Happy 8th birthday, Loss!
Bring out the cake.
>>83416365
Loss's birthday is July 2nd, not June.
>>83416894
No, it's June.
http://www.cad-comic.com/cad/20080602
>>83416812
and pizza
>>83417018
and lines
>>83416365
Loss was 2008? Really? seems longer
>>83417480
I was going to say that. I can't even remember life without loss. I guess seeing something a few times a week hidden in everything will do that to you.
>>83416365
Loss storytime!
>>83417931
stop this maddness
>>83417958
just gettin started m8
>>83418004
Now that's a masterpiece.
>>83417874
having been through 3 miscarriges I find this comic very disrespectful to the subject matter...
...that being said I still find this hilarious
>>83418004
How far does this rabbit hole go
>>83418051
not really seeing this one?
This is literally the worst thing I've ever read or seen in my entire life. Where are the tears when they're supposed to be crying? Why is everyone's face so emotionless? Why is this guy acting like he's 16 when he's supposed to be what? 30? Jesus. What the fuck.
>>83417960
What did the robot say to Ethan? Did he tell him he'd strangle his gf if he go the chance?
>>83418225
Because it's B^Uclkey
>>83418112
>>83418166
is the 4th panel
>>83418312
I was looking for the entire thing
>>83417930
Did he buy a controller for the baby, and decided to put it away because the baby is dead?
>>83418245
Is there a comic missing?
>>83418061
That's the spirit, don't let emotionally crippling loss(es) stop you from livinglike the hole I keep getting caught in. An empty life is an awful one.
>>83418245
>>83418618
i double checked and ya there isn't anything else. odd.
>>83418061
I find your anecdote amusing, as the author had an experience of a partner having a miscarriage, and used that as the basis for this arc. Figured he had been through it before, he knew enough to navigate the waters properly.
And yet here we are.
>>83418049
Fucking really?
The dedbaby actually happened to him right? ?
>>83418753
His experience didn't put him in the best position though, because he went on to say that the relationship was bad and he was glad the miscarriage happened because it gave him an out.
>>83418104
Why bother even putting in the time signature if you're just gonna place notes willy-nilly? Fucking disgusting.
>>83418888
4/4 because there are four panels in loss you autist
>>83418936
I remember the edits with him on the sun
>>83418936
They traded in the ticket while they were already on the plane to Italy?
This fucking comic ruined my life
I went to visit my sick grandmother in hospital and noticed a girl in one of the beds holding her stomach so I went and stood behind her making the loss pose. I tried to take a picture of it by putting my phone on the table and setting the timer but I got caught and thrown out.
My grandmother fucking died and I never got to say goodbye. fuck this comic.
>>83417980
>>83419054
Please tell me you're joking.
>>83418630
>not delivered
oh fuck me
>>83419101
Subtle.
>>83419120
Well, it made me laugh
>>83419054
You deserved it
>>83419054
This never happened but you made me laugh.
>>83419054
I guess youcouldn't deliver
>>83419297
Everytime I think "this can't go further" it does.I honestly don't even think the comic is that bad, within the context of what it is, but these are great.
>>83417018
>filename
>>83419297
IT'S LITTEN SENPAI
>>83419011
Why is Ethan such a Mary Sue?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehC4ZXw9wgc
does this count
>>83419054
so you fucked up getting the pic and fucked up seeing your gran, jesus how much of a fuck up are you
made this months ago
>>83417898
>shot she can get to prevent it
How long into the pregnancy was this shit? Don't get stupidly depressed and saddened by a miscarriage, miscarriages are to be expected within first trimester. My wife had multiple miscarriages before we had our 3 kids. Any competent doctor would have tested her blood to see if it would attack the fetus.
I still don't know if this is an edit or not.
>>83419624
how ironic is it that loss has a 'birth' day
>>83419463
how the fuck have i never seen this video?
>>83419779
IDK, I've posted it in every loss thread I've seen for at least 9 months.
https://soundcloud.com/otherlink/really-abstract-joke
>>83419776
>>83417931
(8)/(8*6) = (8sqrt(4))/(8/x)
1/6 = sqrt(4)/(1/x)
1/6 = 2/(1/x)
1/6 = 2x
1/12 = x
>>83417018
>Filename
Jesus fuck
>>83419545
nice one
>>83418462
>Dr. The Hulk
everytime
>>83416365
I will never understand this meme.
>>83420528
your loss anon
>>83420528
Me either. I'm at a loss.
you know loss wouldn't be such a joke if there was actually more effort put into it
buckley just thought "hey i need to be revenant somehow"
and so he did
and now he's a meme
>>83420749
It's probably one of the most significant single webcomic pages ever released, tee bee haitch.
this one is my favorite
>>83418051
Lol
>>83418748
jesus christ
I've been waiting for this day,counting the hours.
>>83416365
Jesus Christ, has it really been that long?
>>83421614
10/10
>>83419703
Oh holy shit.
I used to have so much more buti lost them
>>83419149
I assume it's the poster in the background in panel 3, but what is it?
>>83419014
This would've actually been a better representation of what he was trying to pull off.
>>83422218
Look at the very top of the page and the doors.Also the nametag on the doctor.
>>83418210
Beauty
>>83416365
>>83417944
Ok, I kinda liked the "wearing these clothes forever" joke, even if I'm a little confused if it was intended as such.
There's something off about how most of the miscarriage arc is spent on how ETHAN feels and not what the person who actually had the miscarriage feels.
>>83418766
Ok, so I'll bet some people just said "That's it, I'm not reading this comic anymore!", and that's fine, I respect that decision. Thank you for reading.
For the rest of you, I'm sure you're curious about my motivations for this particular turn of events. I know some of you remember (because you've been emailing me about it) a few months ago I said I was going to talk about the pregnancy storyline, and then I never did. I never did because I knew that when we got to this point in the story I was going to have to talk about it, and since I'd be saying pretty much the same thing in both instances, I chose to just wait until now.
One of the common themes I heard was "Why are there comics about pregnancy? This is supposed to be a gaming comic!"
I know that everybody has their own idea of what Ctrl+Alt+Del is "supposed" to be. Some people feel it's a video game comic and the character stories are just filler, or don't belong, and some people think it's a story comic and the one-shots are just filler. Most times it's categorized as a "gaming comic", which is fine and understandable. When asked directly though, I describe Ctrl+Alt+Del as a "gamer comic" or "a comic about gamers". Semantics, perhaps, but an important distinction for me. While the strip has always and will always have its foundation firmly rooted in gaming, it's not the only topic I want to tell jokes and stories about.
>>83422874
Telling different stories, switching back and forth between storylines and one-shots, and not restricting myself to one genre/categorization is what keeps me interested in creating the comic. I can spend a few weeks telling a story, and then when it ends, rather then having to launch into another story arc, I can do a bunch of one-shots about, well, whatever I feel like. What's in the news, what new games I'm playing, silly stuff, movies, anything. Then I get recharged and start itching to tell another story, and so it goes, back and forth. None of it is "filler", it's all as much a part of what makes up Ctrl+Alt+Del as anything else.
Same thing with the non-game-related story arcs. The characters in the strip are gamers, and so they have a passion for video games, and a lot of what they do and talk about focuses around games. But being a gamer is not the only thing that makes up a person's life, and there are a lot of experiences people go through whether they're a gamer or not. That's why I don't love the "gaming comic" categorization, because it gives the impression that video games are the only topic that belongs. I can't argue with the categorization, because there is clearly a very heavy video game theme in the comic, but I also don't have to restrict myself to the categorization either, if that makes sense.
On the other hand, I'm sure the people who were complaining "Waiter, there's some plot in my gaming comic!" already left at the beginning of the newspost.
Another one I heard a few months ago was "If they have a baby then the comic strip will become all about parenting and not gaming/It will be BabyFest 24/7Ethan will get totally serious and grown up!"
>>83422905
If a baby was introduced to the strip, Ctrl+Alt+Del would not suddenly convert into a parenting comic strip, with changing diapers every other strip, etc. This is a comic, and I don't need to show every mundane detail of these characters' lives. They are rarely seen eating, and I've never shown them going to the bathroom. Do you think that they just never shit? Of course not. It's just naturally assumed that some everyday stuff goes on around whatever is shown in the comic. Same thing with a baby (Yes, I'm comparing parenting to shitting. Can you tell I'm not a Dad?). There would of course be some baby-centric storylines now and then, but nothing says it has to take over the whole strip.
Becoming a parent changes people, without a doubt. But it doesn't necessarily change people into responsible, uptight working stiffs with no sense of humor. Especially in comicstripland. If Ethan became a father, there would be some changes, some forced growth. But he'd still be Ethan.
Here's one I think I heard mentioned a while back, and that I anticipate being mentioned: "Tim will never do a miscarriage because then the comic strip will become all sad and depressing".
Again, I disagree. A miscarriage is definitely not a joke, and I have no intention of making light of it. And it can be a tough and emotional thing for couples to go through, speaking from personal experience. And I know that it's often much harder on the woman than on the man. However, I also know that it doesn't necessarily turn you into a sad, depressed sack of tears for the rest of your life. People can move past it, and heal.
>>83422932
This falls in with what I was just saying above. Yes, a miscarriage is a very sad occurance. But nothing dictates that I now need to follow Ethan and Lilah through every second of their sad emotions, putting us right in the middle of it where, yes, it would be a bit depressing. There are a number of supporting characters in the strip through which I can tell the story, or I could break away completely with some one-shots and come back to join the characters post-ground-zero, when the pain isn't so fresh, to show how they handle it.
Now I'm sure some of you are wondering what my motivations were for this particular story path.
As I've said in the past, the grand plan for the comic and its characters has been written for years. I knew that (and how) Ethan was going to propose to Lilah when I introduced her into the comic. I knew when he proposed that shortly before the wedding Lilah was going to get pregnant and then miscarry, and I had to wait two years to write it. I know what happens next, and I know how they handle it. I know what happens even further down the line. I know what Scott is doing in his room. I know who moves out and when. I know who dies and who doesn't die. And I know that, through all of it, Ethan is still Ethan, Lilah is still Lilah, and Lucas is still Lucas, and they are all still gamers.
And more importantly, I know that I have a storyline that can keep the comic going for a long, long time, and most importantly, keep me anxious to write the next part for you. Because for me, there needs to be more there than just playing games. The characters and their lives need to be interesting enough that I want to keep writing about them while they play the games.
So in part, this just serves to set up the next part of the story. On a base level, it's just a good twist. Conflict makes for interesting story.
>>83422960
On a deeper level, I really have a desire to stress test Ethan and Lilah's relationship, to see if there is really something there that would keep them together despite Ethan's antics, and I decided that this was the best way to go about it. I know from personal experience what it can do to a relationship. Some many years ago, long before I started the comic, I was in a relationship and we suffered a miscarriage. Now, this relationship was toxic to begin with and doomed to fail regardless, so that the miscarriage was the straw that broke the camel's back came as no surprise. It was a pregnancy neither of us wanted in the first place, so the event didn't effect me nearly as much as it would, say, a couple who was trying for a child. Still, I saw the emotions it can bring up first hand, and I saw how it could truly hurt someone. It's a tough thing to handle because it's nobody's fault. There's nobody you can blame.
It can cause a rift in a relationship without someone having to be the "bad guy", as in infidelity or lying. And I wanted to see if and how Ethan and Lilah's relationship could weather it.
And also... I wanted to see if I could write it. If I could pull it off. Call it creative curiosity, I guess.
So, that's all I really have to say on the subject. Read on, or don't, that's your call.
>>83418666
a.k.a the faggiest comic in the world
>>83418690
I know these are edited but man, this guy is a complete pussy
>>83419487
I finally see it.
>>83418406
HOLY SHIT
Holy shit, it's been already 8 years? Loss was always this "wow new meme" or another big thing after rage comics for me. Been here too long, fucking hell.
>>83418926
>I don't understand music
>>83419890
mr krabs you did what
>>83422990
>Some many years ago, long before I started the comic, I was in a relationship and we suffered a miscarriage. Now, this relationship was toxic to begin with and doomed to fail regardless, so that the miscarriage was the straw that broke the camel's back came as no surprise. It was a pregnancy neither of us wanted in the first place, so the event didn't effect me nearly as much as it would, say, a couple who was trying for a child. Still, I saw the emotions it can bring up first hand, and I saw how it could truly hurt someone.
What an asshole.
>>83423460
>>83416365
>>83416812
>exposed mid riffs
Muh dick!
>>83419788
came here to post that
>>83419331
>>83418245
Oh yeah I still need to check out what happened with all that
Honestly I kind of like cad when it's not talking about gaming chairs
>>83418465
Honestly kind of touching
Shame he was apparently going to raise the kid on Xbox instead of superior Nintendo consoles
Honestly I don't think it would be as bad if he drew it in a different style. But of course he can't draw for shit and had to do in in his normal bland sterile way.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnRmSsckbnI
>>83419270
I thought that was Ultimate Peter and MJ for a second before I looked at the speech bubbles. Was the artist of the original issue Marquez or Pichelli? It gives me a USM vibe now I am forced to stare only at their faces.
>>83419547
What was it really, Pa Kent?
>>83419014
>one panel
>better pacing than the original
>>83416365
>>83419054
Your grandmother would be ashamed of you
Is CAD still a thing?
>>83419014
That's actually pretty good
>>83427622
I think it ended with Ethan saving the world and restarting reality then rebooted back to gag a day or something.
Why is every expression in this comic some form of sleepy eyed, open mouth face?
from /v/
i made a new one.
the other plumbers you seeing in the second and third panel are Bruno and Toni.
thoughts?
>>83427929
There were some cyoas in between
>>83419487
That's good
>>83428143
Wouldent it make more sense to use something with 2 people in the second panel
>>83418464
>he asks for an open relationship so he could sleep around
>gets all pissy when she sleeps around
fuck you lucas
>>83428028
I dont get this one.
>>83429005
Maybe you have one of the colorblind conditions?
What about pic related?
>>83425326
whomp running
>>83429005
You might be colorblind anon
>>83418666
What was the orginal?
>>83422296
I can't read the nametag--anyone want to post what it says?
The design on her bed and the stuff in panel 2 are super-classy.
>>83430222
If you look really hard, there's also a loss in the shelf just under the receptionist's elbow.
>>83419487
I think this is the cleverest one so far.
>>83430222
>I can't read the nametag--anyone want to post what it says?
I'm only guessing but I think it says Piccolo.
If Buckley's goal was to unite the world, he certainly did.
>>83418748
That's enough internet for today.
I remember when this first came out.
I've been here too long.
>Eight years ago
WHAT THE FUCK?
I REMEMBER LAUGHING ABOUT THIS WITH /v/ LIKE IT WAS YESTERDAY
>>83418210
>>83430972
>>83431985
>>83419463
>Not posting the superior version
>>83432955
I am disappointed that's not a real website
>>83429005
>>83430972
>>83431985
>>83432262
HEY, WE'RE GETTING IN A RUT
>>83428028
cant really see the B and C ones
am i colorblind?
>>83433895
Those 2 are much less prominent then the others but possibly yes
fucking meme magic im telling you
>>83430314
and in the bed
>>83434016
It wasn't a miscarriage, the fetus inherited his height and just fell out.
>>83435024
So it was a stillbirth
>>83433895
Maybe.
B's 2 lines are cyan, a light blue, with a few darker circles mixed in.
C's 2 lines are a yellow-ish orange and red.
There are a few different types of color-blindness. If you are in fact color-blind, it's not terribly bad, or you wouldn't have been able to see A's well enough.
I would get that checked next time you go to the doctor.
Explanations of the types of color-blindness (with a lot of jargon):
http://www.colorblindnessfacts.com/color-blindness-types/
And you can straight-up take a test here:
http://www.colorblindnessfacts.com/color-blindness-tests/
Good luck, dude.
>>83435429
>they really came out on their own, bloody and painfully
>>83434258
fuck that was unexpected
>>83419422
>The Fridge
Amazing
>>83434258
There is a line inside the box of "Can give a good challenge to a tourney fag"/"Shoot'em Ups"
My mind's telling me this is a random mistake.
But my heart's telling me there is a secret depth to this that I have yet to unlock.
>>83419624
Good lord it might be too subtle.
>>83435961It's onthe secondpanel retard
I think it does a good enough job at revealing its secrets.
>>83417918
What makes a creator think anyone wants to see his void avatars participate in anything resembling a serious story, much less something as misguided as this?
I remember reading both PA and CTRL back in the day and remembering that this comic was something far beyond even jumping the shark.
>>83429005
Inside the blobs of spots are different colored ones forming loose shapes of Loss. If you can't make some/all of them out you are colorblind, and I really recommend you go see an optomologist or something sooner than later to find out which
>>83417931
This is the Anti-Life equation
>>83417931
I'm high so maybe math isn't my strong suit atm but 6=2/X is as simple as I could make it
I can't solve for X
>>83436412
6=2/X
6X=2
3X=1
X=1/3
>>83436412
Actually, it's:
8/(8*6)=(8*4^1/2)/(8/X)
>Get rid of extra 8 multipliers and divisors on both sides
1/6=4^1/2/(1/X)
>4^1/2 is 2
1/6=2/(1/X)
>A/(1/B)=A*B
1/6=2*X
>Divide by 2
1/12=X
>>83436589
This would also be good if not for a mixup in the claim.
>>83418394
Swap the 1st and 3rd panel and it's nearly a Loss replica
>>83436412
I'm high and I got X=8/(8*12)=1/12
So what's it feel like to be retarded?
I liked loss before it became a huge meta in-joke.
>>83418888
Is this better?
IIRC someone actually recorded this one, but the vocaroo where they uploaded it is gone.
>>83416365
How did Loss become a form of art?
>>83437227
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e60JlM6ZXHc
can we celebrate this too?
>>83437266
That was me.
http://vocaroo.com/i/s0DvK82j7x3q
>>83437403
It is insane. There's this specific rhythm to it that you can't help but recognize no matter how abstract it gets. Someone should write a paper on it.
>>83437505
Holy crap, it's the sound of loss! Thank you anon, that was a pleasant surprise.
>>83437533
glorious
>>83436703
Ah I misremembered and thought ___ meant divide
>>83436905
I dunno how it feels to be retarded, but I do know it feels nice being more high than you
>>83437587
>Ah I misremembered and thought ___ meant divide
Oh, it does mean divide, you probably just mixed up the order. First priority is the wider ____ then comes the shorter __
So in practice
A
___
B
_
C
Is A divided by B/C, not A/B divided by C (Which is why I wrote it as A/(B/C)
Also don't feel bad about it. We all get tired sometime.Plus I specifically studied math so I have practice. No idea how naturally it would come to someone who didn't go on to deal with math 24/7.
>>83419624
Oh it's the hawaii shirt flowers.
>>83437611
Hahah thank you I appreciate the lesson and the understanding! I use basic math constantly at work and I'm pretty quick with it. I usually have no patience for people if they're slow at it.
I've learned an important lesson here today
>>83437816
>>83437826
still works
>>83429424
I see it
>>83433214
>>83419054
>>83437816
Took me a while I was not expecting it to be the symbol
>>83434258
>>83435934
>secret depth
It's obvious when you see it.pixels
>>83438653
Oh nah, I actually got the greater image, it just feels like there's something more to it because there's that little mark.
Reading these comic strips make me feel bad. As funny as the whole loss debacle is, this shit stills sucks.
It's funny how CAD's artstyle improved just as the comic itself became completely irrelevant.
>>83438679
I think that mark is from the image editor paintbrush tool, made accidently/on purpose who knows?
Reminds me of a demo of over-use of sharpening and other filters creating cryptic artefacts may have been xkcd or badastronomer. Pic related I just made by filtering the blank space between a dot and the next word from a youtube comment. There really is nothing there, it's all from the filters used.
>>83438679
I think that mark is supposed to be her tears since it's in the box where her face should be and she's crying in the original image
>>83418004
Like poetry.
>>83439163
Hm, yeah it could be!
>>83417843
>Ethan's first action is to be an asshole to a random customer
I still find it baffling that we were supposed to empathize with that guy
>>83416812
I don't know what this is, but CUUUUTE
I h
H L
>>83418112
did he have to use 'retarded'
i mean, what the fuck is the difference between kicking a 'normal' puppy to a 'retarded' puppy?
you're still kicking a fucking puppy
>>83439650
Foxtrot, one of the good newspaper strips still going. The artist is kinda nerdy.
>>83439839
cry more you fucking triggered landwhale tumblrina
Loss finds a way.
https://soundcloud.com/otherlink/really-abstract-joke
>>83439883
You're missing the point you dumbass. Fuck off to /pol/ faggot.
Who fucking cares if the puppy is retarded or not? You're still fucking kicking a goddamn puppy. Buckley adding that implies that there's a difference, that kicking a normal puppy can somehow be more okay than kicking a retarded puppy, because in my head I can real easy imagine his jackass self-insert kick a puppy and try to excuse himself.
>>83440003
>Now even the blind can appreciate the majesty of Loss
>>83439839
I took that to mean:
>Dude is the puppy
>He's calling the dude retarded
Also, it's not like this is uncommon.
"That dude just lit an orphanage for kitten nuns on fire!"
You could have it just be an orphanage, or just a box full of kittens, or a bunch of nuns.
But putting them together creates hyperbole.
It's not hard to get.
>>83440074
its just an adding insult to injury thing, anon
kicking a child is very bad, but kicking a disabled child is more egregious because they're even more vulnerable than a child
it's not so much that the action is objectively morally worse, but just even less honourable and more callous
>>83419331
Hah
>>83440134
>But putting them together creates hyperbole.
But how much worse is kicking a retarded puppy from kicking a puppy? It seems to me that he just added 'retarded' just to add insult to injury while he's 'apologizing', which is just loathesome.
>>83440241
>Apologizing
I don't think you get the concept.
Ethan is an asshole.
Generally most good things he does, he does by accident or gets forced into it. He intentially torments customers with bad advice and false information.
He IS supposed to be loathsome, I'm just pointing out that it's part of the joke, and Buckley is not any more likely to make a difference based on this strip, than Asimov would have been willing to doom a galactic civilization to barbarism for the sake of an experiment based on Foundation and Empire.>inb4 ">comparing Buckley to Asimov"
I just had to use an example that is easy to understand/research
>>83425027
>superior Nintendo consoles
>ChrisEvansTornado.webm
>>83435945
>>83417980
He didn't even pick her up from the hospital, what a fucking cad
>>83439915
>>83439915
OP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycfdfinG_P8
ED1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXDNGS9V4Us
ED2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4DyTjrruVo
PV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcVGDV67L-g
EP 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_rz1bluG_k
>>83439915Threadly reminder that you should stop posting that because it's a thing.https://www.fictionpress.com/s/3206139/1/
>>83418304
>mfw I used to dress exactly like the weird dude as a teen, right down to the Power symbol shirt
>>83416812
Fuck what comic strip is this
>>83418330
The biggest bullshit is that enemies break the Laws with no penalty
>>83439915
>>83440441
It's written right there between the panels, m8.
>>83418630
>not delivered
fucking perfect.
>>83440444
It's cuz they wear a ribbon, anon. You can tell who is sucking judge dick straight from the stat screen
>>83419101
Thanks Doc
>>83418004
Multi bueno
>>83422874
>>83422905
>>83422932
>>83422960
>>83422990
Christ, even his explanations are just wordswordswords.
Brevity is the soul of wit, shitbrains!
>>83440074
It doesn't imply shit. You just didn't get the joke, retard. He's calling the dude retarded. Was this too subtle and clever for you? Disgusting mongoloid. And you still have the gall to call that Anon "/pol/" just for calling you out on your shit and making the fair assumption you're from tumblr. You represent everything that's wrong with newfags.
>>83439839
He's calling the guy retarded. Are you 12?
>>83418004
The absolute peak of loss.jpg
>>83418225
Welcome to Fuckley
>>83419054
You ignored your loved ones to try to take a pic with someone you don't even know? For shame.
At least try to honor your grandmother's legacy by being a better person in the future.
>>83418004
Ohhhh that's good
some fresh OC i whipped up for the anniversaire
took me a few hours in paint
>>83440369
>>83418256
>Came here to post my edits
>Someone already did
Makes me all warm in my heart.
>>83418772
>even though we're in an open relationship I freaked out when you were sleeping with someone else
>my idea of an apology is to dump most of the actual issues on you and say I just "can't communicate well"
>and the only way to get back in my good graces is to let me stalk you and micromanage every relationship you have and put every iota of blame on you
Lucas is an outstanding piece of shit.
>Buckley made a shitty ark about miscarriage
>Internet fucktards jump on the bandwagon of "lol dead babies" jokes
DISGUSTING DESU SENPAI
>>83442381
Jesus christ.
>>83418256
>>83422463
It's a stolen Simpsons joke anyways.
>>83418426
> turn apartment number upside down
wew lad
>>83416365 >>83417843
You know, reading through these really underlines why this story arc is so famously shit. We're supposed to sympathize with this guy when he's an irredeemable asshole. Plenty of other people have covered why the OP's strip is especially bad, but the shit that follows is just a case study in terrible.
>>83417918
Here the focus comes straight back to Ethan. Lilah's just had a goddamn miscarriage, but the focus for whatever reason is about how Ethan is so miserable. OK, he's the main character, that's fair enough, it might be much to expect Tim Buckly to really convey what going through a miscarriage is like for a hopeful mother.
>>83417960
So Ethan, in his mopey rut, is sensitive to off-color remarks. That's believable. We have no fucking clue what was actually said, but I suppose we're supposed to just assume it was nasty. Maybe even leaving it out is sorta clever, since it means the audience can't actually side with the robot because what he said was hilarious in what's ostensibly a gag comic.
>>83418082 >>83418102
And now we get to Ethan being a massive prick while his wife that just had a goddamn miscarriage has to play appeaser. We start off with an ever so eloquent "wimmin!" comment. Ethan specifically asked her to talk first and he decides to make some dumb sexist comment because she decided to take him up on the offer. He then proceeds to act like a spoiled child and demand comfort from his grieving wife.
>>83418112
Throwing bricks in his glass house? Ethan acts like a complete cunt when not three strips ago Buckley was hammering home the importance of having tact. What right does he have to act so offended when other people act like an asshole to him when he's so willing to verbally abuse others?
>>83418363
A rare moment of self-awareness. Why are we caring so much about how Ethan feels? There hasn't been a strip yet of just focusing on Lilah, if she's been in a strip it's so that Ethan can demonstrate how great a husband he is. Of course, the focus only switches to Lucas, but at least it's not Ethan.
>>83418464
Except now we all want to switch back. What in the hell? It's an open relationship, she pursues the open part of an open relationship, and Lucas gives her shit for it? Sure, Lucas is portrayed as irrationally hurt and he knows he got into this mess... but for some reason it's still her fault for not breaking it off first? She's supposed to break up before "moving on"? The whole point of an open relationship is that you don't break up or move on, both parties are free to pursue other relationships at any time.
>>83418481
Here Liliah is again reduced to Ethan's goal. The big bad guy shows up to steal his wife away so it's up to him to win some stupid contest.
>>83418522
Lilah justifiably gets tired of Ethan's manchild bullshit. Of course, since this is Lilah we're talking about, she's going to immediately apologize. This just keeps repeating, the character that this arc should actually be about instead has to constantly apologize for somehow wronging Ethan.
>>83418571
Asshole check. There's a new female employee at a game store, so Ethan immediately feels a need to quiz her on various game trivia. Girls just want all that nerdy attention for themselves, right?
>>83418596
wommin hate vidya fuckin' bitches and whores.
>>83418606 >>83418613
Dumb contest where Lilah is treated as a prize. Because every woman loves being dragged into a pissing contest
>>83418627
Trust!? Kate is completely in the clear here, Lucas is the one that miscommunicated. Does Tim Buckley not understand what an open relationship is?
>>83418673
"If Ethan sees you I'll have to apologize again."
>>83418692
Ethan decides to sexually harass the lone female employee in a gaming store.
>>83418745
Lone female gaming store employee decides to flirt with the unlovable manchild, because according to Tim Buckley that's what women in game stores are for.
>>83418772
What the fuck. Kate sits here and apologizes for having sex with other people in an open relationship. Lucas becomes super controlling and Kate just acts like that's completely fair for her "infidelity." Lucas has yet to apologize for anything, they both act like Lucas was completely in the right for deciding to change the terms of the open relationship without informing Kate.
>>83418788
I swear to God my eyes go bloodshot every time this stupid Smissmas bullshit comes up.
>>83418801
"oh no the evil guy is stealing my girl who probably really doesn't want to be part of any of this stupid bullshit"
>>83418820
"you fool, what made you think a girl would ever be interested in video games? they are merely being paid to be sloots for nefarious schemes."
>>83418900
And again, Lilah apologizes for Ethan's dumb pissing contest.
>>83418936
And Ethan gets what he wants even though Lilah really wanted to put that off for obvious fucking reasons. Because Ethan always gets his way.
>>83419011
Ethan wins the lottery! Everything is so great! Lilah had a fucking miscarriage, but since Ethan's got what he wants the arc is now all wrapped up.
This whole comic is so laser focused on Ethan, but Ethan is just so hateable. He's every awful gamer stereotype, everything that took fucking decades to get past. And a lot of it is because Tim Buckley himself doesn't fucking get the shit he talks about. Women are either floozies or acquising to men, the men are idiots that can't handle having something not be gaming-themed. It's just such a fucked-up worldview. Shitty characters make for shit drama, and shit drama in a gag strip just further highlights how unenjoyable the entire arc is.
>>83420749
>revenant
flush your fucking phone down the toilet
>>83419788
eggscelent
>>83416365
Normally I'd say where did the time go, but I'm actually surprised it's been under 10 years; loss feels like it was there from the beginning.
2007 really was the end of an era.
>>83440441
>>83439650
>not knowing what Foxtrot is
I am genuinely upset, not at you two in particular, but in general. Foxtrot is the highest tier you can get barring sacred-realm strips like C&H.
>>83432955
my fucking sides
>>83439915
when memes cross universes to find a way
goddammit keit ai
>>83417931
Expressing 1/X as x^-1 is the most important thing to remember.
>>83416365
>>83439915
but it sounds like an interesting premise
>>83419624
>>83437623
That and possibly the lines around his hands on the second panel as well.
>>83439915
I don't know which one found a way more. Loss or Keit-ai.
>>83444181
posted earlier: >>83419487
use anaglyph 3D glasses
>>83416812
Is this an edit?
>>83419101
this is meta
>>83418004
Yeah, that's brilliant.
>>83444582
yes
<-- original
>>83417624
Wait, what the fuck
Did that always say 'pregnet'?
>>83438238
Bum Tickley may be horrible at writing, but at least his art actually improved over time.
>>83447172
Always did in this universe.
>>83447498
Shit
I never noticed
My mind just fixed the mistake.
Don't try to sell me on the Mandela effect.
>>83447436
It did
But not really in a way that benefitted his comic much.
It still looked terrible whenever he tried to do something dramatic because he didn't understand how to present properly.
>>83447539
It's already sold on you. Didn't even have to mention the bears.
>>83416365
I made this a little while back. now I finally have an excuse to post it.
>>83448789
companion picture for that edit
>>83444520
subtle, but clean. nice
>>83419788
Holy kek
>>83448566
My lungs holy fuck
>>83419867
>goodbye john
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnRmSsckbnI
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>>83418406
hey, playing the Sims to escape reality is what I do too!
>>83440441
> not knowing FoxTrot
get out
you need to at least be 18 to post here
>>83450466
Sweet Jesus, did Buckley actually make a strip about this?
>>83419017
Buckley doesn't know what Venice looks like so he sent them to a generic beach.
>>83452147
Guys who I got when second time I get Lego toy. How nostalgic.
>>83419101
1st panel - tree
2nd panel - wall, inside desk
3rd panel - sign on the door
4th panel - blanket, side guard
Did I miss any?
>>83452250
Not about the robot literally strangling everyone in the universe, but yeah. It was like the last plotline before the story reboot or something.
>>83452382
>has to reset the universe by pressing a button
>doesn't press "Control-Alt-Delete"
BRAVO, BUCKLEY
>>83452372
you missed your daily dose
>>83452372
1st panel-on the street (really faint)
4th panel-back wall
>>83417930
Okay, this one made me a little sad.
>>83448566
Truly creativity came from loss.
>>83442381
i hate that meme but that is an acceptable use of it
This is one of those memes that really must be reaching its expiry date. Tumblr is full of
>omg is that loss???
>I've been on the Internet too long xDDD
>>83451972
noice
Has anyone done a live action re-creation of loss? I'm talking about pictures of people dressed up in the characters and in the same posing.
>>83419487
>filename isn't no ohana
step it up fampai
>>83452676
Seriously, the picture of "one FUCKING job"
>>83418753
I thought she just had an abortion.
>>83419568
THEN THERE WAS TROUBLE
>Only one image left before limit
This ought to be good.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3_njGussgU
>>83416365
STICKY
A meme, long relevant, must expire; long expired, must be forced back into relevancy. Thus it has ever been.
>>83461078
A beautiful note to end on.
>>83461078
Best possible end.
Well done.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZKpByV5764
EIGHT MORE YEARS
>>83464098
I'm pretty sure we'll be able to manage that. Is there anything on the net that has ever had the staying power of loss?