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by David M Willis on October 22, 2010 at 12:01 am
  • 01 - Move-In Day

└ Tags: amazi-girl, danny

Discussion (278) ¬

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  1. No0ne
    No0ne
    October 22, 2010 at 12:01 am | #

    Saw that comming…

    • No0ne
      No0ne
      October 22, 2010 at 12:02 am | #

      Oh noez I made a first… now I’m in the catagory of people with no lives… 🙁

      • David Herbert
        David Herbert
        October 22, 2010 at 2:22 am | #

        Hey! I’m one of those people and I have a life. I just have barely anything to do at work.

        Also, Woo! Bad ass Amazi-Girl! But it makes me wonder where Sal is.

        • No0ne
          No0ne
          October 22, 2010 at 3:39 pm | #

          I have a job like that, my job is litterally to si tin a chair and occasionaly change the paper in the printer and give directions…

          • Ed Rhodes
            Ed Rhodes
            April 12, 2013 at 3:52 am | #

            Spend nine years at Wal*Mart. You’d kill to get that job back.

      • MrGBH
        MrGBH
        October 22, 2010 at 2:45 am | #

        I have a life. Also, sleep disorders.

        • No0ne
          No0ne
          October 22, 2010 at 3:35 pm | #

          I have sleep disorders too, but I’m usally busy reading other things…

    • Gravedigger
      Gravedigger
      October 24, 2010 at 3:46 pm | #

      I can totally believe you saw that coming.

      I am, however, unsure whether your pun was intentional.

    • Digidestined of Trust (Tim)
      Digidestined of Trust (Tim)
      February 17, 2011 at 12:34 pm | #

      I thought it could’ve been Mike, but Amber makes it better

  2. Trae Dorn
    Trae Dorn
    October 22, 2010 at 12:02 am | #

    DAMN YOU WILLIS!!!

  3. Pariah Jones
    Pariah Jones
    October 22, 2010 at 12:03 am | #

    That was awesome.

  4. ses
    ses
    October 22, 2010 at 12:03 am | #

    damn you willis ;_;

  5. No0ne
    No0ne
    October 22, 2010 at 12:03 am | #

    Can she fly or just jump good?

    • LordAlucard
      LordAlucard
      October 22, 2010 at 4:59 am | #

      Is that a Samurai Jack reference?

      • Pat
        Pat
        October 22, 2010 at 11:26 am | #

        Wonderella. She can’t fly, but she can jump hella high.

      • No0ne
        No0ne
        October 22, 2010 at 3:35 pm | #

        Yes, yes it is…

        • No0ne
          No0ne
          October 22, 2010 at 3:40 pm | #

          A Samurai Jack reference that is…

          • ilvos
            ilvos
            March 2, 2011 at 9:59 pm | #

            Which is awesome.

  6. Russspruce
    Russspruce
    October 22, 2010 at 12:04 am | #

    Epic!

  7. MrGBH
    MrGBH
    October 22, 2010 at 12:04 am | #

    Bwha-hahahahahahaha!
    Okay, so it wasn’t Faz, but I was close.
    Danny and Amber, sitting in a tree.
    K-I-S-S-I-N-G.

    • No0ne
      No0ne
      October 22, 2010 at 11:22 pm | #

      Until I light the tree on fire…

      *Que evil laugh*

      • A random reader
        A random reader
        October 24, 2010 at 10:37 pm | #

        I do believe you mean until Mike lights the tree on fire, drags Amber away, and next week they start banging.

        • No0ne
          No0ne
          November 6, 2010 at 4:15 pm | #

          Naw I’d be the one to set it on fire, as far as I can tell Mike doesn’t carry a flame thrower everywhere he goes… (Unlike me) But I’d be more then happy to let Mike drag away Amber if he wanted her… Besides if Mike was the one to do it I doubt Amber would date him, after all would you date the guy who burned your boyfriend to death? :I

  8. Ragnal
    Ragnal
    October 22, 2010 at 12:05 am | #

    WELL. I feel dissapointed somehow.

    So, I guess because she wasn’t avoiding her dad, she found time to be Amazi-Girl faster? Iiiinteresting…

    • Ragnal
      Ragnal
      October 22, 2010 at 12:07 am | #

      Also, can Amazi-Girl breathe in space?

      • PetsinWinter
        PetsinWinter
        October 22, 2010 at 2:36 pm | #

        no but she’s immune to criticism. <— HEY WILLIS YOU FORGOT SOMETHING!!!

  9. MorganaV
    MorganaV
    October 22, 2010 at 12:06 am | #

    Damn it…. Where’s Sal?!? Though I did guess this to be true…

  10. davmopedia
    davmopedia
    October 22, 2010 at 12:06 am | #

    DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMN YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOU WILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLIS!!!!

    (except that it’s awesome to see Amazi-Girl in the DoA-Verse)

    • Rowen Morland
      Rowen Morland
      October 22, 2010 at 10:28 am | #

      You echo my thoughts.

      Does anyone else think that Dorothy looks just like Amber except for being blonde?

      • DCHorror
        DCHorror
        October 22, 2010 at 2:16 pm | #

        I made a guess to that effect yesterday.

      • Joebo
        Joebo
        October 22, 2010 at 3:10 pm | #

        Yes, Dorothy was AKA “Blonde Amber” in one of the first few comics on here.

      • davmopedia
        davmopedia
        October 23, 2010 at 12:36 am | #

        But, but, Dorothy has EARS!

  11. Hythrain
    Hythrain
    October 22, 2010 at 12:06 am | #

    Wait… it’s… not Sal?!

    • beeftony
      beeftony
      October 22, 2010 at 12:18 am | #

      Most of us figured that out in the last strip. This is more of a confirmation than a reveal.

      However, it just means that Sal’s actual introduction is guaranteed to be even more awesome.

      • Matt
        Matt
        October 22, 2010 at 4:09 am | #

        I for one bet Sal’s introduction will be a total subversion of everyone’s expectations. Maybe Catholic school worked out and she and Joyce will be best church buddies forever.

      • Hythrain
        Hythrain
        October 22, 2010 at 4:59 am | #

        Well, until today’s comic (Which now looks more clearly like a cape), it looked like her cape was actually part of her hair, making it longer and looking more like Sal’s. That’s why I figured it’d be Sal. Even now I see it as long hair, not a cape, in yesterday’s comic.

      • n8
        n8
        October 22, 2010 at 8:29 am | #

        Or not awesome at all. Sal could be utterly quiet and unassuming, or as Billie suspects she could be a total goddball. What with not having to be moved around her whole life, not witnessing the death of her (not)parents, what cause would she have to become a psycho badass?

        • beeftony
          beeftony
          October 22, 2010 at 11:38 am | #

          Having to put up with Catholic School.

          • Joebo
            Joebo
            October 22, 2010 at 3:11 pm | #

            seconded

          • Ellie
            Ellie
            October 22, 2010 at 3:42 pm | #

            Amen.

  12. Jabberwocky
    Jabberwocky
    October 22, 2010 at 12:07 am | #

    What a tweest!

  13. Mootank
    Mootank
    October 22, 2010 at 12:07 am | #

    *facepalm*

  14. George
    George
    October 22, 2010 at 12:09 am | #

    I was hoping for Sal, but that is still epic. Now the question is, how’d she get that level of training?

    • beeftony
      beeftony
      October 22, 2010 at 12:20 am | #

      Amber has demonstrated a respectable level of fighting prowess in SP!, and has clobbered Mike and Robin. I’m assuming she’s just naturally strong and/or talented.

      That or Ethan got her into Batman.

      • George
        George
        October 22, 2010 at 10:57 pm | #

        I guess so, but I’m still hoping it’s somehow related to the Korean Mafia. I know Willis said there would be no aliens and none of their effects, but I don’t think he ever said no Korean Mafia.

        As for why I hope this, I have no answer.

  15. beeftony
    beeftony
    October 22, 2010 at 12:16 am | #

    Hopefully this means Danny will forget all about Dorothy and focus on discerning Amazi-Girl’s true identity. Something tells me he’ll meet Amber out of costume and not know who she is. That’s how these things work.

    Also, did the third panel remind anybody else of Kick-Ass?

    • Ragnal
      Ragnal
      October 22, 2010 at 12:21 am | #

      To be honest, it reminded me of everytime Batman says “I’m Batman!” in SP!

      • davmopedia
        davmopedia
        October 22, 2010 at 1:50 am | #

        me too

      • Dedlok
        Dedlok
        October 22, 2010 at 2:00 am | #

        Reminded me of the way Micheal Keaton said it in the 1989 batman movie.

        • Dedlok
          Dedlok
          October 22, 2010 at 2:00 am | #

          hmm. Went from that red haired girl, to Joyce and now Leslie. lol

    • Tobias
      Tobias
      October 22, 2010 at 3:31 am | #

      Also Danny’s complete lack of chasing after Dorothy will get to her no end! (be careful what you wish for!)

      Cue Joe thinking Danny is a fruitloop after he tells him… God Please let this happen! Joe’s face would be awesome!

    • No0ne
      No0ne
      October 23, 2010 at 12:30 pm | #

      Or in a twist he knows who she is and ruins her secret identity, causing the football players to seek revenge and other bad things to happen.

  16. Milosh
    Milosh
    October 22, 2010 at 12:17 am | #

    Whoa. Did not see that coming.

    I didn’t even consider the possibility that it might NOT be Sal! Maybe I should have read the comments….

    • Jen Aside
      Jen Aside
      October 22, 2010 at 12:23 am | #

      Come on, the hair was WAY too rounded for Sal’s =D

      lolololol

      • Milosh
        Milosh
        October 22, 2010 at 1:19 am | #

        Looking back, though, it’s pretty obvious he juxtaposed the shadow of the cape over the shadow of the hair to purposefully make it look more like it could be Sal’s hair. So I think my false assumption was justified.

        Besides, it’s not like I inspected the figure all that much; I just saw a female jump out of nowhere and beat up some dude. Considering the two characters, how much more would you expect to see Sal doing such a thing than Amber? (A lot more, that’s how much.)

    • Jackson
      Jackson
      October 23, 2010 at 10:06 am | #

      That makes two of us.

      what is this i dont even

  17. Jetstream
    Jetstream
    October 22, 2010 at 12:23 am | #

    But I thought Amazi-Girl’s only superpower was immunity to criticism, not kicking ass.

    • Malph
      Malph
      October 22, 2010 at 2:05 am | #

      Apparently DOA Amazi-Girl kicks ass.

    • bramblepatch
      bramblepatch
      October 22, 2010 at 2:06 am | #

      You don’t have to have superpowers to kick ass. It helps, but it’s certainly not required.

    • Shift
      Shift
      October 24, 2010 at 8:22 pm | #

      She’s immune to people criticizing HOW she kicks-ass.

  18. beeftony
    beeftony
    October 22, 2010 at 12:24 am | #

    It just occured to me: why is Amber climbing that? Where is she going to roof jump to? I would find it even more distressing if I didn’t do the exact same thing in Assassin’s Creed all the time.

    • Malph
      Malph
      October 22, 2010 at 2:09 am | #

      The 4th rule of the assassin is “An assassin must never use the streets, he can only jump from roof to roof because it’s more bad ass”.

    • Matt
      Matt
      October 22, 2010 at 4:06 am | #

      Trees or something, man. You never just walk away from a fight. If you can’t fly, you have to roof-run. This is superhero 101.

      • Matt
        Matt
        October 22, 2010 at 4:06 am | #

        Also, I’m apparently Mary now. I wish the random avatar generator would make up it’s mind on me.

        • Mute
          Mute
          October 22, 2010 at 10:28 am | #

          It’s because Willis is adding more Avatars to the mix; for instance, Amazi-Girl is now a possible selection.

          *holds breath and wonders who I’ll be*

    • Eric Burns-White
      Eric Burns-White
      October 22, 2010 at 2:22 pm | #

      Having used surprise as part of her ass-kicking of the fratboys. Amazi-Girl is taking to the high ground, both in case she needs to quickly move elsewhere and so that if she needs to communicate with the near-victim, she can do so in a way that reveals little of her body (it’s not easy to even determine height when you see someone at night in dark clothing twenty feet away while they’re crouched and you’re looking up).

      Amazi-girl has clearly been doing this for a while.

  19. Foxfire
    Foxfire
    October 22, 2010 at 12:24 am | #

    YESSSSSS.

    I hoped. I hoped so dearly. Yet I did not believe it could be true.

  20. Zesty Piquante
    Zesty Piquante
    October 22, 2010 at 12:40 am | #

    If Danny and Amber engage in a drawn-out romantic-comedy storyline culminating in a big dramatic splash-panel print-worthy kiss, that would be AWESOME.

    (I love hyphens)

  21. Kia Purity
    Kia Purity
    October 22, 2010 at 12:47 am | #

    DAMN YOU WILLIS

    (hi)

  22. Boourns
    Boourns
    October 22, 2010 at 1:00 am | #

    Wow, Danny’s making pretty good time across campus..

  23. Dahlia
    Dahlia
    October 22, 2010 at 1:01 am | #

    Ah, ok, so it wasn’t Sal but this “Amazi-Girl” (I’m assuming shes Amber from the webcomic “Short-packed”, correct?) I heard about in previous comments..ok, cool (it sorta suits the story more when I stop and think about it: mystery woman vs. alternate universe girlfriend)~ Shes epic and pretty.

    But PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE make Sal’s first appearance be just as epic! PLEASE I BEG OF YOU! ; ~ ; (it may or may not have to involve motorcycles…)

    • Chad from Canada
      Chad from Canada
      October 22, 2010 at 1:11 am | #

      No motorcycles necessary. But some one must either jump through, or be thrown out, a window when Sal is introduced. Otherwise, I’m going on strike.

      • Dahlia
        Dahlia
        October 22, 2010 at 1:23 am | #

        Agreeable statement is agreeable. I agree with this agreeable statement! : D

        I like Amber (from what little I’ve seen of her as I skimmed over a few strips of “Short-packed”) but there’s just something about Sal that makes me a huge fan of her o:

        That and I’m a huge fan of Walky and “Walky x Joyce”.

        • MrGBH
          MrGBH
          October 22, 2010 at 2:50 am | #

          Okay, I’ve gotta ask. Is that your personal Gravatar, or were you randomly assigned it? Because if it’s random then, wow.

          • Dahlia
            Dahlia
            October 22, 2010 at 7:04 pm | #

            its my personal gravitar. I looked through the “Its Walky!” prints and found “The many faces of Sal” and I absolutely loved it. I really want a Sal icon ^ ^;;

            (or did you mean the “Amazi-girl” icon I had for a few minutes? I kinda cropped it from the comic because it was an epic substitute for the time being until I found a Sal icon)

  24. Thumbsj
    Thumbsj
    October 22, 2010 at 1:51 am | #

    oh fantastic. I was not expecting and Shortpacked! characters to get involved

  25. TheSoundDefense
    TheSoundDefense
    October 22, 2010 at 1:53 am | #

    Alright, you got me, Willis. But I like it.

  26. Confuzor
    Confuzor
    October 22, 2010 at 1:55 am | #

    I’d be more interested if Amazigirl (Amber) didn’t look so much like Danny’s ex.

    • Confuzor
      Confuzor
      October 22, 2010 at 1:56 am | #

      and I get stuck with her as a Gravatar, awesome.

    • David
      David M Willis
      October 22, 2010 at 2:03 am | #

      That should make things way MORE interesting, if you think about it.

    • agentksilver
      agentksilver
      October 22, 2010 at 10:07 am | #

      I kinda like this. He’s got a type: short girls with neck-length hair and glasses. He starts chasing after Amber, much to Dorothy’s dismay.

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        June 12, 2011 at 3:15 am | #

        You totally called it.

  27. davmopedia
    davmopedia
    October 22, 2010 at 1:56 am | #

    Fun random barely-applicable aside: When I was in high school, I knew of a friend-of-a-friend named Danny, who was known to dress in drag and call himself Amber (apparently, he wasn’t all that good at it, either). I was just reminded of this, and now I’ll never be able to state “Danny/Amber OTP” (true though it’s suddenly become) without being reminded of this.

    THANKS A LOT FOR YOUR COINCIDENTAL CHOICE OF NAMES FOR CHARACTERS WHO WERE NEVER SUPPOSED TO MEET AS ORIGINALLY CREATED, WILLIS

  28. TheAlucinaut
    TheAlucinaut
    October 22, 2010 at 1:56 am | #

    Hm.

    Thought we were staying more or less reality-based this time around…

    • beeftony
      beeftony
      October 22, 2010 at 2:45 am | #

      Amber was never abducted, and she still managed to kick the crap out of Mike and Robin. She’s just naturally that strong. Plus, she’s Ethan’s best friend in this continuity, so he probably got her hooked on Batman or something.

      Realism =/= Reality.

      • Joebo
        Joebo
        October 22, 2010 at 3:16 pm | #

        how do we know that she and Ethan are BFFs? Is there something I’ve missed?

        • beeftony
          beeftony
          October 22, 2010 at 5:24 pm | #

          Willis said so at the panel where he announced the comic. There’s a video link in the third blog post.

      • TheAlucinaut
        TheAlucinaut
        October 22, 2010 at 7:12 pm | #

        What I meant was, “I did not expect a masked vigilante beating up thugs & leaping onto buildings etc. I thought Amazi-Girl would stay with the aliens & drama tag & talking car. I am surprised to see her in the strip that I assumed to be mostly about college hijinks. Hm.”

        I wasn’t questioning Amber’s strength in general, but the usage of it. Obviously after Ruth tossed Billie like a used tissue I knew comics physics were in play, but this is a direction I did not see coming.

        But thanks for the condescension anyway.

        • TexasNinjaBuzzard
          TexasNinjaBuzzard
          October 23, 2010 at 2:02 am | #

          It’s entirely possible to huck a cheerleader over your shoulder without cartoon physics, you just have to know what you’re doing if you don’t want to wreck yourself in the process.

          I was also not expecting Amazi-Girl to carry over, but I could still see it happening at an actual university with a proper amount of functional mental disorder. She’ll be legendary, of course. I mean, The Mad Shitter of Texas Instruments was real, why not Amazi-girl?

        • David
          David M Willis
          October 24, 2010 at 10:09 am | #

          http://www.wikihow.com/Throw-Someone-over-Your-Shoulder

          • Joebo
            Joebo
            October 30, 2010 at 1:37 am | #

            I want a super hero whose powers come solely from browsing Wikipedia.

          • No0ne
            No0ne
            November 6, 2010 at 4:16 pm | #

            That guy could rival even BATMAN with being crazy prepared… If he read all of Wikipedia…

  29. boojum
    boojum
    October 22, 2010 at 2:06 am | #

    Ooh ooh! Amber describes herself as “mild-mannered” in her twitter! Just like a secret identity should be!

  30. Enkai
    Enkai
    October 22, 2010 at 2:07 am | #

    I’m guessing Amber has contacts or has gotten lasik surgery in this universe, wearing non-prescription lenses when not Amazi-girl. (or she switches, in the contacts case). I got the impression in Shortpacked her vision was pretty bad, bad enough that landing those exact kicks and punches would be quite a feat.

    • Blindbeard the [Kick]Boxer
      Blindbeard the [Kick]Boxer
      October 22, 2010 at 3:18 am | #

      I can’t see far at all without my glasses, but I still take them off for any kind of sparring or fighting.

    • JesseJanitect
      JesseJanitect
      October 22, 2010 at 11:44 am | #

      You don’t need to be able to see anything more than blurs to fight without glasses. My vision sucks, you just select targets based on the color of the blurs and knowledge of where people should be. What you absolutely cannot do is read long distance.

      • Bubi
        Bubi
        July 23, 2011 at 8:56 pm | #

        Now I know who the brniay one is, I’ll keep looking for your posts.

  31. Jesibel
    Jesibel
    October 22, 2010 at 2:08 am | #

    If Danny and Amber end up getting together as some people are suggesting, I’m going on strike. I simply cannot imagine a world where Amber/Mike doesn’t exist.

    • Kyle
      Kyle
      October 22, 2010 at 10:52 am | #

      To be Honest, And a lot of folks may hate me for sayin this, I hope that none of the characters end up in the same relationships as the were in the walkyverse. Mostly because that would be too predictable.

      • ShadowWing Tronix
        ShadowWing Tronix
        October 22, 2010 at 7:47 pm | #

        Agreed.

        I add this sentence so that this isn’t a one-word post. 🙂

  32. bramblepatch
    bramblepatch
    October 22, 2010 at 2:09 am | #

    Damn you Willis!

    Ok, back to our regularly scheduled obsessively examining strips for windows that Sal could conceivably burst through at any minute…

    • Malph
      Malph
      October 22, 2010 at 2:22 am | #

      Prediction that I’m sure won’t happen (but it would be awesome if it did): The football players gather reinforcments and get the jump on Amazi-Girl. As the are about to attack Sal jumps (no, backflips) through a ring of fire on a motorcycle, jumps off while the bike is still upside-down, and her and Amazi-Gilr proceed to kick all their asses.

      Then, pirates attack and Ninja Rick joins the fight.

      • Dahlia (waiting for a Sal icon)
        Dahlia (waiting for a Sal icon)
        October 22, 2010 at 2:44 am | #

        I vote for THIS turn of events!

        • Joebo
          Joebo
          October 22, 2010 at 3:19 pm | #

          …seconded

  33. Laurel
    Laurel
    October 22, 2010 at 2:10 am | #

    I imagine Sal’s entrance is going to make everyone say, “Damn you, Willis,” all over again.

    Dick.

  34. Laurel
    Laurel
    October 22, 2010 at 2:12 am | #

    PS: Third panel would make a great poster on my wall. Like, huge freakin’ poster.

    And I could roller skate underneath it and hope it falls on me when I’m not wearing underwear.

    • No0ne
      No0ne
      October 22, 2010 at 11:05 pm | #

      I’m pretty sure this is more disturbing then the time a guy asked for someone to photoshop the coverings off three naked girls in Shortpacked!…

  35. Malph
    Malph
    October 22, 2010 at 2:16 am | #

    Wow, that was weird.

    And now, something I rarely get to do.

    *clears throat*

    CALLED IT!

    • beeftony
      beeftony
      October 22, 2010 at 2:46 am | #

      Half the people here called it. You only get to do that if you were the only one who did.

  36. Heavy E
    Heavy E
    October 22, 2010 at 2:23 am | #

    That was awesome!

  37. Beachfox
    Beachfox
    October 22, 2010 at 2:32 am | #

    All I can say is “Hell Yeah!” I did not expect, and am utterly thrilled beyond words.

  38. Acher4
    Acher4
    October 22, 2010 at 2:38 am | #

    Ohhh Yes! Woohoo!

  39. Darth Cariss
    Darth Cariss
    October 22, 2010 at 3:02 am | #

    So Amber is a real super hero in this universe? That’s neat if so.

  40. Tobias
    Tobias
    October 22, 2010 at 3:09 am | #

    Well this is supposed to be a reboot and damn that’s what we got!!!

  41. Transypoo
    Transypoo
    October 22, 2010 at 3:10 am | #

    Wait… WHAT?!?!

  42. Tobias
    Tobias
    October 22, 2010 at 3:13 am | #

    oooh, my face has changed. Neat!

  43. Cope
    Cope
    October 22, 2010 at 3:15 am | #

    FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

  44. Corlanthis
    Corlanthis
    October 22, 2010 at 3:18 am | #

    ::whistles::

  45. Matt
    Matt
    October 22, 2010 at 3:28 am | #

    That’s not Amber; Amber is spider-car.

    • mpark6288
      mpark6288
      October 22, 2010 at 12:05 pm | #

      At least, I’m pretty sure.

  46. Touch of Grey
    Touch of Grey
    October 22, 2010 at 3:49 am | #

    OH SNAP.
    And here I was expecting Sal…

  47. ZeroSD
    ZeroSD
    October 22, 2010 at 3:56 am | #

    But, timeline!

  48. Scully
    Scully
    October 22, 2010 at 4:10 am | #

    See, this is a sign Willis is running out of character ideas, Brunnette Dorothy? For shame Willis, for shame :p

    • Scully
      Scully
      October 22, 2010 at 4:10 am | #

      Also, it looks like I can now breathe in space, awesome.

      • Wackd
        Wackd
        October 22, 2010 at 7:52 am | #

        Except of course that, in the Walkyverse, Dorothy came after Amber, during a time when Amber had long poofy hair. Amber later got a makeover during that time, giving her a hairstyle similar to Dorothy’s.

        Also, Amber and Dorothy are completely different personality-wise.

        This entire comic could be argued as proof Willis is running out of character ideas, however, if not ideas for his characters.

        • MrGBH
          MrGBH
          October 22, 2010 at 8:07 am | #

          Gee, I wonder if Scully might’ve been using sarcasm.

          • Wackd
            Wackd
            October 22, 2010 at 1:43 pm | #

            Gee, I wonder why people think that sarcasm–a practice based entirely in vocal inflection, with no real way to convey it in text whatsoever–works well in text.

          • Crimson Magic
            Crimson Magic
            October 22, 2010 at 3:01 pm | #

            The “:P” smiley gives it away

          • Scully
            Scully
            October 22, 2010 at 6:09 pm | #

            Yeah, I tend to use :p or ;p as markers of sarcasm or “this statement is clearly joking” online, just cause you can’t you intonation in a none phonological medium, sorry if I seemed liek I was deliberately trying to infuriate you Wackd

        • No0ne
          No0ne
          October 22, 2010 at 11:09 pm | #

          I always make sure to give my sarcasm tags when in use, just to avoid confusion…

  49. RFC
    RFC
    October 22, 2010 at 4:30 am | #

    Never posted a comment before, but this rates one. Just awesome. I’m a happy camper. 🙂

  50. Davecom3
    Davecom3
    October 22, 2010 at 4:31 am | #

    Oh, so it was Ultracar, after all.

  51. K. Ivan Ruppert
    K. Ivan Ruppert
    October 22, 2010 at 6:03 am | #

    Wait….

    Wait…. WHAT?

    I think my head just broke.

    • K. Ivan Ruppert
      K. Ivan Ruppert
      October 22, 2010 at 6:04 am | #

      And now my Gravitar is Amazigirl (Replacing Mike, which replaced Aslan). That just adds MORE to it.

  52. TexasNinjaBuzzard
    TexasNinjaBuzzard
    October 22, 2010 at 6:11 am | #

    I think it would be funny as hell if there is no Amber, just Dorothy in a herosuit with contacts and a wig.

    All of the commentors weeing themselves over characters from that earlier comic as if anything about them were applicable to the new continuity really does add an extra level of interactive hilarity to DOA. It’s like Willis was just barking into a paper bag when he told everyone right out of the gate that most of these characters were going to be radically different since none of them have been fscked with by aliens.

    I hope Sal first appears wordlessly in the background as a cashier at the Smoovy Smoov frozen yogurt and smoothie bar in the local mall’s food court or something. That would be fuggin’ hilarious.

    • Ascension
      Ascension
      October 22, 2010 at 7:59 am | #

      But we’ve already seen Dorothy and Amber simultaneously at the hall meeting thingy. And Willis has attempted to defend the two of them as distinct character designs beyond hair color.

      We COULD still get the swerve of having Amazi-Girl NOT be Amber, but I hope not.

    • Corlanthis
      Corlanthis
      October 22, 2010 at 11:07 am | #

      What amuses me is everyone waiting to see Jason. Because Jason in It’s Walky was not from the Walkyverse. For all we know, the Jason that appeared in It’s Walky could have his origins in the DoA universe thus leading to no Jason appearing in DoA.

      For the record, I’m absolutely sure that’s incorrect. I’m just sayin’ it’s a possiblity.

      • Animaniac
        Animaniac
        October 22, 2010 at 7:05 pm | #

        That would be bad.. IIRC Jason’s original universe was destroyed.

      • ShadowWing Tronix
        ShadowWing Tronix
        October 22, 2010 at 7:52 pm | #

        Jason is Amazigirl. He’s that good at makeup and nobody would expect it.

  53. Trent
    Trent
    October 22, 2010 at 6:22 am | #

    AMAZI-GIRL IS IMMUNE TO CRITICISM

  54. Heather
    Heather
    October 22, 2010 at 6:47 am | #

    DAMN YOU WILLIS.

    …

    Actually wait, that’s maybe even more awesome. Wooo!

    Still want to see Sal though I’m suspecting she’ll be on the more Joyce than Amazi-girl end of the scale now looking back over the strips…

  55. Joebo
    Joebo
    October 22, 2010 at 8:01 am | #

    Nah I’m just going to go with Damn you Willis

  56. Robin
    Robin
    October 22, 2010 at 8:12 am | #

    Dammit … I thought it was Spider-Car

  57. Alix
    Alix
    October 22, 2010 at 8:20 am | #

    HOLY SHIT I TOTALLY THOUGHT THAT WAS SAL.

    Why is Amber so badass already, though? Is she a little older than the rest of the cast and a teacher or something, like Leslie? AUGH SO MANY QUESTIONS.

    • beeftony
      beeftony
      October 22, 2010 at 11:32 am | #

      Willis has stated that he doesn’t want to go over the same character arcs that people have already read, so either he’ll be going about it differently like in Danny’s case, or it’s already happened, just offscreen and under slightly different circumstances.

    • JesseJanitect
      JesseJanitect
      October 22, 2010 at 11:48 am | #

      I’ve got a geek friend who went to ninja training camp in high school. Seriously. NINJA TRAINING CAMP. Never underestimate the fanaticism of the geek.

    • Joebo
      Joebo
      October 22, 2010 at 3:08 pm | #

      Amber is at least a Freshman. We saw a corner of her face in Ruth’s floor orientation meeting/impromptu wrestling match.

    • Dahlia
      Dahlia
      October 22, 2010 at 7:12 pm | #

      I was actually wondering the same things…

      1.) Wouldn’t Amber be old enough to be a teacher/ student teacher (or at least a junior/senior)? I thought she was older than a college freshman…

      2.) Doesn’t she wear glasses? I wonder if Danny finds out her secret identity by discovering Ambers contacts… (if she even needs glasses/contacts in this universe)

      3.) Is she completely redesigned to be the age as the other cast members?

      • Rali
        Rali
        October 22, 2010 at 11:33 pm | #

        1. If we’re going by Amber’s age in Shortpacked!, then yeah, she’d be too old to be a freshman. Then again, so would Danny, considering he’s 31.

        2. Yeah, she wears glasses. It’s not really clear because she’s only in the background for the meeting, but she still has the white ovals over her eyes.

        3. EVERYONE’S redesigned to be around the age for college freshmen.

        Remember, most everyone from It’s Walky is in their 30’s. Amber’s actually younger than them.

        • Dahlia
          Dahlia
          October 22, 2010 at 11:56 pm | #

          Oooooh, ok.

          Yikes, Dannys 31? Whoa…

          Ah, ok, just making sure if she wore them in this universe or not.

          Oooooh; ok, thank you so much for answering my questions!

  58. XtraLargeRyan
    XtraLargeRyan
    October 22, 2010 at 8:27 am | #

    ohoho.. Ah I just got the joke… Haha.. Amazigirl indeed.

  59. creativerealms
    creativerealms
    October 22, 2010 at 8:42 am | #

    So this is what it’s like to be pissed and pleased with Willis and the same time. I think I’m no longer a newbie. I have now experienced what long time Willis fans have many times before.

    Damn you Willis.

    • Dr. Worm
      Dr. Worm
      October 22, 2010 at 10:52 am | #

      Yes… let the hatred/frustration/awesomeness consume you.

      • DCHorror
        DCHorror
        October 22, 2010 at 2:27 pm | #

        Wouldn’t that be awestration?

        • Joebo
          Joebo
          October 22, 2010 at 3:08 pm | #

          “hawestration?”

          • DCHorror
            DCHorror
            October 22, 2010 at 10:07 pm | #

            Nah, that sounds like a laughing fest.

          • No0ne
            No0ne
            October 22, 2010 at 11:11 pm | #

            Or a bad hanky panky site…

          • maggiemarmalade
            maggiemarmalade
            October 23, 2010 at 12:15 am | #

            … that sounds too much like hawt castration. Maybe it still works?

  60. The Blot
    The Blot
    October 22, 2010 at 8:52 am | #

    Now that was an awesome reveal! Well played sir, well played.

  61. xainoforgv
    xainoforgv
    October 22, 2010 at 8:58 am | #

    i honestly think it be helarious if sal ended up being a completely normal person or even a nun but she has the cumpulsion to enter and exit locations by crashing through the nearest window

  62. Raistandantilus
    Raistandantilus
    October 22, 2010 at 9:10 am | #

    Danny is going to end up as this universe’s Mary Jane, isn’t he?

    • DCHorror
      DCHorror
      October 22, 2010 at 2:28 pm | #

      Considering the way the spider-man comics are going, that might be interesting.

    • Dahlia
      Dahlia
      October 23, 2010 at 12:42 am | #

      I really hope so. :/ I hope hes forced the emasculating role of “damsel in distress”.

      I don’t HATE Danny, per say, but I don’t LIKE him, either.

      In “Roomies!” I understand he loved Sal (honestly, who can blame him for falling for SAL?) and she was his girlfriend, so of course when Joyce came around he had to turn to her down (because you DO NOT F*CKING CHEAT ON SAL).

      I understand he was crushed and vulnerable (very much like he was before Amazi-girl when Dorothy dumped him) and did in fact consider going out with Joyce for all of ten seconds until Joyce pulled a dick move (I love Joyce a lot and find her very charming, but even I’ll admit what she did was really really REALLY low) on him and told her parents they were ENGAGED the very night he went to confront her about a POSSIBLE romantic relationship between them after being dumped by Sal. This insane and jerkish (its not cute fantasizing, its LYING TO YOUR PARENTS about a relationship status, which is pretty high on a scale of one to pathetic right along there with living in their basement) act ruined her chances with Danny understandably.

      I even understand how their personalities aren’t compatible (even if it didn’t take Joyces dick move to realize it) and that Joyce is the type were you either love or hate, no real middle ground.

      But what made me detest Danny was that HE LED HER ON. He never seriously got it across to Joyce that he wasn’t interested in her that way. (No, Joes actions against Joyce don’t count because Joyce could EASILY have seen them as he was jealous she could steal Danny away) He continued to let Joyce believe there was a glimmer of hope with him when there was none and was possibly her friend out of pity.

      Even RUTH, who barely saw them interact could tell what game Danny was playing. (God I need a life, I think way too much on this comics story because I love it so durn much…D: )

  63. Deviltrig
    Deviltrig
    October 22, 2010 at 9:11 am | #

    A truly epic end to the week, Willis. You leave me with plot twisty questions and bated breath for next week’s comics.

    Damn you Willis.

  64. packy
    packy
    October 22, 2010 at 9:12 am | #

    HOLY CRAP!

    I was so expecting Sal.

  65. Rachel
    Rachel
    October 22, 2010 at 9:14 am | #

    Okay, that was just plain awesome.

  66. ziggy78eog
    ziggy78eog
    October 22, 2010 at 9:23 am | #

    I call shenanigans! If Amber is here, that means that there will be a good chance that the rest of Shotpacked will be here, and that means Faz. DO NOT WANT!

    • Deviltrig
      Deviltrig
      October 22, 2010 at 9:31 am | #

      Oh God! Faz in College… Competing with Joe! that’s probably the funniest thing I’ve ever thought of.

      • agentksilver
        agentksilver
        October 22, 2010 at 10:04 am | #

        Except Joe will be succeeding. Faz will desperately try to set himself up as Joe’s equal and rival, but it Will Not Work.

        • Wackd
          Wackd
          October 22, 2010 at 1:40 pm | #

          Does Not Happen?

          • TexasNinjaBuzzard
            TexasNinjaBuzzard
            October 23, 2010 at 2:14 am | #

            It doesn’t really matter what you scream at Faz, if you scream it loud enugh he’ll run away.

        • Ryune
          Ryune
          October 24, 2010 at 1:02 am | #

          That, or Faz and Amber really and truly ARE siblings in this universe. As in grew up together.

    • James
      James
      October 22, 2010 at 10:28 am | #

      What would be the bigger dick move – having Sal never, ever appear, or having Faz join the DoA cast and somehow turn him into the most well-adjusted, likable character of the bunch?

      • drivethruewhale
        drivethruewhale
        October 22, 2010 at 10:32 am | #

        But is it a dick move if it justifies us feeling sorry for Faz in recent SP! strips?

    • Corlanthis
      Corlanthis
      October 22, 2010 at 11:00 am | #

      But this *isn’t* the Shortpacked crew, that’s kinda the whole point.

      • pakpako
        pakpako
        October 24, 2010 at 1:56 am | #

        Oh goooood.

        I was afraid Willis had completely lost it and began crossing his webcomics over with themselves. With time-warps. Again.

    • JesseJanitect
      JesseJanitect
      October 22, 2010 at 11:50 am | #

      If Faz is there, he should be a skipped a grade or two genius twerp. It would just make things even more amusing.

    • Nim
      Nim
      October 22, 2010 at 1:38 pm | #

      Watch, in this universe Faz is a well-adjusted, polite, helpful, respectful and acknowledged sibling of Amber, who has all the ladies throwing themselves at him. Of course, he’ll be far too much of a gentlemen to take advantage of that.

      OMG, Faz dates Catholic-Sal!

      • DCHorror
        DCHorror
        October 22, 2010 at 2:31 pm | #

        No, in this universe, Faz and Amber actually grew up together, so he actually had an older sibling to keep him from being too messed up.

        I miss the Mike avatar. It makes sarcasm so much easier.

        • No0ne
          No0ne
          October 22, 2010 at 11:13 pm | #

          Not to mention that would *hopefully* mean that he didn’t grow up as the son of a female member of the Korean Mafia… That would probably help him being better adjusted…

      • davmopedia
        davmopedia
        October 23, 2010 at 1:37 am | #

        So, Zaph from McAwesomes?

    • Shift
      Shift
      October 22, 2010 at 10:40 pm | #

      Can you call “shenanigans” on this? I mean, can’t you only call “shenanigans” on something when you’ve been cheated somehow. If Faz is here, that’s not really Willis cheating us on anything, since he didn’t promise us “no Faz”. Unless… he did, and I missed it…?

  67. Zudarkness
    Zudarkness
    October 22, 2010 at 9:40 am | #

    Whoot I called it!!!!

    Amanzing girl is amanzing so she can kick anyone’s asses expect Mike’s. I wonder if Glassco is trying to recruit people for his store through College. Or either that he’s the new Econamics proffeor. That’ll make a cool GI Joe vs Cobra angle

    I hope The Faz is in College and compets agaist Joe. That would rock.

    Maybe the cast of Shortpacked are in college doing college like stuff. Who knows maybe Mike or Glassco runs the ROTC program there.

    • drivethruewhale
      drivethruewhale
      October 22, 2010 at 10:30 am | #

      Maybe. Mike did make an appearance in one of the earlier strips.

    • No0ne
      No0ne
      October 22, 2010 at 11:15 pm | #

      No, Galasso is a priest at the school Sal went to silly :O

      No, not really although that would be really funny…

  68. sarpiedon
    sarpiedon
    October 22, 2010 at 9:46 am | #

    “What a twist!” – spoken in an indian accent.

  69. agentksilver
    agentksilver
    October 22, 2010 at 10:02 am | #

    I THOUGHT that it looked more like a cape and short hair rather than long hair, since long hair doesn’t flow from the shoulders…but I wanted it to be Sal so bad I dismissed it…

    • agentksilver
      agentksilver
      October 22, 2010 at 4:58 pm | #

      Wait, I liked being Sarah!

  70. atgdng
    atgdng
    October 22, 2010 at 10:11 am | #

    At first I was sad that it wasn’t Sal…but then I realized that Sal is obviously off being a ninja for the Vatican, who, not wanting to tell the Walkertons that they’ve been using their daughter for crazy covert-ops for years, are forging all of her attendance records and grades, as well as moving some stuff into her room.

  71. drivethruewhale
    drivethruewhale
    October 22, 2010 at 10:28 am | #

    So it’s not Dick Cheney?

  72. SinisterTwist
    SinisterTwist
    October 22, 2010 at 10:36 am | #

    Awesome! I think that in all of the theorizing, many of us (myself included) forgot that the Shortpacked cast is in the same universe as the other guys & as such, could enter this strip as well. (Of course this could just be a one-off.)

    Watch Sal have a regular mundane appearance. She’ll be seen walking into her dorm room, eating nachos & saying “Sup?”

  73. Mad Mike
    Mad Mike
    October 22, 2010 at 10:41 am | #

    Booya! Totally called it dood!

  74. Dr. Worm
    Dr. Worm
    October 22, 2010 at 10:42 am | #

    Amaz…
    Willis, you magnificent bastard.

    • Wackd
      Wackd
      October 22, 2010 at 1:39 pm | #

      I READ YOUR BOOK!

  75. TEi
    TEi
    October 22, 2010 at 10:46 am | #

    Wow, I was actually being sarcastic yesterday…cool!

  76. addude
    addude
    October 22, 2010 at 10:48 am | #

    Well Lost that bet!

  77. begbert2
    begbert2
    October 22, 2010 at 10:56 am | #

    I find myself suspecting that when Sal turns up everyone will be outraged.

    – not an abductee. Jumping through windows = glasscut to death.
    – no parents killed by HA. No rage.
    – stayed with Walky’s family – no southern accent.

    Okay, obviously Willis could work around all this, but if he doesn’t, I expect to see rage.

    Glorious, delicious rage. Mm-mm! 🙂

    • Corlanthis
      Corlanthis
      October 22, 2010 at 11:02 am | #

      I’m still maintaining that she’ll never show outside of third-party references along the lines of, “Oh, I talked to Sal earlier and she said. . .”

      It shall be the ultimate DAMN YOU, WILLIS!

      • No0ne
        No0ne
        October 22, 2010 at 11:16 pm | #

        And then I shall personally remove you from time.

      • maggiemarmalade
        maggiemarmalade
        October 23, 2010 at 12:17 am | #

        That would be AWESOME.

    • Dahlia
      Dahlia
      October 22, 2010 at 7:36 pm | #

      Good GOD I really hope not…I’ll be pretty disappointed if he ends up pulling that dick move (but not MAD, I’m hoping if he does it, he’ll do it for the good of the story and if THAT’S the case I will completely understand). Aside from being a Sal fan, I was actually kinda curious to see how Sal and Billie interact (two girls who, in an alternate universe, were both Dannys love interest) especially as roommates..not sure it means much in THIS universe, though. I kinda despise Billie (no, not because she was a cheerleader, I like cheer-leading and think is badass how much and how often they risk their lives.. I hate the fact Billie is a total bongo to just about EVERYONE for no particularly good reason other than shes just a friggin prick who needs to get over the fact shes a nobody in college), so I secretly hope Billie just gives everyone too much crap (namely, Walky, for example) and Sal just totally beats the ever-lovin’ sh*t out of her, quite fed up with her douchebaggery.

      Hmmm, admittedly I love Sals accent, but I wouldn’t mind if she talked normal…which IS a possibility…but the “stayed with Walkys family” (I *THINK*) isn’t clarified HOW LONG she stayed with them…according to Walkys conversations with Billie (and his twitter posts) Sal was sent away to catholic school (I’m assuming for the majority of her life, given Billie never spoke of knowing Sal as much as she knew Walky, which was since before high-school), a school that could have been located in the south, hence gaining Sal her accent. Again, its speculation, and Sals school might not be anywhere where she could gain a southern accent, but I wouldn’t rule out the possibility JUST YET ^ ^;;

    • Index
      Index
      October 22, 2010 at 7:38 pm | #

      Maybe Sal will have a scottish accent, stolen from another girl at the mystery canadian catholic school.

  78. cappadocius
    cappadocius
    October 22, 2010 at 11:08 am | #

    Whoa! What a twist, making Sal this universe’s Amazi-Girl!

  79. Rhetoricaster
    Rhetoricaster
    October 22, 2010 at 11:09 am | #

    Yes!

  80. Zudarkness
    Zudarkness
    October 22, 2010 at 11:29 am | #

    Maybe Amber and Mike live near the College and Maybe Mikes a RA.? Sounds plausable to me.

    • beeftony
      beeftony
      October 22, 2010 at 11:35 am | #

      Mike is Walky’s roommate and Amber was at the floor meeting (and is Dina’s roommate). How did you miss this?

      • Zudarkness
        Zudarkness
        October 25, 2010 at 9:42 am | #

        I just did.

        Oh well Mike for RA.

        I wonder is Glassco would be running the ROTC program. He probally would look for more “recruits” for his World Donimation plan

    • agentksilver
      agentksilver
      October 22, 2010 at 4:57 pm | #

      Now that you say it…I want Mike to be an R.A.

  81. JesseJanitect
    JesseJanitect
    October 22, 2010 at 11:56 am | #

    “PositivAmb That was a productive night. Of WoWing. ”
    Quote from Amber’s tweet. Obviously everytime she says she’s playing WoW, she’s actually running around as Amazi-girl. And she’s climbing the gazebo for crosstraining/ because she has a well-honed comic geek sense genre savvy and had to get the moon behind her head.

    Given that the comments managed to predict every part of todays comic, including the “I’m Batman” introduction, I’m starting to wonder if Willis either reads the comments and the draws whichever strip would fuck with our heads the most or is secretly posting spoilers under a false name.

    • David
      David M Willis
      October 22, 2010 at 12:08 pm | #

      I’m a month ahead on strips, so drawing them to respond to comments is something that can’t ever happen, for better or for worse.

      • No0ne
        No0ne
        October 22, 2010 at 11:17 pm | #

        Unless you steal a time machine!

        • maggiemarmalade
          maggiemarmalade
          October 23, 2010 at 12:18 am | #

          We live with the physicist, so this is impossible.

      • JesseJanitect
        JesseJanitect
        October 25, 2010 at 11:47 am | #

        In that case, some of us are psychic. I find this disturbing.

        • Joebo
          Joebo
          October 30, 2010 at 1:40 am | #

          …or we can just guess where Willis’ mind goes with plot.

          • No0ne
            No0ne
            November 6, 2010 at 4:21 pm | #

            If you read enough of his comics I bet you could build a computer program that could predict the plot lines. However, that would require a lot of coding and several degrees in non-related fields…

  82. Bean
    Bean
    October 22, 2010 at 11:59 am | #

    I find I am completely comfortable with this. I love Sal to death, and I’m somewhat ambivalent about Danny, so I’m fine with a twist on the canon relationships.

    Seriously, though-I hope the catholic school was an excuse to give Sal a Southern accent (And possibly make her the proverbial ‘Naughty Schoolgirl’) Because I just can’t imagine her without it.

    Also, I suspect I’ll get a new Gravatar with this post. I hope it’s a good one, ‘cuz I Ioved my Dina one.

  83. mpark6288
    mpark6288
    October 22, 2010 at 12:11 pm | #

    I’m actually fine with it being Amazigirl. But now I want Sal to show up, DYW.

  84. Onomatopoeia
    Onomatopoeia
    October 22, 2010 at 12:12 pm | #

    It never registered she was a non meta mask. Amazi-Girl is not long for this world.

    Blam blam.

  85. x o
    x o
    October 22, 2010 at 12:25 pm | #

    ugh amber ? really ? amber annoys me more than roz. yes, roz.

    willis, i am disappoint.

    • beeftony
      beeftony
      October 22, 2010 at 5:20 pm | #

      Who’s Amber? You heard her, she’s Amazi-Girl.

    • Shift
      Shift
      October 22, 2010 at 9:26 pm | #

      alternate universe, remember? Don’t judge her by the Shortpacked version.

  86. Ben
    Ben
    October 22, 2010 at 12:29 pm | #

    You know… for all we know, Amazi-girl could be Sal in this universe. Nothing says for sure that she’s Amber. PLOT TWIST!!

  87. Bill M.
    Bill M.
    October 22, 2010 at 1:27 pm | #

    Drat, my outside prediction of it being a Faz that i could tolerate on a normal basis, it’s Amazi-Girl, unless it’s like Queen Bee from Super Stupor who’s famous for the “Justice Tuck.”

  88. Blazey
    Blazey
    October 22, 2010 at 1:45 pm | #

    Nine…

    Damn You Willis was said NINE times.

    Better make it ten…

    DAMN YOU WILLIS!!!!!

    Erhem…

    *Hopes he gets Mike or Walky*

    • Index
      Index
      October 22, 2010 at 7:40 pm | #

      I was expecting a lot more DYWs. I’m disappointed.

      • No0ne
        No0ne
        October 22, 2010 at 11:20 pm | #

        I personally try to avoid thoose words, however I will throw in a CURSE YOU MR. WILLIS when I think its nessary.

        I always make it a point ot be respectful to the people I’m cursing…

  89. vanGrue
    vanGrue
    October 22, 2010 at 1:46 pm | #

    Fun. I still feel like it’s going to be a few storylines before this comic stops feeling gimmicky, but I think eventually that’ll happen. Once it works itself out.

  90. Aesir
    Aesir
    October 22, 2010 at 1:52 pm | #

    I wonder why Amber took on the Amazi-Girl alias in this reality

    Anyway..maybe Sal will be a normal catholic school girl in this reality after all….

  91. Eric Burns-White
    Eric Burns-White
    October 22, 2010 at 2:26 pm | #

    I’m really amused at all the folks who are either thrilled that it’s Amber or annoyed that it’s Amber. Just because Amber is Amazi-Girl in the Walkyverse doesn’t mean she’s Amazi-Girl in the DOAverse. It doesn’t even mean she exists.

    Honestly, one of the great things about that brownish bowl cut of hair is it would be easy to hide almost any hairstyle underneath that wig. Beyond that, we’ve had no clear look at her body, no good way to judge her height — even her eye color isn’t clear, and even if it were colored contacts are cheap.

    All we know is that Amazi-Girl just saved Danny from punks. We don’t know anything else.

    Yet. 🙂

    • Reboot
      Reboot
      October 22, 2010 at 3:02 pm | #

      > Just because Amber is Amazi-Girl in the Walkyverse doesn’t mean she’s Amazi-Girl in the DOAverse. It doesn’t even mean she exists.

      Behind Sarah in p2: http://www.dumbingofage.com/2010/comic/book-1/01-move-in-day/stragglers/

      Also: http://twitter.com/PositivAmb

    • Joebo
      Joebo
      October 22, 2010 at 3:05 pm | #

      Actually, we know that Amber exists in this universe because the DOA twitter includes her

      • Kamino Neko
        Kamino Neko
        October 22, 2010 at 3:36 pm | #

        And is, in fact, one of the most prolific tweeters in the group… I haven’t done an actual count, and Mike and Joyce are pretty chatty, too, but I wouldn’t be surprised if Amber turned out to be the single most common tweeter of the lost.

      • beeftony
        beeftony
        October 22, 2010 at 5:21 pm | #

        And she was at the floor meeting.

  92. Cha
    Cha
    October 22, 2010 at 4:12 pm | #

    …badass. But Sal needs to jump through a window. NEEDS TO. At least once. I mean, she could throw someone through one too, I guess..She could throw Billie through after finding her drunk, perhaps. xD?

    • Joebo
      Joebo
      October 22, 2010 at 10:44 pm | #

      I am always in favor of some defenestration.

  93. Roborat
    Roborat
    October 22, 2010 at 4:27 pm | #

    Come on people, can’t you see it? Amazi-Girl isn’t Amber, it is Faz!

    • Robin
      Robin
      October 22, 2010 at 4:38 pm | #

      Yes, because according to Robin DeSanto, Amber is clearly Spider-Car

  94. Gianni
    Gianni
    October 22, 2010 at 5:51 pm | #

    Of course, in this universe, does Amazi-Girl necessarily have to be Amber? Sal with shorter hair maybe? I wouldn’t bet against it.

  95. GoldStarz
    GoldStarz
    October 22, 2010 at 9:13 pm | #

    Hai Amber! XP

  96. Shift
    Shift
    October 22, 2010 at 9:30 pm | #

    I wonder what Amazi-Girl’s origin might be in this universe. Clearly Amber must be more skilled and confident than in the Shortpacked! universe, if she’s actually going out on patrol. I wonder if her father is still the monster he is in the other strip.

    I gotta admit, I did consider Amber/Amazi-Girl, but thought “Naw, seems like Willis is going for a more realistic approach to this strip.” Damn you Willis. Damn your crafty ways.

  97. Shift
    Shift
    October 22, 2010 at 10:42 pm | #

    And aww… I wanted to an Amazi-girl avatar.

    • maggiemarmalade
      maggiemarmalade
      October 23, 2010 at 12:21 am | #

      Four Mike avas in a row. That’s sort of frighting in a if-I-were-Amber-I’d-Be-Turned-On sort of way.

      • Gianni
        Gianni
        October 25, 2010 at 8:02 pm | #

        Can’t have too many Mikes in my opinion, he goes great with EVERYTHING.

  98. Brady Kj
    Brady Kj
    October 22, 2010 at 11:18 pm | #

    I am SO relieved to see this is a universe with superheroes. I was afraid Willis was slowly embarking on a tragic descent into realism.

    PS How can Amazi-Girl exist in this universe? Joe’s too young to build Ultracar just yet.

    • Joebo
      Joebo
      October 23, 2010 at 8:00 pm | #

      No no, you see: Amber is Spider-Car, but we don’t know who Amazi-Girl is.

  99. NinjaNick
    NinjaNick
    October 23, 2010 at 3:33 am | #

    Wow, amazing twist.

    From the boot, I once had a nagging feeling it was Amazi-Girl.

  100. Suzushiiro
    Suzushiiro
    October 23, 2010 at 11:39 am | #

    Well played, Willis.

  101. gmergruen
    gmergruen
    October 23, 2010 at 11:47 am | #

    YEAH!!! Knew it wasn’t Sal! Called that!

  102. Lan M.
    Lan M.
    October 23, 2010 at 1:03 pm | #

    Oh my… Amazi-Girl got to unleash her DoA can of whup-ass. OK David now can Mike appear and kick Danny in the nuts just to add insult to injury?

  103. Hellsing987
    Hellsing987
    October 23, 2010 at 10:57 pm | #

    Best. Twist. Ever.

  104. Cinder
    Cinder
    October 23, 2010 at 11:50 pm | #

    I…I was not expecting that…

  105. Grrt
    Grrt
    October 24, 2010 at 1:25 am | #

    She wishes she was batman…

    • Grrt
      Grrt
      October 24, 2010 at 1:25 am | #

      Also, the mike avatar looks very annoyed at Amazi-girl.

  106. Tomb
    Tomb
    October 24, 2010 at 7:14 am | #

    DAMN YOU WILLI-

    Actually this is rather interesting twist and I will surey enjoy its interesting consequences. Unless its really a double twist >.> *Watches in horror as Amazi-Girl puls off her mask to reveal: Honeybun*

  107. Acer Burner
    Acer Burner
    October 24, 2010 at 10:09 am | #

    Hmm… Amazi-Girl’s colour scheme is inversed. Interesting.

  108. Acer Burner
    Acer Burner
    October 24, 2010 at 10:20 am | #

    Whoops. I was looking at her first costume. Disregard that; I’m not fully awake yet.

  109. Cliff
    Cliff
    October 24, 2010 at 3:56 pm | #

    I’ve been following this comic since Randy started linking it on S*P, and I’ve read through all of Shortpacked, Walky, etc, but I’m having trouble adjusting to this one…let me make sure I’m getting this straight – so, you took a bunch of characters from Shortpacked, Walky, and Roomies, completely erased all previous storyline from each character, made a couple look slightly different, and tossed them into a college setting just like Roomies, but not quite?

    I…I guess I just don’t “get it”. Why not just create a new comic around a new concept with new characters? Maybe I’m being ridiculous, but I don’t think so.

    • David
      David M Willis
      October 24, 2010 at 5:03 pm | #

      http://www.formspring.me/shortpacked/q/1362229026

  110. Transypoo
    Transypoo
    October 24, 2010 at 4:37 pm | #

    I glanced at the URL and read “Dum bingo fage.” ^__^

  111. Leeatard
    Leeatard
    October 25, 2010 at 4:37 am | #

    I didn’t read much of the original, but I’m loving Ultimate Walkyverse (assuming that’s what this is).

  112. Maki P
    Maki P
    October 25, 2010 at 7:51 pm | #

    NO WAY. Amber! And she’s a real superhero now!

  113. xnightwalkerx
    xnightwalkerx
    October 26, 2010 at 11:40 pm | #

    well *%@# who would of thought amber would be there, I so thought it would have been Sal

  114. No0ne
    No0ne
    November 6, 2010 at 4:23 pm | #

    In a twist…

    Danny: “Who are you?”
    Mike: “That’s your mom don’t you recognize her? I do, because I ‘saw’ her last night.”

  115. Rognik
    Rognik
    November 18, 2010 at 4:53 am | #

    I suppose this is now a reversal on the classic damsel in distress scenario. I now see Danny being tied to a pole, crying out for Amazi-Girl.

  116. Anime fan
    Anime fan
    December 10, 2010 at 6:24 pm | #

    -jaw falls off-

  117. SuperScientistGirl!
    SuperScientistGirl!
    December 22, 2010 at 5:21 pm | #

    IT’S AMAZI-GIRL!

  118. Kelsey
    Kelsey
    March 22, 2011 at 12:19 pm | #

    *Gasp*! Token! But seriously….AWESOME.

  119. meanderling
    meanderling
    July 27, 2011 at 6:26 pm | #

    Man, Ultra-Car’s in this universe? Weird!

  120. SonicBlueRanger
    SonicBlueRanger
    August 29, 2011 at 4:02 pm | #

    “I’m Amazi-girl and I can breath in Space”…Yeah I know lame but it was asking for it.

  121. OhHayMike
    OhHayMike
    September 19, 2011 at 3:46 pm | #

    I was just thinking to myself that it would be awesome if it were Amazi-girl, and boom there she is. That must be some kind of super power of mine, i can conjure up superheroes by thinking of them.

    Emmafrostemmafrostemmafrostemmafrost

  122. Lis
    Lis
    May 24, 2013 at 2:37 am | #

    you know I really didn’t notice until now but now that I do I really love the reversal of the Mysterious Super Hero/Damsel in Distress arc here. Including the mysterious stranger beginning.

  123. Jenny Creed
    Jenny Creed
    July 19, 2013 at 4:29 pm | #

    “I’m BA*cough* AMAZI-GIRL!”

  124. Opus the Poet
    Opus the Poet
    October 8, 2014 at 11:23 pm | #

    Wrong color word balloon for AG… from the FUTURE!

    • Maveric1984
      Maveric1984
      November 28, 2015 at 3:20 pm | #

      She doesn’t start doing the voice until she meets Danny as Amber and needs to better hide her identity.

  125. nothri
    nothri
    November 6, 2014 at 6:51 pm | #

    Expectations….DEFIED!

  126. Mousa The 14
    Mousa The 14
    March 31, 2016 at 10:18 am | #

    …..

    AMBER?!

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