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Authors: chaco, corona, Elfangor, Jerry, Kakk, merki, mick9956, ptrick, Solid Bismuth, teenage_dirtbag1
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Two die-hard gaming roommates and a Linux user take everyday challenges to the extreme. Ethan, the eccentric gamer with severe illusions of granduer, at the same time being completely out of touch with reality is friendly yet dangerous. Lucas is the brains behind every operation, often keeping a close eye on Ethan and helping him out of trouble, he much prefers the X-Box to any other console, as does Ethan. Scott is the third roommate, not quite a gamer, but an expert with Linux, he is very rarely seen and owns a penguin, a la Linux logo. Lilah is Ethan's girlfriend, Nobody really knows how he is ABLE to get a girlfriend, but Lilah is brainy, beautiful and owns in UT2004. |
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| Phalanxia |
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Tbh, I read CAD more for the plot and anything else. I think Tim has the ability to make a truly great comic, one about the lives of gamers, not the crazy antics of an ADHD sufferer. However, it seems that a die-hard core group of ultra-fans want him to keep going with the gag-a-day, the kind of fans who every time the words "Chef" or "Brian" appear on screen, they shout "LOLZOMFGTHATISTEHFUNNIEZTTHINGEVA ". If Tim learns that he needn't give a shit about those idiots, who protest at the merest inclination of a comic without gags, then he could make it into something awesome.
At the moment though..meh. |
| brown_recluse_gundam |
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Gee wiz! More attacks on Mr. Buckley's alleged sexuality. How original, and totally out of place. Aint no problem with people expressing why they don't like a comic, but the creator's supposed personal life should have nothing to do with it.
Besides that, this comic is still great. CAD fans rejoice. Haters commence to hating. |
| Zonbi |
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| It's just not funny. At all. |
| Anonymous |
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He uses the same fucking B^U facial expression on eveery single character in almost every panel. The art IS NOT good. It has barely evolved since it's conception. As for the story... uuughh...
Also, extremely unfunny.
On a side-note, B^Uckley edits the CAD page on wikipedia under the name of "Thrindel". Tell "Thrindel", what you think of his comic on his talk page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_t alk:Thrindel
Tell him N00bKannon says hello. |
| rule86 |
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Overly repetitive art style, unfunny humor, and crappy attempts at being 'serious' and 'dramatic' add up to a bad comic.
Probably not the worst ever, but still bad, and not worth your time. |
| KTon |
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There was a time when I found CAD to be funny. It went from usually having humorous comics about video games, to focusing more on the dramatic nonsense involving one dimensional characters. Honestly, the characters rarely move / show new expressions during the duration of the 4 panels.
The web comic was pretty funny when they mainly focused on video games, which is... what I thought the web comic was supposed to be about? It just seems like Tim Buckley has become a joke anymore, a miscarriage? really???
For those people that think this is the most hilaaaarious web comic out there, or think the art work is sweet (hmmm, hasn't changed from being mundane in 4 years? that's weird...), trust me theres way more entertaining comics out there. |
| DDR |
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| how can you truly review something without a little biased and personal opinion? so there can be no "true" reviews but anyway cad is a good comic even though it needs a few new jokes |
| Doublex120 |
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Well, I just have to say that Ctrl+Alt+Delete is the best webcomic there is. It's funny, interesting, humorous, and I don't even like playing video games so much. I like the storyline, the characters, the drawing style...everything about it. I only wish the best to Tim
And, to KaosKnight, if you don't like the comic, then don't start slandering it. This way you're showing other people your immatureness and stupidity. And have fun molesting children - you always see yourself in other people. |
| KaosKnight |
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This comic is a transparent rip-off of other comics, is drawn in a painfully repetitive style (characters all seem to have the same facial expressions), and last, but certainly not least, the author is a miserable excuse for a human being. Consider that he is a pedophile, that he has narcissistic personality disorder (according to the DSM-IV), that he betrays his followers, and that he is incapable of taking criticism of any kind.
People who know of Tim's ridiculous immaturity and pedophilia and still truly enjoy his work are, bluntly put, blind. |
| Cirkux |
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| The stupid mans Penny Arcade, very overrated. |
| Encore Seraphine |
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| Well. I like it. That's all that matters. |
| mybumisontherail |
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| Horrible comic, and yet... addictive somehow. |
| Johnnywhoa |
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| Best comic ever, and anyone who disagrees is stoned. |
| brown_recluse_gundam |
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| Still the best comic on the web. Boo-yah! |
| Stormblazer |
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As an addition to my previous point- I'm shocked that people say it's going downhill. If fleshing out characters and going with an actual plot is a bad thing, then I really hate to think what you people say is a good thing...
Personally, the comic is much better with the addition of a stronger plot line. |
| Weenum |
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| It was okay at first, but now it's REALLY gone down hill. |
| Stormblazer |
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| The comic is good, but in no way does it deserve the position it's in. Comics in the top 5 should be true masters of the webcomic media, and frankly, CAD isn't. Is it in the top 20? Certainly. Maybe even top 10 if I stretch it. But not the top 5. |
| lbollocks |
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this comic deserves EVERY fan it's got...it's absolutely genius!
"where the fuck was my left hand?"
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| Cinnabar |
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I started reading this comic a few years back, when it was still pretty humorous and not quite as story-heavy. Slowly and slowly, it's done nothing but become more and more mediocre, and I think it's because the comic is now relying heavily on the story of Ethan and Lilah (and occasionally Lucas and whatever girl he's sleeping with at the time).
What this comic started out as, and what I expect from it, is primarily a humorous gaming comic with some story elements; what it is now is primarily a romance-comedy with occasional video game elements. A chick flick with video game cameos, if you will. Perhaps that's what you're looking for in a web comic, but not me.
Worst yet, the story line is extremely predictable and, though it tries to be funny, the jokes fall flat more often than not. I find myself feeling embarrassed for the writer as you would for a friend who's just laughed at his own unfunny joke.
But I read the comic--probably because it updates frequently and on time and, while it isn't very good, it's not exactly offensive. That, and it takes all of two minutes to read. But if my webcomics list starts getting too long, you can be sure this one's the next to go. |
| PapaChabre |
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| Good artwork, bland content. |
| DeathbyChiasmus |
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| I find CAD sort of amusing sometimes, and the art is not bad. |
| JD Styles |
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| I don't understand how this comic is number 1. It's just OK. It's well drawn and everything but the jokes just aren't THAT funny. I guess it's all right for when you're waiting for the next PA update. |
| wickedjulie |
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| Not my favorite comic in the world, but it is enjoyable at times. I don't think it deserves its spot as most popular, but thats just my opinion. |
| brown_recluse_gundam |
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| HA!!! First comment of the year. Here's wishing all you CAD lovers and CAD haters alike a happy and prosperous new year. Have a great 2008. |
| bob&mike |
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God got AIDS
Last year God answered a little boy's prayer.
He crept in on tip toes late in the middle of the night and wiped away the poor child's affliction.
But on that particular night God had been drinking and neglected his latex gloves.
It wasn't until many months later, gaunt and starting to thin, that he thought to get tested.
He knew the answer before it was spoken.
POSITIVE.
God wept, not for his own fate, but for how the news would be received. Being gay didn't make it any easier on him. He lamented the fulfillment of a stereotype and feared the truth wouldn't be believed. How would it sound to admit "I got it from a little boy on a hot, sticky African night?"
So God kept his secret quiet and prayed to us for a miracle.
But all of God's prayers, spoken through the trees and the wind, and the sun and the rain, and the moon and the mountains, went unnoticed. The digital people didn't think to listen for an old, dying, gay God. |
| markusdragon |
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| Repetitive jokes, copy & paste artwork, barely fleshed out and predictable storylines, and a lack of wit or imagination make CAD what it is today; the gaming comic equivalent of 'Saved By The Bell'. |
| TranslucentDoll |
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This comic is very funny at times. Ethan's hijinks are very funny! Many of the comics about specific games are a riot.
However, main characters that live in the same house disapear for months (Scott and Penguin). Try living in a house with a few roomates and not bumping in to one of your roommates (who is in his room all the time) in a month or two.
Also, the player 1,2,3,4 comics go way to far. Some are using this as an example of how gamers want to act.
As I have stated above, I find this comic pretty funny most of the time, but it has a few flaws. I do read it often. |
| WeaponRad |
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| Alright for what it is. Nothing special about it though. |
| brown_recluse_gundam |
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| WTF!!! I think you're in the wrong place, bob&mike. These are web comics. If you want to share bad poetry, you can go to deviantart like everyone else. OK? Geez! Talk about flinging crap. |
| bob&mike |
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| As above, so below. The human being finds himself, or herself, in the middle. There is as much space outside the human, proportionately, as inside. Stars, moons, and planet remind us of protons, neutrons, and electrons. Is there a bigger being walking with all the stars within? Does our thinking affect what goes on outside us, and what goes on inside us? I think it does. Where does creamed corn figure into the workings of the universe? What really is creamed corn? Is it a symbol for something else? |
| 4qj5df |
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CAD is not unique, and it has no unique elements. 'Random' humor, gaming references, two guys and a couch, the girl character, the talking robot who's a ripoff of other robot characters in media, the cheap sitcom atmosphere where they only have one set and they shoot the rest out in the park. It's pretty sad when you think that there are actually people who laughed at the arrow joke.
The reason people bash CAD is not that they're masochistic cynics who love to hate CAD out of spiteful vindictiveness. It's that CAD is a mediocre webcomic that doesn't deserve the attention it gets, not when there are so many better alternatives out there.
The authors need criticism because without it they get the impression that their work is all sunshine and roses, and they keep pumping out the same old crap year after year. Has anything in CAD changed in the last 4 years? The characters still have their identical languid expressions, Ethan is still wacky, Lucas still makes bad punchlines, it's only grown staler as it went on, and people still watch this crap. So do I. Why? Because I have a few minutes to kill each morning and I'm bored. But this does not mean that CAD is a good creation.
So I criticize it, because considering the attention it gets, it's nowhere up to snuff. Fine, enjoy it. No one's stopping you. What I'm wondering is, why are you posting your glowing reviews with impunity, and saying that people who hold any other opinions from yours should withhold theirs? |
| Bandit127 |
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| I LOVE CAD, I find it to be very funny. I dont see why other people always have to bash it, if you don't like it, DONT READ IT!!!! Ta-Da MAGIC problem solved!! DER, also, CAD has a grasp on the real world, and no I'm am not saying that all the others don't, because I'm sure they do, it's that CAD has to do with reality alot more than others do. And for those who are being pricks and do nothing but make fun of the authors, try and understand what they go through to get these comics up daily, or near daily. It's alot of stress and work. A lot of you people who just bash and hate the artists/authors have no apprecieation to work. The people who make comics are NOT in debt to you in anyway, they owe you NOTHING. Also, try and LIKING comics, don't be a critic, just try to enjoy them. CAD is great when it you look at what makes it unique, and theres A LOT of things that make it unique |
| the jebasaur |
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| And by the way, I have been reading the PA stuff for some time now, and honestly, there is no way you can make fun of CAD. PA is so....childish. |
| the jebasaur |
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| Must we all remember that everyone has their own sense of humor? Just because you don't like it, that doesn't mean the comic is terrible. Just leave if you have nothing good to say. |
| 4qj5df |
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Who cares whether or not Ctrl+Alt+Del is a ripoff of PA? It's a weak, poorly written, poorly devised homogenized artwork comic that's been throwing out the same humorless soap opera trash with a few very rare moments of excellence, mostly in the cartoons that have nothing to do with the main characters. If you like poorly constructed sitcoms and decent looking cartoons with really terrible concepts, humor and writing, this is for you. It doesn't even come down to commercialism: this comic is just plain bad.
(The animated series is even worse.) |
| AllenAwesome |
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| Penny Arcade just ripped your comic entitled "The Game Face". Executed slightly different, never the less, totally ripped. Funny to see things like that going on amongst the pillars of the webcomic community. |
| dr.onion |
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Mister Buckley, are you even trying? I used to be indifferent towards your comic and didn't let it bother me, but recently I became aware of just how subpar your shit is. This whole rivalry you and whoever the fuck does penny arcade have is fucking laughable because there's no real competition there.
The fact of the matter is "Gabe" has improved tremendously over time and clearly knows what he's doing, and you do not. Heaven forbid you switch up the perspective occasionally instead of keeping a view from three feet above the characters' heads to the tops of their knees EVERY GOD DAMN TIME. Tell me, do your characters actually have feet? I don't recall ever seeing them.
And tell me, how many millions of dollars have YOU donated to diseased and injured children this year?
Tim Buckley, you are a fucking joke. The fact that people even consider you in league enough with PA to have some form of e-rivalry with them is the greatest punchline of all. |
| Enchuu |
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Its always the same people trying to knock Ctrl+alt+del off the top, the comic does retell certain jokes, but it retells them from another angle, another perspective for example and its funny again.
In short I think this is the best comic on the web, ive read much of other comics but this is still my favorite it mixes humour with plots. Is this comic for you? read a few pages and decide for yourself! |
| brown_recluse_gundam |
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| Typical CAD haters. Finding joy in uncivilized manners like beastiality. No wonder they don't take the time to enjoy this comic. They're too busy trying to chase the pussy...Or the puppy. Or the chimpanzee. It's really sad, but I'm not one to judge. Doggy style your doggy. We'll stick with the comics. Thanks. |
| crocty |
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| I can do both! |
| Sgt Kill |
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| if you fucktards cant find the humor in CAD, go back to fucking your pets and GET A LIFE |
| dizturbd_spat |
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| One of my favorite comics out there. |
| quellious |
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Great comics, one of the few with an ongoing plot. Can sometimes be disturbing (this Ethan guy is really messed up!)
I only sorry the Linux dude was gone. He had so much potential... and the penguine was just too cute :) |
| crocty |
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| The first 2 were the only 2 I founf funny, and they weren't that good |
| crocty |
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| lol, I hate to be "nerd" but I like pointing out the mistakes of things I don't like, with the sample comic, the DS wouldn't bark, it was closed, which shoulda put it in sleep mode. lol |
| crocty |
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| These suck, Cyanide and Happiness should be number 1! |
| hamburgerhell |
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| Hold the phone! You mean this comic has been goin on like this for 7 years and it was listed 1st?Man ..... could use another drawing style about now...... |
| Phorcys |
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-"Jakinthebox:
I read like 20 pages or so, and it turned out not funny. more like random stupidity. Blech."
-Jornak (response): "Read. The. Whole. Archives."
Man1: "I stabbed myself about twenty to thirty times in the shower. It was a really ill-advised, painful experience."
Man2: "You just haven't stabbed enough. Try stabbing yourself a further 300 times."
If the joke ain't funny the first time he uses it, then it ain't gonna be funny as he re-hashes it for the next 6 years. |
| Steak |
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Ok Ok Ok. What is the go with some of you people. there is such thing as a Good and Bad Positive post, and a good and bad negative post.
Why is it that so many of you who dont like a comic (im not saying all) rip into so badly? isnt just saying 'i dont like it' good enough?
And then theres those of you who post with an energetic hyper-active fanboy style 'ZOMG I LOVE THIS COMIC JUST COZ' style attitude. 'its a good comic because >insert reasons here<' is more acceptable
SO! CAD, i have read through all of the archives. I've been reading this for about 4 years now, and i started off loving it. Good storylines, that had depth and there were good places it could go. the artwork evolved and it was obvious the comic was thriving.
But in the last year or so it has -- how to say, lost a certain 'zing'. it still has its moments of homour and wit, but the storylines seem to have lost a bit of direction to me. The artwork is remaining a constant level now, so it doesnt look like it will change much from where it is now.
Overall its a good comic, that is obviously very popular, be it good or bad. i still read the comic, although not so much as i may have before. who knows, change could be in the air... |
| chodges |
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this comic is awesome. It's a toss up between penny arcade and CtrlAltDel for which is the best comic on the web. They both update on the same days and they seem to go back and forth for who is funnier, somedays it's a tie because they are both too hilarious or both suck. The thing is being as they are both mainstream they are held to a higher standard than most comics therefore it becomes more obvious when they are in a lull. They are the best because they put more work into their comic than anyone else and it shows. You may not like it but you have to respect their work and dedication.
Oh and Equille?.....Seriously? That comic is the worst comic of all time. 25% of the site doesn't work and there is only like 10 anyway which out of all of those, 100% sucked miserably. |
| Tru Smiles |
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I'm not really sure what to say about this now, considering the comments below. But everyone has their own tastes. I'll admit that I did like it a lot, mainly for the gags revolving around actual games. I tend to dislike game comics that don't actually involve the games, just the gamers; It ends up being rather soap opera-ish.
The art style of CAD changed for the worse in my opinion, but it's still visually pleasing. The story seems to have slowed a bit, I'm not sure if it's just me noticing that. |
| santaman87 |
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| GREAT COMIC! |
| Debt On |
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| pretty bad |
| tomdelay |
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| Only the most pathetic of losers would enjoy ctrl-alt-del. I wouldn't waste the crap it would take to shit on this. |
| brown_recluse_gundam |
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| Read it and weep...From laughter that is! See what I did there? Huh? Huh?! |
| cheesecake |
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| Meh - i think this is burning out and loosing the humor it had >> |
| walt |
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| go look at equille, its better than this pish. |
| Peyton Farquhar |
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I have been reading ctrl+alt+delete for about... three years. A friend introduced me to it and I worked my way through the archives in about a week, enjoying myself all the way. In those days, I really liked CAD; it was near the top of my list (right behind Penny Arcade and VG Cats).
But of late, it seems CAD has been afflicted with a certain... malaise. I no longer find the same amusement. Chef Brian used to at least warrant a chuckle. This latest Chef Brian is simply trite. Ethan seems to be stuck in a cycle of stupidity; more and more, I am less entertained by his antics (i.e., trying to jerk off wearing power gloves). Maybe it's the continuity of the comic strip. I cut my teeth on VG Cats and Penny Arcade, two comics where continuity is not prevalent; in the case of Penny Arcade, continuity is anathema. I don't know, CAD just doesn't hold the same appeal it used to. Maybe it's just repetition of the same gimmicks. Maybe it's that (from what I can gather) Tim Buckley is, as a person, lacking in character. I know that an artist's personal life should not play a part in judgment of a comic, but when I read the comic, I cannot help but think about all the unpleasant acts that Buckley has (supposedly) committed.
Reasons aside, CAD just does not hold the same appeal it once held. Therefore, I give this a three not only in order to remain moderate, but also for nostalgia's sake and the hope that I can recapture my past enjoyment.
Watermelon, I salute you. |
| Uberkirby |
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An amusing glance at what post-1993 syndicated Garfield would be like if it were an gaming webcomic.
Fascinatingly dry punchlines, non-existent plot, and cookie cutter characters. Sophomoric humor.
Reading it, I almost had to hold a gag reflex.
People who rate this favorably definitely need to broaden their horizons a bit, and Mr. Buckley needs to find a new day job.
Fails as a gag comic, and as a worthwhile comic overall. |
| stumpe |
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| ouuhhh... i love this comic. great work! |
| Archer02 |
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| Control Alt Delete Easily one of the Best and Most Succesfull comics on the Web time buckley is genius |
| kason8002 |
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| CAD is just boring, its about 7 years of the same stuff...over and over and over...any half brain monkey can write stuff better than this. comics like VGCats, Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal, Sinfest,COMMISSIONED, White Ninja and Dueling Analogs are WAAY better. the jokes in this comic ...arent even jokes....its just the boring life of some nerd and his robot...and others.....just not a top 5 comic...and i dont know why its still up there.....damn. |
| The Chemist |
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My favorite web comic. great story lines, but has some hilarious random moments as well
Chef Brian FTW! |
| brown_recluse_gundam |
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I too would like to extend my congratulations to Order of The Stick for its ascension to the #1 spot. Being a fan myself, this is gratifying. However, for those of you that feel like this is some kind of personal victory from down voting CAD. Yall needa grow up. Seriously. Don't yall even think about coming on and talkin about how yall booted CAD down by down voting it because doing that would mean that you are taking credit for OOTS's climb to the top. That would be a great injustice to the work of Mr. Burlew. Hate CAD all you want. It will not waiver fans any. I know I still love it. CAD is a great comic. OOTS is a great comic. Both of them are at the top because they are great works of art. So CAD haters, before you say anything think about it first, and give credit where credit is due.
*flings poop* XD |
| Jornak |
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"We're trying to get this comic off the number one rank. That is why we bash on this comic and people who rate it five stars. This comic just isn't worth it. Read explosm or Order of the Stick instead."
Mature, very mature. And Tastey, it seems you got your OOTS pile of flaming shit botted up to #1. Good for you...
Faggot. |
| RedTopHat |
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In my opinion, I find CAD humor always there and the quality of the art good. It is always consistent with updates, which I think matters a lot. It uses plot arcs, and sometimes it uses random flavor of the week style, also good.
There is nothing I can think for improvement. |
| horsehead |
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| Damn. Just damn. Reading the past comments is reminiscent of ... fuck it. I don't feel like acknowledging them. I like the comic. There. I said it. |
| Enchuu |
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This Comic has consistently made me laugh since I started reading it. People constantly make claims that the art isn't as good as such a comic (which is irrelevant really as art is a matter of opinion) and that its not as popular as other comics.
Yet it consistently tops these charts? I fear its mostly elitist people who think that it cant be funny anymore because its been around so long |
| brown_recluse_gundam |
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| Big words hurt brain. CAD rules! *throws poop* |
| kaboose117 |
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| I'd like to say, this comic deserves a one rating, because it SHOULDN'T BE NUMBER ONE IN THE LIST OF COMICS. Hey, sometimes it is funny. Sometimes it can give a good joke. But their are WAY too many comics that are FAR better than this, this comic isn't all that bad, but it isn't even near the list of top 10. |
| Captain Tastey |
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Simply put so a neanderthal such as yourself can easily understand:
no. |
| brown_recluse_gundam |
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| OK, Captain. You hate Buckley. We all get it. Now, slither back in your hole so that us homosapians can enjoy our webcomics. That's it. Back in your hole. Who's a good captain? Who's good captain? |
| Captain Tastey |
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It's number one because fBuckley was sick of losing to Pupkin and threw a tantrum until his fans boted it to to the top of the list.
That's the reason it's hnumber one. Not because of the , art, quality, humor, popularity (PA beats it by MILLIONS fyi). But because he's a selfish manchild. |
| Tacitus666 |
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Guys, just because Tim Buckley is supposedly a gigantic prick, that doesn't necessarily impact on his actual comic, does it? There's absolutely no sense in rating this comic a meager 1 star because of the attitude of the artist himself.
Also, who are we to disagree with how Tim does his comic? There are thousands of people out there who enjoy his comic as it is, and it just doesn't make any sense when an anti-fan joins the CAD forums in order to bad-mouth the comic itself. The forum is for fans only, not those who would seek to just openly criticize Tim's artwork. Besides, what right have you to complain about your FREE entertainment? I could understand your concerns about the comic if it costs people to view it because naturally, you don't want to waste your money, but it doesn't cost anything to read the actual comic itself. Just be glad it's free to view because quite frankly, Tim Buckley is doing this on his own terms. As for the occasions when he has apparently lashed out at people in a rude manner, who's to say he wasn't either drunk or extremely stressed out from all the work or people telling him how to do his own webcomic?
This is free entertainment, folks. Stop moaning and just appreciate that fact. I can understand if you don't like the comic because it doesn't fit in with your actual tastes but don't go bagging the actual comic itself just because of what the artist himself actually does outside of the comic strips.
Tim Buckley and CAD are two completely separate things. Even if he was a severe prick to deal with, I'd still read his comic because I enjoy it. And quite frankly, he deserves his big ego if he does indeed have one.
And on a final note, I also find it completely silly that you would vote low on this comic with the pure intentions of just removing it from the top spot. It's in the top spot for a reason, so don't try to change it. You might not like it, but thousands do. Go read something else and don't negatively comment unless it's for a decent, logical and proper reason.
Ark |
| Lord_Franklin |
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| I find it amazing how the ratings for this comic can vary sooooo much. You either love it or you hate it....... like marmite.. :0 |
| kaboose117 |
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This comic is what I call crap. It isn't funny, from beginning to end, it isn't entertaining, it isn't... anything. Just plain crap. And after reading some comics, I've found out that the writer of this comic is just like his comics. CRAP.
"For the love of whatever God u people worship! why does everyone have to hate on everybody elses opinion?! If some1 thinks that this comic deserves 5stars, let 'em rate it in peace! I'm sick of every1 trying to prove that people are stupid just by how they type and what comics they read! I personally read both CAD and PA and I think they're both hillarious at times. other times I ask myself "why the hell do I read this crap?" Then i remember... it's the same reason every person reads any comic, EVER! We Either have nothing better to do than waste our time reading comics, OR... we truely like the story or the artwork or the characters some1 created and we honestly are interested in what happens next! So to all you fools out in cyber-space sipping your Haterade... CHILL THE HELL OUT OR STOP READING THE F^&!ING COMIC!!!"
We're trying to get this comic off the number one rank. That is why we bash on this comic and people who rate it five stars. This comic just isn't worth it. Read explosm or Order of the Stick instead. |
| Captain Tastey |
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Form a club you say? Welcome to the Webcomic list!
And no. Doctoring badly drawn cartoons in photoshop does not merit "good art". |
| freeme |
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| CAD is the Garfield of the webcomic world. CAD is boring and full of trite jokes without any substance. In the years where Tim Buckely has drawn CAD, the art has not matured at all; it remains banal and crude, as if it was drawn by a person who doesn't really enjoy to draw. Of course the art doesn't matter at all, when speaking of webcomics such as xkcd, but the script is equally hackneyed. You can guess what the punchline will be within the first two panels. The dialogue is devoid of any humor or cleverness. CAD is little more that fanservice for PC gaming pre-teens. |
| Portaiz |
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i keep reading more and more people trash talking this comic.. well fine.. if you think that's funny..
Now i don't care about all those weird story's people seams to be talking about like the "RoMicide" or anything else.. if you really want to trash talk this comic like that.. then start your own little club or something.. there are still people that thinks this comic is good..
This comics is great, it's balance humor about video games are still good but could be better.. the art work is great..
4/5 stars.. |
| Captain Tastey |
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| Tim deleted RoM and never brought it back. He covers his tracks pretty well. You can find a good deal of it on the PvP forums. A chunk of the people he's screwed over regularily chat over there. Google does the job too. |
| Enravagement |
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so......where's this new RoM forum?
and i used to love CAD. now......
I just don't know anymore.
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| Captain Tastey |
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Thanks for the reminder.
I totally forgot this:
after reading the comic, the art is terrible, the writing is extremely dirivative, the characters are complete idiots and pawns used only as a way for the biggest prick in webcomics to get his "higher than thou" opinion accross.
And yeah like I said, the jerk that spews that pile of filth is an advantageous, egotistical pedophile.
Thank you. good night. |
| brown_recluse_gundam |
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| Nice essay, Captain. Next time try writing it in L33T. Or, you can try just saying "CAD sucks" and get it over with. I can understand your frustration with the man's behavior, but, ultimately, nobody cares. Nobody cares about the man's personal life. They read the comic because it's good. And, it still is good. Also, I can go on about how people who are stupid enough to give money to a perfect stranger deserve what they have coming to them. That's besides the point though. People. Read the comic and judge it not for the person writing it, but for its content. Thank you. Good night. |
| Captain Tastey |
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What's so funny about Ctrl Alt Del? First I'll give you a run down just so you can all learn why the webcomics world hates the man.
I'll start with "RoMicide". Tim(the writer and "artist" of CAD) befriended a 16 or 17 year old girl online and tried to form a relationship with her anyway. Several people pointed out that she was underage, but Buckley sent naked pictures of himself to her. He propostitioned a minor, but was never caught by the law for it. Some members of the Rantings of Madmen section at the CAD forum began discussing the incident, and some called BS on Tim for his behavior. The thread was deleted; anyone who posted in the thread, or even read the thread, was perma-banned from the forums. The RoM forum was shut down after that in a massive purge of nearly 1/3 of the forum members. It's known today as Romicide. Don't believe me?
http://www.urbandictionary.c om/define.p hp?term=romicide
Next up is the WoW guild. Tim(again the "artist"... and I use the term loosely) formed a guild on World of Warcraft, but eventually left the guild, and left it in the hands of the other leaders. A month after he quit, he logs on, and proceeds to go on an obscenity laced rant and banned everyone in the guild, killing the organization in a half-hour, and leaving those members up shit's creek. (The PvP guild took a lot of them in after that.) Now it's a bannable offense to even discuss WoW or that incident in the CAD forums.
Now we get to the OTHER gaming incident, the Battlefield one. Tim asked for money from his forum members to get a CAD server for BF2. He suddenly up and quits that game, (rumor is he sucked and got sick of it) and just takes the money before it was used to pay for another month/whatever time period. He shut down that server; nobody could play on it. He never returned the money, he just screwed over his readers.
Now we come to Kris Straub. Tim ranted about Webcomics Appreciation Day (nowhere near the date of the event) and said it was just a bunch of bull. Kris Straub, who does Checkerboard Nightmare and Starslip Crisis(two comics that actually don't suck, mind you), wrote Tim an e-mail that explained that while Tim may not have liked the idea, a lot of artists saw it as just that little bit of recognition for their efforts. (I've seen the letter, it was very nice and polite.) Tim responded by telling Straub to "go back to blowing Kurtz", and that "I get more e-mail in one day than you get in a year." The way the response was written, it seemed to imply that Tim thought success was measured by e-mail, and he showed such utter disrespect and contempt for Straub - the rudeness level was easily a ten; it's known within the webcomics world that Tim just doesn't give the slightest shit about other comics - that's fine, but he openly bashes and disrespects pretty much any other comicker that approaches him, spouting off on how much more successful he is and whatnot. He's just plain mean. Need proof?
http://www.blanklabelcomi cs.com/community/viewtopic.ph p?t=2524
Here's his response:
"Fine, than go be bitter elsewhere that someone ten years younger than you is doing it bigger and better than you ever did, or ever will.
I don't know why you felt the need to come to my forums to try and cause shit. I didn't think people like you and that Straub punk could survive without your lips surgically grafted to Kurtz's cock.
In a single hour I get more email than you get in a week, so if you want to bitch and moan about me somewhere else, by all means, knock yourself out. But the instant you think you're going to come to my forums and tell me I'm lying, you'd better believe I'm going to ban your sorry ass.
Happy Webcomic Appreciation Day. I know you little webcomics love the attention.
-Tim"
He also does not respect his forum members. As long as they're kissing his ass, he's fine with it, but when someone offers some constructive critisism, that individual will have the thread locked, and will likely be banned for trolling. Tim literally CANNOT take critisism of any kind; he sees his success as the only justification for putting out a formulaic, chronic-cut-paste comic that just keeps recycling the same jokes over and over again. (Just read it for awhile, folks, it used to be good, but now it's the internet's Garfield - successful but not entertaining.) Tim has shown open, nasty contempt for anyone that so much as suggests he do, well, anything, really.
Tim really doesn't have much of anything to do with Connecticon anymore. It's his group of friends that run it, and he couldn't really even be bothered to show up. He stopped by during the last one for a few minutes, and left.
People don't like Tim Buckely because he's a moody, disrespectful jerk who treats other people as if they were beneath him. He took money from his forum-goers and denied them the service they were paying for. He's exposed himself to and propositioned a minor.
And on top of all that the comic has gone down hill faster than an avalanche.
Now, then, why is CAD funny? It's not. It's run by a total nazi who ran out of jokes two years ago and continues to abuse his readers to this day
I hope this was educational. Do yourself a favor and read a good webcomic.
-The Captain |
| militiagung64 |
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| I used to like this comic. Nay, I used to love it. Actually, it used to be my favorite. And I have to ask, what the heck happened? I loved it when it was a random comic with little or no continuity. Now, he has established a fully developed story involving romance. If I wanted to read this, I'd read a book or watch TV. And I hate to say that the character of Ethan has become flat-out annoying. He used to be hilarious, but by some act, the author has killed the character. The thing this comic reminds me of most now is a terrible TV show. Like, the kind that gets canceled in a month. However, seeing as how this comic is still #1 on the list, it obviously won't follow that trend. For shame. |
| Carve_dragon |
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| For the love of whatever God u people worship! why does everyone have to hate on everybody elses opinion?! If some1 thinks that this comic deserves 5stars, let 'em rate it in peace! I'm sick of every1 trying to prove that people are stupid just by how they type and what comics they read! I personally read both CAD and PA and I think they're both hillarious at times. other times I ask myself "why the hell do I read this crap?" Then i remember... it's the same reason every person reads any comic, EVER! We Either have nothing better to do than waste our time reading comics, OR... we truely like the story or the artwork or the characters some1 created and we honestly are interested in what happens next! So to all you fools out in cyber-space sipping your Haterade... CHILL THE HELL OUT OR STOP READING THE F^&!ING COMIC!!! |
| Phantosanucca |
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I liked Ctrl+Alt+Delete a lot more when I was new to the internet(and webcomics). But since that time I've been exposed to a lot more, and I think since then my tastes have just become more exclusive. Or maybe it just seems better back then because I was a bit younger... But then, I also read Penny Arcade and VGCats in those olden days of yore, and I still enjoy those today.
At this point, I think Tim Buckley makes an average of 1.5 good comics a month. Because they are always the bi-monthly non-story arc comics he makes that comment on something unrelated to his characters. I think that is where his best work comes from. The rest of the time, it's a hilariously unfunny attempt to be a sitcom.
We've heard plenty about his stiff, flat-coloured art-style, so I'll focus more on his writing. Frankly, the biggest problem with his strip isn't a lack of trying on his part. But he has mentioned in past newsposts that he writes his comics for people who have never heard of the comic before and are just getting into it in the middle of a particular story arc. So he writes each comic as if it is the first one being read. Which means constant and blatant beating us over the head about how Ethan is dumb and (Insert Character Here) is sarcastic. And then he drags the dialogue and punchlines out so far in a way that the joke is dead before it's even born.
That, COMBINED with the mechanical and sparsely detailed characters lacking any uniqueness amongst each other makes for a monotonous read. One that is only a small step up above most of the crap found online. |
| Smith_Higgins |
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'Ey Titch. Regarding your questioning of CAD being at the rank that it is:
The reason the Tim fBuckleys comic has such a high ranking is because he heavily influenced his fanbase into keeping him in the top ten a while back, and without hesitation, they do what they can to keep him up there. I don't know why, though. All he does is screw his fans over to no end.
By no means is CAD read more than PA. PA gets about. 3.7 million more viewers than CAD on a daily basis, so if you wanted a reason as to why CAD is visited more through this site, well that's the reason. He wanted it and acted like a baby until he got his way. The rest is history.
Now on to the comic:
The art is bland. Let's just ditch this controversial "Copy Paste" dilema everyone seems to rant about. Everything as of late is stiff and robotic. The colors are decent, but for some reason, his art seems to have gotten relatively worse IMO. And Lilah is pretty dang ugly like whats his face said. Needs some improvement.
The storys are pretty shallow. Not really there for character developement but for some sitcomish scenarios. But you really don't need character developement for a good laugh. Zeek is pretty neat.
The humor is hit and miss with a ton of focus on the second of the two mentioned. He can hit them right out of the park (DS Phat comic was gold) but for the most part, it's pretty meh. The older stuff in the archives is pretty funny. But somewhere towards 05, it got into a slump and hasn't gotten out. And this Wintereenmas thing is a dead horse getting beaten with a stick. It needs some new direction.
I don't really like Tim and I don't like his comic as much as I used to. But I'll give the comic the credit it deserves.
Two years ago, when it was in it's prime, I'd have given it a four. CAD used to be great. But now... I dunno. Mabye Tim's looking at the two stars and thinking something might be amiss with his presentation. Then again, Tim's pretty self centered and could care less about what his fans have to say if it means taking in some positive criticism.
So the comic used to have a four, but it gets a two. C'mon Buckley. This is your comic. Fix it.
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| titch |
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Wow I can't believe people have resorted to all out name calling, damn what happened to be nice? (The inability of one commenter to post links without spaces in it amused me slightly though)
On topic I like CAD, I think its funny especially the Chef Brian comics because thats the kind of humour I'm into and I'm sure I'll be insulted but what the hell I don't care.
On the topic of being better than PA: there has to be a reason CAD is the more visited on here surely? And I do agree Penny Arcade is well drawn but the humour is just not for me I guess. Also raising huge amounts if money for charities while very noble (and I did support them after being linked from elsewhere) isn't a reason to merit a webcomic on, does it add to the comic in anyway? Nope.
Let the flaming begin... |
| JohnnythePirate |
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Cagia, I was polite enough to accept the "immature comments" statement you made and leave it at that until you did a 180 regarding it.
So let me be frank. I remember when Wintereenmas was cool and they called it "Decemberween"
And did CAD ever pull in 1 million dollars in charity donations in one year? I thought not.
Now if you want to post another remark about not leaving immature comments, by all means, but it would be quite nice if you would stick to what you have said. |
| Cagia |
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Did PA ever establish an international Holiday?
I thought not!!! |
| brown_recluse_gundam |
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| I don't understand why everyone keeps saying that CAD "lacks characters". How can you have a strip without characters? Alright. I'm just funnin with yall with that inquiry. Honestly though, how can anyone say that the characters on this strip lack character? These characters are oozing character. Also, somebody once stated that CAD was just ripping off Questionable Content. Really? Cause I fail to see the comparison. And, yes, I fail at a lot of things. Just thought I'd throw that out there before the haters did. Questionable Content is infact a great comic. It's one one my faves. However, it is a completely different comic from CAD. The only thing that they have in common is that they both have great characters. Even at that the characters are nothing alike, but that is why they are both great comics. Anyone with character can see that. Someone also brought up that CAD was ripping off Clerks. Again an excellent piece of work that just has nothing in common with CAD except for great characters. And as for PA? Yeah! No character. Later, characters! Read CAD!! |
| NullTermination |
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I started reading this comic early on. I believe Tycho linked it (or a comic that was very similar to it, but I've forgotten the name). I used to find it hilarious. Lately I find it to be the same rehashed jokes over and over. It's gotten way too predictable and unfunny. Perhaps the worst thing is all the anti-Sony comics. We get it, Sony sucks and the 360 is the greatest thing to ever happen to gaming.
As far as the art goes, as many people have already said, it's way too copy and paste. Take for example http://www.ctrlaltdel-online.com/co mic.php?d=20061220
Wow, they move their hands and their back straightens after the first panel. There's more drastic examples too, I just found that one first. Then there's the strip where Ethan meets Lilah's parents. Her mother looks a lot like her. Check out http://www.ctrlaltdel-online.com/co mic.php?d=20060603
The hair is shorter, the boobs a little smaller, and the chin a little pointier. I understand that they're related but they're mother and daughter not twin sisters. In the end, I'll give it a 3. It's certainly not a bad comic, but it's not the best, and it could be much better. |
| Cagia |
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| After reading the archives of both comics (god that took a while) i believe that CAD is better than PA. And anyway do you honestly expect joke not to be copied? I'm sure if you looked hard enough through the internet you would find simular jokes to what PA comes out with well before they did. |
| Cagia |
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This comic rules, sure it can be a bit stupid some times with chef brain and the randomness but that is the sort of humour that is in this comic, if u don't like it don't read it and then make imature commetns in a site like this!
PS Winter-een-mas ROCKS!!! |
| helixdakat |
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It's BS like this that make me HATE Buckley!!!
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| XRC |
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link1986:
"I have an opinion!"
You're a fag.
Gabefanwooitywoo:
"I also have an opinion."
You are also a fag.
RDemon:
"Wouldn't you know it? I have an opinion"
Hey! Let's mix things up a bit. Pick:
a)You're a fag.
b)You're a dipshit.
c)You're a fucktard.
Mr. Jornak? You sir, are the next Goddam Hemmingway. That's a good thing, but don't take it in a good way, I'm using something I like to call "sarcasm". To all the less privilidged people Jornak is so elequently referring to, dear sweet merciful lord, do not hate a comic for sucking. Just don't do it. Jornak? You still there? You'll have to excuse me for sinking to you're level of intellgence, it'll just be a quick plunge I swear, but please allow me to elaborate as to why so many people have good taste in hating a comic that does in fact suck.
The art is horrid. Elaborate on how the first comic is better all you want, look at current work and you'll notice PA has CAD beaten in spades. CAD artwork is bland, flat, symmetrical, and boring. Lucas and Lila are especially ugly. Is she a woman or a man with breast implants? I'm surprised that his copy and paste keys on his keyboard function properly. I'd go as far as to call his copy and paste comic a sprite comic, but the harder working sprite artists might take offense.
The writing is atrocious. No typos or anything of that sort, but are there actually characters in the comic? There's Ethan and then theres:
circle one. They're all the same anyways:
a)scott
b)lucas
c)lila (for boob/women joke)
d)zeke (for robot/"pr0n" joke)
They are all extremely weak characters with nothing to bring to the strip except bland dialogue. Story arcs are meaningless if the characters get nothing out of it.
Humor? To Tim Buckly:
We get it. People that buy computers are stupid. Get some new jokes. They were funny two years ago. You can stop now. Please stop copying Clerks.
Most of his strips are dry humor, have no punchline, are random words attacthed to the work "Fuck" at the end, or are a combination of all three. Write that down, and you may be able to achieve his success one day.
It is a horrid comic with nothing meriting it's rank in the list. It is that way because of Tim Buckley's position in the list when he started, not becuase of his first strip was better than Penny Arcade's first and its imbecilic to even suggest that. Why does Penny Arcade have at least 5 times as many readers, a convention they run every year, and a charity that Tim Buckley had to copy off of like everything else they do? I assure you it's not because they had a prettier first strip.
Also see this link for more brilliant insight:
http://www.hockeyzombie .com/daily.php?date=061212
and is the offer still up for the 500 dollars? The tone of Penny Arcade has obviously been taken from PA and added to CAD, and some might recall the Penny Arcade arc starring "L.H. Franzibald" who was an ovious parody of Tim Buckley with Tycho Saying "Should I just answer all your questions since I wrote all your fucking book?" But I know you. That's not good enough. Here's a clear-as-day example:
pa (in 1999):
http://www.penny-arcade.com /comic/1999/12/13
cad (in 2003)
http://ctrlaltdel-online.com /comic.php?d=20031215
I'd say great minds think alike, but that'd require Tim Buckley to have a great mind. You can send my 500 dollars to Child's Play, but don't tell Tim Buckley. He might copy off of you like he did Childs Play.
and let me save you a rebutal from your predictable mind:
"You're a fag, a fucktard, a dipshit, and a penny arcade fanboy."
Jornak? You may recall me saying that this was just a quick dip down to your level of intelligence? I have officially emerged, and you and your paltry insults are now officially beneath me.
1 out of 5 only because I couldn't choose Zero or negative numbers.
Good day to you, sir. |
| JohnnythePirate |
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I actually find it funny that the people who have elaborated on crystal clear reasons why CAD fails as a comic and the reasons that Tim Buckley fails as a cartoonist are essentially being ignored while the ones who simply hate it are just getting yelled at.
His characters are bland, robotic, unexpressive, and horribly drawn, as well as lacking in in meaning of the word "character"
The stories, like the characters are terrible.
The humor is horrible and unadventurous. You take the single most lame and easy to use joke and you now have an example of CAD humor.
"But I hope it'll get some point across that JohnnythePirate is a fag and a P.A. Fanboy"
If I had to pick any webcomic as my favorite, it would have to be "Girly" by Josh Lesnick. Nice try CAD fanboy. |
| Jornak |
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"link1986:
I must have read 20 to 30 comics, and not one of them made me even smile."
Read the whole archive, dipshit.
"Gabefanwooitywoo:
it sucks. penny arcade will demolish this puny pathetic mortal comic. muahahaha....haha...ha...die"
...Fag.
"RDemon:
It blows, don't read it"
Care to elaborate, fucktard?
"wtsstar:
Slow loading times, small comics, lack of mindblowing humor, overrated to the max, and still doesn't have all that good art. I'd definitely look elsewhere. Would give it a two or a three, but all the gushing fans that will defend it to the death force me to give it a one. =)"
Solution: Get off of dialup, and go elsewhere if you don't like it.
"Supercords:
pretty lame."
You know, talking that way about yourself surely can't be good for your self esteem.
"Septher:
....Best comic?........HAH"
....Best rater?..........HAH
"PhantomP enguin
terrible. all recycle penny arcade jokes, cut and paste art, buckley cant write a storyline to save his life."
Show me one time where Tim reused a PA joke and I'll give you US$500... seriously, I will.
"Mr. Man:
WOW!!! I ABSOLUTLEY.... HATE THE S~T OUT OF THIS "COMIC"!!! It's just a poor rip off of Questionable Content! An Awesomerer Comic."
Nice try at spamvertising, Mr. ShitForBrains.
"Jakinthebox:
I read like 20 pages or so, and it turned out not funny. more like random stupidity. Blech."
Read. The. Whole. Archives.
"ericsagirl:
booooooooooo"
lyk pmg j00 skered m3 l0l... get a life and explain yourself.
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| Jornak |
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| But I hope it'll get some point across that JohnnythePirate is a fag and a P.A. Fanboy |
| Jornak |
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| So I might as well upvote, even though it probably won't count it. |
| Jornak |
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Let's just face it, the retarded gamers like P.A., and the gamers who like storylines in their games - say like any FF game - like CAD.
I wonder how many moronic fanboys of P.A. just register to downvote CAD... |
| JohnnythePirate |
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| Check out the consistancy people. I've never seen such inconsistent ratings. Most poeple get the general 4-5 if the ir comic is deemed superior. The only ones badmouthing CAD are the ones who can actually draw! Plus, you know, there's the chance that they have actual taste. |
| brown_recluse_gundam |
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| This comic is the absolute best thing that I have ever had the pleasure of reading. It is hilarious. Mr. Buckley is a comidic genious. Way better than penny arcade or any other web comic. Anyone who does not find the funny in this comic has no pulse. Away with you, undead creature. And take that stick out your back side. As for the rest of us living breathing homosapians. Bask in the glory that is CAD. |
| KoI |
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Since I'm into games I think it's a fun read, but it's just not up to the quality of Penny Arcade, either in art or writing. Sorry to compare the two, but you really can't avoid it.
Still, there are definalty (definately!!) worse ways to waste time on the internet. Also, I think it has gradually been getting funnier as time goes on. |
| Paint |
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| Those who badmouth Ctrl+Alt+Delete are usually zealot fanboys or too 'cool' to like the more popular comics. Don't listen to them, take a look at the comic, there's a reason it's number 1. The best webcomic I have ever had the fortune to come across. |
| JohnnythePirate |
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| Comparing first comics is like comparing baby pictures to see who will be a more upstanding citizen later on. Tim is unadverturous when it comes to his art, while, PA, Applegeeks, Girly, Sam and Fuzzy, and many more have done nothing but push themselves to the fullest. |
| Phorcys |
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The Jokes are derivative. The art is hackneyed, and the writer himself is an overtly opinionated egomaniac.
Buckley spends most of his time trotting out the same one-liners that he has been sitting on for years, if we're lucky they are graciously placed in a new context in an attept to pass them off as original.
Clearly, Buckley has a great deal of difficulty taking any kind of criticism, no matter how mild, as doing so constitutes treason, and rest assured you will be forcibly ejected from his kingdom (i.e. forum) being followed by the spitting, hissing and whooping of his remaining loyal subjects. All of whom have been neutered and therefore rendered completely submissive by his numerous threats to kick all those who defy him.
The characters are basically now just a way for him to force his own beligerent (and usually poorly informed) opinion upon others. They are two-dimensional pawns, subject to his apalling whims and frankly, quite irritating and inarticulate hate-speeches. E.g "macs suck balls. I know this because I am Tim fucking Buckley. You may commence fellating me now." Here's a hint, Tim; it's just a computer. It's a a tool. It will not hurt you. It will not threaten your masculinity and it will not topple your empire if you cut it some slack. Perhaps if you have something to say about its hipper-than-hip advertising campaign, you could try, I don't know; being funny. Say something a little less troglodyte than how much you would like to stab them in the eye. It's not clever, it's not funny. You just sound like an asshole. Take a tip from penny arcade and make a joke every once in a while instead of just turning your comic into one big, farcical hate speech.
The art has not improved much from the day the strip began, but frankly that's the least of its problems.
Frankly the whole thing has been on one, immense, downward spiral in terms of quality since it's creation and it's now gaining momentum. Worse, the site is getting more publicity than ever these day, if the hits are anything to go by. It is spreading like a cancerous cyst on the reputation of every other webcomic online. It tarnishes the credibilty of other great strips because of its high position in the charts.
Terrible, terrible, terrible. Please, for god's sake don't read this comic ever. |
| Jornak |
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There's a reason why this comic is #1.
Looking back to 2002 when Ctrl+Alt+Delete was started by Tim Buckley, a person will remember the first comic, "Nice Melon". Although the artistic value was a bit disheveled, it had great humor value. I mean, c'mon, who can't laugh at Ethan's first show of stupidity?
Progressing on through the comic, we begin to see plot lines take shape, and some humorous gags (such as the "arrow through the chest" and the "screaming dial-up" comics). And Tim's art is beginning to take shape, as in "Makeover" when he begins to use shading and outlining.
With more practice, Tim begins to draw the anatomy of the characters better, more proportionally. And the humor begins to become more particular, suiting to many, but some are - shall we say "whiny" - and start to complain. (Refer to RDemon's and Bob's comments below - they provide no reasoning to why you should not read this comic.)
One of the most controversial characters in CAD, Chef Brian, has recieved a lot of malice. Again, Chef Brian is a particular sort of humor, and can only be enjoyed be those who find humor in
Now, in the present, the storyline has become vague, as Buckley is continuing to release more game-related comics. Personally, I like the storyline, but many others like the game-related humor.
Buckley's humor can get a little too perverted sometimes and almost become NSFW (referring to Wednesday, October 25th, 2006 comic), and a little dry, but at most times it is one of the funniest comics on the internet.
I'm giving CAD a 4.5 out of 5, but I can't give half a star, so I'm giving it a five, for its attribute of almost perfection.
P.S. Compare Penny Arcade's first comic to CAD's first comic. In my opinion, CAD has better humor, as PA's is very, very dead in their first comic. |
| JohnnythePirate |
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For those who can't define overrated, if you look in the dictionary, you will find a picture of Tim Buckley and CAD.
His art hasn't improved very much since CAD emerged and it wasn't very nice looking to begin with.
The humor is not a rip off of Penny Arcade as everyone claims either. That is giving too much credit. Tim uses the easiest jokes that are sure to succeed on a very speciific audience. This doesn't mean that they are in fact funny, but rather you can understand why they should be funny... and yet, you are still left wondering why you aren't laughing. The humor is very weak and uninspiring. It simply consists of using straightforward violence, things that would happen in a videogame, or things that a gamer could interprit.
The writing outside of the humor is terrible. The characters aren't living, breathing personalities, but rather simple pawns used to enforce some biased opinionated propaganda upon the CAD readership. The characters themselves are strange foreing bodies that you would sooner force out of your insides than keep close to you. The main character Ethan starts out as a complete jerk, and an alchoholic, and somehow manages to become less and less intelligent with each comic. Lilah, his girlfriend, is just available for the girl gamer stereotype. She has no personality beyond being in love with Ethan, or making uses of the geeks and girls stereotypes, taking women back a hundred years in the proccess. Lucas. the co-star, is pretty much there as the second man. Ther person who asks the questions in order to make the main character, Ethan, look good. Scott, the Linux user, has the only excuse for being such a bad character, and that is becaue he is behind a steel inforced door throughout the comic leaving no way for him to develope as a character that you would desire to learn more about. Zeke, an Xbox built by an incompetant moron (Ethan) is the only original character, as you see him unaware of a new world and try to find love in household appliances.
At the end of the day, CAD is pretty much only a lesson on how not to make a comic, how not to write a story, and how not to be truely funny or entertaining. |
| prahanormal |
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| great comic. because gamers ore the funnyist people in america!! |
| JHZ |
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While I give it 5stars, I should say it is not the best comic i have ever read. i should say that, however, it is better than most gaming comics in the fact that you don't necessarily have to play games to enjoy it. There are better webcomics, but that doesn't mean this one is bad.
Art: 6.854 out of 10
Content:8.973 out of 10
overall: 8.665 |
| nailersrule |
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| I rember when CAD was young, I think it had more going for it then. Still when Cad was young I was young, and web comics as a general rule were better. Its still good, but after all that paid content it went downhill some, and for me a Web Comic is ment to be free, thats why I thought the were started. Absath has made his comic his buisness, his life, and his job. He dosnt take critisism very well, well he actually does kinda ban it(kills the threads and such), and I think thats kinda petty. But He isnt a prick, he does a lot of charitable works, a lot of good things, I just wish he would get back to his roots. His humor has never been high brow, but I don't know I would want high brow humor in a comic. And for the record when someone says Bush is a fumbfuck, I find that kinda funny, just a little, let it roll off your tounge..... |
| Tapok |
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Too all those that are rating this cesspool of a comic a rating of five stars, I have just one question.
What's it like to be 13 these days?
There are a great many responses to negative reviews of "OMFG GET A SENSE OF HUMOUR LOZ". A sense of humour? Pot, Kettle, Black much, guys? Funny is more than just the joke, it's how you pull it off. Example: The Daily Show is funny. Calling George Bush a dumbfuck is not. What I am trying to say is that video game comics are old hat enough. Lets take a look at some recent CAD comics. Nudity? "I am being held hostage by the bed linens"? Please. I write funnier stuff than that in condolance cards.
I finish this post with a challenge: I hereby super-triple chocolate sundae party hat russian roulette dare any Ctrl Alt Delete fan to post a sinlge bit of critisism on the Ctrl Alt Delete forum, CAD webcomic* discussion. See if your thread can go a day without being locked, deleted, or you get banned.
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| Brillo |
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| I used to love this comic, but the last few months it has just gotten so boring...right about the time the premium content was added. Coincidence? |
| Jakinthebox |
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| I read like 20 pages or so, and it turned out not funny. more like random stupidity. Blech. |
| unionavenue |
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| I'm not a gamer so some of the humor falls flat for me but this comic is so well done (art-wise) that I understand the popularity. And when it hits with me it hits well. ouch. |
| bleedingblade |
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| Awesome webcomic. I underdstand this comic does have some similarties to PA, but nethertheless stills its own comic. This comic had me laughing at the melon. ONe of my favorties and a excellent read. Suggested for those that like gamer comics |
| Srg_Charlie |
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| Few web comics have been raped this hard by critics, but that is what you can expect when you are at, or near the top. REgardless of what others can , and do say, far to often i might add, This comic is simply amazing. most of the comics are laugh out loud funny, and witty. It obvious that absath is intune with the gaming world. Enough of this, it used to rock, but now its suck bullshit, frankly, it has changed, and that is a good thing, lest it get stale. If you want a comics that WILL make you laugh, and WILL entertain you for hours, your in the right place, This is my first web comic ive ever read, and im pleased to say that it has not dissapointed me yet. It #1 for a reason, and its a damn good one |
| Led |
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| Great comic. Funny, with a story. Basicly like most other gaming comics, 2 (or more) gamers living together and a robot made of a consol or computer, but still with a touch of something new and fresh. |
| Newnick |
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Hey man hysterical comic! I'm glad i could finally find a funny comic that relates to gaming so much-and of course, the randomness :P
keep up the AWESOME work! |
| PanasonicYouth |
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I'd actually like to half revise my statement in a similar vein to what someone else said earlier.
I love this comic. BUT the fact that it is the suckling child of Mr. T Buckley just makes me despair. The guy is arrogant, egocentric and immature, and I want no association with him.
I actually feel bad for supporting him before... |
| animenut89 |
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| this is one of my altime favorite web comics with it's wity banter about videogame fandom and it's humerous parodies of popular games |
| ericsagirl |
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| booooooooooo |
| slightlight |
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I don't enjoy the comic. Though i read it often. They have rare ocasions where, to me, they actualy have something funny, but those strips are normaly a good year between.
The art style isn't bad, but looking over the artists blog, you know that he can do better, and its a shame that he dosent seem to put as much effort into his comics. |
| Zephie |
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Very entertaining to read especially while I'm bored at work. I found most of the main characters are pretty funny. The idea of Xbot was hilarious and I think it's my favorite character.
There are two characters I did not really care for. I don't like Chef Brian since I didn't find any strips with him funny. The female character Lilah is also disappointing. At first, I was thinking cool a female gamer then I said "Oh, I get it. She's just here to be the fantasy for every fanboy reading this." Surprise surprise. The fact that she falls for Ethan also confirmed this for me.
So yeah, I'll give this a 3. |
| lola adams |
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It`s good but only for fans of PC and videogames.
Lola |
| PanasonicYouth |
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Ctrl+Alt+Delete is quite possibly my favourite web-comic.
It was the first one I started reading (Back in 2003) and one of the few comics that I anxiously await updates for.
Some say it’s a rip-off of Penny Arcade?
First I’ve heard. There are hundreds of web-comics about gamers, because it seems that the majority of web-comic readers are game fans themselves, and creating characters with a basic similarity to the audience will create a sense of empathy, and creating empathy and sympathy with the characters is the mark of a good writer. What on earth is wrong with wanting to be a good writer, eh?
Also, news for a few people, there is almost no such thing as an ‘original concept’ anymore, everything takes influences from (not ‘rips off’) other things.
I mean, look at ‘The Simpsons’.
One of the most popular television shows around, watched by millions, but is in fact thought by some to be a ‘rip-off’ of ‘The Flintstones’, which in turn is thought to be a ‘rip-off’ of a oft-unremembered sitcom called
‘The Honeymooners’…
…Hold on to your hats, it’s influence at work in a mainstream environment…
Now, I like Penny Arcade, but who’s to say that ideas for that weren’t ‘borrowed’ from somewhere else?
And if they were, why should that make a difference?
If a borrowed idea is executed well, is that not worthy of praise?
Both PA and Ctrl+Alt+Del are both good, nay, great comics, and comparisons do not need to be made.
Just enjoy them both for what they are, and stop being so damn negative all the time… |
| Enchuu |
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| I can never understand how people say Penny Arcade is better than this, This was one of my first webcomics and Ive read through the archives more than once. It is a classic and deserves to be up at the top. |
| JustinTheMagicDesk |
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I find CAD to be one of the most entertaining comics I've ever read, aside from Chef Brian. Completely random is not funny.
Slightly random is funny, though, which is what this comic is mostly about: Ethan doing moronic, sometimes random things.
If you don't like it: F*** off. |
| purebloodtexan92 |
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| it might be cause i read the old comics only, but CAD could use some work |
| McEwin |
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Uglyshirt - (I know, SLOWEST. REPLY. EVER.)
I still think you're a moronic idiot. |
| unionavenue |
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nice job....i've got two words for you.
RAWK!
um....yeah, one word |
| metaslugx |
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CAD takes the cake, it just gets finer with time. People just hate it now because they lovew to make it bad. But with Ethan getting marrieid, the plots hilarity will rise.
In short, A+ comic |
| C.J. |
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| I agree ethan needs to get dumped by lilah and become a jerkwad again. Right now its just some horrible sitcom type scenario and its pretty lame. |
| Xingxian |
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| this comic is not very funny and the fact that it's number one on this list makes me slightly suspicious as to how the list is organized. I wouldn't be too surprised if that was because it was in fact the most popular, but, that would just indicate to me that more people were amused by something that isn't funny than I thought. |
| jonesy |
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Maybe ctrlaltdel isn't funny all the time. But most of the time it's pure awesome.
Best web comic ever! |
| krudman |
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At the time im posting this, CAD is number one.
That has to be some sort of mistake.
With all these negative reviews, there has to be some sort of glitche, or its based of something besides user input ratings.
ctrl alt del was good back in the day when ethan was a total jerk. Now he's a blithering idiot that could hold his own with with chef bob. The only meritable character is the xbox, and when anyone says anything relating to video games aside from ethan, its out of place.
The art is passable, the humor cosists of making fun of fans and the premium content is a total joke.
it can have a high rating, but theres no way it deserves a higher place than penny arcade and certainly not number one. nothing there merits or deserves the number one slot. |
| Quinlan RB |
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it is an interesting and entertaining comic, and updates regularly. I admit I read it. It just doesn't seem like it should be this good out of all the amazing webcomics out there and its story,plotline, and jokes are average and I swear I have seen some used before in qc. Also i have to say the guys style of art is really bland and boring. Maybe he can update less and create something that is interesting to look at.
and
besides
PENNY ARCADE IS AWESOME |
| nazgjunk |
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@linkmask77: they are currently meeting with their respective parents, if you havent looked yet.
Whatever, unlike many other people I still like CAD. I think that there's more of a storyline right now, which has always been a reason for me to prefer Questionable Content. |
| Led |
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| This is an excellent comic! One of the best...(I also like Penny Arcade and MegaTokyo) |
| Falken |
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| A much better comic than recently given credit. It isnt as incredible as it used to be admittedly, but it still beats the crap out that overrated pile of shite we call VG cats, each and every strip. |
| TDDM |
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I disagree completley.
CAD FTW. |
| l33tone |
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I'm agreeing with the last three people.
One thumb down |
| Joriss |
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| I have to agree with Gorthus |
| Gorthus |
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| It was good but now it sucks. |
| mick14731 |
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| this comic is funny and will continue to be funny but its is not as funny as it once was. player one and player two, chef brian, ted where did they go. screw story arcs where is the good old fasjioned comedy i long for. dont make me read penny arcade again cuz i swear to god ill do it. still good tho |
| Linkmask77 |
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| This is not a good comic. You want to know why it's rated #1? It's because it USED to be good. The whole series went downhill around 2005. You sould read up until there, but afterward, it just isn't funny anymore. BTW: Weren't Ethan and Lilah gonna get married? What happened? |
| D-Wolf2k2 |
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| I really hate to say this, but Ctrl+Alt+Delete is just a TAD over-rated. It's good, but I wouldn't say it's the best out there. |
| Tapok |
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| CAD for the lose. Big time. I dont know exactly why... perhaps the authour's douchebaggery, preferances for little girls, and banning half his forum fuels my bitterness. But in al fairness, the comic is stale. Once upon a time, it was enjoyable. Now, the writing is bland and flavourless. Anyone who says Penny Arcade is worse than CAD, in my honoured opinion, needs to mature. Ok, it's kind of pretty looking, but thats not the centre of a great webcomic. |
| Exalted Vileness |
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| OK comic but imo the jokes are getting stale by now. |
| Xplice |
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i think i will take a moment to bash ctrl alt del again.
the man has decided that you have to pay for almost everything on the website....like holy god, i dont mind when its just the movies. but when he makes special strip | | |
