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by David M Willis on October 8, 2010 at 12:01 am
  • 01 - Move-In Day
└ Tags: jennifer, tony, walky

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  1. Trae Dorn
    Trae Dorn
    October 8, 2010 at 12:02 am | #

    And we get some Tony! Here’s hoping he goes insane again!

    • arjay2813
      arjay2813
      October 2, 2011 at 1:09 am | #

      considering he’s seen right through her, Tony is at least a down to Earth (Mars, for OutKast fans) kind of guy, so i somewhat doubt it

  2. demoncat?
    demoncat?
    October 8, 2010 at 12:02 am | #

    billie is an alcoholic and will die alone and unloved.

    • Joebo
      Joebo
      October 8, 2010 at 12:08 am | #

      Haven’t we seen this episode before?

    • Joebo
      Joebo
      October 8, 2010 at 12:08 am | #

      also, if you’re trying to Troll, you’re in the wrong comic

    • No0ne
      No0ne
      October 8, 2010 at 2:11 am | #

      Only after we kill you first :O

      • No0ne
        No0ne
        October 8, 2010 at 2:14 am | #

        The Joyce avatar is destroying any credibility my threats might have had at one point at time…
        Which is to say not much…

        • Mage the Observer
          Mage the Observer
          October 8, 2010 at 9:02 am | #

          On the contrary, I think it makes them even more disturbing!

          • Mage the Observer
            Mage the Observer
            October 8, 2010 at 9:03 am | #

            And mine seems to have switched to Sarah, making my comment strangely ironic…

  3. davmopedia
    davmopedia
    October 8, 2010 at 12:02 am | #

    Hey, it’s Tony!

    • davmopedia
      davmopedia
      October 8, 2010 at 12:03 am | #

      and I’m repeat commenting. Awesome.

  4. David Herbert
    David Herbert
    October 8, 2010 at 12:06 am | #

    Tony! And it’s kind of hard to feel sorry for Billie here, but I know I should.

    • loneislander
      loneislander
      October 8, 2010 at 1:34 am | #

      It’s cool, I don’t feel bad either. Lets see how far the cheerleader delusion will go (along with that fake ID).

  5. Jabberwocky
    Jabberwocky
    October 8, 2010 at 12:06 am | #

    …And watch as Tony never appears again!

    • Ragnal
      Ragnal
      October 8, 2010 at 12:22 am | #

      As well as…that…random brown haired girl in the background!

      • XERO
        XERO
        October 8, 2010 at 3:17 am | #

        could be Amber with a pony tail

    • jimbotherisenclown
      jimbotherisenclown
      January 4, 2015 at 11:47 pm | #

      As of four+ years later, he’s only shown up twice. So congratulations, Jabberwocky! You win a Prophecy Cookie. You’ll know what it’s for.

  6. Joebo
    Joebo
    October 8, 2010 at 12:09 am | #

    Curse you Willis, where is the Sal? Do not try to distract us with the Tony.

    • Davecom3
      Davecom3
      October 8, 2010 at 12:33 am | #

      Yes, don’t distract us with Tony. You might try distracting us with Beef though.

      • Dr. Worm
        Dr. Worm
        October 11, 2010 at 12:00 am | #

        Is… is that a Leslie avatar? Leslie’s in this?

    • Joebo
      Joebo
      October 8, 2010 at 8:09 am | #

      Now that I think about it, what was the ultimate fate of Tony in It’s Walky… no, must remain strong, must not lose sight of The Sal

      • Wackd
        Wackd
        October 8, 2010 at 1:48 pm | #

        He died saving Jason. I think.

        • Wackd
          Wackd
          October 8, 2010 at 1:48 pm | #

          Damnit, can’t I get a male Gravatar?

          • MrGBH
            MrGBH
            October 8, 2010 at 7:13 pm | #

            You can. If you make your own one.

  7. Ragnal
    Ragnal
    October 8, 2010 at 12:15 am | #

    And so we watch Billie go down the same path as her counterpart, realizing social status means nothing in college.

    …noooo, not explaining any jokes. At all. But the setup is obvious, nah?

    • davmopedia
      davmopedia
      October 8, 2010 at 12:41 am | #

      Considering that Willis doesn’t want to have the characters follow the same arcs, I’m interested in seeing just how far this Billie ends up going down that path.

    • Brendan
      Brendan
      October 9, 2010 at 1:20 am | #

      At least this time, the revelation hasn’t put her in Ruth’s bed. Or Tony’s.

      Joe’s? Ron’s? Quite possibly.

      • jimbotherisenclown
        jimbotherisenclown
        January 4, 2015 at 11:49 pm | #

        Well, there’s now Billy and Ruth porn, so I think that’s negative cookies for you.

  8. Fury
    Fury
    October 8, 2010 at 12:32 am | #

    …HOOSIERS! GO IU…. >_>;

    • fangrider
      fangrider
      October 8, 2010 at 9:20 am | #

      eagles go lnhs (not in a cheery mood)

  9. No0ne
    No0ne
    October 8, 2010 at 2:09 am | #

    What no Sal?! RETRIBUTION! I will now steal your pony, brush it, return it and then poop on your lawn! After of course I get drunk. :O

    • fangrider
      fangrider
      October 8, 2010 at 9:21 am | #

      yea your joyce icon really does make it hard to take you seriously a nice ruth icon would do well here.

      • Wackd
        Wackd
        October 9, 2010 at 12:16 am | #

        Of course, an Amber icon would be more appropriate here…

  10. Cassidy
    Cassidy
    October 8, 2010 at 2:13 am | #

    Tony looks like a football meathead this time around… I never did like him

    • Cassidy
      Cassidy
      October 8, 2010 at 2:14 am | #

      Whoa I’m not joe anymore

      • hobotron
        hobotron
        October 8, 2010 at 4:57 am | #

        It looks like David added some more gravatars recently, which probably shuffled everyone’s defaults around.

  11. selement
    selement
    October 8, 2010 at 5:34 am | #

    In response to Ambers twitter – I’ve finished university and I still play Pokemon! Also I hope Sal shows up soon…

    • Roborat
      Roborat
      October 8, 2010 at 2:58 pm | #

      Hah! I laugh at your university finishing claim. My kids are in university and I still play Pokemon. Also, I am really enjoying this new comic, although I am feeling a strong need to reread the old comics. Just to refresh my memory, of course.

      • Cassidy
        Cassidy
        October 8, 2010 at 3:08 pm | #

        I spent 4 days reading them all. Anyone who follows me on twitter would know lolol. I update and get emotional over them <3 it's Walky

  12. Tom Loke
    Tom Loke
    October 8, 2010 at 6:39 am | #

    Hoosiers!

  13. Onomatopoeia
    Onomatopoeia
    October 8, 2010 at 7:25 am | #

    I asked if Tony would show up. Very happy to see him.

    Zonk.

  14. Rob Wynne
    Rob Wynne
    October 8, 2010 at 7:37 am | #

    Okay, Willis. I dropped in to check this out because of the Unshelved crossover. And I have to say I’m really digging it. It goes on my daily list.

    But…..the *first* alien that shows up, and I’m gone. I’ve never quite forgiven you for Roomies, so don’t mess this up, okay? *grin*

    Keep up the good work!

    • Wackd
      Wackd
      October 8, 2010 at 1:46 pm | #

      I liked the transition into It’s Walky, but I agree that he shouldn’t pull the same thing twice. And in fact he’s specifically trying to avoid that here.

      • Rob Wynne
        Rob Wynne
        October 8, 2010 at 3:07 pm | #

        I’m sincerely excited! I loved the pre-invasion Roomies! and I’m glad to see he’s not planning to go in that direction again. 🙂

        • beeftony
          beeftony
          October 8, 2010 at 4:11 pm | #

          The only capacity Head Alien will be appearing in is as the star of an Invader Zim style show on Nickelodeon. The characters won’t actually get abducted this time.

    • Loki
      Loki
      October 8, 2010 at 5:27 pm | #

      I’m in full agreement. I loved Roomies! but wasn’t able to finish the Walky saga; rejoined with Willis with Shortpacked. I’m looking forward to an alien-free college comic.

      • Joebo
        Joebo
        October 10, 2010 at 7:19 pm | #

        What’s college without aliens?

  15. Joebo
    Joebo
    October 8, 2010 at 7:49 am | #

    HEY! Turn me back into Joe!

    • David Herbert
      David Herbert
      October 8, 2010 at 8:13 am | #

      Just noticed I’m Danny now. Can I be Walky? Since we’re both Davids, it makes sense.

      • Joebo
        Joebo
        October 8, 2010 at 8:29 am | #

        and my name IS Joe, it was perfect

        • Trae Dorn
          Trae Dorn
          October 8, 2010 at 12:20 pm | #

          You guys realize you could just set up Gravatars and have whatever you want as an avatar, right?

          • Dream State's Author
            Dream State's Author
            October 8, 2010 at 5:32 pm | #

            I’m gonna guess “No”

          • Joebo
            Joebo
            October 8, 2010 at 8:27 pm | #

            psh, that would take work, I’d rather just complain about it.

  16. Rachel
    Rachel
    October 8, 2010 at 8:10 am | #

    Yay Tony! I’ve always liked him, even though he did some stupid stuff, not to mention the crazies.

  17. cappadocius
    cappadocius
    October 8, 2010 at 8:20 am | #

    Y’know, I think I’d pop Billie’s real estate bubble, if you know what I mean.

    • Joebo
      Joebo
      October 8, 2010 at 8:29 am | #

      It’s already been popped, if you know what I mean

      • fangrider
        fangrider
        October 8, 2010 at 9:22 am | #

        his icon did it while he was typeing that message.

    • David
      David M Willis
      October 8, 2010 at 1:12 pm | #

      Leslie, it’s not okay to sexually harass your students.

      • JesseJanitect
        JesseJanitect
        October 8, 2010 at 6:14 pm | #

        Leslie’s a teacher! OR a TA? I wanna see this!

      • Ragnal
        Ragnal
        October 8, 2010 at 7:13 pm | #

        Leslie, a teacher. Yanno, if Robin is a lesbian in THIS world too…

        • Wackd
          Wackd
          October 9, 2010 at 12:14 am | #

          Don’t stand / Don’t stand so close…

      • Heather
        Heather
        October 9, 2010 at 9:25 am | #

        She’s a teacher? SHE’S IN THIS ARC!?

        YES!

        (Loves Leslie).

        • Heather
          Heather
          October 9, 2010 at 9:26 am | #

          Holy hell I also have her as an icon. Sweet!

  18. Salt-Man Z
    Salt-Man Z
    October 8, 2010 at 10:54 am | #

    Just popped in to say that the RSS feed image for this strip is really…uh, weird.

  19. Lone Wolf
    Lone Wolf
    October 8, 2010 at 11:31 am | #

    I don’t think I’ll ever understand what (if any) appeal Billie ever had in Roomies, and so far I’m not optimistic about her in DoA, either.

    And the glasses do nothing. NOTHING.

    • Drpepperfan
      Drpepperfan
      October 8, 2010 at 12:11 pm | #

      She’s not really meant to have appeal, she’s a jerkass. She is kind of a woobie in a way I guess, due to her inability to adapt. But mainly she’s a jerk.

    • Chris Ashtear
      Chris Ashtear
      October 8, 2010 at 7:21 pm | #

      well she kind of redeemed herself with the whole thing with danny- so she was kind of a sympathetic character. she was trying to get out of her jerkass ways

    • SinisterTwist
      SinisterTwist
      October 11, 2010 at 11:49 am | #

      I dunno… despite her being a b**** in this so far, I still can’t help but love her character. She reminds me of that one character on every reality show that will always cause drama, no matter what the show is about & no matter what happens. Ed McMahon could show up & give everyone poodle puppies & million dollar checks, yet Billie would still throw a fit because her poodle’s fur isn’t curly enough and/or the handwriting on the check isn’t in perfect calligraphy.

  20. Drpepperfan
    Drpepperfan
    October 8, 2010 at 12:12 pm | #

    I can’t remember, what ethnicity is Walky meant to be again? Why are him and Sal kinda tan?

    • Trae Dorn
      Trae Dorn
      October 8, 2010 at 12:22 pm | #

      They’re 1/4 African American and 3/4 Caucasian.

  21. Cha
    Cha
    October 8, 2010 at 12:39 pm | #

    It seems Walky pays some attention to current events, at least enough to be able to turn them into unintentional innuendo. I’m kind of thinking Sal will at least have some of the accent, but she’ll probably sound more similar to Walky than her old accent. She needs to actually show up in person now though.

    • JesseJanitect
      JesseJanitect
      October 8, 2010 at 6:16 pm | #

      Not that Walky talks like a normal person either.

      I think Willis is trying to see how long he can avoid bring Sal into the comic before one of us threatens him in person.

  22. Sporkaganza
    Sporkaganza
    October 8, 2010 at 2:16 pm | #

    You know what, seeing all these old characters in new situations is great, but can we get some new characters in here? Seriously, there’s only so much new ground you can tread with an entire cast of previously-existing characters…

    That said, if new characters DON’T show up, I’m not going to stop reading it. Damn you Willis =3

  23. agentksilver
    agentksilver
    October 8, 2010 at 2:22 pm | #

    Actually, I think Billie’s downfall from Cheerleader to Nobody wasn’t covered enough in Roomies. I’m excited to see how it unfolds.

    • agentksilver
      agentksilver
      October 8, 2010 at 2:24 pm | #

      Oh, score, I’m Sarah! I don’t match everyone else now!

  24. JayStrang
    JayStrang
    October 8, 2010 at 3:11 pm | #

    I’m liking this universe’s slightly more savvy Walky.

    I may in fact be posting just so I can see what my new icon is.

    • JayStrang
      JayStrang
      October 8, 2010 at 3:11 pm | #

      … better than Ruth.

  25. frunsa
    frunsa
    October 8, 2010 at 3:53 pm | #

    i think billie has some issues to work out >.>’

  26. Rali
    Rali
    October 8, 2010 at 4:57 pm | #

    See now Billie, if you didn’t want to be seen with Walky, you should have gone to another college. :v

    • Wackd
      Wackd
      October 9, 2010 at 12:11 am | #

      You’re assuming another one would’ve accepted her.

  27. Joebo
    Joebo
    October 8, 2010 at 8:24 pm | #

    Am I Ruth now because I complained?

  28. Joebo
    Joebo
    October 8, 2010 at 8:36 pm | #

    hooray, I’m Joe all over now!

    • frunsa
      frunsa
      October 9, 2010 at 2:43 pm | #

      joe 😛 who am i today?

  29. Brady Kj
    Brady Kj
    October 8, 2010 at 10:56 pm | #

    So, in this universe, does Sal talk in grunts like Beef did in the Walkyverse? She did have his upbringing, you know.

    • Akilika
      Akilika
      October 8, 2010 at 11:12 pm | #

      You’ve now got me thinking of Beef in one of Sal’s school uniforms. O_o;

      • beeftony
        beeftony
        October 8, 2010 at 11:31 pm | #

        Or Sal in Beef’s outfit. Admit it, though, that would raise some interesting questions.

        • Cha
          Cha
          October 9, 2010 at 7:26 pm | #

          …thanks for the mental images. Beef in those uniforms just seems frightening. O_O

  30. Kyle
    Kyle
    October 9, 2010 at 1:37 am | #

    needs more BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEF

    • Zem
      Zem
      January 18, 2011 at 12:34 pm | #

      I’m really looking forward to football season on DoA now.

  31. Ascension
    Ascension
    October 9, 2010 at 4:03 am | #

    Hm. Curiosity strikes. Am I still Mike?

    Oh, and incidentally, in an on-topic comment, I love how Billie’s smile doesn’t even seem to falter one smidgen as she shifts from “trying to chat up a passing football player” to “praising the merits of fake IDs.”

    • Ascension
      Ascension
      October 9, 2010 at 4:04 am | #

      Woo, out of one sociopath and into another! Let the femur collection begin!

  32. Taryn
    Taryn
    October 9, 2010 at 5:17 pm | #

    Is it bad that it took me five times of reading this before I realized that that was Tony? I totally just fazed over him as a random jock. XD

    • Taryn
      Taryn
      October 9, 2010 at 5:18 pm | #

      Also su-wheet. I’m Joyce. <3

  33. benenator
    benenator
    October 9, 2010 at 6:35 pm | #

    I’m half-expecting this alternate universe to end up tied into the “The Beginnings of the Ends” storyline.

    What? Obviously Walky isn’t in SEMMF, it could be done!

  34. Zudarkness
    Zudarkness
    October 10, 2010 at 11:22 am | #

    She does have assetts but with an attitude like that her assets won’t get her anywhere in life…. expecially in Univeristy.

  35. The A.D.D. Kidd
    The A.D.D. Kidd
    December 3, 2010 at 1:59 am | #

    Sorry, Tony (and all Hoosiers fans) but my Joe Paterno beats your Indiana football.

  36. SuperScientistGirl!
    SuperScientistGirl!
    December 23, 2010 at 2:15 pm | #

    TONY! Hooray!

    • SuperScientistGirl!
      SuperScientistGirl!
      December 23, 2010 at 2:15 pm | #

      And my avatar is Tony. Hooray! 🙂

  37. Plasma Mongoose
    Plasma Mongoose
    February 25, 2011 at 10:44 pm | #

    One advantage if going to college or uni in Australia is that the drinking age is 18, which is the typical age of someone starting college or uni.

  38. Josh
    Josh
    July 25, 2013 at 10:43 am | #

    To be fair, she has a pair of pretty impressive assets.

  39. Mousa The 14
    Mousa The 14
    March 31, 2016 at 9:48 am | #

    Man, she is just going to keep blowing that “cheerleader” horn, ain’t she?

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