Friday, February 24, 2006

Order of the Stick

I really like The Order of the Stick. It is the first comic I have mentioned I think set in a very different world to ours, being a fantasy webcomic.

This is a very specific kind though- Order of the Stick is set in a world created by roleplayers, to the point that the characters will occasionally even reference this fact, breaking the fourth wall, perhaps, but in an entertaining enough way to get away with it. As a result, it's very funny, although probably not if you have never roleplayed in your life (and by roleplaying I mean the kind with dice, and not the sexual kind. I imagine there are webcomics based on such things as well, however).

The art is very pretty, even though all the characters are, in fact, stick figures with bodies. There is a real feeling of action when fighting occurs, probably aided by a healthy dose of colour.

Ultimately I would definitely recommend this if you have ever done any roleplaying, and give it a shot if you have not.

2 Comments:

At 12:52 PM, Blogger Kneefers said...

Actually, I am not a roleplayer (except for about a two week stint a couple of years ago) and I still get many of the jokes in OotS. I think that as long as you know the general gist (they roll dice to see whether they hit or not, the DM tells them what's going on, etc.) then many of the jokes are very accesible to non-RPers.

 
At 6:23 PM, Blogger mckenzee said...

Welcome to the weird world of webcomic reviewing. I'll be keeping an eye on you.

http://SinisterBedfellows.com

 

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