It was created by cartoonist Mike Dawson and humorist Chris Radtke, and concerns the various misadventures of a 30-something super-nerd, Christopher Vigliotti, and his friends Ritch Sutton and Vinnie DelPino.
Subsequent issues were produced at a rapid pace, and were generally timed to debut at all of the major North American comics festivals along the east coast.
The double-sized "All Action Issue" #3 debuted at the annual Small Press Expo in Bethesda, MD at a table shared with the creators of the now-defunct indy comic 23 skidoo.
Hubris prompted the boys to overprint issue 4, a mistake that they, their wives, and their storage spaces, still regret today.
Radtke has penned a number of different stories, including Everyday (which featured comic strip contributions from an impressive array of mini-comics superstars such as Bob Fingerman, Alex Robinson, Tony Consiglio, Cheese Hasselberger, and Scott Mills).
When he gets home, he finds out that his good-for-nothing roommate Ritch has sold some of his CDs to pay the rent, including one by They Might Be Giants.
Following an argument, Chris, Ritch, and their other roommate Vinnie, decide to become bounty hunters, like Boba Fett, or Robert De Niro in Midnight Run.
Christopher is sweet on Doreen and tries to impress her at the birthday dinner she invites him and his friends to at a fancy Manhattan Churrascaria.
This time they are hired by New York musician Jed Davis to retrieve a stolen electric guitar that once belonged to Ace Frehley.
The new story took the place of the ads for urban culture websites, Hentai reviews, and amateur poetry, that had all been featured in the original Gabagool!
Before they leave, Chris undergoes a painful back waxing (a scene that appeared well before a similar, more famous situation in the movie The 40-Year-Old Virgin with Steve Carell closed the book on humorous back-waxing scenarios).
This issue includes the back-up story "Double Damage", which features a young Chris and Ritch with their childhood friends Jimmy Fan and Andrew Yee playing a racy game of Dungeons & Dragons.
Christopher is scared to buy marijuana at the airport, so he hides out in a Bob Marley gift shop while Ritch and Vinnie take care of business.
This issue includes the back-up story "The Mad Sh*tter", written by Dawson and Radtke, and guest-drawn by mini-comics superstar Tony Consiglio.
characters drawn by mini-comics superstar Alex Robinson, homaging the cover to Marvel Comics classic Avengers#4.
Mini-comic created as a free hand-out at the first official MoCCA Art Festival pre-convention party, hosted by Chris Radtke and the two guys he was currently living with.
Features extensive interviews with the creators, as well as appearances by Bob Burden (Flaming Carrot, Mystery Men), Evan Dorkin (Dork, Milk & Cheese), James Kochalka (Monkey vs.
After a number of message board threads surfaced on The Comics Journal's website, tcj.com, criticizing Radtke and his sales techniques, he issued the following manifesto: … I know my barking offends the delicate sensitivities of many a small press connoisseur, and for that, I deeply apologize for ruining your special day out.