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Expression

by David M Willis on April 27, 2011 at 12:01 am
  • 05 - Media Rumble
└ Tags: jennifer, joyce

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  1. Zap
    Zap
    April 27, 2011 at 12:02 am | #

    That looks about right.

  2. Seerow
    Seerow
    April 27, 2011 at 12:02 am | #

    Best way to judge a person’s character, the face they make when you meet them, as interpreted by other people.

  3. General Tekno
    General Tekno
    April 27, 2011 at 12:02 am | #

    I love Billie’s expression in that last panel.

    • Henry
      Henry
      April 27, 2011 at 12:41 am | #

      You mean on her faaaaaaaaaaaace?

      • Roborat
        Roborat
        April 27, 2011 at 3:05 pm | #

        Woohoo, faaaace joke in 4 posts. A new record, good job you.

  4. Kurai_Seraphim
    Kurai_Seraphim
    April 27, 2011 at 12:02 am | #

    It’s like he’s trying to give us a Joyce avatar gallery for filling out our various crazy hyper-religious livejournal themes or something. Current Mood: Nonplussed.

    • Gnoka
      Gnoka
      April 27, 2011 at 12:04 am | #

      Pretty soon we’ll all be Joyce. I’m not sure if this is good or not.

      • Bekah
        Bekah
        April 27, 2011 at 1:59 am | #

        We are Joyce, and we are legion.

        • Mack
          Mack
          April 27, 2011 at 7:45 am | #

          And that face only makes it the comment awesome….and a little creepy

        • das-g
          das-g
          April 27, 2011 at 10:33 am | #

          We are Joyce, and we are legion.

          We do not forgive. We do not forget. Expect us.

          Us and our FAAAAAAACE.

          • Tristan J
            Tristan J
            April 27, 2011 at 7:55 pm | #

            With my peeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeniiiiiiiiiiii…

            • das-g
              das-g
              April 28, 2011 at 4:02 pm | #

              That one’s getting old. Really old. It’s like totally, soo 2006. Which, if the archives can be believed, came right after the 80ies … um … were brought back. Yes.

              • das-g
                das-g
                April 28, 2011 at 4:06 pm | #

                Meh, meant to link to Drunk.

          • Chaos Rose
            Chaos Rose
            April 27, 2011 at 10:33 pm | #

            where did u get that gravetar its awsome.

            • das-g
              das-g
              April 28, 2011 at 3:48 pm | #

              Thanks, thanks. Did not “get” it, made it. Well, let’s put “made” in quotes, too, as it’s a blatant mash-up based on pre-existing art:

              I used anonflagoriginal.svg from deltadesu as background, cut out Joyce from Willis’ Sweater vests! and put her on that background, cut a parts from the anon-jacket from the background to put on her shoulders and the tie to put around her neck, and completed the jacket with fill and freehand draw tools in GIMP.

              Like the result? Get it in higher resolution!

        • Energetic Jen
          Energetic Jen
          April 27, 2011 at 5:51 pm | #

          We are borg. You shall be joyce-assimilated.

        • Forsaken1ne
          Forsaken1ne
          April 27, 2011 at 8:46 pm | #

          My interpretation of the smudge on her mouth isn’t toothpaste! And that makes the expression all the better.

    • cruncher3019
      cruncher3019
      April 27, 2011 at 1:55 pm | #

      That isn’t toothpaste.

      • Hannover Fist
        Hannover Fist
        April 27, 2011 at 4:36 pm | #

        Your comment is sick, twisted and awesome.

    • Rikushadow5
      Rikushadow5
      April 27, 2011 at 3:36 pm | #

      And now I shall immediately get to work on that. I shall inform people when I am done.

      (No, seriously. I’m gonna do it.)

  5. David Herbert
    David Herbert
    April 27, 2011 at 12:03 am | #

    Joyce makes that expression look so cute.

    Hmm, Billie and Sarah… this could be fun.

    • Just for kix
      Just for kix
      April 27, 2011 at 10:35 am | #

      Exactly my thoughts!! Joyce really does make that expression look cute!

  6. calendarman27
    calendarman27
    April 27, 2011 at 12:05 am | #

    rule of thumb: if someone stares disaprovingly at joyce, they can’t be all bad

  7. Tristan J
    Tristan J
    April 27, 2011 at 12:05 am | #

    Oh, I get it now! This entire comic exists just so you can find a use for the hundreds of crazy Joyce faces you drew! I read your book, Willis!

    • Sammael
      Sammael
      April 28, 2011 at 6:52 am | #

      Willis you magnificent bastard?

  8. n0z3k1ll3r
    n0z3k1ll3r
    April 27, 2011 at 12:07 am | #

    I think this is the most I’ve liked Billie all comic so far.

    • Vivvav
      Vivvav
      April 27, 2011 at 12:08 am | #

      Same. It’s fun when she’s not being a total bongo.

      • alicemacher
        alicemacher
        April 27, 2011 at 12:13 am | #

        I didn’t like Billie at first, but when the whole business with Ruth, and everyone ditching her company in favour of Sal, started up, I felt sorry for her. I still do. Poor lonely fish out of water. ;_;

        • Zanosuke_Kurosaki
          Zanosuke_Kurosaki
          April 27, 2011 at 12:28 am | #

          I’ve liked Billie ever since the Roomies! days. She’s kind of an “everygirl” in a lot of ways. Just a normal, non-powered lass trying to find her way in her life. Willis has always found ways to make her fun and interesting, I say. ^^

    • toddtr
      toddtr
      April 27, 2011 at 1:54 am | #

      I really liked her when she punched Ruth in the face.

      • Undrave
        Undrave
        April 27, 2011 at 3:32 am | #

        In the FAAAAAAAACE!

        • Cha
          Cha
          April 27, 2011 at 9:22 pm | #

          With her penis.

          • Iceideth
            Iceideth
            April 28, 2011 at 7:23 pm | #

            For a nickel.

  9. Digidestined of Trust (Tim)
    Digidestined of Trust (Tim)
    April 27, 2011 at 12:09 am | #

    I love Joyce’s mimic of her roomate

  10. Dahlia
    Dahlia
    April 27, 2011 at 12:12 am | #

    OH Joyce…^ ^;;; you DO have that effect on people…

  11. Ragnal
    Ragnal
    April 27, 2011 at 12:16 am | #

    Gah, this is what I get for coming here after watching My Little Pony clips on Youtube. I hear Pinkie Pie coming out of Joyce and Twilight out of Billie.

    CONFOUND THOSE PONIES, THEY FORCE ME TO USE DIFFERENT VOICES IN MY HEAD, THEY TALK TO ME, THEY UNDERSTAND.

    …carry on.

    • Dierna
      Dierna
      April 27, 2011 at 12:24 am | #

      Pinkie Pie is Joyce?? Sure if Joyce were a hyper active Amish girl….

      • Ragnal
        Ragnal
        April 27, 2011 at 12:30 am | #

        Well, given how Joyce can be a bit of a Cuckoo Cloudlander when she’s not being preachy, I think she’s exhibitting some Pinkie attitudes here.

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      April 27, 2011 at 12:59 am | #

      When I read SP, I always imagine Robin sounding a bit like Pinkie. Same basic personality.

      • RandomPerson12
        RandomPerson12
        October 23, 2014 at 6:43 am | #

        Pinkie Pie has a lesbian? And is a congresswoman? And gives off a constant high? Maybe I should start watching MLP.

    • Kamino Neko
      Kamino Neko
      April 27, 2011 at 1:09 am | #

      Billie’s more Trixie than Twilight.

      • Undrave
        Undrave
        April 27, 2011 at 3:33 am | #

        Yeah Sarah is more Twilight than Billie.

    • Kep
      Kep
      April 27, 2011 at 6:32 am | #

      Dammit, now I’M going to hear the cast as ponies!

      • SB
        SB
        April 27, 2011 at 11:19 am | #

        Ha, I won’t, because I have no idea who or what the hell yall be kertalkin about!

        • daughterofthestars
          daughterofthestars
          April 27, 2011 at 11:50 am | #

          Seriously, why are there so many 20-something webcomic readers watching My Little Pony?

          • DaniellePhantom
            DaniellePhantom
            April 27, 2011 at 12:03 pm | #

            my thoughts exactly.

          • Ragnal
            Ragnal
            April 27, 2011 at 1:07 pm | #

            Step 1. Word of mouth
            Step 2. People go “What? A girls’ show is COOL? Nuh uh. No way. I don’t believe it.”
            Step 3. Curiosity gets the better of most people, and they watch
            Step 4. ???
            Step 5. PROFIT

            • gangler
              gangler
              April 27, 2011 at 1:40 pm | #

              If there’s sufficient fandom I’ll check out anything. Play touhou because I saw one too many fan vids. Play Phoenix Wright because it was popping up on halolz a bunch. Watch Haruhi because it had an excessive number of motivational posters. Watch ponies because I saw a shitload of fanart and music videos.

              Wouldn’t matter what the next big thing was, I’d partake in order to stay in the loop, though I do love ponies. It’s just a quality children’s cartoon. Can’t believe I almost missed it because of a demographic label. Really, none of the children’s cartoons are meant for a twenty-something year old male, doesn’t mean I don’t watch them.

              • Ragnal
                Ragnal
                April 27, 2011 at 3:13 pm | #

                It’s usually word of mouth with me, or something or whatever. I’ve known about Doctor Who since forever (My first experience with it was in a book my grandparents had, had stuff to do with science I think), but it wasn’t until Linkara talked about it I decided to really get into it.

            • Rikushadow5
              Rikushadow5
              April 27, 2011 at 3:38 pm | #

              You sir, deserve a prize.

              Here is a golden cookie. You can’t eat it (it’s gold.), but it’s shiny.

          • Roborat
            Roborat
            April 27, 2011 at 3:08 pm | #

            Is this a good place to mention that I watch Pretty Cure, and I am a fourty plus male? however, in my defence, I do heckle the show on occasion.

    • Valkeer
      Valkeer
      April 27, 2011 at 9:27 am | #

      1. Twilight=Sarah
      2. Pinkie Pie=Joyce
      3. Apple Jack=Sal
      4. Rarity=Billie
      5. Fluttershy=Dina
      6. Rainbow Dash=Amazigirl

      • Hannover Fist
        Hannover Fist
        April 27, 2011 at 4:41 pm | #

        Somebody needs to make a vid of Joyce singing all of Pinkie Pie’s songs.

    • Cha
      Cha
      April 28, 2011 at 5:49 pm | #

      Cannot unhear.
      Walky’s going to be read as Spike, I can already tell you.

  12. Tristan J
    Tristan J
    April 27, 2011 at 12:16 am | #

    So… Is there anybody else who actually likes all the characters, in their own unique way?

    Coz I’m starting to suspect I’m alone.

    • Chrisby
      Chrisby
      April 27, 2011 at 12:20 am | #

      Surprisingly….there’s not really anyone I dislike in DoA, at least not yet. It’s an interesting group to say the least.

      In SP! I’m not really a fan of Roz, but that’s about it.

      • calendarman27
        calendarman27
        April 27, 2011 at 12:37 am | #

        I’m with you Chrisby, Roz is the only really unlikeable character I can think of, but i think that’s by design. I hated what she did to poor jacob, he was slowly becoming a favorite of mine, i hope he comes back or appears in DOA

        • taekwondogirl
          taekwondogirl
          April 27, 2011 at 1:11 am | #

          That was in a different universe though…

      • agentksilver
        agentksilver
        April 27, 2011 at 10:37 am | #

        Yeah, Roz I can’t stand. It wasn’t so much that she took advantage of Jacob, it was her lecturing him afterwards. I’d liked her well enough up to that point, as she brought out a different side of Robin.

    • iSaidCandleja-
      iSaidCandleja-
      April 27, 2011 at 12:21 am | #

      I like most of them, except maybe Ethan. His interesting in Joyce seems out of place. Maybe I’d like him better if he was gay.

      • Henry
        Henry
        April 27, 2011 at 12:40 am | #

        *sigh*

        Ethan is gay.

        This has been established repeatedly. There’s even a helpful little newsdoiley on the main page that says so.

        • PrudeFrock
          PrudeFrock
          April 27, 2011 at 12:48 am | #

          Your sarcasm detector is broken, Henry.

          • Tristan J
            Tristan J
            April 27, 2011 at 1:14 am | #

            Wow, a sarcasm detector. That’s really useful.

          • Henry
            Henry
            April 27, 2011 at 1:35 am | #

            Wait, was that sarcasm too? Is it really broken?

            Aaah. *head-asplode*

            • Tristan J
              Tristan J
              April 27, 2011 at 5:07 am | #

              It’s definitely not broken.

    • Dedlok
      Dedlok
      April 27, 2011 at 12:21 am | #

      I do as well, so you’re not alone.

    • Gianni
      Gianni
      April 27, 2011 at 12:32 am | #

      I might eventually, but Ruth and Joyce have both done things to piss me off in the short term towards their characters. And Sal hasn’t done enough to make me like her yet. I liked all these characters in the Walkyverse! continuities, so I’m hoping Willis makes them more sympathetic in the future, but for me at least they’re not there yet.

    • taekwondogirl
      taekwondogirl
      April 27, 2011 at 1:12 am | #

      I like them all!

    • toddtr
      toddtr
      April 27, 2011 at 1:58 am | #

      I like most of them.

      Not too crazy about Ruth. At first she was the girl I liked to hate. But then she went from villainous in a cartoon-y way to power abusing jerkwad.

    • Bekah
      Bekah
      April 27, 2011 at 2:01 am | #

      There’s no one I dislike… except Faz. Faz can die. But he hasn’t shown up here yet.

      • gangler
        gangler
        April 27, 2011 at 6:07 am | #

        I like everyone, and Faz was awesome in his early appearances. Later he became some kind of weird useless perverted punching bag who’s every line seems designed to make him unlikeable, but he was a genuinely manipulative bastard with goals in the beginning. Even now he’s entertaining as the gag fodder he’s intended to be.

        Heck, Billy’s the one I like to criticize, and even she’s a fun character. Real easy to criticize when I’m near delirious from unsleep, or excessively bitter and angry, but I love her none the less. Her situation is remarkably similar to Joyce’s actually. They both are just having an impossible time adjusting to this new environment.

        Now I’m picturing Billy drinking as she gripes about the college experience with Joyce who is behaving similarly and commiserating but with a juicebox. It is adorable. That has to be what causes Billie to warm up to her.

      • Valkeer
        Valkeer
        April 27, 2011 at 9:40 am | #

        Why must you wish such harm on Faz? Faz is awesome…

    • Xelgaex
      Xelgaex
      April 27, 2011 at 5:38 am | #

      I like them all. Including Faz and Roz. Maybe not as real people sometimes (when I think about their actions that way which is kind of rare), but as characters, I don’t really dislike any of them.

    • agentksilver
      agentksilver
      April 27, 2011 at 10:35 am | #

      I do! I love all the characters in their own unique way! I love the way they can all contribute to the overall story. I wish some characters got a little bit more development but we’re still in the beginning of the story, I can be patient.

    • Ragnal
      Ragnal
      April 27, 2011 at 1:10 pm | #

      I like Joyce when she isn’t harping on religion. When her world gets shattered, however, it is awesomely hilarious.

      I like Walky, no problems there. Joe is Joe. Billie, when she’s not uper her butt about her popularity, is hard to hate when Ruth is being ebil. And this world’s Ruth I’ve yet to like.

      There’s nobody else I full-out despise.

  13. Shift
    Shift
    April 27, 2011 at 12:30 am | #

    Okay, sorry for having a dirty mind, but toothpaste on the side of Joyce’s mouth looked like something else for a moment.

    • Hannover Fist
      Hannover Fist
      April 27, 2011 at 4:45 pm | #

      cruncher3019 had the same thought.

  14. Plasma Mongoose
    Plasma Mongoose
    April 27, 2011 at 12:39 am | #

    So… who is going to make a gravatar of Joyce’s serious face?

    • Bekah
      Bekah
      April 27, 2011 at 2:01 am | #

      You rang?

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        April 27, 2011 at 3:22 am | #

        All we need is an angry face, druken face and a weepy face gravatar and we are set.

        • fezzam
          fezzam
          April 27, 2011 at 12:14 pm | #

          http://www.dumbingofage.com/2011/comic/book-1/04-the-bechdel-test/serious/ i supply 4 angry faces! 😀

        • arjay2813
          arjay2813
          April 27, 2011 at 11:10 pm | #

          @Plasma Mongoose
          you’re gravatar reminds me of bloody Gir (from Invader Zim subliminal images), with those eyes

    • Alechsa
      Alechsa
      April 27, 2011 at 3:02 am | #

      I think yours wins…. *steals and covets it with PSL*

  15. wnderjif
    wnderjif
    April 27, 2011 at 12:52 am | #

    :shrug: ima ride this rollercoatser until it crashes also for billie

  16. Eri
    Eri
    April 27, 2011 at 1:26 am | #

    keep investing on those acting classes, Joyce!

  17. goatman95111
    goatman95111
    April 27, 2011 at 1:53 am | #

    That expression sums it all up.

    And Plasma Mongoose, that is the coolest avatar ever!

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      April 27, 2011 at 3:25 am | #

      Danke! 😀

  18. John Biles
    John Biles
    April 27, 2011 at 2:01 am | #

    My undergraduate dorm was set up with two bedrooms sharing a bathroom (toilet, sink, shower), each bedroom for 2 people, and also sharing a living room / study area in front. Each bedroom also had a closet and the beds had drawers under them.

    (The women’s dorm, on the other hand, had regular beds which you could hide under, which I had to do many times when I was there after there were not supposed to be any men present.)

  19. shoeboxjeddy
    shoeboxjeddy
    April 27, 2011 at 2:16 am | #

    Joyce, shockingly self aware of her effect on another person? I’m uhh shocked.

    • spsook
      spsook
      April 27, 2011 at 4:51 am | #

      Appropriate avatar is appropriate.

    • gangler
      gangler
      April 27, 2011 at 6:19 am | #

      I saw it more as a parroting type thing. She can mimic the face, but doesn’t have any real comprehension re: what it implies about Sarah’s feelings about her. She just knows that’s the face Sarah makes.

      • Jackson
        Jackson
        April 27, 2011 at 3:08 pm | #

        It could be either one. Truly, the mind of Joyce is a veiled mystery.

  20. Zaratustra
    Zaratustra
    April 27, 2011 at 4:58 am | #

    To be fair, that’s the face Sarah makes when confronted with most people.

    • gangler
      gangler
      April 27, 2011 at 6:20 am | #

      People, situations, ideological concepts It’s just not a hard face to trigger.

  21. gangler
    gangler
    April 27, 2011 at 6:57 am | #

    They’re both just so adorable today. Joyce with her innocence and Billie with her discomfort. Awesome.

  22. Compass
    Compass
    April 27, 2011 at 7:05 am | #

    Billie, who told you to end a sentence with a preposition?

  23. The Aussie Bloke
    The Aussie Bloke
    April 27, 2011 at 8:43 am | #

    So… Where’s Robin in this universe? I don’t think we’ve seen her yet…

    I see her as being a fitness instructor <_<

    • calendarman27
      calendarman27
      April 27, 2011 at 9:10 am | #

      I was thinking Robin would be one of those annoying, overly perky RAs who try really fucking hard to be your best friend, but really they just piss you off

      • Jackson
        Jackson
        April 27, 2011 at 3:07 pm | #

        Or else the person who makes the RA’s life a living hell with her shenanigans.

        Ah, shenanigans.

        • Rikushadow5
          Rikushadow5
          April 27, 2011 at 3:40 pm | #

          I swear to God I’ll pistol-whip the next guy that says “Shenanigans”.

          • Hannover Fist
            Hannover Fist
            April 27, 2011 at 5:04 pm | #

            I have a pistol-whipping fetish. Shenanigans.

            • Rikushadow5
              Rikushadow5
              April 27, 2011 at 5:15 pm | #

              *Pistol-whips*

              Well, that’s my good deed for today.

          • D-Dodge
            D-Dodge
            April 27, 2011 at 8:14 pm | #

            “Hey Farva, what’s the name of that restaurant you like with all the goofy shit on the walls and the mozzarella sticks?”

            • arjay2813
              arjay2813
              April 27, 2011 at 11:14 pm | #

              “you mean Shenanigans?”
              ^^ couldn’t resist

              i see Robin more in the role of a childish instructor, but i would almost rather see her as a student. i don’t think she’ll be as fast/energetic since most of that was alien stuff, but i do imagine she’ll do something in the track & field or Cadbury-Sci area(s).

  24. Zem
    Zem
    April 27, 2011 at 9:46 am | #

    How ’bout we drop the rest of the strip and just focus on cute girls doing cute everyday things from here on Just like any four-panel shoujo comedy manga. xD These two last strips were so sweet.

    Gotta love Joyce’s honesty and seriousness about a silly face in this strip, and gotta love Billie’s, um…glasses? (lol.) Probably the glasses. Y’know, Billie’s really been shining thanks to DoA. I didn’t much care for her in Roomies, and she was just another bongoy side character in Walky! But her dedication to stay on the top of the social heap (which actually betrays a lot of social awareness, and which I can respect her for) paired with an ability to interact meaningfully with “uncool” characters regardless (which is pretty much everyone else in the strip) makes her a wonderfully adorable creature. People with different goals and personalities who are still able to act as friends is what makes a college comic a nostalgic/wish fulfillment experience after all.

    • sock
      sock
      April 27, 2011 at 11:01 am | #

      you are a mattress

      • Zem
        Zem
        April 27, 2011 at 4:16 pm | #

        *follops*

        • The E-man
          The E-man
          April 27, 2011 at 11:24 pm | #

          You sir, are awesome.

  25. VinceNalari
    VinceNalari
    April 27, 2011 at 11:37 am | #

    First I was like: [panel 2].
    Then I was like: [Panel 5]

  26. HappyKittens
    HappyKittens
    April 27, 2011 at 2:37 pm | #

    I don’t hate any characters. There are a couple I find a bit boring (Ethan, for some reason, I’ve always found boring. Maybe he’s too likable for my tastes! Mike IS my favorite, after all….) but other than that I just enjoy the ride and don’t worry too much about which character somehow isn’t a perfect enough person for my high and mighty tastes.

  27. Weebles
    Weebles
    April 27, 2011 at 4:03 pm | #

    All I can think is that the first panel could easily, EASILY be made more interesting with some simple photoshop work.

  28. A. Colunga
    A. Colunga
    April 27, 2011 at 5:13 pm | #

    I’d like to say ,”That doesn’t look like toothpaste on her lips.” But the confines of Joyce’s character make that impossible to imagine in my head.

  29. Sporkaganza
    Sporkaganza
    April 27, 2011 at 8:46 pm | #

    This webcomic should be renamed “Expressions of Age”

    something less stupid sounding would also be fine

    • Jackson
      Jackson
      April 27, 2011 at 10:57 pm | #

      Dumbing of Expressions?

  30. Chaos Rose
    Chaos Rose
    April 27, 2011 at 10:37 pm | #

    I just thought of something from the Joyce and Walky webcomic head alien said he was going from universe to universe killing all the joyce and walky’s does that mean he will eventually show up here too?

    • Chaos Rose
      Chaos Rose
      April 27, 2011 at 10:39 pm | #

      also wheres the head alien of this universe anyway id laugh if he was like a teacher or something.

      • Rikushadow5
        Rikushadow5
        April 28, 2011 at 1:47 am | #

        He’s a cartoon character. Same with Monkey Master.

        • Zem
          Zem
          April 28, 2011 at 10:16 am | #

          Yeah, THAT turning up didn’t go as expected.

  31. Robert
    Robert
    April 28, 2011 at 12:14 am | #

    Er…Joyce? You got a little shmootz above your lip there….

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