Jerry Holkins will be joining us at the Lunar Module Mk. 3 on Tuesday, November 15th.
Jerry Holkins is the primary writer of the webcomic Penny Arcade along with its artist Mike Krahulik. Holkins sometimes uses the pseudonym “Tycho Brahe”, the name of his Penny Arcade character.
Together with Krahulik, Holkins created the Penny Arcade Expo beginning in 2004, a series of gaming festivals held in Seattle, Boston, Australia, and San Antonio. He is also a co-founder of Child’s Play, a multimillion-dollar charity which supports a network of hospitals worldwide and US domestic violence support facilities through donations of toys and games.
Have a question for Jerry? Leave it in the comments below.
We welcome back Cenote Restaurant as a sponsor for Desert Bus 10. Cenote is once again sponsoring us with their wonderful food during the event.
Located in downtown Victoria, Cenote offers an array of original cocktails and dining creations in a unique urban environment. They strive to provide their visitors with the freshest options by sourcing from local food companies whenever possible.
And their nachos are unbelievable – seriously.
Thank you Cenote for you continued support of Desert Bus for Hope
Kate wants your very best superhero illustration, in LINE ART STYLE. I put that in bold because that’s important: we want black and white, outlines, maybe a little cross-hatching or halftone dots for shading.
Winning entry will receive a copy of the game STEAMPUNK RALLY, the fabulously fun strategy game of history, fantasy, engineering and imagination that incorporates steampunk as more than just a bit of chrome!
For the first Donation Drive of Kate’s driving shift, we’re giving away this 3-and-a-half foot senplupod (sensational plush cephalopod)! Guaranteed to be the cuddliest member of order Teuthida you’ll ever come across!
Driving since: 2014
Points: 1
Crashes: 0
Kara is currently serving penance for her childhood dislike of videogames and all things “uncool”.
It’s Desert Bus’ 10th year:
Her first memory of Desert Bus:
“So… that’s it? And people actually want to watch this? Wait a sec…
are those rubber bands?”
Favourite DB gif:
Driving since: 2014
Points: 1
Crashes: 6
Her origin story will finally be fully revealed during her driving shift on Tues Nov 15 at 10am. Tune in for the REAL TRUTH…
It’s Desert Bus’ 10th year:
Her first memory of Desert Bus:
DB1. Stumbling in to a herd of geeks in Bill’s living room. There were cameras and wires, the drivers chair, 24 hour shifts and a long trail of empty energy drink cans. I brought food.
Favourite DB gif:
Such was the Power of the Ken Steacy Power Hour that we’re still dealing with the spillover today!
To wit, we’ve got this original artwork to give away! Hand drawn in Sharpie on a piece of large poster board!
Sorcerers and Warlocks, Mages and Wizards, Enchanters and Thaumaturgists, and any fans of Magic: the Gathering! We’re giving away this nifty Control Player’s set of MtG Judge’s Foil cards!! Mana Drain (“Banned in Everything!”™), Force of Will (15% concentrated), and Temporal Manipulation (It’s just a jump to the left…) PLUS a special addition from James of a foil Sword of Fire and Ice.
The Doubleclicks will be calling in at 11am PST on Tuesday, November 15th.
The Doubleclicks are a nationally-touring, Billboard charting nerd band with a cello, a meowing cat keyboard, and songs about dinosaurs, Cats & Netflix, space and Dungeons and Dragons. Their YouTube videos boast over 2 million views and have been featured on BoingBoing, Kotaku, the Huffington Post, and on NPR shows “Live Wire” “All Things Acoustic” and “State of Wonder.”
Have a question for The Doubleclicks? Leave it in the comments below.
We would once again like to extend a massive thanks to Penny Arcade for sponsoring for Desert Bus for Hope!
Penny Arcade began life as a webcomic under the helms of Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik in 1998. Since then, they have grown into a powerhouse of digital entertainment with their own selections of video content, podcasts, webcomics, and the Penny Arcade Expo family of conventions. Most dear to us here at Desert Bus however, is their founding of Child’s Play Charity.
Thank you once again Penny Arcade, for your amazing support year after year.
Everybody knows the famous D20 is the centrepiece of D&D. But what’s at the centre of a D20? Wonder no longer, because we’re giving away this one-of-a-kind transparent resin d20 embedded with count-em 17 silica gel packets!
The fanciest icosahedron you’ve ever seen can be all yours for as little as $10.12 through our current donation drive! As a bonus, this giveaway also includes a fuzzy google-eyes dice carrying case, AND a set of adorable resin dinosaur figurines!!
