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by David M Willis on October 29, 2010 at 12:01 am
  • 02 - Uphill From Here
└ Tags: jennifer, joyce, mike, sal, walky

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  1. Hawke
    Hawke
    October 29, 2010 at 12:01 am | #

    Saaaaaaaallll!!!!

    • Hawke
      Hawke
      October 29, 2010 at 12:02 am | #

      Holy Crap.. I was first.. I got a first. This is the first time that’s happened.

      • David Herbert
        David Herbert
        October 29, 2010 at 12:04 am | #

        You’re now part of a very select group. Congrats.

      • Qaxis
        Qaxis
        October 29, 2010 at 12:05 am | #

        I was so close too…

    • Kaj
      Kaj
      October 29, 2010 at 2:00 am | #

      “Saaaaaaaallll!!!!” – Seriously, I actually shouted the same thing. I laughed after seeing someone else did too 🙂

    • Trae Dorn
      Trae Dorn
      October 29, 2010 at 6:54 am | #

      Now you must double first on both DoA and SP! in one night.

      Only then will you get to wear the purple velvet hat of a double firster.

      • gk
        gk
        October 29, 2010 at 9:31 am | #

        am i the only one who read that as double fist?

        • Trae Dorn
          Trae Dorn
          October 29, 2010 at 10:55 am | #

          Yes

          • No0ne
            No0ne
            October 29, 2010 at 2:54 pm | #

            Maybeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee….

        • Blah
          Blah
          October 29, 2010 at 2:29 pm | #

          …… No…

        • Kamino Neko
          Kamino Neko
          October 31, 2010 at 3:46 pm | #

          *hangs head* No.

      • MrGBH
        MrGBH
        October 29, 2010 at 5:07 pm | #

        The purple velvet hat is worth the challenge. They’re so comfy.

  2. Qaxis
    Qaxis
    October 29, 2010 at 12:01 am | #

    SAL! But where is your window?

    • Dedlok
      Dedlok
      October 29, 2010 at 12:07 am | #

      Just wait. It’ll get there eventually. After all, the class room should have at least one. 😀

      • Dedlok
        Dedlok
        October 29, 2010 at 12:07 am | #

        And now I’m Ruth. lol

    • Stolen
      Stolen
      October 29, 2010 at 11:39 am | #

      as you might be able to tell, Sals new thing is now MOTERCYCLES.

      …inb4 motercycle through a window. (you know its gunna happen)

    • DCHorror
      DCHorror
      October 29, 2010 at 8:01 pm | #

      Give her some credit, she broke the second panel. That’s gotta be worth something.

  3. cappadocius
    cappadocius
    October 29, 2010 at 12:01 am | #

    Sal’s trying too hard.

    • Drpepperfan
      Drpepperfan
      October 29, 2010 at 12:12 am | #

      Sal ain’t trying hard enough in my opinion! THE WINDOWS ARE OVER THERE SAL.

    • Shift
      Shift
      October 29, 2010 at 3:15 am | #

      And yet, it works perfectly for her.

  4. Jen Aside
    Jen Aside
    October 29, 2010 at 12:01 am | #

    UH OH

  5. David Herbert
    David Herbert
    October 29, 2010 at 12:03 am | #

    So she’s finally here. And poor Billie, getting rejected like that.

  6. Drpepperfan
    Drpepperfan
    October 29, 2010 at 12:04 am | #

    Holy crap its SAL. On a Motorcycle! Cool.

    • Kernanator
      Kernanator
      June 19, 2011 at 11:16 pm | #

      Sals on Motorcycles?

  7. Someone
    Someone
    October 29, 2010 at 12:05 am | #

    SAL! Thank God, I thought people might be right that Willis was going to make her that character everyone talked about but never showed up herself. … Wait, is this Sal an extrovert that WANTS attention? :O

    • Geoffrey Finch
      Geoffrey Finch
      October 29, 2010 at 12:18 am | #

      Someone, Sal always wanted attention. In It’s Walky!, there were a bunch of flashback strips about Sal in high school. She was definitely extroverted! Granted, it was all an act to make friends, but she’ll probably do it again here.

  8. demoncat?
    demoncat?
    October 29, 2010 at 12:05 am | #

    joyce thinks sal is cool because she observes proper motorcycle safety rules.

    • agentksilver
      agentksilver
      October 30, 2010 at 2:10 pm | #

      lol

      • agentksilver
        agentksilver
        October 30, 2010 at 2:12 pm | #

        Oh, and I’m Dina now! Yay!

  9. Ragnal
    Ragnal
    October 29, 2010 at 12:07 am | #

    I have no words. Except I wouldn’t mind seeing a Sal/Joyce/Billie threesome now.

    • David Herbert
      David Herbert
      October 29, 2010 at 12:25 am | #

      Second!

    • Wackd
      Wackd
      October 29, 2010 at 12:27 am | #

      There was a time when you would’ve minded?

      • Ragnal
        Ragnal
        October 29, 2010 at 7:48 am | #

        Honestly, before now, the thought never crossed my path.

    • Zap
      Zap
      October 29, 2010 at 2:02 am | #

      … I’m ashamed to admit I’ve already had that dream.

      • Wolfie
        Wolfie
        October 31, 2010 at 2:11 pm | #

        You know how this comments seems now with your Joyce Avatar? It´s almost divine.

  10. Drpepperfan
    Drpepperfan
    October 29, 2010 at 12:07 am | #

    Waitaminute, she WAS the motorcycle girl from like page 4. The one people kept saying “I bet that’s Sal!”. How did you guess that?! There was no connection! Or did Willis just use their suggestion?

    • Qaxis
      Qaxis
      October 29, 2010 at 12:10 am | #

      Maybe becasue motorcycles are the only vehicle that could fit through a window with her?

      • Ragnal
        Ragnal
        October 29, 2010 at 12:14 am | #

        Because Sal’s prepared for everything, and motorcycles are the only way to go.

        See, in the future, kids will play card games…ON MOTORCYCLES!!!!

        • Doominbottle
          Doominbottle
          October 29, 2010 at 1:04 am | #

          Card games on the motorbikes.

          Cyrus Fail.

        • James
          James
          October 29, 2010 at 1:24 am | #

          Were the main Walkyverse set a few years later, I could see some of the aliens hatching a plan involving cardgames on motorcycles.

          ….and god help me, I’m imagining a crossover fanfic involving Ultra-Car turbo-dueling. Clearly seppuku is the only avenue remaining to cleanse my dorkishness.

      • No0ne
        No0ne
        October 29, 2010 at 12:21 am | #

        Well, if you think about it a normal perso can’t really go through a normal window. So she uses the motorcycle to go in front of her body so she doesn’t get glass cut death.

    • Joebo
      Joebo
      October 29, 2010 at 9:02 am | #

      I was that one person… and I was Right!

  11. FortMax
    FortMax
    October 29, 2010 at 12:08 am | #

    Salvador!

  12. Cha
    Cha
    October 29, 2010 at 12:11 am | #

    SAL! 8D
    Crashing through windows needs to commence in 3….2….1….
    xD

  13. Eric Burns-White
    Eric Burns-White
    October 29, 2010 at 12:11 am | #

    Dude. She’s Priss. On Arcee. Priss on Arcee.

    • Emily
      Emily
      October 29, 2010 at 8:01 am | #

      You are my hero, sir. (Also: hi Eric!)

  14. addude
    addude
    October 29, 2010 at 12:11 am | #

    Called this one!

  15. Undrave
    Undrave
    October 29, 2010 at 12:23 am | #

    Woh… Billie got SAL’D!

    • Undrave
      Undrave
      October 29, 2010 at 12:23 am | #

      And now I’m Joe. Hmm…

      • Drpepperfan
        Drpepperfan
        October 29, 2010 at 12:27 am | #

        Hmmmm……

      • R
        R
        October 29, 2010 at 12:28 am | #

        I’m sure glad I’m no longer Joe.

        Yeay Sal!

        • Undrave
          Undrave
          October 30, 2010 at 7:10 pm | #

          First I was Joyce, then Walky, then Amazi-girl and now I’m Joe. I wonder what will I be next time Willis updates the gravatar… this is more fun than picking one.

      • Rowen Morland
        Rowen Morland
        October 29, 2010 at 9:02 am | #

        Which turned your sound effect into a euphamism quite handily.

    • Malph
      Malph
      October 29, 2010 at 3:10 am | #

      In the FAAAAACE!

  16. Fury
    Fury
    October 29, 2010 at 12:24 am | #

    And you know what.. no one has noticed Mike standing there yet. 😛

    • Sakimei
      Sakimei
      October 29, 2010 at 1:03 am | #

      I wonder why no one has acknowledged his lurkiness yet.

      How can you resist that charismatic face, though.

    • Mute
      Mute
      October 29, 2010 at 1:19 am | #

      Part of me hopes that Mike never speaks in this universe.
      He’s just there, in the background, haunting your dreams.

      • Shift
        Shift
        October 30, 2010 at 12:00 am | #

        Yeah, but if never does anything but stand in the background, after a while, he won’t be that haunting anymore. You know, like looking at Joan Rivers. Sure, it’s unsettling at first, but after a while you get used to it. I don’t want to become desensitized to Mike.

  17. Sakimei
    Sakimei
    October 29, 2010 at 12:25 am | #

    Since Sal ended up being the person who was on the motorcycle on page 5, does that mean that all that time we’ve been wondering where she was, she was just riding in circles around campus??

    • Qaxis
      Qaxis
      October 29, 2010 at 12:31 am | #

      She was scoping out all the best entry points. Always have a plan.

  18. R
    R
    October 29, 2010 at 12:28 am | #

    Indeed! Poor BilliexJoyce ship, you were so… nonsensical while you lasted.

    • Drpepperfan
      Drpepperfan
      October 29, 2010 at 12:41 am | #

      I will still support it to my dying days!

      • R
        R
        October 29, 2010 at 1:05 am | #

        Here’s the fanfic I said I was working on yesterday I apologize, it is very crappy.

        • maggiemarmalade
          maggiemarmalade
          October 29, 2010 at 1:12 am | #

          STAMP #APPROVED#

        • Drpepperfan
          Drpepperfan
          October 29, 2010 at 1:14 am | #

          Wait, you actually started a fanfic? I thought that was a joke! That is already awesome IMO.

        • Drpepperfan
          Drpepperfan
          October 29, 2010 at 1:20 am | #

          You sir are awesome. Have you got room on your shelf for this thing you just won? I think it’s called the internet.

          • R
            R
            October 29, 2010 at 1:39 am | #

            Nifty! I’ll tell the missus to clear some space. I’m a ma’am not a sir though.

        • Drpepperfan
          Drpepperfan
          October 29, 2010 at 1:24 am | #

          Oh, and Willis just tweeted your fanfic. So ya know, cool.

        • Rusty_Unycorn
          Rusty_Unycorn
          October 29, 2010 at 2:57 am | #

          This fanfic has my approval.
          BilliexJoyce FOREVAH.

        • madock345
          madock345
          October 29, 2010 at 4:31 am | #

          Totally Awsome! one of the best fan-fics I’ve read, very beliveable reactions from the characters, hot plot, and sarcastic sara make ultra good.

          • madock345
            madock345
            October 29, 2010 at 4:32 am | #

            I’m mike now so i guess i was doing your mom when i was reading it.

        • Heather
          Heather
          October 29, 2010 at 12:05 pm | #

          That was pretty good!

          There should be a place on ff.net for this, I’ve seen other webcomics with ff.net pages…

          • Heather
            Heather
            October 29, 2010 at 12:06 pm | #

            Yay! Now I’ma amazi girl.

            I want Sarah> Leslie> Dina and now Amazi girl. Mmm, wonder who I’ll get next (if anyone).

        • Chris Ashtear
          Chris Ashtear
          October 29, 2010 at 7:05 pm | #

          that was AWESOME!

          “Cheerleaders only kiss each other when there are guys around!”

          +1 Internets for you!

  19. Wackd
    Wackd
    October 29, 2010 at 12:29 am | #

    HUZZAH! Sal has arrived, a beit a tad anticlimactically.

    Why is Mike so quiet?! Is he plotting something?

    • Wackd
      Wackd
      October 29, 2010 at 12:30 am | #

      And now I’m…Mary? Aw. Oh, well. Being a guy was fun while it lasted.

    • bramblepatch
      bramblepatch
      October 29, 2010 at 3:06 pm | #

      Only Sal could skid to a stop on a motorcycle, take off her helmet with a dramatic hair-toss, and have it be anticlimactic.

  20. Aesir
    Aesir
    October 29, 2010 at 12:30 am | #

    And on Monday it’s revealed that it’s not Sal, but Faz lol

    • Qaxis
      Qaxis
      October 29, 2010 at 12:32 am | #

      Nah, there’s a Sal avatar now. Its her. That would be great though…

      • Drpepperfan
        Drpepperfan
        October 29, 2010 at 12:54 am | #

        Sal avatar? Where?

        • Qaxis
          Qaxis
          October 29, 2010 at 12:57 am | #

          You can find it if you look back a day or two.

          • Drpepperfan
            Drpepperfan
            October 29, 2010 at 1:01 am | #

            The only Sal avatar I could find was a custom made one. Does this mean all avatars, no matter what, will appear in the comic? I sure hope so, Osaka and Joyce would be a winning combo!

          • Qaxis
            Qaxis
            October 29, 2010 at 1:06 am | #

            This should be a link to someone who had it…http://www.dumbingofage.com/2010/comic/book-1/02-uphill-from-here/fight/#comment-2759

      • Dashiell Menard
        Dashiell Menard
        October 29, 2010 at 9:46 am | #

        Obviously, that is the Faz avatar

  21. Cassidy
    Cassidy
    October 29, 2010 at 12:38 am | #

    Not at all the entrance I expected. I excepted fireworks and glass everywhere. Damn you Willis!

    • Cassidy
      Cassidy
      October 29, 2010 at 12:39 am | #

      AND I’M BILLIE THE ANGRY YAAAAYYYY

    • Björn
      Björn
      October 29, 2010 at 7:45 am | #

      You’d need to pull the drama tag before stuff like that happens.

      • Björn
        Björn
        October 29, 2010 at 7:47 am | #

        I’M TONY?!! NOOOOOOO!
        (Although it is the best likeness to my actual appearance so far.)

      • No0ne
        No0ne
        October 29, 2010 at 2:32 pm | #

        Just watch somebody is going to pull a drama tag later in thsi comic…

        Or better yet, they are ALMOST gonna pull it out then Robin from Shortpacked! Somehow shows up and stops them. I know, She will run so fast she ends up running through the walls of space/time for some reason. :O

  22. ses
    ses
    October 29, 2010 at 12:39 am | #

    SALVADOR!!!!!!!!!!!!1

    • TexasNinjaBuzzard
      TexasNinjaBuzzard
      October 30, 2010 at 1:52 am | #

      It would be better if she had a tiny little waxed moustachio.

  23. Gianni
    Gianni
    October 29, 2010 at 12:41 am | #

    Wow, Joyce dropped Billie pretty quick. It’s almost like Mike was pulling the strings on that one.

    • Qaxis
      Qaxis
      October 29, 2010 at 12:44 am | #

      Mike now speaks through others. They will do his bidding. And the world shall tremble…

  24. NF
    NF
    October 29, 2010 at 12:42 am | #

    This strip is full of win!

  25. Skrattybones
    Skrattybones
    October 29, 2010 at 12:42 am | #

    Woot. Sal makes her appearance. My collection of favorite characters is almost complete. Now I just need Robin and Danny to complete the set.

    • Skrattybones
      Skrattybones
      October 29, 2010 at 12:49 am | #

      WAIT. Danny’s already in it! Holy crap, the set is almost complete.

      • Davecom3
        Davecom3
        October 29, 2010 at 2:48 am | #

        Well, he still hasn’t confirmed that we’ve definitely seen Howard if that’s any help.

        • Davecom3
          Davecom3
          October 29, 2010 at 3:06 am | #

          Come to that we haven’t seen the guys’ R.A. or Alex either, though it might be unlikely for us ever to see Alex.

          • Wackd
            Wackd
            October 29, 2010 at 8:03 am | #

            And there’s no guarantee the RA is the same guy, sadly.

            I thought it would be funny if Alex got roomed with someone outgoing and social. Although I do also like that in Roomies! his roomie was Willis.

  26. NF
    NF
    October 29, 2010 at 12:46 am | #

    I just realized that if Sal and Mike had hooked up in Its Walky, they would have had the most terrifying children on the planet. I mean seriously, can you imagine Sal and Mike procreating with each other?

    Now I am terrified that Willis is preparing a Sal-Mike relationship, which will just terrify half of the other characters in this strip.

    • George
      George
      October 29, 2010 at 1:26 am | #

      That thought is going to haunt my dreams for days…

    • JesseJanitect
      JesseJanitect
      October 29, 2010 at 2:36 am | #

      I now have a OTP.

      • Viktoria
        Viktoria
        October 29, 2010 at 3:45 am | #

        I don’t want to see that pairing, but I do want to see their children. The world would quake.

  27. Nightwolf
    Nightwolf
    October 29, 2010 at 12:48 am | #

    This comment will probably get lost on the sea of Sal love, but I’ll say it anyway.

    Bart O’Ryan must be a teacher.

    • Gianni
      Gianni
      October 29, 2010 at 12:55 am | #

      Seconded!

    • Gianni
      Gianni
      October 29, 2010 at 12:55 am | #

      Professor of Lawesome!

    • Hoop
      Hoop
      October 29, 2010 at 2:12 am | #

      Dean.

    • Dahlia
      Dahlia
      October 29, 2010 at 2:45 pm | #

      Uhm, beg pardon, but who is Bart O’Ryan? ^//^; *probably gonna seem ignorant asking this*

      • Chris Ashtear
        Chris Ashtear
        October 29, 2010 at 6:59 pm | #

        he appears at the end of itsw! Hes a total douche

        • No0ne
          No0ne
          October 30, 2010 at 12:28 am | #

          He was hired by Jason’s dad and/or Penny to distract Walky and Joyce while they invaded SEMME.

          Also, I want to see Penny in DoA now…

      • No0ne
        No0ne
        October 30, 2010 at 12:38 am | #

        Here this might help

        http://www.walkypedia.com/index.php/Bart_O%27_Ryan

        • Dahlia
          Dahlia
          October 30, 2010 at 1:26 am | #

          @ Chris A. and No0ne: OH THAT GUY.

          Lul, he’d be a pretty strict teacher D:

          Thanks so much for answering my question! : D

  28. Dierna
    Dierna
    October 29, 2010 at 12:50 am | #

    Sal hath arrived…. and Mike has yet to say a thing!

  29. Hythrain
    Hythrain
    October 29, 2010 at 12:54 am | #

    SAL! Yes, finally! 😀

  30. NinjaNick
    NinjaNick
    October 29, 2010 at 12:55 am | #

    Now Billie really needs a motorcycle. 😛

    Yay, Sal’s here.

  31. Doominbottle
    Doominbottle
    October 29, 2010 at 12:59 am | #

    I am disappoint. She broke no windows. 🙁

  32. joshquixote
    joshquixote
    October 29, 2010 at 1:02 am | #

    I’m still holding out for Jason.

    • Joebo
      Joebo
      October 29, 2010 at 9:08 am | #

      The rumor is that he’s a teacher.

      • No0ne
        No0ne
        October 30, 2010 at 12:24 am | #

        Math teacher and considering where they are all headed I would bet some time next week. Although with the speed at which this comic is going right now I’d be more likely to be right if I bet some time before December… 2011…

        • Joebo
          Joebo
          October 30, 2010 at 1:48 am | #

          Now now, we must remain positive. He gave us Sal without too much strife. He won’t let us down.

          Additionally: I’ve just remembered the romance between Sal and Jason. This could be interesting.

      • akincisor
        akincisor
        October 30, 2010 at 6:58 pm | #

        He should be a teaching assistant / grad student.

        • skies
          skies
          October 30, 2010 at 11:49 pm | #

          ohoho, YES.

      • skies
        skies
        October 30, 2010 at 11:49 pm | #

        yesssss

      • Heather
        Heather
        October 31, 2010 at 11:26 am | #

        Hope so! I quite liked Jason .

  33. andersonfire
    andersonfire
    October 29, 2010 at 1:07 am | #

    SALLLLL!
    That must’ve been one heck of a catholic school.

  34. Dahlia
    Dahlia
    October 29, 2010 at 1:23 am | #

    HEE HEE HEE HEE HEE HEE HEE. This strip made my freakin’ YEAR. 😀

    I KNEW that Motorcyclist was important!

    See guys, Willis isn’t THAT mean…Sal spent her life in a catholic school and she STILL kicks serious butt and takes names! Though I probably shoulda figured Willis would put Sal right under our noses.

    Also I just wanna say: EAT IT, BILLIE! BWAHAHAHAHA!

    • JesseJanitect
      JesseJanitect
      October 30, 2010 at 1:58 pm | #

      Guys, catholic schools, especially the ones that you might get sent to as a female version of a military academy, actually encourage rebellion, not the other way around. Uniforms mean their clothes are that much more outre on the weekends, and they devote extreme amounts of time to making the uniforms look sexy. Heavy punishment for cussing means they swear like sailors, way worse than the public school kids.
      Just to point out that repression intensifies rebellion. All-girls catholic school returned a couple pairs of boxers to the all-boys catholic school by announcing for the entire hotel to hear that the guys should come to the podium and pick them up.

      • Dahlia
        Dahlia
        October 31, 2010 at 7:12 pm | #

        Aaaaahh, ok, so her going INCREASED her odds of being equally as bad-ass in THIS universe as she was in the main Walky-verse…

        *nods head* I see, thanks for enlightening me! ^ ^

        btw, who ELSE is working on an Amazi-girl cosplay? Please tell me I’m not the only one… D:

  35. TheSoundDefense
    TheSoundDefense
    October 29, 2010 at 1:34 am | #

    Awww yea. I am liking this.

  36. Zap
    Zap
    October 29, 2010 at 2:07 am | #

    So Sal finally shows her FAAAAAACE.

  37. LurkerAbove
    LurkerAbove
    October 29, 2010 at 2:14 am | #

    Yes, it’s Sal! That made my day…

    And awww, it’s Friday! Man, gotta wait till Monday.

    • LurkerAbove
      LurkerAbove
      October 29, 2010 at 2:14 am | #

      Woots, I’m Sal! 😀

      • JacquieH
        JacquieH
        October 29, 2010 at 8:32 am | #

        I’m jealous! 🙁

  38. TexasNinjaBuzzard
    TexasNinjaBuzzard
    October 29, 2010 at 2:35 am | #

    I never read Roomies! or IW! or J&W! and I think this is a great strip just because it’s great. Doesn’t need history, just great on its own.

    Nice height chart in panel two.

    • Dahlia
      Dahlia
      October 29, 2010 at 2:52 am | #

      Thats awesome, and exactly what Willis wanted.

      He wanted this to be a fresh start: not seen as a remix of Roomies (I noticed someone gave him crap a few strips back in the comments).

      I began reading Roomies!, Its Walky! Shortpacked, and Joyce and Walky! after I began reading Dumbing of age because I was curious to see his other works : )

      • Skrattybones
        Skrattybones
        October 29, 2010 at 6:03 pm | #

        Same. I got linked to DoA a few days ago, caught up and then proceeded to read all of the archives for everything else he’s done.

  39. JackNapier
    JackNapier
    October 29, 2010 at 2:41 am | #

    So, Billie, what do ya think of your roommate now?

  40. Joebo
    Joebo
    October 29, 2010 at 2:58 am | #

    Ahem, CALLED IT! And was the first to do so!

    • Joebo
      Joebo
      October 29, 2010 at 9:07 am | #

      Aditionally, someone now owes me $10.

      • Joebo
        Joebo
        October 29, 2010 at 9:10 am | #

        I think it should be Willis.

  41. Rusty_Unycorn
    Rusty_Unycorn
    October 29, 2010 at 2:58 am | #

    Also, SAAAAALLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!

  42. Shift
    Shift
    October 29, 2010 at 3:17 am | #

    And Sal is in the house… or street… 😛

    And Mike continues his record of not saying anything or destroying anyone…

    • Joebo
      Joebo
      October 29, 2010 at 9:21 am | #

      I like the silent Mike, he’s more terrifying this way.

  43. Chaun
    Chaun
    October 29, 2010 at 6:40 am | #

    It’s no window, but I’m ok with this entrance.

  44. Bean
    Bean
    October 29, 2010 at 8:00 am | #

    Man, this entrance is awesome, but I can’t help thinking of a shampoo commercial when I read this strip.

    • Dahlia
      Dahlia
      October 29, 2010 at 2:32 pm | #

      D: Is it bad that I thought the exact same thing?

      Sal uses Suave! …or Tres Semme…or Garnier Fructis…

      I just like to think she uses suave on her long hair because I use Suave on my long hair D:

  45. ziggy78eog
    ziggy78eog
    October 29, 2010 at 9:14 am | #

    Sorry Billie, you have just been out awesomed by Sal, which as it should be. Seriously, when I looked at the panel where Sal takes the helmut off, “Bad to the Bone” was playing in my head.

    • Dahlia
      Dahlia
      October 29, 2010 at 2:37 pm | #

      Billie will always be second best whenever Sal’s in the picture 😀

      • Chris Ashtear
        Chris Ashtear
        October 29, 2010 at 6:57 pm | #

        remember the time they fought over Danny? That was just epic. They were both #1 that day ;p

        • Dahlia
          Dahlia
          October 30, 2010 at 1:19 am | #

          Yeah, that was a pretty epic battle, if Billie hadn’ta been Dan’s significant other Sal wouldn’t have held back and she woulda WON, not a draw D:

  46. The Blot
    The Blot
    October 29, 2010 at 9:18 am | #

    Aw man, I knew I should have bet on “Sal’s First Appearance” happening before “Mike’s First Words.”

    What else is going to happen first before Mike hurls his first insult in DoA?

    • DCHorror
      DCHorror
      October 29, 2010 at 8:09 pm | #

      There’s going to be a marriage and graduation ceremony.

      • No0ne
        No0ne
        October 30, 2010 at 12:22 am | #

        At the same time?

        • TexasNinjaBuzzard
          TexasNinjaBuzzard
          October 30, 2010 at 1:46 am | #

          Together, they will graduate… to Love.

        • Kamino Neko
          Kamino Neko
          October 30, 2010 at 11:23 pm | #

          The entire cast is going to join a cult and have a mass wedding.

          Mark my words.

          • No0ne
            No0ne
            November 6, 2010 at 4:02 pm | #

            The cult will be started by…
            …
            …
            …
            MIKE

            And it will be called “I Hate Your Face and I F***** Your Momma!”

            or IHYFIFYM! for “short”

  47. creativerealms
    creativerealms
    October 29, 2010 at 9:32 am | #

    Man that moment was done perfectly. Poor Billie.

  48. sarpiedon
    sarpiedon
    October 29, 2010 at 9:39 am | #

    Its not jumping through a window, but its still a hell of a Salvador entrance.

    Well played, Willis.

  49. atgdng
    atgdng
    October 29, 2010 at 9:48 am | #

    YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!

  50. Rachel
    Rachel
    October 29, 2010 at 10:13 am | #

    THAT WAS AWESOME!!!!

  51. mpark6288
    mpark6288
    October 29, 2010 at 10:36 am | #

    Definitely agree with the others: If she couldn’t come in a window, this was the perfect entrance for Sal to show her FAAAAACE.

    • mpark6288
      mpark6288
      October 29, 2010 at 10:37 am | #

      Woot, I’m Sal.

      • Joebo
        Joebo
        October 30, 2010 at 10:04 am | #

        Until he reveals another character and adds their Gravatar to the mix. Then you’ll be Joyce or Ruth.

        • mpark6288
          mpark6288
          October 31, 2010 at 1:28 pm | #

          Well, clearly the answer is there can be no more characters, ever.

          • Joebo
            Joebo
            November 1, 2010 at 12:16 am | #

            Except Jason, Robin, Ethan, Faz, Galasso, Ronald Regan (I’m kinda hoping for this one), Ninja Rick, Sydney Yus, there are more.

          • Joebo
            Joebo
            November 1, 2010 at 12:58 am | #

            Ninja Rick should be a Janitor and/or groundskeeper

          • No0ne
            No0ne
            November 6, 2010 at 4:03 pm | #

            Reagan is dead…

  52. Zudarkness619
    Zudarkness619
    October 29, 2010 at 10:41 am | #

    Miek is paiently waiting to say something you jsut know it.

  53. Deviltrig
    Deviltrig
    October 29, 2010 at 11:46 am | #

    I completely missed the last panel the first time reading through the comic because of how epic that entrance was… SAAAAAAAAAL!!!!

  54. Tobias
    Tobias
    October 29, 2010 at 12:49 pm | #

    Right, did I miss anything? oh I see…

    Damn it! Now I have to wait till Monday…

  55. Daggart
    Daggart
    October 29, 2010 at 2:18 pm | #

    DYW! The motorcycle girl first showed up in the strip entitled Sister. And it WAS. This is like the time you HER> ‘d us, isnt it 😛

  56. TheRealAllPurposeGuru
    TheRealAllPurposeGuru
    October 29, 2010 at 2:30 pm | #

    I can really see Sal riding that bike to a Catholic school, wearing the obligatory uniform under the leathers… …um… …I’ll be right back.

  57. TheRealAllPurposeGuru
    TheRealAllPurposeGuru
    October 29, 2010 at 2:39 pm | #

    Hey, Willis, one problem.

    As a biker myself, I can tell you– there is NO way Sal’s fabulous hair would fit under a helmet. Not if the helmet fits properly.

    Other than that, me likes. Even the bike model, and the fact that her leathers match the paintjob.

    • Joebo
      Joebo
      October 30, 2010 at 1:05 am | #

      Once, when traveling to Yellowstone, I encountered a pair of white bikers. That’s not to say they were Caucasian they were wearing matching white leathers. It was kinda scary.

    • mpark6288
      mpark6288
      October 31, 2010 at 2:19 pm | #

      Maybe not all of her fabulous hair…but if you look, it definitely seems like she has less fabulous hair than the other universes.

      • mpark6288
        mpark6288
        October 31, 2010 at 2:23 pm | #

        Or, now looking at her outfits on the main page, not. Ok, the helmet is magic.

  58. Brendan
    Brendan
    October 29, 2010 at 2:43 pm | #

    And so begins the jealous vendetta…

  59. No0ne
    No0ne
    October 29, 2010 at 2:43 pm | #

    FAZZZZZZZZ! No… wait… I think I did it wrong…

  60. No0ne
    No0ne
    October 29, 2010 at 3:05 pm | #

    I was reading through It’s Walky! while at work because I’m bored and I ran across this, and it made me laugh after reading todays comic.

    http://www.itswalky.com/d/20010117.html

    • Joebo
      Joebo
      October 29, 2010 at 10:09 pm | #

      Was confused at the apparent niceness of Mike in those panels.

      Then I realized he was drunk.

  61. Chris Ashtear
    Chris Ashtear
    October 29, 2010 at 6:55 pm | #

    No0ne: thats great- i just read through roomies/itsw! too… I need to get the backlog of J&W stuff though.

    • No0ne
      No0ne
      November 6, 2010 at 4:05 pm | #

      I read though all of in order before I read Shortpacked! up until I caught up which was shortly before DoA started.

  62. DCHorror
    DCHorror
    October 29, 2010 at 8:12 pm | #

    That was pretty mean of Joyce, dropping Billie like that. If you get rejected by someone you called a dweeb, what does that make you?

    • TexasNinjaBuzzard
      TexasNinjaBuzzard
      October 30, 2010 at 1:50 am | #

      A cheerleader.

    • Kamino Neko
      Kamino Neko
      October 30, 2010 at 9:36 am | #

      If you’re Billie…too cool for them.

      In your own mind, anyway.

    • Undrave
      Undrave
      October 30, 2010 at 7:14 pm | #

      I think Joyce meant that Billie isn’t the coolest girl she know, but I’m sure Joyce will still want to be friend. Its Joyce!

  63. MaiKobayashi
    MaiKobayashi
    October 29, 2010 at 11:30 pm | #

    Sal, with the absence of Alliens, Has joined Shocker and become a Remodeled human. Thats where the bike comes from. Masked Rider Sal

    • TexasNinjaBuzzard
      TexasNinjaBuzzard
      October 31, 2010 at 1:00 am | #

      WAHAHAHAHAAA!!! (shoots Billie)

      Who gets to be Hito De Hitora?

  64. Lan M.
    Lan M.
    October 30, 2010 at 6:49 pm | #

    Sal wins an award for awesome. Now if I’m Walky I give everyone here free money. If anyone else? A free hug.

  65. Maiden
    Maiden
    October 30, 2010 at 7:14 pm | #

    im wondering if the head alein is univers hoping to kill all the joyce and walkys then does that meen he will come to this one too?

  66. Undrave
    Undrave
    October 30, 2010 at 7:15 pm | #

    I feel bad for Billie… she looks really nice when smiling.

  67. skies
    skies
    October 30, 2010 at 11:51 pm | #

    I am now shipping Sal/Joyce 100% OTP FOREVER.

  68. Sporkaganza
    Sporkaganza
    October 31, 2010 at 7:57 pm | #

    I’m sort of glad that it turned out to be Amazi-Girl earlier because this is a WAY cooler entrance for Sal.

  69. Animal
    Animal
    October 31, 2010 at 9:49 pm | #

    0_0

    • David
      David M Willis
      October 31, 2010 at 10:20 pm | #

      Two days later? And you call yourself a Sal fan!

      • Animal
        Animal
        October 31, 2010 at 11:34 pm | #

        I only just now regained my power of coherent thought.

  70. Jason
    Jason
    November 1, 2010 at 12:58 pm | #

    I love Sal, but this SO reminds me of Christina Yang’s first appearance on Grey’s Anatomy. 🙂

    • Jason
      Jason
      November 1, 2010 at 12:59 pm | #

      Yay! I got Dina! (My first gf’s name was Deena. Are they pronounced the same?)

      • David
        David M Willis
        November 1, 2010 at 1:21 pm | #

        They are.

  71. cynthia
    cynthia
    November 2, 2010 at 9:45 pm | #

    I too yelled “Saaalll!” when I saw her. Poor billie, first she takes a beating, then she doesn’t even get a proper cult following for it.

  72. SuperScientistGirl!
    SuperScientistGirl!
    December 22, 2010 at 5:52 pm | #

    IT’S SAL!
    About TIME she showed up! 😛

  73. Lee
    Lee
    January 9, 2011 at 3:58 pm | #

    Poor Billie…but Sal’s my hero now too 🙂

  74. ShdwWolf
    ShdwWolf
    March 5, 2014 at 10:22 am | #

    Am I the only one to recognize that motorcycle outfit and bike from one of the first updates of DoA…?

    • ShdwWolf
      ShdwWolf
      March 5, 2014 at 10:25 am | #

      To be specific, September 14, 2010.

  75. Aisling
    Aisling
    May 22, 2015 at 3:00 pm | #

    Jeez Joyce, way to ditch the cranky girl…

  76. Mousa The 14
    Mousa The 14
    March 31, 2016 at 10:22 am | #

    I see Catholic school didn’t take.

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