# Penny Arcade - the Automata story continued

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**Created:** [August 3, 2010, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penny-arcade-the-automata-story-continued/549010 "2010-08-03T14:59:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2010, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penny-arcade-the-automata-story-continued/549010/1 "2010-08-03T14:59:30Z")

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So the last five Penny Arcade cartoon strips have been a return to the world of Automata. I just love this blend of early 1900s’ detective noir with androids as second class citizens.

For those that have never read it before, the first\* full storyline begins here:

> **[Automata - Penny Arcade](https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2009/06/12/automata)**
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> Videogaming-related online strip by Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins. Includes news and commentary.

And the latest comics following the same story are here:

> **[Blood And Oil, Part One - Penny Arcade](https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2010/07/23/blood-and-oil-part-one)**
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> Videogaming-related online strip by Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins. Includes news and commentary.

I hope you enjoy!

- Although I’m told there were earlier comics about the Automaton.