Editing Penny Arcade (section)

==Overview==
[[Image:Krahulik Holkins, Comicon 2009.jpg|thumb|[[Mike Krahulik]] (left) and [[Jerry Holkins]] (right) at [[San Diego Comic-Con International|Comic-Con]] 2009|alt=Two men who are cartoonists in a subcultural convention. The man on the left is Mike Krahulik, who draws the comic. He wears glasses and a yellow T-shirt, and has stubbles. On the other hand, another man on the right is Jerry Holkins, who writes the comic. He is a bald man with glasses and a black T-shirt.]]
The strip features Krahulik and Holkins' cartoon [[alter egos]], John "Gabe" Gabriel and Tycho Brahe, respectively. While often borrowing from the authors' experiences, Holkins and Krahulik do not treat them as literal [[Avatar (computing)|avatar]]s or [[caricature]]s of themselves.<ref name="Penny Arcade">{{cite web| url = https://www.penny-arcade.com/2009/11/13/| title = Tycho/Jerry| access-date =May 21, 2010| last1 = Holkins| first1 = Jerry| last2 = Krahulik| first2 = Mike| date = November 13, 2010| work = Penny Arcade}}</ref> The two characters spend much of their time playing and commenting on both computer and video games, which forms the basis of the humor in the strip. Most of the time Gabe serves the purpose of the comic and Tycho the [[comic foil]]. The strip can feature in-jokes that are explained in the news posts accompanying each comic, written by the authors.

Both Krahulik and Holkins make a living from ''Penny Arcade'', placing them in a small group of professional webcomic artists devoted to their creations full-time. Originally, like many webcomics, ''Penny Arcade'' was supported solely by donations. A graph on the main page indicated how much people had donated that month. After hiring [[Robert Khoo]] as their business manager, Holkins and Krahulik switched to a different [[independent income|income stream]] based on advertising and [[Product (business)|merchandise]] revenue alone.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.foster.washington.edu/about/Pages/AlumniProfileRobertKhoo.aspx | title = Alumni Profile Robert Khoo | publisher = [[University of Washington Michael G. Foster School of Business|Foster School, University of Washington]] | access-date =May 19, 2009}}</ref> According to Holkins, the website handled more than two million [[pageviews]] daily (excluding forum traffic) in 2006.<ref name="PA-blog 2006-03-13">{{cite web| url = https://www.penny-arcade.com/2006/03/13| title = The Gambler, Part Three| access-date =July 6, 2006| last1 = Holkins| first1 = Jerry| last2 = Krahulik| first2 = Mike| date = March 13, 2006| work = Penny Arcade}}</ref> On November 13, 2005, the website was redesigned<ref name="PA-blog 2005-11-14">{{cite web| url = https://www.penny-arcade.com/2005/11/14| title = Seven Years!| last1 = Holkins| first1 = Jerry| last2 = Krahulik| first2 = Mike| date = November 14, 2005| work = Penny Arcade}}</ref> in celebration of their seventh year running and to match the designs of the Child's Play Charity and [[Penny Arcade Expo]] websites. Afterwards, the site has been redesigned multiple times.