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Trufan

by David M Willis on July 25, 2013 at 12:01 am
  • 04 - Just Hangin' Out With My Family
└ Tags: asma, dexter, joyce, monkey master, sarah

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  1. AHR
    AHR
    July 25, 2013 at 12:02 am | #

    Walky is gonna be pissssed.

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      July 25, 2013 at 12:06 am | #

      Yeah, now he totally can’t like D&MM. Not when it’s THIS adorable.

      Maybe the show will become Joyce’s new religion, and Walky can become a Born Again Christian?

      • Zach
        Zach
        July 25, 2013 at 1:05 am | #

        Let Sara find religon, and make Walky sing ‘Loosing My Religon’ by REM.
        Don’t say you don’t already see it comming.

        • Soomebody
          Soomebody
          July 25, 2013 at 2:06 pm | #

          First of all, it’s “losing”. Second, the song is about being confused by feelings of attraction for a friend of the opposite sex. It’s common to be upset and unsure about.

          • Hoboturtle
            Hoboturtle
            July 25, 2013 at 3:49 pm | #

            I thought it was about stalking

          • Bill M.
            Bill M.
            July 25, 2013 at 4:29 pm | #

            No. The term “losing my religion” is about getting mad and violent.

            • Nezumi
              Nezumi
              March 23, 2016 at 4:33 pm | #

              Yeah. It’s actually one of the more straightforward REM songs… except that they didn’t realize the phrase “Losing My Religion” is actually fairly regionally-restricted.

    • Banana
      Banana
      July 25, 2013 at 12:08 am | #

      He thought that he was the trufan……. until now.

    • Resne
      Resne
      July 25, 2013 at 12:36 am | #

      Oh no.

      • Koolaid Guy
        Koolaid Guy
        July 25, 2013 at 6:02 am | #

        OHHHHH YEAHHH!

  2. Jen Aside
    Jen Aside
    July 25, 2013 at 12:02 am | #

    MONKAY

    • Jen Aside
      Jen Aside
      July 25, 2013 at 12:03 am | #

      whoops, Joyce, now you can’t say your eyes aren’t down there =p

      • Farmer_10
        Farmer_10
        July 25, 2013 at 7:46 am | #

        Well done.

    • Hinoron
      Hinoron
      July 25, 2013 at 12:39 am | #

      Correct me if I’m wrong, but is this the very first time we’ve seen Joyce dressed in something other than her sweater-vests? (With the possible exclusion of PJs and similar.)

      • Henry Edwards
        Henry Edwards
        July 25, 2013 at 1:26 am | #

        Yeah, I think you’re right. I’m starting to like Joyce more, haha

      • Tapio Peltonen
        Tapio Peltonen
        July 25, 2013 at 3:22 am | #

        No, she had the yellow dress. Also another yellow dress, although that wasn’t her own.

      • IMJ
        IMJ
        July 25, 2013 at 4:16 am | #

        wrong 🙂

      • turbanous
        turbanous
        July 25, 2013 at 6:05 am | #

        She wore a yellow dress when she went on her date with Joe.

      • N0083rP00F
        N0083rP00F
        July 25, 2013 at 11:03 am | #

        seach-fu weak …. or I’m just lazy but didn’t she go the the beach/lake with everyone earlier?

  3. Yotomoe
    Yotomoe
    July 25, 2013 at 12:02 am | #

    Joyce, you’re a dork in the best way.

    • Michael Michael Motorcycle
      Michael Michael Motorcycle
      July 25, 2013 at 12:12 am | #

      Fun fact: Dork is the term used to name a whale’s penis.

      Joyce is a whale penis.

      • TemplarKnight
        TemplarKnight
        July 25, 2013 at 12:39 am | #

        Real Fact: no it isn’t.

        http://urbanlegends.about.com/b/2009/05/05/dork-definition.htm

        • Dierna
          Dierna
          July 25, 2013 at 1:04 am | #

          But…but Dean Cain said that’s what whale penis’ are called in an
          ep of Ripley’s Believe it or Not and even had one on display in the ep! Are u saying Superman was wrong?!

        • davidbreslin101
          davidbreslin101
          July 25, 2013 at 7:53 am | #

          I knew a kid at school who claimed that “dude” is Arabic for a camel’s foreskin.

          • DarkVeghetta
            DarkVeghetta
            June 21, 2015 at 4:24 pm | #

            This just in: every word ever means penis.

          • DarkVeghetta
            DarkVeghetta
            June 21, 2015 at 4:26 pm | #

            On a similar note: knob means cock – as in Ruth will soon knob Billie
            Doorknob means door-dick.

      • Hoboturtle
        Hoboturtle
        July 25, 2013 at 3:54 pm | #

        This comment made we laugh for the sole reason that I imagined it being said by Rarity.

    • Aizat
      Aizat
      July 25, 2013 at 12:44 am | #

      You mean like Ed, Edd n Eddy?

      • Kernanator
        Kernanator
        July 25, 2013 at 1:04 am | #

        Now I have the theme song stuck in my head. Thanks.

        • N0083rP00F
          N0083rP00F
          July 25, 2013 at 11:05 am | #

          Would you rather have the song that never ends? … It goes on and on my friend …..

        • DarkVeghetta
          DarkVeghetta
          June 21, 2015 at 4:22 pm | #

          Damnit, same here. THE WHISTLING, it NEVER STOPS.

  4. Geminia999
    Geminia999
    July 25, 2013 at 12:02 am | #

    I thought Joyce was just wearing a Bra for a second O_o

    • Kafloobop
      Kafloobop
      July 25, 2013 at 12:04 am | #

      I thought the same thing.

      • Yotomoe
        Yotomoe
        July 25, 2013 at 12:10 am | #

        Why would Joyce need Battle Ready Armor?

        • Geminia999
          Geminia999
          July 25, 2013 at 12:12 am | #

          Because she’s going under disguise on the alien’s mothership and needs to be prepared if her disguise falls apart.

        • thecanvashat
          thecanvashat
          July 25, 2013 at 12:13 am | #

          Because it would be totally cool if some robbers shot off her costume revealed that she was Battle Ready underneath.

        • Aizat
          Aizat
          July 25, 2013 at 12:14 am | #

          Battle Ready Armor? I hadn’t heard that thing in years. Makes me feel young again….and I’m 21 years old.

        • Kernanator
          Kernanator
          July 25, 2013 at 12:32 am | #

          Awwww yeaaaaah, I remember that show!

          “KIDS NEXT DOOR, BATTLESTATIONS!”

          • Yotomoe
            Yotomoe
            July 25, 2013 at 12:41 am | #

            KIDS NEXT DOOR RULE!!!

            • AgentKeen
              AgentKeen
              July 25, 2013 at 12:44 am | #

              I was just watching that!

            • Aizat
              Aizat
              July 25, 2013 at 12:44 am | #

              Thank you Yotomoe for making me feel young again. Now if you excuse me, I’m going to go watch the whole series.

              • Mr. Random
                Mr. Random
                July 25, 2013 at 2:19 am | #

                From operation P.O.O.L. to operation I.N.T.E.R.V.I.E.W.S.
                Believe it or not, I didn’t need to look it up.

                • Aizat
                  Aizat
                  July 25, 2013 at 5:29 pm | #

                  Actually, it’s No P in the OOL.

      • Banana
        Banana
        July 25, 2013 at 12:10 am | #

        Yep, me too.

  5. bob
    bob
    July 25, 2013 at 12:03 am | #

    Wait, she’s actually staying out of the sweater vests now?

  6. Z3tto
    Z3tto
    July 25, 2013 at 12:03 am | #

    That shirt scares me a little bit.

    • Belades
      Belades
      July 25, 2013 at 12:11 am | #

      Dude that shirt is awesome and I want Willis to start selling them.

      • N0083rP00F
        N0083rP00F
        July 25, 2013 at 11:09 am | #

        Begin sales pitch for a kick starter or kick starters if we want to try for the whole ensemble …. Hat, shirt, pants, possible action figures or LEGO equivalent …. LEGO mini figs …. I wonder what the minimum run would be for tooling up?

    • kiapdx
      kiapdx
      July 25, 2013 at 6:23 pm | #

      It’s going to scare the shit out of her parents when they arrive.

      They didn’t let her watch cartoons. And now she is taaaaaainteeeeeed. Plus her boyfriend is Jewish (and gay) and her roommate is an ethnicity that doesn’t exist where they live and her new best friends are an ex-alcoholic and an atheist and she idolizes a latina biker criminal who may or may not be a masked vigilante and oh god she’s doomed.

      (Nah but for real I’m looking forward to her parents “wtf” faces when they arrive if she doesn’t change first)

  7. Kernanator
    Kernanator
    July 25, 2013 at 12:03 am | #

    And I’ll form the head!

    • Geminia999
      Geminia999
      July 25, 2013 at 12:06 am | #

      Damn it, stuck with the crotch plate again 🙁

      • Jeff K!
        Jeff K!
        July 25, 2013 at 3:21 am | #

        What did you think “I’ll form the head!” meant? There’s two parts of the human male anatomy referred to as a head… and only one that can severely change shape…

        • NightmareWarden
          NightmareWarden
          July 25, 2013 at 6:23 am | #

          No no, get a good arm and a baseball bat and they can both change shape. For those with heads on the soft side *glances at Joyce* a squeaky mallet should be enough.

  8. Doctor_Who
    Doctor_Who
    July 25, 2013 at 12:03 am | #

    Yes. Sell me one. Now.

    The T-Shirt too.

    • Zoroark173
      Zoroark173
      July 25, 2013 at 12:06 am | #

      Lets throw all of our money at the screen and see if that works!

      • Anywhere
        Anywhere
        July 25, 2013 at 1:01 am | #

        [pelts monitor with dollar coins]

        But seriously THAT T-SHIRT! With the boob eyes and the lighter middle color to hide your waiste and the darker top color to accentuate your shoulders. It’s an excellent design. 😀

        Also, Joyce’s fist in the last panel makes it look like she’s ready to rough up some non-trufans.

        • spriteless
          spriteless
          July 25, 2013 at 11:43 am | #

          I would buy that shirt in large baby-girl T just to ensure the boob eyes are intact. @_,_,_@

  9. Plasma Mongoose
    Plasma Mongoose
    July 25, 2013 at 12:03 am | #

    That shirt is all types of wrong.

    • Aras Pabedinskas
      Aras Pabedinskas
      July 25, 2013 at 12:13 am | #

      Is it worse than the pants? Because that is the worse part for me.

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        July 25, 2013 at 12:18 am | #

        The sad thing is that I didn’t even notice her pants until you mentioned it.

        • Aras Pabedinskas
          Aras Pabedinskas
          July 25, 2013 at 12:21 am | #

          I’m so sorry.

        • Arkadi
          Arkadi
          July 25, 2013 at 6:59 am | #

          No, the sad thing is that *this* is when Joyce’s parents are going to turn up.

          • Hoboturtle
            Hoboturtle
            July 25, 2013 at 3:57 pm | #

            Aww, so does this mean that Joyce’s parents aren’t going to think she’s a lesbian?

  10. Wonder Wig
    Wonder Wig
    July 25, 2013 at 12:03 am | #

    Walky never considered being unfaithful before…

  11. xailenrath
    xailenrath
    July 25, 2013 at 12:03 am | #

    Is Joyce walking about in her PJ’s?
    Ah, college…

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      July 25, 2013 at 12:04 am | #

      She’s becoming WALKY

      • Doctor_Who
        Doctor_Who
        July 25, 2013 at 12:07 am | #

        Now Walky is gonna look down, see a sweater vest, and run away screaming.

  12. Aizat
    Aizat
    July 25, 2013 at 12:03 am | #

    I got to ask ever since the first strip, is she wearing a head scarf?

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      July 25, 2013 at 12:04 am | #

      Probably a bandanna but it could be either. I think both are really cool.

      • Aizat
        Aizat
        July 25, 2013 at 12:05 am | #

        Not Joyce, the person whose giving Joyce the package.

        • Yotomoe
          Yotomoe
          July 25, 2013 at 12:11 am | #

          Oh. I thought you meant Sarah
          It’s probably a Hijab.

          • Aizat
            Aizat
            July 25, 2013 at 12:25 am | #

            Oh, so that what’s its called in English? Where I’m from we just called it a Tudung.

            • Kernanator
              Kernanator
              July 25, 2013 at 12:31 am | #

              I’m sorry, but when you said that, all I can think of is feces.

              “Dung”, heh heh.

              (I’m such a child)

              • Aizat
                Aizat
                July 25, 2013 at 12:42 am | #

                Well, it’s “du” part in my language have the same sound of the verb do.

                • kiapdx
                  kiapdx
                  July 25, 2013 at 6:26 pm | #

                  I think it’s a slightly different wrapping style between Hijab and Tudung? Islam isn’t the only religion where a scarf is worn in that way. Hijab is specific to Islam at least, but there are several styles worn by Muslims in addition to Hijab style, and then there are other styles for other religions.

    • Ascension
      Ascension
      July 25, 2013 at 12:07 am | #

      Combined with skin tone and the Arabic-origin name Asma, it is pretty darn clear she’s a Muslim.

      • Pyr05
        Pyr05
        July 25, 2013 at 12:18 am | #

        That’s stereotypical! I resent that.

        • Aizat
          Aizat
          July 25, 2013 at 12:22 am | #

          I don’t. It’s nice to have some representation here.

          • Megatron
            Megatron
            July 25, 2013 at 1:04 am | #

            Then I guess you are part of the reason Willis included her. As a sentient robot, I get all my love over in Shortpacked! Ultra Car is the most well written character Willis ever wrote.

            • Aizat
              Aizat
              July 25, 2013 at 1:40 am | #

              Bet you wished Ultra Car can transform and not a Pretender, right?

              • hmrc4evr
                hmrc4evr
                July 25, 2013 at 2:07 am | #

                Great.

                Now I’m waiting to see UC cross her arms, wrists touching and shout ‘PRETENDAR!!’

                Thanks a lot Aizat 😛

                • Mr. Random
                  Mr. Random
                  July 25, 2013 at 2:22 am | #

                  How would you track if some is a “pretendar!”….
                  ………………………..
                  ……
                  ..
                  …Would you use Pretendar?

            • Aizat
              Aizat
              July 25, 2013 at 1:48 am | #

              You know what? Forget I said anything.

              • Megatron
                Megatron
                July 25, 2013 at 2:09 am | #

                I refuse.

              • Megatron
                Megatron
                July 25, 2013 at 2:11 am | #

                In all honesty, I hope your talking about the Pretender thing, because I don’t think there’s anything wrong with wanting to see yourself in the art you like, or in the things you read or watch for entertainment.

          • The Candyman
            The Candyman
            July 25, 2013 at 12:09 pm | #

            Well, claiming someone is of a certain religion because of their skin tone is pretty racist, actually.

            • Pyr05
              Pyr05
              July 26, 2013 at 12:09 am | #

              Hence my comment Candyman.

  13. Darth
    Darth
    July 25, 2013 at 12:03 am | #

    Let’s all avoid making the obvious “FAKE FANGIRL” reference.

    We have some taste and class. Some. Not a lot. But enough to not make those references.

    • thecanvashat
      thecanvashat
      July 25, 2013 at 12:12 am | #

      That term’s always baffled me. I mean, they’re fans! They’re used for air circulation! You can’t pretend it’s a girl or a boy! Especially since those rotor blades can be dangerous!

    • Aizat
      Aizat
      July 25, 2013 at 12:27 am | #

      Oh sure, I’m not calling her a fake fangirl. I’m calling her a newbie fan.

      • kiapdx
        kiapdx
        July 25, 2013 at 6:28 pm | #

        She’s in the weeaboo stage. Way too enthusiastic about the new thing she found.

        Which is a pretty normal thing to happen. (And when a new fandom gets big fast, like Hetalia or Homestuck, it often seems as if all fans are weeaboos, when really they will calm the fuck down in a bit but right now they’re just happy they found a thing and that other people like the thing too)

    • begbert2
      begbert2
      July 25, 2013 at 10:52 am | #

      How about if I just call her ridiculous-looking? Is that all right?

  14. Yotomoe
    Yotomoe
    July 25, 2013 at 12:03 am | #

    So I assume she bought the Dexter sweat pants, MM T-shirt and now the Heady skull cap all within a week?

    • Geminia999
      Geminia999
      July 25, 2013 at 12:13 am | #

      Don’t forget the arm/sweat bands

  15. Wonder Wig
    Wonder Wig
    July 25, 2013 at 12:05 am | #

    The 4th panel needs an entire Sailor Moon transformation sequence.

    • Pyr05
      Pyr05
      July 25, 2013 at 12:19 am | #

      Agreed. Nobody tell Joyce the Sailor Moon transformation is done when nude.

      • zomgvampires
        zomgvampires
        July 25, 2013 at 12:49 am | #

        Or just tell her afterwards.

        • Pyr05
          Pyr05
          July 26, 2013 at 12:10 am | #

          Your grav and comment with mine made my day.

  16. Gram91
    Gram91
    July 25, 2013 at 12:05 am | #

    Seeing Dexter and Monkey Master keeps reminding me of the question, will we get to see Head Alien in this universe? Y’know, because of what he can do now.

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      July 25, 2013 at 12:11 am | #

      The safe answer is no. We will not ever.

    • Aizat
      Aizat
      July 25, 2013 at 12:12 am | #

      Maybe in this universe, Head Alien is what Superman is to this world.

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      July 25, 2013 at 12:13 am | #

      I believe that Willis is keeping the DoA universe as a mundane reality with the only ‘supernatural’ event being Sal’s hair exploding cartoon style.

    • David
      David M Willis
      July 25, 2013 at 12:14 am | #

      You have seen Head Alien in this universe because Head Alien is Dexter.

      • Gram91
        Gram91
        July 25, 2013 at 12:16 am | #

        Sorry, I meant Head Alien II.

        • David
          David M Willis
          July 25, 2013 at 12:55 am | #

          This universe is too far out from the rest of the multiverse for him to bother with. It’s like Tatooine.

          • Megatron
            Megatron
            July 25, 2013 at 1:00 am | #

            So if there’s a bright spot to the multiverse, this is the universe that is farthest from?

          • Mr. Random
            Mr. Random
            July 25, 2013 at 2:26 am | #

            So his desire for total multiverse domination will be defeated by lethargy? Truly he is the most human character you’ve ever written.

          • The Candyman
            The Candyman
            July 25, 2013 at 2:29 am | #

            Tatooine isn’t very far. The Empire didn’t have any difficulty getting there.

            • Andy
              Andy
              July 25, 2013 at 11:44 am | #

              Everybody and their mother has faster-than-light travel. Like, several times the speed of light, considering they can hop around a galaxy in timespans measured in hours. That said, Tatooine is still an Outer Rim planet, and therefore tends to benefit less from the Empire/Republic’s governance. I think the fact that its only major exports are sand and crime doesn’t help much.

              • xKiv
                xKiv
                July 25, 2013 at 9:38 pm | #

                Our galaxy is on the order of hundred thousands light years across, and most interesting galaxies won’t be more then one or two orders of magnitude smaller.
                If you are getting from one end to the other in a matter of hours, try a couple of (dozens of) millions times faster than light.

          • saltchocolate
            saltchocolate
            July 25, 2013 at 6:56 am | #

            Okay: has anyone read *William Shakespeare’s Star Wars*? Because that ish is hilarious!!

            • merbrat
              merbrat
              July 25, 2013 at 10:18 am | #

              Yus!
              R2 even has lines in addition to his beeps!

  17. Aizat
    Aizat
    July 25, 2013 at 12:05 am | #

    Yeesh, Joyce. As a die hard fan of something, I think you’re going overboard.

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      July 25, 2013 at 12:12 am | #

      Her entire personality is based on being Die-hard fans of things.

      • thecanvashat
        thecanvashat
        July 25, 2013 at 12:16 am | #

        Is she a Die Hard fan of Die Hard?

        • JBO
          JBO
          July 25, 2013 at 12:17 am | #

          Jesus-kay yeah, motherlover!

      • Aizat
        Aizat
        July 25, 2013 at 12:21 am | #

        You know, I could give you my mentor’s monologue on wearing the merch in public but it’s way too long. That and he mentioned smacking down the folks who did that.

        • The Candyman
          The Candyman
          July 25, 2013 at 12:12 pm | #

          Your mentor sounds totally awesome.

          • Aizat
            Aizat
            July 25, 2013 at 5:30 pm | #

            Yes he does. He’s the one that got me started on Dragon Ball in the first place.

  18. Justnobody
    Justnobody
    July 25, 2013 at 12:05 am | #

    Damn it kernanator beat me because I was watching Kung Fu Dunk.
    And for those who are wondering, this is the comic the kickstarter showed.

  19. T~Bone
    T~Bone
    July 25, 2013 at 12:05 am | #

    Whats up with Joyce’s eyes in the last panel?

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      July 25, 2013 at 12:09 am | #

      That’s what happens when Joyce tries to look sinister. As you can see, it’s about as intimidating as a week-old kitten soaked in milk.

      • Yotomoe
        Yotomoe
        July 25, 2013 at 12:13 am | #

        Which actually probably would frighten me a little bit.

      • Kernanator
        Kernanator
        July 25, 2013 at 12:15 am | #

        It is kind of intimidating. In a “I-have-no-clue-what’s-going-on-with-her” kind of way.

        • JBO
          JBO
          July 25, 2013 at 12:18 am | #

          She looks like a kid from a 90s show, who is totally radical and down with the kids.

          • Doctor_Who
            Doctor_Who
            July 25, 2013 at 12:25 am | #

            Or an advertising mascot. I could totally see her trying to sell me some rad new yogurt in a tube that comes with pogs.

            • Kernanator
              Kernanator
              July 25, 2013 at 12:43 am | #

              I cannot unsee either of these.

  20. Kernanator
    Kernanator
    July 25, 2013 at 12:05 am | #

    And yes. Selling those hats would be fun.

    For us, I mean. Maybe for you too.

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      July 25, 2013 at 12:09 am | #

      But when can we get the hat Joyce is wearing in your gravatar?

      • Kernanator
        Kernanator
        July 25, 2013 at 12:13 am | #

        Man, I wish I knew.

        • Mr. Random
          Mr. Random
          July 25, 2013 at 2:27 am | #

          I’m still waiting for the panel to appear in-comic.

  21. Nono
    Nono
    July 25, 2013 at 12:06 am | #

    You’re going to meet your parents like that, Joyce?

    Should be a fun weekend.

    • Nono
      Nono
      July 25, 2013 at 12:08 am | #

      I also just noticed clerk girl has a tag now. Asma, that’s a fun name.

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        July 25, 2013 at 12:10 am | #

        I can imagine that people often mispronounce it as ‘asthma’.

        • Aras Pabedinskas
          Aras Pabedinskas
          July 25, 2013 at 12:19 am | #

          Probably make a loy of “out of breath” jokes at her, too. I feel really bad for her now. Aw…

      • John
        John
        July 25, 2013 at 1:56 am | #

        She’s been tagged for a long while, I think since her first appearance. Definitely since everybody went to Galasso’s. I had call to use her name around then, and I found out what it was by checking the tags. I don’t believe it’s ever been mentioned in-comic.

  22. MajesticSpaceBen
    MajesticSpaceBen
    July 25, 2013 at 12:06 am | #

    Joyce has donned a Dexter/head alien cap. Walkyverse Joyce now has dysentery.

  23. Aizat
    Aizat
    July 25, 2013 at 12:08 am | #

    Besides, a true fan don’t wear them. They keep it in their collection…..or at least that’s what I’ve been told.

  24. Plasma Mongoose
    Plasma Mongoose
    July 25, 2013 at 12:08 am | #

    Going by the hovertext, I suspect that Willis has Head Alien headgear just waiting to be sold.

  25. Wonder Wig
    Wonder Wig
    July 25, 2013 at 12:09 am | #

    The last reminds me of one of those interracial TV gangs. That beanie looks like a backwards snap-back.

    • Aizat
      Aizat
      July 25, 2013 at 12:10 am | #

      Well, in that outfit, Joyce is better off painting a bullseye on her back.

  26. Mr Soviet
    Mr Soviet
    July 25, 2013 at 12:12 am | #

    Just imagine if Walkyverse Joyce saw this. All that Joyce rage, I’m scared just thinking about it!

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      July 25, 2013 at 12:14 am | #

      She’d have a date with a bazooka/bazooka-esque firing weapon.

      • Mr Soviet
        Mr Soviet
        July 25, 2013 at 12:45 am | #

        Bazooka dates are the best kind!

    • Hoboturtle
      Hoboturtle
      July 25, 2013 at 4:03 pm | #

      I imagine that walkyverse Joyce would resent dumbiverse Joyce no matter what she was wearing, considering that the former has already gone through the latter’s character development.

  27. Megatron
    Megatron
    July 25, 2013 at 12:12 am | #

    Wow, the future really snuck up on me.

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      July 25, 2013 at 12:21 am | #

      Well, you did sleep on earth for four million years before that volcano woke you up.

      • Megatron
        Megatron
        July 25, 2013 at 12:36 am | #

        Killing Autobots tires me out. So does dealing with Starscream.

        • Kernanator
          Kernanator
          July 25, 2013 at 12:42 am | #

          Dealing with Starscream would tire anyone out.

  28. Ragnal
    Ragnal
    July 25, 2013 at 12:13 am | #

    …I’m having some unsettling flashbacks…

  29. TrueVCU
    TrueVCU
    July 25, 2013 at 12:14 am | #

    EYEBROW BOOBS

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      July 25, 2013 at 12:15 am | #

      are Highbrow boobs.

    • Geegles
      Geegles
      July 25, 2013 at 12:15 am | #

      literally all I ever think about

    • Trufan™
      Trufan™
      July 25, 2013 at 12:25 am | #

      Staring contest!

      • Mr. Random
        Mr. Random
        July 25, 2013 at 2:29 am | #

        Hmmmmmm…..

  30. JBO
    JBO
    July 25, 2013 at 12:16 am | #

    I’ve got some PSL going on.

  31. Sporky
    Sporky
    July 25, 2013 at 12:16 am | #

    Sure is Shortpacked! in here

  32. Ancestral Hamster
    Ancestral Hamster
    July 25, 2013 at 12:21 am | #

    Can’t help but be happy for Joyce here!

  33. Ryan Balis
    Ryan Balis
    July 25, 2013 at 12:22 am | #

    I can totally see Walky running like crazy to have crazy sex with Joyce with that outfit.

    • Scot
      Scot
      July 25, 2013 at 10:08 am | #

      exactly what i was thinking. walky became ‘smitten’ with dorothy for simply having a binder that had dexter&monkey master featured on it. if dorothy even walks around with that outfit in front of walky, then holy shit.

  34. Em
    Em
    July 25, 2013 at 12:23 am | #

    Please tell me those are PJs and not her attire for the day. I can only imagine the looks of horror on her parents’ faces if she showed up in that get up to meet them.

  35. Aizat
    Aizat
    July 25, 2013 at 12:24 am | #

    Unless those sweatbands weight 20 kilograms each, I’m not very impressed.

    • Totz the Plaid
      Totz the Plaid
      July 25, 2013 at 12:30 am | #

      “Yeah, that stopped being impressive a long time ago, didn’t it?”

  36. Jerry
    Jerry
    July 25, 2013 at 12:25 am | #

    Bugger the hat, I want the Monkey Master shirt.

  37. Jack Faire
    Jack Faire
    July 25, 2013 at 12:26 am | #

    Wow suddenly thinking my Green Lantern wristband and Green Lantern Lanyard for my work badge aren’t overkill after all

  38. Gold
    Gold
    July 25, 2013 at 12:27 am | #

    A little late to be making Brony parallels, isn’t it?

    I guess seeing someone insert a cartoon into every aspect of their existence can still be interesting.

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      July 25, 2013 at 12:42 am | #

      Uh…did I miss somethin’? What Brony parallels you talkin’ bout?

      • Kernanator
        Kernanator
        July 25, 2013 at 12:45 am | #

        I guess any mentions of super-obsessive fandoms that invoke TRUFANS (TM) are automatically brony references, despite this being a thing since people liked things.

        Or maybe it’s just the shirt design. I could be reading too much into it.

        • Yotomoe
          Yotomoe
          July 25, 2013 at 12:58 am | #

          Bronies aren’t the original fanboys. There were trekkies, and star wars dorks, and the worst, most dorky of them all….Transformers dorks.
          Luckily I’m sure none of them are around anymore.

          • N0083rP00F
            N0083rP00F
            July 25, 2013 at 11:22 am | #

            Gee, you new age type hipster, you for got about the Spartacus Fans and then there were the Hercules fans before that. Lets not forget the fans of Gogmagog hunter of mastodons.

            • Andy
              Andy
              July 25, 2013 at 11:46 am | #

              Spartacus fans were the best. Most people just annoy others with their fandom. Spartacus fans said “Fuck that, we’ll have a full-on rebellion.”

            • Li
              Li
              July 25, 2013 at 4:17 pm | #

              Ain’t no fanboy like Dante, the most popular author of self-insertion fanfiction ever.

    • Aizat
      Aizat
      July 25, 2013 at 12:46 am | #

      Nope, not seeing the brony parallels here but I do see a fan entering the first phase.

      • Mr. Random
        Mr. Random
        July 25, 2013 at 2:31 am | #

        Is Walky in stage 2 or 3?

        • Aizat
          Aizat
          July 25, 2013 at 8:36 am | #

          Well, he have a list of what episode to watch and what to avoid and he did recommended a few episode, I’m guessing stage 3.

  39. Raen
    Raen
    July 25, 2013 at 12:36 am | #

    …apropos of nothing, who else here has the Dina hat?

    • N0083rP00F
      N0083rP00F
      July 25, 2013 at 11:23 am | #

      There’s a Dina Hats?

      • The Candyman
        The Candyman
        July 25, 2013 at 12:17 pm | #

        Yes there is. Willis has been sowing them by hand and selling them at his DoA store to us at Dyno-mite prices.

        He hates all Dina hats now.

  40. vlademir1
    vlademir1
    July 25, 2013 at 12:45 am | #

    Huh… I expected more setup for this strip.

    • Kernanator
      Kernanator
      July 25, 2013 at 12:46 am | #

      There was, but it happened while Dorothy was studying, so we didn’t get to see it.

  41. Cholma
    Cholma
    July 25, 2013 at 12:48 am | #

    Whoa. Deja vu. I know I’ve seen this comic before. How is that possible? Was this the Kickstarter sneak peek?

    • David
      David M Willis
      July 25, 2013 at 1:01 am | #

      It was.

      • Cholma
        Cholma
        July 25, 2013 at 1:09 am | #

        Whew! I thought maybe I had been sleepwalking and broke into your house and read ahead of the class!

        • The Candyman
          The Candyman
          July 25, 2013 at 2:32 am | #

          That happens to a lot of people, don’t worry.

          • Hoboturtle
            Hoboturtle
            July 25, 2013 at 4:06 pm | #

            Oh good, it’s not just me than.

  42. Neon5162
    Neon5162
    July 25, 2013 at 1:02 am | #

    The eyes are staring at me so I will stare back.

    • Aizat
      Aizat
      July 25, 2013 at 1:21 am | #

      Staring contest!

  43. NinjaNick
    NinjaNick
    July 25, 2013 at 1:12 am | #

    What a cool outfit.

  44. Saru
    Saru
    July 25, 2013 at 1:14 am | #

    Expedited shipping is never worth it… Unless you are informed one week before an exam that you will be at a severe disadvantage if you don’t have an advanced graphing calculator, and it’s cheaper to send it expedited than buy it in the campus bookstore. Speaking from experience? Yes I am.

  45. Wack'd
    Wack'd
    July 25, 2013 at 1:15 am | #

    It’s going to turn out Dexter and Monkey Master had a horribly wrong episode about dinosaurs. And then there will be a hat war.

    • John
      John
      July 25, 2013 at 1:01 pm | #

      Well, of course. You can hardly have a time-travel episode without at least a little horribly wrong dinosauring, and D&MM has had how many time-travel episodes?

      I mean, it’s better than some… the “dinosaurs and early humans co-existing” in “Amonkey Time” is justifiable, for a pleasant change, because it actually came about because of HA’s time-travel shenanigans, but the dinosaurs themselves are still your stereotypical slow, dumb, dirt-colored lizards, and that’s even a plot device when MM has to fight the T. rex.

      I hear D.W. wanted the dinosaurs in “Amonkey Time” to be updated to be more in-line with modern paleontological knowledge, but the show producers overruled him with brilliant arguments like “kids don’t want to see Monkey Master fight a big chicken”. More reasons the original comics were way better than the TV show…

  46. Uniqueantique
    Uniqueantique
    July 25, 2013 at 1:17 am | #

    I’m really surprised Joyce hasn’t thought this thru, or looked in the mirror, isn’t there some kind of law in her religion about what’s she doing at this point?
    Seems to be she can find religious based laws against most human activity.
    Personally, I’m happy to see her acting like a ‘normal weird ass teen”.
    And before I get nailed again for some kind of non-PC statement, because here I’m implying that teens are normally weird ass: I stand by it.
    As a former teen myself surrounded by college dorm type teens, we were all weirdo’s.

    • Logician
      Logician
      July 25, 2013 at 6:50 am | #

      Many fundies would describe this as “worshipping false idols”, which is one of the ten commandments. Even if her parents let her get away with it, I bet we get serious flack from Mary.

      • Kernanator
        Kernanator
        July 25, 2013 at 10:31 am | #

        I never got the whole “dressing up as a fan is worshiping false idols” logic, but then again, I was never a fundie.

  47. John Harmon
    John Harmon
    July 25, 2013 at 1:31 am | #

    “man i’m gonna get requests to sell those head alien hats ain’t i”

    Yes Willis…yes you are.

  48. Packy
    Packy
    July 25, 2013 at 1:44 am | #

    God, Joyce is reminding me of my wife…

    • JBO
      JBO
      July 25, 2013 at 2:11 am | #

      you must have an awesome wife.

    • Josh
      Josh
      July 25, 2013 at 5:07 am | #

      I feel so sorry for you. 😛

  49. Mr. Random
    Mr. Random
    July 25, 2013 at 2:16 am | #

    It just occurred to me, Joyce’s family is here.

    This will be fun.

  50. dave
    dave
    July 25, 2013 at 3:29 am | #

    oh god joyce

  51. Jenny Creed
    Jenny Creed
    July 25, 2013 at 3:29 am | #

    Aww, I guess that thing must be Dexter’s eye slit and not his mouth. I liked picturing it as his mouth.

  52. RobjustRob
    RobjustRob
    July 25, 2013 at 4:24 am | #

    I remember my first fandom

  53. Tenn
    Tenn
    July 25, 2013 at 4:50 am | #

    Joyce gained a level! She is allowed one Secondary Fandom, and can equip t-shirts with skin-colored midriff sections.

    Joyce equips T-shirt with Skin-Colored Midriff Section.

    Reader nearly has a heart attack.

  54. Darnel
    Darnel
    July 25, 2013 at 5:11 am | #

    ok,.. I agree the shirt is awesome enough to buy it for a fem to wear it just for my reaction,… when do they go on sale?

    • Cody B
      Cody B
      July 25, 2013 at 6:25 pm | #

      Seriously Walky, when do we get to throw money at you?

  55. Biege
    Biege
    July 25, 2013 at 6:26 am | #

    Joyce, honey, one note; the only people who call themsels true fans are the people who like something only to say they like it. You don’t need to get such a horrifying ensemble to be a fan, so much as enjoy the show.

    because that outfit scares the crápé out of me

    • The Candyman
      The Candyman
      July 25, 2013 at 12:20 pm | #

      That outfit must be quite terrifying indeed for a man to lose all his crápé out of fright.

  56. StClair
    StClair
    July 25, 2013 at 6:53 am | #

    That’s… terrifying.

  57. Jasmine P
    Jasmine P
    July 25, 2013 at 8:19 am | #

    has she started drawing fanart of d&mm meeting jesus and becoming christian yet?

    • Anon
      Anon
      July 25, 2013 at 2:14 pm | #

      Hahaha No but someone should get on that ASAP!

  58. Lamachine
    Lamachine
    July 25, 2013 at 8:32 am | #

    Just give us the hats, Willis… nobody has to get hurt.

  59. Bugberry
    Bugberry
    July 25, 2013 at 8:39 am | #

    Does she also say the tiny “tm” after Trufan? she must be loyal to trademarketing.

  60. Notebooked
    Notebooked
    July 25, 2013 at 8:48 am | #

    And here’s the Kickstarter comic. All surprises from here on!

  61. someguywithakatana
    someguywithakatana
    July 25, 2013 at 9:31 am | #

    So… will it actually get on your nerves if I ask you to sell that hat…?

    Because I do seriously want that hat…

  62. Doom Shepherd
    Doom Shepherd
    July 25, 2013 at 9:35 am | #

    “Yessssssss. The little hatsssssss.”

    • EdoKara
      EdoKara
      July 25, 2013 at 10:06 am | #

      I hope I’m not the only one to get that reference. Props my friend.

      • mistyfud
        mistyfud
        July 25, 2013 at 2:38 pm | #

        Don’t worry, you’re not alone 🙂 Beware the butts syndrome!

    • Regalli
      Regalli
      July 25, 2013 at 2:49 pm | #

      Props indeed.

  63. Junk
    Junk
    July 25, 2013 at 10:15 am | #

    Yay! Kickstarter comic has arrived! Now the mysteries unravel.

  64. QQ
    QQ
    July 25, 2013 at 10:28 am | #

    HATS WILLIS.

  65. Ruck Bogers
    Ruck Bogers
    July 25, 2013 at 11:04 am | #

    Hatsssssss. Yes.

  66. nothri
    nothri
    July 25, 2013 at 11:25 am | #

    See cause before she could only prove she liked Monkey Master. Now she has accessories that feature both characters!

    • David
      David M Willis
      July 25, 2013 at 12:39 pm | #

      Check the pants.

  67. Aaron Bourque
    Aaron Bourque
    July 25, 2013 at 12:29 pm | #

    Trufan sounds like some kind of allergy medication.

    Side effects may include a loss of social life.

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      July 25, 2013 at 11:50 pm | #

      …and thinning of the wallet.

  68. Robin Lionheart
    Robin Lionheart
    July 25, 2013 at 12:29 pm | #

    Cute metaphor, but when did Joyce learn about unlocks?

    • David
      David M Willis
      July 25, 2013 at 12:40 pm | #

      From one hundred episodes of D&MM.

      • The Candyman
        The Candyman
        July 25, 2013 at 9:08 pm | #

        A hundred? Damn, most animated shows get around 50 at most.

        • David
          David M Willis
          July 25, 2013 at 9:52 pm | #

          D&MM episodes are 11 minutes long, two per half-hour.

  69. sarpiedon
    sarpiedon
    July 25, 2013 at 12:57 pm | #

    joyce…obsessive…never happens…

    • Heavensrun
      Heavensrun
      July 25, 2013 at 6:50 pm | #

      Yeah, Joyce…happens…never…(stares at gravatar) I’m sorry, what were we talking about?

      • sarpiedon
        sarpiedon
        July 26, 2013 at 9:21 am | #

        hey, hey my eyes are up here!

  70. Not in the Face
    Not in the Face
    July 25, 2013 at 1:27 pm | #

    Cue the Episode where D&MM admit to being atheists, and Joyce new Favorite thing becomes something she had been taught from a young age to Hate.

  71. Sammy
    Sammy
    July 25, 2013 at 9:36 pm | #

    If I just make the hat and not sell it for profit, there’s no like legal-y stuff that’ll hurt me there, right?

  72. newllend
    newllend
    August 15, 2013 at 2:58 pm | #

    It would be funny as hell if her family just walks in rite now

  73. Benbo231
    Benbo231
    September 25, 2013 at 7:49 pm | #

    That hat gives her +20 to Dex!

  74. DarkoNeko
    DarkoNeko
    April 14, 2015 at 8:14 pm | #

    Gotta… catch… ’em all ?

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