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Penny Arcade Volume 2: Epic Legends of the Magic Sword Kings by Jerry Holkins, Mike Krahulik
bwguinig's review
4.0
Book 2 looks at the web comics from Penny Arcade 2001. It really is a great time capsule, perhaps more important than the content and commentary of the strip itself. It is interesting to see how some issues never change (use of gaming as scapegoat for violence) and how views have evolved ("This game is absolute <>: Halo"). I laughed just thinking about the Duke, the GBA without backlighting, the waning days of Dreamcast. It's amazing to think where the PA guys started, where the web was, and where we are today. Two down...
heroman's review
3.0
Yep. More of the same. Feel free to check my review for the first volume if you need information from me.
Other than that, I had just checked the Penny Arcade website. And when did those guys draw Tycho and Gabe with get brown wedge noses? It's visually weird, like nearly each panel has them with a face like this one smilie face. :^u
To finish this compliment sandwich in between the weird bitter lettuce bits, I'll compliment the cover art. It's stylish. And I like that they went with their original character parodying genre fiction.
Such as this pastel cover with colors like it's from that 80s fantasy novel period of cover creation. It's nice to look at.
Other than that, I had just checked the Penny Arcade website. And when did those guys draw Tycho and Gabe with get brown wedge noses? It's visually weird, like nearly each panel has them with a face like this one smilie face. :^u
To finish this compliment sandwich in between the weird bitter lettuce bits, I'll compliment the cover art. It's stylish. And I like that they went with their original character parodying genre fiction.
Such as this pastel cover with colors like it's from that 80s fantasy novel period of cover creation. It's nice to look at.
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