OOTS Rumor, Speculation and Otherwise General Discussion! *Spoiler HEAVY!* (you've been warned)

[Elemental_Elf]

Love the direction OOTS has taken since going West.

[Nomadic]

Agreed... it's finally back on track. Don't get me wrong I loved the azure city arc but it split up the party and that really slowed things down.

[SDragon]

Big ol' bump.

Since one of the biggest complaints Rich has is the perceived quality of his artwork, I'd like to clarify my own position on that issue. I know none of you seem to have that complaint, but here goes anyway:

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By de-emphasizing the appearance of the physical world in favor of the idea of form, the cartoon places itself in the world of concepts.

Through traditional realism, the comics artist can portray the world without--

--and through the cartoon, the world within.



When cartoons are used throughout a story, the world of that story may seem to pulse with life.



Inanimate objects may seem to possess seperate identities, so that if one jumped up and started singing it wouldn't feel out of place.



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Text: Understanding Comics, by Scott McCloud. (Rich is an obvious student of this guy's work. For a really deep appreciation of what goes on in the strip, i'd suggest this book.)
XKCD: Randall Munroe
Order of the Stick: Rich Burlew
Popcorn: Artist unknown, intermission film
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Back on topic:

Looks like Durkon's headed for his own adventure. Cool!

[Elemental_Elf]

The latest OOTS had me rolling on the floor laughing!

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