Penny Arcade in this week's Time Magazine
Aww, how we've all grown up. Being featured in Time Magazine is quite the step for hometown heroes Penny Arcade. Even if it is a piece written to explain webcomics to your grandma. In this week's Time (April 2nd issue) Lev Grossman does a fairly good job explaining how Penny Arcade started and how it has grown, even featuring a full strip. He also talks about PvP, Achewood (my favorite webcomic, in case you are interested) and Diesel Sweeties, ending on a very acerbic note from Gabe about DS being syndicated to newspapers:
"I don't know why you'd want to rush to get to that cemetery," says Krahulik. "I guess everybody wants their dad to like them, right? They feel like they need that approval. I think we represent the exact opposite of that"
While I applaud R Stevens for his tenacity and the groundbreaking he is doing for those in the webcomics field who actually want to go to dead tree format, I can see Gabe's point. The tides are changing and holding on to the past and tradition may not be the best route. Check out the full article wherever you get those things called "magazines". Also of note: check out the scan up there. Didn't know Gabe drew for PvP! Thanks, Time! Don't you have editors?
Check out some of our interviews with the subjects of this article:
- Robert Khoo from Penny Arcade
- Tycho from Penny Arcade
- R Stevens from Diesel Sweeties (direct mp3 link)
