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September 28, 2023

Motorcycle

by David M Willis on November 2, 2010 at 12:01 am
  • 02 - Uphill From Here

└ Tags: jennifer, mike

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  1. Jen Aside
    Jen Aside
    November 2, 2010 at 12:01 am | #

    OH SNAP MIKE WORDS

  2. Wackd
    Wackd
    November 2, 2010 at 12:03 am | #

    He speaks!

  3. Trae Dorn
    Trae Dorn
    November 2, 2010 at 12:03 am | #

    And Mike destroys Billie in 9 words.

    He could have done it in fewer, but he decided to add flourish. 😛

    • Maiden
      Maiden
      November 2, 2010 at 6:24 pm | #

      he kinda only did it with 2 words the other seven was mostly rubbing salt in her wound.

      • DCHorror
        DCHorror
        November 4, 2010 at 11:09 pm | #

        Yeah, but the other seven are why we love Mike.

    • alex
      alex
      December 19, 2011 at 6:37 am | #

      eh Dr. Who could have done it in 5.
      god i’m a nerd…

      • socialcyanide
        socialcyanide
        April 12, 2012 at 3:54 pm | #

        I thought he could do it in 6 (though, it is the Doctor, so he could probably do it in 5 if he wanted ;D)
        Btw, this post is beautiful XD

        • Josh
          Josh
          July 25, 2013 at 11:01 am | #

          It could’ve easily been 4: ‘Doesn’t she look tired?’.

  4. cappadocius
    cappadocius
    November 2, 2010 at 12:03 am | #

    Hm. Mike’s even an asshole when he’s not being an asshole. That’s amazing.

    • David Herbert
      David Herbert
      November 2, 2010 at 3:23 am | #

      No, I think he knew he was hurting her.

  5. Ragnal
    Ragnal
    November 2, 2010 at 12:06 am | #

    How do you go eighteen years through life without not seeing a motorcycle?

    • Joebo
      Joebo
      November 2, 2010 at 12:25 am | #

      I think its more along the lines of seeing one up close.

      • Umer
        Umer
        November 2, 2010 at 1:10 am | #

        Or touching one.

        • Zack
          Zack
          June 26, 2013 at 1:34 pm | #

          i drove one at 7 and im just 14

  6. Dierna
    Dierna
    November 2, 2010 at 12:07 am | #

    So speaketh Mike!!

    Wait… Billie’s never seen a motorcycle before?? Where’s she from? Amish country?

  7. Kamino Neko
    Kamino Neko
    November 2, 2010 at 12:09 am | #

    I almost feel sorry for Billie.

    Except, she kind of needs this, so….

    • JesseJanitect
      JesseJanitect
      November 2, 2010 at 12:11 am | #

      Actually, its kind of pathetic. Sal was going to hold all of Walky’s attention anyway. She is his sister.

      And for some reason this comic gives me the lingering impression that Mike should be a psych major.

      • Brian
        Brian
        November 2, 2010 at 12:54 am | #

        This must be truth — there is no alternative

      • Malph
        Malph
        November 2, 2010 at 2:34 am | #

        There is no “should”, it’s “Mike WILL be a psych major, or else”.

        • Cha
          Cha
          November 2, 2010 at 3:22 am | #

          Mike will be/already is a psychiatrist. He fucks your mom out of her problems. And then she pays him $50.

        • madock345
          madock345
          November 2, 2010 at 3:30 am | #

          No, Mike should be a physical therepy major. Shure it’s a medical profession, but it involves forcing crippled people to undergo repetitive extreamly painfull exercieses, then you get to tell them it was for ther own good.

      • Rowen Morland
        Rowen Morland
        November 2, 2010 at 6:48 am | #

        Mike will be whatever you don’t want him to be. His major will be whatever allows him to prey on you at the time.

  8. JesseJanitect
    JesseJanitect
    November 2, 2010 at 12:09 am | #

    Mike hath spoken!

  9. WAT
    WAT
    November 2, 2010 at 12:10 am | #

    hmmm mike and billie. one is an alcoholic and the other is a charmer when drunk. I see the makings of a pretty awesome friendship 🙂

    • Ragnal
      Ragnal
      November 2, 2010 at 12:15 am | #

      How do we know this Mike is still happy drunk, though?

      • Malph
        Malph
        November 2, 2010 at 2:35 am | #

        It’s college, we should know soon enough.

      • WAT
        WAT
        November 2, 2010 at 5:47 am | #

        Every one else seems to have the same personality and quirks (as from other universes)…I would be a little upset if he didn’t.

        • Lucca
          Lucca
          November 28, 2012 at 12:41 pm | #

          Although Walkyverse Mike wasn’t a happy drunk.

  10. Chaun
    Chaun
    November 2, 2010 at 12:10 am | #

    Something tells me that Mike X Billie is possible in this world.

    • skies
      skies
      November 2, 2010 at 12:14 am | #

      Yes.

      • Joebo
        Joebo
        November 2, 2010 at 12:22 am | #

        Haha Drag Sokka!

        • skies
          skies
          November 2, 2010 at 7:27 pm | #

          d(*_*)b

    • RaijinK
      RaijinK
      November 2, 2010 at 12:25 am | #

      Every potential pairing is possible in this world, and nearly every new strip prompts the fans to think of them. It is literally as simple as two characters exhanging words to get the shipping gears turning.

      • Undrave
        Undrave
        November 2, 2010 at 1:04 am | #

        Thats usually how these thing works yes.

    • Still In Dream State
      Still In Dream State
      November 2, 2010 at 12:03 pm | #

      Twitter feeds hint that something’s going on between Mike and Amber already though, so…

  11. Shadowman
    Shadowman
    November 2, 2010 at 12:12 am | #

    For some reason, when I saw the tweet that said “it speaks”, I imiagined the motorcycle speaking, being the Ultracar of this universe…huh…

  12. JackNapier
    JackNapier
    November 2, 2010 at 12:12 am | #

    And so Mike spoke, and God said, “Dude, that was cooooold.”

  13. Drpepperfan
    Drpepperfan
    November 2, 2010 at 12:14 am | #

    Huh. That was kind of….anticlimatic.

    • EasyMac
      EasyMac
      November 2, 2010 at 11:58 am | #

      You think it’s against the weather?

  14. skies
    skies
    November 2, 2010 at 12:15 am | #

    In this universe, Mike is cruel in a more realistic and subtle way?

    • No0ne
      No0ne
      November 2, 2010 at 12:52 am | #

      Go read his twitter…

      Thats a “no” if your to lazy to read it…

      • skies
        skies
        November 2, 2010 at 7:28 pm | #

        *you’re

        I wasn’t assuming Twitter to be 100% canon.

      • skies
        skies
        November 2, 2010 at 7:29 pm | #

        Also *That’s and *too.

        • No0ne
          No0ne
          November 6, 2010 at 3:52 pm | #

          Shut up its 40 degrees here and my fingers get cold, ever try to type with cold fingers? I think now!

          Also, whoa re you the grammor polica?

          • Kep
            Kep
            June 2, 2011 at 4:13 pm | #

            I know I’m really late, but…
            *not (I’m pretty sure the whole “grammor polica” thing was on purpose)
            Also… *raises hand* I’ve typed in 20 degree weather without making those mistakes.

  15. Joebo
    Joebo
    November 2, 2010 at 12:22 am | #

    Thus Spoke Zarathustra!

  16. Tercotta
    Tercotta
    November 2, 2010 at 12:23 am | #

    I for one am for a subtler Mike. We still have classic Mike.

    • Magnus369
      Magnus369
      September 26, 2011 at 1:51 am | #

      so more of a classic Mike, New Mike, and Original Mike. Which one is the best? then of course, there’s diet Mike, cherry Mike (that didn’t last long, after all, he did nail your mother) diet cherry Mike (well, he is an asshole) and Mike with Lime. Choose your Mike carefully.

  17. Dahlia
    Dahlia
    November 2, 2010 at 12:29 am | #

    This just keeps getting BETTER AND BETTER~!!!!! 😀

  18. Shift
    Shift
    November 2, 2010 at 12:35 am | #

    Mike is a man of few words. But those words are still damaging to the ego of others. Still, I’m a bit disappointed. I was hoping he’d make someone cry when he finally spoke.

    • Ryune
      Ryune
      November 2, 2010 at 12:59 am | #

      Billie only cries on the inside.

      • Shift
        Shift
        November 2, 2010 at 1:37 am | #

        …b-but then how is Mike going to able to lick the tears of her face so as to sustain his longevity…? o_O

        • Kamino Neko
          Kamino Neko
          November 2, 2010 at 2:12 am | #

          Aaaand, there’s the Billie/Mike ‘ship…. >_>

        • MrGBH
          MrGBH
          November 2, 2010 at 1:30 pm | #

          That is a very disturbing and hilarious image.

          • R
            R
            November 2, 2010 at 6:50 pm | #

            And there’s no amount of money that can make me write that ‘ship.

  19. No0ne
    No0ne
    November 2, 2010 at 12:54 am | #

    After reading Billie’s twitter post I can see she and Mike are going to hate bang…

    • Malph
      Malph
      November 2, 2010 at 2:42 am | #

      Hate banging is good, but we need epic hate fucks.

      • No0ne
        No0ne
        November 2, 2010 at 3:42 am | #

        THREE WAY HATE BANG o.O

    • Rachel
      Rachel
      November 2, 2010 at 10:50 am | #

      Wouldn’t Billie need to have a kid, first?

      • Malph
        Malph
        November 3, 2010 at 2:03 am | #

        No, unless there’s something we don’t know about Amber.

        • Rachel
          Rachel
          November 3, 2010 at 11:29 am | #

          No, I mean, would Mike bother banging someone if it didn’t allow him to inform someone else that he’d banged their mom?

          • Rachel
            Rachel
            November 3, 2010 at 11:30 am | #

            Dumbiverse Mike, that is. Walkyverse Mike doesn’t seem as mom-centric in his banging.

          • No0ne
            No0ne
            November 6, 2010 at 3:53 pm | #

            Maybe he will make her kid and then inform the child he had sex with his/her/it’s mom

  20. Undrave
    Undrave
    November 2, 2010 at 1:15 am | #

    I feel bad for Billie. Sure she needs some piece of humble pie but she’s so out of her depth here, she kinda needs a hug. I want to see her smile again!

  21. George
    George
    November 2, 2010 at 1:29 am | #

    Aww, now he won’t be the silent presence that haunts our dreams.

    Billie got off easy. Not even a “Your Mom” joke. Unless, of course, Mike thinks that at this point even that kind of attention would be better than this. He’s good at judging that sort of thing, after all.

  22. Deviltrig
    Deviltrig
    November 2, 2010 at 1:33 am | #

    Sal shows up, smoking, AND Mike speaks! I’m not sure i can handle much more awesome this week.

  23. Outrider
    Outrider
    November 2, 2010 at 1:36 am | #

    Everyone’s all going on about Billie and Mike, but c’mon –

    This comic clearly tells us Sal and Mike are gonna bang.

    • Outrider
      Outrider
      November 2, 2010 at 1:37 am | #

      And of course my gravatar sets itself to Billie.

  24. Someone
    Someone
    November 2, 2010 at 2:06 am | #

    Mike softened his faaaaaaace the second he wasn’t staring her in the faaaaaaaace anymore. Weeeeird.

    • Roborat
      Roborat
      November 2, 2010 at 3:13 pm | #

      I was wondering if anyone was going to find a way to do the faaaaaaace joke, and sure enough, someone did. I see you found a way to make it work, good going you.

    • Rusty_Unycorn
      Rusty_Unycorn
      November 2, 2010 at 7:45 pm | #

      He didn’t soften his face. It’s just his standard “I’m pretending to sarcastically enjoy this when I actually am” face. It’s what he looked liked when he came in on me doing his mom.

  25. Merkury
    Merkury
    November 2, 2010 at 2:11 am | #

    Everyone beat up on Billie!

  26. Trent
    Trent
    November 2, 2010 at 2:29 am | #

    Oh Mike.

  27. TexasNinjaBuzzard
    TexasNinjaBuzzard
    November 2, 2010 at 3:11 am | #

    I love the hell out of the backgrounds in the last few pages. They are the perfect amount of not-much-detail to make the more-detailed-than-usual characters in the foreground pop out. This whole scene reads like it was filmed, with the BG just slightly out of focus.

    Also, Billie is totally trying to think of a way to go check out the awesome Motoslave bike without looking too much like a fangirl.

  28. Cha
    Cha
    November 2, 2010 at 3:22 am | #

    Mike! 8D

  29. Heather
    Heather
    November 2, 2010 at 3:42 am | #

    Ah poor Billie, she loses two of the people in her (currently) most popular random fan generated pairings.

  30. Tobias
    Tobias
    November 2, 2010 at 4:18 am | #

    I Like Mike! I Like Mike!

  31. Robert in San Diego
    Robert in San Diego
    November 2, 2010 at 4:45 am | #

    It appears Mike disapproves of Billie’s negativity. Can rottenness be a force for good? Oh, wait, it’s Mike….

    • xainoforgv
      xainoforgv
      November 2, 2010 at 8:15 pm | #

      Actually that would be amazing for mike to be the same spiteful hateful bastard he is but using his powers for good

  32. Tomb
    Tomb
    November 2, 2010 at 7:22 am | #

    ….nniiiiiiiccce~

  33. richie9999
    richie9999
    November 2, 2010 at 7:42 am | #

    Mike never gets old. He is by far my favorite character in the walkyverse.

    • Undrave
      Undrave
      November 2, 2010 at 2:23 pm | #

      Its Walky Multiverse now. Next thing you know he’ll pull our a Shortpacked! remake where they chase down MiniWalkies before the Martians can get to them! Or Walky gets a Godmaster brace to turn into Godmaster Hot Shot!

  34. The Blot
    The Blot
    November 2, 2010 at 8:41 am | #

    So, Mike really can speak in the DoA universe. I was starting to question whether or not he had vocal chords.

  35. Animal
    Animal
    November 2, 2010 at 8:58 am | #

    I foresee another Sal/Billie catfight in the near future.

    Or at least some kind of Sal/Billie action.

  36. ziggy78eog
    ziggy78eog
    November 2, 2010 at 9:21 am | #

    Wait…what? How? How could any of those people NEVER seen a motorcycle? They are all over the place, it is not that novel anymore. I can see Joyce going “wheeeeeeeeeee, a motorcycle!” But the entire group? No, not really, no.

    • begbert2
      begbert2
      November 2, 2010 at 10:49 am | #

      I’ve seen motorcycles, but I’ve never actually *seen* a motorcycle. As in, I’ve never been within ten feet without a windshield between me and it. Or laid hands on one.

      • Animal
        Animal
        November 2, 2010 at 10:57 am | #

        Summer of 1980, I rode a motorcycle from Waukon, Iowa to Midland, Texas and back. It wasn’t a crotch-rocket like Sal’s, though – it was an older, clunkier machine featuring 8″-over forks and apehangers.

  37. david with a small d
    david with a small d
    November 2, 2010 at 9:27 am | #

    Motorbike… yeah… too cool:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYU_acj2uc8&feature=related

    🙂

  38. Lan M.
    Lan M.
    November 2, 2010 at 9:36 am | #

    Is it me or is Mike developing a NICE side when he’s sober?

    • Shashulfrashul
      Shashulfrashul
      November 2, 2010 at 10:03 am | #

      Is Mike getting a nice side, or is he just able to be passive aggressive?

    • R
      R
      November 2, 2010 at 6:52 pm | #

      Or maybe Mike’s just trying his hardest to fit in since he’s new at school?
      …
      maybe?

    • beeftony
      beeftony
      November 2, 2010 at 8:55 pm | #

      He knows doing this will crush Billie’s spirit even more.

  39. Qaxis
    Qaxis
    November 2, 2010 at 9:54 am | #

    These people are getting their lessons fast. Billie is learning she’s not important, Danny is learning how Yale is more important than love…

  40. MrGBH
    MrGBH
    November 2, 2010 at 1:33 pm | #

    Billie could just admit to herself that Sal’s bike is pretty cool. Sal herself, not so much, but her bike? Awesomesauce!

  41. PetsinWinter
    PetsinWinter
    November 2, 2010 at 2:53 pm | #

    Mike speaks!

  42. Chad from Canada
    Chad from Canada
    November 2, 2010 at 3:02 pm | #

    Psychology is Mike’s hobby. You don’t go to school for your hobby, or it becomes a job, and then it’s not fun anymore. Mike will likely be taking something like… Oh wait… There aren’t any majors I can think of that Mike couldn’t use to cause someone else to suffer… Huh…

  43. Kiwii
    Kiwii
    November 2, 2010 at 4:33 pm | #

    I can see Mike as an engineer, simply because most engineers I’ve met are dicks. Its usually somewhat justified because they are going to go on to make way more money than pretty much everyone else (with exceptions of course). I’d feel superior too, but they’re still dicks.

    What better way to make everyone around you feel like crap than to mock all the arts students for their useless sociology degrees and lifelong debt from student loans?

  44. andersonfire
    andersonfire
    November 2, 2010 at 5:37 pm | #

    Will I ever get over my crush on Mike?

    (the answer is no.)

  45. Gianni
    Gianni
    November 2, 2010 at 5:49 pm | #

    I love you Mike!!!

  46. Rusty_Unycorn
    Rusty_Unycorn
    November 2, 2010 at 7:39 pm | #

    The Great One SPEAKS! let us all raise our voices in the response of His worship!
    “F*** YOU TOO, A**HOLE!”

    • Lycinder
      Lycinder
      November 2, 2010 at 8:38 pm | #

      Okay I lol’ed at this comment.
      Heh.

  47. Gianni
    Gianni
    November 2, 2010 at 10:04 pm | #

    Mike/Billie might be the Mike/Dina of the DoA universe

  48. Roborat
    Roborat
    November 3, 2010 at 3:57 pm | #

    I disagree with your “most engineers are dicks” comment. Most engineers are socially introverted nerds or geeks, true, but they are not dicks. I would reserve that blanket attribution for most lawyers.

    • Roborat
      Roborat
      November 3, 2010 at 4:03 pm | #

      This was supposed to be a response to Kiwii, I don’t know why it ended up down here. I will hide my faaaaaace in shame.

  49. Zudarkness619
    Zudarkness619
    November 3, 2010 at 8:27 pm | #

    I think mike is not feeling well. He should be making a rude comment by now

  50. Sakimei
    Sakimei
    November 3, 2010 at 9:17 pm | #

    Oh Billie, don’t you realize that your look of crushing disappointment is like Christmas Day for Mike?

  51. DCHorror
    DCHorror
    November 4, 2010 at 11:11 pm | #

    It’s amazing all the talk of shipping and how people were creeped out by the way Mike was looking at Walky, but no one mentioned the possibility of that pairing.

  52. richie9999
    richie9999
    November 5, 2010 at 8:55 am | #

    Oh, Mike.

  53. Lindsay
    Lindsay
    November 5, 2010 at 5:39 pm | #

    Its awesomehow much more attention I get from the opposite sex now that I own a Challenger!

  54. Kelvin
    Kelvin
    August 30, 2011 at 5:39 am | #

    Why was Billie so hurt by what he said?

  55. Magnus369
    Magnus369
    September 26, 2011 at 1:56 am | #

    I just read “joyce”‘s first twit. yes, I said twit. Shouldn’t she not be able to use this due to the whole followers thing? ie, kind of blasphemous to have followers when one isn’t the one true blah blah god?

  56. SgtNumnum
    SgtNumnum
    October 24, 2013 at 7:53 pm | #

    They’ve never seen a motorcycle? Damn, Indiana’s weird

  57. RandomPerson12
    RandomPerson12
    October 15, 2014 at 9:06 pm | #

    By “it”, Mike means someone’s mom.

  58. nothri
    nothri
    November 6, 2014 at 7:18 pm | #

    Pretty sure Mike is checking this thing out just because Billie doesn’t want to.

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