Penny Arcade
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Penny Arcade is a webcomic focused on video games and video game culture, written by Jerry Holkins and illustrated by Mike Krahulik. The comic debuted in 1998 on the website loonygames.com.[2] Since then, Holkins and Krahulik have established their own site, which is typically updated with a new comic strip each Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. The comics are accompanied by regular updates on the site's blog.
Penny Arcade | |
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Author(s) | Jerry Holkins Mike Krahulik |
Website | www |
Current status/schedule | Monday, Wednesday, Friday |
Launch date | November 18, 1998[1] |
Syndicate(s) | Penny Arcade, Inc. |
Genre(s) | Gaming, Humor, Satire |
By 2005, Penny Arcade was among the most popular and longest running webcomics online,[3][4] listed in 2010 as having 3.5 million readers.[5] Holkins and Krahulik were among the first webcomic creators successful enough to make a living from their work.[6] In addition to the comic, Holkins and Krahulik also created Child's Play, a children's charity; PAX, a gaming convention; Penny Arcade TV, a YouTube channel;[7] Pinny Arcade, a pin exchange; and the episodic video game Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness with Hothead Games and Zeboyd Games.