Mike Krahulik, also known as "Gabe", after the Penny Arcade webcomic character, is a cartoonist known for illustrating Penny Arcade. He is credited with the wraparound cover of the Player's Strategy Guide. As part of a celebrity gaming group known as Acquisitions Incorporated, some of his campaigns have been sponsored and podcasted by Wizards of the Coast.
Penny Arcade[]
Penny Arcade is an influential gaming themed webcomic which debuted in 1998. Time magazine has described the webcomic's co-creators, Krahulik and Jerry Holkins, as the tastemakers, and conscience, of [the gaming] industry
, with an estimated readership of 3.5 million.[1] Since 2004, the Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) gaming conventions have expanded to include PAX Prime and PAX Dev in Seattle, PAX East in Boston, and PAX Australia in Melbourne.[2] Since 2008, Penny Arcade's characters have at times been shown playing 4th edition Dungeons & Dragons, among other games.
Acquisitions Incorporated[]
Painted portrait of Jim Darkmagic by Krahulik
Since 2008, Krahulik, along with Penny Arcade co-author Jerry Holkins, PvP webcomic author Scott Kurtz, and actor Wil Wheaton, has been part of a 4th edition Dungeons & Dragons celebrity gaming group. Krahulik plays the character of Jim Darkmagic, a human wizard. The group's player characters call themselves Acquisitions Incorporated. Their first campaigns were run and podcasted by Wizards of the Coast.[3] More recently, their campaigns are run in front of a live convention audience at the annual Penny Arcade Expo.[4]
Player's Strategy Guide[]
Krahulik provided the art for the wraparound cover of the Player's Strategy Guide. He initially voiced concern that his comic art style would be a departure from the classic fantasy style of previous rulebooks, but Wizards of the Coast assured him that they were seeking a different art style for the book.[5]
References[]
- ↑ Grossman, Lev (April 29, 2010). "The 2010 Time 100".
- ↑ PAX's website
- ↑ Penny Arcade Podcasts
- ↑ List of D&D Podcasts at the Penny Arcade Wiki
- ↑ Krahulik, Mike (August 21, 2009). "Dungeons and Dragons". Penny Arcade.
