OOTS 1018 discussion

[hamishspence]

OOTS 1018 is up:

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots1018.html

My thoughts - it's interesting to see the Godsmoot finally fighting the vampires.

 

[MarkB]

At this point we've been at the Godsmoot for over half a year, and they're still voting. "Interesting" will be when we move on from this plotline.

 

[Grumpy RPG Reviews]

Burlew is drawing out Order of the Stick the way Thunt does with Goblins.

 

[MarkB]

Burlew is drawing out Order of the Stick the way Thunt does with Goblins.

Yeah, and I long since gave up on Goblins.

 

[Grumpy RPG Reviews]

For that matter, Girl Genius is also being drawn out in the same manner.

 

[MarkB]

For that matter, Girl Genius is also being drawn out in the same manner.

Yeah, but they keep those comics coming regularly enough that it never feels quite so bogged down.

 

[hamishspence]

Plus there's the whole "thumb damage" issue - and the Kickstarter rewards - so I don't mind the main comic being slower than it used to be.

 

[Maggan]

I still love OotS, but the last story line has me itching for something to happen. Strange that, lots of stuff is happening, but I don't feel as if it is happening. For me it is standing still, gearing up for something to happen.

I am sure this will play out differently when collected in a book, when it will be more compressed so to say.

 

[Scott DeWar]

I would like to say something on behalf of Mr. Berlew and his epic battle between his thumb and the glass golumn.

4 years ago I had a ladder accident that hyper-extended the connective and nerve tissues in my left arm when I was left hanging because the ladder animated and wiggled out from underneath me, then the ladder lay on the ground laughing at me.

I am still dealing with pain, stiffness, lack of strength, and fine manipulation. On days where a low pressure wander within 100 miles of where I am I hurt more. On cold days, I get to hurt more for that too. Mr. Berlew is still early on in his recovery, so doing art work, it is not only difficult, but painful to -of this I am reasonably sure even though we have never met.

Please be patient with him. This was a severe blow to him, I would imagine.

Thank you for your time spent reading my rant.

 

[Cor Azer]

To be honest, all things considered, the rate of new strips is perfectly acceptable and understandable; after all, most of us pay nothing for what he's offering us.

I think it feels longer though because the group is somewhat split up, so while we may see a strip at a reasonable rate, several characters have barely been seen in ages (in the main strip; it is possible they're featured more regularly in the Kickstarter rewards).