Elan accidentally sets off a self-destruct rune, forcing the Order to flee the dungeon as well.
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Redcloak escapes with Xykon and the MITD, as the Order collects the treasures left behind. There must be a word for it … the thing that lets you know time is happening. However, Xykon, being a lich, survives, as his chief minion Redcloak had his phylactery. Rather than keeping to the self-contained gag-per-strip format of many other comics, the Order of the Stick possesses an overall plot that unfolds continuously with every new strip. Post navigation ← Grave Peril The Walking Dead: Made to Suffer → The Order of the Stick, a comedic webcomic written and drawn by Rich Burlew, is one such example. This entry was posted in Words and tagged epic fantasy, graphic novel, humor on Jby Chris. Plus, secret bonus for long-time readers: Rich finally turns a spotlight on the scary monster that’s always hiding in the dark! (Did I mention that between the humor and the D&Dness of it all, there’s a genuine story here, with emotional highs and lows? My hand to God.) 15 Cinema and Television in Sérventure Time Television, the main antagonist is one Powerful undead be known simply as 'The Lich'. And the stories are definitely as affecting as the online version. Webcomic The order of the stick, the main villain Xykon is a lich. Lich (Dungeons & Dragons) - Undead - The Death of Halpin Frayser - Immortality - The Order of the Stick - Catacomb 3-D - Magical objects in Harry Potter. The point is, though, the stories here are just as funny, though a bit grimmer than the online version. You know how these evil mastermind plans go. Start of Darkness is a quick (if not light) read chronicling the rise of the douchebag lich and the sympathetic but ultimately flawed goblins who follow him in his quest to destroy some gates that will in turn destroy the world. Luckily for me, I know people who did, and I performed a borrowing of opportunity while at a fireworks show a couple of days ago. So now you know, and you should read it!īut you probably already are, and like me, you probably never got around to buying the prequel graphic novels that are only available in published book form. And the art, you will be retrospectively unsurprised to learn, is based around stick figures. First of all: if you now or have ever played Dungeons and Dragons, why aren’t you reading the Order of the Stick? It’s a long running webcomic that combines humor based on the role-playing game, actual humor, and a globe-spanning epic quest to save or destroy the world, depending upon what character viewpoint any given comic is following.