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September 20, 2023

Get to class

by David M Willis on June 11, 2014 at 12:01 am
  • 03 - Up All Night to Get Vengeance

└ Tags: danny, ethan

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  1. Shadic
    Shadic
    June 11, 2014 at 12:01 am | #

    Luckily, they don’t have to worry about Amazi-Mike.

    • Jay Eff
      Jay Eff
      June 11, 2014 at 12:07 am | #

      Amazi-Mike wouldn’t punch Dan in the face.

      He’d just kick him in the nuts.

      • Jen Aside
        Jen Aside
        June 11, 2014 at 12:32 am | #

        THEN punch him in the face

        • Mike
          Mike
          June 11, 2014 at 1:25 am | #

          And I’ll snark about it after.

          • ZORK
            ZORK
            June 11, 2014 at 5:42 am | #

            While he has sex with Dan’s mum.

            • Kevin
              Kevin
              June 11, 2014 at 6:33 am | #

              For a nickel

              • Dibullba
                Dibullba
                June 11, 2014 at 10:14 am | #

                I am questioning this Amazi-Mike view of peoples =P. If it is his alter ego, wouldn’t he just compliment people and give them hugs =P. Nickels still apply.

                • Jen Aside
                  Jen Aside
                  June 11, 2014 at 12:44 pm | #

                  Amazi-Mike is just the name for his punching persona [SPOILER: they’re EXACTLY THE SAME]

  2. Resne
    Resne
    June 11, 2014 at 12:02 am | #

    …I can see what’s happening.

    • LiaHansen
      LiaHansen
      June 11, 2014 at 12:03 am | #

      I HOPE I see what’s happening.

    • Marc in MN
      Marc in MN
      June 11, 2014 at 12:03 am | #

      And they don’t have a clue?

      • LiaHansen
        LiaHansen
        June 11, 2014 at 12:07 am | #

        who?

        • NCP19
          NCP19
          June 11, 2014 at 12:17 am | #

          They’ll fall in love, and here’s the bottom line.
          They’ll be in the DOA Slipshine #2

          • Leorale
            Leorale
            June 11, 2014 at 12:22 am | #

            –oh.

            • Leorale
              Leorale
              June 11, 2014 at 12:23 am | #

              PS I wish this would happen.

            • The Doctor
              The Doctor
              June 11, 2014 at 10:09 am | #

              The sweet caress of comics.
              There’s geekery in the air.

            • The Doctor
              The Doctor
              June 11, 2014 at 10:28 am | #

              The sweet caress of comics.
              There’s geekery everywhere.

              • Pangloss
                Pangloss
                June 11, 2014 at 10:48 am | #

                And with all this bromaaaantic atmosphere (in a Willis comic)
                DISAAAASTER’S IN THE AIR

                • Jordan
                  Jordan
                  June 11, 2014 at 9:29 pm | #

                  *Cue the rest the of the song*

      • Yotomoe
        Yotomoe
        June 11, 2014 at 12:08 am | #

        If he hangs out with danny, his problems will be up to 2.

        • Historyman68
          Historyman68
          June 11, 2014 at 12:17 am | #

          Looking for trouble? Better make it double!

          • Kernanator
            Kernanator
            June 11, 2014 at 12:44 am | #

            To protect the dorm from devastation.
            To unite all peoples within our nation.

            • RevenantBacon
              RevenantBacon
              June 11, 2014 at 1:30 am | #

              To denounce the Evils
              Of Truth and Love

              • Jacknoir
                Jacknoir
                June 11, 2014 at 2:09 am | #

                To Extend our reach
                to the stars above

                • Plasma Mongoose
                  Plasma Mongoose
                  June 11, 2014 at 3:33 am | #

                  Pocket Rockets ‘blasting off’ at first sight
                  Surrender your arse or expect a bite

                • Roborat
                  Roborat
                  June 11, 2014 at 2:42 pm | #

                  Mike that’s right.

        • Deanatay
          Deanatay
          June 11, 2014 at 9:05 am | #

          He’s got 99 problems, but a girl ain’t one.

          ‘Cept… Amber.

  3. luxlucis
    luxlucis
    June 11, 2014 at 12:02 am | #

    Well, what the hell. I’m shipping these two now.

    • Viktoria
      Viktoria
      June 11, 2014 at 12:24 am | #

      I can’t do that, because Danny, for all his faults, wouldn’t cheat. And neither he nor Ethan would want him to break up with(and hurt) Amber.
      …
      Neither he nor Ethan would hurt Amber…
      …
      POLYAMORY! The solution to all your shipping problems.

      • luxlucis
        luxlucis
        June 11, 2014 at 12:33 am | #

        Well, yeah. That’s a given.

        Joking aside, I know Danny would never cheat and I guess Ethan wouldn’t either, at least directly but a yaoi fan can hope, right?

        …which is pretty weird. I hate the prospect of cheating. Maybe my shipping includes the prerogative that when it happens all the space/time-continuum is going to rewrite itself so that they are never with Amber and Joyce.

        • Cody B
          Cody B
          June 11, 2014 at 12:45 am | #

          You could always use this approach:
          http://itstime-to-begin.tumblr.com/post/43584948199/no-thats-confusing-hes-dead-is-seriously

      • DudeMyDadOwnsADealership
        DudeMyDadOwnsADealership
        June 11, 2014 at 9:54 pm | #

        You’ve been tipped off that Danny, for all this problems, wouldn’t cheat…..It wouldn’t happen to do with the fact Danny boldly advertises that that’s his policy, say, about twice as often as Geico advertises it’s Car Insurance on TV, would it?

    • PsychoKineticEX
      PsychoKineticEX
      June 11, 2014 at 12:30 am | #

      I suppose if Danny turns out to be bi, then that means that straight white males (such as myself) lose all of their representation in this comic (not that I mind)

      • luxlucis
        luxlucis
        June 11, 2014 at 12:34 am | #

        Doesn’t Joe counts as white? I know he is jewish but I didn’t think those two were mutually exclusive. You do have a point otherwise.

      • Rabid Rabbit
        Rabid Rabbit
        June 11, 2014 at 12:35 am | #

        Only if you insist that those who wear bowties are by definition not straight.

        • LuckyStar7
          LuckyStar7
          June 11, 2014 at 5:39 pm | #

          Grav for the win.

      • John
        John
        June 11, 2014 at 12:36 am | #

        Um. Joe?

      • PsychoKineticEX
        PsychoKineticEX
        June 11, 2014 at 12:39 am | #

        I had the horrible realization that I forgot some characters immediately after I posted that comment

        • PsychoKineticEX
          PsychoKineticEX
          June 11, 2014 at 12:41 am | #

          Kinda forgot Joe and Jason because they haven’t been center stage characters in years. Whenever they are relevant, it’s usually fleeting.

      • Kerry
        Kerry
        June 11, 2014 at 2:11 am | #

        if danny is bi, that means in the walkyverse, he and billie are a bi couple, which just freaking warms my heart holy crap
        I hope willis introduces more multisexual (including pansexual) characters

        • -Sentinel-
          -Sentinel-
          June 11, 2014 at 9:21 pm | #

          I’m unclear on the difference between bisexuality and pansexuality.

          • David M Willis
            David M Willis
            June 11, 2014 at 9:56 pm | #

            Pansexuality takes into account, I believe, that there is more than two genders to be attracted to.

            • Kerry
              Kerry
              June 11, 2014 at 10:09 pm | #

              nope
              bisexuality has two commonly accepted definitions:
              1. attraction to same and different genders
              2. attraction to two or more genders
              a bisexual person can like the same range of genders as a pansexual person

              • Rachel
                Rachel
                February 26, 2015 at 12:43 pm | #

                So then the difference, potentially, is that all pansexuals are bisexual but not all bisexuals are pansexual…?

            • -Sentinel-
              -Sentinel-
              June 12, 2014 at 11:33 am | #

              Indeed, but if you’re attracted to both “default” genders (whatever that means), it stands to reason that you should be attracted to people who are somewhere in-between.

      • GWRando
        GWRando
        June 11, 2014 at 2:41 am | #

        Think about it this way Psychokinetic, at least with Joe and Jason you have representation… I’m a mixed White/Native American male with an attraction towards androgyny with no specification of gender preference. Which if I remember my sexual psychology class from almost a decade ago makes me… pansexual? It’s been a while so I could be wrong on the term. Either way I don’t think there will ever be a character in this or any comic that represents whatever group I may belong to.

      • Gigafreak
        Gigafreak
        June 11, 2014 at 9:25 am | #

        As opposed to straight Asian males like myself, who are currently represented solely by Faz.

        So thanks, you’ve somehow made me eager to see Ken show up.

        • Kerry
          Kerry
          June 11, 2014 at 12:18 pm | #

          oh, I’m pretty sure faz isn’t straight

          • Gigafreak
            Gigafreak
            June 11, 2014 at 12:51 pm | #

            Wen’s a dude?

            • Kerry
              Kerry
              June 11, 2014 at 1:39 pm | #

              no…?
              did you forget about ninja rick (among other things)?

              • Gigafreak
                Gigafreak
                June 11, 2014 at 2:52 pm | #

                Okay, that means straight Asian dudes have never been represented at all in DoA.

                I don’t know whether to be disappointed or relieved, considering, wel, Faz.

              • Gigafreak
                Gigafreak
                June 11, 2014 at 3:57 pm | #

                Wait a sec, Ethan’s also banged Conquest and Amber in that universe. Does that make him as bi as Faz, or does it somehow not count since he didn’t realize he was gay at the time?

                …DoA Ethan is right. There DOES need to be a manual for this.

                • Kerry
                  Kerry
                  June 11, 2014 at 7:03 pm | #

                  gay people sometimes have sex with different genders
                  with amber, he felt obligated, and with conquest, he did it for his job
                  faz actually seemed to enjoy it, so

                • Gigafreak
                  Gigafreak
                  June 12, 2014 at 5:15 pm | #

                  http://www.shortpacked.com/index.php?id=276
                  So did Ethan.

      • Jerden
        Jerden
        June 11, 2014 at 12:25 pm | #

        And I’m me, so there isn’t anyone that I can relate to outside of Two Guys and Guy.
        Still, I enjoy it.

    • LuckyStar7
      LuckyStar7
      June 11, 2014 at 5:40 pm | #

      EthDan for the win.

  4. Wonder Wig
    Wonder Wig
    June 11, 2014 at 12:02 am | #

    DID WE JUST BECOME BEST FRIENDS?

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      June 11, 2014 at 12:09 am | #

      When you are happy with laughter to spare, Fun is twice as fun with someone to share.

      When you are lonely and filled with dispair, things are half as when somebody cares.

    • Vibbles
      Vibbles
      June 11, 2014 at 12:16 am | #

      YAY FRIENDS!
      You crazy kids enjoy having a plantonic friendship with someone who isn’t one-note and intentionally impossible to connect with. Go have adventures, yay!

    • PsychoKineticEX
      PsychoKineticEX
      June 11, 2014 at 12:31 am | #

      And it only took the span of one elevator ride.

    • Blackbird
      Blackbird
      June 11, 2014 at 12:39 am | #

      Roommate swap! Danny and Jacob will swap lanky Jewish Transformer collectors!

      • Swerve
        Swerve
        June 11, 2014 at 10:35 am | #

        Neither Joe nor Ethan are lanky.

        • Dean
          Dean
          June 11, 2014 at 9:07 pm | #

          And Dumbiverse Joe isn’t into transformers. Ethan currently fills the ‘tall Jewish Transformer fan’ ecological niche in this strip.

  5. GenericScreenName101
    GenericScreenName101
    June 11, 2014 at 12:02 am | #

    something will be SUPER Hard I bet…

    • GenericScreenName101
      GenericScreenName101
      June 11, 2014 at 12:04 am | #

      …like rocks…

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      June 11, 2014 at 12:09 am | #

      …like calculus?…

      • tinfoil theory
        tinfoil theory
        June 11, 2014 at 1:17 am | #

        … Chinese algebra? …

        • LuckyStar7
          LuckyStar7
          June 11, 2014 at 5:42 pm | #

          …Diamonds?

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      June 11, 2014 at 12:10 am | #

      …like Ninja Gaiden?…

      • Barf Ninjason
        Barf Ninjason
        June 11, 2014 at 12:17 am | #

        Bah… I can beat Ninja Gaiden without dying! I videotaped myself doing it and everything. My friend said it was the most boring thing he’d ever seen.

        Ninja Gaiden 3, on the other hand… gah.

        • Crimson Magick
          Crimson Magick
          June 11, 2014 at 12:30 am | #

          Calculus is much harder to get through without dying at least once.

          • Maveric1984
            Maveric1984
            June 11, 2014 at 8:00 pm | #

            I always died once we started talking about sequences & series. Calc III kicked my ass.

            Calc IV on the other hand was easy as all getout. Take the integral and then take it again? Yes please.

  6. Jen Aside
    Jen Aside
    June 11, 2014 at 12:03 am | #

    Well, he’s not Blaine, Sal, or a spider, so maybe??

    • EEWWW
      EEWWW
      June 11, 2014 at 12:06 am | #

      Unless she walks in on her prom date and her college boyfriend “embracing”… then there will definitely going to be some AG violence.

      • Yotomoe
        Yotomoe
        June 11, 2014 at 12:11 am | #

        She’ll just punch the earth in half.

        • Jen Aside
          Jen Aside
          June 11, 2014 at 12:19 am | #

          “Is that why there’s a hole in the moon?”

          • LuckyStar7
            LuckyStar7
            June 11, 2014 at 5:43 pm | #

            Is that a Trigun reference?
            …Please let it be.

            • Yotomoe
              Yotomoe
              June 11, 2014 at 11:42 pm | #

              I was thinking Scott Pilgrim.

      • LeslieBean4Shizzle
        LeslieBean4Shizzle
        June 11, 2014 at 12:22 am | #

        Amber did specifically ask Danny if he was gay.
        On the other hand, Danny and Ethan are weirdly cut together. I think I ship it.

        • LeslieBean4Shizzle
          LeslieBean4Shizzle
          June 11, 2014 at 12:23 am | #

          At least, I think she did. Now I have to go through the archives and check.

          • Jen Aside
            Jen Aside
            June 11, 2014 at 12:30 am | #

            She did

        • Kerry
          Kerry
          June 11, 2014 at 2:14 am | #

          doesn’t preclude bisexuality
          I would be freaking psyched for another bi character, especially a dude since they/we don’t get as much as their distaff counterparts due to skeezy straight guys dominating the media, but I doubt danny’s gonna be the guy, unfortunately

        • gwalla
          gwalla
          June 12, 2014 at 10:59 pm | #

          Danny isn’t cut, just skinny.

  7. John
    John
    June 11, 2014 at 12:03 am | #

    I think Danny just asked Ethan on a date.

    • newllend
      newllend
      June 11, 2014 at 12:23 am | #

      Ya right and I guess he’s also going to get to second base with Sal…Oh shit

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        June 11, 2014 at 12:25 am | #

        Dan wants to be meat in an Ethan/Sal sandwich?

        OH MY!

      • Kerry
        Kerry
        June 11, 2014 at 2:15 am | #

        poly bi danny dating amber, sal, and ethan all at once
        /shot

        • Betty Anne
          Betty Anne
          June 11, 2014 at 10:19 am | #

          I still kind of wish Ethan/Jocelyn would work out, but since that’s not likely to happen…

          I could probably handle this poly bi Danny thing. :3

  8. Doctor_Who
    Doctor_Who
    June 11, 2014 at 12:03 am | #

    Taking a vote: which of these two has the more fucked up love life, the guy with the superhero girlfriend on the verge of a mental breakdown, or the guy who installed a revolving door on his closet so he can date the one person on campus more terrified of their sexuality than him?

    • luxlucis
      luxlucis
      June 11, 2014 at 12:06 am | #

      Oof, hard one. I say the second one on account of him making nice eyes to every guy he mets.

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      June 11, 2014 at 12:12 am | #

      I’m gonna say…Ethan. Cuz I still hate what he’s doing.

    • Vibbles
      Vibbles
      June 11, 2014 at 12:19 am | #

      Technically Danny’s choice involves a much higher likelihood of face-punchings so it might be the formally correct answer… but I still find parts of Danny/Amber kinda sweet and sad. So Ethan.

    • Leorale
      Leorale
      June 11, 2014 at 12:30 am | #

      Definitely Ethan. Amber has herself an imperfect but basically level-headed support network now, whereas Ethan, if he continues on this course, will likely destroy himself and the girl who’s trying to help him.

    • Fluffy
      Fluffy
      June 11, 2014 at 12:30 am | #

      ETHAN.
      …totally Ethan. Danny might really need to get laid, or grow a spine or whatevs, but he’s not suppressing his real self! Plus, Ethan is… he is less closeted than Marik from Yu-Gi-Oh Abridged.

    • Crimson Magick
      Crimson Magick
      June 11, 2014 at 12:37 am | #

      What other kind of door would you have him install on his closet? A sliding door? A louvred door? A trap door? Maybe a Door of Durin?

      • Gordon
        Gordon
        June 11, 2014 at 1:49 am | #

        A trap door would be an interesting addition for the closeted gays, speaking as a former one myself.

        • Kaoy
          Kaoy
          June 11, 2014 at 12:11 pm | #

          Would a trap door involve unknowingly interacting with a cross-dresser?

    • EnerPrime
      EnerPrime
      June 11, 2014 at 9:03 am | #

      I’m gonna say Ethan’s is more fucked up. Becasue Danny and Amber at least have the possibilty of getting a happy ending to their story. Unless Ethan suddely has an asspull revelation of actually being bisexual, him and Joyce is headed for nothing but pain for all involved parties.

    • Betty Anne
      Betty Anne
      June 11, 2014 at 10:22 am | #

      Ethan and Joyce. It wouldn’t bother me as much if Ethan had told Joyce that he is gay and they still wanted to mutually date because of their hangups with themselves (I’ve known more fucked up couples than that), but him hiding it from her is an asshole thing to do.

      • John
        John
        June 11, 2014 at 10:38 am | #

        Um. Ethan told Joyce that he’s gay. They still want to mutually date because of their hangups with themselves.

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      June 11, 2014 at 2:17 pm | #

      So, the vote seems pretty unanimously in favor of Ethan.

      Not sure if that means Danny finally found someone less lucky than he is, or if he’s even MORE unlucky because he loses at losing.

  9. Jerk
    Jerk
    June 11, 2014 at 12:03 am | #

    Blue Elevator is love.

    Blue Elevator is LIFE.

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      June 11, 2014 at 12:10 am | #

      Blue Line is pregnant.

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

        Blue Blur is Sonic.

        • Jay Eff
          Jay Eff
          June 11, 2014 at 12:16 am | #

          Blue Bland is Bobby.

          • Jen Aside
            Jen Aside
            June 11, 2014 at 12:19 am | #

            Blue Cross Blue Shield

            • AndromedaRage
              AndromedaRage
              June 11, 2014 at 12:56 am | #

              Blue eyes white dragon

              • Usayasha
                Usayasha
                June 11, 2014 at 3:29 am | #

                Da ba dee da ba die.

                • Gigafreak
                  Gigafreak
                  June 11, 2014 at 9:42 am | #

                  Blue Bomber is Mega Man.

                • begbert2
                  begbert2
                  June 11, 2014 at 10:12 am | #

                  Blue moon blue moon blue moon, dip de dip de dip

                • LuckyStar7
                  LuckyStar7
                  June 11, 2014 at 5:48 pm | #

                  Blue fingers is frostbite.

              • Roborat
                Roborat
                June 12, 2014 at 2:41 pm | #

                Blue Balls is painfull.

  10. newllend
    newllend
    June 11, 2014 at 12:04 am | #

    It Might happen if things go down the worse case scenario.

  11. Bunk
    Bunk
    June 11, 2014 at 12:04 am | #

    And thus, Danny actually makes another friend. CALL THE PRESSES.

    Guess it is just foretold he needs to have a Jewish friend who likes Transformers.

    • Kerry
      Kerry
      June 11, 2014 at 2:17 am | #

      joe still likes transformers in this universe, so now he just has another one… only gay

      • Kerry
        Kerry
        June 11, 2014 at 12:20 pm | #

        at least, I think he does? hm

        • Maveric1984
          Maveric1984
          June 11, 2014 at 8:01 pm | #

          Yaknow, I’m pretty sure Joe has expressed an enjoyment of Transformers in this universe, but I can’t recall for sure.

          • David M Willis
            David M Willis
            June 11, 2014 at 8:21 pm | #

            He has not.

            • Kerry
              Kerry
              June 11, 2014 at 10:05 pm | #

              welp, nevermind then
              my memory must’ve gotten mixed up from reading roomies, sp!, and doa all at the same time

  12. ShaggyDonahugh
    ShaggyDonahugh
    June 11, 2014 at 12:04 am | #

    Wow, I’m now shipping this so hard, and there’s definitely at least one gigantic hole in the stern *wink wink nudge nudge*.
    No really, Amber’d flip the fuck out.

  13. Dr. Worm
    Dr. Worm
    June 11, 2014 at 12:04 am | #

    These two would be awesome friends and also SHIP PLEASE YES

    I haven’t seen any signs from Danny but then again, I haven’t been looking.

    • newllend
      newllend
      June 11, 2014 at 12:11 am | #

      No, No we’ll actually…yes, I don’t know I’ve been hoping something would come along and break up the Joyce/Ethan thing but Danny, Eh that seems like it would bring too many problems even for him

    • Vibbles
      Vibbles
      June 11, 2014 at 12:29 am | #

      Dunno if it counts as a sign, but he did acknowledge that Ethan is pretty hot when he first met him (while telling Amber he was glad he was dating Amazi-Girl and not Amber ’cause he wouldn’t stack up to her ex.)

      Dunno yet if I ship it, but there y’go~ =D

    • Suitora
      Suitora
      June 11, 2014 at 4:09 am | #

      No, no, no, no, no!

      This shipping, I call a pox on it! If Danny’s bi, at least make him break up with Amber first! There’s way too much stereotyping about us bi/pan people being promiscuous assholes with no regard for how other people feel.

      • John
        John
        June 11, 2014 at 10:02 am | #

        Given that Danny’s objections to “romancing” Sal included, “I’m uninterested in dating, at least for a while,” but did not include, “I’m already dating Amazi-Girl,” and that he rejected Billie’s journalistic overtures just on the prospect that he might date Amazi-Girl, I think he may be assuming that Amber refusing to talk to him and setting the Raptor on him meant that she already broke up with him.

        I’m not sure if that’s actually the case – I think she probably just wants some space to sort things out – but it’s a really dumb thing to assume without further evidence anyway. But Danny.

        • begbert2
          begbert2
          June 11, 2014 at 10:16 am | #

          I’m not sure he’d bring up the fact he is/was dating Amazi-Girl anyway. I mean, he was talking to Joe. Can you imagine the stream of questions and comments revealing that fact would dig up?

          Not to mention the whole ‘maybe I shouldn’t draw attention to the fact I know who she is’ thing.

          • John
            John
            June 11, 2014 at 11:50 am | #

            He already told Joe. Or at least attempted to. After they made out the night of the sign vandalism.

  14. Rybridge
    Rybridge
    June 11, 2014 at 12:04 am | #

    Danny is meeting Sal and Ethan, Dorothy is meeting Amazi-Girl and Joyce…lots of crashing is possible.

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      June 11, 2014 at 12:08 am | #

      Throw in some Faz, the one ingredient guaranteed to mix well with no one, and blammo.

      • LuckyStar7
        LuckyStar7
        June 11, 2014 at 6:42 pm | #

        Well, Dina.

        • Doctor_Who
          Doctor_Who
          June 11, 2014 at 7:35 pm | #

          You call that mixing well? She tied him up with a grappling hook.

          Though I suppose he could be into that.

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      June 11, 2014 at 12:12 am | #

      All we need is some iceburgs and there will be shipwrecks ahoy!

      • Fluffy
        Fluffy
        June 11, 2014 at 12:31 am | #

        …Exploding shipwrecks?

        • Ancestral Hamster
          Ancestral Hamster
          June 11, 2014 at 1:09 am | #

          “Naked, exploding porpoises!” {10 point reference}

          • RuncibleSpoon
            RuncibleSpoon
            June 11, 2014 at 7:30 pm | #

            Bloom County. Boy, that imagery must have had some staying power for me to summon it up from the depths…

  15. JessWitt
    JessWitt
    June 11, 2014 at 12:04 am | #

    SPOILERS if you haven’t checked smash bros yet.

    I’m looking forward to fighting with DoA characters when the game comes out. Think about it: Sarah with the home run bat. Too perfect.

    • LiaHansen
      LiaHansen
      June 11, 2014 at 12:06 am | #

      Faz’s smash attack is just standing there with a smile on his face while everyone beats him up.

      • Doctor_Who
        Doctor_Who
        June 11, 2014 at 12:09 am | #

        Faz is the sandbag you beat up in bonus levels.

        Though Blaine might be more satisfying.

        • LuckyStar7
          LuckyStar7
          June 11, 2014 at 5:51 pm | #

          With Mike’s Mr. Punchyface attack.

    • JessWitt
      JessWitt
      June 11, 2014 at 12:10 am | #

      *By which I mean as Mii fighters. Forgot to specify that. Didn’t want to give Walkyverse fans’ hopes up.

      • Doctor_Who
        Doctor_Who
        June 11, 2014 at 12:18 am | #

        Yeah, we ought to all design a DoA Mii and do a Mario Kart 8 tourney or something.

    • dailybrad
      dailybrad
      June 11, 2014 at 12:19 am | #

      I… may already have much of the cast as Miis. *cough*

      • JessWitt
        JessWitt
        June 11, 2014 at 12:23 am | #

        Kudos to you for thinking way ahead of me then.

        • David M Willis
          David M Willis
          June 11, 2014 at 6:45 pm | #

          No, he’s just been paying attention to my Tumblr:

          http://dumbingofage.tumblr.com/post/88133334472/dumbing-of-age-mii-codes-part-1-2
          http://dumbingofage.tumblr.com/post/88133451437/dumbing-of-age-mii-codes-part-2-2

          There is no Sarah or Dina for hat-having reasons.

          • JessWitt
            JessWitt
            June 11, 2014 at 10:50 pm | #

            I realized that yesterday when I was fumbling through your tumblr too. Shame about Sarah and Dina. Thanks for the Miis, Mr Willis!

  16. LiaHansen
    LiaHansen
    June 11, 2014 at 12:05 am | #

    I love this. Two guys actually have a conversation in DoA and the shipping begins immediately.

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      June 11, 2014 at 12:09 am | #

      As if we don’t also do that with any two girls who so much as acknowledge each other.

      • -Sentinel-
        -Sentinel-
        June 11, 2014 at 12:15 am | #

        Have you noticed how we’re much less quick to ship straight couples?

        • Fen_Star
          Fen_Star
          June 11, 2014 at 12:36 am | #

          Nah, I think everyone gets shipped just about instantly. (make sure your shipments are prime eligable)

        • Gordon
          Gordon
          June 11, 2014 at 1:52 am | #

          Because straight couples are boring.

          There. I said it. The elephant has been acknowledged and everyone can marvel at how they got it in this room to begin with.

          • Kerry
            Kerry
            June 11, 2014 at 2:08 am | #

            heterophobia 2k14

            • Usayasha
              Usayasha
              June 11, 2014 at 3:33 am | #

              To be fair, Kerry, there IS a precedent for what he’s saying. Things get boring after overexposure to them, and hetero-romantic couples are kind of over-represented. It’s why so many people dislike the romance genre; it got boring.

              • Suitora
                Suitora
                June 11, 2014 at 4:20 am | #

                I think she was being satirical.

                However, I think token shipping any same-sex characters who interact with each other is a bit homophobic. Not to say that the possibility doesn’t exist, but honestly, I feel like it just reinforces us as the “other” because people are only shipping it because it’s “odd”, trendy, or because of their masturbation fantasies, not due to actual fucking chemistry.

                • Gordon
                  Gordon
                  June 11, 2014 at 4:39 am | #

                  Well, to some extent I agree with you, Suitora.

                  But, the average piece of media does not contain enough queer characters to actually ship them. This is slowly changing, but it hasn’t yet. So the impulse to ship characters who may not have chemistry or whatnot(at least by queer people themselves, and not just fandom in general) is pretty understandable.

                • Kerry
                  Kerry
                  June 11, 2014 at 12:29 pm | #

                  /actually identifies as heterophobic

                  when straight people do it, it’s fetishization a good amount of the time
                  when queer people do it, it’s because we want to be represented/not feel ignored or alone
                  I’m heterophobic because at this point, I’m completely over heteronormativity, and I’m not even going to bother with (fictional) straight couples
                  I’m tentatively shipping danny/ethan, because it would be fantastic to have a bi dude
                  that’s not homophobic

                • Suitora
                  Suitora
                  June 11, 2014 at 2:37 pm | #

                  It would be cool to have a bi character besides Billie, but Danny/Ethan are the last two I would ship because of the high level of asshattery and callousness towards Amber’s emotional state that would be required for both of them to go that route.

                • John
                  John
                  June 11, 2014 at 4:19 pm | #

                  I dunno… I’m kinda shipping these two, and I’m a guy and straight to such extent that the concept of “attractive guy” doesn’t even really make sense to me. It doesn’t bother me or gross me out if two dudes do it, but I have no prurient interest in it.

                  But I’m still kind of shipping Danny/Ethan.

                  (I’ll admit that at least half the reason I ship Billie/Ruth is because I think it’s hot, though. But also, after the way things ended in Roomies!, it makes me really happy to see them get another chance.)

                • Kerry
                  Kerry
                  June 11, 2014 at 10:03 pm | #

                  that’s not to say every single instance of a straight person shipping two characters of the same gender is fetishization
                  since you’re a straight guy, that seems unlikely in this case

                  re: ruth/billie, an easy way to tell if it’s fetishization or not is if you’d still ship it if the two involved were the gender(s) you aren’t interested in
                  if ruth and billie were male, would you still ship them together?
                  if yes, then congrats, you’re golden
                  if no, you’re probably fetishizing them

                • Suitora
                  Suitora
                  June 12, 2014 at 7:34 pm | #

                  Well, Ruth and Billie is complicated. I mean, Ruth has essentially shown herself to have the traits of a domestic abuser (continually bullies Billie both physically and verbally, is emotionally volatile and inconsistent, and blames Billie for her problems), and her relationship with Billie is in no way healthy to either of their well-beings. I personally wouldn’t ship them for that reason.

              • Lel
                Lel
                June 11, 2014 at 10:17 pm | #

                If you enjoy/don’t enjoy shipping of a specific sexuality, that says nothing about whether you’re a bigot or not. Also, the hetero/homophobic terms are endlessly aggravating. It’s not fear of the sexuality in question; it’s being a bigot. The two terms should not intersect.

                *drinks self to death in Linguistics Majors bar*

              • Kerry
                Kerry
                June 11, 2014 at 10:44 pm | #

                it is always good to analyze your thought processes
                lots of straight people only like straight pairings, and to a lesser degree, same-gender pairings of the gender they’re attracted to
                there are reasons for this, and many of them are harmful
                but hahaha some linguistics major you are

                dictionary.com on phobia:
                “indicating an extreme abnormal fear of or aversion to”

                wiki on phobia:
                “A number of terms with the suffix -phobia are used non-clinically. Such terms are primarily understood as negative attitudes towards certain categories of people or other things, used in an analogy with the medical usage of the term. Usually these kinds of “phobias” are described as fear, dislike, disapproval, prejudice, hatred, discrimination, or hostility towards the object of the “phobia”. Often this attitude is based on prejudices and is a particular case of most xenophobia.”

                wiki on semantic change:
                “Semantic change (also semantic shift, semantic progression or semantic drift) is the evolution of word usage ? usually to the point that the modern meaning is radically different from the original usage.”

                (also, go ahead and tell chemists that their definition of hydrophobe is inaccurate, I dare you)

    • BlackIo
      BlackIo
      June 11, 2014 at 12:13 am | #

      To be fair, I recall Willis mentioning on Tumblr that (a) Ethan would eventually hook up with another guy, and (b) it would be somebody Willis was more invested in as a character than, say, just wheeling out Young Manny. Danny kind of fits the bill.

      • JessWitt
        JessWitt
        June 11, 2014 at 12:30 am | #

        Holding out for Drew still, a less douchey version of course.

      • TARDIS With A Hat
        TARDIS With A Hat
        June 11, 2014 at 4:57 am | #

        I kinda assumed he was talking about Mike, but Danny’s okay too, I guess

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      June 11, 2014 at 12:19 am | #

      I ship people Who don’t even LIKE each other.

      • Gigafreak
        Gigafreak
        June 11, 2014 at 9:33 am | #

        So they can pound each other every night in the most epic of hatefucks?

        • Betty Anne
          Betty Anne
          June 11, 2014 at 10:26 am | #

          Pretty sure that’s how most fanfic starts/ends/is. XD

    • Roborat
      Roborat
      June 11, 2014 at 2:47 pm | #

      This is DoA, you could have a page with someone buying a snack from a vending machine and people would start shipping it.

  17. Yotomoe
    Yotomoe
    June 11, 2014 at 12:05 am | #

    Well since Ethan’s wearing a batman shirt Amber will break his back.

    • JessWitt
      JessWitt
      June 11, 2014 at 12:20 am | #

      So as not to harm the Batman symbol?

    • newllend
      newllend
      June 11, 2014 at 12:20 am | #

      That’s Bane!http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GK3hrR5N24o

  18. rachel
    rachel
    June 11, 2014 at 12:05 am | #

    AAAHHHH I CAN NO LONGER SEE THE ALT TEXT!! willis help, you said you wanted a button like Danielle has!

    aaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      June 11, 2014 at 12:08 am | #

      alt=”the backgrounds in today’s strip are penance for yesterday’s blue featureless void”

    • Maveric1984
      Maveric1984
      June 11, 2014 at 8:03 pm | #

      Are you on mobile? Touch the blue part under the comic to the right of the “latest” button in the middle. That’s where the “button” is.

  19. Plasma Mongoose
    Plasma Mongoose
    June 11, 2014 at 12:06 am | #

    I would be more worried if she went all teary-eyery, that’s much harder to deal with.

    • newllend
      newllend
      June 11, 2014 at 12:27 am | #

      So dealing with your own physical pain is easier than dealing her emotional pain? You know what that was a dumbass question of course it is.

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        June 11, 2014 at 3:40 am | #

        Physical pain = relatively easy to deal with
        Emotional pain = like walking into a minefield

      • John
        John
        June 11, 2014 at 10:44 am | #

        Yeah. Callously disregarding your own physical pain makes you tough. Callously disregarding someone else’s emotional pain (especially if you caused it) makes you an asshole.

  20. Idon'tcarenomore
    Idon'tcarenomore
    June 11, 2014 at 12:08 am | #

    I think Danny just wants a friend and these two really each need a friend. Just a person to hang with. Check out toy stores. That sort of thing.

    Interesting poll Doctor_Who…I’d vote for Danny just because I know more gays with screwed up love lives that happy ones. And I don’t know anybody with a superhero girl/boy friend. That I know of.

    • Anders
      Anders
      June 11, 2014 at 12:19 am | #

      You can’t know too many if you’re still referring to us as ‘gays’.

      • Suitora
        Suitora
        June 11, 2014 at 3:50 am | #

        I knew a gay guy who used the word “gays” occasionally. I, a bi person, wouldn’t have a problem with it unless they were saying something like “The gays are ruining America!”

      • Oxyvolt
        Oxyvolt
        June 11, 2014 at 7:18 am | #

        I refer to myself as “faggot”. Frankly, being stuck up with how you’re called is silly.

      • begbert2
        begbert2
        June 11, 2014 at 10:20 am | #

        Wait, “gays” is offensive now? For serious? I probably should just stop talking to humans now because I cannot fucking keep up.

        • Betty Anne
          Betty Anne
          June 11, 2014 at 10:29 am | #

          Nah, just stop talking to SJWs. Everyone else is fine.

          • Kerry
            Kerry
            June 11, 2014 at 12:30 pm | #

            oh fun, an anti-sj
            lovely

        • Suitora
          Suitora
          June 11, 2014 at 2:42 pm | #

          Some people have more of a reaction to certain words than others. I would err on the safe side, mainly because you don’t know who’s had a bad experience with which word, or who attributes a different meaning to each.

        • Anders
          Anders
          June 12, 2014 at 3:09 am | #

          It’s not offensive per se, it’s just what homophobic church ladies call us when they’re letting us know they’ll pray for our souls

          Bad associations etc

      • Kerry
        Kerry
        June 11, 2014 at 12:31 pm | #

        “gays” is bad because it’s reductionist
        “gay people” is not difficult to say

  21. Kernanator
    Kernanator
    June 11, 2014 at 12:10 am | #

    I think this means they’re more than friends now. Ultra-Friends, perhaps?

    • brionl
      brionl
      June 11, 2014 at 12:11 am | #

      International Justice League of Super Acquaintances?

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      June 11, 2014 at 12:13 am | #

      More like Super-Friends, with Dan as Aquaman.

      • Yotomoe
        Yotomoe
        June 11, 2014 at 12:20 am | #

        The difference is Aqua man is useful in water.

        • Blackbird
          Blackbird
          June 11, 2014 at 12:35 am | #

          This comment is why this comments section needs a like button.

  22. MrSirk
    MrSirk
    June 11, 2014 at 12:10 am | #

    That is a pretty sweet Batman shirt.

  23. An Average Loser
    An Average Loser
    June 11, 2014 at 12:11 am | #

    The level of mis-communication is palpable. . .

  24. caesaria82
    caesaria82
    June 11, 2014 at 12:11 am | #

    I ship it.

  25. Aslee
    Aslee
    June 11, 2014 at 12:12 am | #

    My secret wish for them to be best friends has been slightly validated. This makes me ridiculously happy.

  26. OmegaDez
    OmegaDez
    June 11, 2014 at 12:14 am | #

    This will not end well for Ethan.

  27. Tacdud2
    Tacdud2
    June 11, 2014 at 12:21 am | #

    Strange, I ship it.

  28. Van Jealous
    Van Jealous
    June 11, 2014 at 12:22 am | #

    But David, there was no need for self penance! I LIKE the blue featureless void! It reminds me of Gene Dietch cartoon (but w/o the badly animated foreground action) or one of those UPA jobs from the late 50’s!

  29. SDHero
    SDHero
    June 11, 2014 at 12:29 am | #

    Oh hey at this point Danny and Joyce might actually become acquainted in this universe, that’ll be interesting to see. I wanna say they’ve met by now, but I’m not even 100% sure of that.

    • Jason
      Jason
      June 11, 2014 at 12:43 am | #

      They’ve met. A couple of times. http://www.dumbingofage.com/tag/danny+joyce/

    • John
      John
      June 11, 2014 at 12:45 am | #

      They met when Joe asked Joyce out, and later crossed paths at Galasso’s when Amber yanked Ethan out of their pizza (and subs) date.

      • Wack'd
        Wack'd
        June 11, 2014 at 1:08 pm | #

        They’ve never had, like, an actual conversation, though. They’re vaguely aware of each other’s existence.

        • SDHero
          SDHero
          June 12, 2014 at 12:15 am | #

          Yeah, I kinda felt they’d run into each other, almost everyone in the cast has by now, I just couldn’t remember the two of them having anything near an actual conversation.

  30. nothri
    nothri
    June 11, 2014 at 12:29 am | #

    Someone else for Joe to be jealous of?

  31. Tomas
    Tomas
    June 11, 2014 at 12:30 am | #

    Danny, don’t assume Ethan collects comic books just because he has a Batman shirt. He might be one of those fake geek boys who only saw the movies.

    • Leorale
      Leorale
      June 11, 2014 at 12:36 am | #

      Damn those fake geek boys. They’re just pretending to like stuff to trick us legit-geek girls into kissing them. And some of them aren’t even hot!

      • Yotomoe
        Yotomoe
        June 11, 2014 at 12:48 am | #

        I hate fake geek-boys so much. They go to conventions in cosplay trying to enjoy themselves. AS IF THEY WATCH WHATEVER SHOW THEY’RE DRESSED AS. GOD.

        • tinfoil theory
          tinfoil theory
          June 11, 2014 at 1:33 am | #

          Filthy Casuals!

    • Kerry
      Kerry
      June 11, 2014 at 2:24 am | #

      this sounds familiar

  32. Jason
    Jason
    June 11, 2014 at 12:44 am | #

    Epic amounts of foreshadowing in that last panel, I think.

  33. motorfirebox
    motorfirebox
    June 11, 2014 at 12:53 am | #

    now_kiss.gif

  34. Darth Cariss
    Darth Cariss
    June 11, 2014 at 12:55 am | #

    Dumbing of Age: Everyone Falls in Love with Danny

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      June 11, 2014 at 12:57 am | #

      Should be called Worsening of Taste.

      • Kerry
        Kerry
        June 11, 2014 at 2:18 am | #

        +1

  35. Ancestral Hamster
    Ancestral Hamster
    June 11, 2014 at 1:07 am | #

    Maybe they can start playing that new Avengers vs X-Men dice game. I’m sure the comic book store will carry it … at least when the storyline catches up to our timeline.

  36. Koms
    Koms
    June 11, 2014 at 1:14 am | #

    The background is amazing as always Willis.

  37. Nena
    Nena
    June 11, 2014 at 1:32 am | #

    Uh oh. Will this be a love triangle with Ethan, Danny and Amber?

  38. tinfoil theory
    tinfoil theory
    June 11, 2014 at 1:35 am | #

    How is it that in every superhero™ comic, the love interest inevitably happens to hang out with the vigilante’s arch-enemy?

  39. Kerry
    Kerry
    June 11, 2014 at 2:27 am | #

    you know guys, it would be cool if danny was bi or pan or something, but can we just take a moment to address the fact that there are no queer men of color at this moment in time?
    it’d be cool if ethan got a non-white love interest for a change

    • David M Willis
      David M Willis
      June 11, 2014 at 3:09 am | #

      *goes back in time, makes ethan jewish*

      there, addressed

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        June 11, 2014 at 3:48 am | #

        I have to admit that I tend to think of Jewish more as a religious group rather than a race, mainly cos none of the Jewish people I have ever dealt with over the years were literal Jews.

        • Swerve
          Swerve
          June 11, 2014 at 7:22 am | #

          That’s hardly surprising, given that the ethno-religious group in question makes up less than .02% of your planet’s population. There are more self-proclaimed “Jedi” than Jews in some Earth torus-states.

        • bearpelt
          bearpelt
          December 18, 2015 at 1:50 am | #

          “Literal Jews” WOW that’s incredibly anti-semitic.

      • begbert2
        begbert2
        June 11, 2014 at 10:29 am | #

        I KNEW you had a time machine!

      • Kerry
        Kerry
        June 11, 2014 at 12:34 pm | #

        uh what
        white jewish people are not poc
        are you seriously telling me ethan isn’t racialized as white the majority of the time?

        • David M Willis
          David M Willis
          June 11, 2014 at 12:58 pm | #

          People of Color can be white-passing, and Ethan probably falls in those ranks, but I generally wouldn’t presume to tell him he can’t be a POC because “he looks white to me.” (Lord knows I’ve gotten in trouble for that as a kid/adult/yesterday.) Ethan definitely thinks his heritage others him, and I do color him with a slight olive tint, versus the other characters.

          • Kerry
            Kerry
            June 11, 2014 at 1:51 pm | #

            yes, poc can be white-passing
            I’m mixed (black-white), and this is definitely the case for me
            however, according to the actual jewish person I linked below, a better term is “conditional whiteness”, because the fact is, in the united states, many jewish people are racialized as white a good amount of the time
            and yes, traits that are considered jewish are certainly signifiers of their conditional whiteness
            but when if a random person opened up this comic with no context, ethan would be assumed to be white probably a majority of the time
            thank you for representing jewish people
            they do deal with anti-semitism, but if they’re white, they’re not poc
            either way, this isn’t really even a criticism
            I just thought it’d be nice is all

            • David M Willis
              David M Willis
              June 11, 2014 at 2:40 pm | #

              for what it’s worth, there is a dude in this strip who is a guy-loving poc, but he’s only shown up as a background cameo. Negligible, which is why I didn’t bring him up earlier in the thread since he barely counts, but he’s there. If the strip were more about the guys wing, we’d probably see more of him.

              • BlackIo
                BlackIo
                June 11, 2014 at 3:04 pm | #

                Bryan?

              • Kerry
                Kerry
                June 11, 2014 at 3:51 pm | #

                intriguing 0:

              • Jen Aside
                Jen Aside
                June 12, 2014 at 12:05 am | #

                Man, if Jeph Jacques knew what you said about him! 😉

                [nah, I take that back, I bet he knows]

                • gwalla
                  gwalla
                  June 12, 2014 at 11:06 pm | #

                  Jeph Jacques isn’t into guys.

                  Only butts.

            • bearpelt
              bearpelt
              December 18, 2015 at 1:52 am | #

              I was gonna add this (even tho it’s a long time later from when this first appeared) but you already got on it for me. I’m surprised to see such good allying from a goy! Thank you! Altho it would be fair to add that the reason for being CONDITIONALLY white is because white supremacists will NEVER see us as white and we’ve never been racialized as white before in history until VERY recently in pretty much just America. Race intersects with Jewishness in weird ways.

      • rayrayravona
        rayrayravona
        June 13, 2014 at 12:32 am | #

        I am Jewish. However, I am definitely still white. There is absolutely no sane white Jew who would identify as a POC.

        • David M Willis
          David M Willis
          June 13, 2014 at 12:44 am | #

          Ethan is a passably white Jew, and his father is a white Jew, but his mother is not.

    • dailybrad
      dailybrad
      June 11, 2014 at 3:11 am | #

      I am sure there may be one. I would prefer if this comic didn’t retread too many Walkyverse romances, just since hey, new world, new ground. Would be nice to see, and we’ve seen how he looks at Jacob. Ethan doesn’t discriminate in his tastes.

      • Kerry
        Kerry
        June 11, 2014 at 12:49 pm | #

        to clarify, this is what I mean about being racialized as white
        it’s cool that jewish people are represented in this comic
        I’m not arguing for their exclusion
        I’d just like to actually see a qmoc is all

        • Kerry
          Kerry
          June 11, 2014 at 12:49 pm | #

          whoops, replied to the wrong person, sorry

    • Rybridge
      Rybridge
      June 11, 2014 at 4:03 am | #

      While not men, I think it would be fair to point out Robin is Hispanic and a lesbian. Also, Billie is Asian and a lesbian. So there is sexual diversity amongst racial diversity still.

      • David M Willis
        David M Willis
        June 11, 2014 at 4:04 am | #

        neither of those characters are lesbians

        • Dan
          Dan
          June 11, 2014 at 5:20 am | #

          True… bi sexual then… or at least in this stripverse (I mean the universe of this strip, not that weird strip club called Stripverse that features girls of “questionable” planetary origin, you know, the one with the slogan “barely legal…? Try barely humanoid!”) Billie is at most bi-curious, and Robin’s sexuality hasn’t been put on display yet…

          • Sam
            Sam
            June 11, 2014 at 12:43 pm | #

            Billie is bisexual.

            And I’m pretty sure Robin is bisexual too. As all sexualities were stated as going to remain the same as in the other universes, and in Shortpacked, Robin chases after Ethan for a long time, but in the latest pages of Shortpacked, is planning to MARRY Leslie.

            • David M Willis
              David M Willis
              June 11, 2014 at 1:00 pm | #

              Robin identifies as “generally kinda undefiniably queer.”

        • Nightsbridge
          Nightsbridge
          June 11, 2014 at 10:07 am | #

          bi the way

        • Rybridge
          Rybridge
          June 12, 2014 at 12:44 am | #

          Sorry Willis, my bad. I was think back to Shortpacked! on Robin, even then though, as uyou said, indefinably queer. Also Billie has all had relationships with men. I should of simply said sexual diversity.

      • Kerry
        Kerry
        June 11, 2014 at 12:38 pm | #

        that’s why I specified “men”
        I always pegged robin as bi, but according to that one sp! strip from a while back, she identifies as queer (I think)
        billie is bi
        look, I’m not saying willis is bad at diversity or anything, it’d just be cool to see two guys together with at least one of them being non-white
        they exist

        • Jen Aside
          Jen Aside
          June 11, 2014 at 12:48 pm | #

          JUST YOU WAIT UNTIL MY NEXT KICKSTARTER REQUEST

          =D

        • Jen Aside
          Jen Aside
          June 11, 2014 at 12:49 pm | #

          Though in the Shortverse, Faz gets in on a technicality? =|

          • Kerry
            Kerry
            June 11, 2014 at 12:52 pm | #

            yeah, faz doesn’t really count imo, because he’s not a recurring character

            and I’m guessing your kickstarter request involves jacob in some capacity?

        • Rybridge
          Rybridge
          June 12, 2014 at 12:46 am | #

          I didn’t think you were, I was just adding to the conversation (and did a bad job, lol).

  40. p
    p
    June 11, 2014 at 3:14 am | #

    Danny, you tease!

  41. Flimsy
    Flimsy
    June 11, 2014 at 4:40 am | #

    Ok, let’s get this straight… Danny knows Amber, Danny now knows Ethan, and Danny is meeting up with Sal.

    This isn’t going to end well if all four end up running into one another at the same time.

  42. Dave
    Dave
    June 11, 2014 at 5:33 am | #

    Surprising, Danny is being less of a “Dan” these days…
    …We’re gonna need a new adjective for ‘f’ing all up’

    • Crumplepunch
      Crumplepunch
      June 11, 2014 at 12:41 pm | #

      I vote for goddamnitmalaya.

  43. Bagge
    Bagge
    June 11, 2014 at 6:38 am | #

    A strong friendship is built upon the foundation of not getting punched in the face by amazi-girl.

    • Swerve
      Swerve
      June 11, 2014 at 7:25 am | #

      Or Whirl. Not wanting to get punched by Whirl has started many a friendship. And Cybertron’s deadliest civil war.

  44. Gigafreak
    Gigafreak
    June 11, 2014 at 9:41 am | #

    Small talk died three days ago

    Small talk has come back to life today

    Small talk is clearly Jesus

  45. Bagge
    Bagge
    June 11, 2014 at 9:56 am | #

    “Promise that if I hang out with you, your ex who I am now kinda sorta dating won’t hurt you.”

    Uh… much more disturbing on second reading.

    Violence – destroying relationships and hurting people close to you since the dawn of time.

    • Swerve
      Swerve
      June 11, 2014 at 10:45 am | #

      Ever want to make sure your bar empties out one cycle before closing time? Ask Kup about witnessing the Dawn of Time in the Dead Universe. Boy do I regret asking Kup if he saw anything interesting over there. He couldn’t just say “No” like a normal ‘Bot. Nope, he spent three megacycles talking about every boring thing he witnessed from The Dawn of Time till the Ark showed up.

      I think I’m straying off topic. So let me add concur: punching your ex-Conjex Endura’s new Conjex Endura is creepy behavior. ***cough*** Prowl ***cough***

  46. Dude
    Dude
    June 11, 2014 at 10:49 am | #

    So Danny somehow knows about the almost-fight with Sal? How? Unless he’s still talking about Blaine, in which case, kind of weird to call it “hanging out.” It was more like doing research at that point. I don’t ever think they were friends.

    • Crumplepunch
      Crumplepunch
      June 11, 2014 at 11:34 am | #

      Pretty sure he’s talking about Blaine.

  47. SilverArrowArtemis
    SilverArrowArtemis
    June 11, 2014 at 10:54 am | #

    But why would Amazi-Girl want to… Oh, I remember.

  48. Nrdr123
    Nrdr123
    June 11, 2014 at 1:09 pm | #

    I am sensing a hookup here between Danny and Ethan. What are the chances that Danny is also homosexual and hooks up in a relationship with Ethan? I am now officially shipping Danny x Ethan. We need a good nickname for them!

    • 3oranges
      3oranges
      June 11, 2014 at 5:00 pm | #

      The chances:
      1. Danny was seeing Dorothy and hoped to someday marry her
      2. He has a picture of him and Joe as best friends but is later unhappy to see him without pyjamas
      3. He’s attracted to Amber and tells her he’s not gay
      4. He’s attracted to Amazi-Girl and tries to strike up a relationship
      5. He hits on and almost sleeps with Billie
      6. He had a friendly conversation with Ethan

      I would make sure your ship has enough lifeboats.

      • takashid
        takashid
        June 11, 2014 at 5:29 pm | #

        Danny could still be bisexual. just because he isnt attracted to joe doesnt make him hooking up with a guy impossible. Danny and Joe were friends since they were kids, i think? it doesnt preclude Danny possibly being interested in other dudes. idk if Willis will actually make Danny bi, but no need to dismiss the possiblity completely.

        • 3oranges
          3oranges
          June 11, 2014 at 9:36 pm | #

          Nrdr123 asked the chances that Danny was homosexual. But with all the interest he’s shown in romance and sex with women, plus asking one man if he wants to hang out later, putting him near the middle of the Kinsey scale seems like long odds too.

          • takashid
            takashid
            June 13, 2014 at 12:47 pm | #

            True enough. I think the reason a lot of people are talking about this possibility is natural tho. Pretty much no one whose a fan of ethan is happy with the thing he has going with Joyce; we want to see him get out of that and hook up with a dude he can actually love. Since he and Danny are developing a friendship and we know ethan likes dudes, its natural to speculate if anything could come of it. I suppose we shall see what will happen. I suspect you are right, and that Danny and Ethan will just be friends, and Danny heterosexual, but no harm in wondering.

  49. takashid
    takashid
    June 11, 2014 at 5:16 pm | #

    first Sal, now Danny is hanging out with Ethan. this is good. It show he is getting other friends besides Joe, and could allow him to move on ok, if things dont ever get better with Amber and him.

  50. demoncat_4
    demoncat_4
    June 11, 2014 at 6:45 pm | #

    and thus the begining of a new friendship for ethan does not have to worry about amazing girl showing up and punching him to save danny. for amber would never hurt her old friend ethan.

  51. LiamAldam
    LiamAldam
    June 12, 2014 at 12:23 am | #

    What’s wrong with you guys? You want Amber’s previous boyfriend and her pseud-current boyfriend to get together? She’d break like paper-thin glass.

    • LuckyStar7
      LuckyStar7
      June 12, 2014 at 7:50 am | #

      Kinda the point.

  52. Boba Fettuccini
    Boba Fettuccini
    June 12, 2014 at 10:49 am | #

    *reads comments* or they could just end up being friends, cuz, like, not every human relationship is romantic or sexual. *shrug*

    • Pier
      Pier
      June 13, 2014 at 12:02 am | #

      But, but.. the ship….

  53. Vree
    Vree
    June 14, 2014 at 3:17 am | #

    whoa WHOA what are you doing Danny

    you’re totally cheating on Joe there

    when was the last time you took HIM out for comic books? 🙁
    I thought you had something, I thought the dinosaur drawing meant something for you.

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