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''Pokey the Penguin'' is an online comic strip created in 1998. It chronicles the adventures of a penguin named Pokey and a large cast of other characters. ''Pokey'' comics are drawn crudely and minimalistically, and they consist largely of a string of non-sequiturs and absurd journeys, with a token effort towards more traditional plots and continuity (such as the conflict with the Italians over arctic-circle candy) that tend to be established through oblique references to off-screen characters and non-events. Today, new comic strips appear sporadically, although formerly the site was updated daily.〔The Pokey FAQ 1.1, ''Pokey the Penguin Informational Site'', http://web.archive.org/web/20040416055220/www.rit.edu/~flf1754/pokey/pokeyfaq.html. Retrieved May 21, 2008.〕 == Content and style == Pokey lives in the Arctic, unlike most penguins, which live in the Southern Hemisphere. He is accompanied by several recurring characters, of which the "Little Girl" is the most commonly seen. His main antagonists are the Italians, whom Pokey suspects of intending to steal his Arctic Circle-Candy (which grows in the Arctic). The Italians are usually represented by a ship on the horizon flying the Italian flag; an actual Italian was seen for the first time in a comic posted in late February 2008. In the first strip, ''Pokey'' is described as an "educational children's cartoon". ''Pokeys artistic style is deliberately crude, even childish. The artwork has rough pixelated edges, jagged lines, and few colors (the hallmarks of Microsoft Paint drawings), and characters are almost always copied and pasted after their first appearance.〔Thair, David. "This week, slow-burning seabirds." BBC Collective. August 10, 2006. http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/collective/A13663325. Retrieved May 21, 2008.〕 The comic has been described as resembling "the ramblings of a deranged child".〔 Most minor characters are exact copies of Pokey〔"Pokey the Penguin by Steve Havelka, reviewed by Justin." Comixtalk. n.d. http://comixtalk.com/pokey_penguin_steve_havelka_reviewed_justin. Retrieved November 12, 2009.〕—the various "Chicken" characters are not chickens, but ordinary penguins, and the "Bear" is merely a brown penguin; the "Dinosaur" a green penguin. The comic strips are filled with visible corrections: some words are crossed out, while images are occasionally scribbled over. Some words are left misspelled, such as "haggas".〔"Pokey in Ancient Scotland." ''Pokey the Penguin'' No.18. http://www.yellow5.com/pokey/archive/index18.html. Retrieved May 21, 2008.〕 ''Pokey the Penguins lettering consists entirely of italicized capitals. The typeface is exclusively Courier, is italicized by shifting pixels of each successive horizontal row further to the left, and is never anti-aliased. Sentences often end without punctuation, or end with multiple exclamation marks or question marks, usually separated by spaces. The strip's dialogue is surreal and often peppered with obscure allusions;〔 illustrative quotes include ''"HERE ON RUM ISLAND WE DO NOT BELIEVE IN RUM!"''〔"Welcome to Rum Island." ''Pokey the Penguin'' No. 160. http://yellow5.com/pokey/archive/index160.html. Retrieved May 21, 2008.〕 and ''"IN MEAT-SPACE, MR. NUTTY, EVERYONE IS YOUR FRIEND! ! !"''〔"Pokey and Meatspace". ''Pokey the Penguin'' No. 312. http://yellow5.com/pokey/archive/index312.html. Retrieved May 21, 2008.〕 Most strips lack clear punch lines.〔The Pokey FAQ 2.2.〕 The comic introduced the expression "Chicago-style", meaning "without pants".〔"Chicago-Style." ''Pokey the Penguin'' No. 382. http://yellow5.com/pokey/archive/index382.html. Retrieved May 21, 2008.〕 Two animated Pokey adventures (which originally appeared in 2002) have been released into the "(Hall of Whimsy )", which also suggests forthcoming availability of Pokey shirts and a book. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pokey the Penguin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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