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The Splendid Magic of Penny Arcade: The 11 1/2 Anniversary Edition |  | Authors: Mike Krahulik, Jerry Holkins
Publisher: Del Rey
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 31073
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 176
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.3
Dimensions (in): 12.1 x 9.4 x 1.3
ISBN: 034551226X
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
EAN: 9780345512260
ASIN: 034551226X
Publication Date: February 23, 2010
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Entitled The Splendid Magic of Penny Arcade, it details the history of a comic strip called Penny Arcade. The comic appears to catalog the lives of two young men who are utterly steeped in popular culture.
Each chapter gathers into a coherent beam of savory trivia, strange facts, formerly mysterious origins, biographical information, interviews, inaugural conventions, an unlikely charity, and comic strips. You get the sense that some of the content may be apocryphalâfor example, the part where they eat a whole wolf basically comes out of nowhere. Also, if one of them really did become “King of the Britons,” you’re sure you would have heard about it somewhere else.
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 Great biography of the Penny Arcade phenomena April 13, 2010
Karl-Johan Sjögren (Vännäs, Sweden)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
A great book for everyone who loves Penny Aracade, not just for the great comic but for everything that Penny Arcade stands for. Contains several of the authors favourite comic strips as well as the story behind the comic, PAX, Childs Play and more. A must have for any serious fan!
As splendid and magical as you would expect from the title. March 4, 2010
Jason H. Cornick (Houston, TX)
I'm a long time PA fan, with all the prior books, many shirts, posters and their games, but I still learned stuff about "Gabe and Tycho" and the history of PA. I really enjoyed reading this - and it is much more of a read and less of a collection of comics than their other books.
One cool thing that I got out of it is that Mike talking about learning to draw from "Commander Mark" Kistler made me Google him to see if I could find any of the videos for my kids, and I found that he is teaching summer art camps close to me. So yeah, watch out Mike. My son will be the next Art Angel... ;-)
If you are PA fan, you probably already ordered and devoured this book. If you are not then I'm afraid I cannot comprehend your warped mind, so this review is probably of no value to you.
Also, I like the Splendid title better than the "real" title underneath. Excelsior!
Essential! March 26, 2010
M. Wagner (Hilliard, OH)
If you're a fan of Penny Arcade, particularly if you missed out on any of the previous books, this is the one to grab as soon as possible. Stories about how it all began, great looks at the minds of the guys, and some of the best strips, collected in print form for easy and convenient access.
Great book, if slightly fanboy-specific. April 1, 2010
Douglas A. Joseph II
I really enjoyed this book. It's great to see Jerry & Mike's favorite strips and to hear the history behind the duo.
If you aren't a longtime reader, a lot of it will be absolutely lost on you, though. That doesn't make it a bad book, but it's not for PA newbies.
Definitely worth a purchase, especially at the great Amazon discount. :D
PS - I love the alternate subtitle when you remove the dust jacket!
True magic February 23, 2010
Tim Lasiuta (Red Deer, Alberta)
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
The Splendid Magic of Penny Arcade
It is so very sad that I went to university with guys like Mike and Jerry. They didn't have the same names, but nonetheless, D and D, and early video games.
To the book now. Most people celebrate 10, 5, 1, 20 or other normal anniversaries, but the 11 ½ anniversary is odd. It matches the strip. Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins take us from the early days of PC, to the wildly successful PAX. The journey is marvelous, there are interviews with the creators, art gathered from the many years of strips, part continuities, pictures from PAX, brilliant page fillers, and the occasional bit of non PA material.
I laughed. My son laughed. His friends laughed. Then they opened the book, and laughed harder. I must say, it is hard to select my favorite section. On Sorcelation is probably my favorite, almost as good as the interpretation pages. Gotta love the Stephen Silver page. I wonder where the Jack Davis page is though?
A partial listing of topics covered include:
A history
Continuing Evolution of Gabe and Tycho
Cardboard Tube Samurai
Characters of Penny Arcade
Making Jpegs
Twisp and Catsby
In the House of Penny Arcade
On Sorcelation
Child's Play
Armagedoon
PAX
Breaking the Law
Paint the Line
Q and A
Lyrics
Idle Hands
Interpretations
We Like These Comics
This comes highly recommended folks. Take a walk over to their web page at www.penny-arcade.com.
Tim Lasiuta
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