FREE PENNY ARCADE: VOLUME 8: MAGICAL KIDS IN DANGER PDF Mike Krahulik,Jerry Holkins | 112 pages | 11 Sep 2012 | Oni Press,US | 9781620100066 | English | Portland, United States Penny Arcade Volume 8: Magical Kids in Danger by Jerry Holkins Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Other editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Mike Krahulik Illustrator. We understand there are a variety of child-rearing techniques, but exposing them to wizardism, or leaving them with phylacteries, lycanthropes, and nosferatu don't seem like sound tactics. Is there a Bureau for Paranormal Children Services? They need a call about now. And tell them this collection includes every Penny Arcade strip fromhandcrafted creator commentary We understand there are a variety of child-rearing techniques, but exposing them to wizardism, or leaving them with phylacteries, lycanthropes, and nosferatu don't seem like sound tactics. And tell them this collection includes every Penny Arcade strip fromhandcrafted creator commentary from Jerry Holkins Tycho Brahemystical cover process from Mike Krahulik, and a foreward by Cliff Bleszinski. Get A Copy. Paperbackpages. Published September 11th by Oni Press first published August 29th More Details Original Title. Penny Arcade 8. Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Penny Arcade Volume 8please sign up. Be Penny Arcade: Volume 8: Magical Kids in Danger first to ask a question about Penny Arcade Volume 8. Lists with This Book. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 4. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Dec 09, Megan Baxter rated it really liked it. I'm not always sure why I read Penny Arcade. I'm certainly not the target audience, as I rarely if ever play video games and when I do, I tend to continue to fixate Penny Arcade: Volume 8: Magical Kids in Danger the same ones for years and years. It's still virtually the only game I play. What is perfect about it is that once you get into the game, there is sometimes up to a minute or so between turns. Which is the perfect amount of time to read a page or two of a I'm not always sure why I read Penny Arcade. Which is the perfect amount of time to read a page or two of a book I'm reading for research, particularly if it's becoming a slog. I realize that this may not make any sense to anyone Penny Arcade: Volume 8: Magical Kids in Danger me, Penny Arcade: Volume 8: Magical Kids in Danger I have been playing this game on a relatively easy setting for over 10 years. You have no idea how many boring books it's helped me slog through. So yeah, not exactly up on the video games. I have some peripheral awareness through my husband and friends. And yet, I still read and enjoy Penny Arcade. I know enough to get the basics of the jokes, if not the specifics. And the sense of humour tickles my funny bone. So I keep reading them. Including this, the collection of all the webcomics published in I had fewer laugh-out-loud moments in this volume, but still plenty of chuckles. Anyway, people probably already know whether or not they like Penny Arcade. It's practically an institution. This is a collection of them. They're pretty damn funny, but definitely aimed at a specific audience. Which I am not really a part of, but still manage to hang on by my teeth. But the one comic about a game I have played, Puzzle Quest, made me laugh very hard. View 1 comment. Apr 06, Justin rated it it was amazing Shelves: funnygraphic-novelsvideo-games. Though this volume jumps publishers to Oni Press yay! I was prepared to rate this one lower than the previous two books, as the extra content which is, honestly, the only incentive to spend money on a physical artifact of the comic is extremely slim and almost half-hearted this time around. Despite my burning need for more behind-the- scenes stuff, the comic itself carries this volume to the finish line. The difference between the art on the cover and the art in the book is pretty striking, but the characters are still expressive and I have a soft spot for the bold, hard lines Krahulik was drawing at this point in time. So, once again, this is great for established Penny Arcade fans. The humor is on point, especially considering the prophecies and foibles that emerge due to the original strips being published at the dawn of the current console cycle, six years ago. With the next generation on the horizon, this book makes for a good retrospective. Sep 09, Scott rated it really liked it Shelves: dead-tree. Comics from book written innot sure if that was enough time to reflect Was fun to revisit Gabe and Tycho. Jul 09, Thomas Hunt rated it liked it. Good collection, quick read. Fun to catch up with Penny Arcade. Sep 29, Boulder Boulderson rated it it was amazing. Penny Arcade,brill. Nov 24, Alex Telander rated it really liked it Shelves: books-read-in The dynamic duo that is Penny Arcade are back once again with the next collection of their both brilliant and hilarious web comic. As in previous volumes, writer Jerry Holkins adds commentary, thoughts and opinions to each strip, trying to work out the concept behind it, or what the thinking was, or in The dynamic duo that is Penny Arcade are back once again Penny Arcade: Volume 8: Magical Kids in Danger the next collection of their both brilliant and hilarious web comic. As in previous volumes, writer Jerry Holkins adds commentary, thoughts and opinions to each strip, trying to work out the concept behind it, or what the thinking was, or in some cases is brutally honest and says he has no clue what they were planning at the time. Readers get to see some of the big happenings in the video gaming world through the lens of Penny Arcade, such as the sacred arrival of the Playstation 3, and more intelligent ridiculing of game companies who profess to know what video gamers are thinking and actually want. Some beloved characters of the comic strip also make their appearances, so readers will not be disappointed with this new volume that, after being read, needs to go on the shelf right next to volumes one through seven. For more reviews, go to Bookbanter Jan 26, Tung rated it liked it Shelves: humorgraphic-novels. Unless Penny Arcade: Volume 8: Magical Kids in Danger are a major geek like me, you have no idea what Penny Arcade is. If you do know what Penny Arcade is, you will have probably already read this book. Penny Arcade is one of the most-read online comics, especially for video game enthusiasts. If you play videogames or even create videogames Penny Arcade: Volume 8: Magical Kids in Danger work in an industry related to videogames, you read Penny Arcade as a matter of course. Where ESPN is the daily stop for sports fans, Penny Arcade is the daily stop for video game enthusiasts and n Unless you are a major geek like me, you have no idea what Penny Arcade is. Apr 27, Cale rated it liked it. It's interesting to get two different flavors of nostalgia at the same time. The comics are fromthe commentary fromand both are reflecting an industry that moves rapidly, so both are often unintentionally humorous just in regards to how things have fallen out since. There aren't any particular standouts in the book, although the Twisp and Catsby bedtime story is pretty good. The rest are standard Penny Arcade; some funny, some timely, some already woefully out of date. But that's t It's interesting to get two different flavors of nostalgia at the same time. But that's the nature of the book, and the commentary is definitely an enjoyable addition to the comics themselves. Good for any fans of the series, but not likely to sway others into becoming one. Jan 20, Michael Nash rated it it was amazing. Penny-Arcade is always a delight. This product is, in essence, a paid-for version of strips you can get for free on the internet, but I've always felt that it was worthwhile to purchase something you can hold in your hands, and for Tycho's commentary. This particular collection also includes some of my favorite strips, from the Penny Arcade: Volume 8: Magical Kids in Danger of the Deep Crow, to the slide forever Portal, to the "Daddy two peepees. Penny Arcade Store Penny Arcade is a webcomic focused on video games and video game culturewritten by Jerry Holkins and illustrated by Mike Krahulik. The comic debuted in on the website loonygames. The comics are accompanied by regular updates on the site's blog. Penny Arcade is among the most popular and longest running webcomics currently online, [3] [4] listed in as having 3. While often borrowing from the authors' experiences, Holkins and Krahulik do not treat them as literal avatars or caricatures of themselves. Most of the time Gabe serves the purpose of the comic and Tycho the comic foil. The strip can feature in-jokes that are explained in the news posts accompanying each comic, written by the authors.