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

by Jerry Holkins (Author), Mike Krahulik (Author)
Key Phrases: Penny Arcade, Final Fantasy, Splinter Cell (more...)

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Product Description
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; illustrated edition edition (June 18, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1593078145
• ISBN-13: 978-1593078140
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #275,012 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars So many firsts in this book, June 22, 2008

By	The Green Mountain Boy (New Hampshire) - See all my reviews

This book rocks. Not that there has been one so far I didn't love, but the instant I finished reading this one I went through and read it again. I can't believe how much gold there is in this year. Some of the earlier books were interesting in a historical sense (as Tycho outright admits) but I think this is the first book where they have found personalities for Gabe and Tycho that allow them to make the most use of them, and their comedy is always on. I think some people were a bit disappointed in "Birds are Weird" because of the lack of extras, this one has some interesting extras I think you'll like.

P.S. This book is in fact a complete archive of the 2004 comics. Some of the comics in the book are printed out of chronological order so things fit better, that's why at first glance it might appear there are gaps.

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

By	KayRivera "kay Rivera" (El Centro, CA United States) - See all my reviews

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

By	Alex Telander "BookBanter" (Roseville, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.

Find more reviews, as well as a selection of my writing, and a link to the book review podcast BookBanter at www.alexctelander.com.