Penny Arcade crew kicking off new book tour February 23

What are you talking about? Why would anyone "habitually" visit the site if they weren't laughing at the comics?

PA is still the best webcomic around. Everything else is just a bonus, man.

Honestly, I usually enjoy their comics very much.

I still think their comics are really funny. I loved the one about the Tester recently. Also, the 4th Panel stuff on PATV is hilarious.

Like any institution that's been around as long as Penny Arcade, you have to expect that they may not be as consistently funny as they were in the "old days." They certainly haven't gotten stale over the years, however. They have changed and molded the comic as their lives have changed over the years.

In a way, we have seen "Gabe" and "Tycho" grow up as they each got married and had kids and the comic has reflected that change in subtle and not so subtle ways. I think it is amazing how their style has branched out in the comic over the years and how they have evolved their "brand" to keep up with technology and trends.

It started out with real-world books where you could read their comics and now you can watch streaming video of their work or experience PA first-hand at PAX or, in the ultimate media conglomeration, play with them in a PA video game! (Not to mention Child's Play)

Anyway, my point is that if you pick a month's worth of comics from any point in the last five years and a month's worth of comics from any point in their first five years you will probably find that you are amused just as much of the time from either period.

Heh, never fails to amuse me how people down-vote anything that clashes with their own opinions, even when it's an simple, non-flaming, non-trolling post.

@Eric, you need to consider the definition of "habitual", as it implies that a person does something more as a practice of repetition than actually benefiting from that action. Such as visiting a webcomic they don't find terribly amusing, which oddly enough is pretty much exactly the scenario I was inquiring about.

@Everyone who gave an actual answer, I appreciate the feedback. I'm actually curious about this phenomenon, and I personally haven't really found PA amusing for quite some time, so it's nice to be able to discuss things you don't understand with those who might. Thanks for taking the time.

penny arcade is not funny. but their fans will slice your throat if you disagree. ironically, that makes them a lot like apple, which PA writers actually claim to hate.

@freaparn:
You never ceased to be amazed that people use the voting buttons to vote for things that they like or dislike??

Wow... I wish I still had your childlike innocence and sense of wonder. Then I could never cease to be amazed when people used doors to enter and exit, and feel a sense of wonder when people used books to read, and that small thrill of excitement when people use forks to eat!!

@t_m

For a guy who seems to enjoy attempting sarcasm, you sure are literal-minded. Do you launch into a tirade when someone says they're so hungry they could eat a horse, too? "Hyperbole". Basic, grade eight level of English language comprehension.

It seems to me anyone who doesn't think the comic is funny anymore shouldn't look outward, but look inward.

Their comedic tone, delivery, writing hasn't really changed all that much in the last 10 years. I think YOU grew out penny arcade. I find their strange humor and often dry (and often VERY NOT) delivery feels the same now as it did back then.

I can see 3 possibilities:

1. People who've found them funny all these years are somehow 'wrong'
2. People who still find them funny have grown up along side Jerry and Mike, and their taste in humor have grown parallel with them.
3. People who don't find them funny don't have the same taste in humor, or grew out of that taste.

Harking on anyone for their taste in humor is pathetic. I personally think shows like Arrested Development, Better Off Ted, and The Office are much more enjoyable forms of entertainment than laugh track or 'standard' sitcoms, but obviously I'm in the minority (see Arrested development's cancel).
While I'd love to stand on top of a bus and shoot anyone who caused the cancellation of arrested development (ie, stupid American public and studio execs), I stop and realize that the wonderful and terrible thing about an opinion is that everyone has them, and none of them can be wrong. (don't start with things people believe are opinions but speak to verifiable facts, which can then of course BE wrong or right.)

Like the comic or don't like it, but stop coming into these threads to demand the recognition of others that their opinion align with yours or else their stupid. Especially when you're likely (or clearly) in the minority.

I agree with you. I met them at the NYC Comic Con and it's obvious that not only do they truly love gaming, but they also love their fans. They are incredibly humble.

For me, just listening to their podcasts shows that they are normal guys, talking about what their kids did and commenting on news, it's just like how me and my friends talk about things

This is not a collection of comics. I think it'll have some strips in it, but from what I understand it's mainly a collection of interviews and the story of how PA came to be.

As for why you would want the comic collections when they're online for free...because someone who really likes Penny Arcade would want that. I'm a huge fan so I love having all the collections of comics. It's also nice to just be able to sit down and read the comics sometimes. I wouldnt do that on the computer.

They just recorded another one, according to Wil Wheaton. No idea when they'll start posting them though.

I had the same thought. You know, there's this whole big part of the country between the two coasts, with lots of people and cities. And St. Louis is the only stop? And in the middle of the week no less.

I vote for Kansas City stop, closer to the middle of the country (and way closer to my house).