Penny Arcade Volume 5: The Case Of The Mummy's Gold (v. 5) [Paperback]

Jerry Holkins (Author), Mike Krahulik (Author)

Book Description

Series: Penny Arcade | Publication Date: June 24, 2008

Join us, intrepid explorers, as we journey once again into the depths of the Penny Arcade archives, facing eldritch curses and monstrous perils aplenty in our quest to unearth the ancient treasures of the year 2004 A.D.! Marvel at the mysteries laid bare within - at these tales of epic gaming, appliances gone bad, square-dancing blood feuds, and so much more! Face, if you dare, the ominous foreboding of The Last Christmas, the challenging depths of Twisp and Catsby, and the poignant tragedy of The Wandering Age!

Product Details

• Paperback: 120 pages
• Publisher: Dark Horse (June 24, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1593078145
• ISBN-13: 978-1593078140
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #95,306 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superbly funny, March 9, 2010

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Michael Kearney "Book Fiend" (El Cajon, CA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Penny Arcade Volume 5: The Case Of The Mummy's Gold (v. 5) (Paperback)

Despite the free availability of all these comics online, there is something still quite fantastic about getting to hold them in your hand. Jerry provides a comment or quip or backstory on each one, plus there are bonus bits of artwork, a few introductory statements from people who know Jerry and Mike, and, best of all, you can read through another year of strips during those horrifying times of no Internet access! If you are a fan of the series, big or small, you should definitely get all the books they have. It's absolutely worth it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gift for my husband. He loves it., January 20, 2009

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My husband really enjoys this gift I got for him. He mostly wanted it for the commentary. Jerry is a word genius.

5.0 out of 5 stars PENNY ARCADE VOLUME 5: THE CASE OF THE MUMMY'S GOLD BY JERRY HOLKINS AND MIKE KRAHULIK, January 18, 2009

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Alexandro C. Telander "Alex C. Telander" (Roseville, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Penny Arcade Volume 5: The Case Of The Mummy's Gold (v. 5) (Paperback)

The Penny Arcade team are back again with their next long-awaited volume of the online comic: The Case of the Mummy's Gold. Volume 5 features a Hardy Boys classic looking cover as Gabe and Tycho stand wary by a door in geeky-looking outfits that bare a resemblance to classic Star Trek uniforms, as a pair of mummy's arms stretch from the open doorway.

Volume 5 features some familiar characters, including our infamous fruit crushing friend, as well as some new concepts like their take on the Oriental Last Rites comic. With the advent of popular Mass Multi-Player Online (MMO) games like World of Warcraft and the Star Wars MMO, Penny Arcade embarked on a new chapter of online comics with lascivious praise on some games like the former mentioned above, and scornful berating and insult on games like the latter. Penny Arcade also became aware of their growing popularity and the fact that many people read the blogs and the comic and took the advice they offered. With this power they began ridiculing and mocking different companies in the games industry much to the amusement of the fans. It's what really launched the comic into superstardom as it began fighting back for the fans.

Whether you're picking Penny Arcade up for the first time, or simply addictively adding the next volume to your collection (like me), The Case of the Mummy's Gold will be a welcome recruit, with lots of extra sketches from the different conventions they attended, including the actual paper tablecloth doodles they made to pass the time. And if that's not enough, there's always the entertaining comments they've made on each comic about whether they liked it, or thought the concept totally failed, or simply have no recollection of what they did or were attempting to do.

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