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Penny Arcade Holiday Strip Series #5

Posted by Zonk on from the cthulu-saves-now-pass-the-ashes-fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la dept.

Today we run the final strip in the Penny Arcade Christmas series "The Last Christmas". As a last strip, it is preceded by others. Strips 1, 2, 3, and 4, to be precise. Many thanks to Gabe and Tycho for allowing us to share in their Holiday fhtagn.

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  1. Wow.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    That sucked.

    1. Re:Wow.... by over_exposed · · Score: 3, Insightful

      But at least Slashdot posted it over 6 hours after PA did to save PA's precious bandw- er... nevermind. I don't think that /. mirroring this series did anything for PA except for more publicity.

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    2. Re:Wow.... by cheeseSource · · Score: 2, Insightful

      I'd have to agree there. It could have been really good. The first page strip reminded me a little of Bill Watterson... If only Bill were still writing, those were the days.

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    3. Re:Wow.... by superstick58 · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Yes I agree. Bill Watterson is a creative genious. However, I don't in any way see a PA strip as comparable to anything he has done. Regardless, I keep hope that some day the unreleased Calvin and Hobbes archives will be released to us to satisfy my endless cravings for comic greatness.

    4. Re:Wow.... by Chrondeath · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Page one: Hah, cool, Cthulhu's destroying the world on Christmas. This should be good. Page two: Right, Cthulhu's destroying the world on Christmas. Got it. Page three: Cthulhu, apocalypse, christmas. I assume there's a punchline coming somewhere here? Page four: Still Cthulhu, still christmas, world's still being destroyed, still no punchline. But there's a creepy kid who seems a bit out of place. The last page is coming up, with this much setup the punchline has to be good. Maybe the creepy kid's going to play into it. Page five: No, guess not. Did I miss something?

  2. Re:"fhtagn" by tc · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Mandate?

    They don't have a mandate to do anything; they are simply two private citizens running their website in a way that pleases them. It turns out that sufficient people find their website entertaining that they can turn this endeavour into a business. Good for them.

    When you vote for them, or directly pay money for their services, then you get to bitch about them not following their "mandate". Until such time, recognize that Gabe and Tycho are not under any obligation to you, or anyone else, and that you can simply choose to visit their website if you like it, or not, if you don't.

    It's legitmate to offer an opinion on the quality of their work, or to express hopes such as "I wish they'd get back to talking about games". However, when you use a word like "mandate" you imply that they have some kind of duty to listen to you, which clearly they don't.