Penny-Arcade Book Tour Comes to Meltdown in their L.A. Debut
Pre-Order your signed copy
Howdy, first-time blogger Jacob Strick here! I have the honor – as a long-time fan of both Meltdown and Penny-Arcade – to promote the upcoming Penny-Arcade book tour which is touching down at Meltdown in just over two weeks. For those who have been following this webcomic over the last 11-1/2 years, it is remarkable to see how far writer Jerry Holkins and artist Mike Krahulik have expanded the “Penny-Arcade” brand to their own major gaming expo (PAX), an international charity (Child’s Play), to say nothing of their games, clothing, and figurines. But it is easy to get caught up in the ascent of the Penny which is Arcade without really getting at the heart of the thing, which is to say the webcomic that has charmed and enlightened gamers and non-gamers alike for over a decade. So how to make sense of all this?
Enter “The Splendid Magic of Penny Arcade: The 11 1/2 Anniversary Edition,” a freshly minted volume published by Del Rey (an imprint of Random House). At more than 170 pages, this veritable tome will serve as the perfect entry point into the world of Penny-Arcade as well as a lovely companion piece to their previously collected works. Thrill to “savory trivia, strange facts, formerly mysterious origins, biographical information, interviews, inaugural conventions, an unlikely charity, and comic strips.” Most importantly, this book is an impetus for a book tour: finally an opportunity for Angelenos to meet the men behind Tycho Brahe and Jonathan “Gabe” Gabriel (pictured above) in the flesh. And you should, they’re very nice people.
So not this Friday, or next Friday, but the Friday after next: run, don’t walk to Meltdown and experience the power and the glory that is Penny-Arcade!
Penny-Arcade LIVE at Meltdown Comics Sunset Blvd. FRI FEB 26 @ 7 PM
Penny-Arcade Book Tour Comes to Meltdown in their L.A. Debut
Pre-Order your signed copy
Howdy, first-time blogger Jacob Strick here! I have the honor – as a long-time fan of both Meltdown and Penny-Arcade – to promote the upcoming Penny-Arcade book tour which is touching down at Meltdown in just over two weeks. For those who have been following this webcomic over the last 11-1/2 years, it is remarkable to see how far writer Jerry Holkins and artist Mike Krahulik have expanded the “Penny-Arcade” brand to their own major gaming expo (PAX), an international charity (Child’s Play), to say nothing of their games, clothing, and figurines. But it is easy to get caught up in the ascent of the Penny which is Arcade without really getting at the heart of the thing, which is to say the webcomic that has charmed and enlightened gamers and non-gamers alike for over a decade. So how to make sense of all this?
Enter “The Splendid Magic of Penny Arcade: The 11 1/2 Anniversary Edition,” a freshly minted volume published by Del Rey (an imprint of Random House). At more than 170 pages, this veritable tome will serve as the perfect entry point into the world of Penny-Arcade as well as a lovely companion piece to their previously collected works. Thrill to “savory trivia, strange facts, formerly mysterious origins, biographical information, interviews, inaugural conventions, an unlikely charity, and comic strips.” Most importantly, this book is an impetus for a book tour: finally an opportunity for Angelenos to meet the men behind Tycho Brahe and Jonathan “Gabe” Gabriel (pictured above) in the flesh. And you should, they’re very nice people.
So not this Friday, or next Friday, but the Friday after next: run, don’t walk to Meltdown and experience the power and the glory that is Penny-Arcade!