i see the last panel as more of a determined face. she feels a little bad for ruth, but she can’t let that get in her way right now. the important thing for her is to get out undetected.
To quote the bit that made me think Ethan might be gay
“ETHAN IS GAY
When he said he was gay last week, that might have been a clue!
This has been an unfortunately necessary public service announcement. You may return to, undoubtedly, continuing to ask every day if Ethan is gay in this universe.
Someone should make a He Had it Coming video using DoA material reinterpreted to fit the song, in the vein of this Kickassia video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7sPXU66Z5c
Roz, on the other hand, manages to turn everything I say into some kind of innuendo.
(I can’t wait for my random avatar to change and make this whole thing even more confusing for future readers.)
One more Billie comic and one of my unliked characters is replaced by a slightly less disliked character on the top banner! (I love my Gravatar used for this comment.)
Sadly, I don’t think Ruth is even asleep here. It’ll take longer for her to fall asleep, probably. Time Billie could be better spending… oh, who am I kidding? She’d just waste it anyway.
A trap is a character who looks like the opposite sex in some case, even when dressed normally for their gender.
It’s usually a male dressing up as a female, but in order for a trap to ACTUALLY be a trap, they must be able to pass as a female flawlessly. If not, then it’s not much of a trap, right?
A reverse-trap is a female who can pass for a male.
Oh, that’s a trap. We have those in Malaysia albeit it’s very, very rare and we called by other names. For example, I called them the “What the hell is that?”.
Actually, there is the opportunity for revenge for the mutilated uniform. Find the fanciest pair of shoes in the closet, then pee in them. After all, Billie has no idea how long she’ll be closeted.
(Image wavers; replaced with sepia-toned image with blurred edges)
“NO! I demand zany antics! ZANY ANTICS DAMMIT!” Joebo exclaimed. Then, more calmly, a bit begrudgingly, he/she/it/them amended, “It’s okay so long as there is no flash backing…”
she should just wait: if she tries to sneak out, Ruth will open her eyes (probably hear the doors opening or something), if she tries to run, Ruth will hear her and pounce, and even if she waits, Ruth may be in need of a change or something and boom, Billie.
Good thing this is an AU rather than a spinoff then. Plus I think horrific bloody beatdowns are slightly less likely in this continuity – despite Ruth’s threats.
Eh, I always keep the option open. Alternate universe or no, any world where Sal considers windows as a viable entrance holds the chance of violent and bloody beat downs.
I find this strip particularly disturbing. No matter how many times I look at it, I keep seeing Billie as Dave Willis instead, in the middle of stalking one of his characters.
One working eye is apparently skewing my vision much more than I’d expected it would.
Neckline of the shirt is the jawline, cleavage is the cleft, shadow of the jaw is the smiling mouth, the mouth is the nose, and everthing upwards is what it’s supposed to be.
Neckline of the shirt is the jawline, cleavage is the cleft, shadow of the jaw is the smiling mouth, the mouth is the nose, and everthing upwards is what it’s supposed to be.
Amazing what you can do with just one eye to convey a character’s expression. Good ob Willis! Now we all now what the smiling man with the cleft chin in Ruth’s closet is thinking.
I think Billie should stand up to Ruth, but not in a fighting style. Go philisophical on Ruth’s ass! Why are you looking at me with that FAAAAAAACE??? For a nickle, you can see Ruth looking sad.
Because I’m a huge sap and unable to hold grudges very well I’d probably continue feeling sorry for Ruth even in Billies position.
But as sometimes a wimp I’d possibly stay in the closet probably until Ruth inevitably grabbed her coat to go out drinking and saw me standing in it and then make some lame excuses before RUNNING FOR MY LIFE.
Though possibly my sappiness would win over my wimpiness- sometimes it does that. Or even after running and after gathering up courage going back later on with a more clear idea on what to say in my head to her.
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don’t know whether to be more sympathetic for ruth, or billie, who has to sneak out of there somehow.
Just noticed that billie has an angry face, so I’m definately feeling sorry for ruth, poor girl 🙁
her face looks sad and sympathetic to me, which fits with the title…
i see the last panel as more of a determined face. she feels a little bad for ruth, but she can’t let that get in her way right now. the important thing for her is to get out undetected.
Just use the classic excuse: “Frat prank gone wrong”
WOO CLEAVAGE SHOT ANYWAY
“Um, so… I’ll just be taking this uniform and…?”
i take it you also want billie to wear this outfit every day?
I wonder how long it will take for Billie to come out of the closet?
😀
Your avatar is all the reply thats needed
You, sir. *applauds slowly*
I dunno, how long does it usually take a Willis character?
The fact that nobody has yet is a testament to the comic.
Don’t bring up Ethan. We’re still not sure if he’s gay in this universe.
No, I’m pretty damn sure it’s been brought up a few dozen times. Unless that was the joke.
*Imitating McBain* That’s the joke.
Look, when the author tells us he’s gay, or when he tell us he’s gay, we’ll believe it. Keep your speculation to yourself until then.
I think he probably is. But that’s just speculation based on it being allided to in the comic and what a news post said:
http://www.dumbingofage.com/2011/news/ethan-is-gay/
To quote the bit that made me think Ethan might be gay
“ETHAN IS GAY
When he said he was gay last week, that might have been a clue!
This has been an unfortunately necessary public service announcement. You may return to, undoubtedly, continuing to ask every day if Ethan is gay in this universe.
(He is.) “
Are news posts really canon, though?
*sigh*
*headdesk*
We’re sorry for this David. Truly, we are.
(Actually we aren’t. We love making new headaches for you.)
Was this a serious post, or just a continuation of the so-called “joke”?
Can’t it be both?
You can be as “not sure” as you want. -Ethan- is completely sure.
No, Ethan knows he’s gay.
http://www.dumbingofage.com/2011/comic/book-1/04-the-bechdel-test/awkward/
He might end up being Bi, but he’s definitely gay already.
Roll a D100 and the result in number of strips will be just as likely as any guess we might make.
I asked my mom to pick a number between 1 and 100. She said 53. That’s as good as any, I guess.
I got 17…
…the Spread Eagle?
Someone should make a He Had it Coming video using DoA material reinterpreted to fit the song, in the vein of this Kickassia video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7sPXU66Z5c
….What a weird place to find a Chicago reference.
Indeed!
I love it just the same <3
Literally or figuratively?
Yes.
Literally, either when Ruth leaves or when she sleeps. Figuratively, I don’t know.
Her face in the last panel is priceless.
“Okay, now how do I get out of here? Do I hug her or something and hope she doesn’t wonder how I got here?”
I think I’ve read this fanfic.
No, not Walkyverse; there it would be redundant. No, not DoA; that would be an odd coincidence.
Just… everywhere else.
many of them ending in sexytimes.
There are fanfics that don’t end in sexytimes?
Hypothetically.
I can’t quite tell if she is feeling sorry for Ruth or just trying to figure out how she is going to get out of the room.
Why are there so few votes for “Pretend to be a pair of overalls?” It’s a viable strategy!
Have we seen DoA!Ruth in overalls? What makes us so sure she owns any?
Incidentally, I voted for that option to. It’s a very funny image.
Until this moment, I had no idea that overalls possessed the capability of whistling.
No matter how this ends, it will have awkwardness.
And now, instead of Awkward Dina, I now have Disapproving Billie. I’m pretty sure this makes all of my previous posts at least 50% snarkier.
Roz, on the other hand, manages to turn everything I say into some kind of innuendo.
(I can’t wait for my random avatar to change and make this whole thing even more confusing for future readers.)
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Well, now that you’ve said that, you just know that Willis will have a Dorothy comic next, just to spite you.
I’m pretty sure he already did that once with the whole Danny-Dorothy set of comics a week or two ago.
Guess who didn’t show up in today’s comic?
(SPOILERS: It’s Billie)
Guess who DID show up? Dorothy.
Wow, this is…….touching.
Fall fall Ruth further into the pit of despair and oblivion.
Quite you!
The word you are looking for is Quiet.
Quite.
Really? He seems more of a “Punch Joe’s face” type of person.
What this guy said.
Seriously I don’t care about Ruth’s tragic backstory, nothing excuses acting the way she does.
We need a distraction or at least Ruth to be a heavy sleeper.
Off to Never Never land…
That face with that statement was far more sinister than anything I could come up with bravo.
Oh Gods, where the hell is that image from? Because seriously, it takes sinister to a whole new level.
IF I am not mistaked, it was the face he made when Amber slapped him in SP!
You’ve just ruined Fun for me, with that image and post.
I’m the best at what I do.
And what you do best is not nice, am I right?
Sadly, I don’t think Ruth is even asleep here. It’ll take longer for her to fall asleep, probably. Time Billie could be better spending… oh, who am I kidding? She’d just waste it anyway.
Willis’ one word titles are sometimes the best part of this strip, and I mean that in a good way.
She’s asleep! Quick, get a permanent marker! We need to draw on her face!
…er, um, I mean FAAAAAAAACE
i don’t get the faaaaaaace thing. what is it
The comic linked below is to blame for all the FAAAAAACE comments you see in here.
http://www.dumbingofage.com/2010/comic/book-1/01-move-in-day/face/
It’s something completely retarded.
“PedanticJerkass” plus Walky gravater equals hilarity.
With her penis?
It’s a trap Billie.
Admiral Ackbar’s right, Billie!
Ruth is a trap?
My interest just got peaked.
What kind of trap are we talking about here?
A trap is a character who looks like the opposite sex in some case, even when dressed normally for their gender.
It’s usually a male dressing up as a female, but in order for a trap to ACTUALLY be a trap, they must be able to pass as a female flawlessly. If not, then it’s not much of a trap, right?
A reverse-trap is a female who can pass for a male.
Oh, that’s a trap. We have those in Malaysia albeit it’s very, very rare and we called by other names. For example, I called them the “What the hell is that?”.
Of course you would, Mongoose. Of course you would.
(Disapproving Billie disapproves)
Roz, on the other hand, would give you a sly smirk and wink.
If it weren’t for the title, I’d think Billie was thinking ‘jeez, I have to pee’…
Yeah, I don’t know what’s in my brain, either.
Actually, there is the opportunity for revenge for the mutilated uniform. Find the fanciest pair of shoes in the closet, then pee in them. After all, Billie has no idea how long she’ll be closeted.
NO! I demand zany antics! ZANY ANTICS DAMMIT!
It’s okay so long as there is no flash backing…
[cue flashback sequence]
(Image wavers; replaced with sepia-toned image with blurred edges)
“NO! I demand zany antics! ZANY ANTICS DAMMIT!” Joebo exclaimed. Then, more calmly, a bit begrudgingly, he/she/it/them amended, “It’s okay so long as there is no flash backing…”
Suddenly the image began to waver…
I will duct tape your head into place if that doesn’t stop right now!
This looks like a perfect time for: SMUT WITHOUT WARNING!
…
…
(I miss the SMUT WITHOUT WARNING days. So sue me.)
Misread that as SMUT WITHOUT WARMING.
…ice fetish?
I prefer “SEXYTIMES!”.
she should just wait: if she tries to sneak out, Ruth will open her eyes (probably hear the doors opening or something), if she tries to run, Ruth will hear her and pounce, and even if she waits, Ruth may be in need of a change or something and boom, Billie.
oh noez. monday has to be Dorothy comic! HASTO i don’t want her replaced by BILLIE!
I love how much expression we get in a narrow view through the doorframe. Kudos, Willis.
‘Well, now I’m in here all weekend.
Hope she doesn’t need anything from her closet tomorrow.
I wonder how long I can survive on cotton?’
Moths can live on that stuff for ages, I am not so sure about Billie thou.
Considering her liquid diet, I’m sure her body is used to tough times.
Man do I know how Billie feels. . . why do they never cry on their bed naked like they do in the movies?
… And what movies would these be, pray tell, my good chap?
The ones your mom starred in.
And yet only got paid a nickel.
I spoke with the producer, and it turns out she was overpaid.
How did you recognize her?
I find it somewhat disturbing you said that, and have the Red Lantern Corps symbol as your gravitar.
Not sure why…I just do.
Sympathy for the RA. I think the ‘Stones sang about that once…
God i love this comic.
“Snerking”? What?
You know that sorta snorting sound you make when you’re trying to suppress really hard laughter?
That’s a snerk.
Awwww. I almost feel sorry for Ruth…. ALMOST.
…
Nope. Still don’t feel bad for her.
Either one, really.
Uh oh, the focused eyes. Never a good thing in any spinoff of its walky.
Good thing this is an AU rather than a spinoff then. Plus I think horrific bloody beatdowns are slightly less likely in this continuity – despite Ruth’s threats.
Eh, I always keep the option open. Alternate universe or no, any world where Sal considers windows as a viable entrance holds the chance of violent and bloody beat downs.
Awkward moments are awkward.
That’s right billy feel bad. UHOH, she looked straight towards her… Something is definitely about to happen.
I find this strip particularly disturbing. No matter how many times I look at it, I keep seeing Billie as Dave Willis instead, in the middle of stalking one of his characters.
One working eye is apparently skewing my vision much more than I’d expected it would.
Wait….Willis has cleavage? Because that is showing, XD
Stockholm syndrom a condition in which a captive over time bonds with his/her captive and develops emotional connections.
Capter not (2nd) captive.
Since we’ve broached the subject of clarification, it’s “captor”. Think of it like having a motor to motivate and a captor to captivate.
to heck with it….. where’s Billie’s ‘N’?
Billie, use Twitter to save your life!
And thus, Billie finds herself trapped in what will be her living arrangements for the rest of her college career.
Nah. Ruth will most likely be going home over the summer.
Okay, now dig your way out with your trusty spoon! Unless you forgot it, in which case, you’re just screwed.
There is a smiling man with a cleft in his chin in the closet.
I tried to visualise what you discribed as hard as I could but no I just cannot see it.
Neckline of the shirt is the jawline, cleavage is the cleft, shadow of the jaw is the smiling mouth, the mouth is the nose, and everthing upwards is what it’s supposed to be.
That is how I tried to make it work but it just doesn’t seem to fit somehow.
I saw it for a moment. You REEEEEALLY have to squint, though.
Neckline of the shirt is the jawline, cleavage is the cleft, shadow of the jaw is the smiling mouth, the mouth is the nose, and everthing upwards is what it’s supposed to be.
Amazing what you can do with just one eye to convey a character’s expression. Good ob Willis! Now we all now what the smiling man with the cleft chin in Ruth’s closet is thinking.
I think Billie should stand up to Ruth, but not in a fighting style. Go philisophical on Ruth’s ass! Why are you looking at me with that FAAAAAAACE??? For a nickle, you can see Ruth looking sad.
Too bad Billie doesn’t have beer with her, considering it’s her source of courage.
A flask of scotch or burbon would be much easier to carry around.
Billie needs some Emergency Bourbon!
Spinning the Wheel of Fortune….
Dorothy? Rats.
Because I’m a huge sap and unable to hold grudges very well I’d probably continue feeling sorry for Ruth even in Billies position.
But as sometimes a wimp I’d possibly stay in the closet probably until Ruth inevitably grabbed her coat to go out drinking and saw me standing in it and then make some lame excuses before RUNNING FOR MY LIFE.
Though possibly my sappiness would win over my wimpiness- sometimes it does that. Or even after running and after gathering up courage going back later on with a more clear idea on what to say in my head to her.
Seriously, Willis, why can’t the Roz gravatar have that snazzy condom hat? That’s the coolest thing about her in this comic!
Make your own!
I would, but I don’t think I have the tools for making the avatar. I’ll see what I can do, though. Seriously though, it would be awesome.
I made it and put it on Gravatar. Why isn’t it working?
Ah here we go.