A comic by Dr. Lex (a.k.a. Alexander Thomas)
inspired by geeky classics like User Friendly
Latest strip: 278 – Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Current story arc: Idiocraception – chapter: System Schlock
Alana: That problem should just have been solved. In theory, next time we should respawn here.
Zhang: No way, you hacked this thing?
Alana: Well, we sort of cheated a bit…
OIB-A271 (voice from phone): Yeah, hacks are easier with direct hardware access. But, I should warn that this has consumed a large chunk of entangled matter. Your remaining time will shorten with every hack like this.
Heidi: Then we should just destroy any other spawn chambers close enough to this one.
Max: As long as these hacks don't result in weird warbling MIDI music to start looping, I am OK with it.
Adil: Huh?
Max: You clearly have not played the original System Shock game.
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