If you told her that, she’d combust from being caught between her warring impulses of fundie modesty and the urge to rip off her pants because there’s no way in H-E-double-hockey-sticks that she’s going to match Walky.
According to Sarah she is both remarkably quick (particularly changing) and somehow able to appear by shear force of will. She’d quickly sweep her left arm upwards and new pants would be on by the end of the motion.
Well if it is Carla, then subverting expectations by making her superhero persona dorkier than the civilian one, which could help with the whole secret identity thing.
Y’know, if I’d had to pick someone to riff on Amazigirl by making up their own dorky parody of a superhero, I’d’ve pretty much put money on Faz being the one.
The Faz would’ve called his superhero identity “The Fazinator”, because as everybody knows, the Faz is so…Fazinating.
Not quite – we’ve seen Amber use blue bubbles and vice versa. The way to tell is Amber has blushed cheeks, AG does not (which is the case here) /pedantry
The pajama pants and blanket cape are to make him look ridiculous. This probably isn’t serious, it just gives Walky some credit for his anger and maybe helps AG see how bad her brand looks on someone else.
Plus, Walky threw one punch and bruised his knuckles.
I always suspected something like this would happen, but that was four or five years ago, and Willis has taken me on a wild ride since. There are no surprises, just sinister Mr. Burns’ “Excelleeeeent” moments
The only character I can name off the top of my head who currently has any clue that Amber and Amazi-Girl aren’t the same (as in, Amber has straight-up told him, and they’ve talked about it a time or two) is Danny.
That sometimes happens when communication is a deliberate process you have to put effort into, instead of it just coming naturally. (Seriously it’s like a superpower that people take for granted.)
Pretty sure she also told Dorothy and Sal about the compartmentalizing parts of herself. Dorothy after stabby mcstabface and the monster bit. Sal similarly saying she wasn’t Amazigirl at the moment.
She’s said things that were clear to people who already knew (like us), but they’re not really more than weird cryptic hints if you don’t already understand.
Danny’s the only one who’s gotten more than that and I’m not sure how much he really gets it.
Yup. All the jokes about Nightguy’s costume aside, this bit is likely to bring a lot of weirdness into sharp relief.
Amazi-Girl met up with Walky on the roof a few times (before it was Garbage Roof), but that was all back when they were still sharing memories. She hasn’t seen him since and thus likely has no clue that he’s made out with Amber or that he knows her secret identity.
Walky: “I am the nig-”
Batman: “You are adorable.”
Darkwing Duck: “Kidd, this isn’t a game.”
Jaune Arc/The Hunter: “This city is too small for more than one masked vigilante.”
Ren Amamiya: “I think I am in the wrong city.”
Punisher: “Get off, masked clowns!”
Billy Butcher: “I heard there were many supes in the area, so I came to get rid of them.”
Eric Cartman/The C##n: “Oh c’mon! I can’t have a cinematic universe with so many of you!”
The Tick: “See Arthur, this is what happens when vigilantes get weapons and lose their sense of identity.”
Hunts-Man is a stylish avenger, sure, but does his sidekick, Wonder-Zwei, not count? And what about that new hero that Wonder-Zwei’s been seen with recently…whassername, Red Huntress?
Yeah, just what she needed: an idiot with all the fighting skills of a kitten and a similar kitten-like ability to get stuck atop tall (ok, not even tall, like medium-sized) objects.
Was trying to reply but posted by mistake, anyway I always had the “The ghost of justice” but that always felt like more of a title than a proper name. Kind of like how Wonder Woman is the “Spirit of Truth”.
Well, Willis deserves a kudos for coming up with something that I never even imagined him doing.
Poor Amazi-Girl! Amber’s boyfriend looks like he’s going to have a headache or two named after him! IMO, the next thing she should say is: “You literally haven’t thought this through beyond ‘I want to support my girlfriend’, have you?” Either that or she’s going to think it’s a sort of cute in the form of: “Oh, look at the silly puppy-dog that can’t stand up!”
Here’s a prediction as to where this may go: Asher goes looking for the ‘masked nuisance’ and thinks that it is ‘Nightguy’ who he recognises as Walky. There follows a comedy of errors where Asher stalks Walky and Amazi-Girl is able to act basically with impunity.
It’s sweet! He wants to support his girlfriend! He hasn’t the first clue what is involved in this course of action, of course, and I’m sure that Amazi-Girl will be willing to tell him just how out of his depth he is already (if he hasn’t already realised that with the whole ‘Oh god, I’m up so high!’ thing). However, it’s a sweet gesture! 🙂
Here’s my concern, actually – are AG and Amber sharing memories again? Last I knew, they weren’t. If they’re not, what happens when Walky inevitably goes to talk to Amber about whatever conversation is to follow this?
I say concern, but I wouldn’t complain about the dissociation being forced out into the open in conversation.
It will surely bring huge problems. But I think it’s sweet how Walky wants to help the girl he likes by becoming the sidekick of her second personality, who probably don’t like him.
“Well, ‘Nightguy’… I recommend you walk to the end of the concrete wall nearest the top of the stairs, where said wall is only about two feet high, and step off. If that’s too complicated for you, perhaps costumed vigilantism is not the path for you.”
So capes have a way of making everyone look identical in silhouette, is that what we’re learning
I mean, heck, Walky barely looks like he can breathe HERE
Having a diet consisting of mostly McNugs probably doesn’t help either.
I’m less surprised he was unable to get down than I am surprised he was able to get up there in the first place.
As many cats could tell you, climbing up is the easy part in this situation XD
Whose D&MM jammy bottoms are those?
…and are those Star Wars shower shoes?
…and a blue bathsheet towel?
I was trying to see what was written on those, but I don’t think they’re shower shoes. They look more like bedroom slippers.
Ah, the Hubert Farnsworth look.
“Now THAT’S a name I haven’t heard in a long time… a long time!”
Or maybe Phillo after the capacitor accident.
Ah, so Joyce and Walky have matching pants.
If you told her that, she’d combust from being caught between her warring impulses of fundie modesty and the urge to rip off her pants because there’s no way in H-E-double-hockey-sticks that she’s going to match Walky.
Nothing willis could pen has the potential to make me happier.
Except a Lawsome reboot with newly updated visuals and dynamic bonus strips
So, thinking about Walky in Dexter jammies makes Joyce want to rip her pants off, eh?
According to Sarah she is both remarkably quick (particularly changing) and somehow able to appear by shear force of will. She’d quickly sweep her left arm upwards and new pants would be on by the end of the motion.
You mean Joyce and NIGHTGUY have matching pants.
….. I think Nightguy is really Joyce. I mean, we haven’t seen them in the same place, have we?
I mean if we’re being honest, Nightguy could be anyone
But my money’s on Carla
You sure that’s not Spider-Car?
Are you nuts? It’s obviously Lucy.
Well if it is Carla, then subverting expectations by making her superhero persona dorkier than the civilian one, which could help with the whole secret identity thing.
Y’know, if I’d had to pick someone to riff on Amazigirl by making up their own dorky parody of a superhero, I’d’ve pretty much put money on Faz being the one.
The Faz would’ve called his superhero identity “The Fazinator”, because as everybody knows, the Faz is so…Fazinating.
😀
Bold of you to assume they don’t share the pants.
There’s only one pair of D&MM pajama bottoms left in wardrobe; the rest have all been ruined with coffee and Nachito stains.
Walky.
Walky.
My dude.
What the fuck are you doing.
Look, he just needs to live up to the title of this comic like everyone else.
…and avoid studying for midterms.
i dont think that will ever be answered
Where’s Walky? I only see Amazi-Girl and Nightguy.
Amazi-Girl is tagged. NightGuy? Not so much.
Amazi-Girl gets tagged when she is speaking in blue speech bubbles. NightGuy hasn’t developed a colored speech bubble yet.
Not quite – we’ve seen Amber use blue bubbles and vice versa. The way to tell is Amber has blushed cheeks, AG does not (which is the case here) /pedantry
Art. That’s what he’s doing.
Performance art requires performance.
You can’t spell “performance art” without “fart”. FACT. 😛
Think about it, you know it makes sense. xD
Trying to get laid.
It’s always about trying to get laid.
WALKY NO
although… he DOES have a lot of pent-up anger about the past, and has found punching people to be cathartic
Why does everyone keep calling him, “Walky”? He’s *clearly* NIGHTGUY™.
Yeah, Willis really screwed up with the tags.
Not according to the tags…does this mean this won’t last long?
I REALLY don’t think this particular coping method is one that should be catching on.
The pajama pants and blanket cape are to make him look ridiculous. This probably isn’t serious, it just gives Walky some credit for his anger and maybe helps AG see how bad her brand looks on someone else.
Plus, Walky threw one punch and bruised his knuckles.
WALKY YES
WALKY MAYBE?
Walky already knows the most important skill for a Willis superhero… being able to say your name like a logo
EVERY superhero can do that. It’s the second most common superpower.
Fortunately for Walky, Amazigirl has the most common superpower.
The ability to look awesome while wearing a completely ridiculous costume?
No, that’s the *third* most common superpower, I believe. 🙂
I believe the first most common superpower is a sports bra.
Wat
Nah
I’ll be your (k)night in shining armour
Riding to your Emotional Rescue
You will be mine you will be mine–all mine!
Ah, the Stones’ prog/disco phase… Weird times.
Who who? Who who?
I really wanna know
Oh my fucking god Walky
Where did you even get yellow and purple… Head Alien? Pajama pants?
The same place Joyce did, I bet.
Out of Joyce’s closet?
Other same place.
Recognized immediately
He should wear a wig, like Batwoman.
Or supergirl
He’ll wear all the wigs as a costume so he can be Nightwig instead.
DC’s lawyers are holding on line 3.
Where’s the Nightguy tag
Or the Dexter tag
There’s “in over his head.”
And then there’s “At the bottom of the Mariana Trench.”
Which is where Walky is.
Can it be both?
I always suspected something like this would happen, but that was four or five years ago, and Willis has taken me on a wild ride since. There are no surprises, just sinister Mr. Burns’ “Excelleeeeent” moments
Walky failed so hard at the alter-ego Nightguy didn’t even get a tag.
Tragic.
Good lord, I think I busted a rib laughing.
Yeah, you would think there would be a warning, read at you own risk, disclaimer or something.
Walky you are so far out of your depth that we can’t even find you right now. How can this possibly end well?
Does anybody else think this so-called Nightguy looks like Sal?
Yeah. Further evidence that it’s Joyce, who’s been slowly borrowing bits and pieces of Sal’s look.
Don’t be ridiculous. It’s obviously Reginald, Duke of Thingley.
Don’t be daft, it’s obviously Ninja Rick.
I am not sure if this is better or worse than my prediction of a set-up.
he’s… wearing the dexter sweats
YEEEEESSSSSS
BE THE SEXY ROBIN TO HER SEXY BATMAN
Fighter of the Dayguy
aaa-AAAAAAAAA-AHHHH
I eagerly await the no-doubt-coming-soon Nightguy vs. Duke of Thingley battle.
You mean the Duke of Thingley isn’t Nightguy’s mild-mannered alter ego?
Ridiculous. Next thing you’ll be telling me is that that flaky Peter kid from Queens is actually Spider-Man.
Oh please. Everyone knows that Ben Reilly is the real Spider-Man.
Until he isn’t.
Ahah Haha Haha this is better than anything I thought was going on
After the evil parent drama and relationship roller coaster, it was well needed.
Confirmed: Walky has no clue that Amber and Amazi-Girl aren’t actually the same person.
And now someone’s actually going to have this demonstrated to them.
I can’t wait for A-G’s “What do you MEAN this meat vehicle has made out with YOU??? That is WAY out of line for the sharing rules.”
I thought it was established he already knew though? I don’t know, this comic updates once a day so I can’t remember any details like that.
The only character I can name off the top of my head who currently has any clue that Amber and Amazi-Girl aren’t the same (as in, Amber has straight-up told him, and they’ve talked about it a time or two) is Danny.
Yeah, I don’t think she even told Dorothy or Ethan it’s a different aspect of her, exactly. Danny is the only one she’s made the distinction to.
I think Dina has some idea, even if she doesn’t get the full nuances of it.
I wouldn’t be surprised if someone asked Dina and she was like “oh you didn’t notice?”
That sometimes happens when communication is a deliberate process you have to put effort into, instead of it just coming naturally. (Seriously it’s like a superpower that people take for granted.)
Pretty sure she also told Dorothy and Sal about the compartmentalizing parts of herself. Dorothy after stabby mcstabface and the monster bit. Sal similarly saying she wasn’t Amazigirl at the moment.
She’s said things that were clear to people who already knew (like us), but they’re not really more than weird cryptic hints if you don’t already understand.
Danny’s the only one who’s gotten more than that and I’m not sure how much he really gets it.
He know they’re the same person. What he doesn’t know is THEY’RE NOT THE SAME PERSON.
Yup. All the jokes about Nightguy’s costume aside, this bit is likely to bring a lot of weirdness into sharp relief.
Amazi-Girl met up with Walky on the roof a few times (before it was Garbage Roof), but that was all back when they were still sharing memories. She hasn’t seen him since and thus likely has no clue that he’s made out with Amber or that he knows her secret identity.
Amazi-Girl is not amused.
Wait until his sidekick Evening Guy shows up.
Wait until HER sidekick, Sal, shows up.
Maybe this will help Amazi-Girl realize she doesn’t need the mask of Amber.
Walky: “I am the nig-”
Batman: “You are adorable.”
Darkwing Duck: “Kidd, this isn’t a game.”
Jaune Arc/The Hunter: “This city is too small for more than one masked vigilante.”
Ren Amamiya: “I think I am in the wrong city.”
Punisher: “Get off, masked clowns!”
Billy Butcher: “I heard there were many supes in the area, so I came to get rid of them.”
Eric Cartman/The C##n: “Oh c’mon! I can’t have a cinematic universe with so many of you!”
The Tick: “See Arthur, this is what happens when vigilantes get weapons and lose their sense of identity.”
I don’t know why you’re calling Jaune a hero. He’s a total dork, and the only hero around the academy is Hunts-Man.
Hunts-Man is a stylish avenger, sure, but does his sidekick, Wonder-Zwei, not count? And what about that new hero that Wonder-Zwei’s been seen with recently…whassername, Red Huntress?
The Red Huntress is considered a villainess by the Hunts-man, but she doesnt mind as long as they are close.
panel four amazigirl is my patronus.
I did not expect this at all, but I love it! Now Amazi-Girl can have a sidekick.
She already has one. Nightman’s sister, Cool Girl.
She just has to convince HER of that.
Yeah, just what she needed: an idiot with all the fighting skills of a kitten and a similar kitten-like ability to get stuck atop tall (ok, not even tall, like medium-sized) objects.
This is fucking adorable.
Hahaha, the best outcome.
Also we can see his sclerae now!
“Night Monkey, over here!”
Aw, Walky looks like an C-Class hero that escaped from One Punch Man.
He’s going to die horribly. Or rather… get beaten up isn’t he?
Mumen Rider could kick Nightguy’s back-passage.
ARE WHO NOW Y–
Walky.
I mean, Nightguy.
WHY!?!
Oh thank God it’s not Blaine.
First off none of this is a good idea, second “Nightguy?” How about take more than 5 minutes to come up with a name.
Okay, I’ll bite. What’s your superhero name? Take ten minutes if you need it.
It took me ten minutes, but for now I’m going with Klaxon.
Harpo Marx wants his alter name back.
He’ll have to arm-wrestle me for it.
And yes, I know he’ll have some fake arms to try to fool me, but I am Klaxon, and villains should flee when they hear the sound of my name.
Kudos for the most Tick-like statement I’ve heard in a long time.
As previously established, my superhero name would definitely be Mindress. That or Spider-Crab.
Hmm. That’s an interesting challenge, Marsh. It would have to be something that no-one would ever associate with me.
Maybe, WonderKliph! (TM).
Though of course the leading w would always mean getting stuck towards the back of the superhero line.
Id
Was trying to reply but posted by mistake, anyway I always had the “The ghost of justice” but that always felt like more of a title than a proper name. Kind of like how Wonder Woman is the “Spirit of Truth”.
Datalink
My alter ego is “Sprocketman” — https://transportation.stanford.edu/sites/default/files/2016-06/sprocketman-comicbook%201975.pdf
I don’t get it, why does the tag say Walky? I don’t see Walky anywhere, only Nightguy.
You need to look harder. The first panel has two silhouettes, the smaller of which looks a great deal like Walky.
And now we only need
BIKE WOMAN
or something like that
Would that be Meredith’s superhero persona?
…Walky hasn’t quite twigged to the fact that he’s dating Amber, not Amazi-girl, has he?
“Nightwing wants to know your location.”
Oh god it’s becoming a fad. Do you want Watchmen? Because THIS IS HOW YOU GET WATCHMEN.
Billie walks by, glimpses “Nightguy”
“MOTHEREFFER, I KNEW SAL WAS A SUPERHERO.”
Nightguy? That’s cute.
Why is he wearing spats? Did he steal them from Mr. Peanut? (Or are those socks and slippers?)
They look like socks and slippers with some writing on them and I can’t wait to know what they say.
Looks like “STAR WARS”.
Aha. Thanks
They read “Star Wars”, if you look closely. At least the visible one does.
I am the butt taco that flaps in the night!
Also acknowledging the Parks and Rec reference in the first panel there.
*farts in the night!
He is wearing a cape, so “flaps” is applicable after tacos, isn’t it?
How do you think the cape flaps when it’s not windy?
Well, Willis deserves a kudos for coming up with something that I never even imagined him doing.
Poor Amazi-Girl! Amber’s boyfriend looks like he’s going to have a headache or two named after him! IMO, the next thing she should say is: “You literally haven’t thought this through beyond ‘I want to support my girlfriend’, have you?” Either that or she’s going to think it’s a sort of cute in the form of: “Oh, look at the silly puppy-dog that can’t stand up!”
Does Amazi-Girl even know that he’s Amber’s boyfriend? That’s where this is going to get weird fast.
She should, she tried to take over when they were both walking down from Garbage Roof.
Maybe, though that might have just been caused by Amber’s panic reaction to Sal with Amazi-Girl knowing nothing more than that.
Batman and Robin are gonna bone hard.
Walky, I don’t think that this is the kind of roleplaying that Amber said was into
For one thing, I don’t see a single d8 anywhere.
She might have a pouch of d4s to use as caltrops.
Point. Or maybe points. Those d4s are dangerous.
Walky’s in this comic? I only see Nightguy.
When your GF’s alter-ego is SO done with you.
… I feel stupid, but only after the second reading I realized that Nightguy is actually Walky…
The mask works!
……Walky you are a wet noodle in this universe. A nugget eating noodle.
I think that sucker-punching Asher gave him a false sense of confidence in his fighting abilities.
Here’s a prediction as to where this may go: Asher goes looking for the ‘masked nuisance’ and thinks that it is ‘Nightguy’ who he recognises as Walky. There follows a comedy of errors where Asher stalks Walky and Amazi-Girl is able to act basically with impunity.
Walky. What. Why. What.
It’s sweet! He wants to support his girlfriend! He hasn’t the first clue what is involved in this course of action, of course, and I’m sure that Amazi-Girl will be willing to tell him just how out of his depth he is already (if he hasn’t already realised that with the whole ‘Oh god, I’m up so high!’ thing). However, it’s a sweet gesture! 🙂
Walky: pure of heart, dumb of ass.
He has had a taste of violence, and now his hunger can no longer be sated.
It’s a good start, Walky, but you really need some head protection if you’re going for that whole Irving Forbush look.
Gravatar seems determined to genderflip me.
Fudge it. I’m keeping this one.
The tags spoiled his secret identity.
It’s good enough for Tony Stark so it’s good enough for Walky!
Glad to see that Leslie K. got some recognition.
For one brief shocking moment, I thought that was Machete.
Me too.
Here’s my concern, actually – are AG and Amber sharing memories again? Last I knew, they weren’t. If they’re not, what happens when Walky inevitably goes to talk to Amber about whatever conversation is to follow this?
I say concern, but I wouldn’t complain about the dissociation being forced out into the open in conversation.
Or even more quickly, when Walky brings up something AG doesn’t know about – like them making out or just calls her Amber or something.
It will surely bring huge problems. But I think it’s sweet how Walky wants to help the girl he likes by becoming the sidekick of her second personality, who probably don’t like him.
Last time they met AG and Walky got along pretty well. That was awhile back though, while Amber and AG were still sharing memory.
Gya ha ha Leslie Knope
Wearing his Fighting Jim Jams!!!
Where are the Amazigirl Facepalms when you need them?
I kind of like the angle “does it look grown up and awesome when I do it? No? Huh. Well maybe you’re faring better, but who knows.”
Okay so is anyone gonna ask y walky owns a shirt that just says “night” on it or
Because he is vengeance. He is the night.
Also he is turned where you can’t see the K. Of course the Duke of Thingley is a knight.
Is this the start of Amazigirl, Inc.?
It occurs to me that the trope is that comedy sidekicks are usually dead meat.
So what you are saying is that Walky has a head start?
I legit thought it was Faz, and this was the beginning of some complex false flag plot by Blaine
Is this supposed to be a Batman/Robin dynamic or Iron Man/Tom Holland!Spider-man dynamic?
I’m feeling it’s more like Spiderman/Deadpool dynamic (with, uh… Less guns and ultraviolence on Deadpool-Walky’s part)
Maybe a Peter Burrito Parker/ Miles Morales (Spiderverse) dynamic? the mentor/mentee part not the father figure part
He gets the font and everything!
So, no chance of it being a dream, huh? Post-orgasmic for either of them, or just another weird one for Joyce?
(Nice touch having
WalkyNightguy’s hair be especially mussed as part of the disguise, btw, just like AG. Nowif he could only get the voice right….)LOVE the Leslie E. Knope Library. Two of my favorite piece of media existing in the same universe — confirmed. LOL
“I’m Dark Knight!”
“Taken”
“Night Mask.”
“Taken”
“Night Man.”
“Taken”
“Night… Guy.”
“Okay, you’re clear.”
“Nightwalker?”
“Taken”
“NightWalky!”
“Umm…”
But…. Amber isn’t sharing Amazigirl’s memories anymore.
This could get…weird.
Amber genuinely won’t know who NightGuy is.
Amazi-Girl, take him gently by the hand, and push him off.
Like a real-world Pajama Sam.
Is this a sex thing? This is probably a sex thing.
Walky is more imaginative than Danny, at least.
Eh, I dunno about that, but I am also not sure if the grappling hook sex was Amazi-Girl’s idea or his.
I’m a little disappointed that it’s not Machete.
Would have gone perfectly with the storyline in It’s Walky $100 Theater.
“Well, ‘Nightguy’… I recommend you walk to the end of the concrete wall nearest the top of the stairs, where said wall is only about two feet high, and step off. If that’s too complicated for you, perhaps costumed vigilantism is not the path for you.”