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February 18, 2011
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EDIT: Ok guys, this is NOT a Reboot reference. I don't recall any time during the TV show where a character says "End Program" like that. I do recall them saying "Reboot" and donning costumes in the purple gamecubes, which is what I think everyone is confusing this with. This is a Star Trek reference for when characters want to exit the Holodeck.

EDIT: I'm also a little disturbed by how many people seem to think this is "funny." I never meant it to be, but then again I just might be a little too close to the subject matter to see it from any other perspective...
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Critique by =Shantella Feb 18, 2011, 2:36:31 PM
Even though the subject matter of this comic is the very serious topic of depression, I can't help but chuckle at this. I think we've all been here when we're having a crappy day and we can just make it all vanish. The Star Trek Holodeck reference is what really makes me laugh.

The subdued colours really enhance gloomy mood of this poor guy. The comic is also very well paced. I've seen many that would have gone straight from the "tapping the combadge" panel and right to the sighing one. Taking a break in the dialogue and having the character look around in a bewildered fashion is excellent.

All in all, great comic, as always. I'm hoping to see more.
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Critique by *Ryugexu Feb 18, 2011, 12:25:34 PM
Ah, I too have felt as such. It's like you just feel like there is something else, something bigger out there, that you can't reach. This comic is relate-able, painful, sad, and funny all at once, like a dromedy in art form.
However I feel like you rushed a bit on the last frame of this comic. Something about the character anatomy strikes me as off for the last one but not enough to ruin the impact. The detailed background is great. There is some uneven shading between the character's body parts (for example, judging by the angle of the light, I think there would be a bit more shading on the side of his face in panel 3.)
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~leafeonchic470 Jan 15, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
I personally liked how the subject of the ever growing problem of depression is brought up, this comic brings to mind that people can confide in knowing that they are not alone when they want to "end" their program(life).very good
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~JayJayMyles Nov 12, 2012
I have his shirt...
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~jasguin Oct 17, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
I have that shirt O:<<<<
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=Chaos-charm Aug 4, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
Life can beat you up sometimes. I wish there was a way to change things. Sadly it's all the bad things or thing we don't like that makes us who we are.

BTW... this seems like something out of star trek......
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~The-Sunrise-Flower Jul 23, 2012
This is morbid.
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~Gundamfanatic123 Jul 11, 2012  Student General Artist
O.O

Reboot? Ah I remember that cartoon...man I miss it. :3

I don't find it funny at all. I can completely understand what this comic is meant to be. Somedays when we have such terrible moments in our lives, and our depression has reached its highest, we try to wish for it all to just vanish as if it never existed, but reality will be very cruel to us by making us face the truth that it's real.
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=HectorHimeros May 2, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Life does suck :( I feel it too....
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Mood: Love ~ChameleonColours May 2, 2012  Hobbyist
How could a person NOT get the Star Trek reference??

The reason I found this funny was because that's the thing about sci-fi, you wish it was real. And sometimes you get sick of life and want to try it out. It also made me laugh because last week I yelled beem me up into the sky and there came no reply :(
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~GRAVTIYF0XX Apr 28, 2012
aww yes we've all been there
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Mood: Sadness ~samspazz Apr 27, 2012
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