My favorite thing about this comic is how willing to leave the source material behind. Buggy spies here, the boat spirit being around all the time, it helps keep it fresh and distinct.

And who didn't do that? The original DM of the Ring?

I say he/she was'nt saying it in comparison to other comics. a few reader here are One Piece fans, sometimes not familiar with campaign comics or even with tabletop rpg, who ended up here initially because it was One Piece, and then stayed because it is awesome (and accessible even if you're not to familiar with RPG).

I am so confused about how many different people are talking.

three different guests. 4 including you, five including me.

The second most feared group on the Internet.
The group of many faces.
The Ter- I mean the Guest Army.