The Sticks Awards: BotQ 376-400

[Nazzo, the 102nd]

Hi, and welcome to The Sticks Awards - The Best of the Quarter!

The Sticks Awards are given to the best strips of all times, chosen by the polls here in the Playground. Read the The Sticks Awards Results Compilation thread for more details and previous results.

To vote, simply post your favorite strip of the current 5 on the thread. You have 3 days to do it.

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The Best of the Quarter 376-400

379 Perform IS on the Aristocrat's Skill List
385 A Sympathetic Ear
387 The Cliffport Redemption
393 Truth
397 Leggo My Ego!

[Lira]

My vote is for 385.

[Nazzo, the 102nd]

I can't vote in no other strip than 387. Because prison changed Thog. Quickly.

But I must say that it was hard to decide. Shojo's puppet show is very good, and Elan kickin' Nale's b*tt was awesome too.

[memnarch]

Hard choices. 385 and 387 and 387 won out. barely.

[David Argall]

None I am really going to reject and none that really thrill me, but 387 does have an edge.

[Morgan Wick]

For me, the choice is between 387, 393, and 397. I have to give a very slight edge to 397, though.

[Curunir]

MY vote is for your Shojo in 379

[Icewalker]

I find it impossible to choose between 387 and 393. 387 is by far the funniest ("And then they punched a clown!") but 393 is so epic...

You know, the beginning of 393 is also quite funny, and I think that tips it over. 393 it is.

[SlightlyEvil]

393 is one of the best fusions of comedy and drama I have ever seen. 397 is a close runner-up, along with 387, but I have to go with the plot resolution on this one.

[Iliad]

I would have to say 387

[Yerocha]

I just really enjoy 379 because it shows off how funny Shojo is...was, so I'm voting for it.

[Yendor]

Tough choice. I think I'll go for character development over the jokes in 379 and 397 and take 387.

[Vargtass]

379, for being somewhat unexpected as well as hilarious.

[kukn]

At a stitch between 379 and 387. Shojo is just spectacular (Belkar's awe of the man adds the right amount of flavour). But Thog is irresistable, and Elan's breadcrumb persuasion is right on character (though the vapourising flu wasn't really interesting).

379 in the end. The other one is hindered by some slow dialogue near the start and end (Elan monolog and Elan vs. guards).

[Sampi]

385 it is. I cannot get enough of V.

[gusk]

i'll go with 379

[TroyXavier]

387 in a close one over 393.

[All_Destroyer]

397, by far.
Again, the uptight V manages to lure Nale's ego out, which really gave me a laugh.
Though, the topic starter gave a really though choices there...

[carebearbecky]

As much as I love both V showing Nale what for, and Shojo giving Roy a really tough time of it, I just can't help it.

Elan & Thog.... 387

[Kurald Galain]

oooh, tough one.

397 is still apparently the best, though.

[ZFR]

387. I just love Thog.

And the title. "Cliffport Redemptin" hehe

[Chronos]

Ooh... 393 has the big dramatic climax. But on the other hand, I'm a big fan of Vaarsuvius, and there's two good V strips, here... 385, 393, or 397...

It looks like 397 has the best chance, here, so I'll vote
397
in hopes of not wasting my vote.

[AutomatedTeller]

Gotta go with #385, The Cliffport Redemption.

Thog hate you, stupid metal bars! Thog rage!

THOG SMASH PUNY PRISON!!!

prison changed Thog quickly.

Frankly, Thog and Elan steal nearly every scene they are in - the two of them together are near genius.

[Morgan Wick]

Ooh... 393 has the big dramatic climax. But on the other hand, I'm a big fan of Vaarsuvius, and there's two good V strips, here... 385, 393, or 397...

It looks like 397 has the best chance, here, so I'll vote
397
in hopes of not wasting my vote.

Actually, the early going appears to be fairly wide open.

[Catskin]

397 is a pretty clear choice for me: Belkar singing Garland, Elan casting teletubbie illusions, Thog scared of them, and V. being awesome from start to finish.

[Wolfe]

Although the prison escape is one of my all time favourites, Shojo's performance with the half digested wizard is priceless.

I wish this was a democracy so I could vote for that guy... oh, wait! I can! I vote for 379!

[Reigheena]

My vote's for 393

[Omicroncubed]

Tough one... 393 or 397... Well it's gonna be close, but I'll go with 397.

[RMS Oceanic]

393. Still the most satisfying strip in the whole comic.

[hajo]

The Best of the Quarter 376-400
379 Perform IS on the Aristocrat's Skill List
385 A Sympathetic Ear
387 The Cliffport Redemption
393 Truth
397 Leggo My Ego!

I vote for 385 "qualified advice"