Dumbing of Age Book Twelve

Dumbing of Age

A college webcomic by David Willis
RSS
‹
›
  • Home
  • About/Read before posting
  • Archive↓
    • by calendar
  • Cast
  • Store↓
    • Main Store (books and stuff)
    • T-shirts
  • Patreon↓
    • Patreon (regular)
    • Patreon (NSFW)
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
eh it's a dorm hallway there's probably a half-dozen more people passed out in front of their doors
First Previous Random 129Comments Share Next Latest
Reddit Digg Facebook MySpace Delicious Stumbleupon Buzz Up! Mixx Technorati Google Bookmarks Yahoo Bookmarks Yahoo MyWeb Windows Live Propeller FriendFeed Newsvine Xanga LinkedIn Blinklist Twitter
Discover more Hiveworks comics
Saint for Rent
Ru Xu
Saint Halliday runs an inn for Time Travelers. Unfortunately, he seems to attract other supernatural "guests," too.
Heroes of Thantopolis
Izzy Strontium Hall
A living boy fights to save the City of the Dead.
Empowered
Adam Warren
A sexy superhero comedy (except when it isn't) about the never-ending struggles of a plucky but very unlucky young superheroine.
ARISE, YE SKELETON KING
Brian Clevinger, Escher Cattle, Lee Black
A troupe of wandering "adventurers" down to their last silver "acquire" a map only to find the real treasure was the fiend they dug up along the way.
The Weave
Rennie Kingsley
A young woman pursued by bad luck is witness to the murder of the Fairy Queen of Summer. Can she get to the bottom of this mystery?
Monster's Garden
Ash G.
Champion pit fighter Kilo Monster was content to spend the rest of his days tending to his quiet garden alone... until he met a curious robot girl and her human family.
Sleepless Domain
Mary Cagle (Cube Watermelon)
In a world where magical girls and their battles are commonplace, loss has become all too common as well.
Peritale
Mari Costa
A fairy godmother with no magic tries her best to successfully fulfill a Fairytale and win the respect of her peers.
Guilded Age
T Campbell, John Waltrip, Florence Machina
Welcome to the saga of the working-class adventurer! Enjoy the complete story with new annotations daily!
Little Tiny Things
Clover
What are the little things that move us? The simple joys that warm our bodies and hearts? The micro life of insects that influence our world more than we think? The tiny steps we make everyday to have a happier tomorrow?
Sakana
Mad Rupert
Our heroes must navigate a hazardous dating scene, overcome personal anxieties, and wrangle unruly seafood in order to find love, peace of mind, and a paycheck.
Three Panel Soul
Matt Boyd, Ian McConville
It's a pretty rigid format but we keep the content loose, you know?
The Messenger
indui
In a ruin-abound town cursed with bad luck, Kai and Kalla--a young boy and a fledgling dragonbird spirit--take on a quest in hopes the reward will solve all of their problems.
Namesake
Isa, Meg
There's ghosts at your heels and fairy tale worlds ahead. What do you do? Jump down the rabbit hole!
Dumbing of Age
David M Willis
Joyce has been homeschooled her entire life until now, when she's suddenly a freshman in college! Things don't go well.
Sister Claire
Yamino
In the troubled aftermath of a great war between Witches and her fellow Nuns, novice Sister Claire just wants a purpose.
Stand Still, Stay Silent
Minna Sundberg
A few generations after the end of the world, a small, poorly financed research crew is sent out to rediscover whatever is left of the forbidden old world in the south.
Freakshow
Scotty
A festival of broken people, blood flows in the center ring. Come one and come all, to the greatest show in all of Paris.
Ozzie the Vampire
Eric Lide
Ozzie and her best friend Kimmy are your average everyday normal art students – except one is an immortal vampire with superpowers and the other possesses a magic talking grimoire. Also they have to save their town from a demonic invasion.
Augustine
Winter Jay Kiakas, Windy
August and her ragtag group are just like everyone else, simply surviving in the treacherous Crater... When they stumble into what may be an artifact of the ancient past, their lives are thrown into a much bigger loop as they trifle with bounty hunters, monsters and gods.
Nerf Now!!
Josué Pereira
A cute webcomic about fanservice, video games, and... love. Mostly video games, though.
Darkling Bright
Chris Hazelton
Kieran Bright is a college student home for the summer and roped into an online reunion with his old neighborhood friends in the most recent update of their favorite childhood MMORPG. At least, he was, and that was the idea... Join Kieran and his friends as they are pulled into another reality that may or may not be real and are forced to confront their own identities, the nature of simulated universes and reality itself.
Nigh Heaven & Hell
Scotty
Heather Vodihn is on a simple mission: find her father. However she becomes entangled with two strangers with mysterious powers being stalked by a group with bizarre demands. Heather must learn to trust her new traveling companions, even if she is untrustworthy herself.
Not Drunk Enough
Tess Stone
Logan Ibarra is possibly the unluckiest repairman in the world. A late night job should not have landed him in the middle of a mad scientist's squabble, but he soon finds himself surrounded by monsters and further madness with little tools to get out.
Angel's Orchard
Harry Bogosian
After the events in Demon's Mirror, Gerda has accepted her role as a Demon Hunter, and Cezar has traveled back to the Demon City. Demons have existed alongside humans for millennia, so things begin to return to normal. But an impossibly powerful Relic has been taken by one of the Demon Masters, and a silent war enters its final stages.
Barbarous
Ananth Hirsh, Yuko Ota
A crummy wizard and an anxious monster have to get over themselves and bring order to an apartment building full of misfits.
Blindsprings
Kadi Fedoruk
Tamaura, wrested into a world 300 years in the future, must find a way to save the magic fading from her country.
Edison Rex
Chris Roberson
The adventures of the world’s greatest villain who, after defeating his superheroic nemesis, decides that he’s the only one left to defend the world.
Novae
KaiJu
A historical romance with a touch magic and a dash of astronomy. It chronicles the romantic adventures of Sulvain, a sweet tempered necromancer and Raziol, a passionate 17th century astronomer.
The Golden Boar
Magnolia Porter Siddell
A young woman joins a group of summoners who call forth Guardian Beasts to protect their isolated magical island. Unfortunately, her Guardian Beast is nothing like she'd imagined, and he's about to change her life, and everything she thought she knew about herself...
Lies Within
Lacey
Lysander's aimless and carefree life is turned upside down when he accidentally discovers that the cute boy next door, Simon, is a literal monster
Cyanide & Happiness
Explosm
Satire, dark humor and surreal humor.
BOOKMARK
Click "Tag Page" to bookmark a page. When you return to the site, click "Goto Tag" to continue where you left off.
Goto TagClear Tag


BUFFER WATCH Comics are currently drawn and uploaded through:

May 12, 2026

Comfortable

by David M Willis on September 17, 2017 at 12:01 am
  • 01 - Face the Strange
└ Tags: danny, ethan

Discussion (129) ¬

[ Comments RSS ]
  1. Ana Chronistic
    Ana Chronistic
    September 17, 2017 at 12:01 am | #

    Danny makes a good cat

    • Madock345
      Madock345
      September 17, 2017 at 12:16 am | #

      I kinda want to name a cat Danny now

      • Bicycle Bill
        Bicycle Bill
        September 17, 2017 at 2:33 am | #

        I kinda want to name a cat “Eef”.

        • Clif
          Clif
          September 17, 2017 at 11:27 am | #

          Hard to do when Eef is the name of your favorite pillow.

      • MatsuoTanuki
        MatsuoTanuki
        September 17, 2017 at 8:14 pm | #

        Danny the song and daaaaaance cat!

        (Man I hope someone gets the reference, that film needs more love..)

        • Madock345
          Madock345
          September 17, 2017 at 11:40 pm | #

          Only thing I really remember about that movie is the villain and her butler. They were amazing.

          • MatsuoTanuki
            MatsuoTanuki
            September 18, 2017 at 12:49 am | #

            That they were. I especially liked Max’s dynamic exit after his first appearance, disappearing flawlessly thru the him-shaped hole in the wall.

    • Screwball
      Screwball
      September 17, 2017 at 5:20 am | #

      Would it make things wierd if Danny started purring?

    • Needfuldoer
      Needfuldoer
      September 17, 2017 at 7:35 am | #

      His mousing skills are sub-par, but he doesn’t scratch the furniture and he’s housetrained.

      • Roborat
        Roborat
        September 19, 2017 at 3:18 pm | #

        Hopefully he doesn’t spray.

  2. Doctor_Who
    Doctor_Who
    September 17, 2017 at 12:02 am | #

    “In that case, I should probably get you to MY room.”

    • Madock345
      Madock345
      September 17, 2017 at 12:13 am | #

      This is the correct answer

    • Falling Star
      Falling Star
      September 17, 2017 at 7:10 pm | #

      Obviously the best choice.

  3. AnvilPro
    AnvilPro
    September 17, 2017 at 12:02 am | #

    No Eef, if you touch it the mother won’t take it back

    • King Daniel
      King Daniel
      September 17, 2017 at 12:03 am | #

      Isn’t that a myth?

      • Sam
        Sam
        September 17, 2017 at 12:42 am | #

        It is a myth, yes. Birds don’t have a good sense of smell at all so can’t smell that you have touched their eggs, nest or babies.

        • ValdVin
          ValdVin
          September 17, 2017 at 5:18 am | #

          I thought it was about baby mammals, too.

          • Sam
            Sam
            September 17, 2017 at 11:51 am | #

            I don’t believe so, to my knowledge it has always been used in reference to birds specifically, usually around when they are nesting and laying eggs to keep people from taking them home.

            With mammals the mother can reject her own children for seemingly no reason at all (farmers see this with things like horses, sheep, cows and goats) when sense of smell isn’t even how they recognise each other while others do use sense of smell but wouldn’t necessarily abandon their children because of their other senses used like hearing to recognise their voices.

            There have been lionesses that kidnap or befriend baby antelope; wolves, cats, dogs and monkeys have adopted, protected and raised young children that have been abandoned or neglected severely in the very rare instances that feral children raised by animals actually do exist; other mammals can also be convinced to raise others as well – dogs can be convinced to raise pretty much anything.

            So while a sense of smell may contribute, it definitely isn’t the end all be all for mammals either, but I have never seen it used for mammals, only birds.

            With mammals the main problem with touching their babies is that they may not actually be in distress or abandoned at all even if they appear to be to us since several animals hide their children then go off hunting and you don’t know if the parents are actually nearby or not. More skittish individuals may abandon their babies if you touch them because it makes it seem like danger is nearby, but others may just go ahead and spend energy relocating them all.

            Nature is never perfectly predictable but in general helping baby birds or eggs back into a nest is fine if the parents aren’t around but you shouldn’t go around touching every baby animal you see as you don’t know if they are actually in danger or not unless you actually monitor the situation over a period of time and look up signs on what might indicate they have been abandoned.

      • Great Greedy Guts
        Great Greedy Guts
        September 17, 2017 at 2:04 am | #

        Yeah, it’s just a way to keep kids from handling them, because they’re less likely to be gentle in ways that won’t do harm to the bird.

        • Screwball
          Screwball
          September 17, 2017 at 5:22 am | #

          But, but, that’s what Daniel the Human told me…

          • Ellegos
            Ellegos
            September 17, 2017 at 10:05 am | #

            You could have saved that bird when you were nine.

            • Clif
              Clif
              September 17, 2017 at 11:25 am | #

              And you would have caught a bird virus fatal to humans.

    • StClair
      StClair
      September 17, 2017 at 12:11 am | #

      I was gonna say, he’s gone and imprinted on you now.

    • Fart Captor
      Fart Captor
      September 17, 2017 at 2:34 am | #

      Having seen Danny’s mother I think that’s for the best

      • Kannen
        Kannen
        September 17, 2017 at 4:07 am | #

        Agreed. Eef can keep Danny and Danny’s mother can just eff off.

        • Deanatay
          Deanatay
          September 17, 2017 at 11:26 am | #

          ITYM ‘Eef’ off.

  4. Sugnez
    Sugnez
    September 17, 2017 at 12:03 am | #

    adorable

    • ANeM
      ANeM
      September 17, 2017 at 12:28 am | #

      adanable.

  5. HMH
    HMH
    September 17, 2017 at 12:04 am | #

    howdoi buyed one eef

  6. jeffepp
    jeffepp
    September 17, 2017 at 12:05 am | #

    Well, they ARE practically secretly dating. Well, secret for teens.

    • tbf
      tbf
      September 17, 2017 at 9:35 am | #

      If they’re dating, then I don’t know how dating works. I thought they were just friends who found each other sexy.

      • Delicious Taffy
        Delicious Taffy
        September 17, 2017 at 3:07 pm | #

        The best kind.

  7. Judas Peckerwood
    Judas Peckerwood
    September 17, 2017 at 12:06 am | #

    EEF indeed!

  8. Tacos
    Tacos
    September 17, 2017 at 12:07 am | #

    Aww. Danny is like a cat.

    • Bagge
      Bagge
      September 17, 2017 at 2:37 am | #

      A cute bisexual hipster cat with a ukulele…

      If that’s not marketable I don’t know what is.

      • Mr. Bulbmin
        Mr. Bulbmin
        September 17, 2017 at 3:40 am | #

        That is prime webcomic/YouTube animation material. You get all kinds with a premise like that, especially if our protagonist cat is also a gamer. Their favorite game could even be Mewtroid

  9. Passchendaele
    Passchendaele
    September 17, 2017 at 12:08 am | #

    This is so sweet I expect mike to appear aaaaaany second now. Please let me be wrong. ‹.‹

    • Madock345
      Madock345
      September 17, 2017 at 12:14 am | #

      It’s been too long since a mike appeared. Miss that dude.

      Though I’m not sure what he would do about this.

      • inqntrol
        inqntrol
        September 17, 2017 at 1:10 am | #

        Probably make Ethan feel uncomfortable about the situation.

    • Benet
      Benet
      September 17, 2017 at 1:14 am | #

      I’ve missed Mike, so I’d rather you be right! He’s an ass, sure, but there’s usually reasoning behind it, which is fun

    • rectilinearpropagation
      rectilinearpropagation
      September 17, 2017 at 9:49 pm | #

      Wasn’t Mike attempting to seduce Ethan via knowing stuff about Transformers? He kinda brings it up with Amber here: http://www.dumbingofage.com/2017/comic/book-7/03-the-thing-i-was-before/labels/

  10. Stephen Bierce
    Stephen Bierce
    September 17, 2017 at 12:10 am | #

    *plays the Molly Hatchet version of “Dreams I’ll Never See” on the hacked Muzak*

    • ValdVin
      ValdVin
      September 17, 2017 at 5:11 am | #

      I know it’s a miscount, but what about “Two Sleepy People”?

      It works for all the shippers out there.

  11. Keulen
    Keulen
    September 17, 2017 at 12:10 am | #

    D’awww this is adorable and I ship it like fedex.

    • Jon Rich
      Jon Rich
      September 17, 2017 at 9:52 am | #

      That one is *gold,* right there.

      • Deanatay
        Deanatay
        September 17, 2017 at 11:29 am | #

        Eh, this was never my ship.

        I’m a UPS’er, all the way

        • Onyx
          Onyx
          September 17, 2017 at 1:52 pm | #

          Lol I actually work at UPS.

        • Amazi-Stool
          Amazi-Stool
          September 17, 2017 at 3:44 pm | #

          Because this was your ship!.

          • Amazi-Stool
            Amazi-Stool
            September 17, 2017 at 3:46 pm | #

            Aargh! Another link.

    • Roborat
      Roborat
      September 19, 2017 at 3:21 pm | #

      You mean you want it stepped on and delivered to the wrong address?

  12. Rukdug
    Rukdug
    September 17, 2017 at 12:10 am | #

    Re: Alt-text, that’s a very conservative guess for a Sunday morning. At least 60% of the halls occupants are passed out in the hallway.

    • Dana
      Dana
      September 17, 2017 at 1:20 am | #

      You’re giving college kids a lot of credit that they could make it that far.

    • madock345
      madock345
      September 17, 2017 at 1:59 am | #

      Could easily go over 100% in my experience. But when I did that kind of thing I had a habit of making new friends at the party and trying to bring them back to hang out and play games.

    • Bicycle Bill
      Bicycle Bill
      September 17, 2017 at 2:35 am | #

      But probably not in someone else’s lap.

  13. Kamino Neko
    Kamino Neko
    September 17, 2017 at 12:11 am | #

    D’aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaw.

  14. Endy
    Endy
    September 17, 2017 at 12:11 am | #

    This is??? adorable???

  15. Ryek Hvek
    Ryek Hvek
    September 17, 2017 at 12:18 am | #

    Eef – It’s a crazy word

  16. BBCC
    BBCC
    September 17, 2017 at 12:20 am | #

    too cute

    iz ded.

    • Emperor Norton II
      Emperor Norton II
      September 17, 2017 at 3:18 am | #

      Alas, BBCC, We knew him… Well, not that well, to be honest. I mean, We mostly thought the username was a misspelling of BBC that never got corrected. But We’re sure somebody will miss them.

      • Needfuldoer
        Needfuldoer
        September 17, 2017 at 7:40 am | #

        o7 RIP in peace

      • BBCC
        BBCC
        September 17, 2017 at 4:59 pm | #

        *Her. 😛

  17. adjudicus
    adjudicus
    September 17, 2017 at 12:28 am | #

    Too… adorable… brain can’t handle… sjwixlkdjfejjjdksk

  18. Doki
    Doki
    September 17, 2017 at 12:29 am | #

    fLAILS AROUND

    AAAAAAAA

    • Doki
      Doki
      September 17, 2017 at 12:34 am | #

      No really this is so adorable I could cry. In a good way. ;~;

      (IDK if I’m just overemotional because of the stress of being about to move or if this is really just that cute but… I’m gonna go with it’s just that cute because oH MY GOD I LOVE THESE TWO TOGETHER. ;w;)

  19. nobodybasically
    nobodybasically
    September 17, 2017 at 12:47 am | #

    So is an Eef anything like an Eaton?

    • Clif
      Clif
      September 17, 2017 at 11:32 am | #

      More like a covfefe. The product of a sleep deprived mind.

    • Marsh Maryrose
      Marsh Maryrose
      September 17, 2017 at 11:45 am | #

      And is there a second Eef, as foretold in the Tome of Eons?

  20. Kernanator
    Kernanator
    September 17, 2017 at 12:48 am | #

    Haaaairy baby!

  21. laladoria
    laladoria
    September 17, 2017 at 12:56 am | #

    this makes me hapoy and warm.

    • laladoria
      laladoria
      September 17, 2017 at 12:57 am | #

      Happy*

      Also, what’s going to go wrong in the next couple strips? Happy hasn’t been known to last very long….

    • Doki
      Doki
      September 17, 2017 at 1:49 am | #

      Saaaaaame aaaaaaaaa

      (Also I just wanted to say your icon is super cute. ;w; I love Lurantis OMG)

  22. Benet
    Benet
    September 17, 2017 at 1:12 am | #

    So, who/what will ruin this tender moment?

    • Emperor Norton II
      Emperor Norton II
      September 17, 2017 at 3:22 am | #

      Danny smashing his forehead into Ethan’s crotch.

      • Willinwoods
        Willinwoods
        September 17, 2017 at 4:04 am | #

        And then vomiting.

        • Khyrin
          Khyrin
          September 17, 2017 at 7:07 am | #

          and then they’re roommates for life, and Danny will eventually get super buff and adopt an ex-millitary Palkyrie?

    • Clif
      Clif
      September 17, 2017 at 11:34 am | #

      Mike. It interferes with his plans.

  23. RacingTurtle
    RacingTurtle
    September 17, 2017 at 1:21 am | #

    awwwww!

  24. Ronnie
    Ronnie
    September 17, 2017 at 1:52 am | #

    This is so. Sweet. I need them to cuddle forever

    • Bagge
      Bagge
      September 17, 2017 at 2:35 am | #

      I don’t see Danny waking up anytime soon

  25. Queen Anthai
    Queen Anthai
    September 17, 2017 at 2:34 am | #

    AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

  26. Bagge
    Bagge
    September 17, 2017 at 2:35 am | #

    LIGHT CUDDLE!

  27. NinjaNick
    NinjaNick
    September 17, 2017 at 2:42 am | #

    That’s so cute. ^^

  28. Bickendan
    Bickendan
    September 17, 2017 at 2:52 am | #

    Who knew that Dan Danning it up could be so adorable.

    • Bagge
      Bagge
      September 17, 2017 at 2:54 am | #

      Ethan. Ethan knew.

  29. Emperor Norton II
    Emperor Norton II
    September 17, 2017 at 3:05 am | #

    Side by side in silence
    They pass away the day
    So comfortable
    So habitual
    And so nothing left to say

    • Bagge
      Bagge
      September 17, 2017 at 4:19 am | #

      Awwwww

      • ValdVin
        ValdVin
        September 17, 2017 at 5:31 am | #

        Ethan’s hand in panel six will not make Danny anything but sleepier and cuddlier.

        As this board’s biggest Beckyologist, I want you opinion: Will this surpass the dawwww quotient of Joyce and Becky seen previously?

        http://www.dumbingofage.com/2014/comic/book-5/02-threes-a-crowd/cheating/

        • Bagge
          Bagge
          September 17, 2017 at 7:30 am | #

          I MIGHT be seen as biased… but, no. Danny-and-Ethan-cuddles are not yet as dawww-worthy as Joyce-and-Becky-cuddles.

          Not yet, that is.

          • ValdVin
            ValdVin
            September 17, 2017 at 12:03 pm | #

            There’s also mega poignancy points which the Becky/Joyce sleepovers have gained, which will be difficult to top.

            Now the geek in me wants to make a 3D graph and plot points as this storyline continues.

            • Bagge
              Bagge
              September 17, 2017 at 12:18 pm | #

              That undertone of “Becky-has-nothing-and-no-one-in-the-entire-world-but-she-has-her-Joyce.-She-will-always-have-her-Joyce” is hard to top.

      • Emperor Norton II
        Emperor Norton II
        September 17, 2017 at 1:37 pm | #

        It’s from a The Cure song, so the whole of the song isn’t that uplifting…

        …Though it’s still less depressing than most of their songs.

  30. AGV
    AGV
    September 17, 2017 at 3:56 am | #

    If he starts purring he will go full cat

    • Bagge
      Bagge
      September 17, 2017 at 4:21 am | #

      That’s a clear posibility

  31. Eldritch Gentleman
    Eldritch Gentleman
    September 17, 2017 at 4:41 am | #

    I can’t help but wonder what kind of horrors Willis will smash into us next considering he gifted us this sweet scene…

  32. theKOT
    theKOT
    September 17, 2017 at 5:17 am | #

    I feel like this is a friendship moment, not that it excludes romance, but that it does not imply romantic intentions and would be the same regardless of what Eef felt.

    • Usayasha
      Usayasha
      September 17, 2017 at 5:09 pm | #

      As much as it has platonic friendship playing a powerful role in this, I think that the romantic overtones really play a strong part in what makes this moment powerful. Ethan has never had a relationship he could really invest himself in, and Danny is re-imagining his identity in part because Ethan’s positive presence in his life helped change his view of who he is and what he deserves, in regard to relationships in general and his sexuality in specific.

      And yet, despite the strong chemistry and impact they have together, they’re barring themselves from being in a relationship. They’re both sacrificing their own desires and feelings in order to protect someone else who they both care about. They’re clearly good for each other, and they both know it, but they aren’t allowing themselves to experience what would be an incredibly positive experience in their life.

      So this moment, where they’re comfortable and intimate and friendly, is a glimpse into what-could-be, and a fairly public one at that. It lets them almost experience something that they aren’t letting themselves have. And yeah, they are friends. And there’s nothing inherently romantic about falling asleep on your friend’s lap. But in this context, with these people? The underlying romance is too big of a factor to not be one of this moment’s defining features.

      • theKOT
        theKOT
        September 17, 2017 at 7:38 pm | #

        Hmm that’s not how I was reading it – yes the tension is there but I was seeing it as more of a situation where ethan was enjoying the platonic intimacy without the typical concerns of things getting misinterpreted or carried away into their romantic feelings for one another. Like They have been putting extra distance between themselves to avoid temptation, but the circumstances here allow them to be close without those added tones. If he wasn’t so worried about accidentally causing problems for a lot of people by sliding into a romantic relationship, this is the way Ethan would act. Maybe you are right, but that wasn’t my reading.

        • Spencer
          Spencer
          September 17, 2017 at 7:51 pm | #

          Well first, we don’t know that they’ve been avoiding each other and, at the least, they’re still “really good friends” and regularly text each other.

          Second, I disagree with the idea that they’re avoiding temptation.

          If the whole point to this is that they want to be together but can’t, then that makes Amber an antagonist to getting them together, and I don’t believe that’s the intent. They would like to date, but Amber is more important, rather than them actively longing for each other but putting themselves on hold for that harpy.

          • Fart Captor
            Fart Captor
            September 18, 2017 at 12:00 am | #

            Amber never asked them for this. They didn’t have to do it, but they chose to wait because they were worried about her. They shouldn’t wait forever, but it was still kind of them to think of her.

            • Spencer
              Spencer
              September 18, 2017 at 7:24 am | #

              See, that’s what I mean. If they want to be together but can’t because of Amber, then that mean Amber is a burden getting in the way of their happiness, and I’m hoping that’s not the case.

              My read on this is that they both thinking dating would be nice, but they don’t want to because Amber is more important. That’s different from putting off something you want to do because of someone else.

              • Fart Captor
                Fart Captor
                September 18, 2017 at 8:34 pm | #

                Ah, I gotcha.

  33. darkoneko
    darkoneko
    September 17, 2017 at 6:07 am | #

    Eef you ?

  34. Valerie
    Valerie
    September 17, 2017 at 7:21 am | #

    Omg, yes, this is officially my ship, thank yoooou. <3

  35. Reed
    Reed
    September 17, 2017 at 8:52 am | #

    so how long until amber shows up??? ahhhh something’s gonna happen why can’t these boys just be happyyy…

    • Andy
      Andy
      September 17, 2017 at 1:26 pm | #

      Nope, I bet Mike will show up and use this against some combination of Danny, Ethan, and/or Amber. Maybe help Ethan put Danny to bed, and then seduce Ethan, with just enough noise/exposure to give Danny a glimpse. There will be no Slipshine, because this will be a most unhealthy encounter for Ethan.

      • timemonkey
        timemonkey
        September 17, 2017 at 8:44 pm | #

        It’s too early for that. Screwing Ethan now wouldn’t accomplish anything.

  36. Teddae
    Teddae
    September 17, 2017 at 9:14 am | #

    Eef is the new meow

  37. ObiKemnebi
    ObiKemnebi
    September 17, 2017 at 9:57 am | #

    Am I the only one who, every time Danny calls him “Eef” suddenly forgets what his actual name is for a few seconds?

    • Egg
      Egg
      September 17, 2017 at 10:36 am | #

      Nah, I blanked out completely when he did it the first time.

  38. Micki
    Micki
    September 17, 2017 at 10:02 am | #

    <3 <3 <3

  39. hof1991
    hof1991
    September 17, 2017 at 10:07 am | #

    sympathy by light physical contact.

  40. Jhon
    Jhon
    September 17, 2017 at 11:11 am | #

    ‘Eef’ translates to: “I’m fine right where I am, thank you very much”
    (where would we be without the Universal Translator?)

  41. Marsh Maryrose
    Marsh Maryrose
    September 17, 2017 at 11:40 am | #

    Where was Danny going TO? He was already in his bedroom.

    • pluto
      pluto
      September 17, 2017 at 12:30 pm | #

      based on my own sleep-deprivation experiences, probably to consume a large quantity of carbohydrates and pass out in the dining hall, or perhaps a Denny’s

      • Delicious Taffy
        Delicious Taffy
        September 17, 2017 at 3:05 pm | #

        He was gonna go Den it up.

        • pluto
          pluto
          September 17, 2017 at 8:02 pm | #

          thank you for giving me a new term for my 3am “lord help me i’m back on my bullshit” denny’s trips

  42. Godfather
    Godfather
    September 17, 2017 at 12:47 pm | #

    Ethan drags Danny to Danny’s room, tries to put him in bed.
    Danny awakens and kisses him passionately and fun times ensue.

  43. Valerie
    Valerie
    September 17, 2017 at 1:17 pm | #

    WE CAN SHIP IT

  44. L!ghtn!ng
    L!ghtn!ng
    September 17, 2017 at 2:03 pm | #

    <3

  45. Usayasha
    Usayasha
    September 17, 2017 at 5:35 pm | #

    I’m not gonna lie, all of the shipping talk in the comments is a tad…unnerving? I mean, I definitely relate most of the time. Am gay; love guys loving guys.

    But in this moment we’re being let in to see a really private, tender moment. This is so soft, and so pure, and there’s this underlying fear in the scene with Ethan being afraid of being seen by others. It’s such a private moment to be privy to, one that has a quiet sort of power to it.

    And the people enthusiastically and loudly proclaiming how much they ship this feels kind of… off. Like, I know that plenty of people in this comment section really relate to this moment, and honestly appreciate it. But with how many people fetishize queer men and they’re relationship, and with how a lot of fandom culture has kind of commodified queer relationships into this thing that you can consume, it really gives me some freaky vibes.

    If this were a big kiss moment or a sly and flirty moment that’d be different. Those are moments where cheering and commentating are encouraged and expected. But this moment isn’t one of those. It’s private, tender, and soft. I know that if I’d opened up about having a moment like this to someone, and they responded like I’d just made out with a celebrity on the Kiss-o-Vision at some football game, I’d feel betrayed.

    I’m not saying that one can’t cheer or joke about how much you love gay couples in media – I do it all of the time. But there’s a large crowd out there who loves to take in queer men’s love for each other and consume it like a popular new song, no matter how uncomfortable it might make the men in question, or how important and private that moment was.

    Now these ARE fictional men, so it’s not like you’re hurting anyone’s feelings; I’m just saying, I can’t tell the difference between some of y’all and the folks who shout, “Yaoi!” at gay couples on the bus. It’s not necessarilly that you’re bad, I’m just eerily creeped out by the similarities, and don’t know if I’m the only one.

    • Usayasha
      Usayasha
      September 17, 2017 at 5:37 pm | #

      Damn, I made waaaay too many typos in this post. I should have read it over first.

      • Pier
        Pier
        September 21, 2017 at 11:03 am | #

        I just see that as their cry for a Tumblr fanpic to happen, since, you know, not everybody can draw the characters that identically well.

        It’s like a #stancest tag. Do I know that the writer will not create such content? Of course. Am I hoping someone else can start the fuel? Heck yeah.

    • Spencer
      Spencer
      September 17, 2017 at 5:53 pm | #

      That’s been de rigeuer for this place since we found out Danny was bisexual.

      There were people begging for him to cheat on Amber. This is nothing new.

    • pluto
      pluto
      September 17, 2017 at 8:05 pm | #

      I think I get what you mean – I know personally people going “aww this is sweet” wouldn’t bother me, but there’s a lot of comments with kind of a “NOW FUCK!” vibe, which is a bit more *grimace emoji*

    • Vulcanodon
      Vulcanodon
      September 17, 2017 at 9:03 pm | #

      I just found it incredibly charming. I want to build a fence around them and let a little bit of love in the world go unchallenged for once.

      • SgtWadeyWilson
        SgtWadeyWilson
        September 17, 2017 at 9:15 pm | #

        That’s kinda the point I’m at. Them liking each other has been showing positive and adorable results in both of them, and they should get to be together to bask in the adorable positive glow that is them together.

        I have made some jokes, but I honestly get a warm fuzzy feeling in my brain when I see them happy together.

    • Usayasha
      Usayasha
      September 18, 2017 at 12:37 am | #

      I don’t necessarily mind the people cheering them on as a couple, even if unreasonably. Because that’s pretty normal for ships, regardless of gender. The thing about this one that’s bothering me is just that the cheers don’t sync up with the context.

      Normally, this moment would make people say, “Aww…” But instead it’s more of a, “FUCK HIM NOW” kinda vibe. Whether or not that’s weird in response to normal flirting, it at least is somewhat the same across sexualities. Taking private, tender moments and fervently turning them into sexytime fuel is mostly exclusive to mlm moments.

  46. Nenja
    Nenja
    September 18, 2017 at 7:31 am | #

    awwww, this is so cute ^^

  47. Exilon1
    Exilon1
    September 19, 2017 at 8:01 pm | #

    Aaaaa I love you for this I am living there is so much fluff here my ship has sailed twice around the world on the fuel provided

Who should be the default doodle for Book 14?

View Results

Loading ... Loading ...
  • Polls Archive
CONVENTION APPEARANCES


May 3, 2025 - FCBD @ Laughing Ogre Comics in Columbus, Ohio

David M Willis! avatar
David M Willis!
@damnyouwillis.bsky.social
damnyouwillis.bsky.social's user avatar
David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 5h
Dumbing of Age: "Up, continued" www.dumbingofage.com/2025/comic/b... #webcomic #webcomics
www.dumbingofage.com
Up, continued
2
5
29
 
reposted by David M Willis!
theonion.com's user avatar
The Onion @theonion.com ⋅ 10h
Where did Hollywood go so wrong? I thought movies were supposed to be an escape from reality, a chance to put your worries aside and not have to think about any underlying ideas or concepts. Well, not anymore. theonion.com/you-can...
header image - You Can’t Even Watch A Movie Anymore Without Seeing Some Theme Explored
theonion.com
You Can’t Even Watch A Movie Anymore Without Seeing Some Theme Explored
I’ve loved movies ever since I was a little kid. Just stepping into that dark theater, with the smell of fresh popcorn, was like being transported to a whole other world. It used to be so magical. But now I’m thinking about boycotting movies altogether. Why? Because I can’t seem to watch one anymore without […]
25
227
1497
 
damnyouwillis.bsky.social's user avatar
David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 10h
GOTTEM
12
10
92
 
reposted by David M Willis!
parsnip.bsky.social's user avatar
geoffrey @parsnip.bsky.social ⋅ 11h
the 90s were a wild time. if i told you how many magazines there were you wouldnt even believe me
192
530
4599
 
reposted by David M Willis!
aubreygilleran.bsky.social's user avatar
Aubrey Gilleran @aubreygilleran.bsky.social ⋅ 16h
It's not a new argument, of course, but Chesterton dismissed it effectively in 1908. "You will hear everlastingly... this argument that the rich man cannot be bribed. The fact is, of course, that the rich man is bribed; he has been bribed already. That is why he is a rich man."
atrupar.com's user avatarAaron Rupar @atrupar.com ⋅ 17h
Hawley dismisses Trump lining his pockets with his memecoin: "Listen, I think nobody believes that Donald Trump can be bought. I mean, what does Donald Trump need more money for?"
54
595
2126
 
reposted by David M Willis!
catacalypto.bsky.social's user avatar
Cat Manning @catacalypto.bsky.social ⋅ 9d
1984 calendar meme reading 1529, the year of the first Ottoman siege of Vienna
spavel.bsky.social's user avatarPavel🐀 @spavel.bsky.social ⋅ 10d
Who can forget the Swiss-Austrian Union, or its famous capital - Istanbul.
AI generated ad by a company called Travello showing the 10 most visited cities in Europe, except the cities are hilariously poorly placed. London is in Wales, Paris is in Ireland, Rome is in France, Rom (yes like Rome but without an E) is in Spain, Barcelona is in Morocco, Prague is in Germany, Vienna is in Italy, Istanbul is in Austria, Milan is in Libya, and Antalya is correctly shown as in Turkey but is in the wrong place. Also a few of the borders like Switzerland and Austria or Hungary and Slovenia are missing.
19
240
1301
 
damnyouwillis.bsky.social's user avatar
David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 16h
*at the very end of Andor, cassian travels through a vortex that makes everyone look a decade younger*
2
2
61
 
damnyouwillis.bsky.social's user avatar
David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 17h
(May 14, 2026)
a bemused lucy watches as somebody collapses on her dorm room floor
5
2
41
 
damnyouwillis.bsky.social's user avatar
David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 17h
wilbur, savvy enough to know he's in a comic strip but still not a great actor, awkwardly lifts a muffin up into frame so that we, the audience, understand that he has a muffin right now, which is very important narratively, but he's not really selling it well as an organic, human action
3
2
29
 
damnyouwillis.bsky.social's user avatar
David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 1d
Dumbing of Age: "Up" www.dumbingofage.com/2025/comic/b... #webcomics #webcomic #dofa
www.dumbingofage.com
Up
2
7
48
 
damnyouwillis.bsky.social's user avatar
David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 1d
i mean i... guess there are people who want toy-accurate hyper-articulated original-toy-look guys but in cartoon colors for some reason
3
2
33
 
damnyouwillis.bsky.social's user avatar
David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 1d
Fuck you, Clayface!!!
6
7
119
 
damnyouwillis.bsky.social's user avatar
David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
www.ebay.com/itm/23609982... selling my LG34 Mindwipe, minus Servant
header image - Transformers Generations TakaraTomy Legends LG34 Wipe (Mindwipe), incomplete | eBay
www.ebay.com
Transformers Generations TakaraTomy Legends LG34 Wipe (Mindwipe), incomplete | eBay
Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Transformers Generations TakaraTomy Legends LG34 Wipe (Mindwipe), incomplete at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many pro...
1
2
8
 
damnyouwillis.bsky.social's user avatar
David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
Menace Level: up to date on his vaccinations
3
3
73
 
damnyouwillis.bsky.social's user avatar
David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
Today in #9ChickweedLane I learned Gran is back from the grave so she can jerk it to furry porn with her daughter
10
6
62
 
damnyouwillis.bsky.social's user avatar
David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
www.ebay.com/itm/23609184... 5 hours left on my 4-jet titans return tidal wave
header image - Transformers Siege on Cybertron Titans Return Tidal Wave incomplete, restickered | eBay
www.ebay.com
Transformers Siege on Cybertron Titans Return Tidal Wave incomplete, restickered | eBay
Check out those stickers. They make him look pretty great, actually. That aircraft carrier mode shines. Tidal Wave is loose and incomplete! So there's only four (4) jets!
1
5
 
damnyouwillis.bsky.social's user avatar
David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
confirming that the reason there's been no Galaxy Version female characters in Blokees until now is that they felt they needed to make Round Lady Thighs For Ladies
2
1
33
 
damnyouwillis.bsky.social's user avatar
David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
Dumbing of Age: "For you" www.dumbingofage.com/2025/comic/b... #webcomics #webcomic
www.dumbingofage.com
For you
3
39
 
damnyouwillis.bsky.social's user avatar
David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
y'know there's not an awful lot of rocketeering in The Rocketeer
8
56
 
reposted by David M Willis!
dril.bsky.social's user avatar
wint @dril.bsky.social ⋅ 3d
buddy you came to the wrong ass to fuck
42
1317
6825
 
damnyouwillis.bsky.social's user avatar
David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
Man if they were arresting judges then this'd be the dumbest fucking thing I've ever heard but thankfully that's not happening.
7
24
170
 
damnyouwillis.bsky.social's user avatar
David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
Stop making the one toy I want the super-expensive chase, Auldey!!!!
3
2
31
 
damnyouwillis.bsky.social's user avatar
David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
And that's why you have Jesus wear a condom!
4
4
42
 
damnyouwillis.bsky.social's user avatar
David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 3d
It's #webcomicday? We have a special day??? Well, my name is Pat McHoarney and I draw 69 Mouse-Ear Blvd, a multigenerational story about women who all have sexy legs and probably other features. There was a grandmother, but she wasn't hot and so she died off-panel.
18
30
211
 
reposted by David M Willis!
bsweet.bsky.social's user avatar
hoanna newsom @bsweet.bsky.social ⋅ 3d
nytimes.com's user avatarThe New York Times @nytimes.com ⋅ 5d
Elizabeth Holmes is in prison for defrauding investors through her blood-testing company, Theranos. Her partner, Billy Evans, is now trying to raise money for a company that describes itself as “the future of diagnostics.” nyti.ms/3FbtZm9
Elizabeth Holmes and Billy Evans, sitting closely on a couch. A headline reads:
14
300
1819
 
reposted by David M Willis!
chrismcfeely.bsky.social's user avatar
Chris McFeely @chrismcfeely.bsky.social ⋅ 3d
That's the most upsetting LEGO Thing minifig possible
preternia.com's user avatarpreternia @preternia.com ⋅ 3d
LEGO Marvel Studios The Fantastic Four: First Steps Fantastic Four vs. Galactus will release June 1st ($59.99) - bit.ly/3F4uRci #ad
24
32
153
 
damnyouwillis.bsky.social's user avatar
David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 3d
what's going on with tariffs right now i dunno, what time is it today
1
2
36
 
reposted by David M Willis!
sealless.bsky.social's user avatar
Chet @sealless.bsky.social ⋅ 3d
This @bransonreese.bsky.social four panel is never completely out of my head.
Four panel comic by Brandon Reese titled Animal Crackers.  In each panel Groucho Marx is speaking.

1 - One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas 
2 - How I worked up the courage to kill a living thing I'll never know.
3 - (silent)
4 - They mourn their dead, as we do.
5
230
1179
 
damnyouwillis.bsky.social's user avatar
David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 3d
www.ebay.com/itm/23609767... selling my netflix war for cybertron megatron -- the walmart exclusive one that came with pinpointer and lionizer (but being sold here without pinpointer and lionizer)
header image - Transformers Siege Netflix Megatron complete Hasbro WFC Generations Voyager | eBay
www.ebay.com
Transformers Siege Netflix Megatron complete Hasbro WFC Generations Voyager | eBay
Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Transformers Siege Netflix Megatron complete Hasbro WFC Generations Voyager at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many prod...
1
1
12
 
damnyouwillis.bsky.social's user avatar
David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 3d
Gran... IS ALIVE? okay, juliette still has brown hair, so this is probably definitely a flashback i'm just surprised that the comic has remembered her, at all
8
33
 

©2010-2025 Dumbing of Age | Powered by WordPress with ComicPress | Subscribe: RSS | Privacy Policy | Back to Top ↑