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Penny Arcade Volume 2: Epic Legends Of The Magic Sword Kings
Verily, the heroes of Penny Arcade return in the second volume of valiant chivalric deeds of brave heroism, heroic gallantry and gallant bravery Forsooth Sir Gabe and Sir Tycho return in Epic Legends of the Magic Sword Kings Collecting all the Penny Arcade strips posted online from 2001 and 2002, Volume 2 includes creator commentary, a sketchbook section and an introduc...more
Paperback, 168 pages
Published
August 30th 2006
by Dark Horse
(first published August 16th 2006)
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Holkins and Krahulik continue their crusade to bring down the immodest giants of the video gaming industry with their scathing and precisely delivered comic strips.
This second volume collects strips from 2001 and also includes other early non-PA comic enterprises from the duo and several news post threads from the keyboard of Holkins that chronicle the more memorable events of that year. Unfortunately, this means that none of the original news posts about the comics themselves are in...more
This second volume collects strips from 2001 and also includes other early non-PA comic enterprises from the duo and several news post threads from the keyboard of Holkins that chronicle the more memorable events of that year. Unfortunately, this means that none of the original news posts about the comics themselves are in...more
Unless you are a major geek like me, you have no idea what Penny Arcade is. If you do know what Penny Arcade is, you will have probably already read these four books. Penny Arcade is one of the most-read online comics, especially for video game enthusiasts. If you play videogames or even create videogames or work in an industry related to videogames, you read Penny Arcade as a matter of course. Where ESPN is the daily stop for sports fans, Penny Arcade is the daily stop for video game enthusia...more
The web published comic strip Penny Arcade should be familiar to anyone who likes video games. These books collect the strips in paper format. Holkins and Krahulik have made a name for themselves as the guys with their fingers on the jugular of the industry. Sometimes bizarre, often profane, always funny. Highly recommended if you are or have been a gamer. Others may find it more than a bit odd.
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I continue to be amused and entertained. I think I understood more of the references this time. I particularly enjoyed the addition of some of the posts that originally accompanied the comics.
Book 2 of PA's amazing run of webcomics. A must read for any fan of funny things. Especially geeks.
Oddly, I liked this one faaaar less than I liked the first volume.
Some of my all-time favorite strips are in this collection: Gabe having strange dreams about Spider-Man, ripping on all things X-Box, DDR ("Tell him he's all the way live.") and perhaps the one I've quoted the most, "The I To The C To The O" (it really helps if ou've played ICO, but still...)
There's not much else to really outline that wasn't said already in the first of the reviews of The Attack of the Bacon Robots. The art does however start to make subtle shifts in this volume. It's still a far cry from the standard it reaches today, but gets better with every panel. If memory serves, the watch gag starts in this one.
Some of my favorite strips are here, really some classics. And, I think the commentary has pepped up, because they no longer need to explain the process, and now just sit back and crack jokes.
Great webcomic about the big inside joke that is the world of video games. Each book in this series is better than the last.
More ridiculous antics from Penny Arcade.
What's not to love about zombies, griping, and angry angry gamers.
What's not to love about zombies, griping, and angry angry gamers.
When I turned this back in at work today, my boss just looked at me like, "Um. What exactly is this?"
Heh.
Heh.
Guys. Remember when the Xbox controller was SO FREAKING BIG? HA! Good times.
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