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Penny Arcade Holiday Strip Series #3

Posted by Zonk on from the watch-the-world-burn-down-to-ashes dept.

We continue today our co-hosting of Penny Arcade's Holiday strip series "The Last Christmas". If you haven't seen the gaping maw of comics 1 or 2, make sure to do that before you check out Gabe and Tycho's latest.

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  1. Christmas and Cthulhu by BigDork1001 · · Score: 5, Funny
    Christmas just isn't the same without Cthulhu around.

    Merry Christmas all!

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  2. Good Job Cthulhu! by ahsile · · Score: 5, Funny

    Destroy the pagan holiday!

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  3. Re:What is it? by Gr33nNight · · Score: 3, Informative

    Its a TMNT (teenage mutant ninja turtle).

  4. Copyright Violation? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Am I wrong, or did TSR get into trouble using the Cthulhu mythos waaay back in 1st Edition AD&D? Last I checked, Lovecraft's writings aren't public domain. And since this *isn't* a Cthulhu parody (it seems like a Christmas parody via the title), are Gabe & Tycho back into copyright trouble (ala Strawberry Shortcake vs. American McGee)? I'm just wondering here....

    1. Re:Copyright Violation? by ahsile · · Score: 2, Informative

      From Wikipedia, the argument is not conclusive:

      ...Canada and Australia have not, as of 2004, passed...twenty-year extensions. Consequently, their copyright expiry times are still life of the author plus 50 years. As a result, characters such as Mickey Mouse, and works ranging from Peter Pan to the stories of H. P. Lovecraft are public domain in both places. (The copyright status of Lovecraft's work is debatable, as no copyright renewals, which were necessary under the laws of that time, have been found. Also, two competing parties have independently claimed copyright ownership on his work).

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