April 27, 2008
Probably the Order of the Stick will always be considered a D&D comic. But it hasn’t been, for quite a while. By by rough count, the last ten strips contain about five D&D references, total. It’s basically a fantasy comic that occasionally uses D&D jokes. (He’s actually using anachronisms and pop culture references more than D&D.)
This isn’t necessarily a bad thing. On the other hand I’m looking forward to Chainmail Bikini starting up again.
March 17, 2008
Another crib from jwz, I’m afraid. But this (from Chris Sims) is made out of win.
Original Jarvis Cocker video here: http://youtube.com/watch?v=F39RS3I0D0Y
Surprisingly good William Shatner / Joe Jackson cover here.
February 23, 2008
http://progressiveboink.com/archive/robliefeld.html
The increasingly exasperated text is great too: ”Check out Spider-Man swinging in on a jungle vine. Jesus Christ Liefeld drew a dog’s hindquarters on him. Just straight-up a dog’s ass and legs.”
February 11, 2008
I forget if I’ve plugged Chainmail Bikini before:
http://www.feartheboot.com/comic/default.aspx?c=16
It’s written by Shamus Young (who did the equally hilarious DM of the Rings) and drawn by Shawn Gaston. Unlike Rich Burlew, who is pretty much just telling a comedy-laced adventure story now, Young still fills the comic with D&D jokes. Part of the fun is the little comment by Young or one of the players at the end of each panel, offering somewhat cynical advice about gaming.
As a world creator and sometime DM, I particularly like Young’s comments that emphasize the disconnect between the DM’s and the players’ understanding of and interest in the plot, to say nothing of the world. Young points out that if you ask the players to summarize the story, their version will be completely unrecognizable (and leave out all your carefully worked out names).
