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Fuckface: “Ah, just in time. I was lacking a proper throne.”
“Ah, just in time. I was lacking a proper arch nemesis. “
“Join meeeee. Together, we shall rule the galaxy!”
So Fuckface is Sal’s true father?
That both explains Linda’s behaviour and also raises even MORE questions
That’s what it’s all about guys.
*Iris Out as studio audience applauds*
“Thaaaaaat’s Fuckface!”
(jaunty theme song)
what would his themesong even be? A foghorn?
“Thaaaaaat’s Fuckface!”
(*BWEEEEEEE-OOOOOOOOOOO*)
Yup, it works.
I’m partial to a rap airhorn
Why’d I think this was sarah for a brief second
Sarah’s been shown to use a similar cloth on her head. Whatever that thing is called. I can’t English right now.
I think the word you’re looking for is kerchief.
Maybe “scarf”.
Nah, it’s a bandana. It fits her whole “rebel without a cause” mystique
Isn’t it a shawl, or are they bigger?
Much bigger, and they generally go around shoulders.
So I looked it up because it was bugging me: A kerchief is any cloth worn on the head, and a bandanna is a large handkerchief that is often worn on the head (i.e., as a kerchief). TIL!
Gesundheit.
Danke.
It’s the headband-ponytail combo. I don’t think we’ve ever seen Sal with her hair like this.
Willis is probably trying to be more mindful about the portrayal of Black girl hair maintenance. Hair like how Sal keeps it now, if she naturally has Afro-textured hair, needs specific upkeep. Including keeping it covered when you’re about to go to bed.
Yeah, Sal does wear a sleep bonnet. Not as often as she should to keep her hair up though, according to the book PDFs.
I did too. I think it’s the bandana + hair + under her bunk.
I thought it was Walky T_T
I was certain it was Galasso
Most said its the clothing.
I say it’s the attitude. XD
I thought so too for a moment, because Sarah often wears a bandana (or whatever that is) on her head and looks grumpy.
I kinda get why, but I didn’t think people with straightened hair would need to use one too
My man if you go to bed with relaxed hair without putting it up in some way, prepare for war the next morning
Also it gets a very gross and dry texture afterwards
Oooh
Sarah also presents a rough, scaly exterior to the world, but is soft and warm up close.
OH YOU MEANT SAL
I will grant you that they have fairly similar facial expressions, but Sarah and Fuckface have completely different skin colors and head shapes.
I forget. Does this mean Malaya is in her bunk?
… Also where did sal get the bandana/out of her clothes? Does sal have sexy clothes discarding powers?
…She’s in her bedroom. I presume she just…took off her clothes and put pjs on.
As for Malaya, I believe she’s still at roller derby and hasn’t learned a damned thing about letting the lizard free roam.
Bold of you to assume Malaya is capable of learning from her experiences
LET ME BELIEVE.
Presumably, Sal is sitting at her desk, which is under her loft. Ergo, Fuckface is in Sal’s bunk.
No idea where Malaya is. She lets Fuckface roam free even when she’s not there. Which, if you have an iguana, just don’t do that, okay? Malaya is not a shining example of pet ownership.
I don’t remember iguanas being particularly “house broken”.
Eventually, Sal’s going to run across some iguana guano – and the shit’s gonna hit the fan.
Also iguanas are pretty specific about temperature and air humidity. As in “an average western human bedroom is too cold and too dry for an iguana to be comfortable”.
But since this is a comic, it’ll most likely work out just fine.
She has a heat lamp set up for him, presumably she just doesn’t close the lid on his tank.
But yeah, iguano everywhere.
She also has Sal mist him regularly (as does she) but like….yeah. Iguanas carry salmonella..not infrequently. I’ll be amazed if everyone isn’t sick in short order.
She should close it though. A heat lamp does not heat up a whole room to 30°C and he’s pretty mobile. Also, he most likely isn’t misted while being alone in a room.
Nope – after all, who’s going to do it while Malaya and Sal aren’t home?
Fuckface lives by the MST3K Mantra, like Quincy from Foxtrot.
I’ll level with you guys, I just wanted an excuse to post “iguano”. Never pass up a good portmanteau!
That pun was terrible. I respect that.
Least Fuckface won’t ask any questions…
Fuckface’s indifference to the entire situation makes him the best face to see right now
“Man, your face got fucked!”
This is the first time I’ve ever considered Sal cute.
Lizard senses unrest
He wants to cheer her up!
“Endotherm? You seem displeased. It must be your head covering. It’s preventing me from absorbing much body heat. Remove it. Nobody can be displeased when I am absorbing their body heat.”
Like a cat, but with scales. Including the head/shoulder riding!
He’s just hugging her with his claws!
Fuckface is like Cappy from Super Mario Odyssey. He can’t control you if you’re already wearing a hat, so he needs to knock it off first.
I’m sorry, I think I just haemorrhaged from how adorable Sal looks with her hair up and rocking a bandana.
If you need me, I’ll be calling an ambulance. …At midnight.
…Man, no wonder my neighbours all hate this comic.
A cacophonous SQUEE rips through the night at 12:01.
Neighbor 1: Dammit, must be a Dina strip.
Neighbor 2: I contribute to the patreon so I know in advance when to sleep with earplugs.
Neighbor 1: I subscribe to Slipshine.
Neighbor 2: Does that keep you abreast of all the ships?
Neighbor 1: Yyy…esss, that’s exactly why.
I’d like to think my neighbours know by now that if I squee, cry or call 911, it’s a Sal strip.
You’re not wrong.
At this point, I think my whole block hates me.
*fails to find a jingle for Gatorade*
I wanted to make some joke about Sal’s face being fucked up, but it kept coming out too sexual. So.
Eh, of all the people that could pop up in the last panel, ol’ fuckface is the least annoying.
Which raises the question of which face would be most annoying.
Malaya
Do you really have to ask
Uh oh! Fuckface smells blood!
Cute outfit. Also noticing Sal’s back to wearing gloves.
Well, she took one off for the pre-fight dramatic scar reveal, but then she put it back on while climbing the stairs a couple strips ago. It was definitely a one-time thing.
The scar’s a mark of shame for her, unless she starts covering it every day with that heavy foundation stuff they make for hiding tattoos, the gloves are staying in some form or another.
Fuck Face lissssstensssss to your problemsssss. Fuckface doesssssn’t judge.
Fuckface judges you based on level of body heat emissions
thats what a snake would sould like saying that but i think an iguana may sound more like Kermit
I’ll go down to Bill’s Bar, I can make it that far, and I’ll see if my friends are still there…
Yes, and here’s to the few who forgive what you do, and the fewer who don’t even care…
(Leonard Cohen, Night Comes On)
There’s a place just down the street
Where pizza-fiends just like to eat,
I could walk, but I’ll take the Bike
Amazi-girl could be outside.
With apologies to Canadians everywhere
Dumbing of Age Book 9: Fuckface is Here to Tie This All Together
Dumbing of Age Book 9: So Relieved To Get Away From Ever’one
Dumbing of Age Book 9: Fwap!
… and in the next strip, Fuckface starts talking.
What would he even say?
Something unnervingly demonic, I guess.
Because that’s the point Willis decides to ramp up the horror element in the comic, you know.
…yeah, in a comic facing Amber’s and Sal’s, trauma, spiraling mental health and destroyed childhoods, with them literary coming to blows in a recreation of the convenience store scene – the most horrifying thing is an iguana.
Although I suppose he could tell Sal that her mother is dissapointed in her.
I imagine she’d say something like ‘Yeah, what else is new?’
“Tell me about it,” Fuckface sighs. “My own mother always said I wouldn’t amount to anything. Hatched last in my broad, I did. I suppose she’s right…”
*Danny suddenly appears through the power of hipster hats* “Don’t say that, Fuckface. You…” *take a deep breath* “You are a good egg.”
I’d really love to see Danny come check on Sal so I’m keeping this as my head canon for the next 24 hours.
Not sure why but I read Fuckface’s lines in a stereotypical northern English accent, straight out of the Four Yorkshiremen sketch. Ending a sentence with “, I did.” sealed it.
Now I want Jason and Fuckface to team up (to Jason’s endless annoyance, no doubt)
BBCC– if you want, you can sit over here with us. We’re putting our “C’mon Danny,” head canons together for a fusilade of Hope!
@Needfuldoer.
“I grew up under a heat lamp.”
“Luxury!”
“Well, when I say ‘heat lamp’, it wasn’t hardly more than a hole in the ground with glass over it.”
“I used to dream of living in a hole in the ground.”
Oh trust me, if he does not show up, I promise at some point my AO3 account will make it happen.
Unless Fuckface talking is the start of Sal’s mental issues.
No, that was Linda talking
I don’t think I’ve ever snorted so hard at a comment here.
Have a cookie, Bagge.
I’VE GOT A COOKIE!!!
“Get that cold shit out of your face. Your purpose is to provide me with warmth, you dumbass. Also, feed me.”
and he will either sound like an 80’s lizard cartoon villain… or Louise Belcher from Bob’s Burgers
or James Earl Jones.
I really don’t think James Earl Jones would be a good pick for a villain.
Erm, does Darth Vader ring any bells?
Probably in some old Legends material, if I had to guess. Maybe one of the video games. Why do you ask?
Tulsa Doom. He killed Conan the Barbarian’s mother and enslaved him. https://youtu.be/yhy9–YRBD8
And it’s Jones and not just his voice.
Oh hey, I remember that movie. I forgot Jones was the villain in it, but I guess he did alright with what he was given.
Anyway, I was thinking more of the Treehouse of Horror ep when Maggie takes out the pacifier and says (IIRC) “This is indeed a disturbing universe.”
When Chuck Norris talks, everyone falls silent. When Fuckface is silent, Chuck Norris listens.
I think my fundamental problem with this story arc has been that while Fuckface has gotten significant panel time, he really hasn’t had much in the way of character development.
You can’t develop perfection.
I imagine he thinks of himself as a monitor lizard, just as chihuahuas think of themselves as wolves.
This provides opportunity for various plot lines, mostly rather gory, but probably not fatal – since he is not, in fact, a monitor lizard.
In case it’s not clear, I have zero respect for chihuahuas. As my late wife used to say “almost a dog”.
I’ve never met an iguana, so I’m reserving judgement on Fuckface.
As a long-time cyclist, I had a chihuahua once pursue me almost a half-mile down the road to chase me away from what he considered to be ‘his’ territory. I have to say that chihuahuas – in fact, almost every ‘small dog’ breed including Yorkies, rat terriers, and miniature dachshunds – seemed to feel they had to make up in viciousness what they were lacking in size.
Often because owners don’t bother to teach them proper behavior, since they can just physically control them. With a big dog, you kind of have to.
OTOH, some of those small breeds have earned: When you’re bred to go after rats, some level of viciousness is necessary.
Here! You, Dachshund, I want you to go down that hole and bring the blighter out! Go on!
Right, You want ME to go, un-armed into a hole with a badger in it, … The badger’s own burrow, I might add –that he knows like the back of his han– paw, kill him and bring him back out? Right, then! Here I go!
“Oh, how cute. What a silly looking little puppy!”
Do you mean Komodo dragons? Most of the danger from monitors comes from the fact that their defence mechanism is to climb trees, and from their point of view people’s legs are indistinguishable from them.
Monitors and sharks* are very similar in that respect – most of the “attacks” come from the fact that they’re dumb as shit creatures.
*except bull sharks. Bull sharks are ornery as hell and they’ll fuck you up on principle.
Sal: Did that box move?
Malaya: I’d be surprised. He’s an iguana.
As Malaya was mentioned, I’d like to ask: what’s everyone’s opinion on Malaya?
You… don’t want to know. (at least on my end and I could go on for a while, but I promised to try and be good and I am saving a couple nuggets of joy for when they are really needed).
A bit of an ass but she’s not borderline reprehensible like other characters here, so she’s cool with me
I love Malaya. Sometimes you just need a total asshole character and I so rarely get to see assholes of the ‘I say and do what I want 100% of the time (without being a particularly nauseating bigot all the time) and make no apologies for it. What the fuck do you have that I need you for? I’m me. I’m fucking awesome.’ variety who are girls, so Malaya’s always held a place in my heart (see also: why I love Dragon Ball Z Abridged Vegeta). Especially here, when 99% of her assholery is aimed at Sal, who started 95% of their arguments.
I realize now that that line about Vegeta got misplaced but oh well. No edit button.
Ah, yes, the “Now, where’s that shit?” *slams Malaya against the wall* “I’m trying to make nice.” situation.
The sad thing is I think making nice WAS the plan but well…we know how they interact and yeah, Sal was an asshole as soon as the first hitch showed up (Malaya being late).
Making nice was the plan, for Marcie’s sake. Unfortunately, Sal has about as much impulse control as a toddler, and her basic impulse seems to be “punch things”. This current arc could change that, though.
Certainly around Malaya, anyways! It’s actually kind of impressive how she can turn Sal into a clingy toddler.
I’ve always enjoyed her.
Like the Honey Badger, Malaya don’t care. Is that endearing, or off-putting, or somewhere in between? Yes.
She’s one of those characters I don’t care about. I’m neither particularly fond of her nor do I dislike her. Which is funny because she seems to be a polarising character for most.
Malaya’s a jerk and I don’t like her. To be fair I didn’t like her much in the other Willis comic either, but I actually think she gradually became a bit of a better person in that universe.
She’s an insufferable, dumbass jerk and I love her
She’s a poisonous human being and an incredibly irresponsible pet owner who shouldn’t be allowed within 3 kilometers of an exotic animal. I hate Mike, but at least he doesn’t abuse helpless animals.
To be fair, pretty much no-one should be allowed near exotic animals, unless they’re vets and the animal’s sick. People getting near exotic animals is a big part of the reason those animals are exotic to start with, and they should be Sentinelese’d.
Malaya’s a jerk, but she’s not a harassing jerk, which makes her better than about 2/3rds of the characters. Unlike the OTHER resident asshole, Mike, she doesn’t go out of her way to hurt people, too. Most of the hate people aim at Malaya comes from the fact that she and Sal are at odds, much the same way most of the Roz hate comes from the fact she and Joyce are at odds (even though Roz is the better of the two).
Actually, that is a really good point. While I don’t like her for being so abrasive, she never actively went out and started anything, even that one fight with Amazagirl, technically she started it of sorts, not Malaya.
I still dislike her, but she isn’t the worst….
Has Backpfeifengesicht, a face badly in need of punching
I don’t like her — by which I mean, I don’t like her as a character. She’s not interesting to read about for me. Story arcs that involve her would almost certainly be better without her in it. She’s an asshole and treats Sal like shit, and that’s basically the only facet her character has.
(Don’t get me wrong, I also wouldn’t like her as a person, but there are several people in this comic I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t get a long with at all in real life, but that I enjoy reading about and find interesting.)
“Kyles’s mom is…” and “Malaya’s…” have the same number of syllables.
Is this the first time we’ve seen Sal’s tattoo?
No I recall seeing it before I think we saw it when everyone went to the beach.
No, Sal wears a lot of tank tops, especially early on.
Nope. I think it made its first appearance here.
But this may be the closest and clearest we’ve seen it anywhere outside of Willis’s tumblr.
It looks like one of the martian robots/machines from It’s Walky.
Word of Willis is that it is indeed a Tarantugun. As far as I know, there is no in-DoA explanation why Sal has a Tarantugun tattoo. But in the blue panels, Marcie has a skateboard with what appears to be
a Tarantugun image on it.
That is definitely a Tarantugun on Marcie’s board — and why not? Dexter and Monkey Master (the cartoon show, anyway) are a canonical part of DoA so it’s not all that far a stretch that Marcie may have watched the show and bought some of the merchandise – like the skateboard, or at least a decal which was applied to the deck.
I’m calling it now … eventually, we’re going to find out that Sal got the tattoo to remind her of her intent to help Marcie after her incident with what’s-his-name? Leland? Although it’s interesting to note that Sal didn’t have the tattoo yet at the time of the robbery, which means she probably got it probably sometime after getting out of that school in Tennessee and before turning up at IU.
If her birthday’s the same as It’s Walky, she was born in April (and thus would have turned 18 in April). School started at the end of August. Plenty of time for a new tattoo.
And yeah, I’m wondering if she got that specific tattoo because it made her think of Marcie (well, that and she likes bugs).
Of note – When Carla pestered her about what her tattoo was in a Patreon strip, Sal dodged the hell out of the question.
‘IF’ her birthday’s the same as her twin’s?
“If her birthday’s the same as it was in the Walkyverse.”
I read it the same way on first pass and did the same doubletake.
If her birthday’s the same as it was in the old stories.
I mean, she was 13 at the time of the robbery, and it doesn’t look like a stick and poke, so I doubt she got it before she was 16 or 18 or whatever age you’re able to get tattoos from a shop.
18 if it’s legal.
I predict very sore swelling tomorrow morning.
Nuh-uh. Fuckface ain’t having none of this “being alone”.
she looks really cute here
she does
…aaand for the first time, Sal actually uses the desk in her dorm room.
Oh, yeah, Sal, Marcie won’t find out about this at all. Not like it’ll be gossip around campus when she walks Malaya home and she certainly won’t see the bruises on your face next time she sees you.
Tl;dr – Sal is so hosed next time she sees Marcie.
What’s Marcie gonna do, get more distant?
Do something more dramatic like explicitly texting/signing she never wants to see her again?
I have had thoughts along those lines. Specifically saying that, as much as she appreciates the care and friendship Sal has tried to give her, she considers their relationship toxic for both of them and they’ll be better off if they never interact ever again.
They’re already one step away from that anyway.
Hell, Sal’s already reading ‘We’re friends, but I need to keep my distance right now’ as her being tossed to the curb.
No one escapes Fuckface.
You know, the last time Fuckface interrupted Sal’s alone time, Joyce showed up.
So’d Carla.
And Sal did just basically say the magic word for people showing up.
It would be nice if someone would give a hug and an assurance that she is still accepted. I think that’s something that Sal has a very difficult time believing on far too many occasions.
Gotcha covered.
http://www.dumbingofage.com/2015/comic/book-5/03-the-butterflies-fly-away/erase/
Ah, but you’re never alone without an iguana. Does anyone else think that Sal is going to embarrass herself by pouring our her heart to Fuckface because she’s desperate to talk to somebody?
HEY MAN YOU GONNA FINISH THAT
He really does tie the room together.
And the glove is back on
You can’t really blame Sal for not wanting to see it unless she absolutely has to.
More importantly she probably got tired of questions about it a long time ago. “How come you wear gloves all the time” can be answered with “Because.” A hideous scar on the back of her hand really gets people’s motor running.
I actually think she started wearing them nowadays. It doesn’t appear she wore them with her school uniform and she doesn’t seem to have more ‘uniform appropriate’ pair (or I think she’d have worn them to see her parents – unless of course her PARENTS tell her not to wear them, that could be it. In which case I’m sure you’ll all hear my wrath).
At least “motorcycle accident” is a plausible lie for her…
Sal with her hair up looks how I invision Walky if Walky was Trans.
Like. Fuck.
When I get drawing again, MORE FAN ART COMING I GUESS
Did my comment not go?
Just encase:
Sal with her hair up looks like how I envision Walky if Walky was trans.
When I get drawing again, TIME FOR ANOTHER FAN ART
Okay, THIS one went up
I really like panels 2-4. The layout, perspective, and Sal’s pose. Very strong, expressive, and distinctive.
I don’t really have more to say on the subject than that.
My compliments to the chef.
I like the panel 3 eye-drift (if that is the word). Sal doesn’t want to pay attention to anyone or anything.
Fuckface may be all she can deal with right now.
he keeps being better
A Wild Fudgeface Appears…
“So, edgy endotherm, tell me all your problems. The triangular-mawed endotherm tells me that it is helpful.”
F***face: “Put me on your heaaaaaaaad…”
So Sal definitely recognized Walky in the last strip but went right past him. Better to be alone, especially now that she knows he’s shacking up with the girl who stabbed her. While lot of things to work out.
Leeeezzzaaarrrrddd!
Preparing for Fusion…
I still need to read the earlier strips. I had no idea Sal was a member of the Phantom Troupe.
The Fuckface is indifferent to your suffering.
That kerchief is a good look for her…
Do any of you remember the Gosselin sextuplets, of “Jon and Kate Plus 8” reality show 15 minutes? Kate Gosselin is a notoriously abusive parent, freely beating on her tiny children in public. Anyhow, one child was in particular the focus of her hostility – a boy named Collin. He was the one most likely to show his outrage at his mother’s mean nastiness, and he was the one most likely to be assaulted by her. Imagine waking up each day knowing it was better than average odds that your mother was going to beat you that day. Anyhow, Kate arranged to send him away to some unnamed “residential treatment facility” for his unnamed “issues” – he hasn’t been home in THREE YEARS. I know Sal is a made-up character, but everything about her rings true. Look how *her* being sent away messed up her life. What’s going to happen to THIS boy, separated as he is not only from his parents, but from his 7 siblings?? All because his mother is a monster.