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by David M Willis on November 24, 2013 at 12:01 am
  • 01 - The Only Dope For Me Is You
└ Tags: danny, jennifer, sal

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  1. C.W. Roden
    C.W. Roden
    November 24, 2013 at 12:01 am | #

    Now who’s crazy.

    • Jen Aside
      Jen Aside
      November 24, 2013 at 12:04 am | #

      Billie, ’cause now she’s gonna get a beatdown for SPOILARZ

      • Jen Aside
        Jen Aside
        November 24, 2013 at 4:20 am | #

        HAHAA

        “Amazi-Girl is PERFECTLY FINE”

        Even Billie admits it

        • John
          John
          November 24, 2013 at 1:26 pm | #

          Well yeah. Billie’s already tried putting the moves on her.

        • Keroshino
          Keroshino
          November 24, 2013 at 6:22 pm | #

          um…where can i find the full image that your gravitar is of?

          • Keroshino
            Keroshino
            November 24, 2013 at 7:22 pm | #

            Whoops pls delete this response…I screwed up. 🙁

      • Keroshino
        Keroshino
        November 24, 2013 at 6:25 pm | #

        Um…where Can I find the full image that your gravitar is of???

  2. Plasma Mongoose
    Plasma Mongoose
    November 24, 2013 at 12:02 am | #

    Suddenly, fanservice! ^_^

    • Waverocker
      Waverocker
      November 24, 2013 at 12:03 am | #

      Holy poop, you’re right!

    • Aizat
      Aizat
      November 24, 2013 at 12:05 am | #

      And still leagues better than stuff they tried to pull in anime.

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        November 24, 2013 at 12:09 am | #

        I don’t know about that… the Japanese have turned fanservice into an artform.

        • Aizat
          Aizat
          November 24, 2013 at 12:11 am | #

          More like turning fanservice into an overused trite.

          • Plasma Mongoose
            Plasma Mongoose
            November 24, 2013 at 12:18 am | #

            Unfortunately true at times, like that fight anime with the magic commas, the fanservice in that one actually became too annoying to be enjoyable.

            • Aizat
              Aizat
              November 24, 2013 at 12:21 am | #

              Heck, I could list down a lot of animes that turned me off because of the abundance of fanservice. To me, fanservice is best served in small supplements.

              • ninja_jesus
                ninja_jesus
                November 24, 2013 at 12:40 am | #

                I think that any anime that wishes to engage in fanservice must conglomerate a majority of their fanservice into no more than one (1) beach
                or hot spring episode, and use the remainder where appropriate to plot and/or character personality reinforcement.

                • Sammie1053
                  Sammie1053
                  November 24, 2013 at 1:05 am | #

                  The only anime I’ve ever watched had a beach episode in it. They spent 2 minutes at the start of the episode making jokes about fanservice, and it was beautiful.

                • That Damn Rat
                  That Damn Rat
                  November 24, 2013 at 1:06 am | #

                  Even if they don’t wish to use fanservice, they still have to do a beach and/or hot springs episode. It’s in the Japanese constitution

                • Yarrr
                  Yarrr
                  November 24, 2013 at 7:56 am | #

                  As long as they have fanservice for both genders I’m cool.

              • Cybersnark
                Cybersnark
                November 24, 2013 at 8:38 am | #

                Put another way, fanservice is like spice.

                A little bit of it, used well, can add to an already good meal.

                Too much can spoil an otherwise enjoyable meal.

                And of course, bad cooks will deliberately use it to drown out the taste of a poor meal.

              • MichaelHaneline
                MichaelHaneline
                November 24, 2013 at 5:43 pm | #

                Was anyone else a fan of the first season of Full Metal Panic but utterly turned off by the “Second Raid’s” decision to up the fan service to 11?

            • EmpressTohru
              EmpressTohru
              November 24, 2013 at 8:04 am | #

              Oh man…it’s bad if I know what anime you’re talking about just from “fight anime with magic commas”

            • HiEv
              HiEv
              November 24, 2013 at 9:39 am | #

              FYI – The “magic commas” are called “magatama“, which, coincidently enough, sounds almost like a portmanteau of “magic” and “comma”.

              • Kinoko
                Kinoko
                November 24, 2013 at 7:29 pm | #

                Though the literal meaning is something like “hooked bead”.

          • That Damn Rat
            That Damn Rat
            November 24, 2013 at 1:09 am | #

            Trite is an adjective not a noun, the word may have been looking for is trope, or possibly given the quality of some fanservice anime, tripe.

            • Aizat
              Aizat
              November 24, 2013 at 1:10 am | #

              Thank you.

        • nothri
          nothri
          November 24, 2013 at 8:52 am | #

          Well, yeah, you draw anime, therefore it is art, therefore fanservice which you also draw is a form of the art, hence an artform.

        • taekwondogirl
          taekwondogirl
          November 24, 2013 at 9:34 am | #

          Considering it’s very common in anime for women to have ridiculous boobs, I’d say they kinda beat the dead horse into the ground so hard they gave it a grave.

          • Kladeos
            Kladeos
            November 24, 2013 at 12:20 pm | #

            That’s not just an anime thing. Western comics (DC, marvel) and western video games do that too.

            • taekwondogirl
              taekwondogirl
              November 24, 2013 at 7:17 pm | #

              The difference between western and eastern is at least the western ones are in the realm of possibility. I’ve never seen boobs as big as the woman’s head in western animation.

              • Ivresse
                Ivresse
                November 24, 2013 at 7:27 pm | #

                I dunno, Jessica Rabbit’s were pretty big…

              • Kinoko
                Kinoko
                November 24, 2013 at 7:43 pm | #

                Are we only talking animation here, or comics too? Because I’ve never seen an anime as hideous as Rob Liefeld’s work.

                • Kladeos
                  Kladeos
                  November 24, 2013 at 10:33 pm | #

                  Are those water balloons? :/

                  If guys like boobs so much, which don’t they know what they look like…?

      • Rutee
        Rutee
        November 24, 2013 at 8:50 am | #

        You know there’s anime with less fanservice via sexiness than DoA, right?

    • Ancestral Hamster
      Ancestral Hamster
      November 24, 2013 at 1:25 am | #

      Personally, I think Sal is overdressed.

    • Lel
      Lel
      November 24, 2013 at 3:21 am | #

      ty based Willis

  3. Waverocker
    Waverocker
    November 24, 2013 at 12:02 am | #

    Oh Billie…

    • ironbillie
      ironbillie
      November 24, 2013 at 12:05 am | #

      And now I am having Cable Guy flashbacks. Thank you Waverocker.

      • Waverocker
        Waverocker
        November 24, 2013 at 12:10 am | #

        Unintentional reference, but no problem 😉

  4. licoricepencil
    licoricepencil
    November 24, 2013 at 12:02 am | #

    DON’T DAN THIS UP DANNY.

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      November 24, 2013 at 12:03 am | #

      That’s like asking the sun not to give you skincancer.

      • Waverocker
        Waverocker
        November 24, 2013 at 12:09 am | #

        But that would imply that in most cases it’s pretty easily avoidable 😮

        • Plasma Mongoose
          Plasma Mongoose
          November 24, 2013 at 12:11 am | #

          Which makes my statement even more true, Danny could avoid the danning up so much if he tried.

      • Jenny Creed
        Jenny Creed
        November 24, 2013 at 4:12 am | #

        You. . .need to put a protective atmospheric layer and/or skin lotion between Danny and whatever he Dans at?

    • Psycho
      Psycho
      November 24, 2013 at 12:08 am | #

      That’s like asking a dog to not lick it’s balls.

      • Chill
        Chill
        November 24, 2013 at 1:32 am | #

        What if it’s a female dog? Or it’s been neutered?

        • Makkabee
          Makkabee
          November 24, 2013 at 4:40 am | #

          So we need to neuter Danny to getting to stop danning everything up?

          This is a price I am willing to pay.

    • taekwondogirl
      taekwondogirl
      November 24, 2013 at 9:36 am | #

      I don’t think this is a situation where basically anyone could handle it properly. He’s being told Sal is his girlfriend, meaning she has a shared memory of all the things they did together. They don’t.

      • John
        John
        November 24, 2013 at 5:17 pm | #

        Well, there’s the fact that she very obviously isn’t. Handling it properly would be recognizing that and not believing it just because Billie said it. If Danny can’t tell at a glance that Sal isn’t the girl he made out with, I’m officially losing all hope for the guy.

  5. Geminia999
    Geminia999
    November 24, 2013 at 12:02 am | #

    So I hope that is really just a Sal thing, or do some people actually do that with their pants (well outside of guys I mean).

  6. Biege
    Biege
    November 24, 2013 at 12:02 am | #

    well, this is going to end well…

    • Aizat
      Aizat
      November 24, 2013 at 12:24 am | #

      As long as there’s no aliens, we’ll be OK.

      • nothri
        nothri
        November 24, 2013 at 9:06 am | #

        Or power booster rods.

    • Ourorboros
      Ourorboros
      November 24, 2013 at 1:47 am | #

      Hilarity will ensue.

  7. Wonder Wig
    Wonder Wig
    November 24, 2013 at 12:02 am | #

    That sort of thing that Danny is talking about, literally probably cost me my last relationship.

    • Nono
      Nono
      November 24, 2013 at 12:03 am | #

      Yeah, he’s being kinda clingy and desperate right now. I know that feeling – it’s part of what ended mine too, and I’m guessing it’s part of what ended his and Dorothy’s.

      I’m guessing one reason why Danny/Billie worked in the Walkyverse because he loves to give attention and Billie loves receiving it.

      • Lucas
        Lucas
        November 24, 2013 at 12:23 am | #

        Billie was a bit softer in the walkyverse too

        at least with danny…

        • DudeMyDadOwnsADealership
          DudeMyDadOwnsADealership
          November 24, 2013 at 5:13 pm | #

          Walkyverse Danny’s true colors were also much more concealed…

          As for THIS Danny, I eagerly await to see how he responds to Billie telling him that Amazigirl’s true identity is Sal Walkerton……

      • E.R.
        E.R.
        November 24, 2013 at 12:45 am | #

        Actually, given the situation, his worry is pretty justified. I mean, it’s not like she told him anything or he knows she’s annoyed at him. From his perspective, they were perfectly happy and then she disappeared off the face of the earth. This is then compounded by the fact that she regularly gets into dangerous situations, meaning there’s a pretty good chance of her getting hurt.

        I’d actually argue that he’d be a bad friend if he wasn’t worried and asking around.

        • Israfel
          Israfel
          November 24, 2013 at 3:23 am | #

          Thank you! I was beginning to think that I was creepy for finding this reasonable.

        • Sam
          Sam
          November 24, 2013 at 6:18 am | #

          Actually, it isn’t completely justified. One time when Amber showed up, Amazi-girl of course didn’t and she asked him to hang out and so they did and he didn’t freak out then.

          It is fine to be a little worried about someone when they don’t show up for one night, but it has also happened before, she generally doesn’t appear often, and there are many explanations besides getting hurt that would explain her lack of appearance/text.

      • nothri
        nothri
        November 24, 2013 at 9:13 am | #

        No, Billie and Danny worked in the Walkyverse because character development. Give these guys some time and see what happens.

        I suspect one reason Danny is acting weird about Amazigirl now is that he’s feeling guilty about Amber and wants to talk to her about it. That always makes the “where are they” game harder to play in my experience.

        • Loquat
          Loquat
          November 24, 2013 at 10:47 am | #

          I suspect he’s also worried in part because on some subconscious level he’s noticed the strong resemblance between Amber and Amazi-Girl, and he’s hoping Amazi-Girl will show up to tell him she’s a totally different person who’s not at all mad over the way he rejected Amber. I don’t believe he’s consciously aware of that at this stage, of course, but I do think it’s contributing.

          • Kladeos
            Kladeos
            November 24, 2013 at 12:25 pm | #

            I think this too. He’s not that unobservant. He noticed when Amber changed Amazi-Girl’s look in an attempt to make them look more different.

    • Waverocker
      Waverocker
      November 24, 2013 at 12:04 am | #

      That sucks :\

    • JBO
      JBO
      November 24, 2013 at 12:05 am | #

      She did not answer ONE text by you after already not showing up for a date and did not check in immedietly in the morning with you? Clearly you should panic!

      • Viktoria
        Viktoria
        November 24, 2013 at 12:11 am | #

        Granted, most SOs don’t have hobbies that involve physical fights with drunk football players, rapists, and muggers.

      • Wonder Wig
        Wonder Wig
        November 24, 2013 at 12:13 am | #

        It was more like she went upstate for college, then one day stopped replying to anything for weeks until finally calling back to break up.

        • Thanks, I'll Have Another!
          Thanks, I'll Have Another!
          November 24, 2013 at 12:16 am | #

          Well shit, dude (I’m assuming you’re a dude). That really sucks. Nobody should do that to anybody they claim to care about at all.

          • Wonder Wig
            Wonder Wig
            November 24, 2013 at 12:23 am | #

            I’m a dude but it’s alright. This happened a while while ago, it’s just that what Danny said rang true to me. After the first few weeks I was already checking the net for things like if they had found a girl’s body in the woods by her campus, crazy distressing thoughts like that.

  8. Pizzathehutt
    Pizzathehutt
    November 24, 2013 at 12:03 am | #

    Well Sal’s dressed up today.

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      November 24, 2013 at 12:04 am | #

      Looks more like she forgot to put on pants again. 😛

      • Aizat
        Aizat
        November 24, 2013 at 12:07 am | #

        She got shorts on..and as we all know, shorts are comfortable and easy to wear.

        • Plasma Mongoose
          Plasma Mongoose
          November 24, 2013 at 12:12 am | #

          Those are shorts? I seen g-strings that offer more coverage.

          • Aizat
            Aizat
            November 24, 2013 at 12:13 am | #

            Short shorts.

            • saltchocolate
              saltchocolate
              November 24, 2013 at 1:58 am | #

              Daisy Dukes.

          • Roborat
            Roborat
            November 25, 2013 at 4:34 pm | #

            And in this case you can actually see the g-string and verify that statement.

  9. JBO
    JBO
    November 24, 2013 at 12:03 am | #

    Oh I did not know that.
    Why is she carrying around a tree branch?

  10. Kladeos
    Kladeos
    November 24, 2013 at 12:03 am | #

    Danny better not believe her.

    • fatso
      fatso
      November 24, 2013 at 1:28 am | #

      Are you kidding? It’s Danny we’re talking about here.

      • Keroshino
        Keroshino
        November 24, 2013 at 6:11 am | #

        Seriously…if Danny honestly begins to believe that Sal is Amazi-Girl I will lose all respect I have for him!

        …it’s hanging by a thread as it is!!!! 🙁

      • Kladeos
        Kladeos
        November 24, 2013 at 9:02 am | #

        Let’s be fair here. He noticed when Amazi-Girl changed her hair and voice. I’m pretty sure he’ll notice Sal’s not her, especially as, unlike Billie, he’s seem more than just glimpses of her.

  11. newllend
    newllend
    November 24, 2013 at 12:03 am | #

    OK who wants to bet that he’s stupid enough to believe her, because at this point …damn danny

    • Jon P
      Jon P
      November 24, 2013 at 12:34 am | #

      [raises hand]
      There is basically nothing that is “too stupid” for Danny.

      • Keroshino
        Keroshino
        November 24, 2013 at 6:16 am | #

        I SOOoooo hope that you a wrong… 🙁

    • John
      John
      November 24, 2013 at 1:31 pm | #

      Much as I hate the dude, I don’t think he’s that stupid. I’m guessing that he thinks that Billie is making fun of him.

  12. LiamAldam
    LiamAldam
    November 24, 2013 at 12:03 am | #

    We’re headed towards some fun, folks.

    • Thanks, I'll Have Another!
      Thanks, I'll Have Another!
      November 24, 2013 at 12:11 am | #

      “Oh, indeed.” – Omar Little

      • vonnegut
        vonnegut
        November 24, 2013 at 9:24 am | #

        Thanks, I’ll have another Omar Little quote.

  13. Thad guy
    Thad guy
    November 24, 2013 at 12:03 am | #

    Whoa, nice camera! How’d you bring the foreground into focus without blurring the background?

    • David Willis
      David M Willis
      November 24, 2013 at 12:04 am | #

      layers

      • TaintedSpud
        TaintedSpud
        November 24, 2013 at 12:13 am | #

        Like an onion?

        • Plasma Mongoose
          Plasma Mongoose
          November 24, 2013 at 12:20 am | #

          In this instance, more like cheesecake.

          • Variaman
            Variaman
            November 24, 2013 at 1:19 am | #

            No this is really more like an ogre.

            • MeHael
              MeHael
              November 24, 2013 at 9:10 am | #

              No, this is more like a parfait. Did you ever hear anyone say ‘Hell no, I don’t want a parfait’?

              • vonnegut
                vonnegut
                November 24, 2013 at 9:25 am | #

                Everybody loves parfait.

                • Ivresse
                  Ivresse
                  November 24, 2013 at 7:30 pm | #

                  Insert comedy ‘What’s a parfait?’

                • Mr. Random
                  Mr. Random
                  November 24, 2013 at 9:50 pm | #

                  Yogurt with fruit and nuts. It’s crazy. Hahahaha.

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      November 24, 2013 at 12:06 am | #

      Photoshop is an amazing thing.

    • E.R.
      E.R.
      November 24, 2013 at 12:49 am | #

      The same effect can actually be done with real cameras, if I recall correctly it’s called ultrafocus, by using a bunch of shots and putting them together. One of the art museums in new York (I want to say the met) had a couple of really cool photos like that as part of a digital art exhibit.

  14. Kernanator
    Kernanator
    November 24, 2013 at 12:03 am | #

    If the next comic is Danny pointing out how it is physically impossible for Sal to be Amazi-Girl, I may actually start liking Danny.

    • JBO
      JBO
      November 24, 2013 at 12:07 am | #

      And the Billie calls him racist.
      He did not want to sleep with the hot half asian after all.
      And clearly racism is the only reason one would not want to sleep with A FORMER CHEARLEADER!

      • Kernanator
        Kernanator
        November 24, 2013 at 12:08 am | #

        I was thinking more along the lines of them having completely different body types.

        • David
          David
          November 24, 2013 at 2:58 am | #

          He did no curve matching of Amazigirl and Amber, either.

          • Vash
            Vash
            November 24, 2013 at 5:58 am | #

            Though, nobody ever suggested Amber as Amazi-Girl, thus not giving him any reason to do so.

            • Shadlyn Wolfe
              Shadlyn Wolfe
              November 24, 2013 at 7:06 am | #

              Moreover, Amber herself would talk to him about Amazi-Girl, and she’s his friend so she must not have been lying, right.

              I don’t know…I could actually see Danny believing this, but only if he actually finds the bad girl look attractive. You know, wish fulfillment. Otherwise, he’s going to disbelieve because “Amazi-Girl wouldn’t dress or act like that.”

              I don’t think her body type will cross her mind. I could be wrong, but Danny seems too much in love with Danny’s world view.

      • Aizat
        Aizat
        November 24, 2013 at 12:09 am | #

        Or that Danny is the loyal kind of guy. Hey, he maybe dense but damn is he loyal.

        • Waverocker
          Waverocker
          November 24, 2013 at 12:12 am | #

          ^this

      • Pat
        Pat
        November 24, 2013 at 12:13 am | #

        She already did that when Joyce pointed out the same thing, so I see no reason why she wouldn’t do it again.

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      November 24, 2013 at 12:14 am | #

      Isn’t Sal a few inches taller than Amber?

      • Kernanator
        Kernanator
        November 24, 2013 at 12:20 am | #

        Among other things.

        • Plasma Mongoose
          Plasma Mongoose
          November 24, 2013 at 12:24 am | #

          The hair looks different but you can always argue it’s a wig, but the skintone in another matter.

          • Aizat
            Aizat
            November 24, 2013 at 12:27 am | #

            And…oh I don’t know, her smell.

          • Kernanator
            Kernanator
            November 24, 2013 at 12:30 am | #

            Their body shapes are completely different as well.

            • Jon P
              Jon P
              November 24, 2013 at 12:36 am | #

              The costume has some padding on it.

              Now, that said, if Danny’s smart enough to say “Amazi-Girl’s breath doesn’t smell like cigarettes”, and I don’t know why I started a sentence with “if Danny’s smart enough…”

              • begbert2
                begbert2
                November 24, 2013 at 3:05 am | #

                But Danny has felt around under the suit, so he knows whether there’s padding or not!

              • Rutee
                Rutee
                November 24, 2013 at 8:54 am | #

                How would he know Sal’s breath?

                • vonnegut
                  vonnegut
                  November 24, 2013 at 9:27 am | #

                  He can see that Sal is currently smoking a cigarette.

                  Of course, I think he can. It is Danny.

      • Blue Dragon
        Blue Dragon
        November 24, 2013 at 12:03 pm | #

        Sal is about the same height as Billie, when she isn’t wearing motorcycle boots. Sal in boots is about as much taller than Billie as Amber is shorter than Billie. Amazi-Girl is five foot five, in her boots. The height gain as Amazi-Girl probably brings Amber up to the same height as Sal when not in boots.

        I don’t think she’s wearing boots, today.

        Danny knows that Amazi-Girl is the more extreme persona. The secret identity needs an outlet for unacceptable behaviors, like Anger, Rage, and sexy Other Stuff. If Sal is Amazi-Girl, than as soon as she starts to get pissed off, she’ll quickly exit to change identities, possibly shoving Danny down in the process. If Amazi-Girl then shows up asking if any citizen is in need of assistance, then Yes, that would conclusively prove that Sal was Amazi-Girl.

    • Jackson
      Jackson
      November 24, 2013 at 12:54 am | #

      Now, here is a true test of Danny’s density.

  15. Bilfred
    Bilfred
    November 24, 2013 at 12:03 am | #

    Billie you fool.

  16. ironbillie
    ironbillie
    November 24, 2013 at 12:03 am | #

    Sal is such a rebel. She is SMOKING INDOORS!!!! Also, she is a solid 8 bordering on a 9. 7 for Billie.

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      November 24, 2013 at 12:06 am | #

      Sal is just plain ‘smoking’ dress as she is. 😀

    • newllend
      newllend
      November 24, 2013 at 12:09 am | #

      WHAT? Ok I’ll admit billie has it going on, but I don’t think she ranks more than sap, I say Billie 8.9 and sal 9.3

      • Pope William T Wodium
        Pope William T Wodium
        November 24, 2013 at 3:31 am | #

        Pretty sure that was eight bordering on nine for Sal, a period to end the sentence, and then a seven for Billie. I doubt ironbillie was using decimal scoring.

        • ironbillie
          ironbillie
          November 24, 2013 at 7:16 am | #

          Seven for Billie, Eight bordering on a Nine for Sal. Also while we are at it Ruth and Amber are a Seven, Joyce, Roz and Dorothy an eight, Dina has she is my sister cute rating (very cute but would never think about sleeping with her).Sarah get none as she keeps on hitting me with that baseball bat.

          • John
            John
            November 24, 2013 at 1:35 pm | #

            Watchoo talkin about, Billie is the hottest.

            (Sal gets an automatic two-point deduction for that cigarette.)

    • Rutee
      Rutee
      November 24, 2013 at 8:56 am | #

      Billies a 7? Because I didn’t have enough evidence these silly scales were bullshit? Thanks!

  17. Gram91
    Gram91
    November 24, 2013 at 12:04 am | #

    I swear, if Danny considers even for a second…

    • Rani
      Rani
      November 24, 2013 at 2:24 pm | #

      I hate Danny too, but let’s be real: WHAT PERSON (Of compatible sexual orientation) WOULDN’T CONSIDER THAT.

  18. none
    none
    November 24, 2013 at 12:05 am | #

    OH NO WHAT HAVE YOU DONE BILLIE

  19. Rani
    Rani
    November 24, 2013 at 12:05 am | #

    Oh god Danny is such a wa-

    *sees panel 4*

    Daaaaayyyyyyyyyum

  20. Aizat
    Aizat
    November 24, 2013 at 12:06 am | #

    I think Danny would no that Sal is not Amazi-Girl by her smell alone.

  21. Waverocker
    Waverocker
    November 24, 2013 at 12:06 am | #

    Who doesn’t wear their panties that high?

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      November 24, 2013 at 12:08 am | #

      Her panties aint high, it’s that piece of denim that’s hanging too low.

  22. Henry
    Henry
    November 24, 2013 at 12:07 am | #

    Well, if we’re sticking with Willis’ previously stated (I think…) rule of no plot retreads, I can’t figure if that means Sal and Danny can’t end up together in this verse (since they were together in the previous one for some amount of time) or if that means they can (since they didn’t *stay* together)… Hrm… I’m thinking too much about this. Damn you, Willis!

  23. Kernanator
    Kernanator
    November 24, 2013 at 12:07 am | #

    Also, everyone note panel 3.

    Billie is definitely being reminded of when she was worried about Ruth.

    • Waverocker
      Waverocker
      November 24, 2013 at 12:16 am | #

      Nice catch! I didn’t notice that first time around

    • Deathjavu
      Deathjavu
      November 24, 2013 at 4:17 am | #

      Yeah, I definitely thought using *that* as the reason Billie stops hatin’ and actually tries to help was the cleverest part of the strip.

    • nothri
      nothri
      November 24, 2013 at 9:19 am | #

      Dammit Kernanator I just noticed that and wanted to be all like “Hurr Hurr Hurr look at me ain’t I smurt?” but then you came along and noticed it before me and RUINED EVERYTHING FOREVER!

  24. JessWitt
    JessWitt
    November 24, 2013 at 12:07 am | #

    Oh geez, I cringeworthily love where this is going.

    • JessWitt
      JessWitt
      November 24, 2013 at 12:08 am | #

      And I wind up saying this about a LOT of stuff in this blasted webcomic.

      • Thanks, I'll Have Another!
        Thanks, I'll Have Another!
        November 24, 2013 at 12:12 am | #

        So say we all.

  25. Keon Ruddy
    Keon Ruddy
    November 24, 2013 at 12:08 am | #

    Upon realizing that Amazi-Girl smokes, Danny proceeds to hate her.

    • nothri
      nothri
      November 24, 2013 at 9:20 am | #

      ….or Danny takes up smoking?

      What? Alpha Danny totally took up drinking once he started digging on Billie. Its important to have something in common with those you love.

  26. John
    John
    November 24, 2013 at 12:08 am | #

    Hey, Danny, Billie told you yesterday that you blew your one chance to screw her.

    And Billie… *facepalm*. Just… *facepalm*.

    Danny tomorrow: “That can’t be Amazi-Girl. Amazi-Girl doesn’t taste like an ashtray.”

    • Aizat
      Aizat
      November 24, 2013 at 12:12 am | #

      Or smell like one. Seriously, smokers have a distinct scent.

    • Baker
      Baker
      November 24, 2013 at 12:17 am | #

      Yeah he should really know a bunch of stuff about her that won’t line up. The way she talks should also be a give away as well as her voice. Skin color, hair color, nothing lines up. He reached third base with her, he should definitely know she doesn’t wear a wig. Then there’s the whole completely unable to use a DS much less being willing to touch one thing.

      Watch Billie argue with him over this though.

      • John
        John
        November 24, 2013 at 12:22 am | #

        Well, Billie thinks he’s lying about Amazi-Girl being his girlfriend to begin with…

  27. The Candyman
    The Candyman
    November 24, 2013 at 12:10 am | #

    What with his track record, I see no reason why Danny wouldn’t believe this.

  28. Raibean
    Raibean
    November 24, 2013 at 12:10 am | #

    omg

    • Rani
      Rani
      November 24, 2013 at 12:13 am | #

      OMFG CLOWN

      • Aizat
        Aizat
        November 24, 2013 at 12:15 am | #

        CLOWN? HE’S HERE TO DESTROY US ALL! DESTROY US ALL! DESTROY US ALL!

        • Regalli
          Regalli
          November 24, 2013 at 8:28 pm | #

          I’ll take the chicken.

          DESTROY US ALL! DESTROY US ALL!

      • Lawzlo
        Lawzlo
        November 24, 2013 at 11:24 pm | #

        I looked around… and I saw a clown!
        CLOWN… CLOWN…

        CLOWNY CLOWN CLOWN.

  29. Rich
    Rich
    November 24, 2013 at 12:10 am | #

    Oh snap, is this the first time Danny met Sal in this universe? If so isn’t this a ~BIG DEAL~?

    • John
      John
      November 24, 2013 at 12:18 am | #

      Well, they haven’t met yet, but, yeah, it’s the first time they’ve even been in the same strip. I don’t know how big a deal it is. Danny/Sal was a big thing in the Walkyverse, but Willis has made a point of squashing other relationships that were big deals in the Walkyverse, Joyce/Walky being the most obvious example.

      • Thor
        Thor
        November 24, 2013 at 1:14 am | #

        And Billie/Ruth. And Jason/Sal.

        Waitaminute…

        • John
          John
          November 24, 2013 at 4:24 am | #

          Given that Billie/Ruth in the Walkyverse was retconned in years after the fact, and got two strips and a couple of offhand mentions by third parties, I don’t think it could be described as a big deal.

          Jason/Sal was a much larger part of the plot, but nothing like the literally world-changing importance of Danny/Sal or Joyce/Walky. And it’s a much different relationship here… bangin’ Sal wasn’t going to get Jason fired in the Walkyverse. Shot in the back, maybe…

          • nothri
            nothri
            November 24, 2013 at 9:26 am | #

            I dunno. Willis has hinted that Joyce and Walky might develop a thing in the future (god help us all) and such….so anything can happen here, really. Though I can’t for the life of me see Sal doing the “love sick puppy” thing she had going on for Danny in the Walkyverse any time soon.

  30. March
    March
    November 24, 2013 at 12:12 am | #

    God damn, I ship Billie/Ruth, but I can totally see why Billie is all over that.

    No Danny. No. You don’t even get to look.

    • Keroshino
      Keroshino
      November 24, 2013 at 6:34 am | #

      Thy beauty is not meant for Danny’s mortal eyes…look away, or thou shall be greeted by the most dire of consequences!!!!

  31. aeyt
    aeyt
    November 24, 2013 at 12:14 am | #

    oh the hilarity

  32. Luzahn
    Luzahn
    November 24, 2013 at 12:15 am | #

    Billie why. You’ve just given the Anti-Dannys ammunition. I mean, you also give everyone hilarity so ok you can stay Billie woo.

  33. Cliff
    Cliff
    November 24, 2013 at 12:16 am | #

    Oh. My. F******. God. This will be amazing.

    • Cliff
      Cliff
      November 24, 2013 at 12:17 am | #

      Provided Willis doesn’t cop out with Danny logically explaining that Amazi Girl’s Caucasian, has short hair, a shorter BODY and doesn’t smell like cigarettes.

      • newllend
        newllend
        November 24, 2013 at 12:28 am | #

        And has more curvs and lighter skin, oh and that texas accent, and after all that he will known as the stupidest character on this comic because he still bought if

        • Shadlyn Wolfe
          Shadlyn Wolfe
          November 24, 2013 at 7:11 am | #

          Oh…I would love this. If he logically explains that Sal can’t be Amazi-Girl, because Amazi-Girl is built more like Amber. Actually, she has Amber’s hairstyle and voice, as well.

          And then he STILL doesn’t make the connection. :/

  34. All Else Fails
    All Else Fails
    November 24, 2013 at 12:18 am | #

    For once:

    DAMMIT BILLIE!!!

    • All Else Fails
      All Else Fails
      November 24, 2013 at 12:26 am | #

      Also, if believes this and Amber actually tells him forthright that she’s Amazi-girl, things can and WILL take a turn for the worse.

    • xKiv
      xKiv
      November 24, 2013 at 2:28 pm | #

      How many “Damn it, Billie”s do we give?

      • xKiv
        xKiv
        November 24, 2013 at 2:32 pm | #

        Or “Damn you, Billie”s, as it were.

  35. newllend
    newllend
    November 24, 2013 at 12:20 am | #

    I really hope this goes some where, no no, I REALY hope this goes some where, I can see it now

  36. doodlebug
    doodlebug
    November 24, 2013 at 12:22 am | #

    okay for some reason i totally did not see this interaction coming, and i am SO happy that it is.

  37. Hopeless Savage
    Hopeless Savage
    November 24, 2013 at 12:26 am | #

    That third panel…thanks for making me tear up again, Willis.

  38. JA
    JA
    November 24, 2013 at 12:26 am | #

    A comic strip character should not be turning me on like this…

    • Aizat
      Aizat
      November 24, 2013 at 12:28 am | #

      Dude, there are weirder things that turns on people.

      • Luzahn
        Luzahn
        November 24, 2013 at 12:36 am | #

        Really, it’s one of the talents of our species.

    • begbert2
      begbert2
      November 24, 2013 at 3:10 am | #

      I’m pretty sure Willis coined the term Perverse Sexual Lust, so you can be excused for having a reaction to one of his characters.

      • Kladeos
        Kladeos
        November 24, 2013 at 8:39 pm | #

        WOAH I did not know this. And the TV Tropes page on it confirms this. Mind. Blown.

  39. daaang
    daaang
    November 24, 2013 at 12:34 am | #

    oh dang oh dang oh dang Billie’s world is about to go cray

    • Keroshino
      Keroshino
      November 24, 2013 at 6:39 am | #

      So much so, that you might just need another cray.

      • The Candyman
        The Candyman
        November 24, 2013 at 8:35 am | #

        2 crays? Inconceivable!

  40. James
    James
    November 24, 2013 at 12:36 am | #

    So, assuming that Danny isn’t actually going to believe this (which is possible), I have to wonder what the differentiating factor between Sal and Amazigirl will be: -skin tone, -height, -build, -hair length, -the fact that Amazigirl does not smell like cigarette smoke
    Now taking bets, people.

    • brionl
      brionl
      November 24, 2013 at 11:52 am | #

      If you’re with a woman who smokes (and you don’t), her whole body tastes like cigarettes.

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWXbVsMkz1U

  41. Rahul
    Rahul
    November 24, 2013 at 12:39 am | #

    Gaussian blur for defocus effects make me unhappy, because actual cameras don’t work like that.

    Here’s a quick edit with Photoshop’s Lens Blur instead: http://i.imgur.com/2v4e7pM.png

    I hope Mr. Willis doesn’t mind. I only made this because I love the comic.

    • Bill
      Bill
      November 24, 2013 at 1:14 am | #

      There is something called “depth of field”.  It is possible to adjust the f-stop and exposure time on regular film cameras (like 35mm SLRs) to create a range — say, twenty feet — in which the subject of the picture would be in focus while the foreground/background were not — then readjust the f-stop and suddenly WHAM; everything from five feet to infinity is sharp and clear.  Don’t know if it works for digital cameras, but I think this is the effect Willis was shooting for.  

      • David Willis
        David M Willis
        November 24, 2013 at 1:33 am | #

        sometimes i wonder if you read the posts you’re responding to

        • The Lurker
          The Lurker
          November 24, 2013 at 10:51 am | #

          If they don’t read the FAQs why would they read the previous posts?

    • begbert2
      begbert2
      November 24, 2013 at 3:12 am | #

      You shoulda trimmed out the speech bubble and replaced it with background before doing the blur; the white edge to her blurred hair looks weird.

    • Hotsauce
      Hotsauce
      November 25, 2013 at 4:20 pm | #

      That… looks virtually identical to me. Like, there’s a slight difference at her hip, but that’s it.

  42. Sensedog
    Sensedog
    November 24, 2013 at 12:40 am | #

    The last panel makes up for the fact that Danny is in this comic.

    • fatso
      fatso
      November 24, 2013 at 1:30 am | #

      seconded

      • Keroshino
        Keroshino
        November 24, 2013 at 6:41 am | #

        Thirded!!! 😀

  43. licoricepencil
    licoricepencil
    November 24, 2013 at 12:41 am | #

    WAIT. One of Amber’s reasons for being Amazi-Girl is that she was in a convenience store during a robbery, and she looked freaked out when she saw Sal earlier. A fan theory is that Sal was the one doing the robbing.

    Now (if Danny is Danny and believes Billie) Danny starts trying to chat up Sal and trying to get her to admit to being Amazi-Girl and Amber overhears and sees, BAD THINGS WILL HAPPEN.

    I won’t damn Willis yet though in case I am HORRIBLY WRONG which I somewhat hope for.

    • Luzahn
      Luzahn
      November 24, 2013 at 12:42 am | #

      Now come on, you know full well that there is something else damn-worthy involved. Might as well do it now.

  44. Wolfe
    Wolfe
    November 24, 2013 at 12:41 am | #

    oh jesus christ on a slice of toast he’s going to kiss/confront sal isn’t he

    • Keroshino
      Keroshino
      November 24, 2013 at 6:43 am | #

      If so I hope Sal is ready to beat some sense into him!!!

  45. Vincent
    Vincent
    November 24, 2013 at 12:41 am | #

    Really hoping Danny denies that Sal is Amazi-Girl, lists all of Amazi-Girl’s features, then has an ‘oh shit’ moment where he realizes Amber’s Amazi-Girl and realizes how badly he messed up…
    Wait, I meant to say he realizes that Ultra Car is Amazi-Girl, and they ride off into the sunset.

    • nothri
      nothri
      November 24, 2013 at 8:59 am | #

      Ultra!car, you mean.

  46. doodlebug
    doodlebug
    November 24, 2013 at 12:58 am | #

    Okay but am I the only person who is reminded of Eric Foreman when they look at Danny? Because it’s been bothering me for a while who he reminds me of and for some reason this comic struck inspiration–he looks like Eric from That 70s Show..

    • timemonkey
      timemonkey
      November 24, 2013 at 1:26 am | #

      I don’t see it.

  47. Maycroft
    Maycroft
    November 24, 2013 at 12:59 am | #

    Oh yes, it’s 1997 all over again!

  48. I dont know what to put here
    I dont know what to put here
    November 24, 2013 at 1:02 am | #

    Is Sal wearing what the Punk Girls from Pokémon X/Y are wearing?
    In the new ad banner, all the tears are in the right places.

  49. Blackbird
    Blackbird
    November 24, 2013 at 1:02 am | #

    Yes Danny, your girlfriend looks just like the guy who’s with your ex now.

    My favourite possible outcome is for Danny to convince himself that Billie is right, and then recoil in horror when Walky shows up and he realizes the resemblance. He then runs to Joe for consolation, only to catch Joe hanging out with his main man Jacob. Danny runs out sobbing, running into the street, only to get hit by a truck. A truck driven by Ruth.

    Maybe I need sleep.

    • Lel
      Lel
      November 24, 2013 at 8:59 am | #

      Joshua ben Jospeph, that’s an ass-tonne of dramatic irony.

      • hmrc4evr
        hmrc4evr
        November 24, 2013 at 2:04 pm | #

        And that’s BEFORE any drama tags have been pulled!

  50. NF
    NF
    November 24, 2013 at 1:03 am | #

    This would have made an awesome Friday comic.

  51. Aakriti
    Aakriti
    November 24, 2013 at 1:04 am | #

    All hell’s gonna break loose.

  52. Jesse
    Jesse
    November 24, 2013 at 1:10 am | #

    Please tell me Sal is going to punch Danny for creeping her out.

  53. Mr. Random
    Mr. Random
    November 24, 2013 at 1:10 am | #

    Ha. That’s funny. Dramatic irony is fun, especially if we look back now. Thanks for the great reveal last storyline, Willis. Haha! Hahaha! Ha. Ha. ha.
    Huh. Y’know. I try to make this sound funny, but I really did think it was Sal. Now I’m sad.

  54. 10vernothin
    10vernothin
    November 24, 2013 at 1:12 am | #

    Oh god this won’t end well…

  55. Zenithar
    Zenithar
    November 24, 2013 at 1:27 am | #

    Willis, WHAT is Sal wearing? I admit to having been confused at what the kids were wearing when I was a grad student, but this is beyond the pale. Please tell me you have a real life reference for this outfit…

    • The Lurker
      The Lurker
      November 24, 2013 at 10:57 am | #

      Have you been on a college campus in the last five years? This look was not uncommon when I was teaching so, perhaps moreso now?

      • Zenithar
        Zenithar
        November 24, 2013 at 7:30 pm | #

        I finished grad school 3 years ago…

      • Kladeos
        Kladeos
        November 24, 2013 at 9:51 pm | #

        Never saw that at university, and I’ve only stopped hanging out on the campus last spring. Then again, I live in Canada, so no one showed skin ever for fear of frostbite.

  56. Jack Finch
    Jack Finch
    November 24, 2013 at 1:32 am | #

    Nobody’s that dumb, not even Danny, not even in a ‘verse called Dumbing of Age.

  57. timemonkey
    timemonkey
    November 24, 2013 at 1:34 am | #

    God damn it Billie, you’re so offbase you make Danny look observant by comparison.

    • Keroshino
      Keroshino
      November 24, 2013 at 6:46 am | #

      And then Danny decides to prove you wrong!

  58. gangler
    gangler
    November 24, 2013 at 1:34 am | #

    They’re gonna get into an argument ignoring the completely obvious answer that there’s more than one Amazigirl.

    Seriously. How farfetched is it that a few friends would make identical costumes and and start getting into zany shit around the college campus.

    Maybe Marcie’s like Dardevil. She lost her voice but in doing so she gained the ability to vibrate her toes creating a variety of sounds. With enough practice wiggling her toes and lip syncing she can now simulate vocal speech while using her powers to put fear in the hearts of criminals.

    I don’t mean that in the “ha ha, let’s pretend we don’t know Amber’s Amazigirl” kind of way. I just mean from their perspective they have no reason to think that there’s only one Amazigirl. If they’ve each found a different Amazigirl then multiple Amazigirls makes perfect sense.

    • begbert2
      begbert2
      November 24, 2013 at 3:15 am | #

      Well, Danny has good reason to believe that he’s been running into one single Amazi-girl over and over, except for the first time, which was a different girl with smoother hair and a less raspy voice. But at the very least of all the Amazi-girls in the world, he’s only dating a single one of them.

  59. yitz
    yitz
    November 24, 2013 at 1:37 am | #

    This storyline is like the Watchmen of Real Life Superheroes, all exposing the trauma and the dark underbelly of people not recognizing you because you have a fucking domino mask on

  60. Emoroffle
    Emoroffle
    November 24, 2013 at 1:38 am | #

    Amazigirl seems to have developed an odd fashion sense. or lack thereof. Nice view though.

  61. LordHaw
    LordHaw
    November 24, 2013 at 1:38 am | #

    That’s some outfit. Never seen anyone wearing anything like that in public but I could see someone doing it. Sal wears it well.

    • Aakriti
      Aakriti
      November 24, 2013 at 9:10 pm | #

      Undergrads at my university wear stuff like that all the time.

  62. Varangian
    Varangian
    November 24, 2013 at 1:41 am | #

    Danno, if you believe Billie on this then even I’m going to wish physical violence on you.

  63. ninja_jesus
    ninja_jesus
    November 24, 2013 at 1:41 am | #

    Even Danny wouldn’t be that dense. Seeing as Spider-Man is one of Danny’s current comic book reads, I think he’ll invoke the duality between Spider-Man and Peter Parker’s personality differences as a reason why Sal couldn’t possibly be Amazi-Girl; he already knows that Amazi-Girl became who she is because of a traumatic event that happened in her past, and will deduce that Amazi-Girl would therefore be someone who is a geeky, awkward and shy girl.

    In contrast, Sal is free-spirited, outgoing and tough; she can easily stand up to authority or any individual that stands in her way, negating the need for a secretive outlet to take out any deep-seated issues she holds. She takes her issues out on the world herself, something that Amazi-Girl could never do without her mask or pretenses of justice.

  64. Rse
    Rse
    November 24, 2013 at 1:44 am | #

    the physics of that outfit intrigue me

    • Lel
      Lel
      November 24, 2013 at 9:00 am | #

      Likewise, my good man.

      • saltchocolate
        saltchocolate
        November 24, 2013 at 9:30 am | #

        It does seem to be missing the requisite belt loops and belt . . . Maybe it’s a really stretchy denim. Cut-off jeggings?

        • navi
          navi
          November 24, 2013 at 3:26 pm | #

          denim does not require belt to stay on hips. they’re just low rise. Also belt loops are also not required. She has hips and a backside, therefore they stay on.

  65. Varangian
    Varangian
    November 24, 2013 at 1:47 am | #

    Also, Ruth/Billie faithful, note Willis’ generous gesture to you with Billie’s look of naked guilt and pain when Danny mentions being “worried sick over someone you care about”. Eh? Ehhh??

  66. so279
    so279
    November 24, 2013 at 2:04 am | #

    Well, looks like Sal is headed to math class….

    • Aizat
      Aizat
      November 24, 2013 at 2:09 am | #

      On a Sunday?

      • |Agent
        |Agent
        November 24, 2013 at 2:38 am | #

        “Math class”, like “Journalism”, is an every day activity!

    • Ourorboros
      Ourorboros
      November 24, 2013 at 3:46 am | #

      Given her tutoring sessions, shouldn’t it be “It looks like Sal came from her math class”? :p

      • so279
        so279
        November 24, 2013 at 4:50 am | #

        Of course she came. That’s what happens when you have sex.

        • Thanks, I'll Have Another!
          Thanks, I'll Have Another!
          November 24, 2013 at 8:55 am | #

          Well, at least in theory.

          • John
            John
            November 24, 2013 at 8:40 pm | #

            She does keep going back, so either she’s got really low standards for what constitutes “good sex”, or…

  67. LiaHansen
    LiaHansen
    November 24, 2013 at 2:06 am | #

    I get the distinct feeling that hyjinks are ensuing.

  68. Gottawonder
    Gottawonder
    November 24, 2013 at 2:10 am | #

    Danny was so ‘clingy’ with Dorothy that he followed her to the college she enrolled in, ONLY because she was going.

    She tried to explain to him that when the time came, she was moving on to a higher level college and that he should go home, as it was obvious he had no interest in any specific degree.

    He said he’d be glad to follow her, no problem, he want to do it.

    She had to get down and dirty and tell him no, don’t follow, it’s over: and walk away.

    Danny does not understand the word no….. among other things.

    And as obvious as it that Sal is not amazi-girl, well…he is Danny.

    Yeah, I agree, this will not end well.

    • Nym
      Nym
      November 24, 2013 at 12:56 pm | #

      Danny has an interest in a specific degree! It just seems like Purdue might have been a better option for it. (I could be wrong. I have attended neither Purdue nor IU.)

  69. Gottawonder
    Gottawonder
    November 24, 2013 at 2:11 am | #

    Darn no edit. Should read, “and as obvious as it is, that Sal is not…”

  70. Darwin
    Darwin
    November 24, 2013 at 2:30 am | #

    It’s so nice of Billie to protect that pizza place owner’s secret identity.

  71. Derek
    Derek
    November 24, 2013 at 2:42 am | #

    Please don’t do this, Mr. Willis. Please don’t make me dislike Danny. I’m one of his few fans, don’t take that away from him. He has so little…

    • begbert2
      begbert2
      November 24, 2013 at 3:20 am | #

      Naw, I like him too. In fact it’s got to the point where the mockery and hatred of him is so over-the-top idiotic that I see it as the whole ‘Is Ethan Gay’ thing – it’s bullshit that people are saying just because they think it’s funny. But it isn’t. And all it does is remind me about how, when you actually look at what he’s said and done, Danny is actually pretty awesome for an idiot teenager, and for a member of this comic’s cast.

      • Ourorboros
        Ourorboros
        November 24, 2013 at 3:45 am | #

        No, he has real and distinct flaws. Awesome he is not, although I acknowledge he would still be in the moping stage.
        But this could be a funny arc where he grows. Then I might not dislike him so.

        • Andy_147
          Andy_147
          November 24, 2013 at 6:15 am | #

          But *every* character has real and distinct flaws. Is anyone seriously claiming that Joe, Mike, Walky and Billy, for instance, are likeable people?

          • Rutee
            Rutee
            November 24, 2013 at 9:03 am | #

            Uh, yeah, actually. The only one of those that isn’t likable is Mike. Danny is probably less so, but still is somewhat so. Least, if you’re a dude.

          • Logician
            Logician
            November 24, 2013 at 12:01 pm | #

            Every character has real flaws, but that doesn’t make them equally likeable. I find I like Joyce, Walky, Sal, Sarah and Dorothy in spite of their flaws, whereas I don’t like Ethan, Danny, Amber, Billie or Ruth in spite of their good features. The rest of the cast aren’t really developed enough yet for me to decide whether I like them.

          • Nym
            Nym
            November 24, 2013 at 1:09 pm | #

            Yes, every character has distinct flaws, but some flaws I find myself more interested in or sympathetic to than others, or find that I can like a character in spite of those flaws. Others, I find grate on me or accumulate in such a way that I don’t like the character overall. (This applies to a number of different characters.)

            Wrt Mike, my enjoyment of his character probably has something to do with how he takes Refuge in Audacity and Crosses the Line Twice. A version of Mike played straight, however, likely wouldn’t be something I would much enjoy.

            • Rutee
              Rutee
              November 24, 2013 at 2:57 pm | #

              I’m not saying he isn’t an enjoyable character, although I find him overrated. I’m saying he isn’t a likable person. He only works for us because we’re the viewer, not his target.

              • Nym
                Nym
                November 24, 2013 at 10:28 pm | #

                Ah, yes, well, in that case, I agree! I would not want to be friends with Mike or around him in general.

          • Kladeos
            Kladeos
            November 24, 2013 at 10:04 pm | #

            Billie and Joe are on my top 5! Joe is favourite of the male characters because he’s not living a lie (unlike Ethan), is secure in his masculinity (unlike Walky), isn’t a closet misogynist (unlike Danny) and has character development (unlike Mike & Jacob). I guess Jason exists too…

            Billie is an alpha bongo! She looks out for people around her, even as she expresses a facade of being too good for them. She filled in for Ruth looking after her floor when Ruth was MIA, and she’s looking after Ruth, HER RA and her elder, because Ruth is in a vulnerable place at the moment. Billie took Joyce under her wing! Billie’s actually really caring. She places 3rd for me, after a tie between Sal (who break my heart) and Ruth (who stole my heart). After her is Sarah, who is snarky and intelligent and secretly caring and great, and then Joe, who is a dude.

  72. Jack Faire
    Jack Faire
    November 24, 2013 at 3:06 am | #

    Hasn’t Billie actually seen AmaziGirl? Sal looks nothing like her not even a little bit different skin tone, height, head shape, hair color etc.

    • Ourorboros
      Ourorboros
      November 24, 2013 at 3:43 am | #

      Been carried by Amazi-Girl and spoke with her too.
      However, this undoubtedly leads to a confusing interaction for Sal, awkward attempts to talk by Danny, and perhaps Amber outing herself.

  73. Keroshino
    Keroshino
    November 24, 2013 at 3:12 am | #

    Danny, Please don’t fall for this!

    • AckAckAck
      AckAckAck
      November 24, 2013 at 7:18 am | #

      Sorry he can’t hear you. I think he fell into that hole.

      • Keroshino
        Keroshino
        November 24, 2013 at 7:27 pm | #

        NOOOOOoooooo!!!!

  74. J42Smith
    J42Smith
    November 24, 2013 at 4:21 am | #

    Nah, she’s far too cool to be fighting crime in a costume when she could be doing it as herself.

  75. Phoenix
    Phoenix
    November 24, 2013 at 4:48 am | #

    Holy crap, gloveless Sal?? I expected to see a unicorn before that happened!

    • pendrake
      pendrake
      November 24, 2013 at 5:10 am | #

      Actually if you look closer, Sal is wearing fingerless gloves. So “technically” not gloveless

  76. Crumplepunch
    Crumplepunch
    November 24, 2013 at 6:07 am | #

    I was about to write “Not even Danny could be this stupid.”

    Then I came to my senses.

  77. Shadow12000
    Shadow12000
    November 24, 2013 at 6:34 am | #

    Oh god, please let even Danny be smart enough to realize that she can’t possibly be Amazi-girl.

    • AckAckAck
      AckAckAck
      November 24, 2013 at 6:48 am | #

      Read comment above you!

      *Shaking Shadow12000 vigorously*

      Wake up man, wake up! please come to your senses!

      • Aizat
        Aizat
        November 24, 2013 at 7:03 am | #

        You know, this isn’t the first time I’m defending a character that most people don’t like. The first time was me defending Cyclops.

        • AckAckAck
          AckAckAck
          November 24, 2013 at 7:20 am | #

          Cyclops still got redeeming points. His wife on the other hand….

          • Aizat
            Aizat
            November 24, 2013 at 7:46 am | #

            Which one? Madelyne? Jean?

            • Varangian
              Varangian
              November 24, 2013 at 8:32 am | #

              Isn’t Madelyne just Evil Jean?

              Also, Cyclops right now is rad! He preaches mutant revolution and doesn’t take shit from The Man and runs around with motherfucking Magneto!

              Meanwhile, Wolverine has absorbed all of the stick that was up Cyje’s ass by osmosis!

              • Aizat
                Aizat
                November 24, 2013 at 10:03 am | #

                I thought Phoenix is Evil Jean. Besides, I thought Cyclops had always been awesome.

  78. nothri
    nothri
    November 24, 2013 at 8:57 am | #

    My thoughts as they came to me:

    1. So apparently Danny doesn’t rank high enough on Billie’s scale to date Amazigirl, and Amazigirl ranks low enough on the Billie scale to qualify as a “nerd” like Walky, but Billie is happy to screw Danny when he drops a compliment on her. That doesn’t say anything kind about where Billie ranks on her own scale.

    2. My love of Ruth forces me to add this addendum to my thoughts in comment number one- Billie actually ranks very high on her scale. At one in her bathroom, that is.

    3. So Danny thinking Amazigirl is his girlfriend is crazy, but Billie thinking Amazigirl is her roommate is totally rational. H’kay then.

    4. And suddenly I get why everyone on campus says Sal is hot. HELLO NURSE!

    • nothri
      nothri
      November 24, 2013 at 9:17 am | #

      2.5 Addendum to my addendum, I’ll bet good money that panel three Billie is making that face because she’s thinking about Ruth when Danny says that line about being scared for someone you care about.

      • Bill
        Bill
        November 24, 2013 at 11:07 am | #

        Point of curiosity about the addendum to the addendum:
        Does Danny know about Billie’s concern for Ruth?  Or is this merely a random remark on his part that just happened to find a target?

        • Kladeos
          Kladeos
          November 24, 2013 at 10:31 pm | #

          I don’t see how he could possibly know.

  79. Animal
    Animal
    November 24, 2013 at 9:01 am | #

    <— Loves some bad girl Sal fanservice.

    • nothri
      nothri
      November 24, 2013 at 9:14 am | #

      Hey animal, haven’t seen ya in awhile. How goes?

      • Animal
        Animal
        November 26, 2013 at 8:34 am | #

        Other than being busy as a one-armed man at a circle jerk, everything’s groovy. You?

    • Keroshino
      Keroshino
      November 24, 2013 at 7:26 pm | #

      Who doesn’t love some Sal fan service? 😀

  80. nothri
    nothri
    November 24, 2013 at 9:03 am | #

    In the alpha universe Danny was like maybe the one dude before Jason that Sal legit cared about. Wonder how that will play out in this timeline.

  81. LiamAldam
    LiamAldam
    November 24, 2013 at 9:32 am | #

    “What are you doing with her?”
    “She’s Amazi-girl”
    “She’s not Amazi-girl! I- O_O… :/”

  82. saltchocolate
    saltchocolate
    November 24, 2013 at 9:53 am | #

    I’m going to give Danny a little credit. Here’s how that goes in the next strip:

    Danny: No way is that Amazi-girl!

    Billie: Is too!

    Danny: Not possible. I made out with her. Not only is Amazi-girl not black, she’s got a completely different body type. That woman is too slim. Amazi-girl is much curvier, like . . . like . . .

    :::looking around the room wildly:::

    . . . like that girl!

    :::gasps as the woman turns toward him:::

    Amber?!?!?!

    • begbert2
      begbert2
      November 24, 2013 at 1:18 pm | #

      Marcie?!?!?!

      • Alex Stritar
        Alex Stritar
        November 24, 2013 at 2:04 pm | #

        So she was faking not being able to talk so no one would no. Just like how Luke Cage would talk in jive talk as Power Man and be a professor while in civilian mode. It all makes sense now. O.o

      • saltchocolate
        saltchocolate
        November 24, 2013 at 2:56 pm | #

        HA!

    • sadsack
      sadsack
      November 25, 2013 at 12:55 am | #

      yess!

  83. Tarkada
    Tarkada
    November 24, 2013 at 10:03 am | #

    And Thus Begins the Danny-Sal-Amazigirl-Amber-Ethan love pentagon

    • owltawny
      owltawny
      November 24, 2013 at 10:53 am | #

      The Danny-Sal-Amazigirl-Amber-Ethan-Joyce-Joshua/Jocelyne love heptagon

      • begbert2
        begbert2
        November 24, 2013 at 1:17 pm | #

        I’d just list the entire cast major and minor and be done with it, but I don’t know any latin prefixes above ten.

        • What was the question again?
          What was the question again?
          November 24, 2013 at 8:45 pm | #

          You pretty much just prefix any tens with the appropriate unit and then add the units.

          So bidecapentagon is a 25 sided polygon.

  84. AgentKeen
    AgentKeen
    November 24, 2013 at 10:28 am | #

    So next strip we get Danny with a giant word balloon saying “SAL?!”, right?

    • ChrisAshtear
      ChrisAshtear
      November 24, 2013 at 9:10 pm | #

      yes please!

      • AgentKeen
        AgentKeen
        November 24, 2013 at 11:08 pm | #

        http://tinypic.com/r/e9hr1k/5
        -Strolls off, whistling innocently-

  85. diello
    diello
    November 24, 2013 at 11:34 am | #

    This is going to be a good comic week 😀

  86. ijp92
    ijp92
    November 24, 2013 at 12:22 pm | #

    you guys are all getting worked up over nothing.

    Willis is obviously going to cut away to a different scene.

    • khrene
      khrene
      November 24, 2013 at 11:22 pm | #

      @#$%!!! You’re so damn right!!!

  87. synnerman
    synnerman
    November 24, 2013 at 4:25 pm | #

    Sal, channeling some Motoko Kusanagi realness!

  88. John Madden
    John Madden
    November 24, 2013 at 5:39 pm | #

    Billie confirmed for colorblind.

  89. Mr K
    Mr K
    November 24, 2013 at 7:25 pm | #

    You know what would be interesting? Amazi-Girl fighting Amber over Danny. Fight-Club style.

  90. Golbez the Awesome
    Golbez the Awesome
    November 24, 2013 at 10:14 pm | #

    Sal is kinda turning me with this get-up, tho

  91. James
    James
    November 24, 2013 at 10:35 pm | #

    We need a statue of that.
    Seriously, I’ll buy that for a dollar.

    • Heavensrun
      Heavensrun
      November 24, 2013 at 11:26 pm | #

      Although the reference is not lost on me, it bears mentioning that Willis probably needs more than a dollar for a statue like that. ;p

  92. brina
    brina
    January 18, 2015 at 7:07 pm | #

    Wow Sal, nice outfit.

    That wasn’t sarcasm, this is very pleasing to look at :3

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