On the one hand, Danny seems like the sort of nerd who can enjoy even relatively middling fare from franchises that he’s invested in and doesn’t have particularly deep watchlists at the end of a year, so getting upset on behalf of a movie he saw and liked not getting the nom would make sense.
On the other, the second half of Wicked is pretty infamously not nearly as good as the first, this is consensus that even I know, and Danny generally has pretty basic takes about a lot of things.
My reading is that Danny probably doesn’t care about Oscar nominations. Sal certainly doesn’t give a damn. Oscars are about popularity. Both of them are not big on that. Danny will like a thing if it gets awarded or not. Movie awards would be superfluous to his enjoyment of the movie.
Half of them stay for their masters. The comic series goes on brief hiatus in 2088 when its original author, David Willis, dies of old age. The comic continues with the new author, appointed by Willis’s estate. The comic outlives all of us.
clif
We can hope.
Cbwroses
I just assumed the twins would carry on the legacy, taking turns.
Of course, if they did, it would be interesting to see how their art styles differed from Willis and each other.
Assuming I was both somehow still alive and had good enough eyesight to see.
IntangibleMatter
Look, the heat death of the universe is a mandatory ending to the comic’s creation. Sadly it’ll probably cut the senior year short, but so it goes.
You underestimate Jennifer’s powers of self-delusion if you think that this would convince her. “Do better, Sal. This body double looks nothing like you!”
Pretty sure Jennifer has literally outright been told that Amber is Amazi-Girl’s other identity and it hasn’t made a difference. This conviction runs deep.
It’s her self-description, or at least has been. I may be misremembering the dialogue, but not by much. Problem is, sometimes, she just creates more problems at the same time. The worst example being drunk driving into a tree.
…
huh, in lower-case the Alpha B-appellation gets censored. That’s a weird combination of behaviours.
Leorale
I just remember “Head Cheerleader, problem solver”. But Alpha Bongo is a funnier image than the other alpha B. All the snare drums are scared.
Taffy
Yeah, I’m familiar with the character. I’m just surprised to see the Bitch-word on this website.
clif
Bongo-word please. Respect the bit.
Dara
(Can’t direct reply, not enough levels allowed or something?)
Anyway yeah, that’s fine, I didn’t know it was a Bongo-word until, well… now. I will of course respect the Bongo. Uh. The Bongo-usage. Or
uh
you know what I mean, bingo bongo whatever it takes xD
To be fair, Willis (the capricious god of this universe) has conspired to show her only evidence that confirms this theory. She’s just going with the conclusion that keeps getting confirmed.
She’s also had plenty of evidence against her theory, like Joyce pointing out that Amazi-Girl is white with short hair, and Walky straight-up telling her that’s she’s Amber. It just can’t penetrate her preconceptions.
yak
both easily dismissed by the greatest deductress that IU has ever seen. Surely the white skin and short hair are part of her disguise, otherwise Sal would be too recognizeable. We also know that her hair is highly volatile and can take many forms.
And who believes anything walky says??
Astariel
No doubt, just saying she has encountered evidence to the contrary.
I’ll never turn down these two. Hopefully we get to look in on them in Danny’s room later so we can get Danny informed about the whole best-friend-was-cheated-on-with-his-ex deal. That’s one drama bomb I’ve been looking forward to getting lit.
And possibly also Sal informed of the whole “brother was cheated on with Joyce” deal. She knows Joyce and Dorothy are together now but not exactly the timeline thereof.
Depending on how Sal reacts to this we could see this damage her relationship with Danny.
I don’t really want that to happen but Joyce/Dorothy being a domino that breaks every ongoing relationship in the comic would be kind of funny. I can respect a big swing.
HueSatLight
Or, if Willis is feeling particularly devious, every relationship except Jason and Ruth.
Dot
I know Mx. Willis and I have had our differences but that’d be a low blow against me specifically
Cbwroses
Sal was there when Walky gave Joyce the tiniest pushback about the situation before they all walked to class.
Sal knows.
And I think Danny knows from a patreon strip.
I’m glad to see Danny and Sal. It’s been far too long since we’ve seen them in a strip together, and I hope their relationship stays good for a while. And I guess Jennifer still thinks Sal is Amazi-Girl, despite all evidence to the contrary.
I’m so so glad Jennifer thought to do that so she can be insufferable about this for the rest of time. It’s incredible. It’s good character work, wherein she realized a problem and immediately set out to solve it and help her friend. And then now *she* gets to be a problem.
75 thoughts on “Biggest jerks”
NGPZ
LMAO Jennifer XD
Pocky
Jennifer lol, lmao even
Doctor_Who
“Fuckin’ Jennifer found my collection of Barry Manilow records! She’d BETTER not tell anyone that “Can’t Smile Without You” is stained with tears!”
Steamweed
Sal’s terrible hidden secret is out! :O
TrueSurvivor
This made me laugh, thank you.
Astariel
Poor Sal. Her life is about to become more frustrating.
Thag Simmons
I feel like this is more a continuation of a very ongoing frustration.
Astariel
True, but there’s likely to be an escalation, now that there’s “proof.” I expect Jennifer to demand an interview with Amazi-Girl, at least.
Tessea
Haven’t seen Danny since last April!
TJ
i wonder if danny can hit the notes in defying gravity
Cbwroses
I bet his falsetto is immaculate
AshleyMagica
Do you think Danny is one of the people who cares that Wicked For Good was snubbed?
Tan
Tbh, snubbing Wicked For Good is the correct answer. Extreme letdown after the first part. Which is mostly not really the movie’s fault, but still.
Thag Simmons
On the one hand, Danny seems like the sort of nerd who can enjoy even relatively middling fare from franchises that he’s invested in and doesn’t have particularly deep watchlists at the end of a year, so getting upset on behalf of a movie he saw and liked not getting the nom would make sense.
On the other, the second half of Wicked is pretty infamously not nearly as good as the first, this is consensus that even I know, and Danny generally has pretty basic takes about a lot of things.
Dot
I should hope Danny has enough taste not to care about the Oscars
Thomas
My reading is that Danny probably doesn’t care about Oscar nominations. Sal certainly doesn’t give a damn. Oscars are about popularity. Both of them are not big on that. Danny will like a thing if it gets awarded or not. Movie awards would be superfluous to his enjoyment of the movie.
apocryphascribe
The best worst person ever found that costume.
IntangibleMatter
This comic will end before Jennifer gets dissuaded of the notion that Sal is Amazi-Girl, huh?
M!a
…end? They’re not even out of freshman year.
Steamweed
Half of them stay for their masters. The comic series goes on brief hiatus in 2088 when its original author, David Willis, dies of old age. The comic continues with the new author, appointed by Willis’s estate. The comic outlives all of us.
clif
We can hope.
Cbwroses
I just assumed the twins would carry on the legacy, taking turns.
Of course, if they did, it would be interesting to see how their art styles differed from Willis and each other.
Assuming I was both somehow still alive and had good enough eyesight to see.
IntangibleMatter
Look, the heat death of the universe is a mandatory ending to the comic’s creation. Sadly it’ll probably cut the senior year short, but so it goes.
Ray Radlein
But would Brandon Sanderson even still be alive?
ZombieKyrik
I feel like the best thing to do at this point is have Sal and Amazi-Girl standing next to each other so that Sal can finally shut Billie up.
Nono
“Walky why are you dressed as your sister?”
RassilonTDavros
You underestimate Jennifer’s powers of self-delusion if you think that this would convince her. “Do better, Sal. This body double looks nothing like you!”
ZombieKyrik
You’d think that she would notice the outfit doesn’t fit Sal as soon as she took a good look at it. Amber is shorter, and rounder than Sal.
Justin8448
This month’s Patreon bonus strip has Jennifer pondering that exact question.
Want to take a wild guess at whether or not she gets any closer to the truth?
yak
Billie looks at them both. “Huh. So you have a body double. Very clever!”
Thag Simmons
Pretty sure Jennifer has literally outright been told that Amber is Amazi-Girl’s other identity and it hasn’t made a difference. This conviction runs deep.
Nono
I wonder if Jennifer has Sal’s number saved in her contacts as “Definitely Amazi-Girl.”
Dara
Alpha Bitch Billifer solves problems, Alpha Bitch Billifer is problems.
Taffy
Alpha what?
Dara
It’s her self-description, or at least has been. I may be misremembering the dialogue, but not by much. Problem is, sometimes, she just creates more problems at the same time. The worst example being drunk driving into a tree.
…
huh, in lower-case the Alpha B-appellation gets censored. That’s a weird combination of behaviours.
Leorale
I just remember “Head Cheerleader, problem solver”. But Alpha Bongo is a funnier image than the other alpha B. All the snare drums are scared.
Taffy
Yeah, I’m familiar with the character. I’m just surprised to see the Bitch-word on this website.
clif
Bongo-word please. Respect the bit.
Dara
(Can’t direct reply, not enough levels allowed or something?)
Anyway yeah, that’s fine, I didn’t know it was a Bongo-word until, well… now. I will of course respect the Bongo. Uh. The Bongo-usage. Or
uh
you know what I mean, bingo bongo whatever it takes xD
NGPZ
oh it does, it’s just possible to bypass if you insert an opening and closing tag like on between any of the letters XD
M!a
…yup. Billifer is gonna be even more insufferable because she’s proved her preconceived notions (including of herself) ‘right’.
yak
To be fair, Willis (the capricious god of this universe) has conspired to show her only evidence that confirms this theory. She’s just going with the conclusion that keeps getting confirmed.
Astariel
She’s also had plenty of evidence against her theory, like Joyce pointing out that Amazi-Girl is white with short hair, and Walky straight-up telling her that’s she’s Amber. It just can’t penetrate her preconceptions.
yak
both easily dismissed by the greatest deductress that IU has ever seen. Surely the white skin and short hair are part of her disguise, otherwise Sal would be too recognizeable. We also know that her hair is highly volatile and can take many forms.
And who believes anything walky says??
Astariel
No doubt, just saying she has encountered evidence to the contrary.
Steamweed
While doing an actual good deed. Broken clock, right twice, and all.
NGPZ
*plays “Defying Gravity” on hacked muzak*
happy full Snow Moon BTW ^-^
Dot
I’ll never turn down these two. Hopefully we get to look in on them in Danny’s room later so we can get Danny informed about the whole best-friend-was-cheated-on-with-his-ex deal. That’s one drama bomb I’ve been looking forward to getting lit.
Techhead
And possibly also Sal informed of the whole “brother was cheated on with Joyce” deal. She knows Joyce and Dorothy are together now but not exactly the timeline thereof.
Thag Simmons
Depending on how Sal reacts to this we could see this damage her relationship with Danny.
I don’t really want that to happen but Joyce/Dorothy being a domino that breaks every ongoing relationship in the comic would be kind of funny. I can respect a big swing.
HueSatLight
Or, if Willis is feeling particularly devious, every relationship except Jason and Ruth.
Dot
I know Mx. Willis and I have had our differences but that’d be a low blow against me specifically
Cbwroses
Sal was there when Walky gave Joyce the tiniest pushback about the situation before they all walked to class.
Sal knows.
And I think Danny knows from a patreon strip.
StClair
Sal is never going to hear the end of this.
MarshallBanana
What does it mean “timely with the release of the second part”?
TJ
the second panel references wicked and the second wicked movie released last november
Mr. Random
I love how genuinely Danny cares for Sal. And while she still has walls, she doesn’t have to pull them up with this goober.
Tequila Mockingbird
If Dina and Becky is truly over, they’re my new ride or die.
NGPZ
*plays “I Wanna Take You For A Ride” from Marvel VS Capcom 2 on hacked muzak*
JessWitt
Mystery solved, Sal! And hey Jen’s not the worst person to store away that certain thing.
Steamweed
Sal, ya don’t feel unsafe…so what DO ya feel?
clif
End of panel 3: concerned
End of panel 5: annoyed
darkoneko
aoh gods the amazi-stuff lol
QueenofSodor
re: alt text; wicked will never be dated! danny can and should always sing his little good egg heart out with those yuriful songs
EpochFlame
i love this brick joke
Dot
Yeah it’s one of my favorite running gags
Leorale
It’s not hers! She was just holdin’ it, for a friend…
clif
Yeah. sure.
Kyulen
I’m glad to see Danny and Sal. It’s been far too long since we’ve seen them in a strip together, and I hope their relationship stays good for a while. And I guess Jennifer still thinks Sal is Amazi-Girl, despite all evidence to the contrary.
Dot
*cops monitoring student text communications*
What, another one of them is gay? This is starting to feel statistically unlikely.
Stormtide Leviathan
I’m so so glad Jennifer thought to do that so she can be insufferable about this for the rest of time. It’s incredible. It’s good character work, wherein she realized a problem and immediately set out to solve it and help her friend. And then now *she* gets to be a problem.
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