Ask Gabe and Tycho of Penny Arcade

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.

Comments

Did you pay for it?

[Post It Now]

It being that link to your site that was on Slashdot forever.

Re:I'll post my question anonymously:

[Zorilla]

Here's a link explaining the joke for all the clueless mods who would rather waste mod points on ACs than understand his post.

Art Technique

[magic]

Gabe, how do you create your artwork and the daily comic? Do you sketch on paper or with software? Is the inking and coloring done digitally? What about lettering? What software do you use?

-m