Yeah, Penny Arcade has been making rape jokes forever, and the dickwolves joke in the comic wasn't their worst offense, so I think the more obvious criticism happening as a result of that particular strip was just a coincidental timing thing (maybe they have a big enough audience now that minority opinion is more "obvious" now) and may have blindsided them a bit.

But seriously? They couldn't have POSSIBLY HANDLED THIS WORSE. Especially Mike, but I always suspected he was a bit of a manchild. Tycho's poor reaction was, to me, the most disappointing. I expected more from him.