-
  |  |-/""""\    /"""""   \__/   |
                   ___
                  | | |
                   """ 
                   >=-)
                     /
hehe.... maybe I should first have some fun...


--------------------------------------------------





      ____________
   __/ | | | | | |\___
  |  "" " " " " " "   | <-limo      $)''''''' <-bill gates
   ""O""""""""""""""O"




      ____________                            ********'''''
   __/ | | | | | |\___                           ********''
  |  "" " " " " " "   |     $o                 *****'''''''
   ""O""""""""""""""O"





      ____________          *******'''''
   __/ | | | | | |\___     %%%%*******''
  |  "" " " " " " "   |    %$O%****'''''''
   ""O""""""""""""""O"     %%%%





      ____________        
   __/ | | | | | |\___
  |  "" " " " " " "   |       =O - it worked!
   ""O""""""""""""""O"  




      ____________        
   __/ | | | | | |\___
  |  "" " " " " " "   |       =) - hehehehe...
   ""O""""""""""""""O"


---------------------------------------------------------
                            _____
                           |     |
       ____      _____   /"""""""|
      [____}----{_____] /  __ MC2|
  |""|   \ \      / /  |  /-|\   |-
  |  |-/""""\    /"""""   \__/   |
                   ___
                  | | |
                   """ 
                  >$-O
                     |
woh! where am I? what happened? I'm... I have a more
complex ascii art body! but I have the same eyes...
maybe I should read this manuel...
---------------------------------------------------------
      ____________        
   __/ | | | | | |\___
  |  "" " " " " " "   |       =D - awesome! this is gunna be great...
   ""O""""""""""""""O"



      ____________        
   __/ | | | | | |\___
  |  "" " " " " " "   | =)''''' 
  
-----------------------------------------------------------


==|<8-O
       \
oh no... oh no... what can I do! I must get back to the lab...


-----------------------------------------------------------




                            _____
                           |     |
       ____      _____   /"""""""|
      [____}----{_____] /  __ MC2|
  |""|   \ \      / /  |  /-|\   |-
  |  |-/""""\    /"""""   \__/   |
                   ___
                  | | |
                   """ 
                  >$-D
                    /
awesome! I... I can be anyone I want! I've always wanted to be
a super hero!... MC2... TAKE CONTROL OF TOP HAT MAN!!!

----------------------------------------------------------



                          *********''''''''
                         *************'''''
   ==|8-D                  ******   ***''''
         \
 hey... thats... THM! he must be trying to switch again!


----------------->At Bill Gate's throne room...<-----------






             _|  |_
     ^      |\|=)|/|     ^
            |\|""|/|
"""""""""""""""##""""""""""""""""
               ##  =o
               ##    \
               ## oh great bill gates!
               ## what would you like me to
               ## do? please be merciful!






haha! I'm in a bad mood... first...
add twenty-seven critical security 
holes to Windows...
NEXT... you're fired! SHOO!
             _|  |_
     ^      |\|=D|/|     ^
            |\|""|/|
"""""""""""""""##""""""""""""""""
               ##  =O
               ##    \
               ##  oh no!!!
               ## 
               ## 




             _|  |_
     ^      |\|=)|/|     ^
            |\|""|/|
"""""""""""""""##""""""""""""""""
               ##         '''''=O
               ##
               ## 
               ##
               ## 

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


                            _____
                           |     |
       ____      _____   /"""""""|
      [____}----{_____] /  __ MC2|
  |""|   \ \      / /  |  /-|\   |-
  |  |-/""""\    /"""""   \__/   |
                   ___
                  | | |
                   """ 
                  >8-O
                      \
           finally! back at my lab...





                            _____
                           |     |
       ____      _____   /"""""""|
      [____}----{_____] /  __ MC2|
  |""|   \ \      / /  |  /-|\   |-
  |  |-/""""\    /"""""   \__/   |
                   ___
                  | | |
                   """ 
                  >8-O
                      \
but I've always wanted to be a police man...
maybe I could switch with one nearby so if I
dont like it I can come back and switch back!


----------->A random police officer...<----------------


                  .      whats that?
               __/"""\_       |    ************'''
              | POLICE |     % O        *******'''
               "O""""O"            *********''''''

--------------------------------------------------------


                            _____
                           |     |
       ____      _____   /"""""""|
      [____}----{_____] /  __ MC2|
  |""|   \ \      / /  |  /-|\   |-
  |  |-/""""\    /"""""   \__/   |
                   ___
                  | | |
                   """
                   <%-O
                      |
woh! where am I? I... I'm different! but my eyes are the same...


                            _____
                           |     |
       ____      _____   /"""""""|
      [____}----{_____] /  __ MC2|
  |""|   \ \      / /  |  /-|\   |-
  |  |-/""""\    /"""""   \__/   |
                   ___
                  | | |
                   """
                   <%-O
                       \
   maybe this manuel will tell me what happened...



-----------------------------------------------------


ahh... this is the life!
             _|  |_
     ^      |\|=)|/|     ^
            |\|""|/|
"""""""""""""""##""""""""""""""""
               ##   
               ##
               ## 
               ##
               ## 



   ach... i ran out of pepsi!
  S E R V A N T S ! ! ! ! ! !
             _|  |_
     ^      |\|=O|/|     ^
            |\|""|/|
"""""""""""""""##""""""""""""""""
               ##   
               ##
               ## 
               ##
               ## 




             _|  |_
     ^      |\|=)|/|     ^
            |\|""|/|
"""""""""""""""##""""""""""""""""
               ##   =O''''''
               ##   =O''''''
               ##   =O''''''
               ##   =O''''''
               ##     \
      what is it, your majesty?




that took you ten seconds!!!
get me more pepsi... and by
the way... YOU'RE FIRED! SHOO!!

             _|  |_
     ^      |\|=O|/|     ^
            |\|""|/|
"""""""""""""""##""""""""""""""""
               ##   =O
               ##   =O
               ##   =O
               ##   =O
               ##     \
                     oh no!



hm... i need that mind control machine again...
      im getting bored...
  S E R V A N T S ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
             _|  |_
     ^      |\|=||/|     ^
            |\|""|/|
"""""""""""""""##""""""""""""""""
               ## 
               ## 
               ##
               ##   
               ##     


I need a mind control machine! you will find it
in evil assistants lab, high up on a cliff!
and bring anyone you find nearby to me also! send
out my personal swat team to capture it! oh,
and after you do that... YOU'RE FIRED!! SHOO!!!
             _|  |_
     ^      |\|=O|/|     ^
            |\|""|/|
"""""""""""""""##""""""""""""""""
               ## 
   ''''=O      ## 
   ''''=O      ##
   ''''=O      ##   
   ''''=O      ##     
         \
       oh no!

------------------>Back at the lab...<-------------------




put your hands above your head and nobody will
      get hurt! hand over the machine!
  /                              _____        \
o=<                             |     |      >=o'''
o=<         ____      _____   /"""""""|      >=o'''
o=<        [____}----{_____] /  __ MC2|      >=o'''
o=<    |""|   \ \      / /  |  /-|\   |-     >=o'''
o=<    |  |-/""""\    /"""""   \__/   |      >=o'''

                    <%-O
                        \
        bill gates' personal swat team!

--------------------------------------------------------


it appears that bill gates' personal swat team are closing
in on evil assistants lab! shots are fired! finaly a police
officer is arriving at the scene!
     /
 \/
[ ]



==|>$-D
       \
awesome! an excellent situation for a superhero to
      save the poor person being attacked!


-------------->At the lab...<-----------------------------




                  +_Exciting music begins_+


''''''==|>$-)                                          
            \                  
   top hat man, to the rescue!!!

                                                            _____
                           o=<                             |     |      >=o
                           o=<         ____      _____   /"""""""|      >=o
                           o=<        [____}----{_____] /  __ MC2|      >=o
                           o=<    |""|   \ \      / /  |  /-|\   |-     >=o
                           o=<    |  |-/""""\    /"""""   \__/   |      >=o 
                            \
                right away, Gates!             <%-O





  hurry, men! load it on the truck!- =o                                   ____
          ____________                                                   |  | \
       __/ | | | | | |\___                                               |  |__\_
      |  "" " " " " " "   |      |"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""|_|       |
       ""O""""""""""""""O"        ""O"OO""""""""""O"OO""""""""""""O"OO"   O""""O"



                                                  wirr! wirr!       .   
                                                                 __/"""\_ '''
                                                                | POLICE |'''
                                                                 "O""""O" 





     ==|>$-O                                          
           |
hey wait... thats me! Bill Gates!


                                                            _____
                           o=<                             |     |      >=o
                           o=<         ____      _____   /"""""""|      >=o
                           o=<        [____}----{_____] /  __ MC2|      >=o
                           o=<    |""|   \ \      / /  |  /-|\   |-     >=o
                           o=<    |  |-/""""\    /"""""   \__/   |      >=o


                                             <%-O
                                                |
                       hey wait... thats me! the Random Police Officer!



                            =O - hey wait... thats me! Top Hat Man!       ____
          ____________                                                   |  | \
       __/ | | | | | |\___                                               |  |__\_
      |  "" " " " " " "   |      |"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""|_|       |
       ""O""""""""""""""O"        ""O"OO""""""""""O"OO""""""""""""O"OO"   O""""O"
                           

                                              hey wait... thats me! Evil Assistant!
                                                           /        .   
                                                        8 O      __/"""\_
                                                                | POLICE |
                                                                 "O""""O" 



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