New ‘Penny Arcade’ Strip Inspired by ComicsAlliance’s ‘Thor’ Editorial

In what is surely the comics commentary equivalent of the pride musicians feel when "Weird Al" Yankovic parodies their songs, we're proud to announce that Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik have produced a new Penny Arcade comic inspired by ComicsAlliance's editorial on the racist outrage to Idris Elba's casting as a Norse god in Marvel Studios' Thor.

Further inflating our already massive egos, Holkins and Krahulik also filmed a new episode of Penny Arcade: The Fourth Panel video series entitled "The Racist Clock" documenting their humorous discussion about the issue of a black man portraying a traditionally white character, which in many ways parallels the internal discussions we had before going ahead with what was to become our most commented-on piece in the site's history.

Reactions and debate continue to rage in the comments section of the article in question, with many readers pointing out the inherent hypocrisy, racism and general dubiousness of the arguments put forth by the instigating Council of Conservative Citizens and the laughable faux-righteousness of Boycott-Thor.com, a website and Facebook campaign designed to exploit the non-existent and unjustifiable outrage white people probably didn't feel when they watched the awesome Thor trailer last week.