Randall Munroe has a lot of respect for Penny Arcade, and I just don’t get it. Any time I try to get into the comic, it’s just not funny or insightful. The only Penny Arcade strip I liked was the one about the big xbox remotes. That was funny!
I haven’t read many Penny Arcade strips, because I don’t have fun when I try to do that. So Lemmy, please help Me. Post your favourite Penny Arcade strips and explain what you like about the comic.
You don’t have to like everything. PA is so cynical, it’s really not everybody’s style. That said, I really like this one because before Warhammer got popular, this kind of conversation definitely happened among the World of Warcraft communities: https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2006/04/10/i-hope-you-like-text
Tycho’s elitist overreaction is just so classic gatekeeping behavior, especially from that era. To me it’s funny because he’s right, but he’s such an asshole about it, and he doesn’t really teach Gabe anything, just freaks him out.
This is the only penny arcade comic I remember, but I liked it.
I tried to use it as a clue and prop in a tabletop RPG once, and one of the players unironically said “I’m not reading all of that”. She was not a great player.
Hm. I only registered those themes on a subconscious level, and all they got out of Me is a sensible chuckle. I think the joke went on for too long for how good it was.
They’re generally drawing actual conversations that happened between the two authors. They are definitely not for everyone.
Personally the character style drives me crazy. Mike went on some bender about how they weren’t stylized enough after comparing his work to another artist he really liked. Since then I think they look stupid and overly exaggerated.
The (really rod at this point) Penny Arcade The Series gave a lot of insight, and I thought was really interesting. Still not for everyone.