Loss was just the start of Ctrl-Alt-Delete's unhinged canon
Tim Buckley has been locked in for twenty years, and he's spinning strange superhero yarns i I've ever seen in a rebooted version of Ctrl-Alt-Delete.
I like good media that is critically acclaimed, sure. But isn't there something more interesting about a story that's... bad? Something well made and carefully sanded down to perfection goes down smooth, but a flawed narrative forces you to stop and ask yourself questions like: "What?", "Why?", or "Who is that bulbous green man and why does he appear to be so delighted about being choked?"
You've probably heard about the webcomic Ctrl-Alt-Delete, or at the very least, you're familiar with the infamous Loss arc. Loss is the story of Ethan, a goofy goober who loves video games too much to be a good friend, partner, or member of society, and the horror and grief he feels when his beautiful gamer girlfriend Lilah experiences a miscarriage. Loss is sandwiched between sitcom-style jokes about annoying retail customers, jokes about how frustrating playing PvP games can be, and other nonsense. It's not just bad; it's magnificently terrible.
But that's not the end of Ctrl-Alt-Delete, and while the Internet has largely moved on, author and artist Tim Buckley has continued to cook. He would eventually reboot the entire setting, relaunching Ethan and his beloved best friend Lucas as video game-themed superheroes.
Please, let me tell you all about CAD's long and winding canon, the comic's evil Xbox robot, the reboot and its challenges, and some of the most wild and disconnected superhero stories I've seen in my life.