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[PA Comic] Wednesday, January 9, 2013 - Iconography

GethGeth LegionPerseus VeilRegistered User, Moderator, Penny Arcade Staff, Vanilla Staff vanilla
edited January 2013 in The Penny Arcade Hub
Iconography


Iconography
http://penny-arcade.com/comic/2013/01/09

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  • DurkhanusDurkhanus Commander Registered User regular
    Mad stacks.

  • TofystedethTofystedeth Registered User regular
    edited January 2013
    This is a fucking great comic.
    Reminds me of when I was in college and our mod had a whiteboard in the lounge that we used to draw penis related puns on (phalligator etc) and one of my roommates who was an art major managed a pretty great recreation on Van Gogt's Starry Night. With cocks.

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  • TofystedethTofystedeth Registered User regular
    Also what the controller is that? Looks like he's holding an Xbox.

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  • GreasyKidsStuffGreasyKidsStuff MOMMM! ROAST BEEF WANTS TO KISS GIRLS ON THE TITTIES!Registered User regular
    It's the Wii-U gamepad

  • furlionfurlion Riskbreaker Lea MondeRegistered User regular
    The expressions on their faces in the last panel are just so perfect. Like you can tell exactly what happened in the previous panel without even needing to read it.

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  • TurambarTurambar Independent Registered User regular
    Yeah, this is good comics

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  • DarkewolfeDarkewolfe Registered User regular
    Man, the best I've been able to pull with the BLOPS II emblem editor is a dolphin shouting, "BACON PANCAK."

    I envy cartoon Gabe's ability to do things with shapes. Maybe they can sell me that for Child's Play: "Have Mike do a BLOPS emblem for you."

    What is this I don't even.
  • El GuacoEl Guaco Registered User regular
    Tofystedeth wrote: »
    Also what the controller is that? Looks like he's holding an Xbox.

    That's the joke.
    It's a long running joke that Xbox controllers are too big for most people.

  • ShadowhopeShadowhope Baa. Registered User regular
    edited January 2013
    Ha, jokes on you! Haystacks is not one piece, it's a series of about 25 pieces.

    There is no single piece that is 'the' haystacks piece, so if they really knew what they were talking about they'd be saying series rather than piece, and Gabe would either refer to a specific one of the pieces (like Haystacks, Midday or Haystacks at the end of summer, morning effect) or speak in general terms of emulating the style of Haystacks.

    On a different note, the only ones I've seen personally are with the Scottish National Gallery.

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  • TofystedethTofystedeth Registered User regular
    edited January 2013
    El Guaco wrote: »
    Tofystedeth wrote: »
    Also what the controller is that? Looks like he's holding an Xbox.

    That's the joke.
    It's a long running joke that Xbox controllers are too big for most people.
    Oh I know. I was reading back when these comics came out.
    But they've always drawn them as looking like an Xbox controller (bear being the exception). This is just a black brick. If it is the WiiU controller, that makes sense.

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  • Big DookieBig Dookie Smells great! DownriverRegistered User regular
    Really guys, a giant XBox controller? Come on now.

    Yes, it's a Wii U controller. Go back and read Monday's news post from Gabe for context.

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  • LucascraftLucascraft Registered User regular
    Ahh yes. Video game comics. So few and far between anymore.

  • DarkewolfeDarkewolfe Registered User regular
    Lucascraft wrote: »
    Lucascraft wrote: »
    Ahh yes. Video game comics. So few and far between anymore.

    What on earth do you mean? A full 3 out of the last 15 comics were in some way related to video games. That's 20% on-topic material!

    What is this I don't even.
  • MuddBuddMuddBudd Registered User regular
    https://www2.bc.edu/~dohertyp/web_site/images/monet-haystack2.jpg

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  • KageraKagera Imitating the worst people. Since 2004Registered User regular
    MuddBudd wrote: »
    MuddBudd wrote: »
    https://www2.bc.edu/~dohertyp/web_site/images/monet-haystack2.jpg
    Those are indeed stacks of hay.

    My neck, my back, my FUPA and my crack.
  • joshofalltradesjoshofalltrades Class Traitor Smoke-filled roomRegistered User regular
    He really captured their motherfucking essence, though.

  • AthenorAthenor Battle Hardened Optimist The Skies of HiigaraRegistered User regular
    Of course he's using a Wii U. There's no fucking way in the world that Tycho would sit there and watch Gabe arrange primatives for 10 hours.

    That said, it's a wholly inaccurate comic.

    The gamepad doesn't have a power cable coming out of it.

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  • yurnamehereyurnamehere Registered User regular
    Athenor wrote: »
    Of course he's using a Wii U. There's no fucking way in the world that Tycho would sit there and watch Gabe arrange primatives for 10 hours.

    That said, it's a wholly inaccurate comic.

    The gamepad doesn't have a power cable coming out of it.

    That's the line to his headset.

  • darleysamdarleysam On my way to UKRegistered User regular
    I felt a small, small piece of this joy when someone identified my Reach emblem as a guy wearing a skull for a hat. I believe I punched the air in celebration.

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  • theResetButtontheResetButton Registered User regular
    edited January 2013
    yurnamehere wrote: »
    Athenor wrote: »
    Of course he's using a Wii U. There's no fucking way in the world that Tycho would sit there and watch Gabe arrange primatives for 10 hours.

    That said, it's a wholly inaccurate comic.

    The gamepad doesn't have a power cable coming out of it.

    That's the line to his headset.

    I'm guessing the suggestion is that the gamepad doesn't have very good battery life and people are just playing with the charge cable in. Dunno for sure 'cause I don't have one though.

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  • marsiliesmarsilies Registered User regular
    theResetButton wrote: »
    yurnamehere wrote: »

    That's the line to his headset.
    I'm guessing the suggestion is that the gamepad doesn't have very good battery life and people are just playing with the charge cable in. Dunno for sure 'cause I don't have one though.
    No, it's the line to his headset. You can follow the cable coming out of the gamepad, and up Gabe to near his head, where he's wearing a headset.

  • GaslightGaslight Registered User regular
    El Guaco wrote: »
    Tofystedeth wrote: »
    Also what the controller is that? Looks like he's holding an Xbox.

    That's the joke.
    It's a long running joke that Xbox controllers are too big for most people.

    That was really only a joke with the original obox controller (the one nicknamed "The Duke"), and that is obviously the WiiU tabtroller, it looks nothing like any XBox controller ever made.

  • theResetButtontheResetButton Registered User regular
    marsilies wrote: »
    theResetButton wrote: »
    yurnamehere wrote: »

    That's the line to his headset.
    I'm guessing the suggestion is that the gamepad doesn't have very good battery life and people are just playing with the charge cable in. Dunno for sure 'cause I don't have one though.
    No, it's the line to his headset. You can follow the cable coming out of the gamepad, and up Gabe to near his head, where he's wearing a headset.

    I'm fully aware. Expand the quotes in my post to see what I was talking about, silly goose.

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    This certainly seems worth getting shitty about.

  • marsiliesmarsilies Registered User regular
    theResetButton wrote: »
    I'm fully aware. Expand the quotes in my post to see what I was talking about, silly goose.
    Oh, OK. So "the suggestion" you were referring to was one made by Athenor, not a suggestion made by the comic. See, I was confused because you didn't specify.

  • TIFunkaliciousTIFunkalicious Kicking back in NebraskaRegistered User regular
    Shadowhope wrote: »
    Ha, jokes on you! Haystacks is not one piece, it's a series of about 25 pieces.

    There is no single piece that is 'the' haystacks piece, so if they really knew what they were talking about they'd be saying series rather than piece, and Gabe would either refer to a specific one of the pieces (like Haystacks, Midday or Haystacks at the end of summer, morning effect) or speak in general terms of emulating the style of Haystacks.

    On a different note, the only ones I've seen personally are with the Scottish National Gallery.

    What if it's all 25? It DID take 10 hours

  • MichaelLCMichaelLC In what furnace was thy brain? ChicagoRegistered User regular
    Doesn't seem it'd be worth the time or the Monet.

  • spool32spool32 Contrary Library Registered User, Transition Team regular
    I really, really love the colors in this comic. The dialog is spot-on as well!

    A very good one. :)

  • TofystedethTofystedeth Registered User regular
    MichaelLC wrote: »
    Doesn't seem it'd be worth the time or the Monet.

    Booo

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  • NoOutletNoOutlet Registered User regular
    This comic reminded me of the time I spent some ridiculous number (maybe 20?) of hours creating Val Kilmer's face in a Winning Eleven 8 flag editor.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcXt1wPWDUA

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nboQdpvKteQ

    The jersey has more of his forehead because you can design an emblem in addition to the flag and place them both on the shirt. The pun included on the shirt is regrettable. I really should have just gone with Val's head. I mean, this is a game about soccer... not killing. Oh well, live and learn.

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