The Sticks Awards 396-400

[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 January 13th, 09:00 AM forum default time.


The Sticks Awards 396-400

396 The Door Knocks on YOU (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0396.html)
397 Leggo My Ego! (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0397.html)
398 We All Just Want to be Held Sometimes (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0398.html)
399 Death Actually IS Too Good For Them (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0399.html)
400 Your Ship Has Come In (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0400.html)

[Nazzo, the 102nd]

Although 400 is the real anticipated moment of the comic, I think it was a little predictable. That's why I'm voting 398. Group hug + hold person = win.

[Surfing HalfOrc]

Gotta go with 400! Wooooo!!!!

[Int -1]

Sneak Attack Bitch!

#396

[pankake]

396 FTW!

gotta love it

Sneak Attack !!!

and the Whole door..

[TroyXavier]

398 for me as well though I really liked all 5 of them.

[Vargtass]

399 is my favourite.

[dish]

397 (Apparently.)

[RMS Oceanic]

398. "Group Hug" was just too funny, although I was tempted by 397's demonic Teletubby...

[FoE]

400. I'm a sucker for romance. And eating people. :smallamused:

[51la5]

396 Yay now ice cream.

[Crimson Avenger]

396 is excellent with Thog saying, "Yay, now ice cream." but I gotta go with 398's group hug

398 without remorese!

[Megalomaniac2]

I'm actually going with 397 for it's awesome double subversion.

[Pip]

398. Not for the "Group Hug" but for the "Hold Person".

:smallbiggrin:

[Glyde]

397 I think, for the lightning bolt.

[Kurald Galain]

Apparently. (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0397.html)

[*Templar*]

#397 for me.

[Mauve Shirt]

#397 for V's awesomeness. Though #400 is second for it's cuteness. ^^

[Shishnarfne]

I'll take 397, myself. Nale's ego getting in the way of his brain... again.

[happyturtle]

Ah, the memories. 399 was the first oots comic I ever read. But my vote apparently goes to 397.

[Istari]

397 for its classic twin problem

[Catskin]

397, for the reasons already given: V's awesomeness, Thog's fear (and Elan's tactics), and proof once again that no one can revive a cliche like The Giant.

[The Vorpal Tribble]

#398.
Group hug!
Hold Person!

That just cracked me up so bad the first time I saw it :smallbiggrin:

[David Argall]

396.

There is much to be said for 400, but this is a comic and the comic strip wins.

[Moofin Bard]

#398!

You really gotta love the Group Hug.

[spinedoc]

**"Apparently"**

This is the best :smallbiggrin:

[maxon]

For me I think 397 - though it's a hard choice - for the demonic teletubby, the 'apparently' and possibly most of all for the hand and the Judy Garland quip. What is that spell: Bigby's Disdainful Hand?

[spinedoc]

**"Apparently"**

This is the best :smallbiggrin:

[Zordrath]

397 because it's such an awesome moment for V... it's hard to choose, though, I think these 5 are among the best strips of the AC arc.

[Icewalker]

400. It's just such a great moment.

[Zarah]

397, for sure. V just takes the spotlight, and serves up a hot plate of ownage right in the middle of a heated battle.

You just can't get any better than that.

[memnarch]

Voting number 397. Apparently.

[spinedoc]

#397 **"Apparently"**

Is the best :smallbiggrin: !!!!!!

[moleytov]

Gah! If only I could vote all of them...

I vote 397... V does what V does best,

although 400 comes a close second for Elan's "I'm useful!"

[Reigheena]

My vote's for 397.

[kukn]

397. Some good ones, 398 was close, but V being V and the brilliant detail of demonic teletubby to scare Thog make 397 the winner.

(400 isn't all that superb imho.)

[warmachine]

397. Intellect wins again.

[BobTheDog]

397

That teletubby was priceless.

[Lira]

It's a tough choice, 396 - 400 are all excellent comics. But I think I'll go with 397 since I've always loved that one a lot.

[greecetrap]

400.

I really love all the others, but it's so cute and romance-ish and end to a mini-arc-ish. :D Plus, I love Haley's little guilt-rant.

[nosajtpno]

398.

Tough choice between 398 and 399. "GROUP HUG! Hold person." or "I did say I was representing the halfling's viewpoint."

But the frozen expression on Thog's face wins it.

[AlisdairM]

Wow - yet another seriously tough call. Was the giant on a roll at this point or what!

Easy discard is 400. Great for the plot, but not a classic 'strip'.

I love Elan's cheesy grin with the gift voucher in 399, and apparently 397 is going to win, but I'll reluctantly cut them next.

The decider, group hug and some nice teamwork vs. a half-orc with a door.
Too tough to call, so I'm going to be biased and pick the strip based on the pro- rather than an-tagonists. Being a hero has its perks after all!

I vote 398 for the win! (apparently!)

[DreadSpoon]

398 for teh win kthxbyelolz.

[Celébrith]

#398 "I said Sneak Attack, Bitch!" And fact that :haley: is holding the arrows and stabbing :sabine: with them, just cracks me up. :smallbiggrin:

[Aethir]

398, just barely beats out 397 personally.

[Szilard]

396, Sneak Attack Bitch!

[Covenantwgw]

400 ftw baby!

[shadowdemon_lord]

397, it's just got so many great moments to it.

[Demi.]

It's really a hard decision.

396- Sneak attack, the door, "Yay! Now Ice cream"
397- Demonic teletubbie (<3), the cliche, and "Apparently."
398- "I said "Sneak Attack!" BITCH!", group hug - hold person
399- "I did SAY that I was representing the halfling's viewpoint in this."
400- The cuteness is just great!

The Giant made an awesome work with these five. All of them are great. But I'll have to say 397 wins, mostly for the "Apparently." part it just cracked me up totally.

[mockingbyrd7]

Oh, come ON, this is a great set, but how can 400 not win? It's the culmination of a HUGE story arc that spanned hundreds of strips involving some of the best characters in the comic!

400, please.

[loves_to_laugh]

396!!
Heck yeah!

[Pyro]

400 because its just that awesome.

[d'Bwobsling]

397 was the best

[dakiwiboid]

I'm going to vote against the trend and go for 397. I love Vaarsuvius's perceptiveness!

[SlightlyEvil]

This is one of the best 5-comic sets in the entire run. A very satisfying conclusion to the arc. Overall, I'd have to go with 400, though 397 comes a close second.

[carebearbecky]

397! :smallbiggrin:

[Darth Mario]

397, for awesome and because V simply does not get enough opprotunities to shine.

[Yendor]

397: Vaarsuvius 1, Nale 0.

[phobiandarkmoon]

My vote is for 397. Apparently

[ChaosDefender24]

Obviously, 400

[Cuttlefish]

397. Both V and Elan gets to shine (I mean, who's ever seen Elan do two useful things at one time before?). Somehow, V strikes me as very female in this strip, but I've no idea why.

[kabbor]

Honorable mentions to 396 for subverting the "In Soviet Russia..." slashdot meme, and we had been waiting for 400 since, like, 300: But for me, 397 and V for the win. Seems like she knows just how to solve the "lying spy" dilemma without shooting one of them in the foot.

[Yendor]

Seems like she knows just how to solve the "lying spy" dilemma without shooting one of them in the foot.

Sometimes it works... (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0327.html)

[ZFR]

398.

Group Hug

[Soepvork]

397 for me please :)

[Nazzo, the 102nd]

Poll is closed.

Sorry again for the delay, blah blah blah. Now for the BotQ!

396 - 6 (9.83%)
Int -1; pankake; 51la5; David Argall; Szilard; loves_to_laugh

397 - 32 (52.45%)
dish; Megalomaniac2; Glyde; Kurald Galain; *Templar*; Mauve Shirt; Shishnarfne; happyturtle; Istari; PoofBunny; spinedoc; maxon; Lord Zordrath; Zarah; memnarch; moleytov; Reigheena; kukn; warmachine; BobTheDog; Lira; shadowdemon_lord; Demi.; d'Bwobsling; dakiwiboid; carebearbecky; darthmario; Yendor; phobiandarkmoon; Cuttlefish; kabbor; Soepvork

398 - 13 (21.31%)
Nazzo, the 102nd; TroyXavier; RMS Oceanic; Crimson Avenger; Pip; The Vorpal Tribble; Moofin Bard; nosajtpno; AlisdairM; DreadSpoon; Celébrith; Aethir; ZFR

399 - 1 (1.63%)
Vargtass

400 - 9 (14.75%)
Surfing HalfOrc; Face Of Evil; Icewalker; greecetrap; Covenantwgw; mockingbyrd7; Pyro; SlightlyEvil; ChaosDefender24