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Penny Arcade - Comic - Acquisitors, Part Two

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edited October 2015 in The Penny Arcade Hub

imagePenny Arcade - Comic - Acquisitors, Part Two

Videogaming-related online strip by Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins. Includes news and commentary.

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  • TrygylTrygyl Registered User regular
    I'm surprised they still trust Jim given his track record, haha. Oh well, a shortcut is a shortcut, right? ;)

  • Mr FishMr Fish Registered User regular
    these story line comics that last for 5+ comic strips are really annoying for me to read when the strips are only 3 panels long. It's like I'm reading a comic book at the pace of 3 panels every 4 days. It's frustratingly slow. For arc based strips like this, I'd much rather either see the strip released all at once, or in a bundle of strips at a time.

  • Rhesus PositiveRhesus Positive GNU Terry Pratchett Registered User regular
    Mr Fish wrote: »
    these story line comics that last for 5+ comic strips are really annoying for me to read when the strips are only 3 panels long. It's like I'm reading a comic book at the pace of 3 panels every 4 days. It's frustratingly slow. For arc based strips like this, I'd much rather either see the strip released all at once, or in a bundle of strips at a time.

    Protip: stop reading the site for two weeks, then come back :rotate:

    [Muffled sounds of gorilla violence]
  • belligerentbelligerent Registered User regular
    It's 3 panels every 2 days. And now you know how people felt reading Dickens' serials in the newspaper. Yeah, I compared PA to Dickens.

    I think it's appropriate.

  • Rhesus PositiveRhesus Positive GNU Terry Pratchett Registered User regular
    belligerent wrote: »
    It's 3 panels every 2 days. And now you know how people felt reading Dickens' serials in the newspaper. Yeah, I compared PA to Dickens.

    I think it's appropriate.

    I don't think it is

    I've been known to finish reading a PA comic

    [Muffled sounds of gorilla violence]
  • Hahnsoo1Hahnsoo1 Make Ready. We Hunt.Registered User, Moderator, Administrator admin
    Rhesus Positive wrote: »
    belligerent wrote: »
    It's 3 panels every 2 days. And now you know how people felt reading Dickens' serials in the newspaper. Yeah, I compared PA to Dickens.

    I think it's appropriate.

    I don't think it is

    I've been known to finish reading a PA comic
    Hehe. He said dick. :)

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  • YoungFreyYoungFrey Registered User regular
    Rhesus Positive wrote: »
    belligerent wrote: »
    It's 3 panels every 2 days. And now you know how people felt reading Dickens' serials in the newspaper. Yeah, I compared PA to Dickens.

    I think it's appropriate.

    I don't think it is

    I've been known to finish reading a PA comic

    And if Jerry is being paid by the word, that is a pay scale every author would kill for.

  • ButlerButler 89 episodes or bust Registered User regular
    In my head Jim sounds like Comic Book Guy from The Simpsons.

  • TofystedethTofystedeth Registered User regular
    So according to this comic, timezones are hellish magics of such perversity that even a practiced master of arcana would prefer torture to dealing with it.

    As a programmer, this checks out.

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  • GaslightGaslight Registered User regular
    Tofystedeth wrote: »
    So according to this comic, timezones are hellish magics of such perversity that even a practiced master of arcana would prefer torture to dealing with it.

    I doubt it's a coincidence that we're getting commentary on this topic in comics that are running right when Mike and Jerry (well, now just Jerry... get well soon Mike) are traveling for PAXAUS.

  • RottonappleRottonapple Registered User regular
    edited October 2015
    Damnit Jim! You never split the party!

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  • YoungFreyYoungFrey Registered User regular
    Tofystedeth wrote: »
    So according to this comic, timezones are hellish magics of such perversity that even a practiced master of arcana would prefer torture to dealing with it.

    As a programmer, this checks out.

    This is Jim, he is clearly traveling by torturing, not being tortured.

  • calamityjamiecalamityjamie Corgi Wrangler Seattle, WARegistered User staff
    @Trygyl I don't know if they "trust" Jim, they just can't control him.

  • SkwigelfSkwigelf Passed out in a cloud of farts and cigarette smoke.Registered User regular
    I hope the PAXAUS Make a Strip panel features a PiP of Mike sitting on his couch, wrapped in blankets, critiquing Kris's drawing.

    "Pff...I draw my dicks way better than that. That is an inferior dick."

    "Is that abomination supposed to be a drop bear?"

    "Oh god, look at how he's organizing his layers. People of Australia, today you bear witness to the death of comics. It was a good run, but Kris just ruined comics forever. Thanks, Kris!"

  • PLAPLA The process.Registered User regular
    Gaimon?

  • NightslyrNightslyr Registered User regular
    Mr Fish wrote: »
    these story line comics that last for 5+ comic strips are really annoying for me to read when the strips are only 3 panels long. It's like I'm reading a comic book at the pace of 3 panels every 4 days. It's frustratingly slow. For arc based strips like this, I'd much rather either see the strip released all at once, or in a bundle of strips at a time.

    Man, I know. It sucks when people who produce content I enjoy for free don't release said content on a schedule beneficial for me.

    FF XIV: Q'vehn Tia
  • XehalusXehalus Registered User regular
    Jim Darkmagic is my jam

  • WordLustWordLust Fort Wayne, INRegistered User regular
    Who is Torturia and how did Jim get so well-acquainted with her agony holes?

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