This is for all of you who have been requesting an Artie comic strip in color! I think there was one of you. Well... here it is anyway. 34 < PreviousIndexNext >

Nathan Strum in Comic Strips

April 14, 2008

Comic Strips

Making amends

Well, that's the last one in this series. Unless something else happens... 33 < PreviousIndexNext >

Nathan Strum in Comic Strips

April 13, 2008

Comic Strips

This is the strip I hadn't planned on posting originally, since it seemed a little more mean-spirited than others, plus the whole thing had died off in the forums anyway. But I decided to post it anyway since: I like the parallels between this and the old Intellivison/Atari rivalry, and this fits in very well with the where George Plimpton tried to make the Intellivision come off as being superior in every way. A new thread on this has started up,

Nathan Strum in Comic Strips

April 12, 2008

Comic Strips

4K game

I apparently don't work a "real" job, either. 31 < PreviousIndexNext >

Nathan Strum in Comic Strips

April 9, 2008

Comic Strips

Mr. Analogy

Maybe he should be selling them through iTunes... 30 < PreviousIndexNext >

Nathan Strum in Comic Strips

April 3, 2008

Comic Strips

Mr. Generous

It makes a lot of sense you know - there are probably a lot fewer of Artie's autographs out there than some people's... 29 < PreviousIndexNext >

Nathan Strum in Comic Strips

April 2, 2008

Comic Strips

Happy March 32nd!

The ridiculousness of some pranks has just taken all the fun out of the whole day. 28 < PreviousIndexNext >

Nathan Strum in Comic Strips

April 1, 2008

Comic Strips

Not for the squeamish

Here are some photos of the "real" Artie's surgery: The new CD4050 was taken from a donor. In this case, an unused video mod: The old chip didn't say CD4050 anywhere on it. But Albert pointed out that this is indeed the same as a CD4050: If you do any of this kind of stuff, the best $11 you'll ever spend (and one of the few useful things Radio Shack still sells) is on a desoldering iron. It makes removing old components like this much, much easier:

Nathan Strum in Comic Strips

February 22, 2008

Comic Strips

I cut my finger in the 5th grade

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Nathan Strum in Comic Strips

February 21, 2008

Comic Strips

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Nathan Strum in Comic Strips

February 20, 2008

Comic Strips

Back in the saddle again

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Nathan Strum in Comic Strips

February 19, 2008

Comic Strips

So this Bantha walks into a bar...

Which brings up a question - I wonder if anyone has tried playing "Cantina Band" on the Synthcart? 23 < PreviousIndexNext >

Nathan Strum in Comic Strips

February 15, 2008

Comic Strips

I've been waiting for you, Obi-Wan...

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Nathan Strum in Comic Strips

February 14, 2008

Comic Strips

Technically, it was a hex buffer

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Nathan Strum in Comic Strips

February 13, 2008

Comic Strips

Remember when Darth Vader was still cool?

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Nathan Strum in Comic Strips

February 12, 2008

Comic Strips

Based on a true story!

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Nathan Strum in Comic Strips

February 11, 2008

Comic Strips

Pre-review

It's not going to be pretty... 18 < PreviousIndexNext >

Nathan Strum in Comic Strips

October 19, 2007

Comic Strips

Pimp my 2600

This will probably be the last Artie strip for a little while. I've got another project that's been moved to the front burner, so to speak. 17 < PreviousIndexNext >

Nathan Strum in Comic Strips

September 1, 2007

Comic Strips