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Ask Gabe and Tycho of Penny Arcade

Posted by Zonk on from the to-your-right,-jokes-about-alcoholic-appliances dept.

If you're a gamer or a fan of online comics, you've likely already heard of Penny Arcade. Mike "Gabe" Krahulik and Jerry "Tycho" Holkins have been writing and drawing their comic for almost exactly six years under the PA name and in that time they've grown into something of a representative voice for the gaming community. An honesty in dealing with the delays, hype, and frustrations of being a gamer has made their comic into a shared experience for dorks the world over. Recently they've been involved with their games-for-kids charity Child's Play, contract work for game-specific comics, and efforts to improve the grammar of forum posters. They've kindly agreed to answer our questions, so ask away. One question per comment, please. We'll send the best on to the gents and post their responses as soon as we have them.

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  1. Re:Dear Strong Bad (it's a joke guys) by bperkins · · Score: 3, Informative

    Penny arcade was one of the first major places that mentioned homestarrunner, so I think he'll get the joke.

  2. Re:How come by Spleener12 · · Score: 4, Informative

    Because when they were originally designed, they weren't supposed to be representing the creators, they were just these two guys. The two guys becoming Tycho and Gabe just kinda happened over time.

  3. Alias Sketchbook Pro by eMartin · · Score: 4, Informative

    Testimonial and tutorial.

    1. Re:Alias Sketchbook Pro by CommanderData · · Score: 3, Informative

      Yes, and the Alias work gets done on an Acer C110 Tablet PC. Later he touches up and fills in color on a desktop system with Photoshop and a wacom tablet. Someone else mentioned the video they posted showing them ink a comic at high speed. It's pretty cool to watch.

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  4. Note to mods, re: parent comment by Megaweapon · · Score: 4, Informative

    The post is a reference to this Penny Arcade strip.

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  5. Nintendo are the worst example possible. by Xenex · · Score: 3, Informative
    Given that Nintendo (for example) will not be making any money off of the original Super Mario 3 any more...
    Err, yes they will.
  6. Re:FruitFucker 2000... by Sneeper · · Score: 4, Informative

    Since you asked, here are some relevant links:

    Here
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    You may be wondering why the Elf Only Inn comics are there. On Valentine's Day of this year, PA and EOI did cross-over comics.. The EOI version was a blind date between the Fruit Fucker and one of the characters.

    There is also a more recent Fruit Fucker comic but the site is too slow now to search for it. Enjoy.