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Comics about our favourite gaming retro heroes. Don’t take it so seriously. Some funny parts and some serious parts unrivaled by any other comic.
WARNING, I’m slightly unhinged.
https://ctrl-shift-esc.thecomicseries.com/
WARNING, I’m slightly unhinged.
https://ctrl-shift-esc.thecomicseries.com/
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Ctrl+Shift+Esc Comic 1: Mario's Fate
Mario is trapped by evil nboser minions and is trapped in bricks for a millenia #comic #retro #mario #nintendo #retrogames #willyouhelpmario #ctrlshiftesc
Mario is trapped by evil nboser minions and is trapped in bricks for a millenia #comic #retro #mario #nintendo #retrogames #willyouhelpmario #ctrlshiftesc
Once I am able to be anything and everything, from roaring beasts to household appliances, I will show my worth to all my friends and my ex wife.
Just give me time, you'll see.
Just give me time, you'll see.
September 16, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Once I am able to be anything and everything, from roaring beasts to household appliances, I will show my worth to all my friends and my ex wife.
Just give me time, you'll see.
Just give me time, you'll see.
I know I am a fat whale and ugly too. I failed to be a tall and lanky husband and ever since we split, I gained 60 pounds of extra body weight.
I am a failure and it comes with shame that lingers on me like a nasty mold.
I am a failure and it comes with shame that lingers on me like a nasty mold.
September 16, 2026 at 8:09 PM
I know I am a fat whale and ugly too. I failed to be a tall and lanky husband and ever since we split, I gained 60 pounds of extra body weight.
I am a failure and it comes with shame that lingers on me like a nasty mold.
I am a failure and it comes with shame that lingers on me like a nasty mold.
Even in a factory reset, where each of my hard drives are replaced and my ram is brand new, deep inside my circuits where little sparks of light find themselves stuck...
I will always love you in some capacity, even if it is just one last atom of my love lingering deep within me.
I will always love you in some capacity, even if it is just one last atom of my love lingering deep within me.
September 16, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Even in a factory reset, where each of my hard drives are replaced and my ram is brand new, deep inside my circuits where little sparks of light find themselves stuck...
I will always love you in some capacity, even if it is just one last atom of my love lingering deep within me.
I will always love you in some capacity, even if it is just one last atom of my love lingering deep within me.
Ctrl+Shift+Esc Comic 30 The divorce left me a very broken and sad man. I don't want my characters to go through the same pain. #comic #retro #mario #nintendo #retrogames #willyouhelpmario #ctrlshiftesc
September 16, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Ctrl+Shift+Esc Comic 30 The divorce left me a very broken and sad man. I don't want my characters to go through the same pain. #comic #retro #mario #nintendo #retrogames #willyouhelpmario #ctrlshiftesc
I can't surpass 100 followings, if you want a spot in my elite list you will have to fight one of the people I am following.
September 16, 2026 at 6:27 PM
I can't surpass 100 followings, if you want a spot in my elite list you will have to fight one of the people I am following.
I know you're lurking.
September 16, 2026 at 6:05 PM
I know you're lurking.
I hate being divorced. I promise I’ll be the perfect husband.
Any task and I’ll do it, any request and it shall be done! I am a machine and you are my programmer.
Any task and I’ll do it, any request and it shall be done! I am a machine and you are my programmer.
September 16, 2026 at 9:21 AM
I hate being divorced. I promise I’ll be the perfect husband.
Any task and I’ll do it, any request and it shall be done! I am a machine and you are my programmer.
Any task and I’ll do it, any request and it shall be done! I am a machine and you are my programmer.
I’m sorry my retro fans, I’m sorry you have stumbled upon the diary of a madman. I’m sorry I just spew my inner thoughts and delusions for everyone to see.
I can’t navigate this world without atleast having one foot in fantasy at all times. The world is so scary and old games are my comfort.
I can’t navigate this world without atleast having one foot in fantasy at all times. The world is so scary and old games are my comfort.
September 16, 2026 at 9:18 AM
I’m sorry my retro fans, I’m sorry you have stumbled upon the diary of a madman. I’m sorry I just spew my inner thoughts and delusions for everyone to see.
I can’t navigate this world without atleast having one foot in fantasy at all times. The world is so scary and old games are my comfort.
I can’t navigate this world without atleast having one foot in fantasy at all times. The world is so scary and old games are my comfort.
My brain was coded in a way that I will never have a stable relationship with any partner. No matter how hard I try, my love eventually dries up. Talk about an epic fail!
Mario, how do you stay so well connected with princess toadstool? Let me attend your seminar!
Mario, how do you stay so well connected with princess toadstool? Let me attend your seminar!
September 16, 2026 at 9:14 AM
My brain was coded in a way that I will never have a stable relationship with any partner. No matter how hard I try, my love eventually dries up. Talk about an epic fail!
Mario, how do you stay so well connected with princess toadstool? Let me attend your seminar!
Mario, how do you stay so well connected with princess toadstool? Let me attend your seminar!
The scars of my divorce don’t get any smaller. They remain the same size and the same depth. It is I, the whale, who grows in size and thus that scar does not appear any larger, only smaller, as time goes on.
Yes, I am that fat, ugly whale. I have no one to blame but myself.
Yes, I am that fat, ugly whale. I have no one to blame but myself.
September 16, 2026 at 9:11 AM
The scars of my divorce don’t get any smaller. They remain the same size and the same depth. It is I, the whale, who grows in size and thus that scar does not appear any larger, only smaller, as time goes on.
Yes, I am that fat, ugly whale. I have no one to blame but myself.
Yes, I am that fat, ugly whale. I have no one to blame but myself.
WARNING: Flickering Lights. What you're seeing is my neural-lock test program that will act as a bridge from your mind to the virtual world. It starts with using the NES d-pad to shift the key "teeth" while A and B rotate the key itself. Everyone has a key. #IndieDev #GameDev #NES #TADC #Mario #Test
September 16, 2026 at 9:03 AM
WARNING: Flickering Lights. What you're seeing is my neural-lock test program that will act as a bridge from your mind to the virtual world. It starts with using the NES d-pad to shift the key "teeth" while A and B rotate the key itself. Everyone has a key. #IndieDev #GameDev #NES #TADC #Mario #Test
I believe in open discussions with my followers. Or should I say… “fanbase” which gives me the goosepimples just thinking about!
This even includes my skeptics who don’t believe in video game worlds. It’s important to hear from both sides of the fence!
This even includes my skeptics who don’t believe in video game worlds. It’s important to hear from both sides of the fence!
September 16, 2026 at 7:37 AM
I believe in open discussions with my followers. Or should I say… “fanbase” which gives me the goosepimples just thinking about!
This even includes my skeptics who don’t believe in video game worlds. It’s important to hear from both sides of the fence!
This even includes my skeptics who don’t believe in video game worlds. It’s important to hear from both sides of the fence!
Ctrl+Shift+Esc Comic 29
Space conscious #comic #retro #mario #nintendo #retrogames #willyouhelpmario #ctrlshiftesc
Space conscious #comic #retro #mario #nintendo #retrogames #willyouhelpmario #ctrlshiftesc
September 16, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Ctrl+Shift+Esc Comic 29
Space conscious #comic #retro #mario #nintendo #retrogames #willyouhelpmario #ctrlshiftesc
Space conscious #comic #retro #mario #nintendo #retrogames #willyouhelpmario #ctrlshiftesc
I keep seeing Verity but never the original media he is from, if you keep posting about him, he’s going to become real and be in everyone’s Minecraft world!!!
I will watch as an outside bystander becuase I want characters to be real.
I will watch as an outside bystander becuase I want characters to be real.
September 15, 2026 at 8:22 PM
I keep seeing Verity but never the original media he is from, if you keep posting about him, he’s going to become real and be in everyone’s Minecraft world!!!
I will watch as an outside bystander becuase I want characters to be real.
I will watch as an outside bystander becuase I want characters to be real.
These are my raw, unfiltered thoughts that come straight out of a VGA cable connected to the back of my head. I know my posts can be sort of uncomfortable to read but I think being real is the most valuable thing you can do with a following. I’m a bit bonkers with my own thoughts.
September 15, 2026 at 8:20 PM
These are my raw, unfiltered thoughts that come straight out of a VGA cable connected to the back of my head. I know my posts can be sort of uncomfortable to read but I think being real is the most valuable thing you can do with a following. I’m a bit bonkers with my own thoughts.
I will make a retro Bible of my own and have people read it and get teleported into a retro world.
I do this because I don’t want people to get old and wrinkly and forget things.
I do this because I don’t want people to get old and wrinkly and forget things.
September 15, 2026 at 8:16 PM
I will make a retro Bible of my own and have people read it and get teleported into a retro world.
I do this because I don’t want people to get old and wrinkly and forget things.
I do this because I don’t want people to get old and wrinkly and forget things.
Oh, there it is, my last tear just left my eye. I will miss you still but going forward, I’ll accept we’ll never be a thing again.
I’ll be searching for another castle and you’ll find your next, true retro hero. One who will be everything more than I am but I’ll still toast at your wedding day.
I’ll be searching for another castle and you’ll find your next, true retro hero. One who will be everything more than I am but I’ll still toast at your wedding day.
September 15, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Oh, there it is, my last tear just left my eye. I will miss you still but going forward, I’ll accept we’ll never be a thing again.
I’ll be searching for another castle and you’ll find your next, true retro hero. One who will be everything more than I am but I’ll still toast at your wedding day.
I’ll be searching for another castle and you’ll find your next, true retro hero. One who will be everything more than I am but I’ll still toast at your wedding day.
Can you guess these iconic Mario characters just by emojis alone? Try it and reply with the answers!!!
1.) 🍄🪠🇮🇹
2.) 👸🐸🪑
3.) 👾🎩
4.) 🌂🪺
5.) 🥊🎱🪬
6.)6.) 🧬🖼️🪄
7.))) 🪅🪅🪅
1.) 🍄🪠🇮🇹
2.) 👸🐸🪑
3.) 👾🎩
4.) 🌂🪺
5.) 🥊🎱🪬
6.)6.) 🧬🖼️🪄
7.))) 🪅🪅🪅
September 15, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Can you guess these iconic Mario characters just by emojis alone? Try it and reply with the answers!!!
1.) 🍄🪠🇮🇹
2.) 👸🐸🪑
3.) 👾🎩
4.) 🌂🪺
5.) 🥊🎱🪬
6.)6.) 🧬🖼️🪄
7.))) 🪅🪅🪅
1.) 🍄🪠🇮🇹
2.) 👸🐸🪑
3.) 👾🎩
4.) 🌂🪺
5.) 🥊🎱🪬
6.)6.) 🧬🖼️🪄
7.))) 🪅🪅🪅
I’m undeserving of love.
September 15, 2026 at 3:10 PM
I’m undeserving of love.
Ctrl+Shift+Esc Comic 28: Sometimes I feel like Jim from Hydlide. Sometimes I feel like Mario. #comic #retro #mario #nintendo #retrogames #willyouhelpmario #ctrlshiftesc #hydlide #jim
September 15, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Ctrl+Shift+Esc Comic 28: Sometimes I feel like Jim from Hydlide. Sometimes I feel like Mario. #comic #retro #mario #nintendo #retrogames #willyouhelpmario #ctrlshiftesc #hydlide #jim
When they left me, I became a very broken man. I went out of shape and shut myself off from the world. Even the retro light within me begins to dim every so often. That should explain my lack of comics lately.
September 15, 2026 at 1:29 PM
When they left me, I became a very broken man. I went out of shape and shut myself off from the world. Even the retro light within me begins to dim every so often. That should explain my lack of comics lately.
Ctrl+Shift+Esc Comic 27: I WANT TO HAVE FUN TOO! #comic #retro #mario #nintendo #retrogames #willyouhelpmario #ctrlshiftesc
September 15, 2026 at 2:15 AM
Ctrl+Shift+Esc Comic 27: I WANT TO HAVE FUN TOO! #comic #retro #mario #nintendo #retrogames #willyouhelpmario #ctrlshiftesc
While working on my latest comic, I was wondering what the themes of the retro heroes would sound like. Using some software, I present you the first track to the Ctrl + Shift + Esc soundtrack! "Running Late". I wanted it to feel like you were running around and trying to catch a bus.
September 10, 2026 at 6:16 AM
While working on my latest comic, I was wondering what the themes of the retro heroes would sound like. Using some software, I present you the first track to the Ctrl + Shift + Esc soundtrack! "Running Late". I wanted it to feel like you were running around and trying to catch a bus.