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by David M Willis on October 26, 2010 at 12:01 am
  • 02 - Uphill From Here
└ Tags: jennifer, joyce, mike, walky

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  1. Joebo
    Joebo
    October 26, 2010 at 12:03 am | #

    Oh god, terrifying thought: JoyceXMike, at least for a while.

    • Tavish
      Tavish
      October 28, 2010 at 11:26 am | #

      Just had a weird mental image of Joyce and Mike doing it, and right in the middle Joyce goes “Hi! I’m Joyce!” Thanks for that.

      • Joebo
        Joebo
        October 29, 2010 at 10:05 am | #

        you’re welcome

      • Henry
        Henry
        June 30, 2011 at 5:53 pm | #

        Hi I’m Batman!

      • Cacturne
        Cacturne
        January 24, 2016 at 1:26 pm | #

        Hi I’m Daisy!

    • Kelvin
      Kelvin
      August 30, 2011 at 5:34 am | #

      Not as terrifying as MikeXWalky O_O

  2. David Herbert
    David Herbert
    October 26, 2010 at 12:03 am | #

    Yay, it’s Mike. And are we seeing the start of Joyce and Walky’s romance?

    • Jen Aside
      Jen Aside
      October 26, 2010 at 12:13 am | #

      No way BILLIExMIKE

      • Malph
        Malph
        October 26, 2010 at 1:43 am | #

        I don’t know if that’d actually be a better pair than AmberxMike (which I’m going on record now as saying will eventually happen in DOA).

        Also, because fan fiction will eventually do it and it’s better we come to terms with it now, WalkyxMike.

        • niqaeli
          niqaeli
          October 26, 2010 at 2:30 am | #

          Is there really much in the way of Walkyverse fanfiction? Clearly I am not hanging out in the right places if there is. Also, now I’m sad I didn’t nominate Walkyverse for Yuletide.

          Walky/Mike would actually be seriously entertaining. But I ship horrible, horrible things because I’m an awful person who likes to screw with terrible romcom tropes.

          • MrGBH
            MrGBH
            October 26, 2010 at 5:01 am | #

            I’m still saying MikexRoz would be a good match.

          • David Herbert
            David Herbert
            October 26, 2010 at 7:17 pm | #

            Who knows, maybe Willis will put some ‘experimenting’ into the comic this time around (I can’t remember that happening in Roomies. Did it?)

            Oh, and for MikexRoz, are you suggesting there should be a partner swap night in Shortpacked!?

  3. Pariah Jones
    Pariah Jones
    October 26, 2010 at 12:04 am | #

    I always love that pleasant demeanor of Mike.

    • dethtoll
      dethtoll
      October 26, 2010 at 1:04 am | #

      the fact you got a mike avatar is hilarious.

  4. George
    George
    October 26, 2010 at 12:16 am | #

    Oh god, she called Mike a dweeb…
    Question is, how dangerous is he without his super powers? I bet we’ll find out…

    • Viktoria
      Viktoria
      October 26, 2010 at 12:26 am | #

      I’m pretty sure Mike could make a self-obsessed self-hating cheerleader like Billie cry without even being in the same room as her. His powers have always been the least dangerous part of him.

      • Piccolo
        Piccolo
        October 26, 2010 at 1:45 am | #

        Amen. Mike’s biggest superpower is his talent for being hilariously mean to people and making them feel like sh!t 😀

        • Tobias
          Tobias
          October 26, 2010 at 2:36 am | #

          Do we know yet what his attitude is in this universe…? Good god I hope he’s an asshole (is that odd???) but we do we know this for sure? Willis could be messing with us. Whenever I’ve seen him he looks kind of pissed off… maybe if he talks to Billy, perhaps calls her on some of her shit? Then we might know… Hmmmm, maybe not, he wouldn’t want to do anything helpful… Or would he???

          • No0ne
            No0ne
            October 26, 2010 at 3:57 am | #

            Go read his twitter feed, his attitude hasn’t changed. Although his twitter makes him feel alot more like a one trick pony…

          • Tobias
            Tobias
            October 26, 2010 at 4:31 am | #

            See below…

            I was thinkin about that but… Is that twitter feed defo from Mike in DoA? Or is it Shortpacked?

          • Tobias
            Tobias
            October 26, 2010 at 4:34 am | #

            RE: ‘See below…’

            I thought that reply would post above yours, oops… 🙂

          • fangrider
            fangrider
            October 27, 2010 at 4:02 pm | #

            hes got his angry eyebrows…

  5. Trent
    Trent
    October 26, 2010 at 12:23 am | #

    I’m astounded that Mike has kept his mouth shut this long.

    • Matt
      Matt
      October 26, 2010 at 12:26 am | #

      Mike kept your mom’s mouth shut. With his dong. The joke is that your mom is a whore.

      • Zap
        Zap
        October 26, 2010 at 1:07 am | #

        And that he paid her a nickel for it.

        • Shift
          Shift
          October 26, 2010 at 1:30 am | #

          Considering this storyline is taking place in the current time… with this economy, I’d say she’s at least charging a dime by now. Even your mom has to raise her prices sometime for when Mike sticks his cock in her mouth.

          • Dedlok
            Dedlok
            October 26, 2010 at 1:35 am | #

            Comment is made better by the fact you have the Mike avatar. (wish I had a Mike avatar)

          • Still In Dream State
            Still In Dream State
            October 26, 2010 at 12:21 pm | #

            I feel sorry for this guy, who kinda walked into a pile of shit…

          • Freemage
            Freemage
            October 26, 2010 at 12:25 pm | #

            Of course, this is balanced out by the fact that Mike usually takes a buck from your mom’s wallet on his way out of the apartment. Wouldn’t want her to get too extravagant.

      • MrGBH
        MrGBH
        October 26, 2010 at 3:44 pm | #

        Your Mother plays Card Games….. In Hell.

  6. Matt
    Matt
    October 26, 2010 at 12:28 am | #

    Mike looks shorter for some reason.

    • RaijinK
      RaijinK
      October 26, 2010 at 3:19 am | #

      Because he’s younger, AND lower on the slope than Billie and Walky.

      • LiamKav
        LiamKav
        October 26, 2010 at 6:00 am | #

        I’m not sure people tend to grow much after the age of 18. Although that has made me wonder… apart from the change of clothes and different haircuts for Billie etc, is DW doing anything to make DoA people look younger than Joyce&Walky!/Shortpacked! people?

  7. NF
    NF
    October 26, 2010 at 12:41 am | #

    This will not end well.

  8. Chupacabra
    Chupacabra
    October 26, 2010 at 12:47 am | #

    The friendship between Walky and Billie- I love it.

  9. Bickendan
    Bickendan
    October 26, 2010 at 12:50 am | #

    I see Joyce has studied up on Daisy’s mannerisms. Luigi would be so proud.

    • Matt
      Matt
      October 26, 2010 at 2:31 am | #

      Don’t forget Batman. But I suppose that’s Amazi-Girl’s shtick, isn’t it? Someday we will find out more about that caped crusader…

      • PSL
        PSL
        October 26, 2010 at 3:20 am | #

        “Hi, I’m Joyce!”
        “I’m Amazi-Girl.”
        “Hi, I’m Joyce!”
        “I’m Amazi-Girl.”
        “Hi, I’m Joyce!”
        “I’m Amazi-Girl.”

        *cut to cheap motel*

        • Ian
          Ian
          October 26, 2010 at 7:38 am | #

          You are my hero.

        • Zakrael
          Zakrael
          October 26, 2010 at 9:07 am | #

          I’ll be in my bunk.

          • Deviltrig
            Deviltrig
            October 26, 2010 at 7:40 pm | #

            I see what you did there! props to the lot of you

          • Joebo
            Joebo
            October 26, 2010 at 11:27 pm | #

            Thanks Jayne

        • DCHorror
          DCHorror
          October 26, 2010 at 8:09 pm | #

          At least the cheap motel would make sense for them. It kinda bugged me that Batman didn’t head for some eight star hotel or something.

  10. Gianni
    Gianni
    October 26, 2010 at 12:54 am | #

    Seeing Mike makes me so happy… and he hasn’t spoken a word yet!

    • TexasNinjaBuzzard
      TexasNinjaBuzzard
      October 26, 2010 at 3:13 am | #

      No, look, see: he’s wearing a discontinued-M&M-colored shirt over the black, so he’s clearly working undercover as a decent human being.

      • Ragnal
        Ragnal
        October 27, 2010 at 12:15 am | #

        Looks more like a Reeses-colored shirt…

  11. Laurel
    Laurel
    October 26, 2010 at 1:04 am | #

    Walky doesn’t look impressed with Joyce… I’m not seeing a lot of romance there just yet. However! The mutual disapproval on Mike and Billie’s faces (faaaaace! *ahem*) does have me crossing my fingers for the two of them having angry sex.

    • Gianni
      Gianni
      October 26, 2010 at 11:45 am | #

      Billie and Mike WOULD have sex just to spite one another.

      • DCHorror
        DCHorror
        October 26, 2010 at 8:13 pm | #

        How would that even go down.

        Billie: What do you want? I’m not sleeping with you.
        Mike: I wouldn’t sleep with your mom if I was paid.
        *beat*
        Makeout?

        • Magnus369
          Magnus369
          September 28, 2011 at 2:17 am | #

          I would think his reply is, “You don’t need to, I already fucked your mom”

          And then the angry eyebrows with a grin.

  12. Chiatroll
    Chiatroll
    October 26, 2010 at 1:21 am | #

    Poor poor walky. Having Mike for a roommate is about as safe as having a nuclear missile. His mom will be probably fucked within a week if it didn’t already happen. There may be pictures.

    • drivethruwhale
      drivethruwhale
      October 26, 2010 at 1:44 am | #

      Nonsense. The nuke would only cause physical damage. Mike causes mental, emotional, AND physical.

    • DCHorror
      DCHorror
      October 26, 2010 at 8:14 pm | #

      Walky’s the kinda person who could survive that…for a while at least. He did it once.

  13. Shift
    Shift
    October 26, 2010 at 1:28 am | #

    Aww… Look at the wittle Mikey… ain’t he cute? (I’m going to die for that, aren’t I?)

    So… I’m guess its not love at first sight for Joyce and Walky in this universe. One can only hope though that Mike doesn’t murder Joyce before they can get to that possible point.

    • DCHorror
      DCHorror
      October 26, 2010 at 8:18 pm | #

      I can see the headlines now.

      Mike kills Mike for calling short Mike cute. Universe Implodes. Universe is reformed by Mike’s sheer hatred of not existing.

      He doesn’t seem the kind of guy who would really kill someone unless they actually threatened physical harm but couldn’t pull it off. You can’t emotionally damage a corpse.

    • James
      James
      October 27, 2010 at 8:11 pm | #

      Yeah, it’s only a matter of time for you now. The 4th Wall offers no protection.

      • James
        James
        October 27, 2010 at 8:12 pm | #

        And WOW does that sound a lot more like a threat than it did in my head. ._.;

  14. Trevor
    Trevor
    October 26, 2010 at 1:31 am | #

    I like how everyone who mentioned mike has a mike avatar

    • Gianni
      Gianni
      October 26, 2010 at 11:37 am | #

      I just like HAVING a Mike avatar

  15. Dahlia
    Dahlia
    October 26, 2010 at 1:41 am | #

    Awww! Joyce is so cute : D.

    Huh, they didn’t hit it off as fast as they did in “Its Walky!”, huh? Neat, maybe Walky in this universe goes through a Dina-liking phase first…or Dorothy liking phase… s:

    • drivethruwhale
      drivethruwhale
      October 26, 2010 at 1:48 am | #

      I’m going to put dibs on Walky having an Amber liking phase. Or Amazi-Girl phase. But prolly like one and hate the other. “Wait, you mean you’re also that bongo?!”

      • Dahlia
        Dahlia
        October 26, 2010 at 1:58 am | #

        WHOA DAYUM!

        I second the motion!

        Dude, that catfight would be the most epic cat fight EVER. Amber vs. Joyce! Round one: FIGHT!

        Haha, but will Amber still have the hots for Ethan in this dimension? If Ethans straight Mike and Danny and anyone else who like her are screwed…

        D: I like Ethans boyfriend, though…so I hope not… : (

        • agentksilver
          agentksilver
          October 26, 2010 at 4:54 pm | #

          I think it’s been confirmed that Ethan is still gay and came out in high school.

          • Dahlia
            Dahlia
            October 26, 2010 at 9:27 pm | #

            OOOHHHH. Okay, nifty. :3

            Thank you for letting me know! ^ ^

  16. BrassyDel
    BrassyDel
    October 26, 2010 at 1:55 am | #

    DINAXMIKE OTP.

    What is wrong with all you haters?! DINA DINA DINA.

    • Dahlia
      Dahlia
      October 26, 2010 at 2:00 am | #

      I-I-I-I-I just wasn’t convinced Mike genuinely cared for Dina until she sacrificed herself ^ ^;;;

      They’re cute, though…I agree with you… s:

    • Fyrewyre
      Fyrewyre
      October 26, 2010 at 2:21 am | #

      Word.

    • Chumpy
      Chumpy
      October 26, 2010 at 3:40 am | #

      Mike x Bob Denver

    • MrGBH
      MrGBH
      October 26, 2010 at 3:45 pm | #

      Heck no! We can’t see Dina go through that kind of trauma again.

  17. Tina
    Tina
    October 26, 2010 at 2:20 am | #

    MIKEEEEEEEEEEE <3

  18. DrBear
    DrBear
    October 26, 2010 at 2:38 am | #

    Oh, I get it, they’re walking uphill. All the way.

    • Boourns
      Boourns
      October 26, 2010 at 10:29 am | #

      You will walk uphill, both ways, going anywhere in Bloomington. It’s a fact.

  19. Tobias
    Tobias
    October 26, 2010 at 2:40 am | #

    Maths? Did I hear somewhere that Jason is a Maths Prof in the DoA universe?

    • Wackd
      Wackd
      October 26, 2010 at 3:12 pm | #

      It’s been mentioned he’s a professor, but I’m not sure if Willis has said what subject. Damn him.

      • Cha
        Cha
        October 28, 2010 at 12:04 am | #

        If he’s still a sex addict, he’s OBVIOUSLY a sex instructor. First lesson’s free.
        >> -stole that from a shirt-

        • Slipgate
          Slipgate
          October 31, 2010 at 10:41 pm | #

          Cha,

          Jason is not Jacob. 🙂

          • Cha
            Cha
            November 18, 2010 at 4:20 pm | #

            …and here we have proof that I have issues reading. XD Oh well. It should still apply to Jacob.

  20. Pan
    Pan
    October 26, 2010 at 2:42 am | #

    Amazi-girlxMike! Amazi-girlxMike!

    *crosses fingers and hopes*

  21. Chad from Canada
    Chad from Canada
    October 26, 2010 at 3:17 am | #

    I don’t care who Mike ends up with, as long as someone gets hurt in the process. Mike is the best thing for Drama since Shakespeare. He could make Yoko Ono hate John Lenon. The man is a Deity of Spite. And for those of you who don’t know, Spite is the most powerful force in the universe.

    • Undrave
      Undrave
      October 26, 2010 at 3:33 am | #

      Maybe Mike is a multidimensional Singularity and is actually one of the Original Thirteen. Mikeus Prime!!

    • Wizard
      Wizard
      October 26, 2010 at 2:40 pm | #

      If Mike is involved, I think we can safely assume someone is going to get hurt. And it will almost certainly be amusing.

      And yes, the power of Spite is rivaled only by that of Bloody-Mindedness.

  22. Björn
    Björn
    October 26, 2010 at 3:19 am | #

    Mike is gonna end up kissing Amazigirl upside down, Mare-Jane/Spider-man style. While Dina is watching.

  23. Kamino Neko
    Kamino Neko
    October 26, 2010 at 3:33 am | #

    I’m just waiting for the moment that it finally penetrates Billie’s brain that she IS one of the dweebs. That’ll be fun to watch.

    • Dahlia
      Dahlia
      October 26, 2010 at 3:39 pm | #

      I hear that!

      heh heh, I do hope that moment of realization is the same time Sal demolishes her…She held back in “Its Walky!” because she was Dannys girlfriend/ fiance/wife/ I don’t rightfully give a rats a**…but shes not in THIS UNIVERSE~~~~ : D hee hee HEE.

  24. No0ne
    No0ne
    October 26, 2010 at 3:58 am | #

    I’m Bat- errr… Joyce!

    • No0ne
      No0ne
      October 26, 2010 at 4:02 am | #

      Great now I want to see Joyce in a Batman costume… Am I sick or something?

      • MrGBH
        MrGBH
        October 26, 2010 at 5:05 am | #

        Joyce in an Amazi-girl costume. That I want to see.

        • begbert2
          begbert2
          October 26, 2010 at 11:01 am | #

          Joyce *is* Amazigirl. Obviously. I mean, aside from all the other evidence, you’ve never seen them in the same place at the same time – it’s a complete giveaway.

          • Gianni
            Gianni
            October 26, 2010 at 11:39 am | #

            Joyce DOES say on her twitter that she wonders what it would be like to be a superhero…

            That said, I still think Amazigirl is Sal.

          • No0ne
            No0ne
            October 26, 2010 at 8:50 pm | #

            Amazigirl is really George Lucas O.o

  25. Undrave
    Undrave
    October 26, 2010 at 4:22 am | #

    Wait…didn’t Billie and Joyce already sorta met even if they haven’t been introduced?

    FAAAAAACE!!!

    • Kamino Neko
      Kamino Neko
      October 26, 2010 at 4:57 am | #

      The Billie we’ve been shown so far is self-centred and seems mildly delusional. She’s also known to be a drunk.

      If she even paid attention to whose faaaaaaaaace she was telling to shut at the time, she’s probably forced the whole incident out of her mind. Likely with the help of booze.

  26. JackNapier
    JackNapier
    October 26, 2010 at 4:34 am | #

    I swear, the moment that Billie realizes she is one of the dweebs is going to be sweet. The look of fridge horror on her face will be perfect.

    • beeftony
      beeftony
      October 26, 2010 at 10:58 pm | #

      With any luck, Mike will be the one to break the awful truth to her.

  27. Lan M.
    Lan M.
    October 26, 2010 at 6:12 am | #

    Oh my. Mike looks as if he plans on doing to Joyce what he did to that Furby with that microwave what with the fire and smoke and such.

  28. creativerealms
    creativerealms
    October 26, 2010 at 8:51 am | #

    So what is Joyce Daisy now?

    • Dahlia
      Dahlia
      October 26, 2010 at 9:30 pm | #

      Yes, I think she is! = D

  29. ziggy78eog
    ziggy78eog
    October 26, 2010 at 9:13 am | #

    Why does Mike need college? Is he going for his degree in Bastard?

    • Index
      Index
      October 26, 2010 at 9:24 am | #

      Accounting and business administration. So he can sell your mom.

      • agentksilver
        agentksilver
        October 26, 2010 at 4:57 pm | #

        He might be concerned that a nickel is overcharging, so economics as well.

    • JesseJanitect
      JesseJanitect
      October 26, 2010 at 9:45 am | #

      He’s probably fucking the dean, who is a mom, so they’re paying him to go.

    • Wackd
      Wackd
      October 26, 2010 at 8:24 pm | #

      No, for that he’d need to attend Scumbag College.

  30. Zudarkness
    Zudarkness
    October 26, 2010 at 9:24 am | #

    Mikes is going for his PhD in Bastardology. Either that or Political Science

    • JesseJanitect
      JesseJanitect
      October 26, 2010 at 9:47 am | #

      Same thing.

      • Wizard
        Wizard
        October 26, 2010 at 2:38 pm | #

        Speaking as a bastard, I resent that comparison.

    • Seerow
      Seerow
      October 26, 2010 at 10:30 am | #

      I’m going to argue he’s going for his degree in Law, if that’s the case.

      • Haven
        Haven
        October 26, 2010 at 1:11 pm | #

        Gotta kick people in the nuts with Bart O’Ryan somehow.

        • Wackd
          Wackd
          October 26, 2010 at 3:17 pm | #

          Mike and Bart teaming up? That’d be lawesome.

          • Wackd
            Wackd
            October 26, 2010 at 3:17 pm | #

            Awesome, sorry, finger slipped.

          • No0ne
            No0ne
            October 27, 2010 at 5:55 pm | #

            Your finger slipped all the way across your keyboard? That takes talent…

  31. David Herbert
    David Herbert
    October 26, 2010 at 9:28 am | #

    Just realised, has Billie met her roommate yet? If not, where is the mysterious Sal Walkerton?

    • creativerealms
      creativerealms
      October 26, 2010 at 10:31 am | #

      Nope she recently twittered that she hopes Sal never shows up because she’s liking having her own room.

      As for where she is? Who knows.

      • No0ne
        No0ne
        October 27, 2010 at 5:56 pm | #

        Hes int he bathroom doing it with Joe… The’ve been there since last night…

  32. begbert2
    begbert2
    October 26, 2010 at 10:59 am | #

    Mike’s not short.

    But dang if Joyce didn’t suddenly get tall.

  33. Lone Wolf
    Lone Wolf
    October 26, 2010 at 12:21 pm | #

    No punch.

  34. Kater
    Kater
    October 26, 2010 at 12:31 pm | #

    Mike and Walky are roomies…I wanted it to happen so much and then it did! You are the best person in the world, Willis.

  35. Matt
    Matt
    October 26, 2010 at 2:15 pm | #

    Mike x Your mom

  36. PetsinWinter
    PetsinWinter
    October 26, 2010 at 2:31 pm | #

    wow, I couldn’t imagine mike wearing anything besides the outfits he’s worn in IW and SP

    • Wackd
      Wackd
      October 26, 2010 at 3:18 pm | #

      Just watch, he’s going to have thousands of these shirts…

    • MrGBH
      MrGBH
      October 26, 2010 at 3:18 pm | #

      I hadn’t noticed that until you pointed it out. I’ve gotten so used to only looking at his face.

      It’s weird.

      • Naki
        Naki
        October 26, 2010 at 3:29 pm | #

        Either that or he is going to start wearing a green shirt all the time

  37. Stephen
    Stephen
    October 26, 2010 at 4:07 pm | #

    When is there english class? I want to see Leslie again.

    • Dahlia
      Dahlia
      October 26, 2010 at 9:35 pm | #

      D= Oh, do you know which characters are going to be professors of which subject?

      I read in earlier comments Jason is the Math professor and I like Leslie and definitely wanna see her again, too…

      If Mr. Willis posted something in relation to who’s teaching what subject I’d certainly like to know or see it D=

      • Joebo
        Joebo
        October 26, 2010 at 11:24 pm | #

        No specific list of profs that I know of, but Leslie appeared in a guest comic that Willis did here: http://www.unshelved.com/2010-10-8

        • Dahlia
          Dahlia
          October 26, 2010 at 11:28 pm | #

          AH. That EXPLAINS EVERYTHING!

          Haha, thats so funny XD

          Thank you so much for the info! : D

  38. XtraLargeRyan
    XtraLargeRyan
    October 26, 2010 at 5:53 pm | #

    YAY 😀 its Mike!

  39. Crimson Magic
    Crimson Magic
    October 26, 2010 at 9:25 pm | #

    I’m lovin’ all these backgrounds.

  40. HLY
    HLY
    November 22, 2012 at 4:03 pm | #

    woot mike. mike always make me happy with his evil…

  41. Aisling
    Aisling
    May 22, 2015 at 2:57 pm | #

    Hi, I’m Joyce!

  42. Mousa The 14
    Mousa The 14
    March 31, 2016 at 10:19 am | #

    “Mike” and “Dweeb” are not words that go together.

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Okay, everyone's jumping to conclusions, but Joyce was hit with a mysterious pink gas in Thursday's strip. Now, in recent years, the police are known to increasingly use military grade weapons. Which reminded me of this bit of proposed technology from the 1990s: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gay_bomb
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OK, I said I was going to a thread of receipts together on the guy who runs Kapow, in odder to explain why I personally would recommend not giving him your business at TFN. Starting with the original post, revealing the guy loves sharing right wing fascist stuff on LinkedIn.
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Since you might think it's weird you got a like on this over a year after the fact, the director of Kapow just shared this on LinkedIn; i.imgur.com/hqQYWgO.png
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