I bring this up because Monday's comic on carrot cake was especially good--not
just by itself, but in conjunction with the gonzo adventure essay that
accompanies it. That's the great part--you
get a comic and an essay! If that's not value, I don't
know what is.
Wed Jan 16 2002 17:40:
Let's talk about the online comic Penny
Arcade, bay-bee. The untutored Philistine might think it merely
another cartoon which coasts along on references to electronic games,
but said Philistine would be wrong! (Mostly!) It coasts along on the quality of its
writing, which is top-notch. This is evidenced by the fact that Penny
Arcade is one of my favorite online comics, even though I care not
a whit for the sorts of game
discussed in the strip.
(This is not a rare phenomenon, by the way; I religiously read Slate's
Tuesday Morning Quarterback even though I hate football
and will attempt to weasel my way out of any conversation involving it.)