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June 1, 2026

Amber O’Malley

by David M Willis on December 23, 2017 at 12:01 am
  • 02 - This Is the Way that We Love
└ Tags: amber, walky

Discussion (161) ¬

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  1. Shiro
    Shiro
    December 23, 2017 at 12:03 am | #

    …well played, alt text.

    Tbf, Amber, it might help if you left your room more than once a semester…

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      December 23, 2017 at 12:25 am | #

      Those spider ain’t gonna kill themselves.

    • foamy
      foamy
      December 23, 2017 at 12:33 am | #

      If the alt-text hadn’t done it I’d put money on the first reply doing so :p

      • Kamino Neko
        Kamino Neko
        December 23, 2017 at 1:51 am | #

        Someone did it yesterday.

    • Lumino
      Lumino
      December 23, 2017 at 1:17 am | #

      You gonna wash your hands?

    • DallyDaydream
      DallyDaydream
      December 23, 2017 at 2:24 am | #

      Glad the JLU love is still going strong. ^_^

      • Dara
        Dara
        December 23, 2017 at 4:41 am | #

        That 10-year continuity (Batman, Superman, Justice League, LJU) was the greatest thing DC has ever done in film or video, hands down. It was just… unbelievable that they pulled it off. But they did.

    • J
      J
      December 23, 2017 at 3:14 am | #

      Seriously – at this rate, she could take a hint from Supes and use her glasses to differentiate, instead of the mask.

    • Tabor
      Tabor
      December 23, 2017 at 6:08 am | #

      This comic has alt text? Jeez I’ve been reading since the Roomies days but I only ever come to the site on mobile anymore.

      • Wizard
        Wizard
        December 23, 2017 at 6:45 am | #

        When reading on mobile, tap the navigation bar (but not on any of the icons) to see the alt-text.

        • legobil
          legobil
          January 11, 2018 at 7:03 pm | #

          Thank. You. Been missing so many because I’m too lazy to read on the computer more ofthen than not.

  2. shadowcell
    shadowcell
    December 23, 2017 at 12:03 am | #

    wait a minute you mean underneath the mask Amazigirl was actually SPIDERCAR?!

  3. Aggrax
    Aggrax
    December 23, 2017 at 12:03 am | #

    So I guess that means Walky won’t wash his hands next time he’s in the bathroom, because he’s evil?

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      December 23, 2017 at 12:27 am | #

      Maybe The Flash got all his ideas about being evil from playing Disgaea games.

    • Abel Undercity
      Abel Undercity
      December 23, 2017 at 5:30 am | #

      Do we have any indication that Walky washes his hands now?

      • Wizard
        Wizard
        December 23, 2017 at 6:47 am | #

        Well, Dorothy allows him to touch her.

        • JetstreamGW
          JetstreamGW
          December 23, 2017 at 7:48 am | #

          It’s better ‘cuz it’s dirty.

  4. Too Old To Be Cool
    Too Old To Be Cool
    December 23, 2017 at 12:04 am | #

    Panel 3 – that’s a ZOT!-style smile.

    • NickG
      NickG
      December 23, 2017 at 12:57 pm | #

      Amber could do with about 10% of Zachary’s self-confidence.

  5. Yumi
    Yumi
    December 23, 2017 at 12:05 am | #

    Huh. Really, I can get Walky not paying attention to their previous interactions, but you’d think the whole stabbing incident would at least make him register her somewhat.

    • BBCC
      BBCC
      December 23, 2017 at 4:04 am | #

      That requires him to KNOW Sal was stabbed.

      • Questionor
        Questionor
        December 23, 2017 at 4:29 am | #

        I thought Yumi was talking about her stabbing mr date rape

        • BBCC
          BBCC
          December 23, 2017 at 11:56 am | #

          …Oh, right. That would make more sense.

    • Smiling Cat
      Smiling Cat
      December 23, 2017 at 5:27 am | #

      It was in the newspaper, but Walky renounced newspapers after they took out the comics.

    • timemonkey
      timemonkey
      December 23, 2017 at 2:48 pm | #

      Why? Some girl he doesn’t remember with a name he doesn’t recognise fought off a guy threating someone he does care about. He would have just focussed on the Dorothy part.

      • TemperaryObsessor
        TemperaryObsessor
        December 23, 2017 at 3:03 pm | #

        That actually makes a lot of sense Amber was a random person to him and he wasn’t there, why go out of his way to find out who was with Dorothy when it happened when clearly the important part is that it upset Dorothy, and possibly whether or not middle name Ryan is still able to go after her.

  6. Brian K. Pittman
    Brian K. Pittman
    December 23, 2017 at 12:05 am | #

    A strip made just so Willis could quote Justice League. I approve.

    • Foxhack
      Foxhack
      December 23, 2017 at 1:11 am | #

      Obvious, with hindsight.

    • Reltzik
      Reltzik
      December 23, 2017 at 2:34 am | #

      I think you underestimate Willis’s baseline ability to quote Justice League WITHOUT making a strip for it.

  7. Rosicrucian
    Rosicrucian
    December 23, 2017 at 12:05 am | #

    The answer’s simpler than that.

    Walky won’t recognize her until she puts her glasses on.

    • Yumi
      Yumi
      December 23, 2017 at 12:07 am | #

      “No, no, the Amber who saved my girlfriend’s life wears glasses. You can’t be her.”

      • BrokenEye, the True False Prophet
        BrokenEye, the True False Prophet
        December 23, 2017 at 2:21 am | #

        She takes them off when he transforms.

        • ValdVin
          ValdVin
          December 23, 2017 at 8:52 am | #

          “That doesn’t make any sense. Without the glasses Amazi-Girl wouldn’t be able to see!”

    • DailyBrad
      DailyBrad
      December 23, 2017 at 12:08 am | #

      That would be great. “Ohhhhh, Velma”

      • kitty
        kitty
        December 23, 2017 at 2:05 am | #

        i wish we could upvote XD

    • Deathjavu
      Deathjavu
      December 23, 2017 at 12:29 am | #

      Makes total sense

    • Reltzik
      Reltzik
      December 23, 2017 at 2:36 am | #

      “Wait, I recognize you! Your that Clark person….”

      “MY ENTIRE WING IS CLARK PEOPLE.”

  8. Annika
    Annika
    December 23, 2017 at 12:06 am | #

    Yep, this is about what I expected.

    • JessWitt
      JessWitt
      December 23, 2017 at 2:00 am | #

      At least the moment adds some levity to the past few strips.

  9. crys
    crys
    December 23, 2017 at 12:06 am | #

    aaaa she looks so hopeful in panels 2 and 3!!!! too bad it’s walky

    • Jackson
      Jackson
      December 23, 2017 at 12:49 am | #

      Oof. It’s heartwarming for like three seconds, and then it just goes straight through awkward to painful.

    • Fart Captor
      Fart Captor
      December 23, 2017 at 1:46 am | #

      That smile qualifies as an early Christmas miracle, imo

  10. Stephen Bierce
    Stephen Bierce
    December 23, 2017 at 12:06 am | #

    *plays “What I Am” on the hacked P.A. speaker*

    • butting
      butting
      December 23, 2017 at 12:11 am | #

      — which inexplicably starts, just this once, with “I woke up in a Soho doorway…”

      • Bibulb
        Bibulb
        December 23, 2017 at 12:12 am | #

        WELL PLAYED.

  11. Victoria
    Victoria
    December 23, 2017 at 12:07 am | #

    I can’t believe it never occurred to me that the reason it’s not obvious who Amazi-Girl is to everyone is because no one actually pays attention to Amber

    • Tacos
      Tacos
      December 23, 2017 at 12:09 am | #

      That’s… kinda sad really.

      • a4lbi
        a4lbi
        December 23, 2017 at 12:30 am | #

        Sad, and relatable.

      • timemonkey
        timemonkey
        December 23, 2017 at 2:45 pm | #

        It’d be sad if she didn’t spend most of her time deliberately avoiding social interaction.

    • Yumi
      Yumi
      December 23, 2017 at 12:11 am | #

      Some people just have very forgettable faces. There was this one girl I used to volunteer with who I just found incredible forgettable, which I felt really bad about because she was perfectly nice and always greeted me by name. And I’d be like, “Yeeah, heyyy…you…”

      I used to say (to other people) that I thought she should get a tattoo on her face. “Rachel with the face tattoo” would be much more memorable to me.

      • Leorale
        Leorale
        December 23, 2017 at 2:22 am | #

        I’m like this with everyone. They often remember me, and they get all hurt when I have no idea who they are or whether we’ve met. I spend a lot of time pretending I know who people are.

        • Needfuldoer
          Needfuldoer
          December 23, 2017 at 7:30 am | #

          I remember faces and names, but not necessarily which ones go together. It makes tech support challenging sometimes, especially when contractors we hire semi-regularly come back.

        • Reg
          Reg
          December 23, 2017 at 7:48 am | #

          You might have face blindness or something like it. Do some research and decide whether getting it checked out is worth your time.

          • Leorale
            Leorale
            December 25, 2017 at 5:32 pm | #

            Unfortunately not. I remember everyone’s dogs!

    • Questionor
      Questionor
      December 23, 2017 at 4:31 am | #

      the same can be said about Clark

  12. Cass
    Cass
    December 23, 2017 at 12:07 am | #

    Oh my god, I was hoping this would be his reaction but figured there was no way he wouldn’t remember who she is just from Dorothy talking about what happened. Frustrating as it might be for Amber right now, I think this was the best reaction he could have had against her own beliefs that everybody knows who she is and what she did and is contantly judging her for it.

    • Lingo
      Lingo
      December 23, 2017 at 12:27 am | #

      Very good point!

  13. Passchendaele
    Passchendaele
    December 23, 2017 at 12:09 am | #

    Because it makes your identity doubly secure, Amber. 😛

  14. Keulen
    Keulen
    December 23, 2017 at 12:10 am | #

    Hey, not wearing a mask works for Superman. Apparently most people can’t figure out that he’s Clark Kent without the glasses on.

    • BrokenEye, the True False Prophet
      BrokenEye, the True False Prophet
      December 23, 2017 at 2:24 am | #

      Obviously Clark Kent is Lex Luthor. Why else would he run away whenever Superman shows up?

    • Needfuldoer
      Needfuldoer
      December 23, 2017 at 7:31 am | #

      How do we know the entire city of Metropolis isn’t just humoring him?

    • Khyrin
      Khyrin
      December 23, 2017 at 9:30 am | #

      Now, in fairness? Clark and Kal part their hair differently, too.

      And there was that silver or gold age malarkey with the Super Hypnotism….

    • geno
      geno
      December 23, 2017 at 2:05 pm | #

      Part of it’s personality. They don’t really do it in the modern movies, Clark is quiet and passive. Most people who know him remark on his similarity to Superman, but either think that someone like Supes would never have a day job, and that even if he did he wouldn’t act anything like Clark

      • merbrat
        merbrat
        December 23, 2017 at 5:37 pm | #

        Yeah, Christopher Reeve did the meek Clark, nicely. Just the difference in the posture, when he removes the glasses to tell Lois… then hurriedly changes his mind, before she turns back to him.

        • Jason
          Jason
          December 23, 2017 at 8:32 pm | #

          I have virtually no interest in Superman, but I’ve seen that scene in question. It genuinely blew my mind. He pulled it off so well and actually makes it believable that people wouldn’t figure it out.

      • BBCC
        BBCC
        December 23, 2017 at 9:30 pm | #

        Yeah, acting meek, keeping his head down, wearing glasses, sometimes adding a slightly different hairstyle (hair curl!) and keeping his costume beneath his clothes often makes him look bulkier in his Clark Kent life. Not to mention shorter since he kinda slouches and shrinks around people as part of the meek thing.

        Plus, if you worked with someone who LOOKED like John Stamos, you’re probably not going to assume he IS John Stamos.

        • BBCC
          BBCC
          December 23, 2017 at 9:32 pm | #

          Also, depending on the continuity, Lois noticed right away but didn’t say anything because she believes in Superman.

        • Roborat
          Roborat
          January 2, 2018 at 4:10 pm | #

          I remember a webcomic that played with that theme, can’t remember the name anymore. One of the characters parents couldn’t recognize him when he put the glasses on, was quite funny.

    • DailyBrad
      DailyBrad
      December 23, 2017 at 5:54 pm | #

      I think it helps Superman that he’s publicly known to be an alien. People might not think Superman even has a secret identity, they might think he’s just Superman all day

  15. tirachokko
    tirachokko
    December 23, 2017 at 12:14 am | #

    Oh Amber…
    Somewhat ironically, my girlfriend, who is also named Amber, is like this sometimes. “What if they recognize meeeeeeee” babe no they won’t just do your thing, and even if they do, they probably could care less just go. It’s more hilarious when she realizes they really are like that and just goes “oh. worked up for nothing”

    • Roborat
      Roborat
      January 2, 2018 at 4:11 pm | #

      Wait, your girlfriend is also a freelance superhero? Cool.

  16. Kernanator
    Kernanator
    December 23, 2017 at 12:16 am | #

    This is what you get for taking the Obscurity social talent. If you wanted to be well known, you should have taken Renown instead.

  17. nightsbridge
    nightsbridge
    December 23, 2017 at 12:16 am | #

    Amber thought she was Bruce Wayne, when she was Clark Kent all this time

    • Rocketboy1313
      Rocketboy1313
      December 23, 2017 at 12:21 am | #

      I laughed.

    • JessWitt
      JessWitt
      December 23, 2017 at 8:11 am | #

      +1

  18. Rocketboy1313
    Rocketboy1313
    December 23, 2017 at 12:20 am | #

    I am with Walky, Who is this girl?

  19. SpeckleSnowflake
    SpeckleSnowflake
    December 23, 2017 at 12:23 am | #

    “WOAH DOROTHY WHEN DID YOU DYE YOUR HAIR BROWN”

  20. Lingo
    Lingo
    December 23, 2017 at 12:26 am | #

    Walky, you’re Danning up this moment in a way that not even Danny could manage.

  21. Griffin Raynor
    Griffin Raynor
    December 23, 2017 at 12:26 am | #

    “It’s me, Stabby.”

  22. motorfirebox
    motorfirebox
    December 23, 2017 at 12:30 am | #

    “You know? Freaked the heckings out and stabbed your sister? Amber?”

    • BBCC
      BBCC
      December 23, 2017 at 12:49 am | #

      TBF, I’m not convinced he knows about the stab wound. And he certainly doesn’t know it was Amber.

      • Jason
        Jason
        December 23, 2017 at 8:35 pm | #

        Seems fairly likely he would. She was, iirc, still living with him at the time- it seems odd to me that he wouldn’t know she got stabbed badly enough that she wears gloves to hide it 24/7 to this day. He might not have taken it on board as a big deal next to the whole “attempted robbery” and the aftermath of that, but I’d be surprised if he’d never known at all.

        • BBCC
          BBCC
          December 23, 2017 at 9:31 pm | #

          He doesn’t seem terribly knowledgeable about the whole incident. I’d not be shocked if his parents kept it from him until she came home, at which point she was told something like ‘nobody wants to see that horrible injury, keep it covered at all times’.

          • Tim
            Tim
            December 24, 2017 at 3:29 am | #

            OMG. Sal is Elsa and Walky is Anna.

    • Whatevsman
      Whatevsman
      December 23, 2017 at 3:56 am | #

      Well now I’m wondering if that’s gonna get brought up

    • Needfuldoer
      Needfuldoer
      December 23, 2017 at 7:32 am | #

      Has Amber made that connection yet?

      • JessWitt
        JessWitt
        December 23, 2017 at 8:10 am | #

        I don’t think she knows. I’m still awaiting this reveal.

        • Sam
          Sam
          December 23, 2017 at 11:59 am | #

          Does Amber know if Sal was the one who she stabbed in the hand? Yes, she knows that already.

          • The Chosen One
            The Chosen One
            December 23, 2017 at 12:30 pm | #

            Does Amber know Sal and Walky are related, I think is the current mystery

            • JessWitt
              JessWitt
              December 23, 2017 at 6:40 pm | #

              ^ Yep, what The Chosen One said.

            • Jason
              Jason
              December 23, 2017 at 8:38 pm | #

              Somehow, no, I don’t think she does. She’s been seen not knowing why Walky bothers her, but we’ve not seen her have any sort of “aha” moment. I think it’s unlikely that she would figure it out (or have it spelled out to her) without us seeing it, given her feelings tied up in Sal, Danny, Dorothy, and Walky himself.

  23. Larkle
    Larkle
    December 23, 2017 at 12:38 am | #

    When your mild mannered alter ego is… mild mannered?

  24. Gojira
    Gojira
    December 23, 2017 at 12:41 am | #

    Sad Walky doesn’t recognize his sister, Sal. Because Sal is Amazigirl, right?

    • Adam Black
      Adam Black
      December 23, 2017 at 12:48 am | #

      Amber, he said he wanted to be garbage.

      Walk wins Garbage status… Without even kicking a kitten

    • nothri
      nothri
      December 23, 2017 at 2:45 am | #

      Uh, no. As established, Amazigirl is really Ultracar.

  25. brasca1
    brasca1
    December 23, 2017 at 12:48 am | #

    Walky may be one of the few people who could be fooled by a real life Clark Kent.

  26. DT
    DT
    December 23, 2017 at 12:50 am | #

    Did you alt-text a JLU line?

    • nobodybasically
      nobodybasically
      December 23, 2017 at 12:55 am | #

      Amazigirl was Wally West all along.

    • TheLurkerAbove
      TheLurkerAbove
      December 23, 2017 at 1:11 am | #

      I’m sure he did! I got a good chuckle out of that one!

  27. Bagge
    Bagge
    December 23, 2017 at 12:53 am | #

    I REALLY thought Walky had recognized Amber/Amazigirl before and was keeping it low for her sake. Turns out he was just clueless. Oh well.

  28. Seen2much
    Seen2much
    December 23, 2017 at 12:54 am | #

    Walky out Dannyed Danny! That takes skills.

    • Reltzik
      Reltzik
      December 23, 2017 at 2:38 am | #

      Anti-skills.

  29. Wright
    Wright
    December 23, 2017 at 1:07 am | #

    Should I take it as a sign of positivity that she’s shouting that she saved Dorothy’s life, instead of shouting that she stabbed a guy in front of the dorm?

    I mean, it’s like she’s acknowledging that she did some good. You’re breaking the first rule of Garbage Roof.

    • Cabbage
      Cabbage
      December 23, 2017 at 2:54 am | #

      Yup. This is the nicest thing Amber’s said about herself in a long, long time.

    • JessWitt
      JessWitt
      December 23, 2017 at 8:09 am | #

      *gasp* You’re right! Garbage roof works in mysterious ways.

  30. nobilis
    nobilis
    December 23, 2017 at 1:10 am | #

    “I am your girlfriend’s friend’s friend’s girlfriend’s room mate!”

    • JessWitt
      JessWitt
      December 23, 2017 at 2:01 am | #

      Add a “best” to that second friend. Becky wants to make that clear.

      • thejeff
        thejeff
        December 23, 2017 at 10:29 am | #

        Nah, add one to both.
        “girlfriend’s best friend’s best friend’s girlfriend’s room mate!”

    • Sunny
      Sunny
      December 23, 2017 at 4:11 am | #

      That took me a moment to decipher. It would be clearer to say “girlfriend’s girlfriend’s best friend’s girlfriend’s roommate”.

    • Deanatay
      Deanatay
      December 23, 2017 at 9:07 am | #

      “Wha… what does that make us?”
      “Absolutely nothing! Which is exactly what you are about to become!”

      • OnyxIdol
        OnyxIdol
        December 23, 2017 at 11:23 am | #

        +1

        (A) Classic.

        • Roborat
          Roborat
          January 2, 2018 at 4:14 pm | #

          If you can’t make a Monty Python reference, make a Spaceballs Reference.

  31. AnvilPro
    AnvilPro
    December 23, 2017 at 1:25 am | #

    Lol, it’s not like that wouldn’t happen to a lot of heroes if they unmasked in front of people

  32. newllend(henryvolt)
    newllend(henryvolt)
    December 23, 2017 at 1:38 am | #

    This would have carried more wait if it was someone else like Joyce or even Sal, at least she would have been like ” Oh hey laundry girl”.

    And of course he doesn’t remember the party he was wasted the entire night.

    • newllend(henryvolt)
      newllend(henryvolt)
      December 23, 2017 at 7:28 am | #

      *weight

  33. Cmd1095
    Cmd1095
    December 23, 2017 at 1:52 am | #

    Quick Amber, put on glasses, it’ll be like a reverse Clark Kent situation!

  34. Nobody
    Nobody
    December 23, 2017 at 1:56 am | #

    And here Amber realized that no one but her was thinking she was ‘the crazy girl’

  35. JessWitt
    JessWitt
    December 23, 2017 at 2:02 am | #

    Well maybe they can all have a good laugh about this over lunch?

  36. kitty
    kitty
    December 23, 2017 at 2:08 am | #

    both are relatable

  37. BenRG
    BenRG
    December 23, 2017 at 2:18 am | #

    Amber, I hate to be the one to say this but you are massively overestimating Walky’s ability to notice, understand and remember things that don’t directly involve him.

    • Reltzik
      Reltzik
      December 23, 2017 at 2:41 am | #

      I mean, the whole reason he’s up here is that he can’t even memorize elementary derivative rules. Of COURSE he can’t remember faces!

      …..

      ….

      ….. waddyamean that’s just me that thinks Calculus is easier than faces? I’m sure there’s more people like me…. somewhere…

      • Chris Phoenix
        Chris Phoenix
        December 23, 2017 at 4:40 am | #

        Yup. I’m not completely face blind, but I can know someone for months and then not be sure whether a person is them or not. Or if I see them out of context I likely won’t recognize them.

        • David
          David
          December 23, 2017 at 5:26 am | #

          And the connection to calculus? If nothing else helps getting you a definite integral, try tracing a path narrowly encircling the poles of your function?

          Face is up here. Focus.

        • Larkle
          Larkle
          December 24, 2017 at 12:29 am | #

          I’m not terrible with faces but probably slightly below average. Especially if the person wears make up I’m sometimes unable to recognize them after meeting them the day before.

      • TemperaryObsessor
        TemperaryObsessor
        December 23, 2017 at 6:59 am | #

        Not faces but don’t expect me to be able to put a name to it.

      • Minim
        Minim
        December 23, 2017 at 1:07 pm | #

        I’ve failed to recognise family members out of context before. You’re not the only one with face difficulties. (and nor am I, yay). 🙂

  38. Danni
    Danni
    December 23, 2017 at 2:34 am | #

    “i can finally find out the flash’s identity.”

    “i have no idea who this is.”

    • newllend(henryvolt)
      newllend(henryvolt)
      December 23, 2017 at 7:31 am | #

      You see ! Everybody was thinking the same thing.

  39. BenRG
    BenRG
    December 23, 2017 at 2:37 am | #

    Honestly, though, I don’t recall Walky and Amber having many interactions before. It’s quite possible that he literally does not know her having never directly interacted with her before. I mean, there are more than 48,000 students at IU!

    • Commentary Ver.2.72
      Commentary Ver.2.72
      December 23, 2017 at 3:28 pm | #

      Amber+walky in tags.

    • CJ
      CJ
      December 23, 2017 at 4:43 pm | #

      Yesterda, someone posted a link to all pages where both are tagged.

  40. Badgermole
    Badgermole
    December 23, 2017 at 2:46 am | #

    There’s honestly a lot of good things in this strip:
    1. Amber asserts that she is Amber and … smiles instead of being disgusted by this.
    2. Amber admits that she — she, the garbage fuck up, not Amazi-Girl — saved someone’s life, and this is huge because in her head Amber can’t do anything good.
    3. Even Walky’s non-reaction is positive imo. Amber feared she would be recognised, seen as the crazy stabby monster, but here’s Walky somehow not flinching at the sight of her, hardly caring that this is the person behind the Amazi mask.
    4. Why do you wear the mask, Amber? In therapy this is the kind of question that she would eventually have to ask, and answer for herself. I know it’s used as a punchline here but it’s a pretty significant thing for her to articulate in any circumstance and I hope at some point it’s treated non-rhetorically.

    • Needfuldoer
      Needfuldoer
      December 23, 2017 at 7:41 am | #

      2. If she’s referring to the Ryan incident, then that’s even better. Has she ever acknowledged the positive results before? This might be the first time she’s said anything but “I’m a knife-stabbing monster” about that night, at least without prompting.

  41. NinjaNick
    NinjaNick
    December 23, 2017 at 2:56 am | #

    Is your brain turned off, Walky? 😛

    • David
      David
      December 23, 2017 at 5:28 am | #

      “Did I forget to switch off my brain?” Nightmare self-questioning of strip club visitors.

  42. Screwball
    Screwball
    December 23, 2017 at 2:58 am | #

    Long time no post… 😛

    Daniel the Human can be a bit like that at times too. Doesn’t always recognize people right away, but if something clicks he can usually figure it out…

  43. Peter
    Peter
    December 23, 2017 at 3:06 am | #

    Oh my stars and garters, this strip is just peak Walky. Never has he been more oblivious.

  44. Reltzik
    Reltzik
    December 23, 2017 at 3:09 am | #

    Amber, you wear that mask to impersonate Amazi-Girl. Remember?

  45. Dariu55
    Dariu55
    December 23, 2017 at 3:39 am | #

    Revealed identity, who dis?

    Reminds me of Lex Luthor learning Flash’s identity.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPefOfu2TIU

    • Josh Spicer
      Josh Spicer
      December 23, 2017 at 5:43 am | #

      Subtext referenced this exact moment.

  46. ValdVin
    ValdVin
    December 23, 2017 at 3:40 am | #

    The ultimate payoff for Amber’s patent-pending party-going socializing skillset of “sitting in corner playing video games (with people not in the room)”.

  47. Remmington Steele
    Remmington Steele
    December 23, 2017 at 3:42 am | #

    facepalm.jpg

  48. C.T Phipps
    C.T Phipps
    December 23, 2017 at 4:37 am | #

    “Wait, you’re the racist girl!”

    • Deanatay
      Deanatay
      December 23, 2017 at 9:14 am | #

      “Wait, you’re that nerd girl Becky’s always talking about! The one with the hamster!!”
      “Wait… THAT’s how you know me? Through Becky? And SNKRS??”
      “Wait… you’re SUCH a nerd! NEEEEERRRRRRRR-“

      • strictly speaking
        strictly speaking
        December 23, 2017 at 2:24 pm | #

        Walky is a nerd too though. I can’t quite picture him using the 4 letter N word.

  49. K^2
    K^2
    December 23, 2017 at 4:44 am | #

    The mask is still in her hand, which is why he can’t recognize her. I’m pretty sure, that’s how secret identities work.

    • David
      David
      December 23, 2017 at 5:30 am | #

      He’ll recognize her once she shoves the **bleep** **bleep** **bleep**

  50. Zaxares
    Zaxares
    December 23, 2017 at 5:10 am | #

    Well, following my comment yesterday, this is not the response I was expecting. XD

  51. Josh Spicer
    Josh Spicer
    December 23, 2017 at 5:42 am | #

    Lex Luthor reference always appreciated.

    • Emily
      Emily
      December 23, 2017 at 7:15 am | #

      Even if it’s unintentional that’s definitely the first thing that came to mind.

  52. DarkoNeko
    DarkoNeko
    December 23, 2017 at 7:40 am | #

    That smile is adorable, tho.

  53. Richard
    Richard
    December 23, 2017 at 8:35 am | #

    It was either that alt-text or “[s]He’s just some kid!”

  54. Liliet
    Liliet
    December 23, 2017 at 8:59 am | #

    This is sad )=

    • timemonkey
      timemonkey
      December 23, 2017 at 2:34 pm | #

      Not really. Amber’s spent a lot of time certain that EVERYONE is thinking things about her, this is reality once again reminding her that it’s untrue.

  55. ǝ snow ʍousɐ
    ǝ snow ʍousɐ
    December 23, 2017 at 11:25 am | #

    Whoa, a new character!

  56. Nameless_Steve
    Nameless_Steve
    December 23, 2017 at 11:45 am | #

    Now all we need is for Mary to refuse to wash her hands… because she’s E V I L.

  57. TemperaryObsessor
    TemperaryObsessor
    December 23, 2017 at 3:09 pm | #

    Actually I just realized Walky has enough information to be have good reason to back track on his request. While Amber did nothing wrong in that particular incadent, and Dorothy was willing to say in theory I’m all for middle name Ryan getting sent to a hospitol, it was still upsetting to Dorothy, and seeing Amber after the incadent before she’s ready to could be upsetting.

  58. PB
    PB
    December 23, 2017 at 4:40 pm | #

    Alt-text beat me to the reference!

  59. D.S
    D.S
    December 23, 2017 at 6:51 pm | #

    It’s the glasses.

  60. Aislashu
    Aislashu
    December 23, 2017 at 8:00 pm | #

    Panel 3 Amber is the cutest Amber.

  61. Architex
    Architex
    December 24, 2017 at 12:45 pm | #

    I just know I’m gonna have to draw something with that panel 3 look.

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