The Sticks Awards 316-320

[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 3 days to do it.

The poll will close on September 13, 21:15 PM forum default time.


The Sticks Awards 316-320

316 The Moment of Truth (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0316.html)
317 The Best Part of Waking Up (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0317.html)
318 The Move Action of Shame (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0318.html)
319 Healthier Living Through Repression (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0319.html)
320 Bing Crosby's Got Nothing On Us (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0320.html)

[Nazzo, the 102nd]

This time, I'm going with the drama. 316 is a classic.

[The Ninja]

I have to go with 316 as well. IMO, the Elan/Haley storyline is one of the better ones. A real classic.

The Ninja

[Chronos]

I'm too much of a Vaarsuvius fan to pass up the Explosive Runes coffee. 317.

[Jasdoif]

Eesh. 317 or 319....

I'm going to have to go with 319, but it was really close. Explosive runes and coffee make for great comedy, and personality facets make for great drama; turns out the non-punchline punchline is the deciding factor.

[David Argall]

320 is my choice. 318 for 2nd.

[Sampi]

317. Good to the last boom.

[phobiandarkmoon]

316, because it's awesome

[Kurald Galain]

I prepared comic 317 this morning.

[AlisdairM]

317 - I've had those mornings!

[kukn]

Hmm. 316 has romance, comedy and drama, a great layout and the whole group in it - a really good strip working with all the previous buildup.

But 317 is clear pure brilliant fun, with Explosive Runes, V and Durkon being great (Durkon has some pretty neat lines in the whole of this batch) and Belkar being himself so well. And I love the graphics on the morning sunshine, really.

After about 15 minutes deliberation:

I vote 317.

[LM TR]

this has the famous 316 in it, so I won´t even look at the other ones
316!

[boomwolf]

118. the punch is too good.

[Green Bean]

316. It has the now infamous BelkarxVaarsuvius action that lead to the ever-popular hate/lust theory. Plus, being a dwarf accountant must be awesome! :smallbiggrin:

[Lissou]

Hum... Tough call, but I'm going to say 316. You have humour, you have romance, and you have drama. Pretty good for one strip.

[Xaydx]

316 for me please

[Surfing HalfOrc]

320... Love the prep-work on the "Not a Booty Talasman!" Talasman.

[Lavidor]

320. What?

[Moody]

317 - explosive runes is always funny

[Lira]

316 - I always laugh when I read it. :D

[JasonDoomsblade]

I dont normally like Vaarsuvius but 317 is too funny.

[Otoserdan]

316 is legendary.

[phobiandarkmoon]

Ok, I'm bored at this point so I thought I'd count up votes so far:

316:Nazzo the 102nd, The_Ninja, phobiandarkmoon, LM_TR, h_v, Lissou, Xaydx, Lira,Otoserdan (9 votes so far)
317: Chronos, Sampi, Kurald Galain, AlidairM, kukn, Moody, JasonDoomsBlade (7 votes so far)
318: boomwolf (1 vote so far)
319: Jasdoif (1 vote so far)
320: David Argall, Surfing half-orc, Lavidor (3 votes so far)
(I'm assuming boomwolf mistyped a 1 for a 3 there)

So, it looks like 316 or 317 will be the winner, with 316 currently in the lead.

[ChopSticks28]

SEV- uh- FIVE!

Haha! Awesome!

316!

[RMS Oceanic]

317. 316 is dramatic, but it feels a bit like a spoilt climax.

[SteveMB]

317. (I need to get around to picking up one of those mugs....)

[Halfpunch]

320. Reference to airport security and Roy calling out Elan on using the facilities FTW.

[Reigheena]

My vote's for 316

[dakiwiboid]

317 for me, too!

[wymarc]

317 - love it :)


though 316 is a close second

[BobTheDog]

317. Explosive coffee must be good for those monday mornings...

[Aethir]

317
Gotta love the explosive runes.

[Calamity]

316 needs more love, 317 is just a (brilliant) gag strip, which, incidentally, has set up a running gag. 316 has more awesome in it because of its drama. My vote is for 316

[Marcus Heinous]

317 wins my thumbs up.

[NikkTheTrick]

317

316 is a close second, but I voted 317 becuase I felt what Belkar felt that morning so many times:smallbiggrin:

[gusk]

#318 will be for me.

[mockingbyrd7]

118. the punch is too good.

*BZZT!* DOES NOT COMPUTE. ERROR, ERROR. DOES NOT COMPUTE.

316 for me, please.

[Vargtass]

316. So unexpected, and so funny...

[Maugrim]

316 has to be up there in my favourite 5 comics of all time, while 317 is fairly meh for me. So of course I had to register just to vote.

[phobiandarkmoon]

Wow, way to keep up the suspense guys. Quick recount:

316:Nazzo the 102nd, The_Ninja, phobiandarkmoon, LM_TR, h_v, Lissou, Xaydx, Lira,Otoserdan, chopsticks28, Reigheena, Calamity, mockingbyrd7, Vargtass, Maugrim (15 votes so far)
317: Chronos, Sampi, Kurald Galain, AlidairM, kukn, Moody, JasonDoomsBlade, RMS Oceanic, SteveMB, dakiwiboid, wymarc, BobTheDog, Aethir, Marcus Heinous, Nikk the Trick (15 votes so far)
318: boomwolf, gusk (2 votes so far)
319: Jasdoif (1 vote so far)
320: David Argall, Surfing half-orc, Lavidor, Halfpunch (4 votes so far)

[Vulion]

I must go with 316, though I love 318.

[YohanLeafheart]

arrrrrrrrrrrgh can't decided!!! damn. 316, 317 and 320 are both awesome.


But I pride myself atention to details, and will go wih 317.

[Porthos]

319

It doesn't always have to be about Belkar, you know. :smallamused:

[FireDrake]

I'll go for 316

[BobTheDog]

Well, if only the votes cast before the date that's posted on the OP are taken in, 317 wins...

But with Nazzo going AWOL, I guess we're never gonna know... :smalleek:

[Nazzo, the 102nd]

Poll is closed.

Only votes within the timeframe allowed were counted. If I count the other 6 ones (namely: Vargtass, Maugrim, Vulion, YohanLeafheart, Porthos and FireDrake), the results would be reversed. And for cases like that, we have the rules. :smallbiggrin:

316 - 13 (37.14%)
Nazzo, the 102nd; The Ninja; phobiandarkmoon; LM TR; h_v; Lissou; Xaydx; Lira; Otoserdan; ChopSticks28; Reigheena; Calamity; mockingbyrd7

317 - 15 (42.85%)
Chronos; Sampi; Kurald Galain; AlisdairM; kukn; Moody; JasonDoomsblade; RMS Oceanic; SteveMB; dakiwiboid; wymarc; BobTheDog; Aethir; Marcus Heinous; NikkTheTrick

318 - 2 (5.71%)
boomwolf; gusk

319 - 1 (2.85%)
Jasdoif

320 - 4 (11.42%)
David Argall; Surfing HalfOrc; Lavidor; Halfpunch

[LM TR]

come one how can anyone not vote for THE KISS?!?