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Wheel Saint!

Penny Arcade - Comic - Wheel Saint

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

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  • Johnny17Johnny17 Registered User regular
    No ping pong for your soul?

  • QuidQuid Definitely not a banana Registered User regular
    The halo becoming the steering wheel

    *chef's kiss*

  • RingoRingo He/Him a distinct lack of substanceRegistered User regular
    1989 does feel like Purgatory, yeah

  • RottonappleRottonapple Registered User regular
    I know someone is already on the phone trying to option this IP from G&T.
    Also, 1989 was in fact the first year Ford produced the Taurus SHO.

  • Golden YakGolden Yak Burnished Bovine The sunny beaches of CanadaRegistered User regular
    Godspeed would also have been a good name.

    (It's taken though.)

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  • RoyceSraphimRoyceSraphim Registered User regular
    Player has a waifu on the other side. No quips, no sass, just stares at the starting line that mean something..........more

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  • LucascraftLucascraft Registered User regular
    The idea of racing for souls is bangin'.

    But the name "Wheel Saint" isn't quite doing it for me.

  • Rhesus PositiveRhesus Positive GNU Terry Pratchett Registered User regular
    Lucascraft wrote: »
    The idea of racing for souls is bangin'.

    But the name "Wheel Saint" isn't quite doing it for me.

    Holy Roller
    George and the Dragster
    ViCar

    [Muffled sounds of gorilla violence]
  • KoopahTroopahKoopahTroopah The koopas, the troopas. Philadelphia, PARegistered User regular
    Both of these pitches are killer so far, but I gotta agree. This one needs a better name.

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  • YoungFreyYoungFrey Registered User regular
    Wheels are also one of the choirs of angel (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ophanim). A Throne angel. Which makes sense because god's throne is depicted with wheels. And the Ophanim are the literal wheels of god's chariot. Jerry isn't wrong about the richness of Catholicism for story.
    The 'thrones'; also known as 'ophanim' (offanim) and 'galgallin', are creatures that function as the actual chariots of God driven by the cherubs. They are characterized by peace and submission; God rests upon them. Thrones are depicted as great wheels containing many eyes, and reside in the area of the cosmos where material form begins to take shape. They chant glorias to God and remain forever in his presence. They mete out divine justice and maintain the cosmic harmony of all universal laws.
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  • Johnny17Johnny17 Registered User regular
    Rhesus Positive wrote: »
    Lucascraft wrote: »
    The idea of racing for souls is bangin'.

    But the name "Wheel Saint" isn't quite doing it for me.

    Holy Roller
    George and the Dragster
    ViCar

    The Devil and Daniel Dragster?

  • dennisdennis aka bingley Registered User regular
    YoungFrey wrote: »
    Wheels are also one of the choirs of angel (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ophanim). A Throne angel. Which makes sense because god's throne is depicted with wheels. And the Ophanim are the literal wheels of god's chariot. Jerry isn't wrong about the richness of Catholicism for story.
    The 'thrones'; also known as 'ophanim' (offanim) and 'galgallin', are creatures that function as the actual chariots of God driven by the cherubs. They are characterized by peace and submission; God rests upon them. Thrones are depicted as great wheels containing many eyes, and reside in the area of the cosmos where material form begins to take shape. They chant glorias to God and remain forever in his presence. They mete out divine justice and maintain the cosmic harmony of all universal laws.
    200px-Ophanim_Ophannin_Throne_wheel_of_eyes_ezekiel_%28with_flame%29.svg.png

    Looks real comfy.

  • furlionfurlion Riskbreaker Lea MondeRegistered User regular
    This comic is awesome. Ambivalent on the name but the idea is pretty great. Would be an amazing new twisted metal game, sort of a polar opposite to Black.

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  • LucascraftLucascraft Registered User regular
    I assume this idea came about because within the past week Gabe watched all 9 Fast and the Furious movies.

    Instead of racing for pink slips, they're racing for souls. Fun idea.

  • DaimarDaimar A Million Feet Tall of Awesome Registered User regular
    Either watching Fast and Furious or someone just read some old Mercedes Lackey books.

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  • OverkillengineOverkillengine Registered User regular
    edited May 2023
    Lucascraft wrote: »
    The idea of racing for souls is bangin'.

    But the name "Wheel Saint" isn't quite doing it for me.

    The Cruisader

    The Book of Revolutions.

    Jesus and the Wheeled Warriors (get your prostate exam scheduled if you got that reference)

    Overkillengine on
  • YoungFreyYoungFrey Registered User regular
    edited May 2023
    furlion wrote: »
    This comic is awesome. Ambivalent on the name but the idea is pretty great. Would be an amazing new twisted metal game, sort of a polar opposite to Black.

    I'm picturing Crazy Taxi, but for souls. Like instead of taking a lady to Pizza Hut, you have to beat the Devil's agent to a kid about to sin, and then drop them off at the local youth center.

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  • Rhesus PositiveRhesus Positive GNU Terry Pratchett Registered User regular
    Zavian wrote: »
    i would read a Wheel Saint vs. Ghost Rider comic book

    Wheel Saint and the Ecumechanicals vs Ghost Rider and the Speed Demons

    [Muffled sounds of gorilla violence]
  • RatherDashing89RatherDashing89 Registered User regular
    "God Speed" is right there in the comic.

  • Rhesus PositiveRhesus Positive GNU Terry Pratchett Registered User regular
    I don't think that works as the guy's name, though

    [Muffled sounds of gorilla violence]
  • RatherDashing89RatherDashing89 Registered User regular
    Oh, we're talking about the *guy's* name? I thought we were talking about the show name. I just assumed the dude's name was Axel Allegiance or something.

  • Rhesus PositiveRhesus Positive GNU Terry Pratchett Registered User regular
    Good point - I was thinking that Wheel Saint was either his title but we never learned his real name, or he was named Jimmy Wheel, like Knight Rider

    [Muffled sounds of gorilla violence]
  • darkmayodarkmayo Registered User regular
    Initial goD

    Switch SW-6182-1526-0041
  • YoungFreyYoungFrey Registered User regular
    darkmayo wrote: »
    Initial goD

    Initial *D*iety

  • Golden YakGolden Yak Burnished Bovine The sunny beaches of CanadaRegistered User regular
    Oh hey, it's Sam, I remember Gabe talking about this guy.

    https://www.penny-arcade.com/news/post/2023/05/05/meet-sam

    (He has the bandages on his hands to cover up the stigmata.)

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  • OverkillengineOverkillengine Registered User regular
    Too bad Dio isn't still together, or one could cut a deal for a variant soundtrack and call it Holy Driver.

  • Emperor MegamanEmperor Megaman Registered User regular
    Rhesus Positive wrote: »
    Lucascraft wrote: »
    The idea of racing for souls is bangin'.

    But the name "Wheel Saint" isn't quite doing it for me.

    Holy Roller
    George and the Dragster
    ViCar

    Heaven's Wheel.
    And the protagonist is named Evan.
    His greatest rival on the streets is the mysterious rider known as the Hell's Wheel.

  • jberryjberry longtime reader firsttime poster Fort Smith Ark USARegistered User regular
    Overkillengine wrote: »
    get your prostate exam scheduled if you got that reference

    id high school friends who drove taurus sho and mustang svo

  • Green LanternGreen Lantern Registered User regular
    Wheel saint sounds like the title for a motorjesus album

  • cynnicysmcynnicysm Registered User regular
    I'm gonna be the voice of opposition to these comments here: I like Wheel Saint as a name. Also, just...like...look how GOOD it looks with that sort-of-Blade Runner split-font thing? Also, I fully respect the fact that he has to be driving a 'merican car and the SHO Taurus is absolutely the best choice, but maann I wanna see some of those late-80's Japanese masterpieces too! How do we get more of this? I need more of this.

  • Rhesus PositiveRhesus Positive GNU Terry Pratchett Registered User regular
    A Japanese car would be needed for a different religion spinoff

    Wheel Saint: Shinto Drift

    [Muffled sounds of gorilla violence]
  • OverkillengineOverkillengine Registered User regular
    edited May 2023
    Rhesus Positive wrote: »
    A Japanese car would be needed for a different religion spinoff

    Wheel Saint: Shinto Drift

    Noragami x Initial D, basically.

    Hmm, that actually sounds pretty awesome.

    Overkillengine on
  • DonnictonDonnicton Registered User regular
    Lucascraft wrote: »
    The idea of racing for souls is bangin'.

    But the name "Wheel Saint" isn't quite doing it for me.

    Well it's a little late for Hell on Wheels.

  • MichaelLCMichaelLC In what furnace was thy brain? ChicagoRegistered User regular
    Donnicton wrote: »
    Lucascraft wrote: »
    The idea of racing for souls is bangin'.

    But the name "Wheel Saint" isn't quite doing it for me.

    Well it's a little late for Hell on Wheels.

    Holy Rollin'
    Divine Shift
    Trinity in The Trunk

  • YoungFreyYoungFrey Registered User regular
    I think it will be a failure if, in the subsequent years of Wheel Saint strips we'll see, one of the antagonists doesn't say "Wheels Ain't ...". I mean I already hear that when I read it. It just flows better than the actual words.

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