# Order of the Stick - Book 6 Discussion Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 3, 2014, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755 "2014-03-03T16:07:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 171
**Author:** ![Mr\_Shine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr_shine/32/464_2.png) [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2017, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/3402 "2017-05-18T13:32:22Z")
Get ready for #1072 in early July or so. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2017, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/3403 "2017-05-18T13:51:32Z")
A bit unfair. The slow updates of late have been due to him working to get O-Chul finished. Now that’s done, the online strips will be much more frequent. For a while, at least. I predict that the next 10 will be 2 to 3 days apart. ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Shine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr_shine/32/464_2.png) [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2017, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/3404 "2017-05-18T13:56:57Z")
The next comic coming in July was a bit facetious, however I expect he may do 2-3 at a reasonable pace before slowing back into apathy. I’ll be surprised if we get more than 10 before the end of August. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2017, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/3405 "2017-05-18T13:58:00Z")
> [@Mr\_Shine](#): > > The next comic coming in July was a bit facetious, however I expect he may do 2-3 at a reasonable pace before slowing back into apathy. I’ll be surprised if we get more than 10 before the end of August. “It never failed him before.” ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2017, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/3406 "2017-05-18T14:23:02Z")
The O-Chul comic was a massive undertaking. I think Rich will want to get out a bunch of strips just for his own sanity. ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2017, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/3407 "2017-05-18T14:26:43Z")
> [@Mr\_Shine](#): > > The next comic coming in July was a bit facetious, however I expect he may do 2-3 at a reasonable pace before slowing back into apathy. I’ll be surprised if we get more than 10 before the end of August. Calling it apathy is a disservice to Mr Burlew. He works hard, but has a lot of other things to do besides drawing the strip. He’s his own publisher, for example. And in the fall, he draws a calendar and does Christmas ornaments. The strip always slows down at that time of year, even if he’s not doing Kickstarter projects. ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Shine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr_shine/32/464_2.png) [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2017, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/3408 "2017-05-18T15:28:03Z")
> [@dtilque](#): > > Calling it apathy is a disservice to Mr Burlew. He works hard, but has a lot of other things to do besides drawing the strip. He’s his own publisher, for example. And in the fall, he draws a calendar and does Christmas ornaments. The strip always slows down at that time of year, even if he’s not doing Kickstarter projects. When you own a dog you **have** to feed and hydrate it, and you **ought** to take it for some good walks, keep up with its jabs, groom it reguarly etc. Burlew is taking his dog for a walk whilst it is almost starving to death. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2017, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/3409 "2017-05-18T16:58:52Z")
Again, he is better served by getting slightly ahead of himself so as to be able to release comics at a slow, if steady pace before he starts in on the various other projects. If he released one every 12-15 days, it would be slow, but we wouldn’t be having these conversations. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2017, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/3410 "2017-05-18T17:14:34Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I don’t think this is the case. If anything, I feel the content has gotten better. It’s a matter of taste, but I disagree. OotS used to be a “last read” comic when it popped up in my feed. Most comics are grouped in a homogeneous pile, but the very best comics are saved for when I have a few moments to really appreciate them. OotS has lost that distinction in the pantheon of comics that I pay attention to. The nature of my appreciation has changed, too. Nowadays, a particularly good joke or punchline will have me saying something like, “Oh, well done. Rich really got a laugh out of me there!” Those observations are coming from a place of surprised delight. I’ve realized that I don’t go into individual strips expecting them to be great. I’m reading them out of momentum. I can 100% guarantee that I would’ve lost all interest months ago if not for RSS reminders. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2017, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/3411 "2017-05-18T19:28:11Z")
> [@Peter\_Morris](#): > > A bit unfair. The slow updates of late have been due to him working to get O-Chul finished. Now that’s done, the online strips will be much more frequent. For a while, at least. I predict that the next 10 will be 2 to 3 days apart. If that pans out, I’ll happily provide you with a letter of reference to James Randi… ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2017, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/3412 "2017-05-18T20:36:09Z")
> [@Mr\_Shine](#): > > The next comic coming in July was a bit facetious, however I expect he may do 2-3 at a reasonable pace before slowing back into apathy. I’ll be surprised if we get more than 10 before the end of August. Right. Because the guy who released ninety-six pages of work this week is obviously slacking off. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2017, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/3413 "2017-05-18T22:12:33Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > He’s got the following material to release: > > Haleo and Julelan: 25 pages > Uncivil Servant (Belkar): 12 pages These two were already released in digital form, though. I hope he continues to do that with the rest. Sounds like this one is in-between. How many pages are the two prequel books? They sell for $10 and $12. I guess I’m just trying to figure out how much I’ll have to pay. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2017, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/3414 "2017-05-20T14:46:23Z")
[1071: Never Failed Him Before](http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots1071.html) Still nothing important happening, but at least there is an update. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2017, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/3415 "2017-05-20T14:56:49Z")
You’re 13 posts late. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2017, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/3416 "2017-05-20T15:00:43Z")
Strange, I didn’t see it last night when I checked. ---
**Author:** ![Gray\_Ghost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c0e974/32.png) [@Gray\_Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gray_Ghost)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2017, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/3417 "2017-05-20T18:34:44Z")
Weird, right **Chimera**? An OOTS update and a half SDMB page worth of posts about it, rather than three or four updates’ worth of posts fitting on one SDMB page. Hopefully a trend that sticks. Not a Kickstarter, so I won’t see this new story for awhile. But I did fork over cash for the Belkar story, and I’d be willing to pay e-_Start of Darkness_ prices for this O-Chul tale. Does _Blood Runs In The Family_ have enough extras to make it worth getting in pdf? ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2017, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/3418 "2017-05-20T18:38:50Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > Strange, I didn’t see it last night when I checked. No surprise-very last post on the previous page, and the person who did it didn’t enlarge the text link as has been _de rigeur_ for awhile now. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2017, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/3419 "2017-05-20T21:09:36Z")
> [@John\_DiFool](#): > > No surprise-very last post on the previous page, and the person who did it didn’t enlarge the text link as has been _de rigeur_ for awhile now. _De rigueur_, s’il vous plaît. Defined as required by etiquette or current fashion. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Gretchion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8edcca/32.png) [@Gretchion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gretchion)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2017, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/3420 "2017-05-25T02:57:39Z")
[1072](http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots1072.html) better? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2017, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/3421 "2017-05-25T03:11:01Z")
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