Dumbing of Age Book Twelve

Dumbing of Age

A college webcomic by David Willis
RSS
‹
›
  • Home
  • About/Read before posting
  • Archive↓
    • by calendar
  • Cast
  • Store↓
    • Main Store (books and stuff)
    • T-shirts
  • Patreon↓
    • Patreon (regular)
    • Patreon (NSFW)
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
so maybe a second character should have an undercut
First Previous Random 241Comments Share Next Latest
Reddit Digg Facebook MySpace Delicious Stumbleupon Buzz Up! Mixx Technorati Google Bookmarks Yahoo Bookmarks Yahoo MyWeb Windows Live Propeller FriendFeed Newsvine Xanga LinkedIn Blinklist Twitter
Discover more Hiveworks comics
[un]Divine
Ayme
A highschool senior thought giving up his soul for a demon was a good idea. It wasn't.
Tove
Severin
The end of the world is coming, and Tove doesn't want to be a hero, but SOMEONE has to look after her little brother.
Girl Genius
Phil Foglio, Kaja Foglio
In a time when the Industrial Revolution has become an all-out war, Mad Science rules the World...with mixed success.
Goblins
Ellipsis
A fantasy RPG as told through the eyes of the low-level monsters.
El Goonish Shive
Dan Shive
WARNING: This comic often ignores the Laws of Physics
Drugs & Wires
Mary Safro, Io Black
Dan used to be a VR operator until his brain got fried by malware. Now he's stuck delivering packages in a post-Soviet hellhole all while trying to adjust to his new life and find some answers.
Fairmeadow
Kendra P. / KP
A wayward soldier finds herself in a pacifist commune deep in the wilderness of a war-weary land. Living in isolation brings her closer to those she was sworn to kill than she could ever imagine - but also threatens to tear the place apart.
Clockwork
Chikuto
Cog Kleinschmidt is a diligent, quiet worker at the Mercia Fortress, the world power's leading stronghold. His orderly life is thrown into chaos when an enemy kingdom sends a diplomat for peace talks. This diplomat needs something from Cog - whether he agrees to their terms or not!
Real Science Adventures
Brian Clevinger
Spin off stories and other adventures from the world of Atomic Robo!
Guilded Age
T Campbell, John Waltrip, Florence Machina
Welcome to the saga of the working-class adventurer! Enjoy the complete story with new annotations daily!
Whomp!
Ronnie
A depressed, portly, hirsute anime fan stumbles through life in the ever-pursuit of chicken nuggets and other life-shortening indulgences.
Hazy London
Scotty
A story about messy relationships. From friendly foes to crazy families. Nothing is black and white, just full of color. But, all colors can get a little hazy...
Atomic Robo
Brian Clevinger, Scott Wegener
The robot punches monsters and bad robots and one time he was a cowboy.
Far to the North
Allison Shaw
Kelu turns to the monsters of her remote mountain home when her family is held hostage by outsiders.
2 Slices
RJ Morel
After a case of mistaken identity, will awkward Daisuke find help from excitable Mamo, or will his love life be thrown completely off track?
The Witch Door
Anni K.
Katariina Lehto discovers her neighbor is a witch called Jousia Muotka. Jousia introduces Katariina to the strange people and places beyond the witch door...
Dumbing of Age
David M Willis
Joyce has been homeschooled her entire life until now, when she's suddenly a freshman in college! Things don't go well.
Killjoys
Flatw00ds
When two disgraced ex-feds fall backwards into trouble with the clown mafia, getting out in one piece is gonna be no joke!
Wychwood
Varethane
When Tiara's pyrokinesis is finally noticed, she is captured by a magical research organization for study. If she cooperates, she could be helping to save humanity from a dire threat - but can she trust them?
Star Trip
Gisele Weaver
Jas is a human taken from her home planet on a trip across the galaxy she will never forget.
The Otherknown
Lorian Merriman
Chandra is a 12-year-old accidental time traveler with a reluctant new dad, who happens to be a member of a feared galactic crime syndicate.
Spinnerette
Krazy Krow, Rocio Zucchi, Pablo Rey
When a lab accident gives Heather Brown spider powers and six arms, she does what any midwest comic geek would do: Become Ohio's #3 superhero!
Monster Pulse
Magnolia Porter Siddell
Four kids run afoul of a creepy secret organization's experiments, which turn their body parts into fighting monsters. Part sentimental coming-of-age story, part monster-training shonen manga, with just a bit of sci-fi body horror.
Lighter Than Heir
Melissa Albino
A young Volant woman joins the military in an effort to upstage her war-hero father.
Demon's Mirror
Harry Bogosian
Based loosely off of "The Snow Queen", a story by Hans Christian Andersen, we see things take a different turn as the demons become central characters, and the side characters stick around. Yup, that's the only differences. Enjoy!
Patrik the Vampire
Bree Paulsen
Patrik loves to knit, bake, and help his friends while dealing with his own demons... like his thirst for blood because, oh yeah--he's a vampire.
Knights Errant
J.R. Doyle
Wilfrid's humble quest for revenge becomes bigger and bloodier by the day.
Solstoria
Angelica Maria
After her brother goes missing, Samantha vows to become a Knight and help those around her in the Kingdom of St. Helena.
Nerf Now!!
Josué Pereira
A cute webcomic about fanservice, video games, and... love. Mostly video games, though.
Between Failures
Jackie Wohlenhaus
The low stakes adventures of an assorted group of 20 somethings trapped in the declining years of American retail. They are naughty and say lots of swears.
Heart of Gold
Eliot Baum, Viv Tanner
A pianist with failing eyesight seeks out a priest with a miraculous healing touch, drawing him deeper into a world of miracles and curses.
Demon Studies
Miyuli
Four students summon and study potentially dangerous demons within the walls of the mysterious Summerland University.
Come Hell or High Water
Jenny/Star, Mori
Prince Gladimir was never meant to fall for a pirate. Swearing off love for duty, the threat of war propels him back into the Captain’s world of high seas and high stakes. Their relationship could be the thing to save the kingdom of Yvoire - or destroy it.
Folklore
Adam Ma, Colin Tan Wei
A superhuman horror story focused on a small band of survivors trying to navigate a war-torn world in the aftermath of the Federation’s collapse.
The Lonely Vincent Bellingham
Diana Huh
Vincent is an unkind man looking to disappear, and finds himself in the care of a vampire and her two wicked children.
Anacrine Complex
Sae Cotton
A superhuman heist involving probably too many pigeons than entirely necessary.
Cyanide & Happiness
Explosm
Satire, dark humor and surreal humor.
Wilde Life
Pascalle Lepas
Oscar decided to rent an old haunted house, and that's when things got weird...
Lunar Blight
Studio CARTRIDGE, Laura Lee
Lunar Blight is a gothic horror story about an elite knight serving a moon cult who must choose between upholding his honoured duty or condemning everything he’s grown to know.
Empowered
Adam Warren
A sexy superhero comedy (except when it isn't) about the never-ending struggles of a plucky but very unlucky young superheroine.
Sam & Fuzzy
Sam Logan
Troubled by gangster rodents, lovesick vampire stalkers, or confused ninja assassins? Don't panic! Sam and Fuzzy are here to help. (For a reasonable fee.)
How to be a Werewolf
Shawn Lenore
Malaya Walters was bitten by a werewolf as a child. After being raised by her human family, she faces the chance to learn what being a werewolf is really like as an adult.
BOOKMARK
Click "Tag Page" to bookmark a page. When you return to the site, click "Goto Tag" to continue where you left off.
Goto TagClear Tag


BUFFER WATCH Comics are currently drawn and uploaded through:

July 11, 2026

Applications

by David M Willis on November 24, 2016 at 12:01 am
  • 01 - Glower Vacuum
└ Tags: becky, dina, sydney

Discussion (241) ¬

[ Comments RSS ]
  1. Ana Chronistic
    Ana Chronistic
    November 24, 2016 at 12:02 am | #

    “…what, (some of) her eyes are up there!”

    Spike Trotman working at Galasso’s now?

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      November 24, 2016 at 12:03 am | #

      I was just about to make the exact same “eyes are up there” joke.

      • Orion Fury
        Orion Fury
        November 24, 2016 at 1:15 pm | #

        I think a good chunk of the commenters wanted to make that joke.

    • Reltzik
      Reltzik
      November 24, 2016 at 12:12 am | #

      Yeah, the tags and alt-text kinda undercut your joke.

      • Ana Chronistic
        Ana Chronistic
        November 24, 2016 at 11:46 pm | #

        I admit, not the greatest of my hair-brained schemes

    • TheAnonymousGuy
      TheAnonymousGuy
      November 24, 2016 at 12:35 am | #

      this may be interesting. consider my attention gained

  2. miados
    miados
    November 24, 2016 at 12:03 am | #

    My eyes are down here

    • Aeron
      Aeron
      November 24, 2016 at 3:24 am | #

      I wish a woman would look at me the way my girlfriend looks at my head.

  3. butts
    butts
    November 24, 2016 at 12:03 am | #

    wait, why isn’t dina smiling anymore

    • butts
      butts
      November 24, 2016 at 12:04 am | #

      also SYDNEY YUSSSSSSSSSSS

      • Mattyos
        Mattyos
        November 24, 2016 at 12:07 am | #

        SYDNEY NOOOOOOOOOOOOO

        • Wheelpath
          Wheelpath
          November 24, 2016 at 12:21 am | #

          SYDNEY POSSIBLE!
          FOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLS

          • MatthewTheLucky
            MatthewTheLucky
            November 24, 2016 at 3:30 am | #

            FOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL! GALASSO SHALL WIELD THIS ‘DIPLOMA’!

      • DarkoNeko
        DarkoNeko
        November 24, 2016 at 12:15 am | #

        I like Sidney’s new hercut

      • Martin Smith
        Martin Smith
        November 24, 2016 at 5:46 am | #

        aw yussssssss.

        • Deanatay
          Deanatay
          November 24, 2016 at 8:24 am | #

          Au jus? I love au jus! Especially with sammidges!!

          • Dean
            Dean
            November 24, 2016 at 6:21 pm | #

            But it makes the sandwiches soggy!

    • That Damn Rat
      That Damn Rat
      November 24, 2016 at 12:12 am | #

      I think she’s beginning to be disturbed by Becky’s hat fixation

      • Clif
        Clif
        November 24, 2016 at 1:40 pm | #

        No fair paying attention.

      • Yet_One_More_Idiot
        Yet_One_More_Idiot
        November 24, 2016 at 5:34 pm | #

        Not disturbed by it per se, merely…perplexed.

        Whereas if Dina was covered in plastic, she may be…perspexed. xD

        • Nathan Blood
          Nathan Blood
          November 24, 2016 at 8:12 pm | #

          no she would be spandexed

  4. Idontcarenomore
    Idontcarenomore
    November 24, 2016 at 12:03 am | #

    What is going on?

    • Opus the Poet
      Opus the Poet
      November 24, 2016 at 1:30 am | #

      Sydney has been introduced into the cast, her NCA with Shortpacked! finally expiring.

    • jeffepp
      jeffepp
      November 24, 2016 at 1:42 am | #

      Someone just came in?

    • Scoops
      Scoops
      November 24, 2016 at 3:14 pm | #

      And I say, hey yeah, yeah, yeah-yeah! Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah! I said hey!

      What’s going on?!

  5. Bagge
    Bagge
    November 24, 2016 at 12:03 am | #

    Dooooooooooooooooooooofuses

    • Bagge
      Bagge
      November 24, 2016 at 12:19 am | #

      ….maybe I should elaborate a bit.

      This is when we leave shenanigans and enter the truly intimate moment Becky craved. Look into her eyes, Becky (not the hat-eyes, the Dina-eyes) and use your words. Tell her the experience you want to have with her. Tell her why. Tell her about how she makes you feel.

      And Dina has finally registered that even for their standards, there is something amiss in their relationship. She is anxious for small changes in Becky’s behavior. She has understood that Becky wants SOMETHING, but what?

      Now they will talk and they will reassure each other of their relationship, and there might be mouth smooches, and hats might come off and there will be a truly intimate moment and EEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!

      Or in short: Dooooooooooooofuses 🙂

      • Fart Captor
        Fart Captor
        November 24, 2016 at 12:27 am | #

        I’m gonna be SO CROSS if there aren’t smooches preceded by talking

        • Bagge
          Bagge
          November 24, 2016 at 12:29 am | #

          You and Becky both

          • butts
            butts
            November 24, 2016 at 2:56 am | #

            ‘and then they did it’

            • Geneseepaws
              Geneseepaws
              November 24, 2016 at 3:03 am | #

              “Fade to Black.”

              • Bagge
                Bagge
                November 24, 2016 at 3:21 am | #

                Second to last panel – closeup on Dina’s hat hitting the floor

  6. tim gueguen
    tim gueguen
    November 24, 2016 at 12:03 am | #

    Hi, Syndey. Guess the tag indicates we’ll be seeing you again.

    • JustCheetoDust
      JustCheetoDust
      November 24, 2016 at 12:07 am | #

      Well, Sydney does appear in a preview panel for a different comic (for the 28th) on the tumblr page.

      • zoelogical
        zoelogical
        November 24, 2016 at 2:06 am | #

        honestly i’m nostalgic for a good old “take over the world” plot

        • Historyman68
          Historyman68
          November 24, 2016 at 10:46 am | #

          After this election?

          • Orion Fury
            Orion Fury
            November 24, 2016 at 1:23 pm | #

            A more “comical” one, and not “oh dear god it’s happening to us”.

            • Clif
              Clif
              November 24, 2016 at 1:43 pm | #

              The two are not mutually exclusive. The next four years should be entertaining whether it dips into horror territory or not.

  7. Idontcarenomore
    Idontcarenomore
    November 24, 2016 at 12:04 am | #

    Hypnotism?

  8. shadowcell
    shadowcell
    November 24, 2016 at 12:04 am | #

    FOOLS

    • Stephen R. Bierce
      Stephen R. Bierce
      November 24, 2016 at 12:06 am | #

      MR.T: Someone here demanding my PITY–AGAIN?

      • Stephen R. Bierce
        Stephen R. Bierce
        November 24, 2016 at 12:07 am | #

        *plays the theme to THE A-TEAM on the hacked Muzak*

    • Jay Eff
      Jay Eff
      November 24, 2016 at 12:07 am | #

      *Galasso gets papercut*

      SYDNEY: “Galasso has fallen! Say hello to your new manager!!“

    • Tomas
      Tomas
      November 24, 2016 at 12:13 am | #

      THIS IS NOT EVEN MY FINAL FORM

      • Fart Captor
        Fart Captor
        November 24, 2016 at 12:41 am | #

        Becky: GEEZ, THERE’S LIKE, EIGHT MORE PAGES

        • Dana
          Dana
          November 24, 2016 at 1:38 am | #

          And two of them are questions about combat skills.

    • Bagge
      Bagge
      November 24, 2016 at 12:21 am | #

      FOOLS

  9. Doctor_Who
    Doctor_Who
    November 24, 2016 at 12:04 am | #

    Sydney looks good with that hair. And is that a purple tint? Nice.

    • Bagge
      Bagge
      November 24, 2016 at 12:24 am | #

      FOOOL, she is RAD, and with this symbol of independence she will CONQUER THE WORLD! FOOL!

    • Delicious Taffy
      Delicious Taffy
      November 24, 2016 at 12:29 am | #

      ¿Quien es Sydney?

      • Doctor_Who
        Doctor_Who
        November 24, 2016 at 12:41 am | #

        Minor recurring character from Shortpacked.

        She worked in a toy store and acted like a supervillain. But she’s not the much more notable character who worked in a toy store and acted like a supervillain, she’s a different one.

        …Retail changes people, man. For example, I’ve never met a current or former retail worker who doesn’t react violently to Christmas music.

        • TheStranger
          TheStranger
          November 24, 2016 at 1:15 am | #

          /twitch

        • Inspector Hound
          Inspector Hound
          November 24, 2016 at 1:28 am | #

          Eh, real Christmas music is okay, it’s the faux-music with “rich” choruses (sort of like the Mormon Tabernacle Choir’s take, but more schmaltzy) that drove me up the wall.

          Still not as bad as the endless loop of sort-of-Mexican horns adorning the covers of the pop music of that year. That lasted far longer than the Christmas season.

          • Yet Another Laura H.
            Yet Another Laura H.
            November 24, 2016 at 1:54 am | #

            You naughties and teenies retail workers had it easy. We 90’s kids had WNUA. Smooth jazz, 100-song playlist, Kenny G on a loop, 60-80 hours a week. It RUINED 80’s porn for me.

            • Geneseepaws
              Geneseepaws
              November 24, 2016 at 3:10 am | #

              You know you were working late when Danae Alexander came on with “Lights Out, Chicago.”

            • Inspector Hound
              Inspector Hound
              November 24, 2016 at 3:35 pm | #

              Heh. We had WJZZ growing up, a station that did not play jazz (I have standards). Prepending “smooth” in front of anything (with the exception of peanut butter) is not a good sign.

              I actually met Kenny G. back when he replaced the saxophonist in a band I liked. Nice fellow, but no, he definitely didn’t play as well as the original.

        • TheGrammarLegionary
          TheGrammarLegionary
          November 24, 2016 at 2:05 am | #

          I work two jobs. One is in retail, where I’ve been for years. The other is as a music teacher. My boss is mandating that these kids learn Christmas songs. One of them has been learning Paint It Black all month. I’m not changing course.

          • Needfuldoer
            Needfuldoer
            November 24, 2016 at 3:25 am | #

            Use the melody, tweak the lyrics!

            “I see a bare gift I must bring it to get wrapped
            No labels anymore they will be under wrap”

            • Leorale
              Leorale
              November 24, 2016 at 8:25 am | #

              I worked at a coffee shop and sang songs for all our flavours.
              I see a Red Roast and I want to drink it bla-ack
              No cream and sugar here, I want to drink it bla-ack
              I see the girls walk by, they’re drinking frappuccinos,
              I have to turn my eyes until my darkness goes
              Dwenh dweenh dweenh dweenh dweenh dweenh dweenh
              Dweenh dwenh dweenh dwenh dwenh dwenh…

              • Leorale
                Leorale
                November 24, 2016 at 8:28 am | #

                (Similarly, My Sharona became My Verona. And “c’mon baby, brew the mocha-potion” cracked up the baby boomers. I’m really lucky my co-workers liked me.)

        • EvolutionistX
          EvolutionistX
          November 24, 2016 at 2:29 am | #

          Back in my teen days, I worked retail at a toy store during Christmas and don’t hate Christmas music or retail. 🙂 I actually thought it was a lot of fun, connecting people to presents that would make their children happy and generally getting to celebrate a lot of good cheer. Oh, and getting paid. Teenage me thought that was pretty sweet, too.

        • CJ
          CJ
          November 24, 2016 at 2:33 am | #

          I thought it wasn’t working retail but working at a mall that made people twitchy? You get incredible levels of noise from one promotion-scheme or another, i.e. someone talking over a mike with or without music ‘appropriate to season’ playing. Having that around 8h a day 5 days each year would have me stark raving mad, I cannot imagine how people deal with this shit on a daily basis.

        • PlainMarie
          PlainMarie
          November 24, 2016 at 11:57 am | #

          I worked in a mall for many years, only a couple doors down from the singing bears. Those suckers were on a 5-minute song cycle, man.

      • Zakrael
        Zakrael
        November 24, 2016 at 8:34 am | #

        That question will be answered as soon as this countdown finishes.

        34.034%
        …
        …
        ..
        34.035%
        ..
        ..
        ..

        • Clif
          Clif
          November 24, 2016 at 1:49 pm | #

          Um.

    • Disloyal Subject
      Disloyal Subject
      November 24, 2016 at 1:51 am | #

      I now choose to believe that she mains Sombra.

  10. newllend(henryvolt)
    newllend(henryvolt)
    November 24, 2016 at 12:05 am | #

    Excuse me Becky but her real set of eyes are down there…no that’s to low damn it.

  11. Kater
    Kater
    November 24, 2016 at 12:05 am | #

    Sydney looks amazing!

    • chris2315
      chris2315
      November 24, 2016 at 12:15 am | #

      *Syndey

      • Jason
        Jason
        November 24, 2016 at 1:16 am | #

        Guess again, FOOL

      • Disloyal Subject
        Disloyal Subject
        November 24, 2016 at 1:48 am | #

        *Sydney

        • butts
          butts
          November 24, 2016 at 2:58 am | #

          *syzygy

          • StClair
            StClair
            November 24, 2016 at 3:08 am | #

            xyzzy
            plugh

            • Orion Fury
              Orion Fury
              November 24, 2016 at 1:26 pm | #

              Can we trick her into saying Yendys?

            • GLaDOS
              GLaDOS
              November 24, 2016 at 4:32 pm | #

              It is now pitch dark. If you proceed you will likely fall into a pit.

              • thejeff
                thejeff
                November 24, 2016 at 5:57 pm | #

                You have been eaten by a grue.

  12. achallenger
    achallenger
    November 24, 2016 at 12:05 am | #

    see something you like?

  13. Idontcarenomore
    Idontcarenomore
    November 24, 2016 at 12:05 am | #

    Sydney?
    That the crazy world power takeover person who was Shortpackeds
    Gallasso’s greatest protagonist!

    • Reltzik
      Reltzik
      November 24, 2016 at 12:17 am | #

      …. you’ll have to narrow that down some.

      • Clif
        Clif
        November 24, 2016 at 1:50 pm | #

        A bit.

  14. AngelBadman
    AngelBadman
    November 24, 2016 at 12:05 am | #

    Dun dun dunnnnnn. I sense…

    …RESOLUTION!!!

    • Reltzik
      Reltzik
      November 24, 2016 at 12:10 am | #

      Nah, I predict we’re going to get this drawn out for at least a month, more like a month and ten days, before we see a resolution.

  15. Hopeful Sarcastic
    Hopeful Sarcastic
    November 24, 2016 at 12:05 am | #

    Dina sees the church of scientology in the distance

  16. DinaWho
    DinaWho
    November 24, 2016 at 12:06 am | #

    Please tell me I’m not the only one who stared at the last two panels thinking they hadn’t finished loading yet…

    • BBCC
      BBCC
      November 24, 2016 at 12:08 am | #

      Oh thank god it wasn’t just me

    • Jay Eff
      Jay Eff
      November 24, 2016 at 12:09 am | #

      You’re not.

    • JessWitt
      JessWitt
      November 24, 2016 at 12:09 am | #

      Same.

    • Tacos
      Tacos
      November 24, 2016 at 12:14 am | #

      You are not the only one.

    • Reltzik
      Reltzik
      November 24, 2016 at 12:15 am | #

      You’re not.

      …. granted *I* wasn’t fooled, because I know full well that the comics are all a single image file and thus wouldn’t load with some panels completely full and others just partially there. But, you know, apparently 3 other peeps had the same thought.

      • BBCC
        BBCC
        November 24, 2016 at 12:19 am | #

        It was just a split second. 😛

    • butts
      butts
      November 24, 2016 at 12:23 am | #

      Eeyup.

    • John
      John
      November 24, 2016 at 4:07 am | #

      I didn’t, but it did take me a couple seconds to figure out that Willis hadn’t accidentally uploaded an incomplete strip.

  17. Nono
    Nono
    November 24, 2016 at 12:06 am | #

    To quote Lisa Kudrow: ‘Hey what’s my phone number? ….Well, I never call me!’

    I mean I can recite my phone/bank numbers now out of memory, but it took a while of repeatedly having to use it/give it out.

    • Kelly
      Kelly
      November 24, 2016 at 1:20 am | #

      your bank account numbers? Wow I’ve never memorized them at any point. Really only use them if setting up direct deposit or something, and it’s not like I change jobs that often!

      As for phone numbers, now with cell phones mine is the only one I know. My brother, my aunt, my best friend… I’d have to look in my phone for any of them.

      • JustCheetoDust
        JustCheetoDust
        November 24, 2016 at 12:04 pm | #

        I guess it varies with circumstances. I memorized my savings and checking account numbers when I had a lot of checks to cash at one point. I also ended up memorizing one of my credit card numbers and the 3 digit CVV on the back as a result of making frequent payments online (and choosing not to store that information).

    • Bicycle Bill
      Bicycle Bill
      November 24, 2016 at 1:33 am | #

      Get a phone number that is meaningful.  In my case, the last four numbers are 7335 … which spells out P-E-D-L.  A perfect choice for someone who goes by the moniker of Bicycle Bill.

    • John
      John
      November 24, 2016 at 11:56 pm | #

      I have my phone set to display the number on the home screen, because that’s the only way I know what it is. I not only never call myself, I don’t have any reason to keep anyone’s number in meat memory anymore. The phone does that. I still remember friends’ home phone numbers from 35 years ago, but Mom’s current cell number, which is the number I call most often? Not a clue.

      I do have one ex-girlfriend’s number that I remember because it had a funny and mildly obscene mnemonic. I haven’t talked to her in years, but I still remember her phone number.

      I thoroughly memorized my SSN long before I finished filling out paperwork for college. I was kind of surprised that Becky hadn’t memorized hers the same way, because it implies that butthole dad did her paperwork for her. I would have guessed that he’d hand her a pile of stuff and say, “This is where you’re going to college, fill it out.”

  18. Mr. Random
    Mr. Random
    November 24, 2016 at 12:07 am | #

    Her eyes are down here.

  19. Kernanator
    Kernanator
    November 24, 2016 at 12:07 am | #

    Stop getting tunnel vision, Becky!

    • Emperor Norton II
      Emperor Norton II
      November 24, 2016 at 3:29 am | #

      More like letterbox vision, am I right?

      …

      I’ll see myself out.

  20. Fart Captor
    Fart Captor
    November 24, 2016 at 12:07 am | #

    Okay Becks, it’s fessin’ up time. TALK TO HER ALREADY

    • Reltzik
      Reltzik
      November 24, 2016 at 12:08 am | #

      NO! IT’S GONE TOO FAR NOW! ANY RATIONAL CONVERSATION WILL BE AN ANTICLIMAX!

      • Fart Captor
        Fart Captor
        November 24, 2016 at 12:34 am | #

        BUT ONE THAT DOESN’T LEAD TO SAD DINA

        NO WANT SAD

        • Reltzik
          Reltzik
          November 24, 2016 at 12:54 am | #

          NO! IT’S TOO LATE! THE HAT HI-JINKS MUST ENSUE FOR LO, WE ARE ALREADY SPEAKING IN CAPS!

          *flees for dear punning life*

          • Emperor Norton II
            Emperor Norton II
            November 24, 2016 at 3:46 am | #

            The latest development of this storyline certainly is a thrillby-er.

            • Deanatay
              Deanatay
              November 24, 2016 at 8:21 am | #

              “I’m… I’m sorry, Dina. I only love you for your scalp.”

              • Reltzik
                Reltzik
                November 24, 2016 at 3:54 pm | #

                Perverse Scalp Lust.

                … sounds a lot worse than it actually is.

  21. Shiro
    Shiro
    November 24, 2016 at 12:07 am | #

    Undercuts for all! I’ve been debating getting one too.

    • butts
      butts
      November 24, 2016 at 3:01 am | #

      I considered it at one point, but then I remembered that’d involve getting off my ass to go to a barber.

  22. Derek
    Derek
    November 24, 2016 at 12:08 am | #

    is Becky passing out? is she ok?

    • Reltzik
      Reltzik
      November 24, 2016 at 12:09 am | #

      She’s swooning.

      She’s a swooning broad.

    • JustCheetoDust
      JustCheetoDust
      November 24, 2016 at 12:37 am | #

      Sugar crash. How many refills has she had?

  23. JessWitt
    JessWitt
    November 24, 2016 at 12:09 am | #

    Sydney’s got a new ‘do. And I wonder if Galasso placed an ad that really clicked with her.

  24. Synnerman
    Synnerman
    November 24, 2016 at 12:10 am | #

    I really hope it’s a hat fetish thing and not a passing out thing. Dina’s expression is concerning.

    • SgtWadeyWilson
      SgtWadeyWilson
      November 24, 2016 at 12:52 am | #

      “I really hope it’s a hat fetish thing” is the next DoA book title, right?

    • Yet Another Laura H.
      Yet Another Laura H.
      November 24, 2016 at 1:59 am | #

      Ditto.

  25. Tenchan
    Tenchan
    November 24, 2016 at 12:11 am | #

    Her eyes are down there, Becky!

    • motorfirebox
      motorfirebox
      November 24, 2016 at 12:14 am | #

      But her hat’s eyes are up there!

  26. tim gueguen
    tim gueguen
    November 24, 2016 at 12:11 am | #

    Guys, you’re spelling Syndey’s name wrong.

    • tim gueguen
      tim gueguen
      November 24, 2016 at 12:13 am | #

      Or is it Willis who is spelling it wrong, I’m so confused!

      • Tomas
        Tomas
        November 24, 2016 at 12:16 am | #

        It’s Sydney on his Twitter.

      • BBCC
        BBCC
        November 24, 2016 at 12:24 am | #

        The tag is probably a typo.

  27. motorfirebox
    motorfirebox
    November 24, 2016 at 12:13 am | #

    Awwwwwww yussssssss

  28. Romanticide
    Romanticide
    November 24, 2016 at 12:21 am | #

    Sydney looks very different in DOA XD

  29. Just Here
    Just Here
    November 24, 2016 at 12:21 am | #

    Wait, the waitress has a character tag in her first appearance? Damn you Willis!

    • void
      void
      November 24, 2016 at 12:35 am | #

      Pretty sure everyone from the old comics does I think.

  30. Badgermole
    Badgermole
    November 24, 2016 at 12:23 am | #

    C’mon Becky, enough with skull-king around this.

    • tyersome
      tyersome
      November 24, 2016 at 12:38 am | #

      … are you suggesting that it is time for her to bring things to a head?

      • Badgermole
        Badgermole
        November 24, 2016 at 1:21 am | #

        She needs to come clean and admit she wants to bonnet.

  31. Escobarbaedos
    Escobarbaedos
    November 24, 2016 at 12:25 am | #

    So does working at glasses automatically come with a minor in villainy?

    • Bagge
      Bagge
      November 24, 2016 at 12:33 am | #

      I think it’s some sort of intern-ship. Learning by the heels of the master… until it’s time to backstab him and shout FOOL

      • Chris Phoenix
        Chris Phoenix
        November 24, 2016 at 1:22 am | #

        Intern-ships are the best ships. Hm… I ship… Ryan and… a tree chipper.

        • Miri
          Miri
          November 24, 2016 at 4:09 am | #

          Please may I name your ship Rypper?

          • DonDueed
            DonDueed
            November 24, 2016 at 7:33 am | #

            Well, here’s a bottle of champagne. Have at it.

      • StClair
        StClair
        November 24, 2016 at 3:10 am | #

        how very Rule of Two.

  32. vlademir1
    vlademir1
    November 24, 2016 at 12:28 am | #

    I always knew this day would come, but now that it has I’m uncertain how to feel about Sydney actually showing up.

    • Bagge
      Bagge
      November 24, 2016 at 12:31 am | #

      And that uncertainty will be your undoing. FOOL

  33. SgtWadeyWilson
    SgtWadeyWilson
    November 24, 2016 at 12:37 am | #

    Subtle, Sydney, real subtle.

  34. Emperor Norton II
    Emperor Norton II
    November 24, 2016 at 12:39 am | #

    Judging by Bagge’s comments tonight, I feel like she is having a positive reaction to the introduction of Sidney.

    Possibly.

    Maybe.

    Maybe not.

    But maybe.

    • Bagge
      Bagge
      November 24, 2016 at 12:42 am | #

      FOOL

      • Emperor Norton II
        Emperor Norton II
        November 24, 2016 at 1:08 am | #

        Oh, and did you ever see the link I sent you to my groom’s speech?

        • Bagge
          Bagge
          November 24, 2016 at 1:15 am | #

          Yeah, but I haven’t had time to click it yet. I’m busy shouting FOOL on the internet.

          • Emperor Norton II
            Emperor Norton II
            November 24, 2016 at 1:16 am | #

            And that will be -your- undoing!

            • Bagge
              Bagge
              November 24, 2016 at 1:23 am | #

              Actually, I can’t find it right now. Mind posting it again?

              • Emperor Norton II
                Emperor Norton II
                November 24, 2016 at 1:35 am | #

                https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxoOx2tk5GA&feature=youtu.be&t=47

                • trlkly
                  trlkly
                  November 24, 2016 at 2:10 am | #

                  Huh. Hadn’t checked out your guys’ podcast yet, so I had no idea you had such a regal voice! Guess I should have expected it.

                • Bagge
                  Bagge
                  November 24, 2016 at 4:03 am | #

                  That was suitably badass! She’s a lucky woman.

    • BBCC
      BBCC
      November 24, 2016 at 1:07 am | #

      Aren’t we all?

      I didn’t think I’d be this excited by it – she wasn’t one of my favourites or anything – but seeing made me realize how much I MISSED her oh my goodness <3

      • Bagge
        Bagge
        November 24, 2016 at 1:18 am | #

        Me to.

        I love how she is the one person that fully and truly buys into Galasso’s madness. OF COURSE the path to global dominance comes with running a toy store or pizza (and subs) restaurant. Only FOOLS disagree.

        • Emperor Norton II
          Emperor Norton II
          November 24, 2016 at 1:20 am | #

          Could Mr. T be Sydney’s father?

          • zoelogical
            zoelogical
            November 24, 2016 at 2:07 am | #

            sydney must be a rebellious child then. mr. t pities the fools. sydney has nothing but scorn for them!

  35. Lipke the Articulate
    Lipke the Articulate
    November 24, 2016 at 12:51 am | #

    Oh jeez, Sydney exists
    Forgot that that was a thing

    • Bagge
      Bagge
      November 24, 2016 at 12:53 am | #

      AND THAT WILL BE YOUR UNDOING!

      • butts
        butts
        November 24, 2016 at 2:59 am | #

        FOOOOOOOOOOL

    • BenRG
      BenRG
      November 24, 2016 at 4:42 am | #

      I think we’ve met the new RA who will make the cast beg to have Ruthless back!

      • Bagge
        Bagge
        November 24, 2016 at 6:00 am | #

        That would be a wonderful twist

      • Gamaran Sepudomyn
        Gamaran Sepudomyn
        November 24, 2016 at 10:21 am | #

        Heck, I think most of the cast would accept Sydney, since she’s easy to please and would probably kill Mary with an acid pit within her first week of RA-ing.

  36. Bagge
    Bagge
    November 24, 2016 at 12:56 am | #

    I love the page design in the end. Becky staring at the hat, and Dina moving into view. THIS is where the intimate moment begins.

    • ety
      ety
      November 24, 2016 at 1:02 am | #

      I KNOW I LOVE THIS STRIPS ENDING PANEL(S)!

    • SgtWadeyWilson
      SgtWadeyWilson
      November 24, 2016 at 1:04 am | #

      And that moment will be your undoing! (But, like… in a good way?) FOOL!

  37. ety
    ety
    November 24, 2016 at 1:00 am | #

    Bagge seems quite happy tonight and for that I am glad. It is fun to see/read and awesome people being happy is good, regardless.

    • Bagge
      Bagge
      November 24, 2016 at 1:13 am | #

      I didn’t realize my mood was part of the comment section reading experience, but I’m glad for it 🙂

      And I am indeed happy today, because today is BECKY AND DINA DAY!!!!!

      • butts
        butts
        November 24, 2016 at 3:00 am | #

        Don’t forget Sydney.

        FOOL.

  38. Keulan
    Keulan
    November 24, 2016 at 1:06 am | #

    OMG It’s Sydney Yus!

  39. Gesc
    Gesc
    November 24, 2016 at 1:09 am | #

    Welp, Dina just realized something’s going on here. Will Becky finally girl up and spill the beans?

  40. BBCC
    BBCC
    November 24, 2016 at 1:10 am | #

    Having fun, Bagge? XD

    • Bagge
      Bagge
      November 24, 2016 at 1:13 am | #

      ….and here I thought I was all subtle and shit 🙂

      • BBCC
        BBCC
        November 24, 2016 at 1:16 am | #

        XD So am I, honestly. I missed Sydney.

      • Keulan
        Keulan
        November 24, 2016 at 1:22 am | #

        You thought wrong… FOOL!

      • Emperor Norton II
        Emperor Norton II
        November 24, 2016 at 2:39 am | #

        Bagge.

        A few years ago, my oldest son wanted to be a stealthy ninja.

        So he crouched down behind the bush and announced loudly that he was now hiding and therefore being a ninja.

        Just apropos of nothing.

        • Bagge
          Bagge
          November 24, 2016 at 3:48 am | #

          That’s awesome, but that’s a level of stealth I cannot yet aspire to.

          My youngest kid has been various animals this last week. Yesterday it was a dog, now some kind of dinosaur. Parenting – it’s never boring.

  41. MatsuoTanuki
    MatsuoTanuki
    November 24, 2016 at 1:25 am | #

    Couldn’t think of any fitting music for Dina and Becky, so here’s some Your Favorite Martian for Sydney!

    My grandmama used to tell me one day I would be queen!
    And that it could be me to put these dreams into a sling
    And fling ’em like a bullet til they bean the whole ruling regime in the melon!
    Then I tell them I’m gonna reign supreme!
    But it seems I’m a damn salmon swimmin’ upstream!
    I scream cause I know why the caged bird sings…
    I’ll adorn the king’s throne, wear his treasure with pleasure!
    Cause this Jobe is temporary, success if forever!

    Workin’ every week at a job I can’t stand!
    I always tell myself that one day I’ll be the man!
    What we gonna do tonight, Brain?!
    We’re gonna take over the world! (gonna take over the world! )
    Nananannanana nananana!
    What we gonna do tonight, Brain?!
    We’re gonna take over the world!

  42. Dana
    Dana
    November 24, 2016 at 1:36 am | #

    Becky uses her words, takes off Dina’s hat. This leads organically to behavior that ensures she will never have a job at Galasso’s.

    • Scar Man!!!
      Scar Man!!!
      November 24, 2016 at 2:20 am | #

      save it for the slipshine, kids

  43. Inspector Hound
    Inspector Hound
    November 24, 2016 at 1:46 am | #

    I want to know what Sydney is getting her degree in, because I never got true power with mine, and I feel cheated.

    • Scar Man!!!
      Scar Man!!!
      November 24, 2016 at 2:20 am | #

      i would like to know so i can enroll in that degree program. I’m kind of out of ideas and true power sounds nice

      • SgtWadeyWilson
        SgtWadeyWilson
        November 24, 2016 at 2:38 am | #

        Well, while you look into true power, Wolfen asked if anybody’d seen you around, so you might want to stop by and say hello.

    • Joe Archer
      Joe Archer
      November 24, 2016 at 3:20 am | #

      Enlisted at Trump University?

    • Dean
      Dean
      November 24, 2016 at 5:51 am | #

      I want it to be modern poetry or Russian literature or something similar.

      • Inspector Hound
        Inspector Hound
        November 24, 2016 at 3:23 pm | #

        French. I need an excuse to learn French again.

    • foamy
      foamy
      November 24, 2016 at 6:47 pm | #

      Mechanical or electrical engineering would strike me as valid candidates :v

  44. Chaucer59
    Chaucer59
    November 24, 2016 at 2:06 am | #

    Come on, Becky: use your words.

  45. trlkly
    trlkly
    November 24, 2016 at 2:30 am | #

    I take it this Sydney is a fun character? I clicked the name and see one DofA comic. Which comic should I look into to find out more about her?

    (Only know she’s female from the comments. Would have said “them.”)

    • Emperor Norton II
      Emperor Norton II
      November 24, 2016 at 2:34 am | #

      Shortpacked is the comic you should look for.

      • Joe Archer
        Joe Archer
        November 24, 2016 at 3:32 am | #

        Or you could take a look at the Walkypedia:
        http://walkypedia.wikia.com/wiki/Sydney_Yus

        • Josh Spicer
          Josh Spicer
          November 24, 2016 at 12:34 pm | #

          Oh it’s THAT Sydney. It’d been so long since I read Shortpacked who she was managed to get lost.

    • butts
      butts
      November 24, 2016 at 2:56 am | #

      Prepare for ham.

  46. brasca1
    brasca1
    November 24, 2016 at 2:44 am | #

    If Sydney has yet to get her diploma then that means she’s still in high school so at least her megalomania can be attributed to her age thus making her a realistic character in a more realistic universe.

    • Bicycle Bill
      Bicycle Bill
      November 24, 2016 at 2:57 am | #

      Don’t you also get a diploma when you receive your bachelor’s degree from a University?

    • Needfuldoer
      Needfuldoer
      November 24, 2016 at 3:13 am | #

      If Sydney is a senior in high school she’s only about a year younger than the main cast.

      She hasn’t had the humbling small-fish-in-a-big-pond experience yet, but it probably wouldn’t make a difference anyway.

    • JBento
      JBento
      November 24, 2016 at 9:01 am | #

      As she refers to Becky and Dina as “freshmen,” I think she’s talking about her university diploma.

  47. BenRG
    BenRG
    November 24, 2016 at 2:50 am | #

    Wow! Suddenly I have a bad feeling that Becky will end up in the bed next to Ruth’s after going berserk and trying to rip off the hats of everyone in town whilst screaming something about ‘the forbidden fruit’.

  48. Needfuldoer
    Needfuldoer
    November 24, 2016 at 3:00 am | #

    No, Dina! What are you doing?! Get out of the Phantom Zone!!

  49. Joey245
    Joey245
    November 24, 2016 at 3:09 am | #

    Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I’m thankful for this webcomic, and the fact that it can elicit so many emotions out of so many people. So, yeah. Awesome!

  50. StClair
    StClair
    November 24, 2016 at 3:13 am | #

    FOOL!

  51. Ivy
    Ivy
    November 24, 2016 at 3:17 am | #

    I lost it
    10/10, quality comic

  52. Penguin Zero
    Penguin Zero
    November 24, 2016 at 3:25 am | #

    “I see you have been distracted by the false eyes on my hat. Do not be alarmed. This is a common method to deter predators used in the animal kingdom, though insufficient evidence exists to indicate whether any of the known dinosaurs had similar patterns.”

    • Bagge
      Bagge
      November 24, 2016 at 3:38 am | #

      +1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1

      (and not entirely inaccurate, even if alarm was not the feeling evoked in Becky)

  53. NinjaNick
    NinjaNick
    November 24, 2016 at 3:34 am | #

    Sydney, long time no see.

    “Why are you looking at me so strangely, Becky?”

    • BenRG
      BenRG
      November 24, 2016 at 4:40 am | #

      Becky’s next line seems likely to be a cry of: “I must see her scalp” followed by an undignified tussle.

  54. Wispy
    Wispy
    November 24, 2016 at 3:40 am | #

    Is the new girl Sombra during her early years ?
    I mean, Carla is a thing, so Omnics can’t be that far.

    • Council
      Council
      November 24, 2016 at 4:08 am | #

      Pssst Wispy Carla is a fleshsack here

      • Wispy
        Wispy
        November 24, 2016 at 4:12 am | #

        As a general rule of thumb, all people are synthetic infiltrators in disguise until sufficient evidence to the contrary is provided.

        • BenRG
          BenRG
          November 24, 2016 at 5:50 am | #

          THIS ONE KNOWS! SEIZE THEM…! Er, I mean: I have no idea what your post is supposed to mean.

  55. Zatar
    Zatar
    November 24, 2016 at 4:15 am | #

    I’m disturbed to find out that Sydney Yus is basically me.

  56. Heavensrun
    Heavensrun
    November 24, 2016 at 5:28 am | #

    (Comes to comment to make “Eyes are down here” joke.)

    (CTRL-F’s that shit first)

    Dammit.

    • Peter
      Peter
      November 24, 2016 at 5:57 am | #

      I feel your pain, for it is mine.

  57. Commodore Jeep-Eep
    Commodore Jeep-Eep
    November 24, 2016 at 6:25 am | #

    Do I see drama starting with that expression?

    • Commodore Jeep-Eep
      Commodore Jeep-Eep
      November 24, 2016 at 6:39 am | #

      I wonder if she’s seeing something behind Becky.

  58. Spencer
    Spencer
    November 24, 2016 at 7:22 am | #

    Sydney Yus’ new haircut is so good it makes me forget that now both she and Lucy have lost the the giant adorable pigtails.

    Galasso’s Pizza (and Subs) spinoff when? You’ve got Lucy, Sayid, Zangief, Conquest and Sydney there.

    • Bagge
      Bagge
      November 24, 2016 at 7:55 am | #

      I’m starting to think Willis is setting the stage for being able to make Shortpacked-style jokes again.

    • JBento
      JBento
      November 24, 2016 at 9:09 am | #

      After the “Walking with Dina” sequence, follows “A Day at Galasso’s Pizza (and Subs.”

    • BBCC
      BBCC
      November 24, 2016 at 10:37 am | #

      Who is Zangief?

      • JBento
        JBento
        November 24, 2016 at 11:42 am | #

        A hairy-chested russian wrestler.

        • BBCC
          BBCC
          November 24, 2016 at 12:38 pm | #

          Where did HE show up? Is this a Patreon thing?

      • JustCheetoDust
        JustCheetoDust
        November 24, 2016 at 12:39 pm | #

        I think Spencer meant Guile Balrog Dhalsim.

        • Spencer
          Spencer
          November 24, 2016 at 1:30 pm | #

          Yeah, Blanka. How could we forget him?

          • JBento
            JBento
            November 24, 2016 at 1:45 pm | #

            That’s the chinese sumo wrestler. You know, the one named after a bike.

        • BBCC
          BBCC
          November 24, 2016 at 6:45 pm | #

          GodDAMN I missed the joke. Shame on me! How could I forget Chun-Li?

  59. JackStamper
    JackStamper
    November 24, 2016 at 7:45 am | #

    I love the panel arrangement. Really sells an important detail: The two last panels are the same height. Becky didn’t look back down, this is Dina moving up to reestablish eye contact, all confused.

    • Bagge
      Bagge
      November 24, 2016 at 7:54 am | #

      Very true. And the smile is gone. Shit just got real, Becky!

    • JBento
      JBento
      November 24, 2016 at 9:08 am | #

      It took me longer than I’m embarassed to admit to realise whether that was Becky looking back down or Dina propping herself up. I believe we have a hat-talk inbound – fortunately, Dina’s already used to find people’s behaviour odd and people finding her behaviour odd, so, strangely for a Willis comic, and especially ironic for this particular strip, there are FOOOOLS, but I very much doubt this will be their undoing.

  60. Vulcanodon
    Vulcanodon
    November 24, 2016 at 9:04 am | #

    Don’t snatch the hat off, Becky. Just ask.

  61. Gamaran Sepudomyn
    Gamaran Sepudomyn
    November 24, 2016 at 9:59 am | #

    Guys, there’s evidence for potential voter fraud on Trump’s part (more votes were tabulated for him than ballots were actually cast) in three of the most important swing states, and Jill Stein is trying to fund recounts to reveal said fraud. They already managed to fund one recount and are about 1/4 of the way to the next one. If fraud is revealed, not only would this prevent a Trump presidency, it would disempower his supporters tremendously. Seriously, please look at it.

    https://jillstein.nationbuilder.com/recount

    • Bicycle Bill
      Bicycle Bill
      November 24, 2016 at 1:02 pm | #

      From the website:

      Election integrity experts have independently identified Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin as states where “statistical anomalies” raised concerns. Our effort to recount votes in those states is not intended to help Hillary Clinton.

      These recounts are part of an election integrity movement to attempt to shine a light on just how untrustworthy the U.S. election system is.
      (emphasis mine)

      I did not vote for Trump, and if this turns out to be true and causes him to have to step aside, then so be it and I’m all for it.  But it is still a bad precedent to set, twisting other peoples’ words for your own purposes.

    • BBCC
      BBCC
      November 24, 2016 at 1:52 pm | #

      ^ The effort may not be intended to help Clinton, but since Trump is the one who won, getting busted for election fraud would definitely hurt him. Hurting Trump =/= helping Clinton.

      It COULD, but the OP didn’t say that either.

      • JBento
        JBento
        November 24, 2016 at 1:59 pm | #

        Well, not quite. If Trump got busted by election fraud (and that’d be a long stretch, even if the recount came to anything), then Clinton wins by default. In a race between only two people, hurting one IS helping the other, even if only collaterally.

        • BBCC
          BBCC
          November 24, 2016 at 3:28 pm | #

          I was talking about intention wise – the OP was talking about how this would hurt the Trump administration, not how it would help the Clinton one. Bill was talking about how this wasn’t intended to help Hillary and I was pointing out the OP never said anything about helping Hillary, just hurting Trump.

          You are correct that hurting one is helping the other in a two person race.

          • JBento
            JBento
            November 24, 2016 at 3:43 pm | #

            Oh, right. Carry on, then.

  62. MaybeI'maMaze
    MaybeI'maMaze
    November 24, 2016 at 10:42 am | #

    So… I thought the comic was still loading for, like, a minute.

  63. Damned
    Damned
    November 24, 2016 at 11:37 am | #

    For some reason the first few panels made me think that Becky’s storyline was about to veer off into identity theft since she’s shouting in a public place about her SSN and how she has it on a separate piece of paper on the table. But that would be weird lmao

    • Needfuldoer
      Needfuldoer
      November 24, 2016 at 3:07 pm | #

      Glad I’m not the only one. Chekhov’s Gun, after all…

      • Emperor Norton II
        Emperor Norton II
        November 24, 2016 at 4:55 pm | #

        I’m sure we’ll see that happen… About 13 years from now, when Willis attempts the world record of callbacks.

        • BBCC
          BBCC
          November 24, 2016 at 11:43 pm | #

          What IS the world record of callbacks I wonder?

          • Emperor Norton
            Emperor Norton
            November 25, 2016 at 7:31 pm | #

            I think it’s currently 8-bit Theater with a callback about nine years in the making. Could be wrong, though.

  64. Bicycle Bill
    Bicycle Bill
    November 24, 2016 at 12:55 pm | #

    I wonder if it isn’t Willis emphasizing the juxtaposition of the menacing eyes on Dina’s hat alongside the besmitten look in Dina’s own eyes.

  65. penguintruth
    penguintruth
    November 24, 2016 at 5:16 pm | #

    Loving Sydney’s new ‘do.

  66. rectilinearpropagation
    rectilinearpropagation
    November 24, 2016 at 9:20 pm | #

    The last two panels being shorter made me think Becky was losing consciousness and a panicked for a second.

    • Fart Captor
      Fart Captor
      November 24, 2016 at 9:44 pm | #

      After prolonged, up-close Dina exposure, Becky is finally succumbing to the deadly effects of cuteness overload

  67. pessimist
    pessimist
    November 24, 2016 at 11:33 pm | #

    With all the stress Becky has gone through it is unreal how well she has been doing. When she saw all her family in her house then told everyone she was fine, made me think she was faking it. Now she is having a nervous breakdown of sorts.

  68. Onion
    Onion
    December 15, 2016 at 10:55 pm | #

    What’s the deal with all these diminished panels now?

More Asma?

View Results

Loading ... Loading ...
  • Polls Archive
CONVENTION APPEARANCES


September 13/14, 2025 - Small Press Expo in Bethesda, Maryland

David M Willis! avatar
David M Willis!
@damnyouwillis.bsky.social
reposted by David M Willis!
bencollins.bsky.social's user avatar
Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social ⋅ 1d
Me two weeks ago: Jeffrey Epstein killed himself, not to protect anyone, but because entering prison as the world's most illustrious pedophile makes that a logical decision. Conspiracy theories make less sense than the stated story. Me now: The Pee Tape was shot on Epstein Island.
thetnholler.bsky.social's user avatarThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social ⋅ 1d
Q: “Did Bondi tell you your name appeared in the Epstein Files?” TRUMP: “The files were made up by Comey, Obama, Biden…” 🤔 Nothing to see here, folks!
181
1286
7593
 
reposted by David M Willis!
randallsd.bsky.social's user avatar
Jujubaes @randallsd.bsky.social ⋅ 4h
The people in the comments angry about what they see as Joyce and Dorothy cheating:
Amazi-girl from Dumbing of Age saying,
2
5
34
 
reposted by David M Willis!
chucktingle.bsky.social's user avatar
Chuck Tingle @chucktingle.bsky.social ⋅ 5h
when bluesky gives you a blue checkmark
video thumbnail
7
47
818
 
damnyouwillis.bsky.social's user avatar
David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 7h
I also have a device that tells me to eat more carbs, it's my brain, and it's free
4
14
187
 
reposted by David M Willis!
theonion.com's user avatar
The Onion @theonion.com ⋅ 21h
Grandma’s Hospice Has Shitty Wi-Fi theonion.com/grandma...
Grandma’s Hospice Has Shitty Wi-Fi

This Is Fucking Unacceptable, Reports Grandchild
20
155
1993
 
damnyouwillis.bsky.social's user avatar
David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 8h
how do I have diarrhea, I haven't eaten anything
10
1
25
 
damnyouwillis.bsky.social's user avatar
David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 15h
He once ran a cake-frauding scam with the Best Friends Gang
4
7
55
 
damnyouwillis.bsky.social's user avatar
David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 15h
Dumbing of Age: "Scatter" www.dumbingofage.com/2025/comic/b... #webcomics #webcomic
www.dumbingofage.com
Scatter
8
4
43
 
reposted by David M Willis!
slop.guru's user avatar
slop enjoyer @slop.guru ⋅ 1d
fantastic foreskins
tweet screenshot:

“Fantastic Four skins are coming to Fortnite
It is one of the most wanted collabs ever
via HYPEX”
221
3003
13774
 
reposted by David M Willis!
ikacprzak.bsky.social's user avatar
Ian kacprzak @ikacprzak.bsky.social ⋅ 1d
4
83
 
damnyouwillis.bsky.social's user avatar
David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 1d
I need more Muslim characters! Or at least more prominent ones who aren't Raidah. It is a huge giant hole in my strip that makes it suck. The current storyline would've been way better if they existed. But they don't, and no amount of throwing Asma in for three strips solves it.
13
137
 
reposted by David M Willis!
willowmims.bsky.social's user avatar
Willow @willowmims.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
2
286
1103
 
damnyouwillis.bsky.social's user avatar
David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 1d
never in a million years thought i'd have to convince anybody JOYCE was queer always thought dorothy was the harder sell
20
6
166
 
reposted by David M Willis!
impossiblephd.bsky.social's user avatar
Doc Impossible @impossiblephd.bsky.social ⋅ 1d
That one Real Life Comic strip Tha cracked a million eggs.
Further on in the RLC comics run, where Mae says that the stuff she liked that she thought made her a man is just stuff, and that it doesn't mean anything.
mel.bzky.team's user avatarmel! @mel.bzky.team ⋅ 5m
TRANS WOMEN OF BLUESKY: What was your egg cracking moment? When did you know you were trans? What made you realize? And did you know you were a woman right away, or did you pass through other identities first
17
47
296
 
damnyouwillis.bsky.social's user avatar
David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
Dumbing of Age: "Detouring" www.dumbingofage.com/2025/comic/b... #webcomics #webcomic
www.dumbingofage.com
Detouring
9
9
63
 
damnyouwillis.bsky.social's user avatar
David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
wilding out at this old becky profile
11
2
106
 
reposted by David M Willis!
linkara.bsky.social's user avatar
Linkara @linkara.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
Also, I see we're bringing back the ol' love octagon.
Several panels from the webcomic Shortpacked! depicting the character Robin Desanto unveiling a chalkboard that shows various characters in the webcomics' romantic relationship statuses to each other, the equivalent of a
6
84
 
reposted by David M Willis!
drawncoyote.bsky.social's user avatar
John Berry @drawncoyote.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
It worked! Thanks, Joe! Also, sorry, Joe.
Joe:
6
4
79
 
damnyouwillis.bsky.social's user avatar
David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
I think you mean Poop. Prints don't drop from the butt.
2
1
28
 
reposted by David M Willis!
danschkade.bsky.social's user avatar
Dan Schkade @danschkade.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
Happy Nonbinary People's Day, you gemstones. A year or two back we introduced FLASH GORDON's first enby, the outlaw lawman Bones Malock. Having known and loved a lot of nonbinary people, I knew the truest way to represent you was as a unsettling desert pirate with a lightning sword
Flash Gordon's Bones Malock:
Bones Malock, under captions reading:
Bones Malock and Flash Gordon.

Flash: Okay... wait thirty seconds, then give me a distraction.

Bones: Got just the thing.

Flash: Do NOT blow the place up.

Bones: You're the boss.
5
75
247
 
reposted by David M Willis!
notablyuncool.bsky.social's user avatar
Hannah Who @notablyuncool.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
Happy International Non-Binary People's Day to all those who work, create, parent, protest, love and live without ever fitting into someone else's category.
header image - a yellow purple and black flag flies in the wind
media.tenor.com
a yellow purple and black flag flies in the wind
Alt: Non-binary flag blowing in the wind
1
95
192
 
reposted by David M Willis!
hausofdecline.bsky.social's user avatar
Haus of Decline @hausofdecline.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
A blond female Philly Phanatic says
71
688
4737
 
reposted by David M Willis!
bitshammer.bsky.social's user avatar
Bits @bitshammer.bsky.social ⋅ 3d
Mood
6
129
371
 
reposted by David M Willis!
jacobaugust.bsky.social's user avatar
Jacob @jacobaugust.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
Nice.
A screenshot of the Dumbing of Age archives, showing the chapter titles of Book 15 and their respective number of strips. Chapter 4,
1
1
49
 
reposted by David M Willis!
daisyfm.net's user avatar
DaisyFM ✒︎ @daisyfm.net ⋅ 3d
Okay, everyone's jumping to conclusions, but Joyce was hit with a mysterious pink gas in Thursday's strip. Now, in recent years, the police are known to increasingly use military grade weapons. Which reminded me of this bit of proposed technology from the 1990s: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gay_bomb
en.wikipedia.org
Gay bomb - Wikipedia
4
10
78
 
damnyouwillis.bsky.social's user avatar
David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
I ain't readin' all that!
damnyouwillis.bsky.social's user avatarDavid M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 3d
Dumbing of Age: "LIVE JOCELYNE REACTION" www.dumbingofage.com/2025/comic/b... #webcomics #webcomic
www.dumbingofage.com
LIVE JOCELYNE REACTION
that's not the end!  there's more tomorrow, already on patreon!...
12
2
127
 
damnyouwillis.bsky.social's user avatar
David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 3d
Dumbing of Age: "LIVE JOCELYNE REACTION" www.dumbingofage.com/2025/comic/b... #webcomics #webcomic
www.dumbingofage.com
LIVE JOCELYNE REACTION
that's not the end!  there's more tomorrow, already on patreon!...
50
19
148
 
reposted by David M Willis!
edidin.bsky.social's user avatar
Jay Edidin @edidin.bsky.social ⋅ 3d
hey, kid, what do you want to play with from the cool superhero movie? is it a nude, melting senator who feels like a stretch armstrong doll that has been left out in the son and maybe mildly chewed by a neighborhood dog? WELL, SON, YOU'RE IN LUCK!
the most upsetting toy of all time: a small and horrible statue of melting, nude Senator Kelly from the first x-men film
20
36
198
 
reposted by David M Willis!
brendelbored.bsky.social's user avatar
Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social ⋅ 3d
James Gunn i demand u bring back Conservative Superman
Superman shaking Jared Fogle’s hand
27
186
1374
 
damnyouwillis.bsky.social's user avatar
David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 3d
(July 10, 2026)
Sal and Danny saw you from across the room and enjoy your vibe.
6
3
59
 

©2010-2025 Dumbing of Age | Powered by WordPress with ComicPress | Subscribe: RSS | Privacy Policy | Back to Top ↑