Can Penny Arcade reign?
First off, congratulations to the webcomic-slash-cultural-powerhouse that is “Penny Arcade.” In recent days, “Penny Arcade” has had twin victories to celebrate (“power to the PAX!”). First, after nearly a half-million votes, “PA” (mobilizing that mighty-mighty fanbase) led with 36 percent of the vote in the semifinals of Comic Riffs’s Official Best Webcomic Poll when polling closed last Wednesday. Then, just this week, it was announced that “PA” writer Jerry Holkins and artist Mike Krahulik (along with biz partner Robert Khoo) will receive the Ambassador Award at the Game Developers Choice Awards on March 11. (According to the literature, the award recognises [with lofty British spellings, no less] those who have “helped the game industry advance to a better place, either through facilitating a better game community from within, or by reaching outside the industry to be an advocate for video games and help further our art.”) We are not certain which of these two honors that Holkins & K
