It seems like you were in a much better mood when you started this comic.
Which makes me suppose the sheer lack of critical thinking of a few years of commenting is to blame.
🙁
He DID say earlier that he isn’t always tagging the very first appearances of characters, to give people time to guess who they are first.
In other news: I AM kind of surprised, even after the earlier violence from Ruth, that Sal’s being physically introduced (assuming we don’t count the mysterious motorcyclist earlier as her) via vigilante justice in the Dumbiverse. It seems a bit contrary to the whole “Let’s do this again, but with ordinary college hijinks” ethos, given the general lack of vigilantes on college campuses.
Not that I’m complaining, mind. I don’t place that high a value on normalcy.
Vigilante?? Sal is no vigilante. Sal is a Hero. Sal is BATMAN.(uh.. batgirl….batwoman…whichever SHE won’t beat me up for. she still scares me a little.)
Hopefully it’s just so Sal will be a big reveal to people who aren’t reading the comments or haven’t read It’s Walky!. Because that is totally a Sal entrance.
Also, I really hope we get an epic Sal vs. Ruth battle at some point in the strip, because that would just be awesome.
During my time at IU, I think members of the football team were implicated in one random beating. There was also this one weirdo who would run by and punch people in the gut at night in the woods between Franklin Hall and the the Chemistry building, but I don’t think he was a jock.
Okay, so I’m not the only one who found the “upperclassmen beating on froshes” kind of weird, then. I remember freshmen getting hazed if they went frat, of course, and I recall some freshmen jocks failing to realize that they weren’t still in high school (and thus went around picking on the freshmen nerds for a few weeks until it became clear that that shit didn’t fly any more). But this… doesn’t really ring any bells for me.
Yeah and the way they dress seems like more of high school stereotype than college.But I guess it’s a dramatic way to introduce a character. (Assuming that’s what happening here. It could be someone who’s already been introduced.)
It appears to be the back of the helmet and boot of the person riding the motorcycle back in “Sister”. Unless Sal has had a haircut in this universe, it’d be quite difficult to hide hip length hair under a helmet that small. The person on the motorcycle appeared to have just been arriving at the dorms when a later strip showed that Sal had already come and gone. Not to mention that Walky and Billie were talking about how they didn’t know where Sal was as the motorcycle drove by.
I want to go out on a limb and say it’s Mandy. She’s only been in one strip and she was important enough to get a tag. And to also follow along the motorcyclist conspiracy, the helmet almost looks semi transparent and light from glasses reflecting underneath (or that’s just general reflections). Either way, I believe this to be the same motorcyclist from “Sister” and that it is someone we’ve already seen somewhere else in the comic. Whether or not the person is male or female still is unclear.
The motorcyclist had boobs. Unless you’re suggesting a crossdresser, the motorcyclist is definitely female. And hair length is not a good indicator for whether or not the motorcyclist is Sal. When you have long hair and wear a helmet, you twist it up on top and back of your head to put the helmet on. When twisted, your hair takes up a lot less space. You can put a motorcycle helmet on over butt length hair.
Pariah Jones
I didn’t realize those were supposed to be breasts, I thought it was just the jacket hanging forward due to the rider leaning. I was basing the hair under the helmet from female friends of mine who have said that when their hair gets to a certain length, they don’t like tying it up under the helmet and just let it flow out under it.
Funny: I went to a major university for my undergraduate degree and I never noticed roving bands of jocks hanging out around the dorms preying on Freshmen. Mostly I think they were drunk or with skanks. Both the Freshmen and the jocks, that is. I don’t notice this at my current institution, either. OTOH, I’m a grad student, so I don’t notice much of anything outside my building. Weep.
124 thoughts on “Kick”
MrGBH
As much as I’m expecting Sal, that strange reddish tint to the hair makes me think it’s Faz.
Tobias
maybe its his dad
Chumpy
I want this.
Trae Dorn
What reddish tint to what hair?
…I don’t think that’s a human head you’re looking at there.
(And Faz doesn’t have a red tint to his hair)
MrGBH
Yes he does.
http://www.shortpacked.com/2010/comic/book-12/01-dominus-jacobus/gears/
David
Aw crap now I have to redraw a bunch of strips!
A
It seems like you were in a much better mood when you started this comic.
Which makes me suppose the sheer lack of critical thinking of a few years of commenting is to blame.
🙁
Jabberwocky
Hey, hey, it’s Sal!
addude
Yay Sal!
Jen Aside
…CEILIDH =D
Cholma
“See-lid”? ;D
* ducks and runs away
n0z3k1ll3r
The lack of a tag makes me suspect this isn’t actually Sal… could be wrong though.
Ascension
He DID say earlier that he isn’t always tagging the very first appearances of characters, to give people time to guess who they are first.
In other news: I AM kind of surprised, even after the earlier violence from Ruth, that Sal’s being physically introduced (assuming we don’t count the mysterious motorcyclist earlier as her) via vigilante justice in the Dumbiverse. It seems a bit contrary to the whole “Let’s do this again, but with ordinary college hijinks” ethos, given the general lack of vigilantes on college campuses.
Not that I’m complaining, mind. I don’t place that high a value on normalcy.
Joebo
Yeah, I’m still going with the Motorcycle chick as Sal. I could be wrong, but I really hope not.
Liz
Pft whatever. Thats totally normal, who doesn’t enter a fight with a drop kick to someone’s face?
LazarusLong
Vigilante?? Sal is no vigilante. Sal is a Hero. Sal is BATMAN.(uh.. batgirl….batwoman…whichever SHE won’t beat me up for. she still scares me a little.)
George
Hopefully it’s just so Sal will be a big reveal to people who aren’t reading the comments or haven’t read It’s Walky!. Because that is totally a Sal entrance.
Also, I really hope we get an epic Sal vs. Ruth battle at some point in the strip, because that would just be awesome.
Ho-hum
Well, even without Aliens Sal wants to be Batman.
hannza314
who wouldn’t want to be batman?
Liz
Tim Drake?
Izzy
Tim Drake is shown as being batman in the future is some storyline…I don’t remember exactly when, but it happened
David Herbert
SAL! Even though we can only see a foot, I can tell it’s Sal. Yay Sal.
xaan
It’s amazing how recognizable even her foot is.
Björn
My pant suddenly got tight… and I know exactly why.
(Knowing that my avatar will be Dina makes it even funnier to write that.)
R
The Dina avatar makes me confused, in a bad way (it’s nothing personal).
oddball715
Is it just me or does they guy puching Danny look kind of like Trey from Community?
Wackd
Troy, and Willis has said he’s a Community fan (or at least a fan of the soundtrack) so it’s entirely possible.
Mirenheart
That’s totally Ninja Rick… with a full head of hair.
Nick Wright
Afro Ninja Rick?
Mirenheart
Yes.
Joebo
shit, …that is plausible. And it would be something that Willis would do to us.
Malph
Dammit! You beat me to it!
beeftony
SAAAAAAAAL
Ragnal
Must be Sal. MUST BE SAL.
Ribos
Yeah, I bet one’ll do, too…
…TO YOUR FAAAAAAAAACE!
(not letting that one die)
davmopedia
See, I was planning on doing some sort of “Well, that’s a foot, what about her FAAAACE?!” comment, but you beat me to that particular meme
Roborat
Then, out of nowhere, the jock gets BAMMED! in the FAAAAAAACE!, Holy irony Batman. I am hoping this is Sal, although Ninja Rick would be awesome too.
James
So apparently DoA Sal (or Ninja Rick) studies Tae Kwon Leap.
Jerricho
Just show me all those nifty moves so I can start trashing bozos!
James
That jock should feel lucky. Few outsiders get to experience so much of Tae Kwon Leap so soon.
Cholma
The only use of Tae-Kwon-Leep is self defense. Do you know who said that? Ki-lo-knee, the great teacher.
Jerricho
Yeah, well the best defense is a good offense. You know who said that? Mel, the cook from “Alice”
hannza314
*boot to the head*
Outrider
Maybe it’s been a while since I was in college, but I don’t really remember the jocks randomly beating up nerds they find walking around on campus.
Or maybe it’s because I didn’t go to a big sports school.
LV!
I’m pretty sure Danny is the extent of people the Indiana football team can beat up.
Andrew Perron
I don’t remember anyone beating up anyone else in college, ever. Not in an “LOL we’re teh top of teh heap!” way, anyway.
Andrew Perron
Also, my gravatar disturbs deeply.
Ryanwoofs
During my time at IU, I think members of the football team were implicated in one random beating. There was also this one weirdo who would run by and punch people in the gut at night in the woods between Franklin Hall and the the Chemistry building, but I don’t think he was a jock.
Freemage
Okay, so I’m not the only one who found the “upperclassmen beating on froshes” kind of weird, then. I remember freshmen getting hazed if they went frat, of course, and I recall some freshmen jocks failing to realize that they weren’t still in high school (and thus went around picking on the freshmen nerds for a few weeks until it became clear that that shit didn’t fly any more). But this… doesn’t really ring any bells for me.
Still, it’s Sal. Sal makes everything better.
Xelgaex
Yeah and the way they dress seems like more of high school stereotype than college.But I guess it’s a dramatic way to introduce a character. (Assuming that’s what happening here. It could be someone who’s already been introduced.)
Kamino Neko
Hope it’s not Sal, just to mess with people.
My bet…Joyce. >_>
Joebo
no, just… no
Sharktibolt
I place a random bet on Amazi-Girl.
addude
I’ll take that bet!
Wackd
Seconded. If only to mix things up a little, and because it’d totally be AWESOME.
Wackd
Called it yesterday. Doesn’t make it any less awesome, though.
Pariah Jones
It appears to be the back of the helmet and boot of the person riding the motorcycle back in “Sister”. Unless Sal has had a haircut in this universe, it’d be quite difficult to hide hip length hair under a helmet that small. The person on the motorcycle appeared to have just been arriving at the dorms when a later strip showed that Sal had already come and gone. Not to mention that Walky and Billie were talking about how they didn’t know where Sal was as the motorcycle drove by.
davmopedia
It’s actually Lith.
Pariah Jones
I want to go out on a limb and say it’s Mandy. She’s only been in one strip and she was important enough to get a tag. And to also follow along the motorcyclist conspiracy, the helmet almost looks semi transparent and light from glasses reflecting underneath (or that’s just general reflections). Either way, I believe this to be the same motorcyclist from “Sister” and that it is someone we’ve already seen somewhere else in the comic. Whether or not the person is male or female still is unclear.
JesseJanitect
The motorcyclist had boobs. Unless you’re suggesting a crossdresser, the motorcyclist is definitely female. And hair length is not a good indicator for whether or not the motorcyclist is Sal. When you have long hair and wear a helmet, you twist it up on top and back of your head to put the helmet on. When twisted, your hair takes up a lot less space. You can put a motorcycle helmet on over butt length hair.
Pariah Jones
I didn’t realize those were supposed to be breasts, I thought it was just the jacket hanging forward due to the rider leaning. I was basing the hair under the helmet from female friends of mine who have said that when their hair gets to a certain length, they don’t like tying it up under the helmet and just let it flow out under it.
Monty Prime
I bet she had to jumpr through a window to do that.
Joebo
I bet she did!
NinjaNick
I’m hoping it’s Sal. Ninja kick!
Rhetoricaster
Funny: I went to a major university for my undergraduate degree and I never noticed roving bands of jocks hanging out around the dorms preying on Freshmen. Mostly I think they were drunk or with skanks. Both the Freshmen and the jocks, that is. I don’t notice this at my current institution, either. OTOH, I’m a grad student, so I don’t notice much of anything outside my building. Weep.
Undrave
If its Sal Willis has to come back and change that sound effect for ‘SAL’D!’ instead of ‘BAM!’
Cassidy
Sal Willis? You mean Walters right?
David
You mean Sal Walkerton!
Sharktibolt
I think there’s just a missing comma in there:
If its Sal, Willis has to come back and change that sound effect for ‘SAL’D!’ instead of ‘BAM!’
Undrave
Yup, that’s just a silly typo. If it’s Sal, Willis had to come and change the sound effect for ‘SAL’D!’