Penny Arcade, the comic strip for gamers by gamers, is arriving in a new print collection and special 25-cent preview issue only from Dark Horse Comics. Penny Arcade is not only the most popular comic strip on the web, it's the funniest and most twisted!Penny Arcade is a web comic written by Jerry Holkins and illustrated by Mike Krahulik. Making its debut on November 18, 1998, Penny Arcade is one of the most popular and oldest web comics in existence. New installments of the comic strips are posted several times a week and the site attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors every day. Penny Arcade lampoons gamer culture while taking shots at everything from Star Wars to Steve Jobs.
The strip regularly features the two creators' cartoon alter egos, Tycho Brahe and Jonathan Gabriel ("Gabe"), who represent Holkins and Krahulik respectively. The two characters spend much of their time playing and commenting on computer and video games, forming the basis of the humor in the strip.
Experience the joy of being a hardcore gamer as expressed in vignettes of random vulgarity and mindless violence! This first collection, Attack of the Bacon Robots!, is your chance to read Penny Arcade from the very beginning. The collection includes strips, sketches, and creator commentary not available anywhere else! A special preview issue featuring highlights from the Attack of the Bacon Robots! collection will be made available in December for the low price of 25-cents.
Penny Arcade Volume 1: Attack of the Bacon Robots! features the writing of Jerry Holkins with art by Mike Krahulik. It arrives on sale January 25 with a retail price of $12.95. The Penny Arcade special twenty-four-page 25-cent preview issue arrives in comics stores December 7.