The Annotated Order of the Stick - A Companion Guide

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Added one for 1087, providing information on the fact that the Giant changed the title of the strip from one that matches a title earlier in the comic to something different. I also asked the Giant to comment on the multiple same titles to see if any of them ARE direct references, or if they're all due to bad memory like he implied in one of the comments on the tweet.

Strip #242 http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0242.html

"I blame Cerebus"

Cerebus the Aardvark is an acclaimed comic book series created by Dave Sim, It is noted as starting out as a light, episodic, and comedic, and then assumes dramatic elements and a more coherent continuity and a detailed plot arc. This process is sometimes known as Cerebus Syndrome.

Added. Didn't know that one.

strip # 243 http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0243.html

Sophie's choice a novel and later film about a woman who is forced to make a choice: she can save one and only one of her two children from the Nazi holocaust.

That's what Sophie's Choice is about??!!?? Added...

244 What? It's a Legitimate Magic Item

The title refers to the "Rod of Lordly Might" mentioned in the last panel.


#247 http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0247.html
Elan thinks Haley's cryptograms are a foreign language. Nale will have the same reaction in strip#384

#384 http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0384.html
Nale thinks Haley's cryptograms are a foreign language. Elan had the same reaction in strip#247


#250 http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0250.html

The King of Somewhere can be seen in panel 1, bottom right corner. His identity confirmed by Miko in #246 panel 9.


#252 http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0252.html

Nale and Sabine have different opinions about V's gender. Nale calls her an Elf-Chick, while Sabine calls him an Elf-dude.


#260 http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0260.html

"I be a healer not a footstool" A parody of a line frequently said by various medical personnel in Star Trek: "I'm a doctor, not a ______"

Added. Though the king is in the bottom left corner.

#261 http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0262.html

Haley's improvised lock picks are pieces of straw from her mattress.



#286 http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0286.html
final panel "I think I may owe the tables of the world an apology "

This refers back to #285, panel 5 where V compares Belkar's mental acuity to a table.

Added.

In #458, Thog will express the exact opposite sentiment.

Added. Nice one!