This is it, Digital Strippers! The final edition of the Order of the Stick Book Club is finally upon us, recapping comics 600-831, as well as going through our overall thoughts on the series as a whole. But before we get to the main course, some tidbits and appetizers to get you by.

Whatcha Been Readin’ bear fruit, as always, and brings us two comics, one by a known creator who spins off to yet another, separate work, and another that delves in a genre all too familiar to webcomic denizens.

• (4:45) I Am Arg!
• (6:15) Minimumble (also mentioned are Chris Hallbeck’s other comics, [6:24] The Book of Biff and [6:30] Maximumble

On to news! And the announcement of Minimumble falls into both categories, but the other news items are simply that, and full of Riches!

• (9:26) Rich Stevens (Diesel Sweeties) tries out an experiment on the iPad (assist on this story goes to Gary at Fleen)
• (12:35) Rich Burlew funds OotS reprints via Kickstarter, has two times the needed amount after four days

Sure, D&D would have been the appropriate music cue to lead us into our final discussion of OotS, but when have we ever done the appropriate thing? So, I chose instead a remix from Gauntlet, appropriately entitled, “GAUNTLET!”, by Mustin and Nate Cloud (17:18).

There’s nothing to spoil for this final take on the legendary comic that brings us epic tales courtesy of the crudest art this side of a 5-year-old’s scribbles. We leave it all on the field bear no grudges, and in my book, that is a win for everyone involved (even though for whatever reason Steve feels the need to claim it for himself).

To calm everything down and leave on a silly note? Rambling about poo in the ending outtakes. Enjoy.

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