Cover of PvP book #5.
Author(s)	Scott Kurtz
Website	http://www.pvponline.com/ (comic only) RSS web feed
Current status / schedule	Daily
Launch date	1998-05-04 [5]
Genre(s)	Video games / Fantasy / Office / Geek

PvP also known as Player vs Player is a webcomic, written and drawn by Scott Kurtz, with around 100,000 unique visitors per day (as of August 2005).^[1] On February 1, 2007, it became the subject of its own animated series. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Cover of PvP book #5. ... For other uses, see Author (disambiguation). ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... Image File history File links Feed-icon. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 124th day of the year (125th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The webcomic genres are the types of themes a webcomic can take. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about multiplayer computer role-playing games. ... Webcomics, also known as online comics and internet comics, are comics that are available to read on the Internet. ... 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Deaths in August August 31: Michael Sheard August 26: Lord Fitt August 24: Jack Slipper August 24: Maurice Cowling August 24: Dr. Tom Pashby August 23: Brock Peters August 22: Lord Lane August 21: Robert Moog August... is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... An animated series or cartoon series is a television series produced by means of animation. ...

The comic chronicles the adventures of a fictional video game magazine company and its employees. A popular but often controversial figure in the field of online comics, Kurtz is usually willing to share his opinions about comics and gaming culture in his blog, which is hosted on the same website as his comic strips. Computer and video games redirects here. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML...

Originally, PvP focused on video gaming and the larger "nerd culture" including comics and RPGs. 1UP.com described it as one of the first game-based comics, but not the original saying, "...neither Scott Kurtz's PvP nor Jerry Holkins and Michael Krahulik's Penny Arcade were the first gaming-themed webcomic on the Internet."^[2] Over the years, the humor has broadened to include technology jokes, relationship humor, in-jokes about and mocking of the generation gaps between the different characters, with gaming increasingly taking a back seat. Kurtz occasionally comes under fire for his satire. For other uses, see Nerd (disambiguation). ... This article is about games in which one plays the role of a character. ... ... Penny Arcade is a webcomic and blog written by Jerry Holkins and illustrated by Mike Krahulik. ... A generation gap is a popular term used to describe wide differences in cultural norms between members of a younger generation and their elders. ...

The first online strip was posted on Monday, May 4, 1998 [6]. Kurtz normally updates the strip every day but has often missed updates since the comic's inception. In April 2005, Kurtz changed to a Monday through Friday schedule, with Friday's strip in color and sketches on Saturday and Sunday, in response to the mounting work he had taken on as a monthly comic at Image and associated side projects. On June 4, 2005, Scott Kurtz posted on his blog that he was returning to the daily schedule. Although the strip was initially formatted 2x2 to fit on 800x600 resolution screens, it switched to "widescreen" on February 3, 2003.^[3] is the 124th day of the year (125th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ...

The PVP hosting company Speakeasy.net has been criticized for their site being frequently down.^[4] In May 2007 Kurtz released a statement taking the blame himself, and asking readers not to blame Speakeasy.^[5] Speakeasy, Inc. ...

Print versions

Previously, Dork Storm Press printed 6 issues of original content as well as a trade paperback of online strips. The Dork Storm issues were collected into a trade paperback entitled "The Dork Ages." The first of these, a Christmas special, is now available online. Dork Tower, the comic written by John Kovalic, chronicles the lives of a group of geeks living in the fictional town of Mud Bay, Wisconsin. ...

In March 2003, Image Comics began publishing a monthly print comic book collection of the strip that combines old strips with new material. As of April 2006 25 issues have been released, as well as a 16-page primer (numbered as #0), and four trade paperbacks (each collecting 6 issues) - "PvP: At Large" (#1-6), "PvP: Reloaded" (#7-12), "PvP Rides Again" (#13-18), and now "PVP Goes Bananas" (#19-25). March 2003 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December - → // Events March 1, 2003 Iraq disarmament crisis: The Turkish speaker of Parliament voids the vote accepting U.S. troops involved in the planned invasion of Iraq into Turkey on constitutional grounds. ... Image Comics is an American comic book publisher. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... April 2006 : ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Marcos Pontes, Brazils first astronaut, reaches the International Space Station. ...

At the 2004 San Diego Comicon, Kurtz announced that he would offer to newspapers the entire PvP series to reprint for free [7], but only if the strips were reprinted without any changes made. Kurtz said he made this offer because of his dissatisfaction with the terms offered to cartoonists by syndicates. As of yet no major American newspaper has agreed to regularly pick up his strip, even though it is free. One newspaper, The Kansas City Star, briefly ran one PvP comic per week in the fall of 2004. Print Syndication is a form of syndication in which news articles, columns, or comic strips are made available to newspapers and magazines. ... The Kansas City Star is a McClatchy newspaper based in Kansas City, Missouri, in the United States. ...

Kurtz's work for Image Comics was nominated for a 2005 Eisner Award for "Best Writer/Artist—Humor." The Will Eisner Comic Industry Award is given for creative achievement in comic books. ...

On July 21, 2006, PVP won the Eisner Award for Best Digital Comic. is the 202nd day of the year (203rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Will Eisner Comic Industry Award is given for creative achievement in comic books. ...

PvP: The Series

Kurtz announced on November 27 2006 that from February 2007, a traditionally animated cartoon series would be available over the internet via a subscription service, produced in conjunction with Blind Ferret Entertainment. Episodes will be 4-6 minutes in length and released on a monthly schedule, co-written and co-produced by webcartoonist Kristofer Straub.^[6] Eight episodes are available to subscribers at this time. is the 331st day of the year (332nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Traditional animation, also referred to as classical animation, cel animation, or hand-drawn animation, is the oldest and historically the most popular form of animation. ... May 22, 2006 strip commemorating the 1000th LICD strip. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles. ...

The announcement of the series was marked with some interest on video game forums due to Kurtz's previous criticism of Tim Buckley when he announced CAD Premium, an animated series based off his own web comic. Particularly when both Buckley and Kurtz used the same animation studio for their respective ventures.[8] This article is about Ctrl+Alt+Del, the webcomic. ...

Characters

Image File history File links PVPOWNED.gif Summary Brent owning Francis in a game of Magic, in PvP Licensing This image is a single panel from the interior of a single issue of a comic book and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of...

Main Characters

• Cole Richards - The boss. A committed family man, he has a rather loose grasp of new technology and is often nostalgic for 1980s pop culture. Cole is (relatively speaking) the straight man of the group and the one most likely to insist on actually making the magazine. When that's not an issue, off to join the silliness he goes.
  In a newer running gag, he and Brent often jump a bridge in a forest area in a 1969 Dodge Charger a la The Dukes of Hazzard. He is also in possession of the De Lorean from Back to the Future.
• Brently Irving Sienna - Master cynic, creative director of the magazine, coffee addict/snob, Jade's fiancé, and Apple Computer (and recovering Amiga) fanatic. His apathetic attitude towards everything frustrates his co-workers. At one time, Brent was an elementary school art teacher. He is also the master of insults (he temporarily lost the power to insult others when he cut off his ponytail [9]) and drives a Mini Cooper as a "statement". A running gag in the strip is that whenever the words "Panda", "Panda Attack" or "Giant Panda" are mentioned, Brent is immediately mauled by one. Brent's name was originally inspired by the Crayola crayon color "Burnt sienna". Brent also bears a resemblance to Sketch Turner, the protagonist of the game Comix Zone for SEGA Genesis.
• Jade Fontaine - A columnist, and Brent's fiancée. She plays MMORPG-style games such as EverQuest and World of Warcraft, and also chats online with friends she's made in the series. She is often criticized for being "unrealistic", although Kurtz states that she is somewhat modeled after his wife.^[7] In her first posting to the PvP blog, Angela Kurtz stated, "90% of the time, when you’re reading Jade, you’re reading about Scott’s feminine side, not about me."^[8]
  It's also been revealed that Jade was not always the good, moral figure that she appears to be. In high school, she and her friend Sam were caught stealing the answers to their chemistry final. Jade also took her stepfather's car without permission, and was subsequently charged with robbery by her stepfather in order to teach her a lesson.[10] Needless to say, this has delighted Brent and Francis, since they tend to be the ones Jade rolls her eyes at in disgust when they're engaged in their antics.
• Francis Ray Ottoman - the youngest member of the staff. Technical support for the office (and also known to write the occasional review), he is currently working on a "he said she said" column with his girlfriend Marcy. Easily excitable and always eager to be on the cutting edge of fads and technology, Francis represents every 'annoying gamerkid' stereotype. He loves his PC to an almost scary degree and routinely gets into arguments with Brent over Macs. Rarely does he show interest in anything besides computers or video games, though it has been stated that he owns a prominent collection of pony figurines. [11] He could be considered a young genius because he works for a gaming magazine at the tender age of 16, but he claims he only took the job so he could play video games all day long. Also, Cole mentions that he knew Francis' mother from high school, so Francis' continued employment may be a favor on Cole's part. Francis' appearance in the comic has gone through the most changes. His first artwork was choppy and caused reader confusion due to readers mistaking a zit for his mouth and his mouth for a "jagged chin" or part of his hair, [12] so his design was drastically changed later. He now sports a T-shirt depicting a human skull, and messed-up moussed hair (the mousse was originally, and may still be, Skull's phlegm). [13] He is rumored to be a total Gaylord (who collects pony statuettes) in the internet community due to a leakage on a Wiki article ostensibly by a close source (Marcy). [14]
• Skull the Troll - a lovable troll who is assigned to be a mythological animal friend to Brent a lá Pete's Dragon, although the cast currently believes he is assigned to Francis. Nervous and childlike, he has an occasional girlfriend named Sonya, although technically Skull is genderless. Skull debuted in another of Kurtz's web cartoons called Tales by Tavernlight, which focused on the world of Ultima Online. Though he seems to be an utterly harmless, rather clueless and childish creature who doesn't even seem to understand the nature of violence, Skull has dark underside that the other characters sometimes see but blame on outside forces.[15] He has actually threatened to eat Francis,[16] and doesn't always take Brent's abuse[17]—not to mention his epic battle with the crazed Emperor Blue.[18] His carefree, clueless and therefore very un-monsterish nature could be a side-effect of the numerous blows and shocks he's received over the run of the comic. The comic's cast page states that, as a mythological creature, Skull's only real need is attention, something not in short supply around the office.
• Robbie and Jase - Until recently, these two fat, beer swilling drop-outs sat in the break room on an old sofa and played sports video games endlessly. Old friends of Cole's, they were kept employed mostly out of pity and were only occasionally seen. After Robbie won the lottery, he bought a mansion and employed a butler named "Butler". He also quit the magazine so he and Jase could play video games together without being hassled to actually produce anything. For a short period of time Max Powers took away their sofa, games and beer, causing them to sober up, lose weight, and produce game reviews. Recently Robbie and Jase had a falling out when Jase started dating Robbie's gardener and had less time for him.
• Max Powers - arch-enemy and rival publisher of Cole, Max Powers runs Powerplay magazine. While seemingly jovial and outgoing, for some reason Max is generally despised by the PvP crew. While perhaps not as truly evil as Brent and Cole claim, he can doubtlessly be quite annoying. Eric Burns of the webcomic review site Websnark wrote an interesting analysis of Max.[19] Powerplay recently merged with PvP to prevent PvP's certain financial ruin. Because of his narcissistic attitude, Max was unable to see Skull, and was unaware of the troll's existence. However, Shecky punched Max as an 'incentive to see the world beyond [his] nose', changing Max's perceptions. Unfortunately, Max now thinks Cole is letting the staff keep a pair of 'dogs' on the premises and says the 'yappy one' (Shecky) snapped at his face. (See March 13, 2006 blog entry.)
• Marcy Wisniewsky - another intern, Francis' long time FPS opponent and romantic interest. She was originally referred to as "Devilfish," as Francis only knew her as an online rival, and in fact he didn't even know she was a girl until Skull caused them to meet in person after substituting for Francis in an online fps tournament. She is an avid fan of anime, especially Sailor Moon. Marcy has had two artwork changes. She started out geeky and tomboyish[20], then changed to an average 16-year-old girl, [21] and then returned to geeky and tomboyish, much to Francis' displeasure. [22]

Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... A straight man is a role in a comedy double act where a performer works with a comedian by setting up the situations or feeding the lines that allow their partner to make a joke. ... For other models using this name, see Dodge Charger. ... The Dukes of Hazzard is an American television series that originally aired on the CBS television network from 1979 to 1985. ... The De Lorean DMC-12 is a sports car that was manufactured by the De Lorean Motor Company for the American market from 1981 to 1983 in Northern Ireland. ... This article is about the first film in the Back to the Future trilogy. ... Apple Inc. ... This article is about the family of home computers. ... Crayola logo 2002-present Crayola past logo, 1997-2002 Crayola is a brand of crayons and other writing and drawing utensils, such as markers, chalk, and colored pencils manufactured by Binney & Smith, Inc. ... For other uses, see Crayon (disambiguation). ... Burnt sienna is an iron oxide pigment: a warm mid brown color. ... Screenshot from the start of Comix Zone. ... A screenshot of Eternal Lands, a MMORPG Massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) is a genre of online role-playing video games (RPGs) in which a large number of players interact with one another in a virtual world. ... EverQuest (or colloquially, EQ) is a 3D fantasy-themed massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) that was released on March 16, 1999. ... World of Warcraft (commonly abbreviated as WoW) is a massive multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed by Blizzard Entertainment and is the fourth game in the Warcraft series, excluding expansion packs and the cancelled Warcraft Adventures: Lord of the Clans. ... T-Shirt A T-shirt (or tee shirt) is a shirt with short or long sleeves, a round neck, put on over the head, without pockets. ... In humans, the adult skull is normally made up of 22 bones. ... Phlegm (pronounced ) is sticky fluid secreted by the typhoid membranes of animals. ... For other uses, see Troll (disambiguation). ... Petes Dragon (first released on November 3, 1977) is a live-action/animated musical feature film from Walt Disney Productions. ... Ultima Online (UO) is a popular graphical massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), released on September 25, 1997, by Origin Systems. ... Eric Alfred Burns (born January 27, 1968) is a critic, writer, poet, columnist and Role Playing Game developer who lives in New Hampshire. ... Websnark refers to the website Websnark. ... This article is about video games. ... This article is about video games. ... “Animé” redirects here. ... For the title character, see Sailor Moon (character) and for the first story arc, see Sailor Moon (arc). ...

Recurring Characters

• Gwen Dawson - acquaintance of Sonya's and a radio producer. Gwen had a crush on Jade and kissed her once at party. Brent had a crush on Gwen before he knew she was a lesbian.
• Miranda Fontaine - Jade's younger sister. She is a sly coquette who aims to seduce most of the men on the PvP staff just to irritate Jade, not necessarily because she wants male attention. She has attempted to seduce the "handsome, young, powerful, and rich" Max Powers. [23] She has a mutual crush on Reggie and now both are going to start dating one another.
• Scratch Fury: Destroyer of Worlds - Skull's cat. Skull accidentally zapped him with his "genius machine", granting him superhuman intelligence. Scratch is bent on global domination, but his evil plans for attaining it have so far been foiled by his feline foibles and proclivities [24]. He is Pinky and the Brain in the same body, and they're fighting for dominance.
• Kirby - Cole's pet basset hound. Scratch, feeling that he needed an archenemy of his own stature, used Skull's "genius machine" [25] to grant him ten times the intelligence of a normal basset hound. As it happens, "ten times as smart as a basset hound" is still pretty stupid, but at least now he can talk (when he remembers it). Kirby also recently had a seizure.[26] Scratch blamed himself and decided to make Kirby his minion and friend instead of his enemy. Named after Kurtz's own basset hound.
• Sonya Powers - Skull's girlfriend. She does not seem to mind that Skull is apparently genderless. Sonya is also the little sister of Max Powers, Cole's nemesis; both share a dislike of Max Powers.
• Reggie Dixon - Reggie is a blind, black friend of Brent's. He is very assertive, and is very forthcoming about his disability. He was later hired by Max Powers when he started Powerplay. After the merger he began working at PvP. He is immune to Miranda's sexual advances because he is blind, but would remark that she smelled good whenever she would pass by him. He and Miranda have decided to start dating, but Miranda posed the question of keeping it a secret from Jade and Brent since Reggie works with them. He says that it won't be too difficult since he is a "third string character", an allusion to the fact that he doesn't appear in the comics on a regular basis and a breaking of the 4th wall. Based on a friend of Kurtz's.
• Donna Richards- Cole's wife. Seldom seen in the more recent strips. In real life, Angie and Scott were married on February 24, 1996.
• Kurtz's Dad - Although not a part of the official PvP Universe and therefore not normally seen with the other characters, Kurtz's dad, a German immigrant, occasionally appears in the comic to share his views on profanity, modern American culture, or whatever else happens to strike his fancy. According to Kurtz, everything the character says is transcribed from his real father's words. Kurtz's dad usually says something quirkily funny ([27]) or talks about things which he does not know much about, which is followed by Kurtz himself saying "This is so going in the strip!". He often complains about his son not being in the newspapers and wants him to be more like his vision of perfect cartooning, Charles Schulz. Additionally, he represents the community of older PC users and gamers (at least in the comic, Kurtz and his dad play World of Warcraft together [28], with Kurtz's dad as a pink-haired gnome, an example of his lovable crankiness).
• Francis Robot - Also known as the Ottobot. Originally a robotic girlfriend built by Francis, the Robot was rebuilt and reprogrammed into a robotic clone of Francis, which took his place in front of a theater camping out for Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. However, at some point between the time the robot was placed at the theater and the release date for Episode III (Francis tried to make national news by camping out for Episode III before Episode II came out), the theater was turned into an antique store. When Francis returned for the robot, it handcuffed him to a chair and took his place at the office. It was discovered that the robot was not really Francis when it shorted out while making out with Marcy. Scratch Fury has now turned the robot into a machine to disguise himself as a human and attempted to take over the town at by attacking the Mayor. The plan failed and the robot was taken as evidence after Scratch Fury escaped.
• The Panda - In a long-running gag, Brent is occasionally, suddenly and inexplicably attacked by a giant panda (example). Brent brought The Panda in as a replacement for Skull after the troll ran away, but Brent quickly discovered that the Panda wouldn't take the kind of abuse Brent usually heaped on Skull. [29]. At one point, Brent was temporarily blinded [30] and the panda refrained from attacking him [31], suggesting either that it prefers to maul Brent through surprise attacks, which Brent had foiled this one time unknowingly due to improved senses from losing his vision, or that it figured he had suffered enough and refrained from attacking due to sympathy. Once, the tables were turned [32]. The panda has been a topic for multiple guest strips: [33] or [34].
• Ricky "Turtle" Tuttle was formerly a student at Francis's school. Tuttle hero-worshipped Francis, and annoyed Francis by following him around and imitating him. It turned out that by imitating Francis, Turtle became one of the most popular kids at Francis's school.[35]His imitations ultimately resulted in Tuttle's death in a bungee jumping accident. [36]. Tuttle has since returned as a ghost; Francis finds him no less annoying.[37]
• Shecky - Skull's "baby cousin". [38] He is in fact an adult con artist by the name of Shekels Montgomery Troll. Soon after his appearance he stole Brent's wallet. Based loosely on W. C. Fields.
• Samantha "Sam" Woods - Jade's High School best friend [39], with whom Jade rebelled and spent some time in Juvie Hall.
• Butler - Butler (his real name, believe it or not) is the butler for Robbie and Jase, two millionare ex-jocks. He often uses Robbie and Jase's slang terms, although in a much more verbose manner.

This article is about homosexual women, not inhabitants of the Greek island of Lesbos A lesbian (lowercase L) is a homosexual woman. ... This article describes both the animated television series, and the characters from that series. ... Charles Monroe Schulz (November 26, 1922 - February 12, 2000) was a 20th-century American cartoonist best known for his Peanuts comic strip. ... World of Warcraft (commonly abbreviated as WoW) is a massive multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed by Blizzard Entertainment and is the fourth game in the Warcraft series, excluding expansion packs and the cancelled Warcraft Adventures: Lord of the Clans. ... This list of fictional robots and androids is a chronological list, categorised by medium. ... Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith is the third episode of the Star Wars film series (but the sixth film to be produced), to be released on Thursday, May 19, 2005. ... Film poster for Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002) is the fifth Star Wars science fiction movie released and the second part of the prequel trilogy which began with Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. ... Further information: kiss This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Panda Bear redirects here. ... W. C. Fields (January 29, 1880 – December 25, 1946) was an American juggler, comedian, and actor. ...

Running Gags

Many of the running gags in PVP are actually references to running gags from other media (television programs, films, games, cartoons, etc.). Image File history File links PVPdukes. ...

• When any character expresses (intentionally or otherwise) a habit or taste that Francis considers effeminate, Francis appears from off-panel to quip, "Gaaayy..." [40]. (Note: This statement initially was made by Moe the Ogre, a friend of Skull's from his Ultima Online days [41])

• The panda attacking Brent (or others like him[42]) whenever anyone says the word "panda" or a variation of it.

• Brent always wears sunglasses, even while wearing a mask or in bandages. There are very few (<10) comics featuring him without glasses, one of which is in a guest comic. In his words, they are "For your protection" because any woman that looks into his deep blue eyes, immediately falls in love with Brent. Lesbians are immune (as seen in a strip where he takes the glasses off for Gwen).

• Cole hearing things out of context, causing him to think 'hanky-panky' is going on; a reference to Don Knott's character on Three's Company. Alternately, Cole assuming he's hearing things out of context, causing him to not realize he's actually jumped to the correct conclusion.

• Brent often becomes the subject of ridicule because of his exclusive use of a Macintosh computer. During one storyline, he actually convinces Francis to use an iPod in an attempt to be featured in an Apple commercial.

• Skull guarding a door for Brent and finding different ways, with varying degrees of success, for keeping Cole away.

• Brent and Cole appearing as 70s detectives Bulldog and Cooch, invariably ending in an explosion.[43][44][45]

• Cole sporting a wizard's hat signifying that the next few strips will involve Dungeons & Dragons.[46]

• The first three panels showing actions, with the fourth panel showing a character saying, "And that's when [outrageous action occurred]."[47]

• The "Gaming Fez", which grants godlike gaming ability to the wearer.[48]

• Small strips about what Scott Kurtz's basset hound has done.[49]

• A character screaming "KHAN!" (like Captain Kirk in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan) when their archenemy has made a move against them [50]

• Breaking the "Fourth Wall" which inevitably leads to a character, usually Brent, being beheaded.[51][52][53][54] Although referred to as breaking the fourth wall, the act is more like breaking continuity, as aside from the characters saying "we are breaking the fourth wall", there is rarely any actual fourth wall-breaking going on.

• The fictional PVP Magazine has appeared many times as a prop in Real Life Comics, but has never appeared in PVP itself, with the exception of an April 19, 2006, guest comic by Kristofer Straub. [55]

• Scott's dad calling to complain or ask questions about the strips.[56]

• A running "fight" with the Penny Arcade guys.[57]

• Brent's hatred for Christmas spirit.[58]

• Jade's planning of Halloween parties and Brent dreading them. [59]

• Occasional references to popular MMORPG's, beginning first with Ultima Online, then Jade playing EverQuest, and more recently World Of Warcraft. The WoW jokes are usually inside jokes that only WoW players would understand.

• The first three panels showing actions, with the fourth panel showing an ambulance after one of the characters unknowingly puts itself in a dangerous situation. [60]

• Skull doing something on the phone (listening on someone else's conversation or making prank calls) then getting caught doing it and literally saying "click" and "dial toooone" in a feeble attempt to fool the person who caught him. [61]

Threes Company is an American sitcom that ran from 1977 to 1984 on ABC. It is a remake of the British sitcom Man About the House. ... This article is about the role-playing game. ... James Kirk redirects here. ... Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (Paramount Pictures, 1982; see also 1982 in film) is the second feature film based on the popular Star Trek science fiction television series. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The fourth wall is the imaginary invisible wall at the front of the stage in a proscenium theater, through which the audience sees the action in the world of the play. ... Real Life is a webcomic drawn and authored by Greg Dean. ... A guest comic (or guest strip) is an issue of a comic strip that is created by a different person (or people) than usual. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles. ... Penny Arcade is a webcomic and blog written by Jerry Holkins and illustrated by Mike Krahulik. ...

References

1. ^ [1]
2. ^ Will Strip for Games, 1UP.com
3. ^ [2]
4. ^ [3]
5. ^ [4]
6. ^ Announcement of animated series, including preview of first episode
7. ^ http://www.pvponline.com/newspro/archives/arc7-2006.html
8. ^ http://www.pvponline.com/blog/2877/she-said

...

External links

• PvP Online: The official website
• Character descriptions
• PvP: The Series at the Internet Movie Database
• Audio Interview with Kurtz: June 2006
• Panda Attack & Djörk PvP's World of Warcraft guilds comprised of PvP fans