We were all surprised when a few months back our own ObiJo announced that he'd reached his pinnacle here at Stripcreator Central and was leaving for parts unknown. We all figured it was some odd scam or desparate ploy for attention, but when he didn't come back we realized he hadn't been kidding. A great man, struck down in his prime. We were all saddened by the loss.

Now and then he'd pop in and leave a post or two, just to taunt us. But alas, no return.

Then one day he decided to reappear as if he'd never left. But the question remains, just where was Mr. Jo during that fateful time?

Some surmise he was working at a secret underground lab trying to make fireproof jello. Others say he was playing the part of Rizzo in a travelling show of Grease. Still more though (and hoped) he was dead.

Your task, should you choose to accept it, is to unearth the truth about the missing months. Where in the world was Obi Sandiego?

CC 61 Rules
1) Your comic should reveal where ObiJo was during his absence here at Stripcreator.
2) The height of your comic's characters is important. They can either start short and get steadily taller, or start tall and descend. Or, if you'd like, they can peak in the middle somewhere. But no saw-toothed profiles. See the images in the next post for clarification.
3) The more you insult Obi, the happier we'll all be.

Judging will take place sometime Wednesday (9/12) evening.

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100 pounds of **** in a 25 pound sack.

Good

Good

Good

Ungood

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100 pounds of **** in a 25 pound sack.

CC 61: The best laid plans... by BigEvilDan 9-09-01

Now that we've eliminated the real ObiJo, we can finish cloning a new one for our devious plan to destroy stripcreator. Weeks later... My missions: 1) Infiltrate the stripcreator; 2) be funny; 3) sodomize all animal life; 4) bring you the head of JohnnyBrad. Excellent, he's fully grown and his programming is complete. I think we're ready to unleash him. This plan will never fail! Hmm...I'm not sure how I'm going to get the head through there...oh well, I'll just make some shark comics instead.

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"Oh, look, a joke! How original! Thank you, but if I wanted my emotions stimulated pleasurably, I'd get a *****." - Donald B. Jones III

CC61: ObiJo no Go by itsclark 9-09-01

ObiJo! I haven't seen you in ages. Where ya been? You could say I've been, uh, operating under the aegis of the United States government. Flashback: Federal Penitentiary, 'C' Block: Back that ass up, man-*****! You'll have to catch me first! Tee hee hee hee! (Shudder) I just hope the answer I gave to Gabe keeps him out of my business. Hey gang! Guess what I just found out from Obi's sister!

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"You'll burn for this. Burn in jail!"

CC 61: Special Guest Obis by kaufman 9-09-01

Having higher intelligence than our human friends, we dolphins knew Obi was gone. So I immediately got my cetacean buddy, MobyJo to fill in. After that, I spent a few days in his role. but no one seemed to like OBiEssOEll EeteeYeeJo. I came from Mongolia to help out. Remember GobiJo? Then y'all came to your senses ('cept for the damnyankees), and enjoyed a fortnight or so of Ol' Lee Jo. TOBIJO CORNHOLED IN OBI'S PLACE THROUGH ALL OF AUGUST. NOBODY NOTICED THE DIFFERENCE! And then that triumphant day when I found the real Obi. He was ... with your mother!

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ken.kaufman@gmail.com

I'm the only one that knows I was cryogenically frozen till a cure could be found for my stuttering. Victory is mmmine!

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I ate a hooker half a bottle of knife.

Way to let out the secret!
:|

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Do you want ants? Because that's how you get ants.

Propaganda, my friend, propaganda.

Untitled by ObiJo 9-09-01

2/01 B-I-N-G-O! B-I-N-G-O! B-I-N-G-O, and Bingo was his name-o! 6/01 Hey, Schillinger, knock that off! He's been paroled. I'm almost done with him. 8/01 Just couldn't stay clean, huh Poet? Can it, McManus. Were's the computer?

Were's = Where's. I've now had a misspelling in like 5 straight comics. I think I need to start wearing my glasses again.

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I ate a hooker half a bottle of knife.

CC 61: The mystery of Obi-doo by Drexle 9-09-01

I swear, I don't know where Obi was... I'd have tied his limp pecker in a knot if I could find him... look what he did to my hand? I'd put out a search all through the outback, but he was nowhere to be found. Eh, he wouldn't last a minute down under anyway! Looook, I'm tellin' you straight out, he wasn't in the dungeon! I like being dominated by women... not guys with flabby manboobs. What? Umm... I swear, I don't have anything to do with it... I haven't even been here. I've been too busy beating the **** out of mallcore kids! Okay, I've got the cash... all in fi dolla bills... now put out, wench!!! Sirry people... Obi was with me!

CC 61: The Ballad of ObiJo: "A Space Idiocy" by itsclark 9-09-01

An evening of strip-making is interrupted by the flash of a teleporter beam. Ugn! What the hell just happened? Where am I? You are aboard an intergalactic vessel, earthling. For reasons your primitive brain wouldn't comprehend, we conduct routine anal probes of earthly specimens such as yourself. Sounds great! When do we get started? In the months that followed, ObiJo learned much from his captors. ...routine probes... earthly specimens... I don't like where this is headed.

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"You'll burn for this. Burn in jail!"

CC61: Obi makes a change by crabby 9-09-01

I promised myself I'd stop after 300 comics so I guess I'll leave now. Maybe I'll be back one day after the operation. WAAAAAAA!!!!!! Where did ObiJo go I miss him so bad. With ObiJo gone I've lost all direction. I got rid of that damn polo and got a whole bunch of kick ass piercings. What the hell ObiJo left and he took my body with him! ObiJo was like a Grandfather to me. His love making was always nice and gentle not like that damn wirthling with his rough stuff. Hey guys it's me ObiJo I finally got that sex change. Did I miss anything?

CC-LXI - The epic true story... by DexX 9-09-01

ObiJo thought he was in trouble when that evil bunny sorceror incinerated him... Take that, you *******! However, Death gave him a chance to live again... You must make up an amusing song and dance routine in ten minutes. I'll be over here... Song and dance? Huh? Whatever happened to playing dice with death? But before we tell you what happened, here is a word from our sponsor... Say, your tail used to be so bushy and fluffy. Now it is oily and matted. What are you going to do about it? That does it - I am going to buy some Fluff-U-Now [tm]. ...oh, and a baseball bat to smack that smug wanker's head in...

This is the kind of thing you get when you randomly arrange characters to make a nice descending shape, and then try to fit in some dialogue to suit...

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This signature has performed an illegal operation and has been shut down.

i'm so cool, i got the dialogue boxes to follow the downward line!

...okay, so it's not much of a trick. anyhoo:

C.C. LXI: The (more or less) Straight Story by habnem 9-09-01

The day ObiJo left the bunker where he makes his comics... RAAARR! I TOBOR, FROM BUREAU OF DONKEY SODOMY! I ARREST OBIJO! RAAARR! ...at least he didn't say anything about cornholing. Don't worry, loyal StripCreators! Obi was taken to a happy place! Meanwhile... Suck harder, maggot! God, I wish I'd never left.

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- christ@myself.com - **** a cat, kill yourself - my alter ego has five stars

oh yeah--crabby, i don't think grandfathers are supposed to be like that.

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- christ@myself.com - **** a cat, kill yourself - my alter ego has five stars

I got that straight from ObiJo's little girly diary so talk to him about that one.

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I am a delicate ****ing flower.

Coo coo ca-choo by mother_billings 9-10-01

Come on in. Yep. Two months later... Thanks for the butt sex. Yep.

I'm your mother, damnit, I don't need to follow all the rules.

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He was always slow in school.

CC 61: ObiJo, Conqueror of World and Stage by wirthling 9-10-01

Well, let's see... I've scaled Mount Everest, hiked from Argentina to Alaska, slept with Fidel Castro, and now I just posted my 300th comic at stripcreator... What's next on my to-do list? Presenting Bette Midler and the Harlettes... o/' Mister Sandman, bring me a dream! o/' o/' bum bummm o/' ...and ObiJo! o/' bummm o/' o/' BUMMM o/'

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"And Wirthling isn't worth the paper he isn't printed on."

The world went to **** in the middle of my contest.

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100 pounds of **** in a 25 pound sack.

Your contest was not completely to blame. Buck up.

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"And Wirthling isn't worth the paper he isn't printed on."

I'm sure that you're at the bottom of this, you meanie.

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100 pounds of **** in a 25 pound sack.

Comic Contest 61 - Where's Obi? by evil_d 9-12-01

Whooo-eee! I just got here, but I'm already rarin' to get in the saddle! How long's the line? A few weeks, but it's worth it. This is my sixth time, and the more experienced I get, the faster I can go. This'll be my first ride. It's a coming-of-age ritual in every young boy's life! Some people say the anticipation is the best part, but I say it's nothing compared to the climax. Umm... this is the DMV, right? We're all in line for driver's licenses? You need to lay off the sauce, pal. This is the line for Gabe's mom.

I figured it was okay since Mother Billings herself pretty much admitted to it.

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The what mentioned above is total fiction. Please don't take it seriously!

I always thought ObiJo had a free pass to Gabes mom.

I must defer to that which made me giggle the most. Evil_d's came close, as did wirthling's, but in the end I think I need to hand it to ma. (And not just because she's my mother.)

Coo coo ca-choo by mother_billings 9-10-01

Come on in. Yep. Two months later... Thanks for the butt sex. Yep.

And no *****ing about the height requirement. It doesn't really follow it since there's no descending or ascending, but there isn't any up-down motion either. (I'm not counting empty spaces.) And if you don't like it, go talk to my complaint department.

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100 pounds of **** in a 25 pound sack.

What an odd finish.