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I know that the characters are supposed to be relatively caught up developmentally to their AU-counterparts, but this still surprised me for some reason.
There are people with healthy libidos who repress/deny sexual urges because they think they should due to moral standards, and there are people with abnormally large libidos who repress/deny sexual urges
because they’d be controlled by them otherwise.
To conflate the two is an insult to both parties. And to immediately put religious folks in the first camp and atheists in the second is moreso.
If we have, certainly not as coyly as she is there. Her cuteness in the last panel is only rivaled by Joe’s smushed up face in panel 3. (Never thought I’d think Joe cute, either.)
Joyce’s impure thoughts: “I’m actually touching a man. I’m touching his FACE.” Then, unbidden, an image of her giving that firm cheek a peck of a kiss.
That, people, is the extent of impurity that runs through Joyce’s mind, which makes her blush.
Then again, whether she recognizes him as one or not, she has been running her hands over the head of a guy that’s little more than a walking phallic symbol.
Remember this is a whole different universe; we’ve already seen some big differences. This may be one in which the Anti-Joyce side of her personality comes to the fore, and she becomes a raving nymphomaniac.
But then, I gave up trying to predict what Willis might do about ten years ago.
My bad. It is a mispelling of “ethic”. So “morally challenged” instead of evil.
@ScytheAkse: It’s Monkey Master, who is of significance in the It’s Walky continuity (should you be interested). Your current random gravatar is of his DoA appearance, which is only as a comic/cartoon character.
Or just wait until a new character gets added to the mix and the randomly assigned ones will shuffle. (It’s been a while, meaning I’m probably still Roz.)
This reminds of the old movies/novels where a girl accidentally touches a boy and the girl blushes and they fall in love. I always wondered how Pride and Prejudice would look like if Sidney Sheldon was allowed to rewrite it.
While stretch and squash has always been harder with CGI animation (especially in the 90's), leading to animation that's very stiff in SOME ways, check out how Quickstrike jerks forward a hair before jerking himself back.
Skilled animators worked on Beast Wars and it shows, despite the limitations.
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today in #9chickweedlane i learned alistair and lolly drowned
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Yesterday and today and probably also tomorrow and the next day in #9ChickweedLane I learned you can fill a whole week of strips with drawing the same two submerged heads kissing
very into these inconvenient, extremely long and pointy shoes that spread across europe in the 14th century and made everyone so horny and effeminate that the church went full on moral panic mode and a bunch of kings made them illegal!!! also everyone got bunions
Sometimes I forget I have an original Sunstreaker! During Shortpacked! times I was gifted a giant pile of G1 from a fan, and this guy has trouble finding purchase in my memory.
The tooling was lost/destroyed decades ago, so he's never been reissued.
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Yesterday and today and probably also tomorrow and the next day in #9ChickweedLane I learned you can fill a whole week of strips with drawing the same two submerged heads kissing
Don’t fall for it, Joyce!
She looks so cute in that last panel
AGH! Gotta change this Gravatar.
How can Mike be the most endearing character, even while offscreen?
Because he’s Batman.
Is he?
Then Joe must be the “Joe-ker.”
Well, now that you mention it he is a bit of a cur
Yer fighting a losin’ battle there, Joyce.
The Mike XD
oh no, is joyce in love again? and will it be as bad as in Roomies!?
..that is not an interrobang, everything by Willis except DoA has an exclamation mark, and i just noticed that
Joyce isn’t following joe around so I don’t think so
…Joyce has…impure thoughts?
I know that the characters are supposed to be relatively caught up developmentally to their AU-counterparts, but this still surprised me for some reason.
Yes. She was thinking about holding his hand, maybe even walking on the beach hand-in-hand.
Everyone (save asexuals) have impure thoughts. Religious people just deny/repress them.
Deny/repress… Such cute words atheists use for “control rather than being controlled by”…
You’re both wrong. Or both right. Something.
There are people with healthy libidos who repress/deny sexual urges because they think they should due to moral standards, and there are people with abnormally large libidos who repress/deny sexual urges
because they’d be controlled by them otherwise.
To conflate the two is an insult to both parties. And to immediately put religious folks in the first camp and atheists in the second is moreso.
Vigilante (n): any person who takes the law into his or her own hands, as by avenging a crime.
I don’t think that was what you meant. Oops! Otherwise love this one.
Vigilant is probably what you want. If you change the comic it will totally make my day, else, FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACEEEE
He is THE MIKE. He is the Mike upon which all other Mikes are judged. He is registered in the International Bureau of Weights and Measures. In France.
So what exactly does one Mike measure? Are there milliMikes? deciMikes? (Heaven forbid) kiloMikes?
“Mike-mike” is actually ‘Nam era military slang for millimeter, or mm – or so I’ve read; I’m not that old…
Mike measures the cost of your mom. It is exactly one nickel.
I propose we change the name of the five cent coin to ‘Mike’
Premarital hanky panky alert.
I think I might actually laugh if things do go that far.
With his penis.
Virginity Alarm! It’s designed to go off before he does.
SPACEBALLS FTW!
final joyce may be the absolute most adorable ever. have we seen her blushing before?
If we have, certainly not as coyly as she is there. Her cuteness in the last panel is only rivaled by Joe’s smushed up face in panel 3. (Never thought I’d think Joe cute, either.)
Blushing Joyce FTW!
(Holy Crap is she cute!)
*lmao*@Mike
Joyce…you know better than to have those types of thoughts in your head. tsk tsk….
there is only one thing chuck noris fears and thats MIKE.
Wouldn’t you be a tad bit fearful if the child you gave up for adoption was that much like you on the ‘badass-ometer’, only for it to be Mike?
And it was on that day that Joyce discovered her first fetish: men who have recently been punched by Mike.
All women have that fetish. It’s the closest they’ll get to having sex with Mike without being a mother who whores themself out for a nickle.
Last panel: That’s one temple for the Lord that ain’t wearin’ a bra.
I’m going to paint a picture for you people.
Joyce’s impure thoughts: “I’m actually touching a man. I’m touching his FACE.” Then, unbidden, an image of her giving that firm cheek a peck of a kiss.
That, people, is the extent of impurity that runs through Joyce’s mind, which makes her blush.
this
Quite likely, sure.
Then again, whether she recognizes him as one or not, she has been running her hands over the head of a guy that’s little more than a walking phallic symbol.
Remember this is a whole different universe; we’ve already seen some big differences. This may be one in which the Anti-Joyce side of her personality comes to the fore, and she becomes a raving nymphomaniac.
But then, I gave up trying to predict what Willis might do about ten years ago.
…touching his FACCCCEEEEEEEEEE
So far, we’ve avoided a performance of Joed to Joyce, but will she regret bringing that Mike onstage?
Punch them all in the face, Mike.
Then punch their moms. In the ass. With your penis.
omg Joyce in panel 4 and 5 is like the cutest thing EVER.
Level Up!
Perverse Lust Harboring Increased.
Joe with pouty face is adorableness….. No, Mike, do not hit her now… hit HIM again for making that seductive facial expression!! The tricky bastard!
I like how Joyce looks in the last panel.
Also I love that Ginger’s Bread ad that appeared on this page:
Ginger saying “Your mom’s 90% less likely to get screwed by Mike over at my place!”
XD
It’s a good ad, but it’s a false promise.
No it’s not. It clearly states that your mom is %90 percent less likely to be screwed by Mike. It says nothing about banging.
I honestly can’t tell whether Joe’s expression in the last panel is in regards to Joyce or in regards to what Mike is saying.
tsk tsk joyce, also if mike hits woman i am all for joe hitting mike (disregard that ive been all for that since the beganing )
also do i have to get a gravatar inorder to stop being the evil monkey?
You’re not evil; you’re just misunderstood.
It’s “ethnically challenged.”
Seriously, yes, you do. (In my case, it was to stop being Mary.)
I’m not sure ‘simian’ is an ethnicity.
thanks guys. and idk what he is, this is the first willis comic i’ve read
My bad. It is a mispelling of “ethic”. So “morally challenged” instead of evil.
@ScytheAkse: It’s Monkey Master, who is of significance in the It’s Walky continuity (should you be interested). Your current random gravatar is of his DoA appearance, which is only as a comic/cartoon character.
Or just wait until a new character gets added to the mix and the randomly assigned ones will shuffle. (It’s been a while, meaning I’m probably still Roz.)
Yup.
My God, Joe has seen the tapes! This is playing out just like some sort of porno. Except for, y’know, Mike.
The cuteness! It is over 9 kilokittens!
That is one large kitty.
it’s twelve gigad’awws
Do it Mike. Strike her down and become more powerful than anyone could ever imagine!
“I apolgize about the Mike and the punching.”
I thought it was Joe that was Jewish
NOOOO JOYCE!!!!! DON’T DO IT!
Me likee.
“Mike-mike” is actually ‘Nam era military slang for millimeter, or mm
– Sorry, didn’t see the reply links and thought I had to post something before I could reply directly – I’m stupid like that.
Joyce in last two panels: D’awwww she’s so CUTE
Mike takes his job of punching people in the face very seriously.
Yes! Punch her! Punch her before it’s too late!
This reminds of the old movies/novels where a girl accidentally touches a boy and the girl blushes and they fall in love. I always wondered how Pride and Prejudice would look like if Sidney Sheldon was allowed to rewrite it.
Uh oh, Joyce is getting tempted!
We need to be vigilant against, er, impure thoughts.
Like that one.
Am I the only one who sees the Vulcan mind-meld going on in panel 3, hence how she knew he was having impure thoughts?
So this date’s going to end with kal-if-fee?
Joe is NOT going to be happy with a 7 year mating cycle.
Be careful Joyce! Manwhores are notoriously hard to resist!
Buy 10 punches and get a kick to the crotch free!
That’s actually a pretty good deal considering the punches are free.
Dang it, Joe, stop being so endearing (with your penis)!
Maybe Joe should give Mike the 50 anyway.
Keep your hands off the goods, Joyce.
NO MIKE DON’T PUNCH HER SHE’S TOO ADORABLE!
Let me do it instead.