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2013-06-22, 03:01 PM (ISO 8601)
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The Stick Awards II: Second Edition (#0051 - #0060)
Welcome to The Stick Awards II: Second Edition!
The Stick Awards are handed out to the best strips of all time as chosen by our fellow Playgrounders.
This week we are covering the comic strips 51 through 60.
For full details about the Stick Awards, please check out the main thread here.
To read more about the original Stick Awards, created by Nazzo, the 102nd, please read his thread here.
To vote in this thread, simply state which comic of the ten listed is your favorite. Bolding the number of the comic (Like this) helps it stand out.
Voting for this week will close on June 29th, 4pm EDT. Any votes made after that will NOT count toward the totals.
Last week, 50 - The Semi-Secret Origin of Elan & Nale charged out to a quick lead and mananged to hold off a late charge by Comic #41 to win the prize. Who will it be this time? Only you can decide that.
Ten strips have arived at the starter line. But only one can claim to win....
.THE STICK AWARDS II: 0051 - 0060
Concluded: The Stick Awards II: Second Edition
Ongoing: OOTS by Page Count
Coming Soon: OOTS by Final Post Count II: The Post Counts Always Chart Twice
Coming Later: The Stick Awards III: The Search for More Votes
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2013-06-22, 03:05 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The Stick Awards II: Second Edition (#0051 - #0060)
I'll go for 60, just for the lines "Here's the plan. Grab your Bizzarro Twin and beat the crap out of them." "Sweeeeeeeet."
Edit: why aren't these gathered into one thread like the favorite character tournament, by the way?Last edited by Bulldog Psion; 2013-06-22 at 03:06 PM.
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So the song runs on, with shift and change,
Through the years that have no name,
And the late notes soar to a higher range,
But the theme is still the same.
Man's battle-cry and the guns' reply
Blend in with the old, old rhyme
That was traced in the score of the strata marks
While millenniums winked like campfire sparks
Down the winds of unguessed time. -- 4th Stanza, The Bad Lands, Badger Clark
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2013-06-22, 03:08 PM (ISO 8601)
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2013-06-22, 03:08 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The Stick Awards II: Second Edition (#0051 - #0060)
There's one standout for me here. I've always treasured #51: Stupid Isn't Always Cute. It featured non-traditional panel layout.
Also, it was our first real look at Thog and one of his more entertaining moments. :)Last edited by white lancer; 2013-06-22 at 03:08 PM.
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2013-06-22, 03:12 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The Stick Awards II: Second Edition (#0051 - #0060)
The original Stick Awards were by thread only, so it's partly tradition. And when I relaunched them, I was afraid that having them in one thread only could lead to problems where posters weren't sure what group was being voted on. A couple of other housekeeping fiddly things on my end as well, mostly.
No real reason beyond that, though.Concluded: The Stick Awards II: Second Edition
Ongoing: OOTS by Page Count
Coming Soon: OOTS by Final Post Count II: The Post Counts Always Chart Twice
Coming Later: The Stick Awards III: The Search for More Votes
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No matter how subtle the wizard, a knife between the shoulder blades will seriously cramp his style - Jhereg Proverb
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2013-06-22, 03:16 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The Stick Awards II: Second Edition (#0051 - #0060)
#51, though I gotta give #56 props for being such a sudden shift to the dramatic side of OOTS without feeling too forced or too "now im serious comic you must take me seriously."
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2013-06-22, 03:18 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The Stick Awards II: Second Edition (#0051 - #0060)
I'll take 52 thanks to the dwarf flirting. Something about how Durkon, Hilgya and Elan all seem to be 12 years old is endearing.
"And I mean LIKES likes you."Last edited by Bird; 2013-06-22 at 03:19 PM.
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2013-06-22, 03:21 PM (ISO 8601)
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Difficult to choose this time around, but I pick 51 for Thog.
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2013-06-22, 03:38 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The Stick Awards II: Second Edition (#0051 - #0060)
Thog always remember his adventures with talky-man in 51. It feature non-traditional page layout.
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2013-06-22, 03:44 PM (ISO 8601)
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2013-06-22, 04:23 PM (ISO 8601)
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2013-06-22, 04:25 PM (ISO 8601)
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56 gets my vote XD gotta love the predictable backstabbing.
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2013-06-22, 04:38 PM (ISO 8601)
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Non-traditional panel layout... VOTE!
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2013-06-22, 05:06 PM (ISO 8601)
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58 I guess. There were several others I liked just about as much.
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2013-06-22, 05:11 PM (ISO 8601)
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2013-06-22, 05:50 PM (ISO 8601)
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58. Probably my favorite strip out of the first book. Hilarious and oddly touching at the same time.
Last edited by GuySmiley1970; 2013-06-22 at 05:50 PM.
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2013-06-22, 06:26 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The Stick Awards II: Second Edition (#0051 - #0060)
Not my prime set, but 60 seems best, with 58 getting a boost for any tiebreak.
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2013-06-22, 07:15 PM (ISO 8601)
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55........
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2013-06-22, 07:48 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The Stick Awards II: Second Edition (#0051 - #0060)
59, the fulfilling of Eugene's predictions...
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2013-06-22, 08:49 PM (ISO 8601)
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My vote for 58.
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2013-06-22, 10:24 PM (ISO 8601)
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52. Once again, I bow to off-panel violence / humor. Even though the true classic is 58, a very close second...
ETA: I must say though that historically, probably the most important one is 56. I remember Rich said in some book or interview that the feedback he got from the betrayal (and Elan's possible death), calling him "Rich, the bard-killer", made him realize that people cared about his characters. I don't know if anyone has this link, or if it is just in one of the books.Last edited by nogall; 2013-06-23 at 09:04 PM.
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2013-06-23, 03:10 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The Stick Awards II: Second Edition (#0051 - #0060)
58 First Aid - Let's kill those losers!
(Close second the (not so?) rumbleworthy 54)
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2013-06-23, 03:23 AM (ISO 8601)
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2013-06-23, 03:48 AM (ISO 8601)
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Some good strips here, and definately moving from gag-a-day to plot-driven comedy. The sudden but inevitable betrayal in strip 57 is well done, the fulfilling of the prophesy (and the lampshading of the transition in the strip) in 60 is good too. I really love the pacing of Haley's hail Mary shot in strip 59, and Belkar and V are comedy gold in 58.
But I'm choosing 51. Not a huge Thog fan, but this is probably his best moment.The prison was full of British officers who had sworn to die, rather than be captured.
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2013-06-23, 04:04 AM (ISO 8601)
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58
Tragically funny. Belkar is a man capable of great kindness and empathy, but can never achieve his potential due to his low ability scores.
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2013-06-23, 11:46 AM (ISO 8601)
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Nothing exceptional. THe backstabbing Nale is worthy, but I'll go for
51 Thog would be a good puppy-daddy.Do I contradict myself?
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2013-06-23, 12:07 PM (ISO 8601)
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Easily 56. This was the first genuinely dramatic cliffhanger comic, and not a bad one to start on, at that. Despite knowing before this that Nale was evil, this comic still stands up as a great and unexpected reveal of just HOW evil.
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2013-06-23, 11:52 PM (ISO 8601)
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51, for the funny insights in Thog's character.
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2013-06-24, 04:22 AM (ISO 8601)
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I like the fact that the title strip foreshadows Rich's later "problems" with people liking Thog and finding him cute, nomatter how much wanton slaughter he did.
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2013-06-24, 08:10 AM (ISO 8601)
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58 I love wise Belkar.