The Stick Awards II: Second Edition (#0381 - #0390)

[Porthos]

Welcome to The Stick Awards II: Second Edition! :smallsmile:

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 381 through 390.

For full details about the Stick Awards, please check out the main thread here (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=283609).

To read more about the original Stick Awards, created by Nazzo, the 102nd, please read his thread here. (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=34791)

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 April 15th, 4pm EDT. Any votes made after that will NOT count toward the totals.

Last week, http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i294/trytoguess/Shojo.png379 Perform IS on the Aristocrat's Skill List (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0379.html) found out that its unique brand of charm and wit would lead it too win in a democracy. Or at least get the most number of votes from people who appreciate sarcastic old geezers. Go figure.

Enough about political intrigues and plots... It's time for romantic intrigues and plots! Along with Adventure! And Action! And Derring-do!! Well, all of that along with the latest iteration of......

.THE STICK AWARDS II: 0381 - 0390

381 Improved Feint (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0381.html)
382 Risk vs. Reward (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0382.html)
383 What's Really Scary is That He Knows the Words (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0383.html)
384 Words Get in the Way (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0384.html)
385 A Sympathetic Ear (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0385.html)
386 Not How She Pictured It, Certainly (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0386.html)
387 The Cliffport Redemption (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0387.html)
388 The Final Frontier (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0388.html)
389 As Good an Explanation as is Forthcoming (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0389.html)
390 In a Class All His Own (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0390.html)

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For ease of reading, What Haley Said, courtesy of the thread of the same name (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4909). :smallsmile:

#381
Qr--
Wh--? (Pick your favorite two letters)

#384
Za ybxy acwwdave yd uv adfv adty dg sdhv? Uvrxcav Z rxi'y awvxh? Zg ad, zy qxai'y jvtp gciip.
Is that supposed to be some sort of joke? Because I can't speak? If so, it wasn't very funny.

#386
XCGH???
NALE???

[ChristianSt]

Really nice batch. I'm a big fan of 385, the Vaarsuvius/Sabine interaction is just nice.

But I will vote for 389 - As Good an Explanation as is Forthcoming: It introduces one of my favorite secondary characters: Julio Scoundrél. I can't wait to see more of him :smallbiggrin:. And on top of that Elan's whole explanation and the last panel are just icing on the cake. :smallsmile:

[Gift Jeraff]

#387 is my all-time second favorite strip. Really, everything in here and up to Hinjo's coronation are my favorite segments in all of OOTS.

[Emperordaniel]

Nothing quite like a decent plan that falls apart at the last round - so put me down for #386.

:sabine: NALE!!!!
:elan: NALE!!!!
:thog: nale!!!!
:haley: XCGH???

[mythmonster2]

I think I'll go with 385, for the nice V/Sabine interaction and for Belkar chasing Durkon.

[Torrasque]

385 for the great fun in belkar chasing durkon.

[Jaxzan Proditor]

I don't think this batch is as good as last week's. There are a few ones that I enjoy, like 386 or 387, but not quite as much as some of the previous weeks'. In the end, I think I shall cast my vote for 389!

[137beth]

387, for the first time Elan thinks of a successful plan on his own.

[Meph]

385, for nothing in special.

[LogicalOxymoron]

389, though I'm a big fan of 382 as well.

[Emanick]

Oh man, this is one of my all-time favorite parts of the comic. I have to give my vote to 387: The Cliffport Redemption. The Elan-Thog exchanges are just too good to pass over.

[Codex]

385 gets my vote

[David Argall]

385 isn't great, but none of the others are outstanding either, so...

[Bird]

388, for Elan declining to go bowling with imaginary Roy.

[Livius]

#385. The Vaarsuvius/Sabine interaction is great.

[NobodyWasTaken]

Hm. Probably 383.

[nogall]

very, very strong batch, one of the best so far!!! I think I could vote for any of them, really, but I'll go with the most classic of them all: 387
It's a landmark for Elan, it's when he really begins to actually think and be kinda helpful!

[Zordrath]

None of these stand out in particular, though they're building up to some fantastic moments down the line. Taken on its own, I think I enjoyed 385 the most. It gave us some precious insight into V's personal life and also developed the character of Sabine, the only interesting member of the Linear Guild to me. And it's got a nice punchline to boot :smallbiggrin:

[Mike Havran]

Very close competition this time so I may just as well go with the first one. #381.

[Killer Angel]

383 for me.
The joke on charme person was brilliant.

[thatSeniorGuy]

Ugh, touch choice for me. There's 386, which no-one saw coming; 387, Thog's first hulk-out; and 389, the introduction of Julio! I think I'll go with 386; I wish I had been following OOTS when this strip came out.

[Sylian]

#389 gets my vote this time. #390 was good too.

[Porthos]

Running late, so I'll just leave a quick vote for 389. It just edges out 387 for me. :smallsmile:

And with that....

VOTING IS NOW CLOSED!

:sabine: 385 - A Sympathetic Ear (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0385.html) is the winner this week. It now moves on to the Best of the Hundred tournament.

Full Results are as follows

........THE STICK AWARDS II: 0381 - 0390



Comic Number
Votes Received
Vote Percentage





381

1

4.55





382

0

0.00





383

2

9.09





384

0

0.00





385

7

31.82





386

2

9.09





387

4

18.18





388

1

4.55





389

5

22.73





390

0

0.00




Please join us for the next round of voting for Strips #391 - #400 which can be found here. :smallsmile: