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by David M Willis on June 16, 2019 at 12:01 am
  • 04 - Vote for Robin
└ Tags: amber, dina, walky

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  1. Ana Chronistic
    Ana Chronistic
    June 16, 2019 at 12:02 am | #

    nice of them to hunt down Asher to give him his knife back

  2. Sporky
    Sporky
    June 16, 2019 at 12:04 am | #

    Walky is overreacting to this if her pajamas are just like… a normal shirt.

    Also FoxTrot face in the last panel

    • Regalli
      Regalli
      June 16, 2019 at 12:10 am | #

      Eh, it’s a normal looking shirt but she may or may not have a bra on under. Which would probably be notable to Walky.

    • Reltzik
      Reltzik
      June 16, 2019 at 12:37 am | #

      I’m reading it as a sarcastic “It’s not a big deal so I’ll pretend it’s a big deal as a joke” type thing.

      • BarerMender
        BarerMender
        June 16, 2019 at 2:11 am | #

        Walky is a teenage boy. Just the idea of it is a big deal.

        • Agemegos
          Agemegos
          June 16, 2019 at 9:18 am | #

          When I was Walky’s age I thought that no-one under forty wore pyjamas. I’m still a little bit bemused that so many people apparently do.

          So what happens with this business of sharing a bedroom with a stranger at college? Do all the nocturnal nudists switch to modesty nightwear for four years, or do most people become blasé about it after a while?

          • Clif
            Clif
            June 16, 2019 at 9:46 am | #

            Depends on if they’re Sal or not.

        • StClair
          StClair
          June 16, 2019 at 9:50 pm | #

          “I’m seventeen. Looking at lineoleum makes me wanna have sex.”

          • SgtWadeyWilson
            SgtWadeyWilson
            June 16, 2019 at 10:30 pm | #

            Dang, just when I need an upvote button…

    • Tan
      Tan
      June 16, 2019 at 5:00 am | #

      Well we haven’t seen Amber below the waist here, so it could in fact be JUST a normal shirt.

      • robodragon91
        robodragon91
        June 16, 2019 at 7:22 am | #

        http://www.dumbingofage.com/2019/comic/book-9-comic/04-vote-for-robin/legitsorries/ below the waist, she’s wearing shorts

    • The One Guy
      The One Guy
      June 16, 2019 at 1:44 pm | #

      It’s the idea of what he saw, not just the sight itself.

  3. Doctor_Who
    Doctor_Who
    June 16, 2019 at 12:04 am | #

    “My pajamas have teeth.”

    “Notability increased by 2%.”

    • Reltzik
      Reltzik
      June 16, 2019 at 12:36 am | #

      “I am also atop a giant plush unfeathered velociraptor.”

      “That part was already noted.”

  4. BBCC
    BBCC
    June 16, 2019 at 12:04 am | #

    It’s okay, Walky, I couldn’t tell either.

    And I hope for Asher’s sake he’s turned things around. I know we need a new Evil Dude on campus and Willis prooooobably isn’t done injecting drama into the robbery storyline, but I’d like to think he’s left whatever rot was in his house behind.

    • Regalli
      Regalli
      June 16, 2019 at 12:07 am | #

      My guess is ‘no worse adjusted than any of our major characters, probably not that much better, is not pleased with Sal’s friends staking him out because dude wtf.’

      • BBCC
        BBCC
        June 16, 2019 at 12:08 am | #

        I like to imagine he’s more or less left his brother behind (or been separated from him) and now he’s majoring in social work. He’s not a fan of the blond dickbag in the back who likes to torment people for kicks. Probably about as well adjusted as the average cast member. Would probably react to stalking along the lines of ‘The fuck? I haven’t seen Sal in years. What’s her problem?’

        • Regalli
          Regalli
          June 16, 2019 at 12:12 am | #

          See that’d be nice.

          I’m hoping that the latest Parental Drama Reveal and the new character model on Twitter have our respective slow burn villains and immediate drama on lock. In which case Asher can be a perfectly normal dude and his only antagonistic role is going to Sal and asking her what the fuck is going on.

          • BBCC
            BBCC
            June 16, 2019 at 12:29 am | #

            I’m 99% sure the new character model is Jacob’s brother, since Jacob mentioned his brother had a new baby and he’s supposed to be coming to town to see Jacob soon.

            I can’t categorically prove his brother isn’t a dick, but I’ll be wishing super hard?

            • Regalli
              Regalli
              June 16, 2019 at 8:20 am | #

              Oh no, I’m guessing he’s fine, it’s just that that meeting seems prime for a blowup with the Joyce’s crush/Sarah against Raidah plots.

              • BBCC
                BBCC
                June 16, 2019 at 12:46 pm | #

                Oh, yes, that seems like a good way for that to come to a head.

          • Mollyscribbles
            Mollyscribbles
            June 16, 2019 at 12:57 am | #

            I’d like there to be a non-zero chance of him turning out like Gideon in Zootopia; apologizes for being a dick when he was younger, makes it clear that he’s grown as a person since then.

            If we want to twist the knife on it, it’s also clear that he’s managed this because he had parents who supported him becoming a better person (and who could pay for a shitload of therapy), leaving the reader feeling slightly resentful of the lucky bastard who managed to develop emotional stability.

            • BBCC
              BBCC
              June 16, 2019 at 1:27 am | #

              I’d like for him to have got therapy, but based on what we saw, I think it’s more likely he’d have to have been removed from his home to get therapy. I think something was very rotten in that house.

              • Mollyscribbles
                Mollyscribbles
                June 17, 2019 at 11:18 am | #

                Ah, true. Parents got divorced, divorcing parent being the one who wised up about how changes needed to be made, and he’s now being raised in a less toxic environment?

                • BBCC
                  BBCC
                  June 17, 2019 at 3:46 pm | #

                  I like this.

        • Marsh Maryrose
          Marsh Maryrose
          June 16, 2019 at 1:55 am | #

          I can’t figure out where you are getting information about Asher. He’s tagged in two strips, neither of which mentions his home life, and he is not in any patreon strip that I could stumble across. Is this something on tumblr, something on twitter, maybe a book extra?

          • BarerMender
            BarerMender
            June 16, 2019 at 2:14 am | #

            It’s hard to resist the temptation of taking over the plot yourself. Which is to say, they’re making it up.

            • BBCC
              BBCC
              June 27, 2019 at 12:20 am | #

              Analyzing based on what we know of the situation isn’t the same thing as making things up. The kid was running around shoplifting, smoking, and holding up stores with a knife with his older brother with nary a parent in sight. Pretty clear something was up with him.

          • BBCC
            BBCC
            June 16, 2019 at 4:14 am | #

            It’s a guess, but considering the kid seemed around Sal’s age and he’s smoking and stealing as a habit and apparently going around robbing places with his brother with nary a parent in sight, I don’t think it’s an unreasonable guess that things are off at home.

  5. Regalli
    Regalli
    June 16, 2019 at 12:05 am | #

    Is it just me or has Amber’s hair grown out a bit?

    • Schpoonman
      Schpoonman
      June 16, 2019 at 12:12 am | #

      Just a little bit. My theorized unintentional hair arms race between Amber and Dorothy might still come true.

      • Reltzik
        Reltzik
        June 16, 2019 at 12:38 am | #

        So long as it’s not an arm hair race.

        ….. not that there’s anything wrong with that, I suppose, but it’d require a major deviation on the part of both their characters to have that kind of competition.

        • ǝ snow ʍousɐ
          ǝ snow ʍousɐ
          June 16, 2019 at 1:18 am | #

          Walky and Joe could have an arm hair race.

  6. ian livs
    ian livs
    June 16, 2019 at 12:05 am | #

    If he saw a hatless Dina, it’d definitely be notable enough. (But then somebody would get jealous.)

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      June 16, 2019 at 12:12 am | #

      Becky would then have to challenge Walky for Dina’s hand.

      Or challenge him for her scalp, at least.

  7. Kravis
    Kravis
    June 16, 2019 at 12:07 am | #

    Too bad they never got to their “seeing the other person in pajamas” phase.

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      June 16, 2019 at 12:12 am | #

      According to Joyce, that’s third base.

      • Rabid Rabbit
        Rabid Rabbit
        June 16, 2019 at 2:18 pm | #

        Then Joyce has got pretty far with Sal.

  8. Derek
    Derek
    June 16, 2019 at 12:08 am | #

    what happened to Walky’s payama pants that look like jeans?

    • Schpoonman
      Schpoonman
      June 16, 2019 at 12:14 am | #

      $5 says Dorothy either covertly or overtly got rid of them. She got him to at least take them off when they briefly broke up.

    • MatthewTheLucky
      MatthewTheLucky
      June 16, 2019 at 12:18 am | #

      They’re in panel one.

      • Lone Duck
        Lone Duck
        June 16, 2019 at 8:38 am | #

        I can only assume Walky is wearing them right now.

  9. DarkoNeko
    DarkoNeko
    June 16, 2019 at 12:08 am | #

    {{citation needed}}
    {{potential lack of notoriéty}}
    {{neutrality}}

    • Clif
      Clif
      June 16, 2019 at 9:53 am | #

      Someone spends too much time on Wikipedia.

      • DarkoNeko
        DarkoNeko
        June 16, 2019 at 8:33 pm | #

        about 14 years and half

      • StClair
        StClair
        June 16, 2019 at 9:51 pm | #

        So about 14 years, then.

      • Cattleprod
        Cattleprod
        June 16, 2019 at 11:32 pm | #

        Will the real Walkypedia have an entry for this in-universe Walkypedia?

        Maybe I should check if Walkypedia is still around and if it even covers DoA.

  10. Newllend(henryvolt)
    Newllend(henryvolt)
    June 16, 2019 at 12:09 am | #

    But those aren’t pajama jeans Dina, Walky has a specific appeal that needs to be satisfied.

  11. Schpoonman
    Schpoonman
    June 16, 2019 at 12:10 am | #

    Pajamas probably outrank lingerie in Walky’s book.

    Good.

    • Mra
      Mra
      June 16, 2019 at 12:13 am | #

      So does a Kraft Macaroni dinner T-shirt.

  12. Stephen Bierce
    Stephen Bierce
    June 16, 2019 at 12:11 am | #

    *plays B.T.O.’s “Takin’ Care Of Business” on the hacked Muzak*

  13. Marsh Maryrose
    Marsh Maryrose
    June 16, 2019 at 12:17 am | #

    [Re: alt-text]

    What’s the odds that Willis’s secret porn twitter consists entirely of cute ladies wearing glasses?

    • Reltzik
      Reltzik
      June 16, 2019 at 12:41 am | #

      Low. There would be at least one or two pics where they’re not wearing glasses, but are in the act of just beginning to salaciously don them.

      • BarerMender
        BarerMender
        June 16, 2019 at 2:19 am | #

        Or salaciously doff.

      • Clif
        Clif
        June 16, 2019 at 10:01 am | #

        https://www.deviantart.com/itswalky/art/Pin-Up-Week-Billie-311395590

    • C.
      C.
      June 16, 2019 at 2:06 am | #

      https://twitter.com/damnyouwillis/status/1139630540133412865

      • Marsh Maryrose
        Marsh Maryrose
        June 16, 2019 at 2:33 am | #

        Also: https://www.deviantart.com/itswalky/art/Stay-319979500 inter alia

  14. Tacos
    Tacos
    June 16, 2019 at 12:19 am | #

    RE: ALT-TEXT: Yeah right. We all know Walky’s search history is filled with nothing but links to stuff about McNuggets.

    • Dana
      Dana
      June 16, 2019 at 2:34 am | #

      I’d think he’d occasionally visit McRib tracking sites. It’s important to try to get out of your echo chamber from time to time.

  15. HeatherJean
    HeatherJean
    June 16, 2019 at 12:21 am | #

    Dina: “Would it satisfy your notability requirements if I removed them?”

    • Tacos
      Tacos
      June 16, 2019 at 12:25 am | #

      Maybe for Becky.

    • Newllend(henryvolt)
      Newllend(henryvolt)
      June 16, 2019 at 12:28 am | #

      I don’t think it I would do anything for him unless she was wearing pajama jeans underneath

  16. DailyBrad
    DailyBrad
    June 16, 2019 at 12:27 am | #

    You know, it’s probably for the best if Walky and Amber don’t bang, just since it’d probably mean accidentally flashing Dina, if Sierra’s anything to go by.

  17. Mollyscribbles
    Mollyscribbles
    June 16, 2019 at 12:49 am | #

    “I’m more turned on by women in pajamas than lingerie; I just want to know they feel comfortable.”

  18. Bunny
    Bunny
    June 16, 2019 at 12:56 am | #

    I still think leland is ryan. Im probably wrong but

    • ǝ snow ʍousɐ
      ǝ snow ʍousɐ
      June 16, 2019 at 1:19 am | #

      Could be.

      • Clif
        Clif
        June 16, 2019 at 2:32 pm | #

        No, no. Leland is Jacobs brother. If you’re going to drink the cool-aid, do it right.

      • Bunny
        Bunny
        June 18, 2019 at 12:48 am | #

        I mean, we found out Ryan isnt his name.

        He very well could be Leland Ryan insertlastnamehere

    • foamy
      foamy
      June 16, 2019 at 1:24 am | #

      According to Sal, Leland’s at Yale, IIRC, whereas Ryan was attending IU.

      • Kamino Neko
        Kamino Neko
        June 16, 2019 at 5:55 pm | #

        Also, they don’t look at all alike – Ryan’s most prominent feature is that ‘half sandwich’ nose, whereas Leland has a Bob-Hope-ish ‘ski jump’.

        • King Daniel
          King Daniel
          June 16, 2019 at 6:49 pm | #

          Also, word of Willis that they’re different characters (reinforced by his drawing both of them in a picture which included all of the DoA villains).

          • Bunny
            Bunny
            June 18, 2019 at 12:48 am | #

            honestly they look really similar even with the small details. cest la vie

  19. Plasma Mongoose
    Plasma Mongoose
    June 16, 2019 at 1:05 am | #

    The line between what constitutes PJs and day-wear have blurred in the recent decades, this makes total sense as many shows set far into the future like Star Trek often have people work, rest and play wearing a cross between a jumpsuit and PJs.

    • Geneseepaws
      Geneseepaws
      June 16, 2019 at 7:18 am | #

      Spandex Dr. Denten’s pjs.

  20. abysswatcher1993
    abysswatcher1993
    June 16, 2019 at 1:31 am | #

    And this is one reason Walky x Dina didn’t work in Walkyverse.

  21. AGV
    AGV
    June 16, 2019 at 2:10 am | #

    Is… is Dina indignated that Walky didn’t notice that she’s in her pajamas?

    • BarerMender
      BarerMender
      June 16, 2019 at 2:22 am | #

      Hard to say. My guess is she’s, ah, “indignated” at the idea that seeing her in her pajamas might make Walky hot.

    • BenRG
      BenRG
      June 16, 2019 at 2:27 am | #

      No, I believe that, if Walky is making a written record, she feels that he ought to have the full and complete set of facts.

      • DailyBrad
        DailyBrad
        June 16, 2019 at 3:55 am | #

        that does sound more on-brand for her.

  22. Bagge
    Bagge
    June 16, 2019 at 2:22 am | #

    Let’s be honest here: Dina’s pajamas are more awesome than Amber’s pajamas.

    • Clif
      Clif
      June 16, 2019 at 10:11 am | #

      Well, yes. But that’s not the point.

  23. BenRG
    BenRG
    June 16, 2019 at 2:27 am | #

    Walky is a good brother and, given the disparity of his reactions to Amber and Dina’s sleepwear, clearly a good boyfriend!

    • Dana
      Dana
      June 16, 2019 at 2:46 am | #

      It’ll be clearer he’s a good boyfriend when it’s clearer he’s a boyfriend.

      • Needfuldoer
        Needfuldoer
        June 16, 2019 at 8:36 am | #

        Or he knows Dina’s already in a relationship and respects that.

  24. Keulen
    Keulen
    June 16, 2019 at 2:42 am | #

    I didn’t realize Amber was in her pajamas until now.

    • Clif
      Clif
      June 16, 2019 at 10:14 am | #

      As long as you’re willing to consider a shirt and underwear pajamas. Amber clearly does.

      • Clif
        Clif
        June 16, 2019 at 2:35 pm | #

        Last two panels. http://www.dumbingofage.com/2019/comic/book-9-comic/04-vote-for-robin/legitsorries/

        • Clif
          Clif
          June 16, 2019 at 2:42 pm | #

          Walky did just barge in. On the other hand, pretty clearly no one objected.

  25. Keulen
    Keulen
    June 16, 2019 at 2:46 am | #

    Re: Alt Text, to be fair image searching “hot ladies in pajamas” brings up some pretty sexy results.

    • HeySo
      HeySo
      June 16, 2019 at 3:35 am | #

      DoA is the only thing that comes up. Of the four DoA images, this was the only actual content image. Uhm. Well, I guess you’re not wrong or anything, but it’s definitely not what one’d expect to get from that search result. 😛

    • HeySo
      HeySo
      June 16, 2019 at 3:39 am | #

      Removing the quotation marks does offer a somewhat broader result range. 😛
      Here’s one suitable for our current Dina-based reference point: Pajama

    • Andrew_C
      Andrew_C
      June 16, 2019 at 5:47 pm | #

      Sexiest think I get the Victoria’s Secret website othewise it’s all Amazon M&S Debenhams & mail order catalogues.

  26. Agemegos
    Agemegos
    June 16, 2019 at 4:05 am | #

    The one-“l” lama, he’s a priest.
    The two-“l” llama, he’s a beast.
    And I will bet a silk pyjama
    You can’t find a three-“l” lllama.

    — Ogden Nash

    _______________________
    * The author’s attention has been called to a type of conflagration known
    as a three-alarmer. Pooh

    • ǝ snow ʍousɐ
      ǝ snow ʍousɐ
      June 16, 2019 at 12:42 pm | #

      I don’t think he spelled “pajama” that way, though. (Which is a shame, because everyone knows the coolness of a letter is directly correlated to its Scrabble point-value.)

      • Kamino Neko
        Kamino Neko
        June 16, 2019 at 1:47 pm | #

        Yeah, he was American, and thus taught to spell improperly.

        • Clif
          Clif
          June 16, 2019 at 2:23 pm | #

          Americans can spell improperly better than anyone else in the world.

          • Marsh Maryrose
            Marsh Maryrose
            June 16, 2019 at 5:36 pm | #

            Noah Webster did us no favors.

            • thejeff
              thejeff
              June 16, 2019 at 7:38 pm | #

              Yeah, before then however you spelt it was fein.

              • Kamino Neko
                Kamino Neko
                June 17, 2019 at 8:40 pm | #

                No, Samuel Johnson’s dictionary standardized spelling before Webster was even born. Webster created the altered American spellings.

  27. Delicious Taffy
    Delicious Taffy
    June 16, 2019 at 10:24 am | #

    If you have the opportunity (and permission) to see someone hot in their pajamas, always take it.

  28. Megan
    Megan
    June 16, 2019 at 12:38 pm | #

    I 100% believe Amber is the prettiest DoA girl. She has fluffy hair and…She’s so thicc ♥♥♥

  29. Inara
    Inara
    June 16, 2019 at 1:17 pm | #

    Does Walky also understand why women find Clive Owen attractive to the point where he might just as well be attracted to him?

    • Clif
      Clif
      June 16, 2019 at 2:25 pm | #

      Not a chancer

  30. Newllend(henryvolt)
    Newllend(henryvolt)
    June 16, 2019 at 2:51 pm | #

    They both took a step back, they’re not officially back together but The Spark and attraction is still there. After what happened with Sal best thing to do is to take things step by step and test the waters.

  31. Antonio Tyler
    Antonio Tyler
    June 16, 2019 at 5:23 pm | #

    Who are they tracking down? Which guy?

    • BBCC
      BBCC
      June 16, 2019 at 6:22 pm | #

      Asher.

  32. JetstreamGW
    JetstreamGW
    June 17, 2019 at 12:02 am | #

    *headtilt at alt text*

    *put that in Bing*

    … Eh.

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