# best Penny Arcade comics? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 10, 2006, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-penny-arcade-comics/372183 "2006-09-10T17:40:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![metonymic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@metonymic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/metonymic)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2006, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-penny-arcade-comics/372183/1 "2006-09-10T17:40:07Z")
Penny Arcade is still one of my favourite webcomics. I was reading through the archives recently and my love was rekindled – sometimes they’re just so perfectly sarcastic or clever, and on occasion, so, so funny. ah, nostalgia. Here’s my top 5 of favourites: Jesus chatting about the revolution: [Savor the Saviour](http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2005/08/29) (silly, but hilarious. Jesus’ casual chatting juxtaposed with Gabe’s shocked horror is just so good.) Mr. Period and friends: [Mr. Period Returns](http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2004/11/03) [There Are Terrors Which Cannot Be Bourne](http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2005/09/02) (Mr. Period began as such an optimistic, cheerful character – I like how with each comic he becomes more frustrated and bitter regarding the current grammatical trends. I’m so on the same page!) The Spiderman dream series: [What, Indeed](http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2002/05/06) and [What, Indeed Part 2](http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2002/05/07) (one of my best friends has a not-so-secret crush on Spiderman, so these were particularly funny at the time – maybe we all know a guy who feels that way about Spidey. Such is the genius of Penny Arcade.) What are yours? ---
**Author:** ![Wolfian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7ea924/32.png) [@Wolfian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolfian)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2006, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-penny-arcade-comics/372183/2 "2006-09-10T17:58:11Z")
[In a fire.](http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2006/02/22) [The one that finally got me reading PA habitually.](http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2006/03/31) (Poohiroth) I think we have all felt [this way](http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2004/03/08) about a game. (Ninja Gaiden on hard mode) And because mocking [Rob Liefeld](http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2004/07/22) is always a good thing. ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2006, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-penny-arcade-comics/372183/3 "2006-09-10T18:09:32Z")
[How the internet works](http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2004/03/19). [What _Troy_ should have been like](http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2004/05/24). [An old classic](http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2003/07/11). [My favorite](http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2005/03/09). ---
**Author:** ![metonymic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@metonymic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/metonymic)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-penny-arcade-comics/372183/4 "2006-09-11T00:35:04Z")
ahaha! I forgot all about the Greater Internet Fuckwad Theory. Two more: [the future of Metroid](http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2001/02/21) [It’s so true](http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2002/03/25) ---
**Author:** ![FlyingRamenMonster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@FlyingRamenMonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyingRamenMonster)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-penny-arcade-comics/372183/5 "2006-09-11T00:40:42Z")
I like [these](http://www.yukihime.com/comics/paremix/). ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-penny-arcade-comics/372183/6 "2006-09-11T01:00:36Z")
[QUOTE=metonymic] The Spiderman dream series: [What, Indeed](http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2002/05/06) and [What, Indeed Part 2](http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2002/05/07) [/QUOTE] And [part three](http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2006/03/29). ---
**Author:** ![Max\_the\_Immortal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Max\_the\_Immortal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_the_Immortal)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-penny-arcade-comics/372183/7 "2006-09-11T01:15:25Z")
My current favoite is [I hope you like text.](http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2006/04/10) ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-penny-arcade-comics/372183/8 "2006-09-11T01:23:18Z")
[QUOTE=metonymic] Jesus chatting about the revolution: [Savor the Saviour](http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2005/08/29) (silly, but hilarious. Jesus’ casual chatting juxtaposed with Gabe’s shocked horror is just so good.) [/QUOTE] Jesus plays video games too- [he brings those blue sparks.](http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2003/12/12) ---
**Author:** ![KJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b2d939/32.png) [@KJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KJ)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-penny-arcade-comics/372183/9 "2006-09-11T01:38:15Z")
I know there are tons of good ones that I’m forgetting, but the [Shenmue](http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2000/11/15) one cracks me up. ---
**Author:** ![thinksnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thinksnow/32/2849_2.png) [@thinksnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thinksnow)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-penny-arcade-comics/372183/10 "2006-09-11T02:24:09Z")
[F’ing Metal](http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2004/08/04) ---
**Author:** ![Taran](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@Taran](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taran)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-penny-arcade-comics/372183/11 "2006-09-11T02:25:23Z")
[The Insuperable Barrier of Language](http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2006/04/14) [The first full Twisp and Catsby strip](http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2004/04/07) ---
**Author:** ![Foldup\_Rabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/df788c/32.png) [@Foldup\_Rabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foldup_Rabbit)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-penny-arcade-comics/372183/12 "2006-09-11T03:58:13Z")
[RPG Couple](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/folduprabbit/20041231l.jpg) My favourite, centering around a couple who clearly play a multiplayer RPG together. ---
**Author:** ![Slacker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@Slacker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slacker)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-penny-arcade-comics/372183/13 "2006-09-11T04:16:37Z")
[YOUR STAR BURNS!](http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2004/04/30) ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-penny-arcade-comics/372183/14 "2006-09-11T04:32:42Z")
[QUOTE=FlyingRamenMonster] I like [these](http://www.yukihime.com/comics/paremix/). [/QUOTE] Fine and sometimes bear. ---
**Author:** ![CandidGamera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/candidgamera/32/2878_2.png) [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-penny-arcade-comics/372183/15 "2006-09-11T12:45:44Z")
There are so many I just don’t have the time to dig through the archive and find - a hilarious game of twenty questions… the most inappropriate use of the Wonder Twins ever… the Monster brand Surge Protector diagram… the spider who walks like a man… Gabe’s Pocky addiction… the cardboard tube samurai… Oh, and Voltron as an analogy for multiprocessor computing. But here’s one of my favorites, even though I never played ICO. > **[The I To The C To The O - Penny Arcade](https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2001/09/28/the-i-to-the-c-to-the-o)** > > Videogaming-related online strip by Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins. Includes news and commentary. ---
**Author:** ![thinksnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thinksnow/32/2849_2.png) [@thinksnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thinksnow)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-penny-arcade-comics/372183/16 "2006-09-11T13:36:55Z")
I can’t find it, but they had one dealing with Halo showing some dude in the background falling from great heights. Inspired. ---
**Author:** ![cactus\_waltz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@cactus\_waltz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cactus_waltz)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-penny-arcade-comics/372183/17 "2006-09-11T14:44:20Z")
This is obviously in a league of its own: > **[Claw Shrimp! - Penny Arcade](https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2002/06/19/claw-shrimp)** > > Videogaming-related online strip by Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins. Includes news and commentary. ---
**Author:** ![Autumn\_Almanac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d26b3c/32.png) [@Autumn\_Almanac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autumn_Almanac)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-penny-arcade-comics/372183/18 "2006-09-11T15:07:42Z")
The motto of my high school group of friends was “Mommy, mommy! I made punk bitches suck it down!” ---
**Author:** ![Iggins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Iggins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggins)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-penny-arcade-comics/372183/19 "2006-09-11T15:08:49Z")
[QUOTE=cactus waltz] This is obviously in a league of its own: > **[Claw Shrimp! - Penny Arcade](https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2002/06/19/claw-shrimp)** > > Videogaming-related online strip by Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins. Includes news and commentary. [/QUOTE] I forgot about that one. Comedy gold! This is new, and simple, but it makes me giggle… > **[An Unseemly Grip - Penny Arcade](https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2006/09/01/an-unseemly-grip)** > > Videogaming-related online strip by Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins. Includes news and commentary. ---
**Author:** ![FlyingRamenMonster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@FlyingRamenMonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyingRamenMonster)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-penny-arcade-comics/372183/20 "2006-09-11T15:54:51Z")
[QUOTE=cactus waltz] This is obviously in a league of its own: > **[Claw Shrimp! - Penny Arcade](https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2002/06/19/claw-shrimp)** > > Videogaming-related online strip by Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins. Includes news and commentary. [/QUOTE] That made me laugh for about a minute straight. Thank you 😃 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-penny-arcade-comics/372183.md?page=2)