Type of bind: Paperback
Brand: Giant in the Playground
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.56973
EAN num: 9780976658009
ISBN number: 0976658003
Label: Giant in the Playground
Manufacturer: Giant in the Playground
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 124
Printing Date: March 01, 2005
Publishing house: Giant in the Playground
Sale Popularity Level: 278167
Studio: Giant in the Playground
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The Order of the Stick: Dungeon Crawlin' Fools follows the comic strip adventures of six stick-figure heroes as they brave the perils of your favorite fantasy roleplaying game. Watch as they struggle against monsters, evil twins, bored necromancers and their own crushing incompetence in more than 140 full-colour comic strips. The Order of the Stick lampoons roleplaying games and the fantasy genre itself in hilarious fashion weekly on the internet, and now even the technophobic can enjoy their antics in convenient book format. Packed with author commentary and more than 14 all-new never-seen-before comics, this compilation of the very first major story arc is sure to be a collector's treasure for years to come. From new DBD publisher Paizo Publishing!
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I was introduced to Order of the Stick about a year ago and read the comics religiously. Rich Burlew has a wonderful sense of humor, and I've come to fall in love with the characters.
The one drawback is for people not familiar with Dungeons and Dragons (like myself) some of the jokes fall very flat. However, there is enough humour throughout the comics to keep it going even when you're wondering what the heck they're talking about with Chaotic Good and twelve sided dice.
This is the story of six travelers who are ... well, traveling. Of course, once one goal is accomplished another follows and so on. Their characters complement each other nicely and there's romance and magic and swordplay, all the integral parts of an epic story. I definitely recommend the books.
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Over the years, I've read a number of online comics. I've also read a good many gaming (roleplaying) based comics. Order of the Stick is one of the few that have enough humor, engaging characters, and storyline to draw me (no pun intended) back to read and reread.
I have heard the art could be better, but to be honest, I think the art style is part of what makes the comic. It's simplistic and very 'cookie cutter' in form, but Burlew manages to eek out very individualistic characters, villains and monsters.
In short, Order of the Stick is downright hilarious with enough intelligence to be worth rereading and enough jokes that it has yet to get old (I've read the 200+ strips featured on the OotS site, plus the run that is currently in Dragon Magazine). It will be finding a place on my shelf alongside Calvin and Hobbes.
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Burlew's parodies of role-playing and fantasy are spot-on. His comedy is spectacular, and he has developed the characters so you CARE about these stick-like squiggles (okay, so the art could be better). Character-development works, but its the comedy that slays me, I laughed til I sprayed milk out of my nose! Though I don't remember drinking any milk that day.... hope I didn't rupture something.
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I've been following the comic from the website [...] and it is absolutely hilarious! I can't stop laughing! You definitely need to have a basic understanding of how D&D or other gaming systems work in order to get most of the jokes. I don't really care for the game, and though I've only played a few times, I get a lot of the jokes and it just really entertains me.
I highly recommend it! Check out the website if nothing else!
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OMG! its so funny! i love it! stick figures, going on adventures(sort of)...
anyways, this book is for those who love Order of the Stick and want to have their own copy for themselves, or d&d lovers who have played and understand the basis of d&d...
(if you dont know d&d, you wont get most things in this comic)
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