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Good Deeds Gone Unpunished

Good Deeds Gone Unpunished

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  • Author：Rich Burlew
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The fine citizens of Azure City get their day in the spotlight in Good Deeds Gone Unpunished， a new collection of stories set before， during， and after the battle that forever changed their homeland！ Follow along with fan-favorite characters and all-new heroes from the Southern Lands in a quintet of new black-and-white stories never before released to the public。

That's the Spirit: Kazumi and Daigo are settling in to their new island home， but a chance encounter with one of the island's former residents forces them to think outside the box。 All new！
Scruff and Tumble: Alone and hungry in a city overrun by hobgoblins， Mr。 Scruffy finds food—and friendship—in the unlikeliest of places。 All new！
Spoiler Alert: Therkla just wants to enjoy her day off with a good book， but Daiymo Kubota has other plans that will bring her face to face with her own destiny。 Printed for the first time！
Pier Pressure: A mysterious shore cave beckons teenagers Daesuk and Lien to meet its mysterious owner， and yes， I'm aware I just used the word "mysterious" twice in the same sentence。 Three times， whatever。 All new！
How the Paladin Got His Scar: When hobgoblin warbands begin attacking towns along the border， Captain O-Chul of the Azure City Army must lead an unlikely team to confront the secret raiders undermining peace in the region。 Printed for the first time！
All these tales plus an introduction by the author and a foreword by Thog， half-orc barbarian， in our longest prequel book to date！ Even though that Kazumi and Daigo story isn't really a prequel because it's happening right now， and two of the other stories take place during the events of the regular Order of the Stick comic。 It still counts！

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Reviews

Diego Souza ，

Thanks， Mr。 Burlew， por ter criado o O-Chul。 Um dos melhores personagens。 <3

Nicole ，

Highly amusing set of 5 prequels focused on the citizens of Azure City。 It was good to revisit some favorite secondary characters in these stories。Contains the short graphic novels "That's the Spirit"， "Scruff and Tumble"， "Spoiler Alert"，"Pier Pressure"， and "How the Paladin Got His Scar"。 Highly amusing set of 5 prequels focused on the citizens of Azure City。 It was good to revisit some favorite secondary characters in these stories。Contains the short graphic novels "That's the Spirit"， "Scruff and Tumble"， "Spoiler Alert"，"Pier Pressure"， and "How the Paladin Got His Scar"。 。。。more

Brenton ，

This is the fourth volume of supplemental Order of the Stick stories， and like the others， is in black and white rather than color。 And like On the Origin of PCs and Start of Darkness， it consists of prequel material that explains how some of the characters in the main strip got to where they were when first introduced。 In this case， we get background information on several of the Azurites， allies to the Order of the Stick in their war against Xykon and his hobgoblin army。The stories play out in This is the fourth volume of supplemental Order of the Stick stories， and like the others， is in black and white rather than color。 And like On the Origin of PCs and Start of Darkness， it consists of prequel material that explains how some of the characters in the main strip got to where they were when first introduced。 In this case， we get background information on several of the Azurites， allies to the Order of the Stick in their war against Xykon and his hobgoblin army。The stories play out in reverse sequential order， beginning with present-day hijinks amongst the refugees of Azure City。 While it would be a distraction to jump back to this group in the main strip， where they no longer serve a direct purpose， as a reader I still care about them， so it is pleasing to be shown that they are settling into their new life on the island to which Varsuvius brought them near the end of Don’t Split the Party。 Also of note is a short piece explaining how Mr。 Scruffy made his way from Lord Shojo’s throne room prior to the battle of Azure City to the lonely storage warehouse in which a certain chaotic ranger finds him many days later。 It is an experiment in wordless comics， and it confirms that Burlew’s typically dense balloons of dialogue are not concealing any weaknesses; he can still depict a narrative that will tug at your emotions。The book’s true value comes in the final tale， taking up the bulk of the volume， in which we learn how the paladin O-Chul received his distinguished facial scar。 It’s a rollicking frontier adventure that would be a perfect module in an actual campaign setting。 The story fleshes out a lot of Azure City and goblinoid background context while introducing elements of the other cultures in the Southern lands that haven’t been tangled up in the main storyline。 It is not epic in scope but is nevertheless thrilling in its conflict and intrigue， and leaves one wishing to see even more of lands and cultures thus far unexplored in the main strip。I get the sense that Burlew really enjoys the opportunity to step away from his very long main narrative and throw down some short stories for once。 He has hinted that he’d like to do one more volume of stories about background characters from Azure City， and has also stated that he plans to publish one more prequel book before wrapping up the main storyline within the next several years。 Here’s hoping he pulls it off！ 。。。more

Adysnewbox ，

This is a collection of supplementary "Order of the Stick" tales， so if you're only interested in reading the main plot arc， "Good Deeds Gone Unpunished" is probably not a book you'd want to read。 But if you enjoy the Azurites （who form a significant portion of the comic strip's supporting cast）， you should check this book out！ It doesn't reveal any world-shattering revelations or contain any epic battles; they are fairly stand-alone stories that mostly add depth and/or shading to already-establ This is a collection of supplementary "Order of the Stick" tales， so if you're only interested in reading the main plot arc， "Good Deeds Gone Unpunished" is probably not a book you'd want to read。 But if you enjoy the Azurites （who form a significant portion of the comic strip's supporting cast）， you should check this book out！ It doesn't reveal any world-shattering revelations or contain any epic battles; they are fairly stand-alone stories that mostly add depth and/or shading to already-established characters。 That's okay by me， because I have grown to like most of the Azurites！ I'll be honest though。。。the first four （of five） short stories in this book are only decent-to-good。 They feature， in order: The Katos （who are a cute couple but who aren't really plot relevant）; Mr。 Scruffy the cat （now promoted to official animal companion in the Order of the Stick！ This story is completely dialogue-free， which made it a bit tough to follow）; Therkla the half-orc ninja （it was an amusing story but almost completely inessential， save for the unexpectedly poignant inclusion of Sangwaan）; and Lien the paladin （a story of how she was recruited by the Sapphire Guard when she was a teen; it's almost TOO abrupt and perfunctory in the telling， with some nice art）。 The real gem of this volume is the tale "How the Paladin Got His Scar，" a prequel story featuring everyone's favorite member of the Sapphire Guard （well， MY favorite member at least！）: O-Chul the Paladin。 It's the longest and most detailed story by far in "Good Deeds，" which is fine because it's also the best story of the five！ O-Chul is a truly kind， noble， honorable warrior and has undergone a lot of suffering in the main "Order of the Stick" story， so it's nice to see him get a win （or two or three） in this story， despite having to endure EVEN MORE suffering。。。that's just what he does， I guess。 "How the Paladin Got His Scar" manages to deepen O-Chul's background， motivations， and personality; it allows us to re-visit several supporting characters （both loved and not-loved）; it introduces a handful of new characters， all of which are pretty well defined and dynamic; it creates an interesting mystery and good drama; and it has some great action and some cool laughs， which is all I ask for in this comic。If you've read through books 3 and 4 （"War and XPs" and "Don't Split the Party"） of the main comic， "Good Deeds Gone Unpunished" might be a good extra read。 It's a nice companion piece to the earlier prequel book "Start of Darkness，" because it's a volume focusing exclusively on supporting characters， but on the OTHER side of the Alignment chart this time。 Now everything is in perfect balance， as it should be。 。。。more

Shannon Appelcline ，

This book is scattered， though the last 100 （of 160 pages） are all one story。That's the Spirit。 This is a nice character piece for two of our side characters from OotS （Kazumi & Daigo）， but it's also the typically enjoyable deconstruction of D&D， here asking: "What do you do with the powers of a ghost？" [4/5]Scruff & Tumble。 Sob！ Mr。 Scruffy makes a friend！ [5/5]。Spoiler Alert。 It's fun to have a story about Therkla。 It's starts off a bit weak with its focusing on spoiling stories， but Rich nice This book is scattered， though the last 100 （of 160 pages） are all one story。That's the Spirit。 This is a nice character piece for two of our side characters from OotS （Kazumi & Daigo）， but it's also the typically enjoyable deconstruction of D&D， here asking: "What do you do with the powers of a ghost？" [4/5]Scruff & Tumble。 Sob！ Mr。 Scruffy makes a friend！ [5/5]。Spoiler Alert。 It's fun to have a story about Therkla。 It's starts off a bit weak with its focusing on spoiling stories， but Rich nicely jujistus that into a story about spoilers in life and a prequel to the OotS proper [3+/5]。Pier Pressure。 I don't particularly remember Lien， but that probably reflects how long it's been since we had a new volume of OotS。 This is a cute little character-defining story that will be more meaningful when I reread the last few volumes [3+/5]。How the Paladin Got His Scar。 This is the only story in this collection with any depth， but fortunately it's the story that takes up the majority of the volume。 Yes， it's the backstory of O-Chul， and likely the most touching story in the book （except maybe that Scruffy story）， but it also does a great job of going after a few RPG tropes: deconstructing the motives of murder-hobos and of "good" paladins。 It's a pretty great story that also has an intriguing plot [5/5]。 。。。more

Alanna McFall ，

17。 A graphic novel: The Order of the Stick: Book 1/2 - Good Deeds Gone Unpunished by Rich BurlewList Progress: 5/30When thinking about this book， I realized that I have been reading the fantasy webcomic The Order of the Stick for at least 14 years， mostly-continuously。 And I didn’t even come in at the beginning！ Writer and artist Rich Burlew has been creating this one comic with its single continuous storyline， following a party of off-beat characters in a Dungeons and Dragons-style world tryin 17。 A graphic novel: The Order of the Stick: Book 1/2 - Good Deeds Gone Unpunished by Rich BurlewList Progress: 5/30When thinking about this book， I realized that I have been reading the fantasy webcomic The Order of the Stick for at least 14 years， mostly-continuously。 And I didn’t even come in at the beginning！ Writer and artist Rich Burlew has been creating this one comic with its single continuous storyline， following a party of off-beat characters in a Dungeons and Dragons-style world trying to stop an evil lich and maybe save the world while they’re at it， since 2003， for 17 years。 Recommending it to newcomers feels incredibly difficult， with how monolithic the archive is and how the first 100 comics or so don’t really stand the test of time （which Burlew himself freely admits）。 But The Order of the Stick has been a staple of my reading for a huge portion of my development as a writer and an adult， and it and the characters will always have a place in my heart。 The final plot arc is starting in the main comic this February， and if anyone wants to dive into a great， funny， sprawling story with a lot of art， drama and comedy （and a lot of D&D jokes）， now is a good time。But as to this book specifically！ Burlew has published 3 prequel books， stories that are canonical and add nuance and backstory to characters in the comic， but are not strictly necessary to understanding the main story。 The first， Book 0: On the Origin of PCs， adds some nuance and color for the main protagonists of the story， but was mainly a fun romp。 The second， Book -1: Start of Darkness， tells the story of the main antagonists， Xykon and Redcloak， and I consider it an absolutely essential piece of the story。 Redcloak has emerged as one of the most rich and complicated characters in OotS， and this comic lets you understand him in ways you never could in just the main storyline。 Book ½: Good Deeds Gone Unpunished， falls somewhere between those two。 Divided into 5 mini-stories instead of the one narrative of the previous two books， it follows different side characters from the Azure City。 The first four， following commoners-turned-nobles Kazumi and Daigo， the royal cat Mr。 Scruffy， half-orc assassin Therkla and paladin Lien， are fun。 That’s about it， they’re fun， with a lot of fun call-forwards， and the Kazumi and Daigo story gives a nice peek into how the Azurite refugees have been doing in the main comic。 The main seller of this collection is the story “How the Paladin Got His Scar”， which was previously released in a Kickstarter。 Burlew is refreshingly honest in the introduction about how the reason for the entire book is “How the Paladin Got His Scar” is slightly too short to economically publish on its own。 It tells the story of how O-Chul， the gruff but moral captain of the Sapphire Guard， first became a paladin and started on his life’s work。 It does not directly influence the main plot-arc of The Order of the Stick， but it adds a lot of fascinating world-building。 The hobgoblin settlement outside of Azure City was only ever a tool in the main comic， a way for the antagonists to swell their numbers of minions， but here it becomes its own location with a population， stake in the local politics， and position to defend。 And with O-Chul as a commoner， the audience gets a citizen’s view of what the lofty and righteous Sapphire Guard look like to everyone who doesn’t know the context of their holy mission。 While the world of OotS has always had characters outside of the main story， this is the first time that the audience is put in their shoes。 It’s a good effect that definitely justifies this prequel’s existence。Obviously this is only for people who have already read several hundred comics worth of OotS。 If you are a fan of the webcomic and are deciding if you want to read one of the prequels， I would recommend Start of Darkness as essential reading， but Good Deeds Gone Unpunished is also a great one to check out。 And if this has sparked your interest in The Order of the Stick in general， I definitely recommend giving it a shot。 If the D&D humor leaves you cold at the beginning， consider looking up a plot summary for the first plot-arc and starting at comic 122。Would I Recommend It: Yes， for any slightly-more-than-casual OotS fan。 。。。more

Tasha Robinson ，

The downside: I really dislike the greyscale art on some of these Order of the Stick books。 It feels so muddy and dim after reading the full-color strips。 The rest: Rich Burlew is such a terrific storyteller and character-builder， it leaves me in awe sometimes。 This is a collection of spinoff stories from his D&D-based fantasy strip Order of the Stick， which started off as a series of dorky gaming gags， and evolved into an epic adventure that remains one of the most gratifying and beautifull The downside: I really dislike the greyscale art on some of these Order of the Stick books。 It feels so muddy and dim after reading the full-color strips。 The rest: Rich Burlew is such a terrific storyteller and character-builder， it leaves me in awe sometimes。 This is a collection of spinoff stories from his D&D-based fantasy strip Order of the Stick， which started off as a series of dorky gaming gags， and evolved into an epic adventure that remains one of the most gratifying and beautifully scripted web comics I've ever read。 This particular collection is just side stories about minor characters， but its centerpiece， "How the Paladin Got his Scar，" is a terrific introduction to his work。 It lays out a complicated political situation that turns into a moral conundrum， as a paladin tries to navigate the conflict between his sworn duties and the belief in the sanctity of life。 There's plenty of humor in the panel-to-panel interactions — Burlew has such an excellent way with pithy， snappy dialogue — but the overall arc of the story is a strong piece of narrative drama。 I loved this book。 I'd just love it more in color。 。。。more

Kat ，

All the stories were good but the O-Chul story is what really earned it the five stars， damn。

Juho Pohjalainen ，

A collection of short stories about some side characters in The Order of the Stick。 I liked Pier Pressure the best， I think， but all were pretty great - good demonstrations of the strength of the world and its writing， even outside the main group。

Richard Legault ，

This volume of Order of the Stick includes the backstories of some important characters from Azure City。 I found it compelling， and it helps you to understand the politics of the Azurites and the recent history of the Sapphire Guard。 I particularly loved O-Chul's story; he is one of my favorite characters。 This volume of Order of the Stick includes the backstories of some important characters from Azure City。 I found it compelling， and it helps you to understand the politics of the Azurites and the recent history of the Sapphire Guard。 I particularly loved O-Chul's story; he is one of my favorite characters。 。。。more

Jade ，

OotS stories with an Azure City flavour。 I definitely enjoyed this but I would only recommend it to people already familiar with the comic。

Ethan ，

I loved seeing a younger O-Chul and how he learnt as well as seeing more of Mr Scruffy

Brian Rogers ，

More OotS fun！ Picked this up for my OotS obsessed kiddo and then read it myself。 The big tale at the end about O-Chul is the stand out， but all of them are good stories。 Familiarity with earlier OotS chronology is kinda required。

Artemis ，

I love all of Rich Burlew's characters so much， even the ones here that I didn't have particularly strong feelings about the first time around in the main comic。 These stories are all gems。 I love all of Rich Burlew's characters so much， even the ones here that I didn't have particularly strong feelings about the first time around in the main comic。 These stories are all gems。 。。。more

Jeff Greason ，

If you like Order of the Stick， you'll love this one。 Some short but funny tales， and then the main one， the story of a particularly compelling character in the series。 The backstory dovetailed so well with the characters actions in the rest of the saga， that it makes me suspect Rich Burlew had the backstory worked out in advance。 If you like Order of the Stick， you'll love this one。 Some short but funny tales， and then the main one， the story of a particularly compelling character in the series。 The backstory dovetailed so well with the characters actions in the rest of the saga， that it makes me suspect Rich Burlew had the backstory worked out in advance。 。。。more

Nicole Luiken ，

A collection of fun short stories plus the much longer How the Paladin got His Scar featuring characters from Azure city rather than the Order of the Stick themselves。

Chris ，

The O-Chul story is fantastic if a bit zealous with ethical pontificating。 The other stories are fairly light-hearted and fun to balance it out。

Ben ，

A collection of five stories of varying length。 The first four are fine to good， but the last one， How the Paladin Got His Scar， if fantastic。

David Seymour ，

Very much enjoyed these new strips。 They expand on the tales of familiar characters。 The stories they tell are enjoyable and meaningful。 Helpful if you have read the other books first。

Charles McGonigal ，

So good although a little upsetting - Scruff and Tumble is cute but very sad。 And of course any O'Chul story is in some way a tragedy。 Burlew continues to expand his scope and range - can't wait for more online and in print！ So good although a little upsetting - Scruff and Tumble is cute but very sad。 And of course any O'Chul story is in some way a tragedy。 Burlew continues to expand his scope and range - can't wait for more online and in print！ 。。。more

Thomas ，

As I was reading this book， I realized that the reasons I like Usagi Yojimbo so much are the reasons I like The Order of the Stick so much。 Aside from the honorable characters and the deep-seeded evil of both stories， there's a general positivity to their works that you don't see much in modern fantasy。 Sure， people die， and sometimes they're our favorite characters， but Burlew appears to write toward a general feel-good， heroes-win kind of fantasy。 It still has an epic feel， and I know it hasn' As I was reading this book， I realized that the reasons I like Usagi Yojimbo so much are the reasons I like The Order of the Stick so much。 Aside from the honorable characters and the deep-seeded evil of both stories， there's a general positivity to their works that you don't see much in modern fantasy。 Sure， people die， and sometimes they're our favorite characters， but Burlew appears to write toward a general feel-good， heroes-win kind of fantasy。 It still has an epic feel， and I know it hasn't been concluded yet， but it feels like that's where Burlew is going with his story。Good Deeds Gone Unpunished is a collection of five short-stories， told in reverse chronological order， about the citizens of Azure City， featured in the collection War and XPs。 We get glimpses into the lives of some of the major characters there， some seemingly innocuous， others profound and life-changing。 There's a good balance of exposition and revelation here， which is about all most of the stories have。 The first four are very short， and hardly have time to get anything going， but the final story takes up about half of the book and feels like a novel of its own。Burlew is a talented writer。 This isn't news to anyone who follows the online comic， but he's a writer who deserves more attention。 His stories are geared more toward readers who have a familiarity with Dungeons and Dragons （the early strips more so）， but anyone who enjoys epic stories with complex plots and a strong sense of humor would find a lot to like in this series。 One of these days I'll get around to re-reading the story in the collected trade paperback。 。。。more

Mike ，

Yet another excellent addition to the Order of the Stick universe that is， as of 8/26/2018， on its 1，137rd strip。 This installment follows the life and lives of characters from Azure city， offering up great stories， good humor， and some deep ponderings。 Burlew does a masterful job of telling different kinds of stories within this collection。 From a wordless entry about a cat surviving in a goblin occupied city to a wacky comedy about Azurites trying to find a job for a ghost to a solid adventure Yet another excellent addition to the Order of the Stick universe that is， as of 8/26/2018， on its 1，137rd strip。 This installment follows the life and lives of characters from Azure city， offering up great stories， good humor， and some deep ponderings。 Burlew does a masterful job of telling different kinds of stories within this collection。 From a wordless entry about a cat surviving in a goblin occupied city to a wacky comedy about Azurites trying to find a job for a ghost to a solid adventure story that raises some interesting ideas about goodness， loyalty， and honor。 They are all great stories in their own way and， while not directly related to the main plot of the Order of the Stick， while do a wonderful job further fleshing out its world。 If you are already a reader of OotS you will love this， if not then you should become one because it is some of the best fantasy out there， even if it is a webcomic。 。。。more

John Driscoll ，

Another excellent prequel book for my favorite webcomic。 Once again， Rich Burlew strikes the perfect balance between funny punchlines and genuine emotion。This volume is made up of several short stories centered around Azure City， home of the Sapphire Guard and a major part of the story in No Cure for the Paladin Blues and War and XPs。 We get stories centered on the half-orc ninja Therkla， Sapphire Guard paladin Lien， newly made nobles Daigo and Kazumi， cat and future animal companion Mr。 Scruffy Another excellent prequel book for my favorite webcomic。 Once again， Rich Burlew strikes the perfect balance between funny punchlines and genuine emotion。This volume is made up of several short stories centered around Azure City， home of the Sapphire Guard and a major part of the story in No Cure for the Paladin Blues and War and XPs。 We get stories centered on the half-orc ninja Therkla， Sapphire Guard paladin Lien， newly made nobles Daigo and Kazumi， cat and future animal companion Mr。 Scruffy， and everyone's favorite gruff paladin O-Chul。 All the stories are good， but my favorites are definitely the ones centered on Lien and O-Chul， especially the latter。 Since his story was the impetus for this book， it makes sense that it's the longest。 And for those of us who have been waiting since the 2012 OotS reprint drive on Kickstarter， this wait turned out to be well worth it。None of these stories are necessary to understanding the main comic （though familiarity with the main comic is necessary to understand a lot of this book）， and it's not quite as good as the last prequel Start of Darkness， but that's a high bar to clear。 This is a solid 4。5 stars for me， and I am sure I'll reread it several times。 。。。more

Jesse ，

This is not a main storyline order of the stick book。 Despite that， it was fantastic。 Consisting of five different short stories， it had everything that we love about the OOTS comics: humor， excellent characters， surprising plots， and some more humor thrown in for good measure。 None of the main protagonists or antagonists of the comics show up， but that may have been a benefit。 Seeing the backstory of these secondary characters really gives the world Rich Burlew has created a much more expansive This is not a main storyline order of the stick book。 Despite that， it was fantastic。 Consisting of five different short stories， it had everything that we love about the OOTS comics: humor， excellent characters， surprising plots， and some more humor thrown in for good measure。 None of the main protagonists or antagonists of the comics show up， but that may have been a benefit。 Seeing the backstory of these secondary characters really gives the world Rich Burlew has created a much more expansive feel。While all of the stories were fun， the two that really stood out for me were Scruff and Tumble and How the Paladin Got His Scar。 Both were excellent， even moving， in very different ways。As a caveat， I think that you need to have read the main comic （at least the first four books） to really appreciate this book。 There's a lot of assumed knowledge about the world that would likely throw off new readers。 。。。more

Mary Catelli ，

Prequel and side stories to the main plot of Order of the Stick， about the citizens of Azure City。 How Lien and O-Chul became paladins -- Lien's being shorter and lighter。 Mr。 Scruffy， the period just before we see Belkar get him。 Therkla having a job for her master when she really wants to read a book， with a sweet moment。 Kazumi and Daigo trying to help someone on the island where the citizens escaped to。Some interesting backstory and some good adventure。 Prequel and side stories to the main plot of Order of the Stick， about the citizens of Azure City。 How Lien and O-Chul became paladins -- Lien's being shorter and lighter。 Mr。 Scruffy， the period just before we see Belkar get him。 Therkla having a job for her master when she really wants to read a book， with a sweet moment。 Kazumi and Daigo trying to help someone on the island where the citizens escaped to。Some interesting backstory and some good adventure。 。。。more

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