Penny Arcade, one of the best gaming webcomics out there, is getting a site redesign. But before they launch it, they're doing a public beta. Mostly just new looks, but they've also got an improved search and archive.

You can check out the new site design here:

http://beta.penny-arcade.com/

I am not a fan. The design should go live soon, but I figured you guys might like to see it a bit early.

I immediately tested the new archive, searching for one of my favorite comics, "They hail from Canidon". No luck. Also tried terms it could be associated to, like MEtroid, John Woo, etc, nothing. Searching the exact name of the comic yields no results? Laaaaaaaame. There's not even an option to browse the archives that I can find. Even lamer.