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Mike Krahulik is the artist who draws the popular Webcomic '' Penny Arcade ''. He goes by the online moniker "John(athan) Gabriel" or "Gabe". He does not physically resemble his comic strip counterpart. DRAWING STYLE Krahulik credits cartoonist Stephen Silver as being a major influence on his drawing style. His style has become dramatically more stylised and, some say improved, since he began drawing Penny Arcade in 1998 . Many older comics thus look visibly different from the strips of today. When not working on their comic, Krahulik and his partner Jerry Holkins ( AKA "Tycho Brahe") play Video Games and attend gaming conferences and events. PERSONAL LIFE He lives in . On September 9 , 2004 , he and his wife became parents to a son, Gabriel Aiden Krahulik. WORK Krahulik's unique Drawing style can also be recognized in promotional comics he has created for '' Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six '' and many other video games. In addition to the artwork on the comic strip and for video game promotions, Krahulik also provided the illustrations for the cover of the book " Agent To The Stars " by John Scalzi Early on he also contributed artwork to the [http://archive.gamespy.com/dailyvictim/ Daily Victim , a regular feature that used to run on GameSpy.com , totalling more than 300 illustrations before he stopped. PUBLICITY Krahulik has been in press online, thanks to hostile phone calls from Jack Thompson regarding an email Krahulik had sent. The email was in response to an offer Thompson had made to video game creators, about creating an ultra-violent game based on a man whose son was murdered by a video game influenced teen. Thompson offered them $10,000 towards charity. Krahulik, in the email, said that he and fellow gamers had raised about half a million dollars towards charity. According to Krahulik, "Jack actually just called and screamed at me for a couple minutes. He said if I email him again I will 'regret it'. What a violent man." EXTERNAL LINKS
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