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by David M Willis on April 14, 2014 at 12:01 am
  • 02 - I Was a Teenage Churchmouse

└ Tags: amazi-girl, amber, ethan

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  1. Kaz
    Kaz
    April 14, 2014 at 12:01 am | #

    Fight of the Century

    • Jen Aside
      Jen Aside
      April 14, 2014 at 1:55 am | #

      No, that would be Epic Hatefucks

      [you suckers reading this instead of that!]

      • Rutee
        Rutee
        April 14, 2014 at 1:55 pm | #

        Not interested in het!

  2. Mr. Random
    Mr. Random
    April 14, 2014 at 12:02 am | #

    So. Amber.
    going a little crazy aren’t ya?

    • Clif
      Clif
      April 14, 2014 at 11:55 am | #

      Not really. If you look at it, this is Amber going a little sane. The point of Amazi-girl is that she doesn’t and ideally won’t react with unchecked violence like Amber did.

      • Some guy
        Some guy
        April 14, 2014 at 2:29 pm | #

        Yeah, like with her dad.

        Wait a minute…

        • John
          John
          April 14, 2014 at 8:32 pm | #

          That wasn’t Amazi-Girl. Check the tags. The hovertext even points that out.

          • pinkbear
            pinkbear
            April 14, 2014 at 10:03 pm | #

            I didn’t even notice that before. Touche David Willis. Touche.

  3. Lizardizzle
    Lizardizzle
    April 14, 2014 at 12:02 am | #

    Clever batman symbolism.

    • Jehosaphat
      Jehosaphat
      April 14, 2014 at 12:29 am | #

      Also clever Transformer symbolism.

      • Disloyal Subject
        Disloyal Subject
        April 14, 2014 at 1:41 am | #

        The question is, Autobot or Decepticon? She’s worrying me.

        • No Name
          No Name
          April 14, 2014 at 11:19 am | #

          I think that’s the point.

        • Swerve
          Swerve
          April 14, 2014 at 2:08 pm | #

          You speak like a Human who never had the pleasure of meeting Cyclonus or Whirl. I can say from personal experience, as Cyclonus’ shipmate, his bartender, and his roommate’s best friend, that Cyclonus worries me a great deal, despite never having been a Decepticon. Ever. He makes a point of emphasizes that a lot, which is impressive for a ‘Bot who believes excessive speech is blasphemous. (He gets along just great with me, thanks for asking. I attribute it to Tailgate, who’s always telling Cyclonus how great I am.)

          And then there’s Whirl. That ‘Bot has seriously crossed wires in his head. Probably a result of undergoing Empurata and all that. I’m totally sympathetic to the fact that Whirl suffered greatly, but a) that was millions of stellar cycles ago, and b) why does he have to take it out on my bar! I heard he was even kicked out of the Wreckers for some unfathomable crime, and I can fathom quite a few crimes that Whirl’s committed.

          I guess my point is that for all that we Autobots like to brag about how heroic we are compared to the “Evil Decepticons”, we had more than our fair share of lunatics and war criminals. Like Tyrest. Or Whirl. Or Flame. Or Whirl. Or Impactor. Or Whirl. I think you can see where I’m going with this.

          So maybe Amber needs to stop looking at the universe in a binary fashion. Cyclonus wasn’t a ‘Con, but everyone assumes he was because some Humans shot their mouths off. He’s just a very devout, very patriotic soldier, who likes to sing. A lot. In the Primal Vernacular, which sounds like a turbofox being fed into a smelting pool. And Whirl is still an Autobot, but his behavior before, during and after the war was and is horrifying (and remember, I’m the closest thing Whirl has to a friend, now that none of the Wreckers will speak to him!). And scuttlebutt around “The Lost Light” says that Megatron himself has become an Autobot (and will bej oining the crew of “The Lost Light”!). If Megatron could pull a 180, learn the Autobot Code and become a better robot, then there’s definitely hope for Amber. I mean, hey, all she’s done is stab a girl through the hand, resist arrest, commit breaking and entering, vandalism, and assault and battery! Whirl would call that a good start to his day!

        • John
          John
          April 14, 2014 at 8:38 pm | #

          I thought it was established that she’s Prowl.

  4. Opus the Poet
    Opus the Poet
    April 14, 2014 at 12:02 am | #

    Does Batman dislike Bruce Wayne?

    • John
      John
      April 14, 2014 at 12:06 am | #

      There isn’t any Bruce Wayne. He’s just a costume that Batman sometimes wears.

      • rowanmikaio
        rowanmikaio
        April 14, 2014 at 12:48 am | #

        Somehow in my head this reads like a Chuck Norris joke.

    • Yotoomoe
      Yotoomoe
      April 14, 2014 at 12:08 am | #

      Bruce Wayne is a pansy. Batman would kill him if he could.

      • Sageress
        Sageress
        April 14, 2014 at 12:32 am | #

        Batman doesn’t kill, except that one time.

    • newllend
      newllend
      April 14, 2014 at 12:13 am | #

      Just like Hulk hates bruce banner, but what is Hulk going to do If he gets out of line, Hit himself? ya Good luck with that.

    • Blackbird
      Blackbird
      April 14, 2014 at 12:16 am | #

      One of my favorite lines from the late ’90s Nightwing comic is when Nightwing and Robin (Tim Drake) are talking about Batman retiring someday:
      Robin: “Retire? And what, be Bruce Wayne all day? He doesn’t even LIKE Bruce Wayne.”

      • Izumi Ryu
        Izumi Ryu
        April 14, 2014 at 12:56 am | #

        Terry: Trust me, he even dreads calling ME Batman.

        • Gka
          Gka
          April 14, 2014 at 9:10 am | #

          Bruce: Second, the voice kept calling me “Bruce.” In my mind, that’s not what I call myself.
          Terry: What do you call yourself?
          [beat]
          Terry: Oh, yeah. I suppose you would. But that’s my name now.
          Bruce: Tell that to my subconscious.

    • Jerden
      Jerden
      April 14, 2014 at 4:29 am | #

      Of course. Bruce Wayne lazes around all day, not really DOING ANYTHING to help Gotham. Batman is better than that.

      • begbert2
        begbert2
        April 14, 2014 at 10:50 am | #

        That’s only because Bruce is lazy/Batman’s a selfish-ass. Bruce is sitting on a giant pile of money. If Batman stayed as Bruce all the time he could actually run his company and contribute to philanthropic projects. Plus there wouldn’t be Batman anymore, and you know what that means: Superman can come back into Gotham.

        • StClair
          StClair
          April 14, 2014 at 4:12 pm | #

          But then he wouldn’t be able/allowed to personally beat up criminals. Which is what really matters.

  5. Idon'tcarenomore
    Idon'tcarenomore
    April 14, 2014 at 12:02 am | #

    Poor Amber. Maybe poor Sal. Do something now Ethan.

    • begbert2
      begbert2
      April 14, 2014 at 10:54 am | #

      Put on a supervillian suit and go defend Sal! And then when you get there and find Danny there, strap him into a deathtrap for no coherent reason, because Danny.

      • No Name
        No Name
        April 14, 2014 at 11:21 am | #

        That would only make Amber worse. And Sal wouldn’t care.

        • Clif
          Clif
          April 14, 2014 at 11:30 am | #

          So. The perfect plan then?

  6. LiaHansen
    LiaHansen
    April 14, 2014 at 12:02 am | #

    Jeez, she really needs to spend more time with Ethan. He’s the only sane person at this school.

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      April 14, 2014 at 12:03 am | #

      Spending that much time with Joyce will erode his SAN score soon enough.

      • Jay Eff
        Jay Eff
        April 14, 2014 at 12:15 am | #

        Yeah, especially if she keeps bringing up “Strap-Ons.”

      • LiaHansen
        LiaHansen
        April 14, 2014 at 12:45 am | #

        Ohhhhh right, I totally forgot about him and Joyce. Okay, there’s no one really sane left at this school.

        • Disloyal Subject
          Disloyal Subject
          April 14, 2014 at 1:40 am | #

          Sanity is for the weak!

          • Clif
            Clif
            April 14, 2014 at 11:04 am | #

            Sanity is over-rated.

        • E.R.
          E.R.
          April 14, 2014 at 3:49 am | #

          Mike, Sarah, Joe, and the-girl-who-goes-barefoot-who-I-forgot-the-name-of-and-isn’t-on-the-cast-page are all good candidates for still sane students.

          • Carlos
            Carlos
            April 14, 2014 at 6:00 am | #

            Cierra

            • begbert2
              begbert2
              April 14, 2014 at 10:52 am | #

              Sierra. Like the old computer game company!

              (And the mountain range. Whatever.)

          • No Name
            No Name
            April 14, 2014 at 11:22 am | #

            You forgot Jacob.

            • Clif
              Clif
              April 14, 2014 at 11:57 am | #

              Reread his interaction with Sarah carefully.

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      April 14, 2014 at 12:09 am | #

      Yeah but he’s still kinda being a collosal dick.
      Not in this strip but just in general

    • Aulayan
      Aulayan
      April 14, 2014 at 12:09 am | #

      I think he’s only sane when it comes with regard to Amber’s well being, due to him having known her for so long…

    • John
      John
      April 14, 2014 at 12:10 am | #

      No, he’s just not crazy in quite the same way that Amber is.

      But I agree they should hang out more. It’d help both of them with their particular forms of crazy.

      • Jerden
        Jerden
        April 14, 2014 at 4:30 am | #

        That’s the point of friends. If you get enough crazy together, it points in opposite directions and cancels out.

        • John
          John
          April 14, 2014 at 5:14 am | #

          Or it all points in the same direction and you ascend to crazy awesome.

    • timemonkey
      timemonkey
      April 14, 2014 at 12:15 am | #

      Amber and Ethan are beneficial to each other but harmful to others.

    • newllend
      newllend
      April 14, 2014 at 12:43 am | #

      The thing with Amber and thing with Joyce &Ethan are two separate ticking time bombs not a good Idea to bring them both together again

    • Rabid Rabbit
      Rabid Rabbit
      April 14, 2014 at 1:43 am | #

      What do you mean??? There’s…. Hmm. Okay, wait. Gimme a moment. I’ve got this.

      There’s… Dina? Okay, no, she’s a bit odd. Amber when she’s normal? Okay, yes, but the caveat puts a dent in that. There’s… um… well… My avatar? He’s at least saner than his pseudo-Cockney ex. Maybe Dorothy? She may be deluded, but she’s not necessarily insane — except she’s dating Walky. Okay. She’s insane.

      Oh god. Other than Joe, the only sane one is Danny. Who is boneheadedly stupid, but not insane.

      This is why I prefer insanity.

      • timemonkey
        timemonkey
        April 14, 2014 at 9:03 am | #

        Roz is sane.

    • Gka
      Gka
      April 14, 2014 at 9:12 am | #

      Oh yeah, the guy who decided to change his sexuality because of SANDWICHES is real sane.

      • timemonkey
        timemonkey
        April 14, 2014 at 12:52 pm | #

        Yeah, the sandwhiches were totally the real reason, not any of the other things he whined about around that time, it’s just the sandwhiches.

  7. Doctor_Who
    Doctor_Who
    April 14, 2014 at 12:02 am | #

    Without the rest of the costume, it just looks like she’s a big fan of Leonardo the Ninja Turtle.

    Which makes it great for hiding her identity, as everyone knows Amber is a Donatello fan.

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      April 14, 2014 at 12:11 am | #

      It’s not impossible that she likes both turtles.

      • Pope William T Wodium
        Pope William T Wodium
        April 14, 2014 at 1:40 am | #

        In that way.

        • Disloyal Subject
          Disloyal Subject
          April 14, 2014 at 1:43 am | #

          I think I read that fanfic.
          ..there probably actually is a fic of that. Huh. If you’ll excuse me, I’ll be bleaching the part of my brain responsible for that mental image.

          • TheOtherDibbler
            TheOtherDibbler
            April 14, 2014 at 1:55 am | #

            There is fanfic of that. And Amber probably wrote some of it.

            • Bill
              Bill
              April 14, 2014 at 3:03 am | #

              TheOtherDibbler —
              There’s another one besides CMOT Dibbler?

              • ezrast
                ezrast
                April 14, 2014 at 4:15 am | #

                Way more than one. They’re discussed in, I think, The Last Continent.

                • Doctor_Who
                  Doctor_Who
                  April 14, 2014 at 10:51 am | #

                  At least one shows up in Interesting Times as well.

              • Clif
                Clif
                April 14, 2014 at 11:33 am | #

                Who do you think writes all the tabloid stories?

          • me
            me
            April 16, 2014 at 10:57 pm | #

            Turtle Power!

  8. Keroshino
    Keroshino
    April 14, 2014 at 12:03 am | #

    Oh…well, Shits about to go down!

  9. Yotoomoe
    Yotoomoe
    April 14, 2014 at 12:04 am | #

    This is why I go to art school. Too many vigilantes at universities.

    • newllend
      newllend
      April 14, 2014 at 12:17 am | #

      That doesn’t mean you won’t have any villain’s there, like if someone is running around defacing art calling himself graffiti master.

      • Sageress
        Sageress
        April 14, 2014 at 12:31 am | #

        Actually, it’s a little known fact that art schools have, in place of vigilantes, murderous catfolk.

        • Opus the Poet
          Opus the Poet
          April 14, 2014 at 2:46 am | #

          Did someone call for murderous catgirls?
          http://somethingpositive.net/sp11182008.shtml

      • somePunk
        somePunk
        April 14, 2014 at 6:58 am | #

        We got the same problem in my neighborhood! Except now we got an anti-art villain who runs around tackles the graffiti artists and then uses their spray paint to draw on their bodies. This guy or gal also shoves a soap bar in their mouths which the cops assume he or she does it because the graffiti artist is cursing during the attack.

        • The Candyman
          The Candyman
          April 14, 2014 at 11:59 am | #

          The Justice League should contact him/her.

  10. Bilfred
    Bilfred
    April 14, 2014 at 12:04 am | #

    Hoo damn, it’s getting heavy in here.

  11. Plasma Mongoose
    Plasma Mongoose
    April 14, 2014 at 12:04 am | #

    Does this mean that AG wants to finish Sal off with some more stabbing?

    • C.W. Roden
      C.W. Roden
      April 14, 2014 at 12:06 am | #

      I wouldn’t worry. Sal’s tough. I think she could match Amber since the latter is off her game and reckless.

    • David M Willis
      David M Willis
      April 14, 2014 at 12:08 am | #

      i’m pretty sure the point of this strip is that she wants the exact opposite

      • Yotomoe
        Yotomoe
        April 14, 2014 at 12:14 am | #

        Does she want to extend an olive branch?

      • Count Dracula
        Count Dracula
        April 14, 2014 at 12:15 am | #

        But Amber never gets what she wants. Therefore, Sal is gonna get completely stabbed. It’s canon, folks.

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        April 14, 2014 at 12:17 am | #

        I don’t suppose you mean that its going to end up as an AG VS Amber fight ala Superman III by any chance? :O

      • nothri
        nothri
        April 14, 2014 at 12:25 am | #

        Willis, you mean Amber wants to be stabbed by Sal? That doesn’t sound right.

        • Sageress
          Sageress
          April 14, 2014 at 12:30 am | #

          No, she wants to stab a knife with Sal.

      • rowanmikaio
        rowanmikaio
        April 14, 2014 at 12:49 am | #

        Yeah, but what do you know? 😛

      • Rabid Rabbit
        Rabid Rabbit
        April 14, 2014 at 1:45 am | #

        You mean she wants Sal to stab her with a knife? Or, you know, something other than a knife?

        Sorry, did I just spoil your next Slipshine?

        • Opus the Poet
          Opus the Poet
          April 14, 2014 at 2:56 am | #

          Well now we know where Joyce gets her strap-on from.

      • Jerden
        Jerden
        April 14, 2014 at 4:32 am | #

        She wants to begin Sal with some not-stabbing?

      • Clif
        Clif
        April 14, 2014 at 11:09 am | #

        How would you know? 😉

      • Swerve
        Swerve
        April 14, 2014 at 2:20 pm | #

        Yeah, I get that she doesn’t want to go and start stabbing people without cause. That is never good. But is she trying to warn Ethan that “the girl” (since let’s face it Amber never learned Sal’s name, so let’s call Sal “the girl”, cool?) is a student on campus and that he should be careful of “the girl”, or is Amber trying to warn Ethan that she’s terrified she’ll resort to violence against “the girl” and wants Ethan to help her avoid that. Y’know how Bruce Banner had Rick Jones lock him up back in the old days when he turned into the Hulk when the sun set? (Yes, that was a thing, look it up!) Maybe, in her subconscious Amber wants Ethan to get her help, or to even go tell the school administration about what she’s doing. Y’know, like how Rick Jones blabbed about Bruce Banner being the Hulk to Major Glenn Talbott? Man, why would anyone take that kid on as a sidekick? Okay Captain Mar-Vell and Genis Vell didn’t have a choice, but Rom? Rom could have done much better. Rom should have gotten Kitty Pryde for a sidekick. Imagine the stories: the Galadorian Space Knight and the Ashkenazi Kuniochi! They could battle Dire Wraiths and the Red Skull! That should have been a thing.

  12. Vile Gamer
    Vile Gamer
    April 14, 2014 at 12:05 am | #

    Amber is more messed up then we had realized. Now I want more in depth arcs for characters all around. For that matter, why is Roz still a slut? why wouldn’t she want to outshine her sister, rather than try to tarnish the family name?

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      April 14, 2014 at 12:09 am | #

      Why outshine her when you can slipshine her? 😀

      • KingMabel
        KingMabel
        April 14, 2014 at 12:43 am | #

        Roz on slipshine would either be an orgy or a “how many people can I screw in a day” slice-of-life story.

    • Kelly
      Kelly
      April 14, 2014 at 12:15 am | #

      Why do you think liking sex and having a lot of it makes her a slut? Do you call Joe a slut?

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        April 14, 2014 at 12:18 am | #

        If Joe wasn’t too fussy with whom he would sleep with, then yeah, that would qualify Joe as a slut.

        • fit-to-freak
          fit-to-freak
          April 14, 2014 at 8:15 am | #

          Can we not act like there’s a good reason to use that word at all? Maybe you would call Joe a slut, but most of the time people don’t apply that word to guys. Regardless, even if you would call both Roz and Joe ‘sluts’ that doesn’t erase the connotations of the word. Roz will suffer much more from being labeled a ‘slut’ than Joe. That’s kind of the nature of the word.

          • Clif
            Clif
            April 14, 2014 at 11:22 am | #

            Aside from general misogyny, the reason you have the term slut being used and don’t see the term male-slut or some equivalent expression specific to the male gender used is that once you’ve said male, the rest is, generally speaking, redundant.

            You know it’s true.

            • fit-to-freak
              fit-to-freak
              April 14, 2014 at 6:07 pm | #

              I really, really, don’t.

    • Rabid Rabbit
      Rabid Rabbit
      April 14, 2014 at 1:47 am | #

      Please tell me you knew who your avatar was before you posted that.

    • ninja_jesus
      ninja_jesus
      April 14, 2014 at 1:50 am | #

      Maybe you’re thinking about it the wrong way. Robin, while in a position of political power, seems to be a bit repressed in terms of expressing her sexuality. Roz, on the other hand, has no problem with that at all, nor expresses any shame in doing so, regardless of what you and others might think of her actions.

      Also, it’s less about “tarnishing the family name” and more about “not wanting to be used as a political piece to advocate a stance she clearly doesn’t support”. Roz is being her own person to spite her sister’s attempt at controlling her, while Robin is manipulating her own identity and values in order to gain votes and stay in power. I’d personally say that Roz already has outshined Robin, in her own way.

      • TheOtherDibbler
        TheOtherDibbler
        April 14, 2014 at 2:10 am | #

        Can I upvote ninja_jesus’ comment? I want to upvote that comment.
        Also Kelly’s comment. ‘Slut’ is a pejorative term that implies that enjoying sex is bad somehow, and that’s messed up. The fact that it’s more often used to describe women rather than men is also messed up. Women (and other people) should be allowed to enjoy having sex.

        • ninja_jesus
          ninja_jesus
          April 14, 2014 at 4:04 am | #

          I think that the term “slut” should be preserved for a person who is in a monogamous relationship that is discovered to have been sexually active with other people. <_< That, to me, seems like a justified use of the word.

          • fit-to-freak
            fit-to-freak
            April 14, 2014 at 8:17 am | #

            Or we could use terms like ‘cheater’ or ‘asshole’, which do not (as far as I know) have a long history of being used as a sexist attack against women.

    • David M Willis
      David M Willis
      April 14, 2014 at 2:29 am | #

      Why is Roz a slut? I dunno, why are you ignorant of the jerky implications of your words?

    • fit-to-freak
      fit-to-freak
      April 14, 2014 at 8:19 am | #

      wowww, god forbid Roz enjoy having casual sex. Nah, she’s ‘tarnishing the family name’.

    • Gka
      Gka
      April 14, 2014 at 9:20 am | #

      Because being honest with your sexual desires is a good thing, and Roz absolutely sees it that way (to a degree which borders on recklessness, in her particular case). Even if she does want to “outshine” her sister, for Roz, having lots of sex is an indispensible component of that.

  13. ShaggyDonahugh
    ShaggyDonahugh
    April 14, 2014 at 12:05 am | #

    Why leave out the door when leaving out the window gives the viewer a nice view of her toned buttocks?
    My name is ShaggyDonahugh, and I approve this message. And the nickel Amber’s mom gave me.

  14. Kernanator
    Kernanator
    April 14, 2014 at 12:05 am | #

    Amber you have a problem. Do we need to arrange an intervention?

  15. Plasma Mongoose
    Plasma Mongoose
    April 14, 2014 at 12:06 am | #

    The Deep End: Amber has gone off it.

    • KingMabel
      KingMabel
      April 14, 2014 at 12:39 am | #

      The first thing to go is a bit of sanity.

      The second is breaking character…

    • Jerden
      Jerden
      April 14, 2014 at 4:33 am | #

      But the deep ends is the fun end of the pool!

  16. Humson
    Humson
    April 14, 2014 at 12:06 am | #

    Amber, you can’t leave yet! He’s still watching you! Quick, point out some monkeys!

    • Kelly
      Kelly
      April 14, 2014 at 12:16 am | #

      Or a demonic duck.

      • Opus the Poet
        Opus the Poet
        April 14, 2014 at 12:49 am | #

        http://www.egscomics.com/index.php?id=726

  17. Wonder Wig
    Wonder Wig
    April 14, 2014 at 12:06 am | #

    Gonna have to call an amber-lance after the fight.

    • Evil Midnight Lurker
      Evil Midnight Lurker
      April 14, 2014 at 1:33 am | #

      The world was dominated by Chromatic Ambers, until the gods granted a heroic knight the Amberlance.

      • xKiv
        xKiv
        April 14, 2014 at 8:58 pm | #

        And ever after that, they called the place … the Amber Lands.

    • ninja_jesus
      ninja_jesus
      April 14, 2014 at 1:51 am | #

      Hopefully Amber Lamps will be there.

  18. derick
    derick
    April 14, 2014 at 12:06 am | #

    That is some superhero level angst.

  19. Plasma Mongoose
    Plasma Mongoose
    April 14, 2014 at 12:07 am | #

    I can see a comic where AG and Billie join up to STAB THE WORLD!

  20. Jack Finch
    Jack Finch
    April 14, 2014 at 12:07 am | #

    Face her? Amber you freaking STABBED her.

    • newllend
      newllend
      April 14, 2014 at 12:41 am | #

      Amber vs Sal knife fight rematch.

      • JustCheetoDust
        JustCheetoDust
        April 14, 2014 at 12:45 am | #

        It’s a knife fight if both sides have knives. If only one side has a knife than it’s just a stabbing.

        • Jackson
          Jackson
          April 14, 2014 at 9:52 pm | #

          There is wisdom in this statement.

    • Rabid Rabbit
      Rabid Rabbit
      April 14, 2014 at 1:50 am | #

      Huh. This is actually the first time I’ve considered what Sal’s reaction would be if Amber confronted her. Or, you know, if she ran into Amazi-Girl while sneaking in through windows. As in, ‘Wait, you’re the crazy bongo due to whom I wear gloves all the time???’

      • No Name
        No Name
        April 14, 2014 at 1:27 pm | #

        I don’t think Sal would ever say “whom”. Not that she shouldn’t, we need “whom”!

        • Jack Finch
          Jack Finch
          April 14, 2014 at 9:38 pm | #

          I think Sal would have a visceral reaction to someone using the word “whom”.

  21. Jay Eff
    Jay Eff
    April 14, 2014 at 12:08 am | #

    *reads alt text*

    She can’t take the mask off!
    Not while she’s cosplaying as Leonardo…

  22. newllend
    newllend
    April 14, 2014 at 12:08 am | #

    Man I don’t know if that helped or made things worse.

  23. DShmdn989
    DShmdn989
    April 14, 2014 at 12:09 am | #

    Yeah… Amber kind of crossed that line between funny college vigilante and mentally unstable danger to the community. like she needs some time in a psych ward.

  24. Detective Mury
    Detective Mury
    April 14, 2014 at 12:09 am | #

    I wonder if Ethan has that GI Joe poster with Road Block hanging in his room.

  25. Ridureyu
    Ridureyu
    April 14, 2014 at 12:09 am | #

    Hey guys… remember that Robot Chicken episode with Calvin & Hobbes, and you see Calvin, like, murder other characters form the comic and get locked up, only he has retreated so far into his imaginary world that he thinks he is on Mars, and mars is awesome?

    Now, I THINK I remember Willis saying that people are not going to die in this strip, so it is unlikely that Amber will kill Sal (who knows?). But do you think that she might go so far over the deep end that, when the authorities come to take her way, she somehow sees herself as a victorious, beloved super hero?

    “Mars is awesome!”

    • Aulayan
      Aulayan
      April 14, 2014 at 12:15 am | #

      Nah, given that Willis wants this to run forever and ever and ever and ever, even unto the heat death of the universe. He won’t go that far. (also he doesn’t write for DC)

      • Rabid Rabbit
        Rabid Rabbit
        April 14, 2014 at 1:52 am | #

        He doesn’t have to keep it running forever. He just has to keep it running for two more weeks of strip-time and he’ll be collecting his pension before it gets to that stage.

        • Clif
          Clif
          April 14, 2014 at 11:25 am | #

          Do web-comics have pensions?

          • No Name
            No Name
            April 14, 2014 at 1:24 pm | #

            It’s called “Kickstarter”

    • Roborat
      Roborat
      April 14, 2014 at 3:56 pm | #

      “Everything is awesome”

      Crap, now I have that song running through my head, again.

  26. GoogerGeiger
    GoogerGeiger
    April 14, 2014 at 12:09 am | #

    Amber’s been giving off a strange mixture of emo and crazy recently.

  27. yitz
    yitz
    April 14, 2014 at 12:10 am | #

    “I’ve been waiting for years for this! Real mental illness!”

  28. timemonkey
    timemonkey
    April 14, 2014 at 12:14 am | #

    While Amber still greatly disturbs me I think it could be very beneficial to both her and Sal for the two of them to just talk. I’d like to see Sal faced with some reprecussions of what she did. Something she can’t just brush off onto parental favoritism and her brother.

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      April 14, 2014 at 12:16 am | #

      Or she could say “bongo, you stabbed me, I don’t give two shit’s about your mental state”. Which is probably what I’d say. But then I’m kind of a jerk.

      • Sageress
        Sageress
        April 14, 2014 at 12:28 am | #

        No I’d say it too

        • No Name
          No Name
          April 14, 2014 at 11:33 am | #

          Tell me you knew that was your Gravatar

      • timemonkey
        timemonkey
        April 14, 2014 at 12:33 am | #

        A fight could also be beneficial. Especially if Amazi-Girl loses. Amber needs to lose her dependency on it.

      • newllend
        newllend
        April 14, 2014 at 12:37 am | #

        I can see it all now, how its going to go down.

        Amber: so, we meet again

        Sal: wait am aH supposed to know ya?

        Amber: drop the act .

        Sal: seriously gal ah don’t know who the hell ya are.

        Amber:seriously!

        Sal: wait know Ah recognize ya, ya that Amzi-gal in the the newspaper you rock.

        • Eukie
          Eukie
          April 14, 2014 at 7:04 am | #

          Sal: “Ahm lakh your biggest fan!”

          Amber: “You held my boyfriend hostage! Prepare to pay!”

          Sal: “Oh man, that? Ahm so sorry, ah was really angry and lashed out at the wrong peeps. Ah really hope he’s okay naw.”

          Amber: “…work with me here.”

          Sal: “Gettin’ stabbed in mah hand really taught me that mah actions affect other peeps. Ah try to be ah much better person naw.”

          Amber: “…aaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh!”

          • Eukie
            Eukie
            April 14, 2014 at 7:05 am | #

            (Note: I cannot do Sal’s accent, like, at all.)

            • newllend
              newllend
              April 16, 2014 at 1:54 am | #

              You do it better than me kid

      • Jim
        Jim
        April 14, 2014 at 3:47 am | #

        I feel like there’s a bit of weird magnitude whiplash in the story now that Willis has kind of lost control of the threads and let some wander off into soap-opera territory again.

        When most of the characters are worrying about frustrating but ultimately pretty inevitably-resolved and relatable identity issues (the decision to be “out” or not, balancing religion against reality), having one character’s arc be the realization that she’s an outright psychopath and that she’s gradually losing the self-control fight that keeps her from slipping into serial killer territory is a bit… much.

        I’m hoping he manages to reel in/scale back Amber’s arc at some point so that we don’t end up with everything wandering off into magical realism like his other strips.

        • Gka
          Gka
          April 14, 2014 at 9:24 am | #

          I don’t think you know what the word psychopath means.

          To be fair, most people don’t.

          • Clif
            Clif
            April 14, 2014 at 10:54 am | #

            Nor does he seem to know what magical realism is.

          • Brolo
            Brolo
            April 14, 2014 at 8:16 pm | #

            Although, strictly speaking, neither Sociopathy or psychopathy are recognized medical condition. Both terms are merely aspects of the DSM’s definition of Antisocial Personality Disorder.

        • Jack Finch
          Jack Finch
          April 14, 2014 at 9:29 pm | #

          Yeah. Dissociative disorder fits Amber better than antisocial personality characteristics. The compartmentalization as a defense mechanism is classic. I’m not sure if she’s slipping further into it or struggling to come to terms with herself as an undivided self.

        • mistrali
          mistrali
          April 15, 2014 at 2:26 am | #

          Yeah, um, Amber is hardly about to “slip into serial killer territory”. She’s angry and she wants to confront someone, but that’s *because of her father*, whom we know is an emotional abuser. Yeah, she’s not exactly rational right now, but she’s always been violent and vigilante – it’s just, she’s channelled all that through Amazi-Girl and fighting the good fight, and probably beating her opponents at Nintendo games. Now she’s going through some trauma, which =/= “serial killer mode”.

    • Rabid Rabbit
      Rabid Rabbit
      April 14, 2014 at 1:54 am | #

      I have to ask: getting stabbed through the hand doesn’t count as repercussions? (Leaving aside the whole jail and convent-school-in-Tennessee-that-for-some-reason-stole-its-uniform-from-Canada side of things.)

      • timemonkey
        timemonkey
        April 14, 2014 at 8:53 am | #

        Nope. She just slaps some gloves on and doesn’t deal with it. We’ve seen no indication she feels bad about what she did, no indication she cares she hurt other people. So far it’s been all about her and her issues and blaming other people, whether she has a point or not about her parents favoring her brother is besides the point.

        • takashid
          takashid
          April 15, 2014 at 1:27 am | #

          So your just assuming Sal hasn’t faced any repercussions because we haven’t seen any yet? We haven’t exactly gotten Sal’s side of the story yet, so I’d slow down a little in your condemnation of her.

  29. Ridureyu
    Ridureyu
    April 14, 2014 at 12:14 am | #

    Hey guys, I wanna apologize for all the trolling the last couple of years. I honestly don’t know why I did it, except to be a bastard. Odd thing is, I don’t do it anywhere else.

    Uh… kill Danny?

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      April 14, 2014 at 12:15 am | #

      Yeah!!!! It’s Danny’s fault! LET’S GET HIM.

      • Sageress
        Sageress
        April 14, 2014 at 12:34 am | #

        How DARE you lend her Mario Kart.

        • JustCheetoDust
          JustCheetoDust
          April 14, 2014 at 12:43 am | #

          Actually he did his copy of Mario Kart a favor by sparing it from further mediocre gameplay at his hands.

    • Clif
      Clif
      April 14, 2014 at 10:58 am | #

      It’s okay, Ridureyu. None of us noticed.

      • No Name
        No Name
        April 14, 2014 at 11:37 am | #

        I noticed! Heck, one of his threads inspired my first comment!

        • Clif
          Clif
          April 14, 2014 at 12:10 pm | #

          So he does have something to answer for then? 😉

          Damn, there goes my your-trolling-was-to-insignificant-for-us-to-notice subtext.

          • Ridureyu
            Ridureyu
            April 15, 2014 at 5:25 pm | #

            Dude, Willis even said once (like, two or thre eyears ago) that he couldn’t decide whether to ban me or not, or whether I was a troll or insane 😀

            And I’ve felt bad.

  30. Robert Stoll
    Robert Stoll
    April 14, 2014 at 12:19 am | #

    …someone needs to see a therapist. I can understand why she wants revenge, but seriously that girl has problems.

    • Annie
      Annie
      April 14, 2014 at 3:20 am | #

      I might be misunderstanding this strip or something, but I got the distinct impression that she didn’t want revenge. That she doesn’t want Sal to see her at all, ever.
      If she wears the mask she won’t look like herself and since she’s in character, so to speak, she won’t be the same weak little girl that felt completely frozen and helpless like she was then. Well, up until her asshole father basically bullied her in to attacking Sal after she was unarmed, defenseless, and pretty much in custody. But I’m sure she felt helpless even then.
      Anyway, I thought she was slipping in to Amazi-Girl’s persona and attempting to completely abandon her own because Amber wants to hide from Sal and to not be recognized by her. I figured she was feeling like she could either hide in her room all the time feeling alone, helpless, scared or she could slip in to being Amazi-Girl and still hide from Sal, but without those helpless, scared feelings.

      • Chubsius
        Chubsius
        April 14, 2014 at 7:23 am | #

        Also, Amber uses the mask to keep her rage/violence/emotions in check. I think she wears the mask so that she never goes out of control like she did when she stabbed Sal, and maybe as a way to atone for it. That’s why it was so devastating for her when she beat the shit out of Blaine, and why she slipped from Amazigirl to Amber halfway through the beatdown. Amber definitely doesn’t want to fight Sal, I just hope she has the self-control not too.

        • Clif
          Clif
          April 14, 2014 at 10:59 am | #

          I’m glad someone is actually paying attention to the strip instead of an alternate strip they are creating in their minds.

  31. Cragalanch
    Cragalanch
    April 14, 2014 at 12:20 am | #

    Shit’s about to get real

  32. Pteropine
    Pteropine
    April 14, 2014 at 12:26 am | #

    amber
    don’t

  33. SilverArrowArtemis
    SilverArrowArtemis
    April 14, 2014 at 12:29 am | #

    Climbing out the window is the best exercise.

    • newllend
      newllend
      April 14, 2014 at 12:38 am | #

      Now wonder sal like it so much.

      • KingMabel
        KingMabel
        April 14, 2014 at 12:41 am | #

        Sal liked it because when you wanna escape the best way go is the window, because whether it’s the first floor or the third floor windows are not an exit.

        • newllend
          newllend
          April 14, 2014 at 12:45 am | #

          Although nobody keeping her there.

        • John
          John
          April 14, 2014 at 5:19 am | #

          Also, you get to check off a box on your loner rebel bingo card.

  34. Pyr05
    Pyr05
    April 14, 2014 at 12:29 am | #

    People can’t change! That’s not possible! After all, I’M still the same! I haven’t changed! Why should she get to change? CHAAAAANNNNGGGGEEEE!

    • JustCheetoDust
      JustCheetoDust
      April 14, 2014 at 12:37 am | #

      Chaaaange!

      • JustCheetoDust
        JustCheetoDust
        April 14, 2014 at 12:41 am | #

        http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/155590/i-dont-have-change

        Of course I would fuck up a simple hyperlink copy and paste.

  35. Scott
    Scott
    April 14, 2014 at 12:39 am | #

    Amber/AG goes to confront Sal. Danny shows up to bring the charger or check the math. Danny tries to stop things and gets stabbed/hurt by Amber/AG. Defecation hits the rotating air movement device…

    • Ridureyu
      Ridureyu
      April 14, 2014 at 3:39 am | #

      I don’t know. I think the violent stabbing of Danny would be a hit with the fanbase.

      It could even be a new comic: “The Violent Stabbing of Danny.”

      • John
        John
        April 14, 2014 at 5:21 am | #

        I’m holding out for a truck.

      • No Name
        No Name
        April 14, 2014 at 11:42 am | #

        You forget: Amber isn’t us, and actually LIKES Danny. She would not like stabbing Danny, and might lose her last grip on sanity. Whether she goes completely psycho or curls up into a ball is still up for debate.

  36. MrSirk
    MrSirk
    April 14, 2014 at 12:56 am | #

    When I face her?!?! I’m starting to worry this will escalate further..-_-

  37. Tnoy
    Tnoy
    April 14, 2014 at 1:08 am | #

    Watching the Amazi-Girl tag is like getting a full psychological evaluation on Amber.

  38. mai876
    mai876
    April 14, 2014 at 1:14 am | #

    She has to leave the same way she came in so she doesn’t arouse suspicion.

    • mai876
      mai876
      April 14, 2014 at 1:15 am | #

      Also, I wonder how she’d react to learn this is Sal’s favorite way in and out of a room as well.

  39. David
    David
    April 14, 2014 at 1:22 am | #

    I like the parallelism between Amber entering and leaving through a window the same way Sal does too now.

  40. Rani
    Rani
    April 14, 2014 at 1:25 am | #

    Amber will complete the stigmata on Sal’s other hand, thus ushering in Third Impact and a world where the difference between Amazi-Girl and Amber is completely irrelevant.

  41. Evil Midnight Lurker
    Evil Midnight Lurker
    April 14, 2014 at 1:34 am | #

    What can change the nature of an Amber?

    • Karfsma778
      Karfsma778
      April 14, 2014 at 2:07 am | #

      Regret, Love, an a host of other things, my Ravel.

  42. Philip
    Philip
    April 14, 2014 at 1:50 am | #

    Now you deserve Danny.

    • Ikaru
      Ikaru
      April 14, 2014 at 3:28 am | #

      Whoa now, no need to go to that extreme.

    • No Name
      No Name
      April 14, 2014 at 11:45 am | #

      More Danny hate. I thought we got over that a few strips ago. I admit I’m not a *fan* of Danny, but still, he’s just slow, a little stupid and neglected as a child.

  43. caesaria82
    caesaria82
    April 14, 2014 at 1:55 am | #

    Amber is so broken. I am so sad.

  44. Victor Riley
    Victor Riley
    April 14, 2014 at 1:59 am | #

    Is Amber on her way to becoming a villain herself? Dun dun dun…

    • Tahkuya
      Tahkuya
      April 14, 2014 at 2:49 am | #

      You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.

      • Clif
        Clif
        April 14, 2014 at 11:38 am | #

        That actually sounds familiar. What’s it from?

        • Jen Aside
          Jen Aside
          April 14, 2014 at 2:20 pm | #

          Harveyyyyyyy!!

          • Brolo
            Brolo
            April 14, 2014 at 8:06 pm | #

            Also Nietzsche: Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.

  45. Rabid Rabbit
    Rabid Rabbit
    April 14, 2014 at 2:03 am | #

    I’m now actually left wondering what would occur if Ethan tracked Sal down himself, before Amber did. ‘Huh, hey. Seven years ago you held a knife to my throat. Wanna talk ’bout Transformers?’

    • No Name
      No Name
      April 14, 2014 at 11:49 am | #

      “Oh, by the way, my ex-girlfriend is here also, and she’s the girl who stabbed you. She hasn’t grown past that yet, so you might want to be a leetle careful around her.”

  46. Ridureyu
    Ridureyu
    April 14, 2014 at 2:11 am | #

    You know what the real tragedy of all of this is?

    Even after everything, Amber is still trying to impress her dad.

  47. Kiggy
    Kiggy
    April 14, 2014 at 4:05 am | #

    Poor Anber, she’s so damaged :'(

  48. Doxkid
    Doxkid
    April 14, 2014 at 6:00 am | #

    It’s not often that I get to see a superhero beaten like the drum we only allow into the house because of contractual obligation, not love or even a simulacrum of an emotional connection, due to a mistake that the drum made when it was younger.

    That is exactly what I needed to start my week and ensure that I don’t go out an kill my Drum if he can’t pay back the money I lent him.

  49. Ed Rhodes
    Ed Rhodes
    April 14, 2014 at 6:02 am | #

    Can I point out that I don’t think Sal is going to be fooled by the mask and/or costume and cape?

    • timemonkey
      timemonkey
      April 14, 2014 at 8:45 am | #

      She doesn’t know Amber so it’s not really going to matter.

  50. Gka
    Gka
    April 14, 2014 at 9:36 am | #

    For all the other possibilities, I’m really hoping we get a cathartic confrontation, rather than a violent one. Whether that starts with aggression or an apology, it could be solid either way – but it’d be a pretty satisfying way to resolve Amber’s current arc.

    This is in no way motivated by my desire to see Amber and Sal as the most confusing of all possible bros.

    • No Name
      No Name
      April 14, 2014 at 11:17 am | #

      That… would actually be a great ending. We need a poll on what should happen between Sal and Amber STAT!

      • Clif
        Clif
        April 14, 2014 at 12:14 pm | #

        Between Sal and Amber? The tea-leaves say Danny.

        • Heavensrun
          Heavensrun
          April 14, 2014 at 12:49 pm | #

          I see what you did there.

          • JustCheetoDust
            JustCheetoDust
            April 14, 2014 at 11:59 pm | #

            I don’t envy your ability to visualize a three-way with Danny.

  51. stainedglassdeity
    stainedglassdeity
    April 14, 2014 at 11:57 am | #

    I am literally at the edge of my seat. My thighs hurt.

  52. Clif
    Clif
    April 14, 2014 at 12:16 pm | #

    Appropriate Gravatar is appropriate.

  53. Gargamel
    Gargamel
    April 14, 2014 at 3:17 pm | #

    So she’s still Amber, kind of a shame really.

    • Gargamel
      Gargamel
      April 14, 2014 at 3:20 pm | #

      Also kudos for the batman symbol on the window, excellent 🙂

      • JustCheetoDust
        JustCheetoDust
        April 15, 2014 at 12:01 am | #

        Great, now I think the character Gargamel wants Smurf bacon.

  54. anonymsly
    anonymsly
    April 14, 2014 at 5:31 pm | #

    Considering that Amber as she was then stabbed Sal in the hand, her not wanting to be then-Amber could be either a good sign or a really, really dark one, I think. Amber’s recent trajectory is not encouraging me to be positive.

  55. CallMeIshmael
    CallMeIshmael
    April 14, 2014 at 5:34 pm | #

    Amber’s kind of a shithead.

  56. Derkins
    Derkins
    April 14, 2014 at 8:42 pm | #

    I think if anyone is on a fast track to jail (or a padded cell) it’s Amber. That girl should’ve been in therapy this whole time, *not* putting on a super hero outfit.

  57. The_Master
    The_Master
    April 16, 2014 at 5:49 pm | #

    Sal would make the greatest nemesis for Amazigirl. Apparently they both have mad ninja skills. Sal is basically the antithesis of Amber. It would be perfect

  58. me
    me
    April 16, 2014 at 11:25 pm | #

    Two titans shall meet in an epic battle that will cause the earth to shake and the skies to darken. The audience will be forgotten and their welfare unheeded. Their fate sealed by their proximity to the affairs of dragons-until one intercedes to stop this mighty conflagration-Danny. Will Amber recognize it as an appeal to her innate humanity, or as a betrayal and siding with Sal? Will Danny be hurt,maimed, killed in the attempt? Will Amber’s depleted sanity be destroyed utterly leaving her a mere husk of her current damaged self? Tune in next time to learn—oh…no it’ll be at least a couple of more strips ’cause Willis is a dick.

  59. Tomas
    Tomas
    May 5, 2014 at 6:08 pm | #

    This scene looks so much better now that I know to look for the cheek thing.

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reminded of one of the greatest pieces of quantitative research ever to be undertaken – @ryannorth.ca's 2009 analysis of the number of letters U people use to spell "excuuuuuuuuuuuse me, princess" full deets: qwantz.livejournal.com/112122.html
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as far as i'm concerned there's only one "zelda movie" and it's this 1'45" right here
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This shit makes me want to *scream*. IT CANNOT SELF-REFLECT BECAUSE THERE IS NO SELF IT IS NOT ACKNOWLEDGING ANYTHING IT APOLOGISES FOR SHIT ALL THE TIME BECAUSE IT MAKES STUFF UP ALL THE FUCKING TIME
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
some adult in pokemon: it's weird, nobody's ever seen a pokemon egg before! for thousands of years, no pokemon eggs have ever been discovered by humans! ash: well let's go find one! *fifteen minutes later* ash: oh hey
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
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Raidah!
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Amen break whenever Mario vibrates extremely rapidly while emitting a barrage of "ha", "hoo", and "hmm" soundbites
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In Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, crouch-walking against a switch will make Mario vibrate extremely rapidly while emitting a barrage of "ha", "hoo", and "hmm" soundbites.
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