Penny Arcade is an online
comic strip written by
Mike Krahulik[?] and
Jerry Holkins[?]. The strip features their
cartoon alter egos John Gabriel[?] and
Tycho Brahe, respectively, who spend much of their time time playing computer games and commenting on them. Much of the humour of this strip revolves around
Internet subculture and
video games, and often features in-jokes that are explained by the news posts that accompany each comic. One of the popular aspects of this strip is the signature drawing style of the artist,
Mike Krahulik[?] (Gabe). Penny Arcade regularly features violence and profanity, and can easily be considered offensive to those unused to such elements. The first comic strip appeared on
November 18,
1998.