The Sticks Awards 576-580

[Nazzo, the 102nd]

Hi, and welcome to The Sticks Awards!

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 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=34791) thread for more details and previous results.

To vote, simply post your favorite strip of the current 5 on the thread. You have 5 days to do it (changed by popular claim).

The poll will close on July 9th, 8:00 PM forum default time.


The Sticks Awards 576-580

576 Construction Workers (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0576.html)
577 You Can Take the Rogue Out of the City... (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0577.html)
578 A Slick Getaway (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0578.html)
579 What They Need is a Writ of Habeas Corpus (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0579.html)
580 Hey, I Need to Sell Them Somehow (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0580.html)

[Cerrakoth]

576 :) I have to type to make this long enough...

[SaintRidley]

I liked 578 best, personally.

[Mauve Shirt]

I vote for 578

[Apotheosis]

578, by a fair margin.

[Deepkicker]

580. Good to see the appearance of some prequel-only characters.

[hajo]

576 Construction Workers (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0576.html)
577 You Can Take the Rogue Out of the City... (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0577.html)
578 A Slick Getaway (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0578.html)
579 What They Need is a Writ of Habeas Corpus (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0579.html)
580 Hey, I Need to Sell Them Somehow (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0580.html)

I vote 580 - "Important sexy context"

[NamonakiRei]

I'm gonna vote 578. I love the last panel.

Also, I'm gonna ask you guys to bold your votes please, so Nazzo, the 102nd has an easier time counting them. Okay? :smallsmile:

[Assassin89]

578 because Belkar's delusional antics are numerous.

[Blackjackg]

Sounds like it's going to be a landslide, but I'm going for 577. Not great, but better than the rest.

[DBear]

A rather weak selection, but I'll go with 578. Belkar added comic relief in his delirium. :crazyeye:

[petersohn]

I vote for 578.

[MOD]

580 FTW go prequel humor!

[DnDgeek13]

five hundred eighty or 580 for those who can't read

[David Argall]

How did this sneak by me?
Well 578 seems a reasonable choice.

[Haven]

578. Though Haley is being very cute in 577.

[Altaria87]

580 Important sexy content :smalltongue:

[Joerg]

576, because I like "it's alive".

[Kurald Galain]

578 it is. Tough choice though.

[warmachine]

580. Important plot exposition and fourth wall breaking.

[The_Void]

Well, none of them are outstanding, but 578 was a double page, so it gets bonus points for that. And "I'm a unicorn!"

[Xapi]

580.

Same reasons as warmachine.

[Optimystik]

578 for the win, like all double-strips!

[hamishspence]

576 by narrow margin for "It's alive"

Also optimystik- nice avatar.

[kenb215]

576

http://i625.photobucket.com/albums/tt332/MonkeyNinja08/GrubwigglerLG.png: Now we need only wait for lightning to strike the-
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v298/redxiv/celiadate.gif: *zap*
http://i625.photobucket.com/albums/tt332/MonkeyNinja08/GrubwigglerLG.png: :eek:

[kirbsys]

578. I'm a unicorn!

580 was close second, if you have read Origins it's rather hilarious.

[recluso]

578. Nice action sequence and so varied!

[Olorin Maia]

580. I love occasionally breaking that wall.

[TerrickTerran]

Not much here, so 580 fore the return of the guild.

[Gamerlord]

578 for sure.

[The Blackbird]

I'm gonna be the odd guy576

IT'S ALIVE! ALIVE!!! has been quoted in some D&D sessions of mine.

EDIT: Okay not so odd anymore:smallwink:

[dps]

576, for the great line, "I'm adding my janitorial bill to what you owe me for the golem."

[Morgan Wick]

Okay, can someone explain to me why these strips are better than the Celia strips in the last batch, which you guys positively revolted against? I'm going to go ahead and vote for 580 for the best way to promote a book ever.

[Yendor]

I'm going to throw a vote 579's way, to show support for Celia not caring about Belkar.

[The Vorpal Tribble]

#576

Golem PIN codes ftw.

[Killer Angel]

576

http://i625.photobucket.com/albums/tt332/MonkeyNinja08/GrubwigglerLG.png: Now we need only wait for lightning to strike the-
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v298/redxiv/celiadate.gif: *zap*
http://i625.photobucket.com/albums/tt332/MonkeyNinja08/GrubwigglerLG.png: :eek:


576, for this same reason... "I'm in a hurry". :smallbiggrin:

Otherwise, 580 is also good

[Fencing Fool]

578. Now I'm a unicorn!:smallbiggrin: 576 was pretty good though.

[MoonBeam]

576 because "It's alive! ALIVE!!!" :smallbiggrin:

[Zed the Sharp]

579, mostly for the title.

[Zerg Cookie]

580
10 characters rule

[Caleniel]

I'll vote for 576!

[Knightengale]

576. How can you not love two panels of uncontrollable vomit spasms?

[Janmorel]

I miss 578 most of all, scarecrows.

Although 576 was a close second.

[Cleverdan22]

580 for the reappearance of the Thieve's Guild.

[Chronos]

580, for the important sexy context

[Needle]

578, Belkar deliria was too awesome

[NamonakiRei]

Attention.
The polls are now closed.

Please wait for the results to be calculated by Nazzo, the 102nd.

Any votes after this will not count.

[Nazzo, the 102nd]

Official results.

576 - 11 (24.44%)
Cerrakoth; Joerg; hamishspence; kenb215; The Blackbird; dps; The Vorpal Tribble; Killer Angel; moonbeam; Caleniel; Knightengale

577 - 1 (2.22%)
Blackjackg

578 - 18 (40.00%)
SaintRidley; Mauve Shirt; Apotheosis; NamonakiRei; Assassin89; DBear; petersohn; David Argall; Haven; Kurald Galain; The_Void; Optimystik; kirbsys; recluso; gamerkid; Fencing Fool; Janmorel; Needle

579 - 2 (4.44%)
Yendor; Zed the Sharp

580 - 13 (28.89%)
Deepkicker; hajo; MOD; DnDgeek13; Altaria87; warmachine; Xapi; Olorin Maia; TerrickTerran; Morgan Wick; Talshor; Cleverdan22; Chronos

[Morgan Wick]

Official results.

576 - 11 (24.44%)
Cerrakoth; Joerg; hamishspence; kenb215; The Blackbird; dps; The Vorpal Tribble; Killer Angel; moonbeam; Caleniel; Knightengale

577 - 1 (2.22%)
Blackjackg

578 - 18 (40.00%)
SaintRidley; Mauve Shirt; Apotheosis; NamonakiRei; Assassin89; DBear; petersohn; David Argall; Haven; Kurald Galain; The_Void; Optimystik; kirbsys; recluso; gamerkid; Fencing Fool; Janmorel; Needle

579 - 2 (4.44%)
Yendor; Zed the Sharp

580 - 13 (28.89%)
Deepkicker; hajo; MOD; DnDgeek13; Altaria87; warmachine; Xapi; Olorin Maia; TerrickTerran; Morgan Wick; Talshor; Cleverdan22; Chronos

I figured this was going to happen.

Not the results. I still don't see how 575 is a runt and 578 is a winner, over 580, of all strips! No, what I figured was that the polls would close before I could post my analysis. I'm no longer convinced 578 will get zero votes at BotQ just because I don't know how to read its popularity. Though it may still because of all the epicness that follows (it hardly surprises me to see the next round is already on the second page).

581's appeal, such as it is, may be solely in Old Blind Pete (and may be a harbinger of 578's performance at BotQ), 582 effectively resolves a plotline running through much of this hundred and which had occasioned mucho forum speculation, 583 has some appeal for Therkla's semi-official heel-face turn and the callback to Durkon's dendrophobia, 584 has several appeals but the main one is the one-in-a-million chance, and 585 has the demon's banter with Qarr and V's semi-stupidity. They'll all get votes, but if I had to guess, the favorites might be 582 (though that might just be my favorite) and 584, which might be the overall favorite (and has indeed taken the early lead though I didn't count all the votes). 581 might be a dark horse. The winner of this round might crap out at BotQ as well, as the true epicness involving Therkla and V is still to come.