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by David M Willis on July 5, 2013 at 12:01 am
  • 03 - Answers in Hennessy
└ Tags: dexter, ethan, joyce, monkey master, walky

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  1. AHR
    AHR
    July 5, 2013 at 12:02 am | #

    Walky also speaks to me.

    • thecanvashat
      thecanvashat
      July 5, 2013 at 12:03 am | #

      Do you hear the Walky singing?

      • Aizat
        Aizat
        July 5, 2013 at 12:57 am | #

        He has the voice of Barry Manilow….somehow.

        • Far
          Far
          July 7, 2013 at 12:01 pm | #

          On loan, or did he buy it?

          • Nezumi
            Nezumi
            March 22, 2016 at 9:07 pm | #

            He keeps it in a jar on his desk, next to the heart of a little boy he borrowed from Stephen King.

      • CiaranLovejoy
        CiaranLovejoy
        July 5, 2013 at 7:10 am | #

        Singing the song of angry hipsters…

        • Mal
          Mal
          July 5, 2013 at 10:59 am | #

          It is the music of a people who will not enjoy anything if it’s popular…

          • mouseanderson
            mouseanderson
            July 5, 2013 at 2:30 pm | #

            When the beating of the drum is the same for everyone.

    • Deemah122
      Deemah122
      July 5, 2013 at 8:50 am | #

      Well right now Walky is speaking to his penis

      • Roborat
        Roborat
        July 5, 2013 at 2:51 pm | #

        Really? I thought he was looking at Ethan’s ass.

        • N0083rP00F
          N0083rP00F
          July 5, 2013 at 3:05 pm | #

          Why can’t it be both? :$

          • CrazyPete
            CrazyPete
            July 5, 2013 at 5:10 pm | #

            Hahahahahha

  2. Aizat
    Aizat
    July 5, 2013 at 12:02 am | #

    Walky, stop making me hate you.

    • Jen Aside
      Jen Aside
      July 5, 2013 at 12:03 am | #

      He’s learning from Danny |=(

      • AckAckAck
        AckAckAck
        July 5, 2013 at 3:32 am | #

        Danny is still worse though :/

  3. Doctor_Who
    Doctor_Who
    July 5, 2013 at 12:02 am | #

    Quick, show her some bad episodes!

    Ah, who am I kidding, there ARE no bad episodes of Dexter and Monkey Master!

    • thecanvashat
      thecanvashat
      July 5, 2013 at 12:04 am | #

      Aren’t there? Aren’t there really?

      • Yotomoe
        Yotomoe
        July 5, 2013 at 12:07 am | #

        Well you can argue it got really hit and miss during the 6th season but come on, you start running out of ideas eventually!

        • thecanvashat
          thecanvashat
          July 5, 2013 at 12:10 am | #

          Wasn’t season six the one that ended off really well? Or was that another one?

          • Yotomoe
            Yotomoe
            July 5, 2013 at 12:16 am | #

            The season 6 finale was pretty good, yeah. But the bulk of it was all over the place.

            • thecanvashat
              thecanvashat
              July 5, 2013 at 12:19 am | #

              It always feels weird when the first episode of a show that you watch is the last of a season.

          • NerdHerder
            NerdHerder
            July 5, 2013 at 12:17 am | #

            Season Six’s finale was PHENOMENAL. I’m not gonna lie, I cried at the end.

            • Aizat
              Aizat
              July 5, 2013 at 12:21 am | #

              Yeah, it wrapped up the Ape Wars arc. Which is weird considering that the season 4 finale was supposed to be the end of the Ape Wars arc.

              • Totz the Plaid
                Totz the Plaid
                July 5, 2013 at 12:44 am | #

                Well, they did leave a sequel hook in the season 4 finale, and the Ape Wars episodes had already been spread out over the previous season and a half, so I wasn’t surprised it came back.

                I mean, waiting almost two full seasons to do so was weird, but… *shrugs*

                • Aizat
                  Aizat
                  July 5, 2013 at 12:56 am | #

                  Yeah, Ape Wars run through seasons 3 and 4 with filler episodes filling up in between the important ones.

                • Totz the Plaid
                  Totz the Plaid
                  July 5, 2013 at 1:09 am | #

                  I wouldn’t call the others “filler” since they’re the bulk of the seasons, and often excellent anyway…

                  It’s not like that story took place all at once anyway. Certainly other unrelated stuff happened between them.

                • james
                  james
                  July 5, 2013 at 9:52 am | #

                  Is that when the strap wings and a ram rocket on MM and declare him Prince of the Positronicians?

        • Regalli
          Regalli
          July 5, 2013 at 2:31 am | #

          Vendor Defender. I mean, the concept of Monkey Master trying to save the banana stand was good and all, but they turned Grumpy Banana Stand Guy into an enthusiastic yet incompetent moron. The grumpiness was his charm!

          That and that one episode with the two psycho teenagers with the science project. You know the one. With the robot.

          • Totz the Plaid
            Totz the Plaid
            July 5, 2013 at 3:03 am | #

            Oh yeah, “Mechamaniacs”…

            I mean, the school episodes were hit-and-miss at best, but that one just sucked! Also, D&MM were barely in it! Having Dexter’s annoying nephew be the lead in that one was the worst way they could’ve gone about it.

            I mean, the psycho teens had some good moments early on, but it became a cliche storm of crap once they unleashed their creation.

            • Totz the Plaid
              Totz the Plaid
              July 5, 2013 at 3:19 am | #

              Speaking of D.A.N., it really was funny at first the way they avoided giving him an actual name. I think my favorite dialogue tease was:
              Dexter: Nephew, get over here!
              D.A.N.: My name is-
              Dexter: I know your name! Now shut up and listen.

              But really, once they started giving him episodes, it got annoying how they wrote around his not having a name, but never addressed it. Not that that was the only thing wrong with his episodes, mind you, the kid was annoying as hell, and even whinier than Shinji…

              I like how the spin-off comics stuck him back in a purely supporting role with his comments being instantly dismissed or him being literally shoved off-panel by the characters.

          • mouseanderson
            mouseanderson
            July 5, 2013 at 2:33 pm | #

            Why is it every time someone mentions banana stands all I can think of is Girl Bravo?

            • dropded
              dropded
              July 5, 2013 at 3:35 pm | #

              There’s always money in the banana stand.

    • Beachfox
      Beachfox
      July 5, 2013 at 12:07 am | #

      Two Words: “Ape Bait”.

      Notice they never show that one in reruns.

      • Aizat
        Aizat
        July 5, 2013 at 12:13 am | #

        Almost all of the episodes in season 5.

        • Totz the Plaid
          Totz the Plaid
          July 5, 2013 at 12:48 am | #

          Very true. But, fortunately the good ones in that season are some of the show’s best.

      • Cholma
        Cholma
        July 5, 2013 at 12:33 am | #

        That episode where the janitor spills his mop bucket and Sensitive Scanner gets shorted out was kind of bad.

        • Totz the Plaid
          Totz the Plaid
          July 5, 2013 at 12:40 am | #

          “Kind of bad”? It was terrible! One of the worst episodes of the already bad season 5!

          It’s a shame, too, because the Sensitive Scanner shorting out and malfunctioning had a lot of potential! At least they did it well in the spin-off comics (the ones based on the show, not the original “Head Alien” comics).

    • Luzahn
      Luzahn
      July 5, 2013 at 12:11 am | #

      “Merry Monkeymas” was pretty terrible, actually. I think they just stopped trying to make Christmas specials after that.

      • Dean
        Dean
        July 5, 2013 at 12:59 am | #

        Hey, I really liked “… And An Apey New Year!” It’s definitely the best of the Christmas episodes- which, admittedly, is faint praise.

      • Aizat
        Aizat
        July 5, 2013 at 1:00 am | #

        “Twas the Brawl before Christmas” was pretty good. Too bad it was not canon.

    • NerdHerder
      NerdHerder
      July 5, 2013 at 12:15 am | #

      And remember, there’s always “Rage Monkey.” No matter how hard we try to forget.

      • Totz the Plaid
        Totz the Plaid
        July 5, 2013 at 12:45 am | #

        Don’t you mean “Rage Ape”?

    • Aizat
      Aizat
      July 5, 2013 at 12:16 am | #

      Rage Monkey. That is all.

      • Totz the Plaid
        Totz the Plaid
        July 5, 2013 at 12:46 am | #

        I’m pretty sure you mean “Rage Ape”. I know the promos said “Rage Monkey”, but the title card for the episode itself said “Rage Ape”, so I go with that.

    • Joel Rice
      Joel Rice
      July 5, 2013 at 3:42 pm | #

      Reading all the posts replying to this one. I truly can’t believe how far this joke went. People were arguing and making fake seasonal arcs at one point.

      Just, yikes people.

      • Totz the Plaid
        Totz the Plaid
        July 6, 2013 at 6:07 pm | #

        …go back and read the comments on the strip where Leslie calls “Taxing Taxonomy” the best D&MM episode.

        While caught up in that wave of creativity, I volunteered to write mini-synopses for every episode named. As a man of my word, I’m stuck with that task, as even more and more episodes are being added.

    • Mally
      Mally
      July 23, 2015 at 5:31 am | #

      Ahem. Season 8.

  4. Count Dracula
    Count Dracula
    July 5, 2013 at 12:03 am | #

    Geez, you threaten to take people’s femurs ONE TIME, and suddenly you’re the bad guy.

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      July 5, 2013 at 12:04 am | #

      She acts as if she needs them to live or something.

      • thecanvashat
        thecanvashat
        July 5, 2013 at 12:05 am | #

        You can get new ones for a nickel, anyways.

        • Plasma Mongoose
          Plasma Mongoose
          July 5, 2013 at 12:06 am | #

          But your mother needs her femurs to live! 😀

          • Yotomoe
            Yotomoe
            July 5, 2013 at 12:07 am | #

            Mike will give your mom another bone.

            • Plasma Mongoose
              Plasma Mongoose
              July 5, 2013 at 12:09 am | #

              I doubt that bone would allow her to live or even walk again though.

              • Yotomoe
                Yotomoe
                July 5, 2013 at 12:15 am | #

                In fact it may make those situations worse!

              • Lokitsu
                Lokitsu
                July 5, 2013 at 12:20 am | #

                If she needs help to walk, she can hold onto mike’s guard rail.

                • BlueRam
                  BlueRam
                  July 5, 2013 at 12:53 am | #

                  Which he’ll fix with Joyce’s penis.

  5. taekwondogirl
    taekwondogirl
    July 5, 2013 at 12:04 am | #

    Walky isn’t a hipster, is he? 😐

    • spaceinvader42
      spaceinvader42
      July 5, 2013 at 12:06 am | #

      No, he’s just acting like one. Y’know, once the “sheeple” start liking something you thought was cool, then it’s not cool any more.

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        July 5, 2013 at 12:08 am | #

        Would that mean that bronys would stop being bronys if MLP became mainstream?

        • Jelli
          Jelli
          July 5, 2013 at 3:31 am | #

          Nah, the larger the herd the better off Bronies are. Generally speaking, large Brony herds provide better safety for Bronies as well as higher quality viewing parties. Now, if your herd gets too large that can lead to issues, but predation usually takes care of the young, the weak and the marginal Bronies who like the show but just aren’t willing to commit to purchasing a Pinkie Pie hoodie.

          • Crimson Doom
            Crimson Doom
            July 5, 2013 at 1:11 pm | #

            ^Sounds like the commentary on a wildlife show.

            I APPROVE. 😀

        • Josh
          Josh
          July 5, 2013 at 4:34 am | #

          Are you implying that MLP isn’t mainstream?

          • Plasma Mongoose
            Plasma Mongoose
            July 5, 2013 at 6:46 pm | #

            YUP!

            • Josh
              Josh
              July 8, 2013 at 9:34 am | #

              Man have I got news for you!

      • Yotomoe
        Yotomoe
        July 5, 2013 at 12:08 am | #

        Yeah, this comic was so cool until all these posers started commenting on it. Now it’s so 200-late.

      • saltchocolate
        saltchocolate
        July 5, 2013 at 12:08 am | #

        I hate that approach. Blech.

      • Totz the Plaid
        Totz the Plaid
        July 5, 2013 at 12:20 am | #

        Nope, it’s not the “sheeple” it’s just Joyce.

        • Raoullefere
          Raoullefere
          July 5, 2013 at 4:10 am | #

          Yeah. Having the brainwashed enjoy what you enjoy makes you suspect your own brain may be a tad cleaner than you once thought it was. Or something like… er …

          Let me try again.
          If Walky wants to wear pajama jeans and butt-taco shirts, it’s pretty clear he values an unwashed brain.

          Dammit! That still isn’t it. Wait, wait, I got it:

          The idea what they like is also pleasing to a clean brain is horrible to those who enjoy a filthy…

    • Arkadi
      Arkadi
      July 5, 2013 at 4:43 am | #

      He’s on the slippery slope to becoming one *DUN DUN DUN*

    • clodia
      clodia
      July 5, 2013 at 8:25 am | #

      Nah, he’s just absorbed the message that he’s not allowed to like anything that female teenagers like. Especially if they squee.

  6. John
    John
    July 5, 2013 at 12:04 am | #

    Have Walky and Ethan just been standing there for five hours watching Joyce watch D&MM?

    • thecanvashat
      thecanvashat
      July 5, 2013 at 12:05 am | #

      Well, they were watching the show, too.

      • Yotomoe
        Yotomoe
        July 5, 2013 at 12:09 am | #

        You can watch something you’ve seen before. ‘S not unheard of.

        • John
          John
          July 5, 2013 at 12:22 am | #

          Yeah, but… Joyce has gotten comfortable, sitting down in front of the computer/TV/video device thingie and has even lost the sweater-vest, while Ethan and Walky are still just kind of… standing there. Walky’s even still got his hoodie (and bad hair) on.

          • Yotomoe
            Yotomoe
            July 5, 2013 at 12:38 am | #

            I don’t always undress for my tv shows, especially if it’s somethin’ I’ve already seen.

            • BlueRam
              BlueRam
              July 5, 2013 at 12:57 am | #

              I think he means that people probably wouldn’t be STANDING for that length of time. Lord knows my knee will give out if I did that.

              • Yotomoe
                Yotomoe
                July 5, 2013 at 1:01 am | #

                Naw, I stand hoverin’ over people too. Eventually you forget how tired your legs are.

              • begbert2
                begbert2
                July 5, 2013 at 11:34 am | #

                Couldn’t they just have stood up first? You know, in preparation of Joyce leaving and the D&MM-watching being over? Since they weren’t planning to watch another one and all?

            • John
              John
              July 5, 2013 at 1:12 am | #

              I’d’a guessed that Walky’d take his hoodie off long before any clothes came off of Joyce.

              • Raoullefere
                Raoullefere
                July 5, 2013 at 4:15 am | #

                But you don’t understand. Since Joyce took her vest off, Walkie couldn’t possibly take his hoodie off, because doing so might mean his brain had also been hosed down. Maybe even gotten a light loofahing. And Walky can’t have that, because his mind must be soiled.

                It’s still missing something, isn’t it?

    • Luzahn
      Luzahn
      July 5, 2013 at 12:13 am | #

      He was staring intently and gathering data on audience reception.

  7. Plasma Mongoose
    Plasma Mongoose
    July 5, 2013 at 12:05 am | #

    I think that the IT Walky is refering in the last panel to is his boner.

    • thecanvashat
      thecanvashat
      July 5, 2013 at 12:07 am | #

      It’s dead… It can’t be saved now… This is the end for it. I’m so sorry.

      • Yotomoe
        Yotomoe
        July 5, 2013 at 12:10 am | #

        I mean it perked up a bit when the sweater vest came off but if that’s as far as we’re going I just don’t think we can salvage it.

        • thecanvashat
          thecanvashat
          July 5, 2013 at 12:11 am | #

          We leave the greiving to have time with the deceased.

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        July 5, 2013 at 12:11 am | #

        Dotty will no longer get to enjoy her caramel injection anymore.

        • thecanvashat
          thecanvashat
          July 5, 2013 at 12:13 am | #

          We can bring it back. We have the technology.

          • desolation0
            desolation0
            July 5, 2013 at 1:13 am | #

            Better than it was before. Better, stronger, but unfortunately faster.

            • Raoullefere
              Raoullefere
              July 5, 2013 at 4:18 am | #

              At least now it makes cool sounds when Walky activates it.

              • thecanvashat
                thecanvashat
                July 5, 2013 at 8:07 am | #

                WHOOOOOSH!

                • Black Bumblebee
                  Black Bumblebee
                  July 5, 2013 at 7:19 pm | #

                  Maximize?

  8. Wonder Wig
    Wonder Wig
    July 5, 2013 at 12:06 am | #

    That’s called the ultra-dudes who wear Tapout shirts effect.

  9. Farmer_10
    Farmer_10
    July 5, 2013 at 12:07 am | #

    Eh, friendships take time.

  10. saltchocolate
    saltchocolate
    July 5, 2013 at 12:07 am | #

    Apparently, I need to Netflix the Dexter and Monkey Master series. (Or not, so as to avoid losing my job! I totally binged on the archives of It’s Walky and Shortpacked, when I first discovered them, and it was like signing whole days of my life away . . . )

    • Toad
      Toad
      July 5, 2013 at 12:12 am | #

      Do it! Give in! Who needs sleep?

      • saltchocolate
        saltchocolate
        July 5, 2013 at 11:07 am | #

        +1

    • RobHagen
      RobHagen
      July 5, 2013 at 12:59 am | #

      Ah, did that archive binge as well after avoiding the Walky for so long (About 8 years. O_o) Seems to happen with all the webcomics I read.*goes back to his Whovian binge*

  11. Kernanator
    Kernanator
    July 5, 2013 at 12:08 am | #

    Dammit, Walky, stop giving me reasons to hate you.

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      July 5, 2013 at 12:13 am | #

      He’s a manchild. It wouldn’t be authentic if he wasn’t at least a little unlikeable, if not very unlikeable.

      • StClair
        StClair
        July 5, 2013 at 12:22 am | #

        This, right here.

  12. Gold
    Gold
    July 5, 2013 at 12:13 am | #

    Fucking plebs ruin everything.

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      July 5, 2013 at 12:16 am | #

      Know how there’s that pic with the angry kid playing chess and it says “Stop liking what I don’t like!”?

      I’ve always wanted to photoshop a fedora on his head, thick-framed glasses on his face, and a Pabst Blue Ribbon in his hand and change the caption to “Stop liking what I like!”

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        July 5, 2013 at 12:21 am | #

        DOOOOO IIIIIIT!

      • Totz the Plaid
        Totz the Plaid
        July 5, 2013 at 12:36 am | #

        Hey… Hipsters aren’t the _only_ people who like PBR…

        • AsimovSideburns
          AsimovSideburns
          July 5, 2013 at 1:55 am | #

          Don’t tell them that, they’ll stop drinking it! Then how will we know they’re hipsters after we torch their fedoras and fake glasses?

          • Totz the Plaid
            Totz the Plaid
            July 5, 2013 at 2:57 am | #

            Beards.
            Trucker caps.
            Patchouli oil.
            White-person dreadlocks.
            “Ironic” clothing.
            Neckerchiefs.
            Etc.

          • Aizat
            Aizat
            July 5, 2013 at 6:39 am | #

            Dude, fedoras are awesome. Especially if you are wearing a trench coat.

            • ruds
              ruds
              July 5, 2013 at 1:09 pm | #

              Nope, sorry. Fedoras have been ruined 🙁

              • Biege
                Biege
                July 5, 2013 at 4:31 pm | #

                but if you wear a fedora, due to the nature of hipsterism, you will be reclaiming it from the hipsters 😛

              • Plasma Mongoose
                Plasma Mongoose
                July 5, 2013 at 6:44 pm | #

                Nah, you just have to make fedoras mainstream again.

    • Totz the Plaid
      Totz the Plaid
      July 5, 2013 at 12:22 am | #

      Nope, it’s just Joyce.

      …and Danny, and Mary.

  13. Psycho
    Psycho
    July 5, 2013 at 12:17 am | #

    You brought this on yourself, Walky.

  14. Gram91
    Gram91
    July 5, 2013 at 12:19 am | #

    This is so weird after reading “It’s Walky” and “Joyce and Walky!”

    • Raoullefere
      Raoullefere
      July 5, 2013 at 4:30 am | #

      Damn Willis a few times. You’ll feel better immediately.

      I know I did.

  15. Aizat
    Aizat
    July 5, 2013 at 12:22 am | #

    Hipsters: Another word for elitist douche.

  16. Uniqueantique
    Uniqueantique
    July 5, 2013 at 12:24 am | #

    Glad that Joyce will keep her femurs for awhile, she has enough problems without losing them.

  17. Kelly
    Kelly
    July 5, 2013 at 12:30 am | #

    Dexter is *adorable*? Did they tone him way down from the comic then? ‘Cause in there he is adorable for maybe the first little bit, but then turns very un-adorable

    • Aizat
      Aizat
      July 5, 2013 at 1:01 am | #

      Well, he’s subjectively adorable.

    • Mitsukara
      Mitsukara
      December 5, 2014 at 2:36 pm | #

      Joyce always thought he was adorable!

      http://www.itswalky.com/comic/the-cutest-little-vest/

  18. Aras Pabedinskas
    Aras Pabedinskas
    July 5, 2013 at 1:04 am | #

    Does anyone else see a very blue tint to this strip?

    • Aizat
      Aizat
      July 5, 2013 at 1:05 am | #

      Well, it is supposed to be night time and the only light source in that room is the monitor….or something like that.

    • Totz the Plaid
      Totz the Plaid
      July 5, 2013 at 1:06 am | #

      Vaguely, yes. I assumed it was a stylized choice to represent the glow of the screen, though.

  19. ArkhamTexan
    ArkhamTexan
    July 5, 2013 at 1:43 am | #

    Wrll, to yell with you too, walky! You barge into joyce and athen time with a way to wat ch a show after you were a figgin jerk to joyce and then you say s’no good no more after she likes it so much! well to hell with you too! just be happy she likes it! you converted someone!

    It’s the 4th… or th3 5. or something. look, it’s a holdiay. I’m drunk commenting on dumbing of age. Because i love this strip. despite it making me SUPER DUPER ANGRY a lot. but that’s because of the feels, m an. Because of THE FEELSD. The strip makes me FEEL THINGS. And it’s got its hooks in me SO BAD that I have to check when it’s past 11 pm central time because i cannot wait til morning to read it. so sorry for the many numerous mistypings.

    Happy 4th, people! Happy dumbing of age! woooooooo!

    • Leorale
      Leorale
      July 5, 2013 at 1:56 am | #

      Go to bed, Texan. 🙂

    • Nono
      Nono
      July 5, 2013 at 3:45 am | #

      Not gonna lie, I read your comment in a Southern acccent.

      • ArkhamTexan
        ArkhamTexan
        July 5, 2013 at 9:53 am | #

        Hmmmm, now that I’m awake and sober this comment is as embarrassing as I feared it’d be when I awoke.

        It does seem funnier in a Texan accent, sure. However, don’t really have a trace of accent myself. I’ve been confused as being from New York and have been called a “damn yankee” before by Texans with thick southern accents, though. I’ve never even been to New York!

        • Mitsukara
          Mitsukara
          December 5, 2014 at 2:39 pm | #

          I too grew up in Texas, but I was one of those people like Faye in Questionable Content, where I actively tried to eschew my native accent. I think the result is that I used a variety of actors on TV as a basis for “not having an accent”, and might’ve wound up with a vaguely Canadian accent? Or so I’ve been told.

  20. John
    John
    July 5, 2013 at 4:21 am | #

    Hmm. Sometime between -WHAP- and “Miss Rapture Ready”, Joyce lost the band-aid, too. I’m choosing to believe that she got so hot thinking about Ethan’s bod that it spontaneously combusted.

  21. Raoullefere
    Raoullefere
    July 5, 2013 at 4:35 am | #

    Time to face up to it, Walkerton. Like it or not, you’ve just been given proof that as much as you ridiculed Joyce, your brain has at least been vacuumed at some point. Or perhaps steam-cleaned. Or, if it was simply washed like hers, possibly dried on a fluff setting, too.

    <Looks at the above. Still don’t think I nailed it.

    • Raoullefere
      Raoullefere
      July 5, 2013 at 4:39 am | #

      Screwed up the code, too. Ah well.

  22. Crumplepunch
    Crumplepunch
    July 5, 2013 at 6:13 am | #

    RUINED FOREVER

    (MONKEY MASTER NOT TRUCK MASTER)

    • Aizat
      Aizat
      July 5, 2013 at 6:35 am | #

      Oh right, that knockoff. I mean, that is worse than the cheap Russian knockoff.

      • DrunkenGator
        DrunkenGator
        July 5, 2013 at 12:40 pm | #

        Oh, you mean Орангутанг босса и шлем? Yeah. I tried to watch it once, but the animation was kind of wonky and the only subtitles I had were Welsh for some reason.

  23. Notebooked
    Notebooked
    July 5, 2013 at 7:01 am | #

    Ethan’s always been pretty supportive (Remember Amber), but it seems like it’s not balanced out by social awkwardness in DoA. Neat!

  24. Creativerealms
    Creativerealms
    July 5, 2013 at 9:11 am | #

    Walky only has himself to blame. He set it up perfectly for beginners to love the show. Really he should have chosen the worst episodes.

    • JimmyJam
      JimmyJam
      July 5, 2013 at 1:45 pm | #

      Good point. He’s too good.

  25. Josh
    Josh
    July 5, 2013 at 9:31 am | #

    Personally I hate that look Monkey Master gives when he… it gives me the creeps.

  26. Ashley
    Ashley
    July 5, 2013 at 10:12 am | #

    This why gays make great boyfriends. They literally just want to see you happy.
    And then they cheat on you with a guy but, hey, YOU’RE the one dating a gay guy.

    • Kennerly
      Kennerly
      July 5, 2013 at 11:16 pm | #

      Gay make great friends, but not boyfriends. They want to see you happy, but not make you happy.

      • Kennerly
        Kennerly
        July 5, 2013 at 11:17 pm | #

        Wink wink nudge nudge.

  27. Potato-The-Faaace
    Potato-The-Faaace
    July 5, 2013 at 2:18 pm | #

    Good going Walky. You’ve ruined it for yourself.

  28. Anti-Riku
    Anti-Riku
    July 5, 2013 at 8:00 pm | #

    Jeez I’ve just caught up, and I can say new favorite web comic!

    • oldFart
      oldFart
      July 5, 2013 at 11:59 pm | #

      Ah, the archive marathon. The cool thing is the continuity, especially with weekly comics. ‘Derelict’ did weird things to me, though. (soon some of you will lose a weekend to Derelict–bwahahaha)

    • oldFart
      oldFart
      July 6, 2013 at 12:05 am | #

      Also David Willis has several other comics from which these characters come. I had no idea until I stumbled upon the Wikipedia article on him. You are not done. You are never done, the webcomic universe is vast, and will swallow you.

  29. JA
    JA
    July 8, 2013 at 12:09 pm | #

    ONE MORE EPISODE!

    *several episodes and a few hours later*

    ONE MORE EPISODE!

    • Maycroft
      Maycroft
      July 9, 2013 at 3:18 pm | #

      “I’m just watching to know what you and Dorothy are talking about” she said, “I’m not investing myself” she said.

  30. nothri
    nothri
    July 10, 2013 at 1:20 am | #

    Ya’ll hear about that terrible accident in Hawaii with the hipster tourist?

    Yeah, seems that he got into the lava before it was cool.

    Thank you! I’m here all night!

  31. DarkoNeko
    DarkoNeko
    April 14, 2015 at 8:04 pm | #

    Walky, for the love of everything holy, don’t say “I think it killed it for me” while looking at your pants (” )

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