One Order of Parody-Sticks, Please

2 June 2010 | Filed Under Webcomic Reviews 

A Review of “The Order of the Stick,” by Rich Burlew

“I think I just failed a spot check.”
- Belkar


Belkar, Vaarsuvius, Elan, Haley, Durkon, Roy

The Order of the Stick is a hilarious webcomic that parodies Dungeons & Dragons. Even if you aren’t into D&D, there are plenty of other jokes you’ll enjoy.

The story follows the Order of the Stick, pictured above, as they try to – what else? – save the world. It’s got everything from sarcastic villains to random encounters to touching character development.

And yes, Rich can draw. Don’t think the stick-figures imply otherwise.

If you can’t get enough of the online comic, so far there are two prequels you can buy, one for the Order and one for the main antagonists. Both are excellent, and provide interesting (and sometimes amusing) background.

Order of the Stick updates irregularly.

Warning: May be addictive.

My Rating (out of five stars)
★★★★★

Comments

4 Responses to “One Order of Parody-Sticks, Please”

  1. Dan on June 4th, 2010 4:16 pm

    I love OotS. I only very briefly played D&D, so a couple of the very mechanics-specific jokes are kind of lost on me, but in general it’s entertaining. I do wish the updates were more regular. I keep thinking about ordering the books, at least the prequels…

  2. Jenn on June 4th, 2010 9:15 pm

    The prequels are definitely worth it. And I agree, I wish the updates were more regular, but I don’t mind looking once…thrice a day

  3. Dan on June 5th, 2010 3:54 pm

    Just use RSS ;p I have almost all my comics’ RSS feeds set up so I can check each morning to see what’s new… except for Sinfest and Freefall, which never got around to creating a feed, as far as I can tell.

  4. Jenn on June 5th, 2010 11:26 pm

    I don’t have RSS! Crazy, I know, but true.

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