While creating Monday's Penny Arcade strip live (in front of a studio audience), a member of that very audience made an observation. Fans had decided that a particular style of hand that Mike draws consistently appears cupped as if holding a human heart. After acknowledging that he had just drawn that very hand on an IGN employee in the comic's second panel, Mike adroitly added a still beating human heart to it. So, what might otherwise appear to be an inscrutable non sequitur in Monday's finished product was really part of a unique interaction between fans and creators. The more you know ...
Want the full funny? Hit up Tycho's script after the break. We know we're not the professional yucksters here, but we were under the impression that IGN reviewers didn't realize there were numbers less than 6.8. Just saying.
Enjoy seeing how the sausage is made? The duo promise the podcast will return as soon as PAX no longer weighs heavy on their time. Until then, enjoy the following:
Frame 1:
Gabe: Should we even be getting <i> into games? We've been pretty vicious to IGN and Gamespy.
They will be <i> unkind.
Tycho: Gabriel, these people are professionals! I'm sure that (This line is cut off by the next panel)
Frame 2:
This panel opens on a secene of INTENSE revelry. This revelery is taking place at the IGN offices.
Drinks are being drunk.
A man 'may' be dancing on a table (Lampshade?)
I'm just saying.
Frame 3:
In this panel, a man is poking his head out of a doorway. He has a festive party hat.
Some IGN Douchebag: Hey, guys - I just started my review!
Do you know if there is a number less than zero?
