Brewster Rockit by Tim Rickard for May 18, 2023

And in a month he’ll come back and steal it and sell it back to you.

Something very similar happened to my uncle, once. The artist who tried it got more than he bargained for.

Call the library police!

“If you buy now, I can guarantee fast delivery for free.”

He has his Zap Gun on the pulse of the market.

Capitalism triumphs again!

florida again?

It’s Escape (The Piña Colada Song) only with guns!

Only our Brewster would be willing to buy back his own book. He should’ve grabbed it when the cyborg started talking on his phone. But, not Brewster.

Nice circular economy.

Brewster can read?

“Hello! I’ll be your robber today. Would you like a mint while I shake you down?”

What are the odds they are talking about the same book? :) :) :)

BLM -book libraries matter

Can either of those two even read?

A sheep can be fleeced repeatedly. A hog can only produce ham once.

Brewster’s Library….Comic books and coloring books,

Hmm, I don’t think that counts as “overemployed.” That’s just theft. Sorry, you can’t put both jobs on your résumé.

But it’s not stealing any more, is it? It’s kidnapping? No, that’s just for people. Extortion?

I have what I’m pretty sure are a bunch of First Edition hardbacks, but I’m too lazy to go to the trouble of finding out if any of them are worth any money.