Dumbing of Age

Dress

by David M Willis on January 26, 2011 at 12:01 am

03 - Men are from Beck, Women are from Clark

└ Tags: joe, joyce

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Cassidy

January 26, 2011 at 12:02 am | #

ITS SO YELLOW
David Herbert

January 26, 2011 at 12:02 am | #

She looks so adorable.
- Jabberwocky
  
  January 26, 2011 at 12:47 am | #
  
  Agreed :3
- Digidestined of Trust (Tim)
  
  February 17, 2011 at 2:52 pm | #
  
  HAHAHAA! She looks so pretty!
General Tekno

January 26, 2011 at 12:04 am | #

Awesome panel, sir. Awesome indeed.
JackNapier

January 26, 2011 at 12:04 am | #

R-owr!
- Loki
  
  January 26, 2011 at 12:06 pm | #
  
  Yow!
ProtonCon

January 26, 2011 at 12:06 am | #

So….cute…
Alice Macher

January 26, 2011 at 12:09 am | #

Yow wow.

Joyce… um… if the date with Joe doesn’t go as you’d hoped… well, I’m Jewish too, if that helps… *nosebleed*
- Joebo
  
  January 26, 2011 at 8:18 am | #
  
  Perverse sexual lust!!!
  - Sarssol
    
    January 26, 2011 at 10:17 am | #
    
    With his penis!
    - wnderjif
      
      January 26, 2011 at 3:01 pm | #
      
      I would Joe that.
  - Alice Macher
    
    January 26, 2011 at 12:33 pm | #
    
    I thought I knew what PSL for Joyce was.
    
    Then I visited Willis’s deviantART page and found this:
    
    Ratty Old Clothes
    
    *Class III nosehemorrhage*
    - Just for kix
      
      January 27, 2011 at 8:35 am | #
      
      Wow!
TheSoundDefense

January 26, 2011 at 12:11 am | #

Joe appears caught off guard. I think he’s going to have a change of heart by the end of this.
- Rowen Morland
  
  January 26, 2011 at 12:53 am | #
  
  He always did have a weakness for her when she didn’t act like he expected.
Mirenheart

January 26, 2011 at 12:11 am | #

Awww X3

She’s so cute!!!
- Mirenheart
  
  January 26, 2011 at 12:12 am | #
  
  But my avatar makes what I said sound creepy…
  - Mirenheart
    
    January 26, 2011 at 12:47 am | #
    
    And now it should be better
Wackd

January 26, 2011 at 12:12 am | #

*achem* Tale as old as time…

I know the dress doesn’t look much like it besides the color but that was my immediate reaction.
- Rezby
  
  January 27, 2011 at 1:29 am | #
  
  Song as old as rhyme…
  
  Glad to see that I wasn’t the only one who thought of that, too.
  I think it’s partially the demeanor, though. Joyce appears so shy in this picture, and that’s basically how Belle behaved for the first half or so of her stay in the enchanted castle.
  Then again, YMMV.
JK9000

January 26, 2011 at 12:15 am | #

Niiiiiiiiice.
SamUI

January 26, 2011 at 12:17 am | #

“…and my pants.”
Shift

January 26, 2011 at 12:18 am | #

So… does he actually CARE that this could be more than just sex? I mean, if he’s conscious enough to dress up nicer for her… And If so, I honestly didn’t see that comic.
- Shift
  
  January 26, 2011 at 12:18 am | #
  
  I mean “Coming”
- MM
  
  January 26, 2011 at 12:21 am | #
  
  Apparently his eyebrows are directly connected to his libido. Who’d’ve thunk?
cruncher3019

January 26, 2011 at 12:23 am | #

Don’t fuck her, Joe! Don’t do it mayne!
- Joebo
  
  January 26, 2011 at 6:32 pm | #
  
  Not even with his penis?
MercyDispensorMan

January 26, 2011 at 12:23 am | #

Joyce could melt the face of a Nazi with her cuteness :O
- Cinder
  
  January 26, 2011 at 12:30 am | #
  
  I agree with this comment.
  
  Joe seems to be getting more of a heart, courtesy of Joyce. He looks like he was absolutely bowled over by how she looks.
  - Zap
    
    January 26, 2011 at 3:35 am | #
    
    Some things just never change, it seems.
    
    (and I’m not just talking about Mike fucking moms)
    - Joebo
      
      January 26, 2011 at 6:31 pm | #
      
      for a nickel… with his penis.
  - Rodney
    
    January 26, 2011 at 8:49 am | #
    
    Now only if Walky could get a Brain and Danny some courage maybe our heroes can get Dorathy home
- Shift
  
  January 26, 2011 at 5:27 am | #
  
  Little known fact: Joyce was actually what was inside the Ark of the Covenant in Indian Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark.
  - dchorror
    
    January 26, 2011 at 12:58 pm | #
    
    Wait a second…shouldn’t everyone dissolve at seeing her if that’s the case?
    - Bill M.
      
      January 26, 2011 at 1:50 pm | #
      
      No, she only melts Nazi faces.
- Ian
  
  January 26, 2011 at 11:05 pm | #
  
  I don’t think that skill will be needed here.
Doom Shepherd

January 26, 2011 at 12:25 am | #

So cute! My head asplode!
Dierna

January 26, 2011 at 12:28 am | #

Cute outfit Joyce!! And Joe… your eybrows are probably on the ceiling by now…
Ryune

January 26, 2011 at 12:28 am | #

Ahhh, good old fashioned perverse sexual lust. Joyce never fails to deliver it.
- George
  
  January 26, 2011 at 12:46 am | #
  
  Ironically, I think she took the edge off Joe’s lust, since he’s dressing up nice for her.
  - Ryune
    
    January 27, 2011 at 1:15 am | #
    
    Yeah but I was talking about the audience.
thatoneguy

January 26, 2011 at 12:30 am | #

the new banner with panel 2 is ADORABLE.
Randonimity

January 26, 2011 at 12:38 am | #

Joyce looks so ADORABLE! *w*
Epic

January 26, 2011 at 12:44 am | #

People…my head just blew up from cuteness overload…anyone see a brown head rolling around anywhere? Kinda need it back.
arjay2813

January 26, 2011 at 12:44 am | #

it suits her, but i’d rather see that in any other color, i think
Cholma

January 26, 2011 at 12:45 am | #

Yowza! Joe’s not going to know what hit him when the night is over.
- Lokitsu
  
  January 26, 2011 at 5:34 pm | #
  
  I don’t think he knows what hit him NOW.
agentksilver

January 26, 2011 at 12:47 am | #

Wow…that…that is a much nicer dress than I thought it would be. I am very impressed.

More cleavage, too. They let sheltered Christian girls dress like that now? Where was I when that happened?

Also, am I the only one who thought she was wearing pants at first?
- Trevor
  
  January 26, 2011 at 3:11 am | #
  
  I also thought she was wearing pants.
  - Fyre
    
    January 26, 2011 at 3:35 am | #
    
    F’sho. They were awesome pants… until they turned into a dress.
- Kamino Neko
  
  January 26, 2011 at 7:06 am | #
  
  Yeah. The design of the bodice, and the way the skirt falls when she’s walking, it looks more like a top and loose pants.
Jabberwocky

January 26, 2011 at 12:48 am | #

So cute! *overdoses on cuteness*
Lone Wolf

January 26, 2011 at 12:52 am | #

… so cute… It’s like she’s the living embodiment of a sunny day. And that look on her face… so naive… so innocent… so trusting… I want to take her by the hand and run, laughing, through a sun-drenched meadow full of wildflowers.
- Crimson Magic
  
  January 26, 2011 at 1:02 am | #
  
  TMI, Lone Wolf. TMI.
- Alice Macher
  
  January 26, 2011 at 1:21 am | #
  
  Just like in a Bollywood movie. (And, since this is Joyce we’re talking about, with about as much sex.)
  - Rognik
    
    January 26, 2011 at 1:29 am | #
    
    Nah. In Bollywood, the lovers do kiss. We might not even get that far. (Really old standards say don’t kiss on the first date.)
    - Alice Macher
      
      January 26, 2011 at 2:08 am | #
      
      This is true. Kissing is allowed. Anything further than that is represented symbolically with the running through the fields and singing.
      - Osaru Sensei
        
        January 26, 2011 at 3:27 am | #
        
        daww, spoilsports
Rognik

January 26, 2011 at 1:28 am | #

I think I’m kind of impressed that she is able to leave Joe speechless. Has anyone been able to do that before? Come even close? Don’t tell me Joe is all talk and no follow-through.

Also, take a good look at the second, lesser stripe there. Who knows when we’ll ever see it again, if ever. Not sure even a vest over that shirt would be enough to catch up.
NF

January 26, 2011 at 1:28 am | #

Joe just pegged buffoon on the scale.

(Seriously, his expession in panel 4.)
aydr

January 26, 2011 at 1:35 am | #

Wow. Unexpectedly cute from Joe and Joyce. I guess if I think about it though he always did have a bit of a soft spot for her.
Black_Fedora

January 26, 2011 at 1:45 am | #

She might just be the one to help him find the Chivalrous Knight he never knew was there, now that could be interesting. Oh! right, everyone says Chivalry is dead. >_< (why do they keep SAYING THAT?!)

Though I must admit she does look stunning…
- Joebo
  
  January 26, 2011 at 6:28 pm | #
  
  Chivalry is not dead. I’m chivalrous.
  - Scott
    
    January 26, 2011 at 11:39 pm | #
    
    Was it Dave Chappelle that said Chivalry is dead… and women killed it?
    - Joebo
      
      February 22, 2011 at 1:15 am | #
      
      That one I will agree with.
Plan D

January 26, 2011 at 1:52 am | #

Anybody have that ol’ Willis pic of Mike jump kicking somebody than laughing? Joe just got that to the gut
DrDVD

January 26, 2011 at 1:55 am | #

lol, joyce really reminds me of one of my crazy conservative friends and so far the story could fit.
Ancestral Hamster

January 26, 2011 at 2:34 am | #

Young lady! You are not going out in that! Go back to your room and cover yourself up in high-necked homespun!

(Actually, it’s a great outfit, but not what I was expecting based on Joyce’s behavior in this continuity.)
RJ

January 26, 2011 at 2:39 am | #

“…with my penis.”
- Loki
  
  January 26, 2011 at 12:09 pm | #
  
  “I’ve gotta go find a vest… with my penis.”
  - FlyingFish
    
    January 26, 2011 at 12:41 pm | #
    
    Or “for my penis.” Can’t have it showing up to the date all informal!
TheAlucinaut

January 26, 2011 at 2:40 am | #

My crush on Earth 2 Joyce has reached astronomical levels. She is ADORABLE!
NinjaNick

January 26, 2011 at 3:12 am | #

How cute.
OhNoUDiNt

January 26, 2011 at 5:07 am | #

Clearly Joe wasn’t the only one caught off guard by the blinding caution sign that is Joyce’s dress. You’ve all been hypnotized by the cute. I can tell because this strip features Joe and there has not yet been one “with his penis” up to this point, so I will be the brave one and take the bullet. With his penis.
ADHadh

January 26, 2011 at 6:58 am | #

Heh, seeing Joe suddenly ashamed of himself like that is GOLDEN.
Also, anticipating new avatar.
- ADHadh
  
  January 26, 2011 at 6:59 am | #
  
  Still Amber? Argh.
  - Dedlok
    
    January 27, 2011 at 12:24 am | #
    
    I’d rather have Amber than Ruth. Let’s trade!
sledge2071

January 26, 2011 at 7:13 am | #

Why do I hear music from “Beauty and the Beast?”
Björn

January 26, 2011 at 7:17 am | #

I harbour PSL! PSL, I tells ya!
Also, I think she’s wearing the same dress as in a limited print I got on my birthday years ago.
- Björn
  
  January 26, 2011 at 7:20 am | #
  
  http://www.itswalky.com./auctions/dress.jpg
  Yup, that’s the one!
katie01

January 26, 2011 at 8:01 am | #

Cute.

Hmm…do I get a new avatar or am I stuck with the same one?
- sledge2071
  
  January 26, 2011 at 8:35 am | #
  
  I wish we could trade.
MarkLar

January 26, 2011 at 8:49 am | #

Joe is going to get his D on… unlikely. But I’m Hopeful.
ashleyw

January 26, 2011 at 8:57 am | #

floating eyebrows are the best.
Beagle

January 26, 2011 at 9:03 am | #

Yellow dress desktop please!
Rachel

January 26, 2011 at 9:53 am | #

Have we ever seen Joyce in a dress before? I feel like this is the first.
Just for kix

January 26, 2011 at 10:08 am | #

<3 Joyce *dreamy eyes*
Taryn

January 26, 2011 at 10:18 am | #

Ooooh man. This greatly pleases my desire for JoeXJoyce!!

<3 So cute! *implodes*
LupLun

January 26, 2011 at 10:31 am | #

Bell bottoms? Really? REALLY?
- Socks
  
  January 26, 2011 at 11:23 am | #
  
  maybe it’s just the way that the dress folds when she walks? & if it’s bell bottoms then who cares? it’s joyce XD
  - Joebo
    
    January 26, 2011 at 6:25 pm | #
    
    It’s a dress. For one thing… look at the title of today’s strip.
begbert2

January 26, 2011 at 10:36 am | #

Am I the only one who does NOT think that Joe suddenly fell in love or grew morals?

I think that two things just happened: 1) He was, yes, very surprised that Joyce appeared dressed up in something appealing (and shoulderless!), and 2) he realized he was suddenly grossly *underdressed*. And the problem isn’t impressing Joyce, who clearly doesn’t care; it’s everyone else. Next to Joyce, Joe now looks like boorish schlub, to everyone else. (Including the ladies.)

In recent comics he made a point that his ‘guns’ were all the outfit he needed. He was just proven wrong.
Keyguard Active

January 26, 2011 at 11:26 am | #

I worry for Joyce. I identify with the poor girl, because I too trust people when that may be the wrong choice.
- goatman95111
  
  January 26, 2011 at 8:29 pm | #
  
  Yeah, you have to worry for her. But possibly this would present the opportunity for Walky to make a counter strike, and win her over.
Xaxxa

January 26, 2011 at 1:19 pm | #

Round 1!
Joyce 1 – Joe – 0
Noxx

January 26, 2011 at 1:52 pm | #

That is just cuter than three bunnies huffing Glade.
Bill M.

January 26, 2011 at 1:58 pm | #

Joyce used astonish. It’s super effective! Joe tries to use Leer and flinches.
- Cratacon
  
  January 26, 2011 at 5:26 pm | #
  
  Astonish is a Ghost move, so you’re telling me that Joe is a Psychic? Or perhaps even Ghost himself? I disagree!
  - Joebo
    
    January 26, 2011 at 6:24 pm | #
    
    I’m pretty sure he was just being trite.
TheRealAllPurposeGuru

January 26, 2011 at 2:12 pm | #

Am I the *only* one who remembered the dress from the original storyline? I recognized it immediately.

Admittedly, she’s barefoot in the original picture, but now I feel really really old.

Anyhow, like the cartoonist said, check out deviantart. Lots and lots of PSL-inducing imagery of many of these characters in the other universe.

Especially check out Animal’s commission of Sal swimming.
mouseanderson

January 26, 2011 at 2:12 pm | #

To paraphrase Billy Joel: you christian girls start much to late.
Brian

January 26, 2011 at 2:53 pm | #

<3 Willis, you've made my day a little brighter
Sili

January 26, 2011 at 6:18 pm | #

Oh dear …

I now ship this so hard.

Sorry, Walky.
Gianni

January 26, 2011 at 7:23 pm | #

You’re too good for him, Joyce.

Run. Run like the wind!
TheCerpent

January 26, 2011 at 10:04 pm | #

I thought “Cute!” at first, but a second glance made me think… does Joyce have a slightly sinister look to her? Maybe it’s just me.
Locke

January 26, 2011 at 10:38 pm | #

Them blue-eyed girls be nothin’ but trouble, Joe. Especially the real pretty ones.
Jack

January 27, 2011 at 12:31 am | #

Wow! Is Joyce is out of his league!?
Darkflame

January 27, 2011 at 6:28 am | #

I love the out-of-panel emphasis.
I also notice this image is a conveniently transparent png so if the website background ever changes, it will still fit – nice.
Volkai

January 28, 2011 at 2:57 pm | #

I recognize that dress!

I’m on to you, Willis!
Happy Ham Ham

July 1, 2011 at 5:45 pm | #

Oh wow! I have a dress that looks just like that!
SonicBlueRanger

August 31, 2011 at 2:16 pm | #

Joyce is so hot she made Joe’s Eyebrows fly into some unknown Dimension above his head.
Matrix374

September 25, 2011 at 1:04 am | #

I’m just going to ignore all the comments above me and say
“yellow stripes”
BD

August 17, 2012 at 1:33 am | #

I’m surprised Joyce is cool with dressing like that. You’d think her religious upbringing would keep her from that, but I guess not?
- Aisling
  
  May 22, 2015 at 4:35 pm | #
  
  Depends on the cult/denomination. The one I grew up in? Definitely not, not that they would let her go to a “worldly” university anyway. Thankfully Unis are good for unbrainwashing people
Aisling

May 22, 2015 at 4:33 pm | #

“and my eyebrows” …with his penis.

Sorry, been reading the comments too much…