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The_Pope · 28th Jul 2005, 05:11

Penny Arcade fans surprised all, snapping up US$40,000 worth of merchandise in under half an hour when a new Limited Edition print went on sale on Think Geek. More swag is planned.

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2005/07/28/penny_arcade/

Etacovda · 28th Jul 2005, 05:32

jesus h christ on a broomstick batman

thats a lot of dollah!

The_Pope · 28th Jul 2005, 06:36

Well, to be fair, these prints won't have been cheap to make, so it isn't pure profit. You also need to consider Think Geek's margin as well. Overall, I'm really happy for Mike & Jerry, since they work so hard to make us all laugh each week, and the PA site is free for all to enjoy.

I believe that PA is their full-time job, so I'm happy to support their mortgage payments through merchandising. I'm super-keen to get hold of the new posters - if only shipping to Oz / UK wasn't twice the price of one poster

Darkedge · 28th Jul 2005, 09:03

PA is quite good but the best gaming comic is probably videogame cats:
http://www.vgcats.com/comics/
updated once a week - often quite sick but very very funny.

both of these are rather good:
www.pvponline.com
www.sinfest.net

ch424 · 28th Jul 2005, 09:26

Not a comic as-such, but this is hilarious: http://www.hlcomic.com/view.php?date=2005-05-01

So many classics like:
Gordon Frohman:"Did you lose weight?"
Combine: "NEGATIVE"

ch424

DarkReaper · 29th Jul 2005, 00:24

Comics, you say? I think my addiction is approaching the terminal stage - on my Firefox bookmarks toolbar I have two folders worth, one of dailies and one of others. It had reached the stage that opening them all at once in separate tabs killed my computer (Starred are certainly NSFW - some others may be occasionally dodgy)

General Protection Fault
Herd Thinners
Sinfest*
pVp
Schlock Mercenary
Nervillsaga
Count Your Sheep
Todd And Penguin
Commissioned
diesel sweeties*
Least I Could Do*
Little Gamers*
The Outer Circle
MouseWax
Dilbert
Get Fuzzy
PC and Pixel
Pearls Before Swine
Reality Check
That's Life
Spamusement

MegaTokyo
Applegeeks
[rpg world]
Ubersoft.net
Ctrl+Alt+Del
Mac Hall Comics
Penny Arcade
The Unfeasible Adventures of Beaver and Steve
Bored and Evil
Chugworth Academy*
Toyzville
Rob and Elliot Comics
Flipside*
gapingvoid
Dungeon Crawl Inc.
The Suburban Jungle
The Pet Professional
Earth Beta
Sluggy Freelance
Grand Blue Door
On The Playground
Alien Loves Predator
Order Of The Stick
The Saga Of Earthsong
PowerPuff Girls Doujinshi
Alpha Shade
Sparkling Generation Valkyrie Yuuki
Digital War
Fish Institution

Disclaimer: Readers may find some of the above comics to be be offensive, in bad taste, ugly, derogatory, insulting, or just plain not funny. I like them all, so there ya go.

28th Jul 2005, 05:11	#1
The_Pope Geoff Richards Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: UK Posts: 2,089	Web comics are big business Penny Arcade fans surprised all, snapping up US$40,000 worth of merchandise in under half an hour when a new Limited Edition print went on sale on Think Geek. More swag is planned. http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2005/07/28/penny_arcade/

28th Jul 2005, 05:32	#2
Etacovda Supermodder Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: New Zealand Posts: 306	jesus h christ on a broomstick batman thats a lot of dollah!

28th Jul 2005, 06:36	#3
The_Pope Geoff Richards Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: UK Posts: 2,089	Well, to be fair, these prints won't have been cheap to make, so it isn't pure profit. You also need to consider Think Geek's margin as well. Overall, I'm really happy for Mike & Jerry, since they work so hard to make us all laugh each week, and the PA site is free for all to enjoy. I believe that PA is their full-time job, so I'm happy to support their mortgage payments through merchandising. I'm super-keen to get hold of the new posters - if only shipping to Oz / UK wasn't twice the price of one poster

28th Jul 2005, 09:03	#4
Darkedge Supermodder Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: UK Posts: 334	PA is quite good but the best gaming comic is probably videogame cats: http://www.vgcats.com/comics/ updated once a week - often quite sick but very very funny. both of these are rather good: www.pvponline.com www.sinfest.net

28th Jul 2005, 09:26	#5
ch424 Design Warrior Join Date: May 2004 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 2,512	Not a comic as-such, but this is hilarious: http://www.hlcomic.com/view.php?date=2005-05-01 So many classics like: Gordon Frohman:"Did you lose weight?" Combine: "NEGATIVE" ch424

29th Jul 2005, 00:24	#6
DarkReaper Alignment: Sarcastic Good Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Belfast, NI Posts: 1,750	Comics, you say? I think my addiction is approaching the terminal stage - on my Firefox bookmarks toolbar I have two folders worth, one of dailies and one of others. It had reached the stage that opening them all at once in separate tabs killed my computer (Starred are certainly NSFW - some others may be occasionally dodgy) General Protection Fault Herd Thinners Sinfest* pVp Schlock Mercenary Nervillsaga Count Your Sheep Todd And Penguin Commissioned diesel sweeties* Least I Could Do* Little Gamers* The Outer Circle MouseWax Dilbert Get Fuzzy PC and Pixel Pearls Before Swine Reality Check That's Life Spamusement MegaTokyo Applegeeks [rpg world] Ubersoft.net Ctrl+Alt+Del Mac Hall Comics Penny Arcade The Unfeasible Adventures of Beaver and Steve Bored and Evil Chugworth Academy* Toyzville Rob and Elliot Comics Flipside* gapingvoid Dungeon Crawl Inc. The Suburban Jungle The Pet Professional Earth Beta Sluggy Freelance Grand Blue Door On The Playground Alien Loves Predator Order Of The Stick The Saga Of Earthsong PowerPuff Girls Doujinshi Alpha Shade Sparkling Generation Valkyrie Yuuki Digital War Fish Institution Disclaimer: Readers may find some of the above comics to be be offensive, in bad taste, ugly, derogatory, insulting, or just plain not funny. I like them all, so there ya go.