The Sticks Awards 431-435

[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 March 29th, 7:00 PM forum default time.


The Sticks Awards 431-435

431 My Three Xykons (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0431.html)
432 Let Slip the Dogs of War (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0432.html)
433 Resource Management (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0433.html)
434 Heavy is the Head (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0434.html)
435 Amoral Dilemma (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0435.html)

[Nazzo, the 102nd]

I'm between 434 and 435. Xykon is really funny in the first, and the two little devils and the angel twitching his eyes in the second are a classic.

I guess it'll be Xykon again, so 434.

[Kurald Galain]

...and he kept voting for 435, again and again... It's a comic, it's supposed to be funny... Why is it so funny?

[Chronos]

I'm not particularly a Belkar fan, but none of the others were all that outstanding either.

435

[d'Bwobsling]

435 I'd have to agree with chronos

[Remirach]

435 is one of the funniest Belkar strips there is, and I like Redcloak in 431 -- some nice background on his plan, plus his usual dry humor. But I also really love the revelation of the crown Xykon stole in 434, and poor Roy's reaction.

Hmm...

I'm gonna have to go with 434 since it's so relevant to Roy's vendetta against Xykon, which drives so much of the story. Plus it's funny as hell.

[Draz74]

I'll join the chorus. (435) Amoral Dilemma it is.

The ending of (432) is awesome, and great, but it doesn't fully make up for how random-in-a-not-so-funny-way the coconut oil half-episode was.

(434) is classic Xykon, but just didn't have a killer punch line.

Whereas (435) has a very dramatic moment, great character development (debatable), a clever twist on a running/classic joke, and I thought the ending was hilarious myself.

[Lira]

My vote is for 434.

[Page606]

I'll go with 435

[Phase]

435
definetly

Cause Belkar has karma work in his favor...

[David Argall]

Well, 434 made it a fight, but I'll go with 435.

[Forealms]

434

If only to make it more even :smalltongue:

It's terribly close between that and 435, but, once again, my spirit for a close fight wins me over.

[Jarwy]

435 Amoral Dilemma, already explain in this topic. Belkar takes this round.

[gusk]

435 Amoral Dilemma

whew... why are they suddenly so hard to chose???:smalleek:

[Mordae]

It's a tough call, since 434 and 435 have Xykon and Belkar completely in their respective elements. Belkar does get the better punchline though; it actually made me laugh out loud the first time through.

435

[Felixaar]

431
"Yeah, that Xykon sure is amazing, isn't he?"

[SlightlyEvil]

435. The evil/more evil gag is hilarious, and it fits Belkar so well. Plus, without this strip, we do not get Sexy Shoeless God of War in 439.

Personally, I don't understand the hate for 432. I think that the coconut oil gag is just moderately amusing, but Hinjo's line in response to it is great.

[kabbor]

Strangely, this lot leaves me a little flat. When we were tied up in the storyline, they rocked, but parceled out in little bundles, without the element of surprise - Well, its a good story I enjoyed reading earlier.

Oh well, there's enough in 435 to make it worth a vote in this company.

[UglyPanda]

435

Delayed gratification vs. Instant gratification, best subversion of the gag I've seen so far.

[Niknokitueu]

For once, I am voting with the winner so far: 435.

"THAT is for forcing me to perform a quasi-Good act!" - Priceless Belkster.

Have Fun!
Niknokitueu

[Vargtass]

I can't really see any competition to 435. WHY ISN'T HE JOLLY?!

[kukn]

Okay, so... 431 is brilliant, 432 is funny, 433 is great, 434 is seriously amazing, 435 is freakin´awesome! Seriously, I´d happily vote for any of the strips in this round, but Belkar has to win it with the two devils and crazy angel...

435 for me.

Also, kudos for keeping the TSA nice and regular lately, Nazzo :smallsmile:

[TroyXavier]

It's 435 just beating 434....and it's the Angel and Jolly comment that wins it here.

[Sensate]

432

"They'll be back once their leaders remind them that a diet high in soluble fiber - such as oatmeal - can reduce their cholesterol."

I love this type of jokes.

[Catskin]

I think 431 is the funniest and 435 is the coolest. Since I don't often have a chance to vote for MITD, I will: 431.

[warmachine]

433. Converting your undead comrades into zombies. The real badass.

[memnarch]

Ga' dang you. Instead of the usual decision between two, I now have to choose between FOUR of them.
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435 it is.

[Moongoat]

435:smallbiggrin:

[hajo]

431 My Three Xykons (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0431.html)
432 Let Slip the Dogs of War (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0432.html)
433 Resource Management (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0433.html)
434 Heavy is the Head (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0434.html)
435 Amoral Dilemma (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0435.html)

I vote 432 "Coconut oil" :smallamused:

[AlisdairM]

Not quite as tough as previous rounds - I couldn't split my vote at all for the previous set. This comes down to a 2-way fight between 434 and 435.

I was edging in favour of the one with the angel (best panel of the set) but am switching and voting #434 for managing to tell its segment in a single page. If the following two pages had been split over two strips, I would probably have voted for the first one.

It's a tough call this time to be sure though, thank goodness I can invent arbitrary rules to help me decide!!

[51la5]

435 why isn't he jolly.

[Shishnarfne]

I'll take 435, with a side of homicidal self-interest.

[Ikialev]

...Hard to sai...
But, 434.

[ChaoticEvilGuy]

434.
"badass"
"really badass":xykon:

[Yendor]

435. It's karmariffic!

[phobiandarkmoon]

435. I'm not usually a belkar fan, but this one was hilarious

[Prowl]

"Why isn't he jolly" wins it for me... #435 it is.

[Fii]

Definately 435. Though, I'm biased. I like Belkar- I even made a "Mii" of Belkar on my Wii.. it looks JUST like him, too. So.. yay 435. ^^.

[Morgan Wick]

Belkar 4:35 says I just whooped your ass. The way we started, I'm amazed every strip managed to get at least one vote.

Well, if you thought some of these recent groups were weak, it sure does look like this next round is going to be weak as well. I mean, I don't see a single strong contender (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0438.html) in the bunch. Let alone two (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0437.html). And forget about there being a strip (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0439.html) that could end up winning the Hundred (or more), complete with spawning a nickname for a fan-favorite character.

Edit: I just realized this could be construed as a vote, not as my recap post...

[Cuttlefish]

Tough call but I have to settle for 431. Such a nice contrast between Redcloak's brilliance and MitD's childishness.

[MarvinCZ]

435 wins it for me, especially the angel...

[Nazzo, the 102nd]

The poll is closed.

431 - 3 (7.69%)
Felixaar; PoofBunny; Cuttlefish

432 - 2 (5.12%)
Sensate; hajo

433 - 1 (2.56%)
warmachine

434 - 7 (17.94%)
Nazzo, the 102nd; Remirach; Lira; Forealms; AlisdairM; Luena; ChaoticEvilGuy

435 - 26 (66.67%)
Kurald Galain; Chronos; d'Bwobsling; Draz74; Page606; Phase; David Argall; Jarwy; gusk; Mordae; SlightlyEvil; kabbor; UglyPanda; Niknokitueu; Vargtass; kukn; TroyXavier; memnarch; Moongoat; 51la5; Shishnarfne; Yendor; phobiandarkmoon; Prowl; Fii; MarvinCZ