Huh. Ruth as the RA.. Nice touch. Is Howard gonna get special treatment or something?? that brings up another question. Is Howard coming in this year. If I recall correctly, Howard is a year behind Joyce, Joe, Danny, and the rest of ’em.
I seem to recall Danny and Joe encountering a similar scenario in the original Roomies!, though that RA was far less psychotic. Something tells me Joyce is going to be the only one in attendance.
Nah, her new motto is just “No Regrets — except driving like an ass at night which might get me killed in a horrific car accident and cause me to die… so as I would regret that, I choose not to do it… good luck drunk Danny…”
Is it wrong that I’m totally hot for Ruth…? A: I dig glasses, B: I dig Redheads… And C: Any woman with the cajones to threaten to beat someone to death with their femurs is O.K. in my books…
um… quick question. Is reading the previous comics with these characters needed (ie they all have tons of history that you need to know to get some of the jokes) or will it be possible to just jump in with this series and at some point read the others later?
I got linked over from Something Positive and I can’t help but wonder that.
Well, he’s reusing modified characters from previous continuities in a new storyline, so comment chat from fans is likely to go over your head and my money’s on there being throwaway/gravy references to other characters/events that you might not get. Other than that, you’re probably good.
Yes, having read through DoA without reading any of the others first (aside from one or two not-very-relevant early Shortpacked! strips, like the one about Batman breathing in space), this comic completely makes sense without knowing the others.
Some fan conversations less so, but those aren’t too hard to figure out after a while.
This is my first webcomic and even more embarrassing is the fact that I can really relate to the character Joyce. And I was starting to wonder the same thing lol.
I’m in the same boat, I got linked here from…Nuzlocke? I think? And I subsequently read Willis other works (albeit backwards). You will most likely still enjoy this comic, the might be occasional gags that reference Shortpacked! or It’s Walky! or something, but you don’t have to worry about those.
80 thoughts on “Agreements”
Trae Dorn
RUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUTH! 🙂
Alan / Falcon
Beat me to it.
Trae Dorn
In both chat and the comments! I AM THE WINNER!
ironballs16
Also in length of characters used!
LeodaFox
actually you beat him to it he posted it at 12:07 you posted it at 12:02
JacHunter
Time zone differences, maybe?
Deviltrig
I second this emotion.
Hinoron
First impressions are SO important… and first warnings.
Alan / Falcon
RUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUTH!
David Herbert
So this is where David’s twitter avatar comes from?
And I can atest to the fact that living with someone long enough will make you want to kill them eventually.
loneislander
Me and my best friend couldn’t last a week before we were throwing punches at each other. >.>
Colin
My buddies and I get the punches out of the way ahead of time. When it’s serious, we duel with either [dulled] blades or collectible card games.
Outrider
Overtly bi-polar Ruth scares me.
TheAlucinaut
eep.
Tercotta
I knew this appearance would happen eventually. Doesn’t make it less strange.
Deviltrig
Huh. Ruth as the RA.. Nice touch. Is Howard gonna get special treatment or something?? that brings up another question. Is Howard coming in this year. If I recall correctly, Howard is a year behind Joyce, Joe, Danny, and the rest of ’em.
David
I wouldn’t use the ages of the Roomies! characters to determine the ages of DoA characters. After all, Walky and Billie were the same age as Howard.
beeftony
I seem to recall Danny and Joe encountering a similar scenario in the original Roomies!, though that RA was far less psychotic. Something tells me Joyce is going to be the only one in attendance.
Milosh
Nope… he posted art of the floor meeting earlier, though I can’t find it now. There were many others in attendance too.
beeftony
Oh, right. I remember something about Mary being one of the background characters there.
The horror.
addude
Did Ruth still babysit Walky and Billie this time around or is it something I am just going to have to wait to see?
David
Nope. She’s never met anyone in the main cast before.
xaan
I see what you mean about the abundance of green shirts.
Cholma
Yay! It’s Ruth! She’s back, and this time it’s No Integrity, Tons of Regret. ;D
Trae Dorn
Nah, her new motto is just “No Regrets — except driving like an ass at night which might get me killed in a horrific car accident and cause me to die… so as I would regret that, I choose not to do it… good luck drunk Danny…”
taekwondogirl
How exactly was SHE driving like an ass…?
Regalli
She did slam another car out of the way with her own car. Granted, in context that was a good thing, but…
cappadocius
RUUUUUUUTH! SHE’S BACK! I LOVE YOU RUTH! DON’T DIE THIS TIME!
CanvasWolfDoll
heh. you’re gravatar is danny. this amuses me.
Milosh
Reminds me of my own RA… minus the first three panels, that is.
Hythrain
Oh… my… RUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUTH! SHE’S BACK! My favorite character from Roomies! is ALIVE!
Aesir
And weirdly, this is probably the happiest we’ve seen Ruth ever be
beeftony
That’s probably because she never caught her Dad cheating.
Chumpy
Something tells me she’s done this before.
TinyDoctorTim
I think I like this incarnation of Ruth. Better than I liked her before. That said, I hope she will still act with integrity, with no regrets.
Chad from Canada
Is it wrong that I’m totally hot for Ruth…? A: I dig glasses, B: I dig Redheads… And C: Any woman with the cajones to threaten to beat someone to death with their femurs is O.K. in my books…
atristain
I got wood too. Yet, I think she looks scarier when she’s happy.
She deserves a song for her comeback:
Been a lot of years since she went away, Ruth Lessik
Now she’s back and I have to say
Need you all the way, need you all the way, Ruth Lessik
Need you all the way, need you all the way, Ruth Lessik
Kernanator
To quote Mike: “I got wood.”
fangrider
i like where this is going….
MrGBH
Ah Ruth, just as angry as I remember her.
MrGBH
Lovely. I meant just as lovely. Yes.
>.>
Brendan
Hmm… she’s Ruth “Lessik” now…
Does she still know Walky and Billie?
Deviltrig
Does this mean that Howard isn’t her brother anymore? That’s gonna be weird…
Trae Dorn
Where are you getting the “Lessik” from?
Trae Dorn
(Never mind, just looked at the Cast Page)
Deviltrig
The cast page on this site.
Trae Dorn
Ha! I self corrected before you could correct me!
Shame Win! 😛
Dark Tzar
um… quick question. Is reading the previous comics with these characters needed (ie they all have tons of history that you need to know to get some of the jokes) or will it be possible to just jump in with this series and at some point read the others later?
I got linked over from Something Positive and I can’t help but wonder that.
David
This comic is a completely different, stand-alone continuity from my other works. You need to know nothing but the 10 or so strips in the archives.
Quix
Well, he’s reusing modified characters from previous continuities in a new storyline, so comment chat from fans is likely to go over your head and my money’s on there being throwaway/gravy references to other characters/events that you might not get. Other than that, you’re probably good.
Mitsukara
Yes, having read through DoA without reading any of the others first (aside from one or two not-very-relevant early Shortpacked! strips, like the one about Batman breathing in space), this comic completely makes sense without knowing the others.
Some fan conversations less so, but those aren’t too hard to figure out after a while.
Happy Fangirl
This is my first webcomic and even more embarrassing is the fact that I can really relate to the character Joyce. And I was starting to wonder the same thing lol.
Happy Fangirl
Also the girl named Ruth is really scary.
Lucca
I’m in the same boat, I got linked here from…Nuzlocke? I think? And I subsequently read Willis other works (albeit backwards). You will most likely still enjoy this comic, the might be occasional gags that reference Shortpacked! or It’s Walky! or something, but you don’t have to worry about those.
JesseJanitect
Between Ruth and Mike, this has the intense possibility for gratuitous and extreme violence. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
fangrider
or rough sex between ruth and mike
Deviltrig
That’d be terrifyingly hot…
ziggy78eog
Holy crap! That is the scariest RA I have ever see.
Baron Fel
So RA over there means Resident Assistant? I’ve always heard Resident Advisor…learn something new every day.
Virnin
We just went with the generic Resident A-hole but that was in the 80’s.
Zudarkness
Yoinks What I wouldn’t give to punch Ruth in the face right about now
Corlanthis
Hee! Hi, Ruth! I have missed you! 😀
Tomb
*Gasp* ….<3
Randy Mcewen
Isn’t this just your old comic but from a slightly different perspective?
taekwondogirl
“slightly different perspective”. Hmm. So, what. Did you just glance at the list of cast members for the previous comic or what?
Al the Mighty
Oh, Ruth. How I like you…
I was thinking in staying just with the main continuity, but this is one of my reasons to follow this one comic.
Kernanator
Wild Ruth used Bone Club!
A critical hit!
It’s super effective!
SonicBlueRanger
Ruth is scary and Hillarious all at once I like that.
bubba11340
So is this the same universe as roomies and shorpacked?
omegaultima
no, this is an alternate universe.
omegaultima