Penny Arcade is a comic series by Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik. Its main focus is video games and other things that would fit under the umbrella of “geek culture.” Unlike many “old media” comics, Penny Arcade tries to have as little comic-to-comic continuity as possible. The actions of the characters in the comics are considered to be “canon” but rarely will there be two comics back to back that are related.
It’s an interesting choice because it allows the comic to keep its topical nature that brought its fans to the site. However, it limits the subject matter severely. Of course, the alternative to this is Ctrl+Alt+Del, a webcomic that focuses on video games as well. However, comic creator Tim Buckley transitioned into being about the characters, going so far as having one of the characters have a miscarriage.
Penny Arcade works as well as it does because it leaves a lot of information about the characters up to the imagination of the viewers, and the few comics that are not about games or gaming news will often shed insight on the lives and personalities of Gabe and Tycho.
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