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{{Short description|Artist for webcomic Penny Arcade}}
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'''Michael Krahulik''' ({{IPAc-en|k|r|ə|ˈ|h|uː|l|ɪ|k}}; born September 25, 1977) is an American artist for the [[webcomic]] ''[[Penny Arcade]]'' and co-founder with [[Jerry Holkins]] of [[Child's Play (charity)|Child's Play]], a charity that organizes toy drives for children's hospitals. He goes by the online moniker "[[Penny Arcade#Jonathan "Gabe" Gabriel|Jonathan Gabriel]]" or "Gabe". Krahulik does not physically resemble his comic strip counterpart, as the character was not originally meant to represent him.
'''Michael Krahulik''' ({{IPAc-en|k|r|ə|ˈ|h|uː|l|ɪ|k}}; born September 25, 1977) is an American artist for the [[webcomic]] ''[[Penny Arcade]]'' and co-founder with [[Jerry Holkins]] of [[Child's Play (charity)|Child's Play]], a charity that organizes toy drives for children's hospitals. He goes by the online moniker "[[Penny Arcade#Jonathan "Gabe" Gabriel|Jonathan Gabriel]]" or "Gabe". Krahulik does not physically resemble his comic strip counterpart, as the character was not originally meant to represent him.


== Work ==
== Work ==
Krahulik credits cartoonist [[Stephen Silver]] as a major influence on his drawing style. His style has dramatically changed since he began drawing Penny Arcade in 1998.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.1up.com/features/strip-games?pager.offset=3|title=Penny Arcade|last=Maragos|first=Nich|work=[[1up.com]]|date=November 7, 2005|accessdate=July 9, 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019224158/http://www.1up.com/features/strip-games?pager.offset=3|archivedate=October 19, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
Mike Krahulik credits cartoonist [[Stephen Silver]] as a major influence on his drawing style. His style has dramatically changed since he began drawing ''[[Penny Arcade]]'' in 1998.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.1up.com/features/strip-games?pager.offset=3|title=Penny Arcade|last=Maragos|first=Nich|work=[[1up.com]]|date=November 7, 2005|accessdate=July 9, 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019224158/http://www.1up.com/features/strip-games?pager.offset=3|archivedate=October 19, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref>


Krahulik has done promotional comics for ''[[Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six]]'' and many other video games. He also provided the illustrations for the cover of ''[[Agent to the Stars]]'' by [[John Scalzi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.locusmag.com/2005/Monitor/DirectoryCoverArtists.html|title=2005 Cover Art Gallery|author=<!-- Staff -->|work=[[Locus (magazine)|Locus]]|accessdate=July 9, 2014}}</ref> In his early career he contributed artwork to the Daily Victim, a regular feature that used to run on [[GameSpy]], totaling more than 300 illustrations.
Krahulik has done promotional comics for ''[[Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six]]'' and many other video games. He also provided the illustrations for the cover of ''[[Agent to the Stars]]'' by [[John Scalzi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.locusmag.com/2005/Monitor/DirectoryCoverArtists.html|title=2005 Cover Art Gallery|author=<!-- Staff -->|work=[[Locus (magazine)|Locus]]|accessdate=July 9, 2014|archive-date=February 27, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227233529/http://www.locusmag.com/2005/Monitor/DirectoryCoverArtists.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In his early career he contributed artwork to the Daily Victim, a regular feature that used to run on [[GameSpy]], totaling more than 300 illustrations. He has also designed and drawn advertisements, promotional artwork, and pre-order bonuses for several video games, including ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'', ''[[Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception]]'', and others, mostly from [[Ubisoft]]. Krahulik and ''Penny Arcade'' writer [[Jerry Holkins]] have archived these projects and keep them within their web page.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://penny-arcade.com/presents|title=Penny Arcade Presents|work=Penny-Arcade.com|accessdate=July 9, 2014|archive-date=July 9, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140709024944/http://www.penny-arcade.com/presents|url-status=live}}</ref>


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Krahulik also portrays the infamous wizard Jim Darkmagic of the Newhamp Shire Darkmagics (a location deemed much more suitable by gamemaster [[Chris Perkins (game designer)|Chris Perkins]] than regular [[New Hampshire]]) in ''Acquisitions Incorporated'', a ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' [[podcast]]/live show.<ref>{{cite web |title=Acquisitions Incorporated - Our Company - Staff |url=https://www.acq-inc.com/our-company/staff |website=acq-inc.com |access-date=23 February 2021 |archive-date=April 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421050327/https://www.acq-inc.com/our-company/staff |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=fp /> Through this, he and Holkins had the opportunity to play the new release of ''Dungeons and Dragons'' Fourth Edition in Seattle for a day with Chris Perkins from [[Wizards of the Coast]], [[Scott Kurtz]] of ''[[PvP]]'', and [[Wil Wheaton]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Pascale, Anthony|title=Wil Wheaton Talks Geeking Out At Phoenix Comic Con w/TNG Co-stars + more|url=http://trekmovie.com/2009/01/21/exclusive-interview-wil-wheaton-talks-geeking-out-at-phoenix-comic-con-w-tng-co-stars-more/|work=TrekMovie.com|date=January 21, 2009|accessdate=2009-11-25|archive-date=July 9, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120709022424/http://trekmovie.com/2009/01/21/exclusive-interview-wil-wheaton-talks-geeking-out-at-phoenix-comic-con-w-tng-co-stars-more/|url-status=live}}</ref>
He is also known as the "powerful" wizard Jim Darkmagic of the Newhamp Shire (which was deemed much more suitable by Chris Perkins than regular [[New Hampshire]]) Darkmagics in Acquisitions Incorporated, a [[Dungeons and Dragons]] podcast/live show.


== Publicity ==
== Publicity ==
In 2005, anti-video game activist [[Jack Thompson (activist)|Jack Thompson]] wrote an open letter ("[[A Modest Video Game Proposal]]") in which he said he would donate $10,000 USD if a game developer would create an ultra-violent game whose protagonist murders video game developers.<ref name="Saunderson">{{cite web|last=Saunderson |first=Matt |url=http://gc.advancedmn.com/article.php?artid=5883 |title=Attorney Proposes Violent Game |work=GameCube Advanced |publisher=Advanced Media Network |date=October 10, 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051030003500/http://gc.advancedmn.com/article.php?artid=5883 |archive-date=October 30, 2005}}</ref> Krahulik responded to Thompson with an email in which he said that he and fellow gamers had raised about half a million dollars toward charity. Krahulik later said, "Jack actually just called and screamed at me for a couple minutes. He said if I email him again I will 'regret it'. What a violent man."<ref>{{cite web |author=<!-- Staff --> |date=October 14, 2005 |title=Jack Thompson is blasted by pro-family group |url=http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/jack-thompson-is-blasted-by-pro-family-group |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714192704/http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/jack-thompson-is-blasted-by-pro-family-group |archive-date=July 14, 2014 |accessdate=July 9, 2014 |work=[[Gamesindustry.biz]]}}</ref> After a group of developers made such a game (2006's "[[I'm O.K – A Murder Simulator]]"), Thompson refused to make the donation, calling the game subpar and saying that his proposal was satirical, not serious. Krahulik and the ''Penny Arcade'' staff then donated $10,000 to the [[Entertainment Software Association]] with the note, "For Jack Thompson, because Jack Thompson won't".<ref>{{cite web |last=Miller |first=Ross |date=2005-10-17 |title=Penny Arcade donates $10,000 in Jack's name to charity |url=http://www.joystiq.com/2005/10/17/penny-arcade-donates-10-000-in-jacks-name-to-charity |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714153825/http://www.joystiq.com/2005/10/17/penny-arcade-donates-10-000-in-jacks-name-to-charity |archive-date=July 14, 2014 |accessdate=July 9, 2014 |work=[[Joystiq]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Reimer |first=Jeremy |date=October 19, 2005 |title=Anti-game activist Jack Thompson under investigation |url=https://arstechnica.com/uncategorized/2005/10/5458-2/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140905051545/http://arstechnica.com/uncategorized/2005/10/5458-2/ |archive-date=September 5, 2014 |accessdate=July 9, 2014 |work=[[Ars Technica]]}}</ref>
Krahulik has been in press online, thanks to hostile phone calls from [[Jack Thompson (attorney)|Jack Thompson]] regarding an email Krahulik had sent. The email was in response to an offer Thompson had made ("[[A Modest Video Game Proposal]]") to video game creators about creating an ultra-violent game based on a man whose son was murdered by a supposedly video game-influenced teen. Thompson claimed he would donate $10,000 towards a charity of former [[Take-Two Interactive]] chairman [[Paul Eibeler]]'s choosing if the game was made ([[I'm O.K - A Murder Simulator|which it eventually was]]). Krahulik, in the email, said he and fellow gamers had raised about half a million dollars toward charity. According to Krahulik, "Jack actually just called and screamed at me for a couple minutes. He said if I email him again I will 'regret it'. What a violent man."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/jack-thompson-is-blasted-by-pro-family-group|title=Jack Thompson is blasted by pro-family group|author=<!-- Staff -->|work=[[Gamesindustry.biz]]|date=October 14, 2005|accessdate=July 9, 2014}}</ref>

Krahulik, along with the rest of the Penny Arcade staff, later opted to "step in" for Jack Thompson. Thompson refused to donate $10,000 to charity because he considered the game put forth to meet his challenge subpar. He also claimed that his proposal was satirical and not a serious offer. Penny Arcade donated the money in his stead to the [[Entertainment Software Association]] with the note, "For Jack Thompson, because Jack Thompson won't".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.joystiq.com/2005/10/17/penny-arcade-donates-10-000-in-jacks-name-to-charity|date=2005-10-17|first=Ross|last=Miller|title=Penny Arcade donates $10,000 in Jack's name to charity|work=[[Joystiq]]|accessdate=July 9, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://arstechnica.com/uncategorized/2005/10/5458-2/|title=Anti-game activist Jack Thompson under investigation|last=Reimer|first=Jeremy|work=[[Ars Technica]]|date=October 19, 2005|accessdate=July 9, 2014}}</ref>

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Krahulik is also featured in the [[Dungeons & Dragons]] [[podcast]], playing the infamous "Jim Darkmagic (of the Newhamp Shire Darkmagics)".<ref name=fp/> He and ''Penny Arcade'' writer [[Jerry Holkins]] had the opportunity to play the new release of Dungeons & Dragons Fourth Edition in Seattle for a day with [[Christopher Perkins (game designer)|Chris Perkins]] from [[Wizards of the Coast]], [[Scott Kurtz]] of [[PvP]], and [[Wil Wheaton]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Pascale, Anthony|title=Wil Wheaton Talks Geeking Out At Phoenix Comic Con w/TNG Co-stars + more|url=http://trekmovie.com/2009/01/21/exclusive-interview-wil-wheaton-talks-geeking-out-at-phoenix-comic-con-w-tng-co-stars-more/|work=TrekMovie.com |date=January 21, 2009 |accessdate=2009-11-25}}</ref>

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Along with Holkins, Krahulik was included on the 2010 [[Time 100]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Grossman|first=Lev|title=The 2010 Time 100: Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik|url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1984685_1984940_1985513,00.html |work= [[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=April 29, 2010 |accessdate=2010-05-10 |authorlink= Lev Grossman}}</ref> for their work on ''Penny Arcade''.


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Along with Holkins, Krahulik was included on the 2010 [[Time 100|''Time'' 100]]<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Grossman|first=Lev|title=The 2010 Time 100: Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik|url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1984685_1984940_1985513,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100501191231/http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1984685_1984940_1985513,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 1, 2010 |magazine= [[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=April 29, 2010 |accessdate=2010-05-10 |authorlink= Lev Grossman}}</ref> for their work on ''Penny Arcade''.
He was also tasked with designing and drawing advertisements, promotional artwork, and pre-order bonuses of several video games, including ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'', ''[[Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception]]'', and others, mostly from [[Ubisoft]]. He and Holkins have archived these projects and keep them within their web page.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://penny-arcade.com/presents |title=Penny Arcade Presents|work=Penny-Arcade.com|accessdate=July 9, 2014}}</ref>


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In 2010, Krahulik and Penny Arcade were criticized for several comics and statements about the [[transgender community]] and rape, particularly in response to a comic featuring fictional creatures known as "dickwolves."<ref name=fp>{{cite news|last=Kaszor|first=Daniel|title=Download Code: Penny Arcade needs to fix its Krahulik problem|url=http://business.financialpost.com/2013/06/21/download-code-penny-arcade-needs-to-fix-its-krahulik-problem/?__lsa=405f-bd41|accessdate=October 30, 2013|newspaper=[[National Post|Financial Post]]|date=June 21, 2013|archive-date=November 1, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101184546/http://business.financialpost.com/2013/06/21/download-code-penny-arcade-needs-to-fix-its-krahulik-problem/?__lsa=405f-bd41|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | last = Myers | first = Maddy | title = Penny Arcade surprised to find that rape jokes offend people | newspaper = The Boston Phoenix | date = August 16, 2010 | url = http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/laserorgy/archive/2010/08/16/penny-arcade-s-dubious-apology-for-dark-humor.aspx | accessdate = October 30, 2013 | archive-date = August 11, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110811023546/http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/laserorgy/archive/2010/08/16/penny-arcade-s-dubious-apology-for-dark-humor.aspx | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | last = Myers | first = Maddy | title = Gaming, rape culture, and how I stopped reading Penny Arcade: When Dickwolves attack | newspaper = The Boston Phoenix | date = February 3, 2011 | url = http://thephoenix.com/Boston/life/116456-gaming-rape-culture-and-how-i-stopped-reading-pe/?page=1#TOPCONTENT | accessdate = October 30, 2013 | archive-date = October 18, 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121018185611/http://thephoenix.com/Boston/life/116456-gaming-rape-culture-and-how-i-stopped-reading-pe/?page=1#TOPCONTENT | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.newstatesman.com/alex-hern/2013/09/penny-arcade-reopens-dickwolves-controversy|title=Penny Arcade reopens the "dickwolves" controversy|last=Hern|first=Alex|work=[[New Statesman]]|date=September 3, 2013|accessdate=July 13, 2014|archive-date=July 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729160825/http://www.newstatesman.com/alex-hern/2013/09/penny-arcade-reopens-dickwolves-controversy|url-status=live}}</ref> Krahulik and Holkins dismissed these criticisms, later selling "Team Dickwolves" T-shirts. In June 2013, Krahulik apologized and donated $20,000 to LGBTQ youth suicide prevention group [[The Trevor Project]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wired.com/2013/06/pax-krahulik-transphobia/|title=Why Penny Arcade's Foot-in-Mouth Problem Is Bigger Than Penny Arcade|last=Edidin|first=Rachel|work=[[Wired.com]]|date=June 26, 2013|accessdate=July 9, 2014|archive-date=July 25, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140725125714/http://www.wired.com/2013/06/pax-krahulik-transphobia/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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In 2011, Krahulik provided a foreword for the book ''The Art and Making of Star Wars: The Old Republic'', which was about the production of the [[massively multiplayer online role-playing game]] ''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.torocast.com/index.php/editorials/item/782-book-review-the-art-and-making-of-star-wars-the-old-republic|title=Book Review - The Art and Making of Star Wars: The Old Republic|publisher=TORCAST.com|date=2011-11-15|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111117022855/http://www.torocast.com/index.php/editorials/item/782-book-review-the-art-and-making-of-star-wars-the-old-republic|archivedate=November 17, 2011|df=mdy-all}}</ref>


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In 2011, Krahulik wrote a foreword for the book ''The Art and Making of Star Wars: The Old Republic'', which was about the production of the [[massively multiplayer online role-playing game]] ''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.torocast.com/index.php/editorials/item/782-book-review-the-art-and-making-of-star-wars-the-old-republic|title=Book Review - The Art and Making of Star Wars: The Old Republic|publisher=TORCAST.com|date=2011-11-15|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111117022855/http://www.torocast.com/index.php/editorials/item/782-book-review-the-art-and-making-of-star-wars-the-old-republic|archivedate=November 17, 2011|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
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In 2010, Krahulik and Penny Arcade received criticism stemming from several controversial comics and statements with respect to the [[transgender community]] and rape, particularly in response to a comic featuring fictional creatures known as "dickwolves."<ref name=fp>{{cite news|last=Kaszor|first=Daniel|title=Download Code: Penny Arcade needs to fix its Krahulik problem|url=http://business.financialpost.com/2013/06/21/download-code-penny-arcade-needs-to-fix-its-krahulik-problem/?__lsa=405f-bd41|accessdate=October 30, 2013|newspaper=[[National Post|Financial Post]]|date=June 21, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news| last = Myers | first = Maddy | title = Penny Arcade surprised to find that rape jokes offend people | newspaper = The Boston Phoenix | date = August 16, 2010 | url = http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/laserorgy/archive/2010/08/16/penny-arcade-s-dubious-apology-for-dark-humor.aspx | accessdate = October 30, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | last = Myers | first = Maddy | title = Gaming, rape culture, and how I stopped reading Penny Arcade: When Dickwolves attack | newspaper = The Boston Phoenix | date = February 3, 2011 | url = http://thephoenix.com/Boston/life/116456-gaming-rape-culture-and-how-i-stopped-reading-pe/?page=1#TOPCONTENT | accessdate = October 30, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.newstatesman.com/alex-hern/2013/09/penny-arcade-reopens-dickwolves-controversy|title=Penny Arcade reopens the "dickwolves" controversy|last=Hern|first=Alex|work=[[New Statesman]]|date=September 3, 2013|accessdate=July 13, 2014}}</ref> Krahulik and Holkins dismissed these criticisms, later selling "Team Dickwolves" T-shirts based on the strip. In June 2013, Krahulik apologized and donated $20,000 to LGBTQ youth suicide prevention group [[The Trevor Project]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wired.com/2013/06/pax-krahulik-transphobia/|title=Why Penny Arcade's Foot-in-Mouth Problem Is Bigger Than Penny Arcade|last=Edidin|first=Rachel|work=[[Wired.com]]|date=June 26, 2013|accessdate=July 9, 2014}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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Mike Krahulik
Krahulik at the 2009 ComicCon
BornMichael Krahulik
(1977-09-25) September 25, 1977 (age 46)
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Cartoonist
Pseudonym(s)Jonathan Gabriel, Gabe
Notable works
Penny Arcade

Michael Krahulik (/krəˈhuːlɪk/; born September 25, 1977) is an American artist for the webcomic Penny Arcade and co-founder with Jerry Holkins of Child's Play, a charity that organizes toy drives for children's hospitals. He goes by the online moniker "Jonathan Gabriel" or "Gabe". Krahulik does not physically resemble his comic strip counterpart, as the character was not originally meant to represent him.

Work[edit]

Mike Krahulik credits cartoonist Stephen Silver as a major influence on his drawing style. His style has dramatically changed since he began drawing Penny Arcade in 1998.[1]

Krahulik has done promotional comics for Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six and many other video games. He also provided the illustrations for the cover of Agent to the Stars by John Scalzi.[2] In his early career he contributed artwork to the Daily Victim, a regular feature that used to run on GameSpy, totaling more than 300 illustrations. He has also designed and drawn advertisements, promotional artwork, and pre-order bonuses for several video games, including Assassin's Creed: Revelations, Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, and others, mostly from Ubisoft. Krahulik and Penny Arcade writer Jerry Holkins have archived these projects and keep them within their web page.[3]

Krahulik also portrays the infamous wizard Jim Darkmagic of the Newhamp Shire Darkmagics (a location deemed much more suitable by gamemaster Chris Perkins than regular New Hampshire) in Acquisitions Incorporated, a Dungeons & Dragons podcast/live show.[4][5] Through this, he and Holkins had the opportunity to play the new release of Dungeons and Dragons Fourth Edition in Seattle for a day with Chris Perkins from Wizards of the Coast, Scott Kurtz of PvP, and Wil Wheaton.[6]

Publicity[edit]

In 2005, anti-video game activist Jack Thompson wrote an open letter ("A Modest Video Game Proposal") in which he said he would donate $10,000 USD if a game developer would create an ultra-violent game whose protagonist murders video game developers.[7] Krahulik responded to Thompson with an email in which he said that he and fellow gamers had raised about half a million dollars toward charity. Krahulik later said, "Jack actually just called and screamed at me for a couple minutes. He said if I email him again I will 'regret it'. What a violent man."[8] After a group of developers made such a game (2006's "I'm O.K – A Murder Simulator"), Thompson refused to make the donation, calling the game subpar and saying that his proposal was satirical, not serious. Krahulik and the Penny Arcade staff then donated $10,000 to the Entertainment Software Association with the note, "For Jack Thompson, because Jack Thompson won't".[9][10]

Along with Holkins, Krahulik was included on the 2010 Time 100[11] for their work on Penny Arcade.

In 2010, Krahulik and Penny Arcade were criticized for several comics and statements about the transgender community and rape, particularly in response to a comic featuring fictional creatures known as "dickwolves."[5][12][13][14] Krahulik and Holkins dismissed these criticisms, later selling "Team Dickwolves" T-shirts. In June 2013, Krahulik apologized and donated $20,000 to LGBTQ youth suicide prevention group The Trevor Project.[15]

In 2011, Krahulik wrote a foreword for the book The Art and Making of Star Wars: The Old Republic, which was about the production of the massively multiplayer online role-playing game Star Wars: The Old Republic.[16]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Maragos, Nich (November 7, 2005). "Penny Arcade". 1up.com. Archived from the original on October 19, 2013. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
  2. ^ "2005 Cover Art Gallery". Locus. Archived from the original on February 27, 2014. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
  3. ^ "Penny Arcade Presents". Penny-Arcade.com. Archived from the original on July 9, 2014. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
  4. ^ "Acquisitions Incorporated - Our Company - Staff". acq-inc.com. Archived from the original on April 21, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  5. ^ a b Kaszor, Daniel (June 21, 2013). "Download Code: Penny Arcade needs to fix its Krahulik problem". Financial Post. Archived from the original on November 1, 2013. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
  6. ^ Pascale, Anthony (January 21, 2009). "Wil Wheaton Talks Geeking Out At Phoenix Comic Con w/TNG Co-stars + more". TrekMovie.com. Archived from the original on July 9, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2009.
  7. ^ Saunderson, Matt (October 10, 2005). "Attorney Proposes Violent Game". GameCube Advanced. Advanced Media Network. Archived from the original on October 30, 2005.
  8. ^ "Jack Thompson is blasted by pro-family group". Gamesindustry.biz. October 14, 2005. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
  9. ^ Miller, Ross (October 17, 2005). "Penny Arcade donates $10,000 in Jack's name to charity". Joystiq. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
  10. ^ Reimer, Jeremy (October 19, 2005). "Anti-game activist Jack Thompson under investigation". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on September 5, 2014. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
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