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Penny Arcade - Comic - Nightlight
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Penny Arcade - Comic - Nightlight
Videogaming-related online strip by Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins. Includes news and commentary.
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And because I know someone's going to say it, so I might as well: "the Daddening of Penny Arcade continues."
(Also: the inspiration for Annarchy is old enough now to get married? Man, I am feelin' it this week.)
The guy seems to have gotten in pretty good shape from beating the shit out of monsters and I'm going to take a wild guess and say that the tattoos in his sleeve represent the slain ones that came before purple crab claw here.
He's got the same barbed wire tattoo, it's just been added to, and he's had a haircut.
Edit: beaten.
I love Pratchett as much as the next person but beating up monsters hiding under the bed didn't originate with him.
At first I was excited that this might be a new round of "3 pitches" or whatever, but on second thought, do I really want more stuff competing with Lookouts, Automata, and Sand for your time?
Well, there's the concept in the famous G. K. Chesterton quotation:
Also, is this a suitable evolution of our thirst for fantasy in our lives?
"Ok, I'm 30, I never developed magical powers. But what if my KID develops magical powers? And then I could fight off the monsters!"
I love the evolution of our nerdy fantasies.
My dad in 1979. I was scared of the monsters under my bed and in my closet, so he made a big production out of beating the shit out of them. Those monsters never bothered me again because my dad went beast mode on them. Dads beating up monsters under the bed is as old as monsters under the bed.
can't help but wonder what will happen if the Fleshreaper stops by on his annual torso-collection.
Here, the parents (presumably all parents) kill the monsters while trying to keep the children from seeing. This way they can protect them from the monsters and allow them to live a normal life, unaware of what really lurks behind the door.
In Hogfather, Susan deliberately kills ( or evicts) the monsters in full view of the children. This teaches them three useful things. First, that there are monsters, so you should be prepared. Second, that monsters can be killed. Third, that you should never cross Miss Susan. She has the Poker.
His father eventually burnt it in the garden while Young Terry watched.
And Twisp & Catsby.
Great comic though and the artwork looks fantastic, love the page layout.
Parenting: Hardcore Badass Edition
Inquisitor77: Rius, you are Sisyphus and melee Wizard is your boulder
Tube: This must be what it felt like to be an Iraqi when Saddam was killed
Bookish Stickers - Mrs. Rius' Etsy shop with bumper stickers and vinyl decals.
I for one am really glad.
As Robert reminded us recently. The PA audience is on the "old" side, being in the low to mid 30s. So parent comics are a good match for the demographic (or soon will be).
As a dad of a 7 year old who gets scared at night, I for one hope for more of these.
Also, does the tip of the bat look like it's glowing? Another Dad-power? Maybe once the Daddening (As in Dad+Quickening from Highlander=The thing that happens when you become a dad?) happens, you gain abilities to protect the kid, like empowering a weapon.
And the powers change as you age and are no longer able to fight, becoming things like prophecy like the old guy has (The Grand-daddening?). Or maybe the Old Guy is a "Shield", but Dad is a "Sword", which would explain their different Dad-powers.
That's a lot of speculation there, I know... but I love this comic. I want to read the 15-part novel series and fund the Kickstarter for the movie.
I question why; would everyone abandon Penny Arcade en masse if they took a couple months and told a complete story? I have seen the complaints when they go on hiatus and do a five(at most) page story. I have to believe those are the minority. The video games, dick jokes and crazy life stories are only one part of the creators' lives. I for one would welcome them doing something of a passion project. They are very good at it.(Where is that Eyrewood book Jerry?)