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[–] Grail@multiverse.soulism.net 21 points 3 days ago (7 children)

I believe that PizzaCake is Penny Arcade for women, and Penny Arcade is PizzaCake for men.

This opinion may piss some people off, and I don't care. The comics are of equal quality, but PizzaCake has more opinions I agree with because I, too, am a gender minority.

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Man you're gonna shit when you find out women have been reading PA the entire time

heh. i got introduced to PA by the woman who everyone was bothering me to marry my entire 20s (one of the few people to be able to learn the musical technique that bears my name, btw, which makes her one of the top performers of that instrument in the world. AND SHE RETIRED. we've been besties since, uh, a year or two after i graduated high school? i met her in the same band i met my wife in, her older sister and i were/are close. have done a lot of music together.) and she's not just a brilliant musician, she plays video and board games too. And is not single, sorry dudes. she's a hell of a catch, she just isn't my kind of fish.

[–] cloudskater@piefed.blahaj.zone 5 points 3 days ago (2 children)
[–] Grail@multiverse.soulism.net 7 points 3 days ago (5 children)
[–] FatTony@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Now that's what I call absolutely terrible!

[–] Grail@multiverse.soulism.net 5 points 3 days ago

It's truly bad, I'm lucky they released such an intensely mid comic on the very day I chose to liken it to PizzaCake (Which is also often mid, but has got a lot better since she went more controversial)

[–] Gonzako@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago

Ok, thats a good equivalent tbh.

[–] 0ops@piefed.zip 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I feel like I'm missing some plot here

[–] Odo@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

The last couple comics are callbacks to characters who haven't appeared in the comic for years, peeking in to see how they've changed and grown. It's nostalgia for longtime readers and won't make sense for anyone else.

[–] ButteryMonkey@piefed.social 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Wow, the art style has changed drastically since I last read those. It’s been years and years.

They genuinely used to look a lot more like the comic in OP, artistically.

Edit to add:

This one is supposedly from the 90s, but much closer to what I remember regardless.

[–] tomenzgg@midwest.social 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I think Penny Arcade's one of the few comics where I think their character designs got worse, the longer they ran.

[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 days ago

You're telling me this isn't from a porn parody?

[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Yeah, they did not age well at all. I think our senses of humour evolved in different directions, too.

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 4 points 3 days ago

Has fruit fucker not entered the ancient lore???

[–] Aqarius@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Oh, now this is a take. The essentialism is a bit lazy, but the vibes fit, right down to the dickwolves debacle.

[–] Grail@multiverse.soulism.net 1 points 2 days ago

Wow, I didn't know about the dickwolves thing until now. That's a very PizzaCake thing to happen.

[–] RudeOnTuesdays@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I don't know why people would be pissed off, as this comment isn't clear if being compared to Penny Arcade is supposed to be a bad thing or a good thing.

[–] Grail@multiverse.soulism.net 4 points 3 days ago

There are many men who like Penny Arcade and don't like Pizzacake.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I would be delighted at the comparison. I don't care if they are saying "they have the art style of early dinosaur comics" i'm still getting a qwantz.com reference i made them think of dinosaur comics holy cow i got compared to ryan north hells yeah

that's just me, but you follow?

[–] Gonzako@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] Grail@multiverse.soulism.net 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Goddamnit now I've got that damn 90s Chili's jingle stuck in my head.

[–] Grail@multiverse.soulism.net 2 points 3 days ago

Let's see if I can change that.

Elon, waffle, elon in a waffle
Elon, waffle, elon in a waffle
Dip it all in mashed potatoes!

[–] UniversalBasicJustice@quokk.au 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Just wanted to let You know; I see You and You are valid.

This comment brought to You by user tagging

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

eeee! what are you user tagging with i am having to use my brain and i ran out of memspace years ago. remembering Capital Grail (They are One of my favourites) is getting easier for me but ooo that would be nice to have a digital postit note. sorry, hook and loop note.

As Grail mentioned, PieFed has user tagging baked in. I believe Voyager for Lemmy has the functionality too.

[–] Grail@multiverse.soulism.net 3 points 3 days ago

Aww, thanks!

PieFed has a user note feature

[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 days ago

Me if someone said my work is of the same quality as Penny Arcade: