Webcomics are a dime a dozen, but when doodling kingpins Scott Kurtz (of PvP fame) and Mike "Gabe" Krahulik and Jerry "Tycho" Holkins (of Penny Arcade fame) team up on a new project, you can bet we're gonna take notice. Enter: The Trenches.
The Trenches is new (like, new new), so there's only one strip as of right now, and seeks to catalog "the tribulations of software testing with the precision tools of 'the office comedy.'" On top of each comic, the trio will publish stories from actual testers in the trenches -- anonymously, of course. The first story involves an individual who had to test Ken Griffey, Jr's Winning Run for the SNES. Yup, it's as bad as it sounds.
The Trenches will be updated on the Penny Arcade off-days, every Tuesday and Thursday.
Reader Comments (23)
Posted: Aug 10th 2011 3:46PM Saxonius said
So it's the cast of PvP drawn in the style of Penny Arcade?
Posted: Aug 10th 2011 5:22PM (Unverified) said
@Saxonius
Well, you can't expect Kurtz to do anything original. "Hah, hah! I just discovered this meme that wore out its welcome 2 or 3 years ago! Time to treat it like it is my hilarious discovery!"
How else would you expect his characters to come out? There's Someguy (Max?), Brent, fatter Jade, grouchier Cole, and Francis.
Scott Kurtz:humor spread too thinly for one comic, now available in more!
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Well, you can't expect Kurtz to do anything original. "Hah, hah! I just discovered this meme that wore out its welcome 2 or 3 years ago! Time to treat it like it is my hilarious discovery!"
How else would you expect his characters to come out? There's Someguy (Max?), Brent, fatter Jade, grouchier Cole, and Francis.
Scott Kurtz:humor spread too thinly for one comic, now available in more!
Posted: Aug 10th 2011 3:46PM MrGtD said
@Ilikesoup HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!
You're funny. And original, to boot! You're just the complete package of Internet Hilarity. Man, life can't get any better than it is right now!
You're funny. And original, to boot! You're just the complete package of Internet Hilarity. Man, life can't get any better than it is right now!
Posted: Aug 10th 2011 3:49PM Burnflare said
I love how people are being cynical right from the get-go. Yeah, let's judge this before it even gets started.
Posted: Aug 10th 2011 6:28PM Special Agent Bob said
@Hank Hill
Ha nobody wants to work with Tim Buckley.
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Ha nobody wants to work with Tim Buckley.
Posted: Aug 10th 2011 3:51PM Rawrnosaurous said
I love Mike and Jerry and kinda like kurts so you know I'm in for this.
Posted: Aug 10th 2011 3:52PM cantwait2bhome said
Man, I used to play that Ken Griffey game all the time. I'm not much of a sports game person, but my dad and I use to play against each other fairly often. I thought it was pretty fun at the time, at least.
Posted: Aug 10th 2011 3:57PM Protege420 said
very nice read indeed
Posted: Aug 10th 2011 4:05PM DevilSei said
@Ilikesoup
With humor like that, you should make a web comic!
With humor like that, you should make a web comic!
Posted: Aug 10th 2011 4:09PM Destati said
@Ilikesoup But...
But...
Why am I so bald?
But...
Why am I so bald?
Posted: Aug 10th 2011 4:24PM PersonOfSorts said
Good start. Will have to check back in a month when there's a few more entries up.
Posted: Aug 10th 2011 4:39PM banchali said
Except for the first strip yesterday, which was, you know, *Tuesday*.
Posted: Aug 10th 2011 5:05PM Oobgarm said
As long as Straub contributes, this will be great.
Posted: Aug 10th 2011 5:08PM (Unverified) said
The scrambled text on the New Readers page is actually Base 64 code. You can guess at the names of the characters from this. (So far I've got Alice and Credenza?)
Posted: Aug 10th 2011 5:17PM LittleMofreaky said
I really like this idea! Testing sounds like a horrible job.
Posted: Aug 10th 2011 5:39PM Tephlon said
I guess no one watches PATV? This first story is from Jeff who works at PA. He was a game tester for Nintendo some years ago.
He's very outspoken about how much it completely sucks to be a game tester, and has told the story they posted 'anonymously' like, on 4 separate occasions.
He's very outspoken about how much it completely sucks to be a game tester, and has told the story they posted 'anonymously' like, on 4 separate occasions.
Posted: Aug 10th 2011 5:49PM Sam406 said
@Ilikesoup Yes, they are so unlike you. You, who not only have made amazing contributions to the world at large, but are also without any physical fault whatsoever.
:/
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Posted: Aug 10th 2011 6:16PM Asakura H said
The guy on the left looks like a walking light bulb
Posted: Aug 10th 2011 8:24PM F1shBone said
I just read the first comic on the PvP site. It was the least funny thing I've ever seen. I honestly don't understand. Is it a joke. Is it just ironic. Is there no point.
Posted: Aug 11th 2011 12:03AM DietSoap said
FFS, what's the point? Penny Arcade has been going downhill for a while now anyways, last thing they need is this.
Posted: Aug 11th 2011 9:00PM PoisonedAl said
Oh another webcomic about videogames. Just what the internet was crying out for.







