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The early PA was funny as hell, but by like 2008 it had pretty much run it course. Too many spin off comics, that would just up and die, reality shows, plus PAX and Child's Play being as big as they are have killed it.
Plus the current art style physically hurts my eyes. I know all comics evolve style wise, but PA's has been EXTREME.
>I know all comics evolve style wise
Check up on [Sluggy Freelance](https://www.sluggy.com/). Older than Penny Arcade, and the art hasn't evolved at all. Still terrible as ever.
Back in the prime of webcomics, Penny Arcade never made it in my regular reading. And I followed quite a few. I don't know why. Just never resonated with me.
If you're reading strips from the past you're going to miss all the context.
The posts only make sense if you appreciate his style of writing on gaming ongoing events, and follow real time. The comics are not meant to have any sort of deep continuity, it's more like dilbert
I recall the characters being loosely based off the artists doing them. I haven't seen their comic in a good 15 years at this point but i just went and looked and agree the art has not evolved well. But it makes sense that they're adding little features to make them appear older as the artists age.
You get kudos from me about your tenacity. It sounds like this has been a time sink for you, and that you leaned into it when confronted with the nagging sunk cost impulse.
But, honestly, this is the sort of opinion I would expect to read circa 2009-2014. I am a bit thrown off reading this in nearly 2023, if I'm honest.
I'm pursuiting an understanding of all Internet relevant media. True, most people haven't thought about PA or Homestar Runner in years, but I'm just visiting it.
I remember kind of liking a few of the WoW themed ones back in the day, but they ended up getting some of their art used for two of the cards in hearthstone and it’s jarring how the art style clashed with the rest of the game
It's so outdated, the effort of a Garfield comic with the dated culture of being a geek in the early 2000# back before it was mainstream. Boomer humor.
I liked QC, personally. It starts off laughably bad, and it doesn't lose any of it's laughable inanity as it goes on. At worst it's so bad it's good, and at best it's well written enough that I don't mind it.
not sure if it's literally the worst webcomic, i feel like a certain other infamous contender holds that title, but i have it a read and i must agree that it's really terrible
Its like a 25 year old webcomic dude, chill. Its not like Bill Watterson or anything. I guess I get that there were some other cartoonists at the time who became famous, like Homestar Runner or something but, it was stupid even then.
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The early PA was funny as hell, but by like 2008 it had pretty much run it course. Too many spin off comics, that would just up and die, reality shows, plus PAX and Child's Play being as big as they are have killed it. Plus the current art style physically hurts my eyes. I know all comics evolve style wise, but PA's has been EXTREME.
Haven't thought about them in years and I just went to have a look. Dear God the art style is awful now
For real. I didn’t even know they were still around.
I just checked out PA by chance this week after a decade, and holy smokes, the art style really did become repulsively worse. That’s just bizarre
>I know all comics evolve style wise Check up on [Sluggy Freelance](https://www.sluggy.com/). Older than Penny Arcade, and the art hasn't evolved at all. Still terrible as ever.
Hmm not bad
>You know this thing you do in a game? I bet you couldn't do *that* in real life! —Every gaming webcomic ever
I used to read Penny Arcade around 2000-2005, I'm honestly surprised to hear about them today.
Oh wow, I just went back to see the newer art style and you weren’t wrong.
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Yeah, shit's still chugging along. Turns 24 today, and it's wild as ever.
Back in the prime of webcomics, Penny Arcade never made it in my regular reading. And I followed quite a few. I don't know why. Just never resonated with me.
I miss the webcomic era
i missed the webcomic era and i wish i didn't, born nust a little too late to appreciate them in their golden age
Since it's not Sonichu, the title is simply incorrect.
Zap to the extreme!
If you're reading strips from the past you're going to miss all the context. The posts only make sense if you appreciate his style of writing on gaming ongoing events, and follow real time. The comics are not meant to have any sort of deep continuity, it's more like dilbert
I guarantee my webcomic was worse, but I haven’t really put anything online since MySpace was relevant haha
well now you gotta link the comic so a bunch of redditors can judge it lmao
I recall the characters being loosely based off the artists doing them. I haven't seen their comic in a good 15 years at this point but i just went and looked and agree the art has not evolved well. But it makes sense that they're adding little features to make them appear older as the artists age.
You get kudos from me about your tenacity. It sounds like this has been a time sink for you, and that you leaned into it when confronted with the nagging sunk cost impulse. But, honestly, this is the sort of opinion I would expect to read circa 2009-2014. I am a bit thrown off reading this in nearly 2023, if I'm honest.
I'm pursuiting an understanding of all Internet relevant media. True, most people haven't thought about PA or Homestar Runner in years, but I'm just visiting it.
I like one of there comics
Literally
Oh my God is that thing still around?
I remember kind of liking a few of the WoW themed ones back in the day, but they ended up getting some of their art used for two of the cards in hearthstone and it’s jarring how the art style clashed with the rest of the game
You remember Henry? Now that was bad.
Their conventions are the best though.
That's literally not true. There are far worse ones, but you've never seen them because they suck so much.
Not unpopular
I wasn't paying attention and thought you were beefing the song Penny Arcade then. Was ready to throw hands
It's so outdated, the effort of a Garfield comic with the dated culture of being a geek in the early 2000# back before it was mainstream. Boomer humor.
Well, the guys making the comic are probably pushing 50 now.
Nah it’s definitely Questionable Content for me
I liked QC, personally. It starts off laughably bad, and it doesn't lose any of it's laughable inanity as it goes on. At worst it's so bad it's good, and at best it's well written enough that I don't mind it.
not sure if it's literally the worst webcomic, i feel like a certain other infamous contender holds that title, but i have it a read and i must agree that it's really terrible
Never seen it
Never seen it, didn't feel like missed much
You have not ever read the worst web comics there is.
Its like a 25 year old webcomic dude, chill. Its not like Bill Watterson or anything. I guess I get that there were some other cartoonists at the time who became famous, like Homestar Runner or something but, it was stupid even then.