There might not be quite the level of thrills we had last week in Week 5, but it exemplifies just how tough this tournament is becoming. A middling week quality wise and we still get some right interesting ties and some really top draw thrills. Its only going to get harder folks!
The O see(s) that's what this tie is all about... yes me murdering an overly obsure music reference just cos the match up has two thrill prefixed by The followed by an O word. The thing is you didn't see how hard I worked to make better use of that... and fail. Fail completely. So there we are...
...about the tie...
...get on with it...
Jez okay already The Out beat Zaucer of Zilk and The Order beat Outlier (no really I'm not making this up!). And it doesn't matter how much I love The Order it's getting trounced here isn't it by the AMAZING The Out... or is it (well yes it is...)
The Out - more info (https://shop.2000ad.com/series/story/The-Out)
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The Order - more info (https://shop.2000ad.com/series/the-order)
Just reply in this thread naming your favourite thrill of these two series at the beginning of your post (or use Bold tags so I can spot it easily) and say what you like about these wonderful stories after that.
Match ends early on the morning of Monday 9th June and the winner gets a place in Round 4 (of 9!!!).
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The Out.
No denying the majesty of The Out, but equally no denying just how gloriously bonkers the first 3/4 series of the Order were, before it got a bit too excited about bringing up alternate histories for me to keep up with. And the most recent series had the decency to be loaded with cool imagery. So yeah, for that first meeting of Anna Kohl, Ritterstahl and the wurms... I'm voting the Order.
The Order has lots of ideas but it's a mess. Keeping track of it has become a chore. The storytelling just isn't suited to the Prog. And as for Armoured Gideon...
The Out has lots of ideas and is magnificent. You can get a lot out of most single episodes due to its nature, but the ongoing story is compelling and heartbreaking in equal measure.
The Out
The Out
The Out is brilliant but I am still going for The Order because of its scale of grandeur and yes it sometimes buckle on its own weight of expectations
The Order
The Order for me too. It's lost it's way a bit recently, but the early stuff is fantastic and it's got all the ingredients to be a classic if it can steady the ship somewhat. Absolute sci-fi craziness. Plus magificent John M Burns art!
The Out. A standout story from recent years.
the out
The Out
The Out will go a few rounds yet.
The Out, which is one of the best of Tharg s offerings from the last few years. The Order, on the other hand, isn't.
SBT
The Out
The Order is just too confusing for me to enjoy. I liked the first series - everything else has unfortunately been a disappointment (even if well depicted, I'm sure cunningly wrought and with its heart in the right place).
I love The Out.
What Funt said.
The Out.
The out
The Out.
I'm a fan of The Order but The Out is just pure Gold!
Cheers
Gruddammit I love both. Because The Out is going to win, my vote goes to The Order.
The out
The Out.
Although Burns perfect artwork is almost enough to swing my vote.
the out instant classic vs impenetrable mess from bk 2
Harsh but fair.
The first two books of The Order versus the first two books of The Out would have been very close. But have others have said, The Order is losing a bit of steam(punk), so... The Out
With a day to got the result here is pretty clear, though I'm chuffed to see The Order doing better than I thought, it is a wonderful thrill. Tomorrow we'll have a result here so vote today.
The Out
Two thrills with stunning art that really suits the stories they're telling. I found The Order read much better collected than it did in the weekly in the Prog but even then it's huge cast and convoluted plotting makes it hard to keep track of what's going on. On the flips side I'm not sure The Out really knows where it's going but I'm not sure that really matters when it's such an enjoyable ride.
The Out
Quote from: sintec on 08 June, 2022, 08:56:42 AMI'm not sure The Out really knows where it's going but I'm not sure that really matters when it's such an enjoyable ride.
I dunno. I get the feeling from interviews that Abnett has plotted an arc, but he's influenced heavily by the artist when it comes to where the journey goes between those points. I do like its sense of freedom immensely, and never quite knowing what's going to happen, yet it all remaining coherent. (By contrast, The Order has that sense of not knowing what's next, but unlike The Out—or, say Red Seas—it just doesn't hang together anymore.)
The Out
Quote from: IndigoPrime on 08 June, 2022, 10:01:19 AM
Quote from: sintec on 08 June, 2022, 08:56:42 AMI'm not sure The Out really knows where it's going but I'm not sure that really matters when it's such an enjoyable ride.
I dunno. I get the feeling from interviews that Abnett has plotted an arc, but he's influenced heavily by the artist when it comes to where the journey goes between those points. I do like its sense of freedom immensely, and never quite knowing what's going to happen, yet it all remaining coherent. (By contrast, The Order has that sense of not knowing what's next, but unlike The Out—or, say Red Seas—it just doesn't hang together anymore.)
While I think there is a plan, from interviews as you say I almost wish there wasn't. And they were drifting along as Cyd is and discovering as they go.
VOTING CLOSED
This one is pretty much the same as the other vote today! Boy oh boy can The Order divide opinion, some hate it as they find it befuddling. Some think its better than The Out! I love it so am chuffed it got some support but then its not a great as The Out which is something else again. And second entrant in the 20+ club after so long. A really strong performance from a just magnificent thrill and
The Out
will be searching for vote in Round 4.