Am I the only one who thinks Penny Arcade is not funny?

[valvatica]

Penny Arcade does have dry spells and not all comics can pump out winners constantly. There's always a few turds. But compared to say VG Cats which is overly campy, Penny Arcade is usually easy to follow even for someone who just dabbles in gaming. I've played D&D less than 10 times in my life and when I don't understand a joke it doesn't ruin the punchline for me. Penny Arcade doesn't do a lot of story arcs either: If you're a new reader, there's usually no need to know what happened in the previous comic(s). They'll number their "parts" accordingly too, so if you jumped into part 3 in a story arc you'll know.

My favorite has become Something Positive because it has the right blend of humor for me. Many of its comics are non-gaming humor and stuff that happens in the outside world. The only thing is it is notorious for story arcs. I still don't get a lot of the inside jokes because I haven't read every single previous comic.

[AHPMB]

Penny Arcade has never cascaded into sappy drama threads or endless self-indulgent Mary Sue stroking like some other web comics I can name.  I've never had to see one of their characters deal with a pregnancy scare or marriage, so that's good.  I can't say I've laughed at every comic, but they've been more funny than not.

[valvatica]

Penny Arcade has never cascaded into sappy drama threads or endless self-indulgent Mary Sue stroking like some other web comics I can name.  I've never had to see one of their characters deal with a pregnancy scare or marriage, so that's good.  I can't say I've laughed at every comic, but they've been more funny than not.

Ctrl+Alt+Del and Buckley are considered the anti-christ by the guys at Penny Arcade 

[Gumba Masta]

Not only them... *cough*Yahtzee*cough*

[MrBogosity]

I have no idea how XKCD maintains its quality; this is the biggest laugh I've had in a long time:

[Virgil0211]

Ctrl+Alt+Del and Buckley are considered the anti-christ by the guys at Penny Arcade  

I thought that was just a bit of an exaggeration in order to poke fun at each other.

Personally, I read both, but I prefer penny Arcade. Mainly because they remind me of me and my friend. I and can oftentimes find a comic that closely mirrors a conversation/experience I've had with my friend.

Like this one:


And one that's just plain funny (came out right after the ipod was released):

[Virgil0211]

Here's another one.

[IceSage]

Dunno. All I know is, xkcd rules!

Agreed. I like xkcd way more than I like Penny Arcade. In fact, I don't even like Penny Arcade. (I mean, a couple were probably funny, but it's not something I think is hilarious or read often.)

[Travis Retriever]

Dunno. All I know is, xkcd rules!

My current favorite would be Cyanide and Happiness.

[Gumba Masta]

My current favorite would be Cyanide and Happiness.

Ahh, the story of my life.

[Travis Retriever]

Dunno. All I know is, xkcd rules!

*Bows*

[Travis Retriever]

Both of the above are XKCD parodies of Penny Arcade, I thank you.

[Gumba Masta]

Eh, I like them both... wait did'nt I already say that?

[Travis Retriever]

No.  No you didn't.

[valvatica]

Just found another good one: Doghouse Diaries http://www.thedoghousediaries.com