OOTS #864 - The Discussion Thread

[Xelbiuj]

Sweet a new comic, thanks! This bodes well.

Damn Elan! I've already read this arc like 30 times. :\

Even though it was a recap, I still did what I had planned to do with the new comic. I read the title first. Read and reread and examined each panel before going to the next. Savoring it. lol.

I love the glass . . . elementals?

[Michaeler]

Can we get a strip about the Digit Knight added in as an extra on the next book? =D

Sir Thumb, who shall never be sat upon?

[Aotrs Commander]

I'm so pleased to see you've improved so much you can start to do things again, Rich! It's so good to see you manage to crank comic out - not so much for the comic itself (excellent though it is as per usual), but as it shows you're at least a goodly way along the road to recovery. I can't imagine how frustrating it's been (and still will be) for you (I know that I'd be going stir crazy in your situation, and I'm not drawing for a living), so it's really heartening to see you've taken a big step back towards normal operations.

And, though you don't need me to say this, I will anyway: take your time; we're still here after three months, so if it all comes slow, it comes slow! Heck, I for one am just happy to see it come at all!

A delightful note to end the year on.

[Mordae]

Huzzah! Three cheers for the mighty Digit Knight, who will be victorious in the end. Unfortunately, just saying "Five hundred or so stanzas later..." doesn't work in this case

[Mauve Shirt]

Yay! Thank you, Rich! You really needn't have drawn with a still broken thumb, but we all appreciate it. You rock!

[Majiy]

Whohoo, new comic! Thumb up! (no pun intended )

Very nice!

[Fred Fumblrol]

Best late Christmas present ever.

[super dark33]

HAZZUH!

new comic!

and it would DEFINETLY get funded.

[Icedaemon]

Once again, humour and plot-development seamlessly blend as seems the norm for this comic.

[Asmayus]

It's been far too long, good to have an update :D

And like others have said, if it takes you another 3 months to get back to 100%, well, we'll still be hanging around here :)

@Mauve Shirt: that is an awesome avatar, btw

[Mauve Shirt]

@Mauve Shirt: that is an awesome avatar, btw

Thank you!

[CoffeeIncluded]

I stared at my screen for a moment in disbelief. And then began to internally cheer. So glad to see you're on the mend!

[Chantelune]

Yay for new strip. Now go heal that thumb properly !

[fishboy]

I laughed So hard at the "Sir Thumb" bit Thanks Giant and welcome back.
On a side note: I see that Humvee Driver is still at it with his "first page" posts, more subtle than he used to be, but still neither funny nor clever

[Commander672]

I wonder how much diamond it took to resurrect the noble digit.

[rgrekejin]

Woo! New comic just before the end of the year!

[maxon]

Welcome back Giant - I'm glad it's fixing - slowly (remember slowly does it). Yay! for Sir Thumb.

Oh, and happy new year.

[Welf]

Nice, an update.

[Forikroder]

oh god i missed this so much T.T

[Jay R]

Woo hoo! Happy New Year!

Who would win in a fight of Julio Scoundrel vs Thumb Knight?

Julio breaks glass; glass cuts thumb; thumb erases Julio.

[Morgan Wick]

Can we get a strip about the Digit Knight added in as an extra on the next book? =D

Or at least as a long-term digital Kickstarter bonus?

I woke up this moring and thought:
"I should check the comic, 'cuz the Giant is the kind of guy who could have gone the extra mile to update before new year.

And I got that right.

I almost wish he hadn't; the fact it advances the story arguably makes it worse in that this is how it advances it. We already knew everyone knew "Thog" wasn't himself, and now Roy gets the idea he might be Tarquin in a borderline deus ex machina? This is the dark side of the comic's lack of a fourth wall. The rest of it is every bit as much a waste of time as you'd expect, with the possible exception of this:

Also love Belkar asking to be deaf again.

Not quite as bad as some other inexplicably popular comics I could name, but not particularly necessary either. Focus on getting your thumb a full and speedy recovery, Giant, and don't feel too obligated to crank out comics too quickly; we're used to lengthy stretches between comics at this point (Don't take that the wrong way, either!)

[The Pilgrim]

I almost wish he hadn't; the fact it advances the story arguably makes it worse in that this is how it advances it. We already knew everyone knew "Thog" wasn't himself, and now Roy gets the idea he might be Tarquin in a borderline deus ex machina? This is the dark side of the comic's lack of a fourth wall.

No. Roy already hinted he had figured out who was the "masked man" in the first panel of the strip.

[CarpeGuitarrem]

Can we get a strip about the Digit Knight added in as an extra on the next book? =D

I would fund that.

Oh, and I loved this comic. Just the sort of wacky nonsensical thing that proves that Order of the Stick doesn't take itself too seriously? It's no deus ex machina; it's deus ex digitus!

[Laws of Chaos]

SO EXCITED TO SEE THE NEW COMIC!!

Thanks for the update and the recap also very happy to see you are healing.

[Yana]

...this website has a comic?

What is this, the Megatokyo forums?

Joking aside, welcome back, Rich. Thank you for going the extra mile to ensure that 2012 didn't go out with a whimper!

[Donald]

And hopefully the Digit Knight has learned not to go into battle again without armor.

[ReaderAt2046]

SQUEEE!!! And I was just wondering yesterday if the updates would start soon! Evidence that I have Wild Talent continues to mount! SQUEE!!

[Sutremaine]

We already knew everyone knew "Thog" wasn't himself, and now Roy gets the idea he might be Tarquin in a borderline deus ex machina?

He gave specific reasons for believing the mystery masked man to be Tarquin, and with the exception of the 'hiding behind a mask' reason, all of the things he noted were things he already knew about Tarquin.

[Leewei]

Woohoo! Thanks, Giant!

[Bagger Baggins]

Yay! Thanks, Giant, or should we start calling you Sir Thumb? I love the fourth wall breaking the strip does every so often.

But, with everyone else, DEFINITELY take your time. We appreciate the New Year's present, but don't overdo it.