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How Does This Darn Thing Work?
Written by Bartoneus on Wednesday, January 10 2007 | 5 Comments
How Does This Darn Thing Work?

I noticed that on my last comic there somehow appeared a #1 after New Years Resolution, which could have been my subconcious zombie-mind giving subtle (and sexy) hints.  Thus we have my second New Years …

Testing My Resolve
Written by Bartoneus on Wednesday, January 3 2007 | 3 Comments
Testing My Resolve

Certainly a heavy stipulation to tag onto any resolution is the line “unless I die in the process,” but with a game as sinisterly difficult as Ultimate Ghosts’n’Goblins it may just come down to that.  …

Beware the Winter Solstice!
Written by Bartoneus on Wednesday, December 27 2006 | One Comment
Beware the Winter Solstice!

Thankfully we have passed this day, when the sun rises for only a few short hours, and now we have begun to blissful journey towards longer days and sunnier times.  It may commonly be referred …

Child’s Play - Penny Arcade Contest
Written by Bartoneus on Wednesday, December 13 2006 | 2 Comments
Child’s Play - Penny Arcade Contest

Last wednesday Gabe from Penny Arcade ran a contest to give away a group of tickets to their Child’s Play Charity Dinner that is being held in Washington state tomorrow, the contest was to do …

Even the Diligent can be Consumed
Written by Bartoneus on Wednesday, December 6 2006 | 4 Comments
Even the Diligent can be Consumed

There is a great monster in my life now, a gnawing, gnashing, biting, consuming beast that thrashes its way into every day of life. It can barely be satiated, and only with the expenditure …

Unused Nintendo Ad Campaign
Written by Bartoneus on Wednesday, November 22 2006 | One Comment
Unused Nintendo Ad Campaign

 

Around the Survivors a Perimeter Create!
Written by Bartoneus on Wednesday, November 15 2006 | 6 Comments
Around the Survivors a Perimeter Create!

While preparing for last week’s comic, I went to an obvious source for cartoon-yoda images, which was of course the fantastic Clone Wars cartoons.  Pictured to the right is a quick drawing I did from …

Lost Tales from the Dagobah System
Written by Bartoneus on Wednesday, November 8 2006 | 3 Comments
Lost Tales from the Dagobah System

I’ll begin this with an apology, I’ve had Star Wars stuck on the mind the last few days.  The worst part is that it stems from an incomprehensible desire to watch Revenge of the Sith …

Quite the Predicament
Written by Bartoneus on Wednesday, November 1 2006 | 8 Comments
Quite the Predicament

Obviously when you are playing a game like World of Warcraft, it is all consuming to the level that it begins to invade the other aspects of your life.  It was a joy, as I …

LAN Party: Specificity is a Necessity
Written by Bartoneus on Wednesday, October 18 2006 | 6 Comments
LAN Party: Specificity is a Necessity

No, I’m serious, this actually happened.  The Ochbad depicted here offers more of an excuse then was actually given, not that any was really needed, because we’ve come to expect no less from him.  This …

Romantic Computers Cannot Cry
Written by Bartoneus on Wednesday, September 27 2006 | 2 Comments
Romantic Computers Cannot Cry

I’ll start off with an apology for not having a comic or any kind of new drawing for this week, it’s been an off week in general. I will, however, dazzle you with an …

This is How a Guild Dies (part 2)
Written by Bartoneus on Friday, September 22 2006 | One Comment
This is How a Guild Dies (part 2)

Welcome back, I assume you enjoyed the puppies.  We left off on our story at the vicious modem refusing to bear its electronic burden, instead opting to commit ritual sepuku on a regular basis.  I …