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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 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> |
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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}}</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 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]]. 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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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 and 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}}</ref><ref name=fp /> Through this, he and ''Penny Arcade'' writer [[Jerry Holkins]] had the opportunity to play the new release of ''Dungeons and Dragons'' Fourth Edition in Seattle for a day with 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> |
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 and 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}}</ref><ref name=fp /> Through this, he and ''Penny Arcade'' writer [[Jerry Holkins]] had the opportunity to play the new release of ''Dungeons and Dragons'' Fourth Edition in Seattle for a day with 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|''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''. |
Along with Holkins, Krahulik was included on the 2010 [[Time 100|''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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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]]. 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 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> |
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> |
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| Born | Michael Krahulik September 25, 1977 |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Cartoonist |
| Notable work | 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
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. Krahulik has 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. He and 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 and Dragons podcast/live show.[4][5] Through this, he and Penny Arcade writer Jerry Holkins had the opportunity to play the new release of Dungeons and Dragons Fourth Edition in Seattle for a day with Perkins from Wizards of the Coast, Scott Kurtz of PvP, and Wil Wheaton.[6]
Publicity
In 2005, Krahulik responded to an offer Jack Thompson made ("A Modest Video Game Proposal") requesting the creation of an ultra-violent game featuring a protagonist who murders video game developers. In Thompson's proposal, the protagonist would be motivated by the death of his son at the hands of video-game-inspired teenagers. Thompson claimed he would donate $10,000 towards a charity of former Take-Two Interactive chairman Paul Eibeler's choosing if such a game was made (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."[7]
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".[8][9]
Along with Holkins, Krahulik was included on the 2010 Time 100[10] for their work on Penny Arcade.
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."[5][11][12][13] 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.[14]
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.[15]
References
- ^ Maragos, Nich (November 7, 2005). "Penny Arcade". 1up.com. Archived from the original on October 19, 2013. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- ^ "2005 Cover Art Gallery". Locus. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- ^ "Penny Arcade Presents". Penny-Arcade.com. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- ^ "Acquisitions Incorporated - Our Company - Staff". acq-inc.com. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
- ^ a b Kaszor, Daniel (June 21, 2013). "Download Code: Penny Arcade needs to fix its Krahulik problem". Financial Post. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
- ^ Pascale, Anthony (January 21, 2009). "Wil Wheaton Talks Geeking Out At Phoenix Comic Con w/TNG Co-stars + more". TrekMovie.com. Retrieved November 25, 2009.
- ^ "Jack Thompson is blasted by pro-family group". Gamesindustry.biz. October 14, 2005. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- ^ Miller, Ross (October 17, 2005). "Penny Arcade donates $10,000 in Jack's name to charity". Joystiq. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- ^ Reimer, Jeremy (October 19, 2005). "Anti-game activist Jack Thompson under investigation". Ars Technica. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- ^ Grossman, Lev (April 29, 2010). "The 2010 Time 100: Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik". Time. Retrieved May 10, 2010.
- ^ Myers, Maddy (August 16, 2010). "Penny Arcade surprised to find that rape jokes offend people". The Boston Phoenix. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
- ^ Myers, Maddy (February 3, 2011). "Gaming, rape culture, and how I stopped reading Penny Arcade: When Dickwolves attack". The Boston Phoenix. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
- ^ Hern, Alex (September 3, 2013). "Penny Arcade reopens the "dickwolves" controversy". New Statesman. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
- ^ Edidin, Rachel (June 26, 2013). "Why Penny Arcade's Foot-in-Mouth Problem Is Bigger Than Penny Arcade". Wired.com. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- ^ "Book Review - The Art and Making of Star Wars: The Old Republic". TORCAST.com. November 15, 2011. Archived from the original on November 17, 2011.
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