January 24, 2010
If you always wondered what happens during our delays, this pretty much sums it up. Kyle came up with this idea, and originally spun it talking directly about the comic being late- breaking the ‘third wall’ as it were. I wasn’t sure how that was going to relate to the Backspace universe so i tweaked it just a tad bit avoiding the subject, but keeping the premise intact. You can still see the ‘Backspace mug’ here and Kyle and Casey are wearing different shirts. I thought this was pretty funny- it comes from the film “Let The Right One In” which is some foreign vampire flick (i think) but i can let Kyle talk about that more here. I really like the joke setup where the vampire basically tricks Kyle into inviting him in, and it’s totally something Kyle would do on accident. heh heh. – Jeremy __________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Well tomorrow is the day that Apple will supposedly announce the iSlate/iTablet/iPad whatever they hell they are going to call it. I would just laugh my ass off if there was no tablet and Stevie J was just messing with everyone. But I know that is not likely and there will be some sort of tablet thing. Most of the rumors say it’s going to be a larger iPod Touch device that you will be able to get your newspaper and magazines on. Eh not too exciting to me. There is also some rumors saying that it will be a new way of gaming. If it is a “gaming” device it will just be like my iPhone and meant for the casual gamer. What would really excite me would be to have the tablet work like the Wacom Cintiq! Now that would be the balls and would help you the viewer since that is what I would use to color Backspace! I will wait and see what they announce tomorrow and I will most likely be posting about it tomorrow. I am a huge Apple whore so I will be all over it. It could have potential but it could also disappoint. What excited me even more though is a non tablet rumor with the launch of a 22″ touch screen iMac. MMMMMMM YUMMY! Anyway stay tuned tomorrow when I give my poorly written review of Apples Event tomorrow. -Casey
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So I just finished reading the live blog for the Apple Event and surprise surprise it’s a tablet. Not just a table but the iPad. What a freaking stupid ass name. I feel like I need to stick it in my pants for protections against leaks. But with the name aside let me tell you what I think of the device so far without actually being able to play with it yet.
It’s an oversized iPod Touch with some nice features added to it. Almost a 10″ screen and a .5″ thin body makes it super portable. It runs a variation of the iPod Touch OS so all the current apps will run on it. Besides all of the “apps” the only real big applications for it is the iWork suite which has been re-tooled for a touch work environment. This actually excites me a bit, it’s just like in the movies where you do everything by touch, just minus the holograms. There is also an eBook reader which I will have to see in person to decide if I like it our not. I am a big fan of the eInk screens on both the Kindle and the Nook. It is super easy to read and I am still not quite sure if I want to sit down for a couple hours to read a book on a LCD screen.
Over all it does everything the iPod Touch does plus adds in iWork, eBooks, iPhoto, HD YouTube videos and a nice 1GHZ processor which will allow app developers to step it up a notch with their apps including games. Though showed a Need For Speed game that actually looked pretty damn good!
My overall thought is this:
When my wife’s Mac Mini goes (which we really only use for email and web browsing and pictures) then I would consider this. Why not? It starts at $499 which is not bad for an Apple product. Still nothing I can do real work on but it is a nice device for light computing and everyday web stuff. A little disappointed that there is not a web cam for video conferencing but there is always version 2 still to come.
No other announcements from Apple which was kind of shocking. Must be holding it all back until the summer. For a full rundown on the Apple Event and more info on the iPad (frick I hate saying that already) check out the Cnet blog here.
That’s it for now kiddies!
-Casey
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Update February 1, 2010
There will be a delay in this week’s comic. I was so upset that the Grammy’s did not include the keyboard cat to play people off that I had a nervous breakdown and went streaking to my local supermarket, got arrested, loved by my inmate, got out early on good behavior by teaching a blind man to hear and forgot to color the comic. Anyway look for it later this week, probably mid week.
-Casey
Heh I love this. Having my character being the one calling Kyle actually stems back to out college days when I was director of the comedy troop Friday Night Live. I was pretty much known as a hard ass that most people didn’t like. I only did it because I took pride in our shows. Well I guess the same thing is starting to happen with Backspace. I just hope I am not quite as bad this time around. Am I Kyle? Anyway enjoy!
I think the Transformers logo on your t-shirt kinda looks like your characters face. Doesn’t it? I just noticed the bite taken out of the Apple logo too- heh heh. The way this comic reads it’s almost like Kyle has a vampire stake handy for situations like this, as if this kind of thing happens like every couple weeks lol. The fact that he has the time to turn the vampire’s skull into a drinking mug just exudes the time wasting factor here
I wonder what bone the handle was made out of?
I have to fix that tail on the word bubble in panel 3… grr….
While your fixing things is there anyway to make the comments automatically show instead of peeps having to click “comments”?
By the way, to those who are readers of the comic… LEAVE SOME COMMENTS M’er F’ers
I looked around for a plugin for that and the setting and couldn’t find anything to autoshow comments…. search engines turned up zip on the topic too. :p
Love this one. Keep up the great work!
Thanks Alex, glad you enjoy!
I enjoy backspace but not that Casey guy. He reminders me of an NHL Flier fan. I think you can do better. p.s. Who does the coloring, very poor!
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Just kidding. I enjoy BACKSPACE and think you all are very talented. I even have a MANCRUSH on Casey. <3 p.s. Do you sell bobblehead dolls?
Ha ha, speaking of not liking people there is this guy I work with (Tlaw) who is a real twink. All he does is talk about how he wants to make sweet sweet love to the Dallas Cowboys, not the cheerleader, the cowboys themselves. Thanks for the comment!
I couldn’t think of any reason for anyone to buy an ‘ipad’ other than sheer laziness. Like, if you can’t crack open your laptop to surf the web kind of deal. If it had a built in camera, and ran OSX- definitely. We’d use it to illustrate and color the comic, but as is it’s a giant iphone. Apple FAIL.
“I haven’t slept since the last harvest moon”
Jerm’s my granny loves gramp’s (I PISSED AGAIN DEAR) “ipad’s” because now when gramps wets himself while napping on the sofa it does not soak through.
p.s. Could be harvest mite’s (chigger’s) keeping you up.
@ Tlaw, i think there’s an app for that!
HAPPY belated 50th BIRTHDAY to my DALLAS COWBOYS! 01/28/60
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We need to shy away from the football stuff. Jeremy is a Buffalo Bills fan after all and I don’t want to hurt his feelings.
It isn’t easy being a Buffalo Bills fan… but even Bills fans feel sorry for Detroit Lions fans. So the real question here is how do Detroit Lions fans get up in the morning?
They thank God they are not a Cleveland Browns fan! Bree, rump, bump!
The real ? is. How much tweating could Tweaky Bird tweat, if Tweaky Bird could tweat, tweat?
I should ask why is the picture of me either a head less snowman or a faceless snowman with no lower body?
Or should I try to be cool and say my AVATAR?
LMAO @ Casey- that was an awesome update.
Well Mr. Lumbra or Mr. Crossyourheartbra I dont care for your excuses. You have one job to do, do it! Or maybe a phone call to the Phantom’s is needed, if you know what I mean?
Is it mid-week yet? UPDATE: Feb. 1st 2010 look for it later in the week, maybe midweek. What is the 5th on the month if not mid-week? Backspace is about to get some backlash if Casey does not get back to his job! Have a nice weekend.
hey now, is this really necessary? how’s about some good old mohammed cartoons? you know the kind! or maybe…. the mohammed bumper sticker, “honk once if you love mohammed; honk twice if you want my suicide car-bomb to go off.” or….that classic knock-knock, “knonk-knock! who’s there? idontgottalottacash. idontgottalottacash-who? allah,bless you!” damn, they don’t write ‘em like that anymore(praise allah!)