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Penny Arcade's Dragon Age: Origins #2

Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening

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Originally published by Bioware at http://dragonage.bioware.com/awakenin...

This second installment of the Penny Arcade comics for Bioware tells the tale of Nathaniel Howe breaking and entering into his ancestral home and serves as a background for the Bioware game expansion Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening.

6 pages, ebook

First published February 16, 2010

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About the author

Jerry Holkins

32 books112 followers
Keith Gerald "Jerry" Holkins is the writer of the webcomic Penny Arcade. Holkins goes by the pseudonym "Tycho Brahe." This is also the name of one of the two main characters of Penny Arcade, who is a cartoonized self-insertion of Holkins. However, as the character of Tycho was not originally meant to represent Holkins, the two have few physical similarities; for example Holkins is bald, unlike Tycho. They are primarily similar in their various interests and attitudes.

Holkins writes news posts or rants which accompany each comic. These newsposts/rants generally take the form of computer and video game commentary. Jerry is also featured in the Dungeons and Dragons 4E podcast, playing the CEO of Acquisitions Incorporated, Omin Dran, a Cleric of the Goddess Avandra.

His style contrasts with that of Penny Arcade artist Mike Krahulik, with Holkins assuming the role of the lead and Krahulik the sidekick. However, it has been mutually agreed between the two that Penny Arcade wouldn't be the same with just one of them. The two have been said to give an indication of the diversity of styles among gamers, with Krahulik representing action-oriented gamers and Holkins representing the more cerebral players.

Holkins' other exploits include being a lead singer/guitarist in a band called The Fine Print, whose works are freely available over the internet and who have opened for Anal Cunt in the past.

Along with Krahulik, Holkins was included on the 2010 Time 100 for their work on Penny Arcade.

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Profile Image for Federico DN.
1,165 reviews4,650 followers
April 17, 2024
Worst comic ever. Part II.

Another web-comic based on “Dragon Age: Origins”.

The game is awesome, this sequel is still crap. Please, don’t.

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PERSONAL NOTE :
[2010] [6p] [Comic] [Highly Not Recommendable]
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★☆☆☆☆ 1. Dragon Age: Origins
★☆☆☆☆ 2. Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening

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El peor comic jamás. Parte II.

Otro web-comic basado en "Dragon Age: Origins".

El juego es espectacular, esta secuela sigue siendo basura. Por favor, No.

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NOTA PERSONAL :
[2010] [6p] [Comic] [Altamente No Recomendable]
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Profile Image for Alessandro.
1,637 reviews
October 16, 2025
Nathaniel Howe, the eldest son of Arl Rendon Howe of Amaranthine and a potential companion in Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening, is the main character in this short webcomic, where he infiltrates his ancestral home, which has been stripped from his family, and given to his enemies.
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