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Penny Arcade in the New York Times

Posted by Zonk on from the they're-just-doing-it-because-we-interviewed-them dept.

Just a few weeks after our interview with Penny Arcade, the Washingtonians have landed in a feature article on the NYT Technology page (registration required). They even mostly get what the strip is about. From the article: "The strips usually feature the authors' alter egos, Gabriel and Tycho, who exist in a slightly surreal world where obsolete electronic components are drunk, vulgarity and cartoon violence run rampant, vegan damned souls roam and debates about whether the newest video game is awesome or overblown become a matter of life or death."

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  1. Child's Play... by Schezar · · Score: 5, Insightful

    So a major news outlet does a story on the most popular webcomic in the world, and fails to mention that said web comic also runs a massive charity for children?

    I would think it was at least worth mentioning.

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    1. Re:Child's Play... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Somehow, the term "most popular webcomic" begs about as much respect as "most popular weblog" or "best-tasting airline food."

      Gabe & Tycho should be proud that they're getting recognition in a forum that thousands of 'Net-heads claim is obsolete.

  2. Ahh.. wonderful... by the_skywise · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Now hundreds of thousands of NYT readers are going to go to the website and see a comic strip of a guy having a fiery car accident and looking all bloody and mangled afterwards...

    And they're not going to look at the previous installments because that's too hard.

    So this will become their opinion of all video game webcomics. "Ah... yes... extreme non-sensical violence... Ahh, much too banal for me, I must return to the comforting prose of Cathy."

    1. Re:Ahh.. wonderful... by StocDred · · Score: 2, Insightful
      Yeah, unfortunate timing, since they're into a continuity series that has little to do with video games. Then again, this happens quite a bit - see the line-dancing series, the golf series, etc. PA Wish List: More strips about games, and put the current comic right on the freaking main page.

      Will I be immediately modded down if I suggest that the Cardboard Tube Samarai is an overblown unfunny self-indulgent in-joke that reveals the lads as high on their own celebrity?

    2. Re:Ahh.. wonderful... by pezpunk · · Score: 2, Insightful

      well, the ORIGINAL CTS comic was funny, but then they took it too far.

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