diff --git a/dosagelib/plugins/a.py b/dosagelib/plugins/a.py
index 7eacc05e0..0075b7526 100644
--- a/dosagelib/plugins/a.py
+++ b/dosagelib/plugins/a.py
@@ -33,19 +33,11 @@ class AbleAndBaker(_BasicScraper):
 class AbominableCharlesChristopher(_BasicScraper):
     latestUrl = 'http://abominable.cc/'
     imageUrl = 'http://abominable.cc/%s'
-    imageSearch = compile(r'cc(/comics/.+?)"')
-    prevSearch = compile(r'cc(/.+?)".+?prev')
+    imageSearch = compile(tagre("img", "src", r'(http://www\.abominable\.cc/comics/[^"]+)'))
+    prevSearch = compile(tagre("a", "href", r'([^"]+)')+"[^<]+Previous")
     help = 'Index format: yyyy/mm/dd/comicname'
 
 
-class AbstractGender(_BasicScraper):
-    latestUrl = 'http://www.abstractgender.com/'
-    imageUrl = 'http://www.abstractgender.com/?comic=%s'
-    imageSearch = compile(tagre('img', 'src', r'(comics/\d+\.\w+)'))
-    prevSearch = compile(tagre('a', 'href', r"(\?comic=\d+)")+tagre("img", "id", "comic_menu_prev"))
-    help = 'Index format: n (unpadded)'
-
-
 class AbsurdNotions(_BasicScraper):
     latestUrl = 'http://www.absurdnotions.org/page129.html'
     imageUrl = 'http://www.absurdnotions.org/page%s.html'
@@ -200,8 +192,8 @@ class AnUnrehearsedRiot(_BasicScraper):
 class ALLCAPS(_BasicScraper):
     latestUrl = 'http://www.allcapscomix.com/'
     imageUrl = 'http://www.allcapscomix.com/%s'
-    imageSearch = compile(r'<img src="(http://www.allcapscomix.com/comics/.+?)"')
-    prevSearch = compile(r'href="(.+?)">(&#9668; Previous|<span class="prev">)')
+    imageSearch = compile(tagre("img", "src", r'(http://www\.allcapscomix\.com/comics/[^"]+)'))
+    prevSearch = compile(tagre("a", "href", r'([^"]+)')+r"[^<]+Previous</a>")
     help = 'Index format: yyyy/mm/strip-name'
 
 
@@ -209,8 +201,8 @@ class ALLCAPS(_BasicScraper):
 class ASkeweredParadise(_BasicScraper):
     latestUrl = 'http://aspcomics.net/'
     imageUrl = 'http://aspcomics.net/archindex.php?strip_id=%s'
-    imageSearch = compile(r'<img src="(istrip_files/strips/.+?)"')
-    prevSearch = compile(r'</a><a href="(.+?)"><img src="images/previous_day.jpg"')
+    imageSearch = compile(tagre("img", "src", r'(http://aspcomics\.net/sites/default/files[^"]*/asp\d+\.jpg)[^"]+'))
+    prevSearch = compile(tagre("a", "href", "(/comic/\d+)")+r"[^>]+Previous")
     help = 'Index format: nnn'
 
 
@@ -219,7 +211,7 @@ class AGirlAndHerFed(_BasicScraper):
     starter = bounceStarter('http://www.agirlandherfed.com/',
       compile(r'<a href="([^"]+)">[^>]+Back'))
     imageUrl = 'http://www.agirlandherfed.com/img/strip/%s'
-    imageSearch = compile(r'<img src="(/img/strip/[^"]+\.jpg)"')
+    imageSearch = compile(tagre("img", "src", r'(img/strip/[^"]+\.jpg)'))
     prevSearch = compile(r'<a href="([^"]+)">[^>]+Back')
     help = 'Index format: nnn'
 
diff --git a/dosagelib/plugins/num.py b/dosagelib/plugins/num.py
index 77ef10d8b..91d097f1f 100644
--- a/dosagelib/plugins/num.py
+++ b/dosagelib/plugins/num.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2004-2005 Tristan Seligmann and Jonathan Jacobs
 from re import compile
 
+from ..util import tagre
 from ..scraper import _BasicScraper
 
 
@@ -9,16 +10,6 @@ class NineteenNinetySeven(_BasicScraper):
     name = '1997'
     latestUrl = 'http://www.1977thecomic.com/'
     imageUrl = 'http://www.1977thecomic.com/%s'
-    imageSearch = compile(r'<img src="(http://www.1977thecomic.com/comics-1977/.+?)"')
-    prevSearch = compile(r'<a href="(.+?)"><span class="prev">')
+    imageSearch = compile(tagre("img", "src", r'(http://www\.1977thecomic\.com/comics-1977/[^"]+)'))
+    prevSearch = compile(tagre("a", "href", r'([^"]+)')+"Previous")
     help = 'Index format: yyyy/mm/dd/strip-name'
-
-
-
-class EightHalfByEleven(_BasicScraper):
-    name = '8HalfByEleven'
-    latestUrl = 'http://www.lucastds.com/webcomic/'
-    imageUrl = 'http://www.lucastds.com/webcomic/index.php?strip_id=%s'
-    imageSearch = compile(r'<img src="(istrip_files/strips/.+?)"')
-    prevSearch = compile(r'</a><a href="(/webcomic/.+?)"><img[^>]+?src="themes/tedzsee/images/previous_a.png">')
-    help = 'Index format: nnn'