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Jeffrey T. Darlington
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Creator of General Protection Fault, the Comic Strip (https://www.gpf-comics.com/). Developer with 25+ years of pro experience. Husband, father, possibly human. Sanity may not apply to all posts.
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Mikasa Ackerman from "Attack on Titan". Autodesk Sketchbook, Samsung Galaxy Tab S7. Full sketch with "pencil" roughs available exclusively through GPF Premium (www.gpf-comics.com/premium/).
Mikasa Ackerman from "Attack on Titan". Autodesk Sketchbook, Samsung Galaxy Tab S7. Full sketch with "pencil" roughs available exclusively through GPF Premium (https://www.gpf-comics.com/premium/).
August 19, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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See Todd. See Todd run. Run, Todd, run! (For your life!)
Todd, Nick and Ki's son, runs through a crowd of panicked people all wearing ancient Roman-style togas. Todd is obviously injured, with a bloody wound in his right shoulder. He is grim and determined, running in the opposite direction of whatever has terrified the others in the scene.
May 7, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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Uh, oh... did I just draw Sam & Max? Tell me I didn't just draw Sam & Max.

I think I just drew Sam & Max.
A digital sketch of Steve Purcell's Sam and Max, with Sam (the dog) throwing Max (the "hyperkinetic rabbity thing") at the viewer as if hurling a weapon.
April 27, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Which of your comic's characters is *most* like you? (Like, duh. Who woulda guessed.) #comics #webcomics #comiclab
Nick Wellington, the main character of "General Protection Fault", standing casually in his typical short-sleeved dress shirt, a red tie, and black slacks and shoes.
April 15, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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[Queue intense battle music]
A work-in-progress clip from an upcoming "Surreptitious Machinations II" page. Todd Wellington and Empress Trudy are face to face, scowling angrily each other.
February 21, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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Back in the saddle... complete with saddle sores. (Ouch.)
Todd, protagonist of "Surreptitious Machinations II", runs with his hand outstretched as if chasing someone. He is scowling. This is a rough, unfinished image, with ink lines over rough pencil lines and no color.
January 14, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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Well... guess I had nowhere I had to be this evening after all...
A sleeping cat in my lap
December 17, 2024 at 2:25 AM
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"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."
Microsoft says Windows is "The most open operating system"
November 26, 2024 at 2:44 AM
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January 6, 2025. Todd's back, baby.
Todd Wellington, in silhouette, floats weightlessly in what appears to be an endless purple void speckled with distant stars.
November 13, 2024 at 12:41 AM
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The comic below was originally a commentary on the scarcity of domain names, but the names of Open Source projects never cease to amaze me. Today I learned about "HarfBuzz", which has nothing to do with bee vomit. (It's a "text shaping engine".)
GPF comic for 3/1/2010, where Nick launches his Open Source project site at the unremarkable domain zkrmfgq.com.
July 16, 2024 at 11:59 AM
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It's always nice to make a new friend:
A small turtle
June 27, 2024 at 6:04 PM
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There'll be a Panic in this Monday's Sketchbook. You might even say it'll be a Full Metal one! Sousuke and Kaname are in danger (yet again), and only GPF Premium subscribers are going to find out why. (Just don't expect giant robots. I don't do giant robots.)
Sousuke Sagara and Kaname Chidori from "Full Metal Panic!"
May 11, 2024 at 2:31 PM
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This Monday in the GPF Premium exclusive Jeff's Sketchbook: The *TRUE* story of the Beauty and the Beast. (I guarantee it's not what you think...)
The Beast
May 4, 2024 at 4:22 PM
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It's Urbosa, Gerudo Champion of Lightning from "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild"! GPF Premium subscribers can see the full sketch in all its electrifying glory this Monday in Jeff's Sketchbook!
Urbosa, Gerudo Champion of Lightning from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
April 7, 2024 at 5:21 PM
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Things were a little crazy around here last week. (We're fine, and we have a generator, but it was still scary.)
April 6, 2024 at 1:34 PM
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What has this poor adventurer scared out of her wits? GPF Premiums subscribers can find out Monday in Jeff's Sketchbook...
March 30, 2024 at 7:22 PM
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Actually, I nearly *HAVE* caught the all. Just a handful of hard-to-get legendaries and mythicals left, plus a few stragglers I haven't managed to scrape into Pokemon Home.
February 9, 2024 at 1:31 AM
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But... it's right there in the tag line! I *HAD* to catch 'em all!
February 9, 2024 at 1:26 AM
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What's up in Monday's Sketchbook entry? How about a fantasy adventuring party? I really like this one, but you'll need to be a GPF Premium subscriber to see the full sketch...
A female orc thief draws her dagger, while her elven mage companion readies a spell.
January 7, 2024 at 2:25 AM
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A special holiday-themed Nick and Ki sketch will debut this Christmas in the GPF Premium exclusive, Jeff's Sketchbook. I hope everyone enjoys it!
December 21, 2023 at 9:34 PM
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What mischief are the ensigns of the USS Cerritos getting into this time? GPF Premium subscribers can find out on Monday in Jeff's Sketchbook...
December 1, 2023 at 8:26 PM
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Me, realizing that GPF's final story arc, "The Entropy War", is only now just approaching the half-way mark:
Nick looking bone-wearily tired...
October 12, 2023 at 11:28 PM
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Pro Linux sysadmin trick: Color-code your PuTTY windows so you know which server is which at a quick glance. (Blue = blog server, green = home Linux server, red = GPF server)
Three PuTTY windows on a Windows desktop, each displaying a command prompt and the results of the last command. The three windows have different colored backgrounds: blue, green, and red.
September 30, 2023 at 2:19 PM
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The original GPF odd couple...
Fooker and Trudy, in a clip from an upcoming GPF comic. They are both clearly annoyed with each other. Fooker is pointing his finger at Trudy in an accusatory manner.
September 19, 2023 at 11:54 PM