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'''''Ctrl+Alt+Del''''' (CAD) is a ]-related ] and ] written by Tim Buckley. The name of the comic refers to the ] command ]. It premiered on ] ], and is currently updated every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, although Tim Buckley has put Saturday updates on ] starting ]. The comic's focus has gradually shifted away from single strip gags towards longer ]s and greater continuity. Tim Buckley makes a living from Ctrl+Alt+Del, placing him in a very small group of web comic artists devoted to their creations full-time.<ref></ref><ref></ref> As of 2005, Ctrl+Alt+Del attracts more than 300,000 readers to its website each day.<ref name="Union Leader">(], ]). "Business People". '']'' Pg. D10</ref>


'''''Ctrl+Alt+Del''''' ('''''CAD''''') is a ]-related ]<ref>{{cite news |title=LOL: Comics paper the Web. Independent artists publish edgy, interactive tales online|author=Christopher Lloyd|url=https://www.usatoday.com/tech/webguide/internetlife/2007-03-15-comics-online_n.htm|page=A1|newspaper=] |date=March 7, 2007<!-- |section=news -->|access-date=February 20, 2011}}</ref> and animated series written by Tim Buckley. The name of the comic refers to the ] command ].<ref name="Press">{{cite news|title=Press Ctrl+Alt+Del for laughs and gags |author=Angelo Cantera |url=https://www.manilatimes.net/index.php/archives/7327-press-ctrlaltdel-for-laughs-and-gags |newspaper=] |date=December 7, 2009 |access-date=February 20, 2011 }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Premiering on October 23, 2002, the comic's focus has gradually shifted away from single strip gags towards longer ]s and greater continuity through the use of video game references. ''Ctrl+Alt+Del'' currently is updated every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
==Main characters==
]
The following characters appear frequently in the webcomic.


''Ctrl+Alt+Del'' has provided Buckley with enough income to make a living, placing ''Ctrl+Alt+Del'' in a small group of web comics that receive full-time devotion from their artist.<ref name = 1up/> Beginning June 2008, a number of smaller, humor-themed batch-released strips entitled "CAD Sillies" began running on the news feeds, although they were soon given their own section on the site. By May 2009, the comic had received 38 million page views and was receiving 1.8&nbsp;million monthly unique visitors.<ref>{{cite news|title=Digital Comics: Comic action|url=http://www.nma.co.uk/features/digital-comics/3000683.article|page=16|newspaper=Newmedia|date=May 21, 2009|access-date=February 20, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310055358/http://www.nma.co.uk/features/digital-comics/3000683.article|archive-date=March 10, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
===Ethan ''(2002-present)''===
'''Ethan Ryan MacManus''', a 25-year-old of ] descent,<ref></ref> is a game fanatic, a recovering ] addict, and an amateur ]. His often nonsensical, off-beat, or even moronic antics are the focus of the comic and the source of many of its plotlines. Ethan currently works at GameHaven, a video game store, as a clerk.


==Plot==
Ethan is also described as the creator of Winter-een-mas, a seven-day celebration of video games,<ref name="lincoln">Mertes, Micah (], ]). "Happy Winter-een-mas! OK, get back to playing". '']'' Pg. 1D</ref> and founder of the Church of Gaming.
The plot of ''Ctrl+Alt+Del'' revolves around Ethan, the protagonist and an over-the-top video game fanatic, and his sarcastic roommate Lucas, who provides an unheeded voice of reason to Ethan's flamboyant actions.<ref name="Press"/> Together with Ethan's girlfriend, now wife, Lilah, the three engage in turmoil which the comic storyline conveys through independent gaming-related puns by utilizing well-known game titles, consoles and pop culture references.<ref name="Press"/> A psychotic Chef Brian, ninjas, and mysterious out-of-the-blue arrows occasionally appear in the series, adding a note of randomness to the comic.<ref name="Press"/>


On November 23, 2012, Tim Buckley, the comics author, announced that the storyline that had been focus of the comic since the very beginning would come to an end. While the current versions of Ethan, Lucas, Lilah, Scott, and other characters have ended, he confirmed they would appear in the new comic format, which he referred to as a "Hollywood reboot". The new format will focus on shorter one off comics, mainly around the Player 1, 2, 3, and 4 characters.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=23 November 2012 |url=http://www.cad-comic.com/cad/20121121/#n2374 |title=Endings |work=Ctrl+Alt+Del |date=November 23, 2012 |author=Buckley, Tim }}</ref>
===Lucas ''(2002-present)''===
At 26 years of age, '''Lucas Davidowicz''' is portrayed as more level-headed and down to earth than Ethan. He is something of a ], prepared to enjoy a good video game over actual work. ] and ], Lucas is a ] and works at a computer store, where he offers technical assistance.


On May 3, 2014, the author announced that the storyline with Ethan and Lucas as protagonists would receive a reboot, after a year-and-a-half hiatus.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=4 May 2014 |url=http://www.cad-comic.com/cad/20140502 |title=Patron of the Arts |work=Ctrl+Alt+Del |date=May 3, 2014 |author=Buckley, Tim }}</ref> On October 29, 2014, Buckley began posting this new story focusing on Ethan, Lucas, and other characters, with Ethan and Lucas also living a secret life as their superhero alter-egos from the ] ''Analog and D-Pad'' comic books.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=18 August 2018 |url=https://cad-comic.com/comic/analog-and-d-pad-01-01 |title=Analog and DPad 01.01 |work=Analog and D-Pad |date=October 29, 2014 |author=Buckley, Tim }}</ref> On April 4, 2018, Buckley announced that to make the distinction between the comics storylines clearer, the post-reboot strips featuring Ethan and Lucas would be removed from the ''Ctrl+Alt+Del'' archive and placed in a separate archive of its own, labelled ''Analog and D-Pad''.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=18 August 2018 |url=https://cad-comic.com/comics-reclassified |title=Comics Reclassified |work=Ctrl+Alt+Del Blog |date=April 4, 2018 |author=Buckley, Tim }}</ref>
===Lilah ''(2003-present)''===
'''Lilah Monroe''' defied Ethan's preconceived notion that girls (or at least, cute ones) don't play video games,<ref></ref> after which they began dating. Lilah is 25 and formerly worked as a ], but is now working as a professional gamer. She is currently engaged to Ethan, and was pregnant with his child, but ] after three and a half months.<ref></ref>


==Main characters==
===Zeke ''(2003-present)''===
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'''Zeke''' (short for '''Ezekiel'''), formerly known as the "Xbot", is a ] of Ethan's - a ], ]/]-based android.
* '''Ethan Ryan MacManus''' – At the start 21-year-old of Irish descent, Ethan is a game fanatic, a recovering '']'' addict, and an amateur artist. His often nonsensical, off-beat, or even moronic antics are the focus of the comic and the source of many of its plotlines. Ethan owned GameHaven, a video game store.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=7 January 2022 |url=http://www.cad-comic.com/comic/vicissitude |title=Vicissitude |work=Ctrl+Alt+Del |date=November 5, 2008 |author=Buckley, Tim }}</ref> Ethan is also described as the creator of Winter-een-mas, a seven-day celebration of video games,<ref name="lincoln">Mertes, Micah (January 29, 2008). "Happy Winter-een-mas! OK, get back to playing". '']'' Pg. 1D</ref> and founder of the Church of Gaming.

* '''Lucas Davidowicz''' – Lucas is a year older than Ethan. He is portrayed as more level-headed and down to earth than Ethan. ] and ], Lucas is something of a ], prepared to enjoy a good video game over actual work. Lucas is a ] and previously worked at a computer store, where he offered technical assistance. More recently, he left to work for Ethan at GameHaven as an assistant manager.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=7 January 2022 |url=http://www.cad-comic.com/comic/like-a-bird |title=Like a Bird |work=Ctrl+Alt+Del |date=May 6, 2009 |author=Buckley, Tim }}</ref> Lucas also enjoys ]'s game and universe, ].
==CAD Sillies==
* '''Lilah MacManus''' (née Monroe) – Lilah defied Ethan's preconceived notion that girls (or at least, cute ones) do not play video games,<ref>{{cite web |access-date=7 January 2022 |url=http://www.cad-comic.com/comic/i...uh...slipped |title=I... Uh... Slipped |work=Ctrl+Alt+Del |date=November 15, 2003 |author=Buckley, Tim }}</ref> after which they began dating. Lilah is the same age as Ethan and formerly worked as a secretary, but has been competing in tournaments as a ]. She is currently married to Ethan.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=7 January 2022 |url=http://www.cad-comic.com/comic/commitment |title=Commitment |work=Ctrl+Alt+Del |date=November 3, 2003 |author=Buckley, Tim }}</ref>
In June 2008, Buckley began making small 3 panel black and white comics which he called "Sillies". Sillies are similar to a ] in their format and are supplemented by a larger more detailed "]" styled comic on regular update days. The sillies are not connected by a plot and involve mostly ]-related humor. Different characters appear in the sillies that do not normally appear in the regular comic; including Tim, his friend and business-partner Pierre, and ] have made several appearances. As of ], a separate area of the site was set up for the 'Sillies' and they no longer appear in News posts.<ref></ref>
* '''Zeke''' (short for '''Ezekiel''') – Formerly known as the "Xbot", Zeke is a ] of Ethan's – a ], ] (Originally ])-based ]. It is implied he dreams of taking over the world and eliminating the human race. Ethan eventually builds Zeke a companion, a sentient ] named ] (a reference to the first human woman of ]), based on Zeke's own designs. She appears a lot more focused on the "machine revolution" than Zeke.


==CAD Premium== ==CAD Premium==
In late 2005, CAD Premium was announced. For a monthly or yearly fee, fans are able to access exclusive "members only" content, such as wallpapers and strips, as well as the flagship of CAD Premium: ''Ctrl+Alt+Del: The Animated Series,'' which made its debut in February 2006. In late 2005, the subscription-based CAD Premium section was announced. For a monthly or yearly fee, fans were able to access exclusive "members only" content such as wallpapers, strips and ''Ctrl+Alt+Del: The Animated Series,'' which made its debut in February 2006. While CAD Premium was a subscription service, Buckley made it clear that the comic would remain free.

While CAD Premium is a subscription service, Buckley has made it clear that the comic will remain free, and that although the episodes have now come to DVD, they are being offered at a discount to subscribers.


===''Ctrl+Alt+Del: The Animated Series''=== ===''Ctrl+Alt+Del: The Animated Series''===
''The Animated Series'' was first announced in a press released from ] on December 1, 2005, in which the company announced that it would be the company that would develop and distribute the series. The first trailer for the series was also made available on the same date as the press release. The President and CEO of Blind Ferret Entertainment, Randy Waxman, explained that his company was the one that approached Buckley and pitched the concept of creating an animated series based on his webcomic, believing that the characters would translate well to the format of an animated series. Buckley noted that he was approached by other companies before coming into contact with Blind Ferret Entertainment, but he believed that they had the most appropriate combination of skills and experience to make the animated series a reality.<ref name=popular />
{{main|List of Ctrl+Alt+Del: The Animated Series episodes}}

Episodes are released at the beginning of each month.
All 12 episodes from the first season have been released. Among the extras on the DVD release is an FAQ session with the artist.


], vice president of Blind Ferret Entertainment and the series' director, claimed that the animated series, which used a traditional 2D style, a professional voice cast, and a lengthy development period, was of sufficient quality to be comparable to that of televised animated series. Waxman admitted that television was ultimately where he hoped the series would end up, claiming that the series appealed to a key demographic that appealed to television network executives. He planned to pitch the episodes of ''The Animated Series'' to the network executives as one single pilot episode.<ref name=popular>{{cite news |title= Popular Gaming Comic Announces Animated Series – Blind Ferret Entertainment to develop and distribute Ctrl+Alt+Del Series |publisher=Canada Newswire |date=December 1, 2005 }}</ref> ''The Animated Series'' made its debut on February 1, 2006, and one four-minute episode was released each following month. In January 2008, it was announced that the Animated Series would return for a second season of 12 episodes, beginning in March of the same year.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=22 May 2010 |url=http://www.cad-comic.com/news.php?i=1546 |title=Ctrl+Alt+Del |author=Buckley, Tim |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080302083404/http://www.cad-comic.com/news.php?i=1546 |archive-date=March 2, 2008 }}</ref>
In January 2008, it was announced that the Animated Series would return for a second season of 12 episodes, beginning in March of the same year.<ref></ref>


==Books== ==Books==
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===Collections=== ===Collections===
* Insert Coin: Ctrl+Alt+Del Volume One * ''Ctrl+Alt+Del Volume One: Insert Coin''
* Press Start: Ctrl+Alt+Del Volume Two * ''Ctrl+Alt+Del Volume Two: Press Start''
* Critical System Failure: Ctrl+Alt+Del Volume Three * ''Ctrl+Alt+Del Volume Three: Critical System Failure''


These books feature comics found online, along with commentary and bonus material exclusive to the book. On October 14, 2008, Blind Ferret Entertainment announced<ref>{{cite web |access-date=22 May 2010 |url=http://blindferretpublishing.com/2008/10/14/blind-ferret-to-publish-ctrlaltdel/ |title=Blind Ferret to Publish Ctrl+Alt+Del |publisher=Blind Ferret Publishing |date=October 14, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101021001609/http://blindferretpublishing.com/2008/10/14/blind-ferret-to-publish-ctrlaltdel/ |archive-date=October 21, 2010 }}</ref> that it would be re-publishing the ''Ctrl+Alt+Del'' collections for sale in stores.
These books feature comics found online, along with commentary and bonus material exclusive to the book.


===Analog and D+Pad=== ===Analog and D+Pad===
'''Analog and D+Pad''' is a comic book written by Tim Buckley with art by Zack Finfrock based on the Ctrl+Alt+Del characters, but set in a parallel universe where Ethan and Lucas are the superheroes Analog and D+Pad, respectively.<ref></ref><ref></ref> ''Analog and D+Pad'' is a comic book created in 2007 written by Tim Buckley with art by Zack Finfrock. It is based on ''Ctrl+Alt+Del'' but is set in a parallel universe where ''Ctrl+Alt+Del'' main characters Ethan and Lucas are the superheroes Analog and D+Pad.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=22 May 2010 |url=http://cad-comic.com/news.php?i=1254 |title=Ctrl+Alt+Del |author=Buckley, Tim |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061108214252/http://www.cad-comic.com/news.php?i=1254 |archive-date=November 8, 2006 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |access-date=22 May 2010 |url=http://www.cad-comic.com/issue1cover |title=Analog and D+Pad |work=Ctrl+Alt+Del |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100113125608/http://www.cad-comic.com/issue1cover |archive-date=2010-01-13 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Currently two issues have been published, the second in April 2008.

===Other publishing===
''Ctrl+Alt+Del'' is a featured comic on ].<ref>{{cite web|access-date=22 May 2010 |url=http://www.gamerevolution.com/comic/index.php?comic=ctrl_alt_del |title=Laying Out the Options |publisher=Game Revolution |author=Buckley, Tim |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120606134106/http://www.gamerevolution.com/comic/index.php?comic=ctrl_alt_del |archive-date=June 6, 2012 }}</ref> Twelve issues of the ] featured a comic strip by ''Ctrl+Alt+Del'' creator Tim Buckley, called ''Underwear on the Outside''.<ref>{{cite book |title=City of Heroes comic book }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |access-date=22 May 2010 |url=http://www.cad-comic.com/news.php?i=563 |title=Ctrl+Alt+Del |author=Buckley, Tim |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227104242/http://www.cad-comic.com/news.php?i=563 |archive-date=February 27, 2012 }}</ref> EQuinox, the official '']'' magazine, includes ''Ctrl+Alt+Del'' comic strips.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=22 May 2010 |url=http://www.cad-comic.com/news.php?i=1503 |title=Ctrl+Alt+Del |author=Buckley, Tim |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227104256/http://www.cad-comic.com/news.php?i=1503 |archive-date=February 27, 2012 }}</ref> In 2007, ''Ctrl+Alt+Del'' partnered with ]/] to produce a series of comics for Sid Meier's ''] Daydreams''.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=22 May 2010 |url=http://www.civilization.com/daydreams/ |title=Daydreams |work=Civilization |date=August 6, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090610104028/http://www.civilization.com/daydreams/ |archive-date=June 10, 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |access-date=22 May 2010 |url=http://www.cad-comic.com/news.php?i=1447 |title=Ctrl+Alt+Del |author=Buckley, Tim |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080918232348/http://www.cad-comic.com/news.php?i=1447 |archive-date=September 18, 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |access-date=22 May 2010 |url=http://planetcivilization.gamespy.com/View.php?view=Articles.Detail&id=31 |title=Civilization Daydreams: Beyond the Sword Indeed |publisher=Planet Civilization |date=July 30, 2007 |author=Buckley, Tim |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091003103200/http://planetcivilization.gamespy.com/View.php?view=Articles.Detail&id=31 |archive-date=October 3, 2009 }}</ref>


==Reception== ==Reception==
In 2004 and 2005, ''Ctrl+Alt+Del'' was nominated for the ] Outstanding Gaming Comic award,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ccawards.com/2004.htm |title=Web Cartoonist's Choice Awards 2004 Results |publisher=] |access-date=15 December 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100117080609/http://www.ccawards.com/2004.htm |archive-date=January 17, 2010 }}</ref> and in 2005 it was nominated for Outstanding Comic.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ccawards.com/2005.htm |title=Web Cartoonist's Choice Awards 2005 Results |publisher=] |access-date=15 December 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080304140353/http://www.ccawards.com/2005.htm |archive-date=March 4, 2008 }}</ref> By December 2005, the webcomic was attracting an audience of over 300,000 readers each day,<ref name=popular /> which led to "robust" merchandising sales.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=MacDonald |first1=Heidi |date=December 19, 2005 |title=Web Comics: Page Clickers to Page Turners. It's like manga five or six years ago: a cult audience that is increasing steadily |journal=] |volume=252 |issue=50 |page=24 |url=http://www.pwdaily.com/pw/print/20051219/35322-web-comics-page-clickers-to-page-turners-.html |access-date=February 20, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715132833/http://www.pwdaily.com/pw/print/20051219/35322-web-comics-page-clickers-to-page-turners-.html |archive-date=July 15, 2011 }}</ref>
In 2007, John Solomon of ''Your Webcomic is Bad and You Should Feel Bad'' wrote an article about Ctrl+Alt+Del, calling it "one of the worst webcomics on the entire Internet" and that Buckley "has glimpsed entertainment and he is trying his best to emulate it, but he just can't." The article has received over 150 comments, most of which confirm or expand upon the subject matter.<ref>{{citeweb| url =http://badwebcomics.blogspot.com/2007/06/ctrlaltdel.html | title Ctrl+Alt+Del | publisher = John Solomon |month=June | year=2007| accessdate = 2008-09-03}}</ref>


Shaula Clark of '']'' described Buckley as a polarizing figure who created a devoted fanbase for his webcomic while receiving criticism from peers such as ] and the writers of '']''. She goes on to attempt to determine why ''Ctrl+Alt+Del'' receives the amount of criticism that it has, believing that Buckley's attempt to take a webcomic originally created to showcase strips focusing on ]-related jokes and "the monkey-cheese-ninja random wackiness of manchild main character Ethan" in a new direction by adding "excruciatingly slow, melodramatic, ham-handed plot arcs" helped lead to the negative feedback that the strip has received. Clark points to the "]" story arc, which focuses on Lilah's miscarriage, in particular as an example of this. She also regards the holiday invented by Buckley and introduced in ''Ctrl+Alt+Del'', Winter-een-mas, as an "obnoxious gamer holiday" that runs every year from January 25 to 31.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=22 May 2010 |url=http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/laserorgy/archive/2010/01/29/ctrl-alt-del-s-winter-een-mas-spontaneously-aborts.aspx |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120715044431/http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/laserorgy/archive/2010/01/29/ctrl-alt-del-s-winter-een-mas-spontaneously-aborts.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-07-15 |title=Ctrl+Alt+Del's Winter-een-mas spontaneously aborts |work=The Boston Phoenix |date=January 29, 2010 |author=Clarke, Shaula }}</ref>
] of Zero Punctuation has criticized Ctrl+Alt+Del on a few occasions. A CAD comic was briefly displayed in the review of ], comparing the game's abundance of dialogue to that of some webcomics<ref>{{citeweb| url = http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/18-Mass-Effect | title = Zero Punctuation on Mass Effect | publisher = Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw |month=December | year=2007| accessdate = 2007-12-19}}</ref>. Later, Croshaw presented a critical analysis of Ctrl+Alt+Del on his personal website ''Fully Ramblomatic'', where he says he feels the strip's slow comic pacing, excessive use of dialogue, and static art style are some of its biggest problems.<ref>{{citeweb| url = http://www.fullyramblomatic.com/archive/20080103-0710.htm | title = 23/3/08: You Cad | publisher = Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw |month=March | year=2008| accessdate = 2008-07-31}}</ref> A following Zero Punctuation episode about ], while addressing what he feels are inappropriately abrupt shifts in comic genre and tone, he makes an overt reference to a Ctrl+Alt+Del storyline in which Lilah miscarries.<ref>{{citeweb| url = http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/108-Webcomics | title = Zero Punctuation on Webcomics | publisher = Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw |month=July | year=2008| accessdate = 2008-07-02}}</ref>


Readers of video game weblog '']'' voted Buckley's pair of comics that he wrote for the video game '']''{{'}}s website as the most popular. Ross Miller of Joystiq described the two strips as ones that "played on historical anachronisms and World Wonder rule sets", while noting that he hoped that those who voted in the poll "didn't choose the strip for the Buttsylvania line".<ref>{{cite web |access-date=22 May 2010 |url=http://www.joystiq.com/2007/08/07/readers-pick-best-civ-iv-webcomic-ctrl-alt-del/ |title=Readers pick best Civ IV webcomic: Ctrl+Alt+Del |publisher=Joystiq |date=August 7, 2007 |author=Miller, Ross |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604124211/http://www.joystiq.com/2007/08/07/readers-pick-best-civ-iv-webcomic-ctrl-alt-del/ |archive-date=2011-06-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Writing for the '']'', Levi Buchanan compared ''Ctrl+Alt+Del'' to ''Penny Arcade'', describing both as webcomics that take advantage of the lack of censorship on the web by using expletives when they are appropriate, and if they serve the story. Buchanan also considered ''Ctrl+Alt+Del'' to be a webcomic with a smaller cast than that of ''Penny Arcade'', noting that the former focuses primarily on the two friends Ethan and Lucas, while the latter comprises a much larger cast.<ref>{{cite news |title= Gaming comics mix rants with raunch |work=The Chicago Tribune |date=June 14, 2005 |author=Buchanan, Levi |page=Tempo, p. 5 }}</ref>
In an interview with ] on August 29, 2008, when asked about Ctrl+Alt+Del's miscarriage storyline, ] stated "...I think Tim Buckley is the antichrist and I think that miscarriage storyline was the first horseman of the Apocalypse."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.joystiq.com/2008/09/02/pax-2008-the-penny-arcade-interview/ |title=PAX 2008: The Penny Arcade Interview |last=Miller |first=Ross |work=] |date=2008-09-02 |publisher=]}}</ref>


In 2005, William Kulesa of the '']'' called ''Penny Arcade'' and ''Ctrl+Alt+Del'' two of the best webcomics, but he felt that the latter was the best overall. He felt that the characters were well-developed, and both had "a sense of fullness often lacked by those found within daily strips. It never fails to draw a chuckle from this reader. Anyone with even a passing familiarity with the land of the nerd will enjoy the strip." He compared the webcomic to ''Penny Arcade'', which he believed required that the reader be more familiar with "nerdy" topics, especially video gaming.<ref>{{cite news |title=Giving advice |work=The Jersey Journal |date=August 26, 2005 |author=Kulesa, William |page=A23 }}</ref> Also in 2005, Mariam Asad wrote a piece for the '']'' showcasing ''Ctrl+Alt+Del'' as one of the better webcomics then available, listing several points that the webcomic had that interested her, including its characters, "colourful commentary on recently released games", and storylines that spanned several strips.<ref>{{cite news |title=Very Cool |work=The Chronicle Herald |author=Asad, Mariam |date=September 22, 2005 |page=D1 }}</ref> In 2007, the '']'' called ''Ctrl+Alt+Del'' a "healthy dose of Web-comic-meets-videogame-playing-geek", describing its drawing style as "cartoonish" and its humor as one that "hilariously lampoons all things gaming through the lives of amateur artist Ethan, programmer Lucas and professional gamer Lilah".<ref>{{cite news |title=Online funnies made for gamers |work=The Knoxville News-Sentinel |date=March 16, 2007 |page=89 }}</ref>
==Events, interviews and public appearances==
Digital Overload is a yearly ] hosted by Ctrl+Alt+Del. Run since 2006<ref>{{citeweb| url = http://www.thinkcomputers.org/index.php?x=articles&id=35&page=1| title = Welcome to Digital Overload!| publisher = ThinkComputers|author = Alex Billington|date=2006-03-14| accessdate = 2007-11-21}}</ref>, it is held in Providence, Rhode Island, and is jointly organized by Ni Networks.<ref>{{citeweb|url = http://www.digital-overload.com/index.php?Module=Info| publisher = |title = Digital Overload - info|accessdate = 2007-11-21}}</ref>


===Criticism===
There was an interview with Tim Buckley on CBSNews.com.<ref> CBSNews.com.</ref>
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Video game journalist ] of Zero Punctuation has criticized ''Ctrl+Alt+Del'' on several occasions for excessive use of dialogue and slow comic pacing, among other reasons.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/18-Mass-Effect | title = Zero Punctuation on Mass Effect | publisher = Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw | date = December 2007 | access-date = 19 December 2007 | archive-date = December 13, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131213000738/http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/18-Mass-Effect | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.fullyramblomatic.com/archive/20080103-0710.htm | title = 23/3/08: You Cad | publisher = Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw |date=March 2008| access-date = 31 July 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/108-Webcomics | title = Zero Punctuation on Webcomics | publisher = Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw | date = July 2008 | access-date = 2 July 2008 | archive-date = August 4, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130804162322/http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/108-Webcomics | url-status = dead }}</ref>
In October 2006, Tim Buckley gave a lecture at the ]<ref> Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.</ref><ref> Ctrl+Alt+Del News for 2008-10-4</ref> in ], ].


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== Other publishing ==
''Ctrl+Alt+Del'' is a featured comic on ].<ref></ref>


In 2008, Buckley published the critically-panned{{cn|date=November 2023}} strip "]", the culmination of a storyline in which Ethan and Lilah were expecting their first child. In the strip Ethan discovers that Lilah's pregnancy had ended in a miscarriage, a significant tonal shift in a comic typically known for humorous situations.<ref>{{cite video|url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/108-Webcomics|title=Webcomics|last=Croshaw|first=Ben|author-link=Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw|work=]|date=July 2, 2008|access-date=February 25, 2020}}</ref> In an interview with '']'' on August 29, 2008, when asked about the comic, ] of ''Penny Arcade'' said that "Tim Buckley is the antichrist, and I think storyline was the first horseman of the Apocalypse", while ] stated "I think he's an art criminal."<ref name=1up>{{cite web|url=http://www.1up.com/do/feature?pager.offset=1&cId=3145208|title=1Up.com Crtl+Alt+Del Page|last=Maragos|first=Nich|date=December 15, 2009|access-date=7 December 2006|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120719144702/http://www.1up.com/do/feature?pager.offset=1&cId=3145208|archive-date=2012-07-19|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.joystiq.com/2008/09/02/pax-2008-the-penny-arcade-interview/ |title=PAX 2008: The Penny Arcade Interview |last=Miller |first=Ross |work=] |date=September 2, 2008 |publisher=] |access-date=2 September 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080902233828/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/09/02/pax-2008-the-penny-arcade-interview/ |archive-date=2008-09-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref> "Loss" later became an internet meme in its own right, with Aryehi Bhushan of '']'' referring to it in 2017 as "infamous" and "the internet's largest meme juggernaut".<ref name="Varsity">{{cite web|url=https://www.varsity.co.uk/violet/13533|title=Meme-ory Lane: Loss.jpg|last=Bhushan|first=Aryehi|work=]|date=October 12, 2017|access-date=February 25, 2020}}</ref>
Twelve issues of the ] featured a comic strip by Ctrl+Alt+Del creator Tim Buckley, called Underwear On The Outside.<ref>City of Heroes comic book</ref><ref></ref>


In April 2010, a new character called Abby was introduced as an antagonist to Ethan. A month later the character's design was found to be copy of a Hector Moran sketch. Buckley issued an apology in light of this and redid the clothing of the Abby character.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cad-comic.com/cad/20100521|title=Ctrl+Alt+Del – Behold! (21 May 2010)|work=cad-comic.com|date=September 24, 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100609183455/http://www.cad-comic.com/cad/20100521|archive-date=June 9, 2010}}</ref>
], the official Everquest 2 magazine, includes Ctrl+Alt+Del comic strips.<ref></ref>


==Popular culture==
In 2007, Ctrl+Alt+Del partnered with ]/] to produce a series of comics for Sid Meier's Civilization Daydreams.<ref></ref><ref></ref><ref></ref>
* ] celebrated Winter-een-mas 2011 by offering discounts on purchases of ] games from their web store.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.techolive.com/2011/01/celebrate-winter-een-mas-2011-with-ubisoft-discounts|title=Celebrate Winter-Een-Mas 2011 With Ubisoft Discounts – Tech Olive|work=techolive.com}}</ref>

* On January 28, 2011, the creators of Ctrl+Alt+Del collaborated with the creators of '']'' to do a live event.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mmorpg.com/newsroom.cfm/loadNews/19392|title=Ctrl+Alt+Del Coming to In-Game Event |date=January 25, 2011 |access-date=August 28, 2018}}</ref>
==References==
* On October 27, 2016, the podcast '']'' spent the bulk of its 80th episode, "''Flash!''", explaining a meme based on the comic's "Loss" storyline.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gimletmedia.com/episode/80-flash/|title=#80 Flash! by Reply All|website=Gimlet Media|access-date=August 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170220064449/https://gimletmedia.com/episode/80-flash/|archive-date=February 20, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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* The ] episode "''Pim Finally Turns Green''" contains a reference to Winter-een-mas, which is used as an excuse for Charlie to leave Pim with Rotten the Snowman.


==Bibliography== ==Bibliography==
* {{cite book | author=Buckley, Tim |title=Insert Coin: Ctrl+Alt+Del Volume 1 |year=2004|publisher=Ctrl+Alt+Del Productions|id=ISBN 0-9764678-0-1}} * {{cite book | author=Buckley, Tim |title=Insert Coin: Ctrl+Alt+Del Volume 1 |year=2004|publisher=Ctrl+Alt+Del Productions|isbn=0-9764678-0-1}}
* {{cite book | author=Buckley, Tim |title=Press Start: Ctrl+Alt+Del Volume 2 |year=2005|publisher=Ctrl+Alt+Del Productions|id=ISBN 0-9764678-1-X}} * {{cite book | author=Buckley, Tim |title=Press Start: Ctrl+Alt+Del Volume 2 |year=2005|publisher=Ctrl+Alt+Del Productions|isbn=0-9764678-1-X}}
* {{cite book | author=Buckley, Tim |title=Critical System Failure: Ctrl+Alt+Del Volume 3 |year=2006|publisher=Ctrl+Alt+Del Productions|id=ISBN Unknown}} * {{cite book | author=Buckley, Tim |title=Critical System Failure: Ctrl+Alt+Del Volume 3 |year=2006|publisher=Ctrl+Alt+Del Productions|isbn=0-9812163-4-X}}
* {{cite book | author=Buckley, Tim |title=Working as Intended: Ctrl+Alt+Del Volume 4 |year=2007|publisher=Ctrl+Alt+Del Productions|isbn=978-1-9268380-0-7}}

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Webcomic and animated series

Ctrl+Alt+Del
Author(s)Tim Buckley
Websitecad-comic.com Edit this at Wikidata
Current status/scheduleUpdates every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
Genre(s)Video game, comedy-drama

Ctrl+Alt+Del (CAD) is a gaming-related webcomic and animated series written by Tim Buckley. The name of the comic refers to the Windows command Control-Alt-Delete. Premiering on October 23, 2002, the comic's focus has gradually shifted away from single strip gags towards longer story arcs and greater continuity through the use of video game references. Ctrl+Alt+Del currently is updated every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Ctrl+Alt+Del has provided Buckley with enough income to make a living, placing Ctrl+Alt+Del in a small group of web comics that receive full-time devotion from their artist. Beginning June 2008, a number of smaller, humor-themed batch-released strips entitled "CAD Sillies" began running on the news feeds, although they were soon given their own section on the site. By May 2009, the comic had received 38 million page views and was receiving 1.8 million monthly unique visitors.

Plot

The plot of Ctrl+Alt+Del revolves around Ethan, the protagonist and an over-the-top video game fanatic, and his sarcastic roommate Lucas, who provides an unheeded voice of reason to Ethan's flamboyant actions. Together with Ethan's girlfriend, now wife, Lilah, the three engage in turmoil which the comic storyline conveys through independent gaming-related puns by utilizing well-known game titles, consoles and pop culture references. A psychotic Chef Brian, ninjas, and mysterious out-of-the-blue arrows occasionally appear in the series, adding a note of randomness to the comic.

On November 23, 2012, Tim Buckley, the comics author, announced that the storyline that had been focus of the comic since the very beginning would come to an end. While the current versions of Ethan, Lucas, Lilah, Scott, and other characters have ended, he confirmed they would appear in the new comic format, which he referred to as a "Hollywood reboot". The new format will focus on shorter one off comics, mainly around the Player 1, 2, 3, and 4 characters.

On May 3, 2014, the author announced that the storyline with Ethan and Lucas as protagonists would receive a reboot, after a year-and-a-half hiatus. On October 29, 2014, Buckley began posting this new story focusing on Ethan, Lucas, and other characters, with Ethan and Lucas also living a secret life as their superhero alter-egos from the alternate universe Analog and D-Pad comic books. On April 4, 2018, Buckley announced that to make the distinction between the comics storylines clearer, the post-reboot strips featuring Ethan and Lucas would be removed from the Ctrl+Alt+Del archive and placed in a separate archive of its own, labelled Analog and D-Pad.

Main characters

Ethan and Lucas
  • Ethan Ryan MacManus – At the start 21-year-old of Irish descent, Ethan is a game fanatic, a recovering EverQuest addict, and an amateur artist. His often nonsensical, off-beat, or even moronic antics are the focus of the comic and the source of many of its plotlines. Ethan owned GameHaven, a video game store. Ethan is also described as the creator of Winter-een-mas, a seven-day celebration of video games, and founder of the Church of Gaming.
  • Lucas Davidowicz – Lucas is a year older than Ethan. He is portrayed as more level-headed and down to earth than Ethan. Cynical and sarcastic, Lucas is something of a slacker, prepared to enjoy a good video game over actual work. Lucas is a programmer and previously worked at a computer store, where he offered technical assistance. More recently, he left to work for Ethan at GameHaven as an assistant manager. Lucas also enjoys Games Workshop's game and universe, Warhammer 40,000.
  • Lilah MacManus (née Monroe) – Lilah defied Ethan's preconceived notion that girls (or at least, cute ones) do not play video games, after which they began dating. Lilah is the same age as Ethan and formerly worked as a secretary, but has been competing in tournaments as a professional gamer. She is currently married to Ethan.
  • Zeke (short for Ezekiel) – Formerly known as the "Xbot", Zeke is a creation of Ethan's – a sentient, Xbox 360 (Originally Xbox)-based android. It is implied he dreams of taking over the world and eliminating the human race. Ethan eventually builds Zeke a companion, a sentient gynoid named Embla (a reference to the first human woman of Norse Mythology), based on Zeke's own designs. She appears a lot more focused on the "machine revolution" than Zeke.

CAD Premium

In late 2005, the subscription-based CAD Premium section was announced. For a monthly or yearly fee, fans were able to access exclusive "members only" content such as wallpapers, strips and Ctrl+Alt+Del: The Animated Series, which made its debut in February 2006. While CAD Premium was a subscription service, Buckley made it clear that the comic would remain free.

Ctrl+Alt+Del: The Animated Series

The Animated Series was first announced in a press released from Blind Ferret Entertainment on December 1, 2005, in which the company announced that it would be the company that would develop and distribute the series. The first trailer for the series was also made available on the same date as the press release. The President and CEO of Blind Ferret Entertainment, Randy Waxman, explained that his company was the one that approached Buckley and pitched the concept of creating an animated series based on his webcomic, believing that the characters would translate well to the format of an animated series. Buckley noted that he was approached by other companies before coming into contact with Blind Ferret Entertainment, but he believed that they had the most appropriate combination of skills and experience to make the animated series a reality.

Ryan Sohmer, vice president of Blind Ferret Entertainment and the series' director, claimed that the animated series, which used a traditional 2D style, a professional voice cast, and a lengthy development period, was of sufficient quality to be comparable to that of televised animated series. Waxman admitted that television was ultimately where he hoped the series would end up, claiming that the series appealed to a key demographic that appealed to television network executives. He planned to pitch the episodes of The Animated Series to the network executives as one single pilot episode. The Animated Series made its debut on February 1, 2006, and one four-minute episode was released each following month. In January 2008, it was announced that the Animated Series would return for a second season of 12 episodes, beginning in March of the same year.

Books

Collections

  • Ctrl+Alt+Del Volume One: Insert Coin
  • Ctrl+Alt+Del Volume Two: Press Start
  • Ctrl+Alt+Del Volume Three: Critical System Failure

These books feature comics found online, along with commentary and bonus material exclusive to the book. On October 14, 2008, Blind Ferret Entertainment announced that it would be re-publishing the Ctrl+Alt+Del collections for sale in stores.

Analog and D+Pad

Analog and D+Pad is a comic book created in 2007 written by Tim Buckley with art by Zack Finfrock. It is based on Ctrl+Alt+Del but is set in a parallel universe where Ctrl+Alt+Del main characters Ethan and Lucas are the superheroes Analog and D+Pad. Currently two issues have been published, the second in April 2008.

Other publishing

Ctrl+Alt+Del is a featured comic on Game Revolution. Twelve issues of the City of Heroes comic book featured a comic strip by Ctrl+Alt+Del creator Tim Buckley, called Underwear on the Outside. EQuinox, the official EverQuest 2 magazine, includes Ctrl+Alt+Del comic strips. In 2007, Ctrl+Alt+Del partnered with 2K Games/Firaxis Games to produce a series of comics for Sid Meier's Civilization Daydreams.

Reception

In 2004 and 2005, Ctrl+Alt+Del was nominated for the Web Cartoonist's Choice Awards Outstanding Gaming Comic award, and in 2005 it was nominated for Outstanding Comic. By December 2005, the webcomic was attracting an audience of over 300,000 readers each day, which led to "robust" merchandising sales.

Shaula Clark of The Boston Phoenix described Buckley as a polarizing figure who created a devoted fanbase for his webcomic while receiving criticism from peers such as Yahtzee and the writers of Penny Arcade. She goes on to attempt to determine why Ctrl+Alt+Del receives the amount of criticism that it has, believing that Buckley's attempt to take a webcomic originally created to showcase strips focusing on Warcraft-related jokes and "the monkey-cheese-ninja random wackiness of manchild main character Ethan" in a new direction by adding "excruciatingly slow, melodramatic, ham-handed plot arcs" helped lead to the negative feedback that the strip has received. Clark points to the "Loss" story arc, which focuses on Lilah's miscarriage, in particular as an example of this. She also regards the holiday invented by Buckley and introduced in Ctrl+Alt+Del, Winter-een-mas, as an "obnoxious gamer holiday" that runs every year from January 25 to 31.

Readers of video game weblog Joystiq voted Buckley's pair of comics that he wrote for the video game Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword's website as the most popular. Ross Miller of Joystiq described the two strips as ones that "played on historical anachronisms and World Wonder rule sets", while noting that he hoped that those who voted in the poll "didn't choose the strip for the Buttsylvania line". Writing for the Chicago Tribune, Levi Buchanan compared Ctrl+Alt+Del to Penny Arcade, describing both as webcomics that take advantage of the lack of censorship on the web by using expletives when they are appropriate, and if they serve the story. Buchanan also considered Ctrl+Alt+Del to be a webcomic with a smaller cast than that of Penny Arcade, noting that the former focuses primarily on the two friends Ethan and Lucas, while the latter comprises a much larger cast.

In 2005, William Kulesa of the Jersey Journal called Penny Arcade and Ctrl+Alt+Del two of the best webcomics, but he felt that the latter was the best overall. He felt that the characters were well-developed, and both had "a sense of fullness often lacked by those found within daily strips. It never fails to draw a chuckle from this reader. Anyone with even a passing familiarity with the land of the nerd will enjoy the strip." He compared the webcomic to Penny Arcade, which he believed required that the reader be more familiar with "nerdy" topics, especially video gaming. Also in 2005, Mariam Asad wrote a piece for the Chronicle Herald showcasing Ctrl+Alt+Del as one of the better webcomics then available, listing several points that the webcomic had that interested her, including its characters, "colourful commentary on recently released games", and storylines that spanned several strips. In 2007, the Knoxville News-Sentinel called Ctrl+Alt+Del a "healthy dose of Web-comic-meets-videogame-playing-geek", describing its drawing style as "cartoonish" and its humor as one that "hilariously lampoons all things gaming through the lives of amateur artist Ethan, programmer Lucas and professional gamer Lilah".

Criticism

Further information: Loss (comic)

Video game journalist Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw of Zero Punctuation has criticized Ctrl+Alt+Del on several occasions for excessive use of dialogue and slow comic pacing, among other reasons.

"Loss" by Tim Buckley

In 2008, Buckley published the critically-panned strip "Loss", the culmination of a storyline in which Ethan and Lilah were expecting their first child. In the strip Ethan discovers that Lilah's pregnancy had ended in a miscarriage, a significant tonal shift in a comic typically known for humorous situations. In an interview with Joystiq on August 29, 2008, when asked about the comic, Jerry Holkins of Penny Arcade said that "Tim Buckley is the antichrist, and I think storyline was the first horseman of the Apocalypse", while Mike Krahulik stated "I think he's an art criminal." "Loss" later became an internet meme in its own right, with Aryehi Bhushan of Varsity referring to it in 2017 as "infamous" and "the internet's largest meme juggernaut".

In April 2010, a new character called Abby was introduced as an antagonist to Ethan. A month later the character's design was found to be copy of a Hector Moran sketch. Buckley issued an apology in light of this and redid the clothing of the Abby character.

Popular culture

  • Ubisoft celebrated Winter-een-mas 2011 by offering discounts on purchases of digital download games from their web store.
  • On January 28, 2011, the creators of Ctrl+Alt+Del collaborated with the creators of AdventureQuest Worlds to do a live event.
  • On October 27, 2016, the podcast Reply All spent the bulk of its 80th episode, "Flash!", explaining a meme based on the comic's "Loss" storyline.
  • The Smiling Friends episode "Pim Finally Turns Green" contains a reference to Winter-een-mas, which is used as an excuse for Charlie to leave Pim with Rotten the Snowman.

Bibliography

  • Buckley, Tim (2004). Insert Coin: Ctrl+Alt+Del Volume 1. Ctrl+Alt+Del Productions. ISBN 0-9764678-0-1.
  • Buckley, Tim (2005). Press Start: Ctrl+Alt+Del Volume 2. Ctrl+Alt+Del Productions. ISBN 0-9764678-1-X.
  • Buckley, Tim (2006). Critical System Failure: Ctrl+Alt+Del Volume 3. Ctrl+Alt+Del Productions. ISBN 0-9812163-4-X.
  • Buckley, Tim (2007). Working as Intended: Ctrl+Alt+Del Volume 4. Ctrl+Alt+Del Productions. ISBN 978-1-9268380-0-7.

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