{"id":"penny-arcade","name":"Penny Arcade","summary":"Penny Arcade is a video game culture webcomic launched in November 1998 by writer Jerry Holkins and artist Mike Krahulik, running through in-comic alter egos Tycho and Gabe[1]. It helped define the \"two gamers on a couch\" format, later grew into the PAX convention empire, and generated some of the loudest culture war fights the gaming internet has ever hosted[3].","tags":["penny arcade","penny arcade webcomic","tycho brahe","gabe krahulik","pax expo","dickwolves","jerry holkins","mike krahulik"],"howToUse":[],"imageCount":5,"nsfw":false,"images":[{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/penny-arcade/penny-arcade-pax-why-so-serious-panel.webp","caption":"A screenshot of the original PAX Australia panel description that sparked online backlash for its dismissive framing of criticisms about sexism and racism in games.","width":680,"height":422,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/penny-arcade/penny-arcade-gabe-kirsten-dunst-rant.webp","caption":"A 2004 Penny Arcade strip featuring the recurring characters Gabe and Tycho reacting to a celebrity interview, illustrating the strip's characteristic profanity and pop-culture commentary.","width":1200,"height":892,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/penny-arcade/penny-arcade-tiktok-surveillance-aggregator-strip.webp","caption":"A 2020 Penny Arcade comic riffing on the viral 'Interior Crocodile Alligator' meme to comment on TikTok data privacy concerns.","width":1920,"height":962,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/penny-arcade/penny-arcade-last-of-us-2-phone-strip.webp","caption":"A 2020 Penny Arcade comic about The Last of Us Part II, referencing the emotional weight of the first game and the violence of its sequel.","width":1920,"height":962,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/penny-arcade/penny-arcade-twitter-glove-box-strip.webp","caption":"A Penny Arcade comic satirizing the toxicity of Twitter, comparing the platform to a hazardous scientific experiment gone wrong.","width":1920,"height":962,"nsfw":false}],"historyUrl":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/penny-arcade/history.md","related":["npc-meme","are-ya-winning-son","one-game-playstation-songs","human-eye-can-only-see-at-60-fps","anita-sarkeesian","console-wars-console-debates","this-is-fine","dick-butt","wheeze-comic","abuse-goblin","baton-roue","connecticut-clark"],"popularityRank":4517,"license":"Meme images and history: templates, screenshots, photos and fan edits, many of copyrighted material or real people. Explicit and offensive memes and images are included and flagged nsfw. Check you have the right to use an image before publishing."}