Jennifer: So... Do you want the... ITEM back?
Sal: ...what?
Jennifer: I get it. I should wait to ask you about until we're AWAY from PRYING EARS.
Sal: ...maybe we could keep 'em off the trail by stashin' the item in Amber's room.
Jennifer: So... Do you want the... ITEM back?
Sal: ...what?
Jennifer: I get it. I should wait to ask you about until we're AWAY from PRYING EARS.
Sal: ...maybe we could keep 'em off the trail by stashin' the item in Amber's room.
88 thoughts on “The item”
mindbleach
Dangit, theory-of-mind.
QueenofSodor
It’s too late. I’ve already depicted you as the confused and annoyed Sal and myself as the smug and epic Jennifer. It’s over.
Longshot97
You have the high ground.
IntangibleMatter
Jennifer, it’s pride month. I really hope your Gaydar is better than your Amazi-girl-dar
Who am I kidding we already know it’s terrible. It’s a miracle you ever managed to get a girlfriend.
RyanH
Does she *need* gaydar? Just about every lady she knows is openly queer. The problem isn’t identifying a target, it’s her being unwilling to take a shot
George
I wonder if that’s selection bias, or is she *turning* them gay?
Thag Simmons
Jennifer somehow managed to miss signals from a girl she has literally previously had sex with, so we know it’s not great.
Mitzi B.
Jennifer’s gaydar is so bad she can’t tell that Jennifer is gay!
Fish
I believe this is in fact WHY her gaydar is so bad. The denial means justifying her own experiences as straight, which makes her see anyone bi as a potential straight person.
Needfuldoer
Maybe that’s the problem! It needs to be calibrated to take her own influence out of the reading, like a ship’s compass.
Mturtle7
Strictly speaking, Jennifer is aware that Jennifer is gay, in that she’s not in denial about her attraction to girls at all. What she ISN’T aware of is the existence of straight people, particularly straight girls. She believes that being attracted to girls is completely normal, and therefore ignoring it when it’s inconvenient and/or not taking it seriously is also completely normal. Her gaydar isn’t missing anything, it’s just giving off a million false positives.
Doctor_Who
Good call, Sal. Far easier to humor her, the bit’s been going on for so long now that you’re not getting it out of her head without a crowbar.
Stormtide Leviathan
And tbh, it’s really hard to argue about the “the costume was literally in your closet” thing
Rabid Rabbit
I mean, “YOU’RE in the closet!!!” would for once be a valid response, but Jennifer completely wouldn’t get it.
Bill Erak
Honestly at this point, if I were sal, rather than annoyed I’d just see how long this can keep going. Never say I’m Amazi-girl, of course, never lie, but stop trying to deny it and act as though I’ve given up pretense. Just to make it all the more satisfying when (if) Jennifer realizes the truth.
Sharizard
At this point i’m expecting an ‘Unmasked by Doc Ock’ style reveal, where Jennifer literally sees Amazi-Girl get her masked ripped off in the middle of a fight right in front of her, but because Amber was still recovering from her injuries and wasn’t able to fight back properly, everyone there just assumes Amber was being a copycat.
Steamweed
“It was very sweet of Amber to try to deflect attention away from Sal by donning the costume. But, c’mon, no one’s gonna believe that.”
TrueSurvivor
Billie is Robin to Sal’s Aquaman.
Newlland(Henryvolt)
If there was ever a hero I’d compare Sal to it would be Rogue from the X-men. Mainly do to a lot of likenesses…Especially about the mothers…Matter of fact Danny would make a good Gambit.
Thag Simmons
Danny absolutely 100% would not make a good Gambit.
Cbwroses
I feel like Danny would be closer to Angel.
Specifically Angel, not Archangel.
It’s going to take more than a hat to get him to that level.
Thag Simmons
I think Danny could maybe make a Cyclops, albeit not for any of the cool reasons
Cbwroses
See, I also considered Cyclops, but felt he lacked the leadership skills as well as not being hard enough.
geno
Mystique is a lesbian terrorist, and either is outright or the inspiration for the Marvel universe Sherlock Holmes. I don’t think she has a lot in common with Linda
Jon
Mystique wasn’t Holmes, but her wife Destiny literally is theIrene Adler.
thejeff
I think I missed that bit.
I kind of hate how they keep pushing some mutants farther back in the past. And from a quick look around the internets, there’s no explanation for Destiny right? The fact she’s 150 or something doesn’t even get addressed.
Not real fond of Mystique as Holmes either. At least in her first decade or so of appearances, she showed no sign of being a great detective
Dandelion
it’s so funny for her to think Sal is Amazi-girl the silhouette is completely different
Mada
Billie has been physically carried around by Amazi-Girl and had at least one conversation with her and still thinks she’s several inches taller and Black.
Darkoneko
Oh LOL
nadamás
Sal on panel 5: Yeah not worth it.
Astariel
The moment when Jennifer’s willful ignorance proves stronger than Sal’s stubbornness.
clif
I’m just hoping she does it before the police come search her room.
Pocky
out of context, this just sounds like a sex thing.
Erzsi
this might be my favourite on-going joke lol
James
Choose your battles, Sal. Choose your battles.
Thallone
Panel three: Wha choo talkin bout Willis
Panel five : I have neither the time nor the crayons…
Cholma
Bravo, Sal! Excelsior! I love the way you work.
Bryy
Sal encouraging this is going to backfire HARD.
RassilonTDavros
That last panel drawing is perfect
Ty34er
Jennifer could literally walk in on Amber changing into the Amazi-Girl costume and would only wonder why she’s trying on Sal’s costume.
Armadillo
You know, I was never the biggest fan of this running gag, but now that it’s all come to this point I suddenly realize that it was actually genius this whole time and I was a fool for ever doubting as much.
Wack'd (Mod, Click Name for Rules)
look, sal, this delusion of jennifer’s is the entire reason you’re currently dating a cute twink who teaches you calculous and makes you sandwiches and gives head like there’s no tomorrow, so i wouldn’t knock it too hard
Tequila Mockingbird
when was danny’s downstairs aptitude ever brought up?
Lime
Keep in mind, she is a journalism major. The irony will never not delight me
Qube
WAY TO STAY SUBTLE GUYS
DID YOU HEAR WHAT I SAID
I SAID YOU’RE BEING VERY SUBTLE ABOUT SAL BEING AMAZI-GIRL GOOD JOB
Sajuuk-Khar
The item in question, of course, is this sparkly pink thing.
embe13
WOW! i didn’t realize how much i needed Finger Guns Billie in my life LOL :>
embe13
:> :>
Sajuuk-Khar
I can’t believe Billie is this smooth with the fingerguns and still thinks bisexuality is fake.
Dave from Indy
Off topic question:
Today’s (6/1) comic opens normally. The 5/30 comic opened normally. The 5/31 comic refuses to open past the top third or so. Any suggestions. I assume I’m missing some of the dialog.
Aura
My first suggestion for something like that would be to try a different browser if you haven’t already?
eh, whatever
Your internet connection is bad. Wait some, try again.
I actually have trouble imagining this is the first time this happens to you!
BYM!
Now THAT’S a grav. Also Sal noooo you’re never gonna unconvince her…
bubba0077
I think she’s resigned herself to that at this point.
Morhek
No no, keep the costume Sal. You can be Amber’s Dick Grayson, temporarily take over the cowl while she’s lost in ti- er, I mean bedridden. Or this is her Knightfall, and you can be her Azrael and fight her for it when she’s back in action.
Sajuuk-Khar
Linda in full costume as the Grey Abbott when (the creepy genetic engineer who created Azrael, it’s a whole thing, there are gorillas involved)
Astariel
More sentences should end with, “there were gorillas involved.”
clif
More sentences should end with a right parenthesis. ))
OttawaTom
Gold and Silver Age DC comics editors knew if you put an ape on the cover, you’d sell more comics. Everyone loves an illustrated ape.
thejeff
Mx. Willis used to know this too, but sadly we haven’t seen Monkey Master in a long time.
anon
i mean feels like it’d be good to just burn it though you’d think at this point amber /amazi-girl would have like backups/alternate outfits too
Reaver
Jesus Tapdancing Christ Jennifer..REALLY? In front of my Pride month??
Sajuuk-Khar
I mean, it’s Billie Jennifer “Bisexuality? Sounds Fake and Gay” Billingsworth, known straight girl still pining for her angry redheaded ex-girlfriend (sexual)
Freezer
I like how it took a second for Sal to realize what Billifer was talking about.
Fail Earnhardt
Billie busted out the finger guns at the start of Pride Month and still expects us to believe she isn’t bisexual
BarerMender
Finger guns must have some significance I’m unaware of.
Jon
A motorcar! I’ll STEAL IT! NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW!!!
Macareux Moine
I just realized the Amazi-Girl-Outfit is currently in Lucy’s room, who took over as Amazigirl in Shortpacked. But I don’t see Dumbiverse-Lucy going that way.
eh, whatever
WE SAID NO FINGER GUNS, ERIC
Opinion
Did they ever address how Jennifer thinks Sal is Amazi-Girl?
Like Amazi-Girls costume shows 1) her hair 2) enough of her face to see skin tone. Both of which very obviously dont match Sal
Like is her idea that as part of the costume Sal puts on a wig and extremely heavy makeup?
Astariel
IIRC, Jennifer thinks Sal is Amazi-Girl because way back at the beginning of the comic, it took days for Sal and Jennifer to meet even though they were roommates because Sal only came in late at night and entered and left through the window. Then one night, Jennifer opened the door and found Amazi-Girl in her room, snooping, who then jumped out the window. So, she assumed Amazi-Girl was Sal.
Joyce once pointed out that the hair and skin don’t match, but Jennifer just blew her off as being racist.
Freezer