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Little bit
Posted on August 15, 2013 by David M Willis
Hey, did you know Dumbing of Age Vol. 1: This Campus Is A Friggin' Escher Print is now available for sale on comiXology?  Well, it is!  That means if you have a tablet or whatevs, you can load up the first collection on your comiXology app whenever the heck you want -- on the road, on an airplane, on the toilet.  Well, okay, you could read the physical book there, too, but you don't have to carry it around!  It'd just be the tablet, which could also display any number of Archie comics or whatever kids are into these days. So if you were ever like, "Man, owning the Dumbing of Age book would be sweet, but I don't have room on my bookshelf and also I'd like to pay half the cover price," this is your friggin' day. (The physical book is of course also still available in this website's store if you like paper and bookshelves and things.)

345 thoughts on “Little bit”

  1. Tomb

    What

    1. Venapax

      *gasp*

      1. Venapax

        On second thought: Nope. Nope nope nope nope.nope.nope

        1. Plasma Mongoose

          Now this deserves an “OH MY!”

        2. thecanvashat

          OH MY!

        3. Endest

          Cheezus crisp! What happened to her?!?

        4. Far

          She went overboard.

    2. thecanvashat

      Who.

      1. Ocbrad1

        Whoa

    3. Tomb

      First!
      though really. I did not recognize her at first.

    4. Cheryl

      dem poker faces

    5. Nadath

      Wow, quite the makeover. Also, is there another version or prequel of this comic? I see the occasional comment about a different version of characters.

      1. aztec_mold

        Before dumbing of age, there was roomies, followed by it’s walky. those comics are a different universe, from which most of these characters are derived, and thrown into a different setting. Some characters come from “Shortpacked!” which takes place in the same universe as “Roomies” and “It’s Walky”, but follows a (mainly) different set of characters. Exercise caution when reading “Roomies” and “It’s Walky”, because early on, the art is pretty bad. (No offense if you see this, Willis)

        1. Rognik

          It’s not so much “bad” as “poorly drawn”. If you can get past the art, it’s a pretty enjoyable read.

      2. Gotenks

        Yes, this series pulls characters from all of willis’ previous comics, including Shortpacked, Roomies, It’s Walky! and Joyce and Walky. all of which are quite good. 🙂

        1. Leorale

          You don’t have to read the others to read Dumbing of Age; they’re each made to be a stand-alone series. However, if you have a few days to do some serious procrastination, it’s fun to go on a mad Willis-comics binge and read all of them ’til you dream about purple aliens.

      3. Nadath

        Oh boy, time to lose a ton of time to catching up on a multiverse. Is there an order I should read them in, or are they pretty independent? Also, boy is the default avatar kind of creepy…

        1. JaneDoe

          Yes, definitely read them in order. It starts with Roomies, which introduces some of the major characters, then continues on with It’s Walky, and from there it sort of branches off into Joyce and Walky and Shortpacked. Joyce and Walky follows mostly characters from It’s Walky, while Shortpacked has just a couple characters from the main arc along with a whole new cast. Those two are fairly independent, though there have been a couple crossovers between them, but you can read them in any order for the most part.

    6. Aisling

      The Stepford Wives happened, that’s what.

  2. thecanvashat

    OH GOD THIS IS AS BAD AS DRUNK MIKE

    1. KingMabel

      No, have faith. Maybe it…will end…normal for her?

      1. thecanvashat

        Nope. No chance.

    2. GoldStarz

      Drunk Mike wasn’t voluntary at least!

    3. Yotomoe

      I THINK SHE CAME IN THROUGH A DOOR

      1. thecanvashat

        That window feels neglected, and is worried that it can’t stand up to Sal’s expectations. And it was so excited! Telling all the other windows. What a shame. Poor window.

        1. Ocbrad1

          The door, on the other hand, is now completely full of itself. The door has become Faz!

      2. AgentKeen

        Oh crap, you’re right! And I thought the smile was the most disturbing part…

  3. KingMabel

    She has CLOTHES!?!??!?

    1. thecanvashat

      Little known fact. That motorcycle jacket is actually a membrane that can be retracted by Sal if she so desires.

      1. The Candyman

        Her schoolgirl outfit, on the other hand, is a camouflage trick used to lull prey into a false sense of security and strike when their guard is down.

        1. Cheryl

          says the eagle….seems legit

        2. Shade

          Not just an eagle, an eagle confectioner.

        3. Viredae

          Similar to the bunny-eared lawyer who happens to be a bunny.

        4. The Candyman

          The eagle is sad you don’t trust him.

        5. Rognik

          Can you blame the mistrust? He tells bald-faced lies…

        6. DarkVeghetta

          *gag* THE… *hurl* HORROR! *retch* THE HORROR!
          (But in all honestly, fine punchline. 🙂 )

      2. Anywhere

        This fact is now a part of my personal canon, even if it’s never shown in the comic.

      3. Jack Finch

        Nictating leathers!

    2. Morgauxo

      Actually, way back at the begining wasn’t a bunch of clothes like this mentioned to be in her closet?

      1. Squall

        It was shown in her closet too

  4. Lord Fuhrer President Penguin

    huh did not see this coming.

    1. Raine

      I legit passed out for 8 minutes in shock.

    2. Boom

      Really? Wow. I saw it coming from the word go.

    3. Furie

      Really? Never heard the literary technique of Chekovs Uniform? “A uniform hung in a closet in a popular web comic must be worn before the third book is published.”

  5. GoldStarz

    SAL’S BEEN POSSESSED!

    Don’t panic, Sal, we’ll save you!

    1. Endest

      CHRESTO! CHRESTO!

      1. Aizat

        CHESSSSSTOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

        1. Endest

          IT’S NOT WORKING! THE DEMON INSIDE HER IS TOO STRONG!

          *Pulls out a cross and puts it in the front her face*
          THE POWER OF CHRIST COMPELS YOU! CHREEESTOOOO!!!

    2. FlyingFish

      By the female cast of Avalon!

  6. Ragnal

    I JUST HAD A HEART ATTACK THE WORLD MEANS NOTHING TO ME BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS WRONG BLACK IS WHITE UP IS DOWN AND SHORT IS LONG!

    1. VizardJeffhog

      EVERYTHING WE THOUGHT WAS SO IMPORTANT DOESN’T MATTER ANYMORE

      1. Yotomoe

        EVERYTHING I KNOW IS WRONG, JUST FORGET THE WORDS AND SING ALONG,
        ALL YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND IS EVERYTHING YOU KNOW IS WRONG

        1. GoldStarz

          No, I’m pretty sure I’m right that the person all dressied up is Sal.

        2. Doctor_Who

          *KICKASS ACCORDION SOLO*

      2. Aizat

        Hey, that’s what the disembodied head of Colonel Sanders yelled at me about.

        1. VizardJeffhog

          What, were ya hoping to pay your phone bill that Thursday night?

        2. Aizat

          Yeah, but after I got abducted by aliens who looked like Jamie Farr.

        3. carl320

          I don’t mind the ice machine but that running by yelling is getting on my nerves.

        4. VizardJeffhog

          All because St. Peter doesn’t like Nehru jackets… That kind of treatment doesn’t justify that.

        5. Chronos

          *Puts hands over your eyes*

          Guess who?

    2. Justnobody

      EVERYTHING RIGHT IS WRONG AGAIN
      JUST LIKE IN THE LONG LONG TRAILER
      ALL THE DISHES GOT BROKEN AND THE CAR KEPT DRIVING
      AND NOBODY WOULD STOP TO SAVE HER

      1. YakkoRex

        Could be, could BE! All I know is everything you know is wrong…

      2. Rachel

        and now the song is over now and now the song is over now

    3. WiredWolf

      IT STARTS WITH AN EARTHQUAKE!

  7. VizardJeffhog

    WHO IS THAT CREATURE AND WHAT HAS IT DONE TO SAL

    1. thecanvashat

      Maybe they’re the result of atomic radiation on plant life or animal life. Some weird alien organism — a mutation of some kind…Whatever it is, whatever intelligence or instinct it is that govern the forming of human flesh and blood out of thin air, is fantastically powerful…All that body in your cellar needed was a mind…

  8. Bunk

    Now the uniforms make sense. They’re to cover for when her parents visit.

    1. Yotomoe

      Or what if…she actually puts them on when noone’s looking to feel pretty D:

      1. Josh

        Ohmaigawd, someone NEEDS to draw this!

        1. Squall

          Pretty Sal would be amazing-ness

  9. TrueVCU

    SURRENDER DOROTHY

    1. Doctor_Who

      “No one gets in to see the Walkerton’s, not no way not no how!”
      “But I’m Dorothy!”
      “The Walky’s Dorothy?”
      “Yes!”
      “Well, that’s a Nachito of a different color!”

      1. AgentKeen

        Cooler Ranch? Or whatever the Nachito equivalent is?
        Those are the best.

  10. AHR

    AAAAAAAAAA

  11. Aizat

    “Your dating your sister?”

    1. Aizat

      Let me try this again: “You’re dating your sister?”

    2. The Candyman

      That was my first thought too, actually.

    3. GoldStarz

      “No, I’m dating a girl who looks like Amazi-Girl who is my sister. I’m dating someone reminds me of my sister.”

    4. AJBulldis

      Hahahaha!

    5. Yotomoe

      “NO MOM. Sal can barely dress herself, Let alone me!”

      1. The Candyman

        What you talkin’ bout, Yotomoe? Sal’s got style like Danny has pictures of Amazi-Girl hidden in his closet.

        1. Aizat

          Hey, if you got saved by a superhero, you’d keep pictures too.

        2. JBO

          Yes, but not necesarily explicit pictures.

        3. Squall

          And yet she can’t remember to put on pants.

      2. Viktoria

        Yotomoe, a ship(Walky/Sal) was mentioned. Any plans?

        1. Yotomoe

          Nope. I don’t do incest. Now maybe if the twins are tag-teaming someone else then I’ll allow it.

        2. The Candyman

          Billie maybe?

        3. Yotomoe

          That’d work.

        4. Aizat

          Billie is the Guile Theme of Dumbing of Age, it goes well with everything.

        5. ocbrad1

          This! This is truth! +1 for you!

        6. The Candyman

          Then by all means friend, get to it!

        7. Yotomoe

          Too lazyyyyyyyyyyyyy D:

        8. Squall

          How about Walky/Sal/Joyce?

        9. Yotomoe

          That’s a downgrade from Billie but still an upgrade from Just Sal and Walky.

        10. Squall

          Then how about… Girl-Walky/Sal/Billie? You know, from when Walky was in Canada.

        11. Yotomoe

          All good ideas…but you dont’ seem to grasp just how lazy I am ATM.
          …maybe if someone bought a commission, though…

        12. Squall

          If I had money, I would commission this. But as of yet, I do not have the money.

    6. Frogboy

      Us, twelve years from now: “Damn, Dumbing of Age morphed into A Song of Ice and Fire so gradually, I barely even noticed.”

      Next week: Dina wargs into an allosaurus!

      1. JBO

        I think Dina already said that she wants to be a Troodon sub species. Can’t remember which one though.

        1. The Candyman

          Saurornithoides mongoliensis. Closely related to Troodon, but that’s it. I would have gone for Gigantoraptor or Hypsilophodon myself.

        2. JBO

          They are Troodontidae is what I ment. Anyways I am more of a Iguanodon fan.

      2. Hannover Fist

        Does that mean Danny will be given to Sal Drogo in exchange for an awesome biker army?

  12. John

    I hope she has a dryer sheet stuck to her back.

    1. ProfessorTomoe

      Where is Ceilidh MacFarlane and who have you replaced her with?

      1. Cholma

        Yessss. I knew that outfit looked familiar. Ah, Avalon! How I’ve missed you.

        1. Ucchan

          Ah, the Avalon uniform! I forgot she had it since the last time we saw Seal’s closet. I’ve missed it too! Thank you, Willis!

        2. Ucchan

          “Sal’s” closet, freaking autocorrect.

      2. Roborat

        Thank You! I knew that uniform looked familiar, it was bugging me that I couldn’t figure it out.

    2. Ancestral Hamster

      So Sal’s uniform is supposed to be a nod to Avalon?

      1. Ucchan

        Yes, indeed. 🙂

        1. hmrc4evr

          Sal’s a fan of Blakes’7??

        2. Ancestral Hamster

          Okay, thanks. Meanwhile, Ceilidh is running around in her underwear or less …

    3. rick

      aw, jeez. now i gotta go reread Avalon from the start again. see you in a week or two.

  13. Frogboy

    “Sal! We don’t have time for your cosplay right now, your brother may have found a girl capable of tolerating his crippling fast food addiction!”

    1. Aizat

      “Or….oh no. Don’t tell me, you’re the girl?”

  14. Wonder Wig

    Sal’s Kagome cosplay isn’t too bad.

    1. LimeTH

      Would be better if she had her old hair.

      1. Kiggy

        Maybe that’s her old hair ( in this universe anyway)

        1. Yotomoe

          She’s got all the residual black girl energy in her.
          The dark side is strong with this one.

        2. The Candyman

          Not to confused with the yellow side, or the red side, or the spray-on tan side, or the maybe-I-should-stop-talking-and-quit-while-I’m-ahead side; which is actually a nice aquamarine color.

        3. Thanks, I'll Have Another!

          Not sure how to interpret this.

        4. Wonder Wig

          I think he means that melanin equals midi-chlorians.

        5. Gotenks

          my mind just now? blown.

  15. Kiggy

    Pfffffttt. Kwahahahhaaah!!!!!

  16. Gram91

    ……..Pfffffffffffffffffffffffffttt

  17. MikeSpader

    Well that’s quite the shift…

    1. Sensedog

      Appropriate gravatar is appropriate.

  18. Penny

    When did Walky get Ethan eyes?

  19. Kiggy

    Now, Walky, don’t be an ass and blow your sister’s …er…cover.

    1. Yotomoe

      Well Walky does like blowing things out of his ass.

      1. NightmareWarden

        Butt-taco taught him how to do it like a pro.

  20. AJBulldis

    She still has her high school outfit? Adorable.

    1. begbert2

      And she still fits in it? Ah, youth. And exercise, like climbing in and out of windows.

  21. Doctor_Who

    Argh! We’ve entered a parallel universe! Head Alien 2 is behind this!

    Mike is a guidance counselor! Ethan is in court for his 27th paternity lawsuit! Danny is saving his boring girlfriend Amber as Interesti-Guy! Dina is really into mammoths when she’s not busy as a jet-setting debutante!

    1. TrueVCU

      Joe is a catholic priest!

    2. GoldStarz

      Nope, it’s Head Alien 3: Oh Fuck Its The Threequel

    3. TrueVCU

      Leslie is a stay-at-home mom!

    4. Yotomoe

      Robin Relaxes and meditates on the floor with some healthy sugar free green tea.

    5. JBO

      Guns is called Swords.

      1. Doctor_Who

        And is Willis’ favorite character!

        1. JBO

          Now that is just unrealitic.

    6. Aizat

      And all of this is done by the dog in the control room….which then turned out to be just all the figment of some kid’s imagination and a snowglobe.

    7. thecanvashat

      Dorothy is allergic to books!

      1. The Candyman

        Meanwhile Joyce preaches Zoroastrianism.

        1. Jereko

          Joyce preaches perennialism. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perennial_philosophy

    8. TrueVCU

      Mr. Galazzo is director of the local Goodwill chapter!

    9. Yotomoe

      Billie, head cheerleader, swigs down water, her favorate drink, as she celebrates being skinny as a twig.

    10. JBO

      David Walkerton is a reserved hard working student who only eats cooked vegetables.

    11. Phillip Wilde

      Sierra is never seen without shoes.

    12. Robin

      Hm, I figured Danny’s superhero name would be The White Knight.

    13. AgentKeen

      Instead of having strong emotions that usually culminate in ‘Damn you Willis’, readers are generally ambivalent to the comic.

    14. Yotomoe

      Jacob, the ugliest guy on campus has trouble opening a door with his scrawny arms.

    15. Squall

      Ruth is Mexican and her parents are alive and she’s nice and hates hockey!

  22. ShaggyDonahugh

    First, let me copy the Nazi-with-the-melting-face by saying AAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!
    Then let me take a deep breath……..and OOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFHHHHHHHUUUUUUUUUUUUUUDDDDDDDDDDDD!
    Good, now that that’s out of my system. GGAAAAAAAH!
    Sorry, I’m okay now.

    1. Kiggy

      You forgot to explode….

      1. ShaggyDonahugh

        Nope. I imploded.

      2. Yotomoe

        Well first it’ll all go to his thighs.

        1. ShaggyDonahugh

          The Cankle pandemic will be terrifying.

        2. NightmareWarden

          And you’ll need new shoes once your feet swell up. Bah, you won’t be able to see them soon anyway so it doesn’t matter if they match! (that’s right, we’re now talking about pregnancy(why? Because shut up.))

    2. Squall

      http://squallloir.tumblr.com/post/58384616883/paid-for-by-the-non-nazi-supporters-of-canvashat

  23. MarcinMN

    This must be the third sibling that we didn’t even know was attending this school until just now!

    1. Frogboy

      Does this mean that Mr. Walkerton is a space pirate?

      1. begbert2

        I see no reason to think otherwise.

    2. Squall

      I’m pretty sure Sal just came out of the closet.

  24. Sri

    So Sal owns no clothing other than her old private school uniforms and biker girl outfits.
    Also, Walky’s expression in the fourth panel is a delight to behold.

    1. TrueVCU

      This is why Sal is the sexiest resident of the Dumbiverse

  25. Aizat

    Sal looks…..oddly hot in that.

    1. JBO

      PSL strikes again!

      1. The Candyman

        I’m getting a serious black widow vibe from her right now.

        1. Aizat

          Good, I like Blackarachnia.

        2. hmrc4evr

          If Sal is Blackarachnia who is Silverbolt??

    2. Cheryl

      Notice her hair is in poof mode….

      1. Pagannerd

        Goddamnit, I keep reading your comments in Cheryl’s voice and choking with laughter.

        1. Cheryl

          Did you want me to change my gravatar? well too bad YOUR NOT MY SUPERVISOR!!!!!

  26. LimeTH

    Well Walky’s mom’s reaction is in no way overblown.

    1. Yotomoe

      If my Son was Walky and he got a girlfriend I would have to meet her and give her a hug and maybe some money.

      1. Frogboy

        I would tell her to run.

        1. Robin

          “You’re to good for him. Run.”

  27. Plasma Mongoose

    Sal is cosplaying a Japanese Catholic schoolgirl?

    1. Ancestral Hamster

      Countdown to tentacle monster in 3 … 2 … 1 …

      1. LookingIN

        “You call this tenticle violation? Your mom’s better at this!”
        Said in a bad Mike impersonation voice 😀

        1. Shade

          “For a nickel! Because she’s a prostitute!”

  28. Gram91

    When I think about the situation and her closet being full of the uniforms, it begins to come together.

  29. AgentKeen

    Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh……

    1. AgentKeen

      To be fair, she looks…. adorable? Is that the right word?
      But the smile… That’s a Walky smile…

      That just ain’t right…

      1. Kaci

        adorkable

  30. bibulb

    I think it’s Walky’s eyes opening up that breaks MY head. (We’d seen Sal’s Avalon High uniforms, so I was ready for that one…)

  31. JBO

    Sal, I am disappoint.

  32. xain

    Wow Sal we were worried that sending away to catholic school was a horrible mistake but you sure proved us wrong

    1. Yotomoe

      I dunno I’d be more like
      “We made a horrible mistake. LOOK AT HOW NOT BADASS OUR DAUGHTER IS NOW!!!”

      1. Aizat

        I would’ve gone “Sal? Is that you?” And then Sal pulls out a fusion cannon and said “Here’s a hint.”

        1. thecanvashat

          And then she leaps out the window while yelling “I’m Batman.”

        2. The Candyman

          “MY PARENTS ARE DEEEEEEAAAAAD (to me)!!!!!!”

        3. Aizat

          And then she stuck her landing on her motorcycle waiting below and ride off to the sunset.

        4. AgentKeen

          While making-out with Marcy…. I mean, uh…. >.>

        5. Josh

          Oh… and they’re both on fire!

    2. hmrc4evr

      Oh wow…

      Sal is a bad girl that went to Catholic school and she’s a fighter.

      That means..SAL IS WALKYVERSE SHEGO!!!

  33. Null Set

    Willis, I think you made a mistake in the tags, Sal isn’t in this one.

  34. Sam

    Wh….. what.

  35. Victor Riley

    The Walky is confused…

  36. ArkhamTexan

    “And Sal got a boyfriend to dress her?!”

    1. Aizat

      I would’ve just played out the whole the Walkerton’s comically jumped to the conclusion that Walky is dating his sister but hey, that works too.

      1. Squall

        I thought of that first too.

    2. Yotomoe

      More like one to UNDRESS her.

      1. The Candyman

        Get it? Geeeeeet it?

        1. ArkhamTexan

          “Get it?” You want me to get undressed?

        2. The Candyman

          Not you specifically. I was adding to Yotomoe’s play on words.

        3. Squall

          But wouldn’t the whole world be better if we all got undressed right now?

        4. The Candyman

          I must consider this.

        5. ArkhamTexan

          I can’t undress if there’s nothing to take off…

  37. Doctor Lamp

    Walky has Ethan eyes in panel 3, and it sort of freaks me out.

  38. Sensedog

    I need to say this, even though I fully expect someone to make a clever joke or comment out of it (I would be naive to assume otherwise); I just want to offer a serious compliment to Willis regarding his work.

    This comic is an example of why I continue to read Dumbing of Age. Yes, the jokes are alright, but those alone won’t keep me coming back to a comic. Neither would subtle (or not-so-subtle) political or social commentary. Character relationships, development and dynamics actually matter, at least for me. This scene alone actually speaks volumes.

    1. Logician

      Yes. Most of the comments here are nothing like my reaction: I’m just sad. She’s so estranged from her parents that she has to completely hide her personality in order to try to get any positive attention from them at all. Walky meanwhile can act like a totally self-indulgent slob, and they’re all over him.

      1. Clodia

        That’s my reaction too. I just want to give her a hug. Especially because I, like Sal, expect a negative reaction from the parents. Poor girl.

  39. xain

    Mom & Dad? wait are the two of you already engaged? I never thought this day would come, thank you god who a miracle

    1. xain

      honey don’t let the shock stunt your speech thank god “for” a miracle

  40. Regalli

    … That last panel broke my brain.

    I think it’s the smile.

  41. CollyWolly

    Is Linda mad that Walky has a girlfriend?

    1. Yotomoe

      She’s probably just super excited and urgently must meet her.

      1. Aizat

        And shake her hand for actually putting up with Walky. I know my mom would do that if I somehow got a girlfriend.

        1. Shade

          Shake her hand? More like break her ribs with an overethusiastic hug.

  42. David B.

    Nice.

  43. Fezzam

    Who’s David?

    1. xain

      Did you really think his name was Walky Walkerton? Who do you think writes this comic Stan Lee?

      1. Jereko

        David writes this comic.

    2. thecanvashat

      David Willis is a web cartoonist currently living in Columbus, Ohio.[1] He is known online in chatrooms and forums as “ItsWalky”. KUTV in Salt Lake City calls him a satirist who is “a little bit edgy.”[2]

      From Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia.

      But yeah, in the comic it’s Walky.

      1. Someone

        It’s Walky?

      2. Boom

        Edgy? Seriously? Whoa.

        1. Robin

          And that coming from a television station called KUTV.

  44. Romanticide

    Sal took it to overload… now is going to look suspicious XD

  45. Gottawonder

    Well, now I know why Sal wears a leather jacket.
    Definitely like her hair straight, looks a lot sexier. She just ain’t Sal with that curly head. Well, not exactly Sal just now anyway, but….in general I mean.

    1. Yotomoe

      What’re you talkin’ about? Curly Sal is da’ BOMB.

      1. Josh

        I don’t know about you, but I don’t find bombs sexy.

        1. Yotomoe

          Really? They blow my mind.

        2. Lamachine

          Plus they’re always a blast.

  46. Somebody

    Nice try, but she’s not fooling anyone.

    1. xain

      Don’t be so sure this is the first time she is seeing her parents in years.

  47. Ancestral Hamster

    Wow. Sal looks good here. Mind, I prefer her usual style cause that’s how she rolls, but still … wow.

    1. Aizat

      So, I’m not the only one who think that.

      1. Ancestral Hamster

        No, you’re not. However, those people who think the same are probably less willing to vocalize their thoughts.

        1. AgentKeen

          I like her hair, and the dress is kind of cute, but the smile…. I don’t know, it just isn’t natural.

        2. Ancestral Hamster

          As Sal notes in panel 2, it is forced.

  48. Hoboturtle

    Oh, every single family is going to make me feel a bit sad isn’t it?

  49. Tom Speelman

    That outfit…it’s ADORABLE, but the circumstances…make me SO SAD

  50. John Biles

    My entire universe just blew up and fell off a cliff in utter confusion and chaos.

  51. Cheryl

    it…..ITS A TRAP!

    1. Aizat

      SAL HAS A PENIS?

      1. Ancestral Hamster

        http://www.lyricsfreak.com/k/kinks/lola_20079021.html

        *whistles and saunters away innocently*

      2. Plasma Mongoose

        Well, she has had a penis or two inside her if that counts. 😀

      3. Yotomoe

        Well someone on tumblr once did fanart of her and…

        1. Josh

          This is how the best stories start.

  52. Comrade

    Nope.

    Nope nope nope nope nope nope nope nope.

    Nope.

    1. Aizat

      Oh ho nope nope nope don’t want too.

  53. Justnobody

    Oh god. Fake happy “Hiya!” Sal is NEVER a good thing.

  54. Dinobot

    So, hey guys, remember this?

    http://www.dumbingofage.com/2010/comic/book-1/01-move-in-day/schoolgirl/

    Willis you magnificent clever man.

    1. Bran

      Nice catch!

    2. Cheryl

      Mine=blown!

  55. Raibean

    what

  56. ridtom

    G-guys? I don’t feel so g-good. ERROR ERROR CUTENESS OVERLOAD ERROR PREPARE PROJECTILE VOMIT FOR IMMEDIATE DEFENSE ERROR ERROR

  57. Frogboy

    “Mom, Dad! I too have met someone, a boy who also dresses me. Or rather, undresses me. And wears a bowtie. And is really into math. And is British. You know what, forget I brought this up.”

    1. Yotomoe

      We’ve had sex. not even. I haven’t even kissed a boy yet….let’s start over.
      Hi I’m Sal.

    2. lilith

      11th Doctor?

  58. Junker

    I think she’s faking, everyone!

  59. Darnel

    Holy Spit.
    Didn’t see this coming by any means,..

    What the Heck???

  60. Fernando

    Sal’s and Walky’s hair look so different now. If this is her natural hair, did she get it from her dad, while Walky inherited his mom’s straighter hair?

    1. Pinja

      Yes, Walky literally says that after Sal’s hair goes all poofy

      1. JBO

        That gravatar makes your comment sounds really sarcastic.

  61. nothri

    I can almost feel the fabric of space-time warping in on itself under the intensity of the unnatural paradox we are bearing witness to.

    1. Mal

      Sort of like… Canada?

      1. The Candyman

        Poutine does tend to create large holes in reality.

  62. JA

    Wtf happened to Sal?

    Unless she doesn’t want her parents to know of her trouble-making ways…

  63. Kaci

    MY EYES

  64. RickZarber

    No comment from Animal on this one yet? I hope he’s okay!

    1. FlyingFish

      The paramedics are still working on him; stand by.

  65. Erinaceus

    Seriously? I’m scared.

  66. TheKelliestKelly

    I honestly find it as strange to see Sal in that outfit as it was to read Joyce’s trauma/sex dream.

  67. Xavier Nine

    I cannot put this into words, so I found a link to sum it up: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRp_mVi969I

  68. drubzz

    WOLF WHISTLE.

  69. Milosh

    Blah, I keep forgetting that Walky’s actual first name is the same as mine. Hearing it always trips me up.

    1. David Willis

      You and me both.

      1. The Candyman

        Tis the price of having a common name.

      2. Plasma Mongoose

        That’s what you get for giving him that name in the first place.

  70. Jenny Creed

    Oh wow, it’s almost like she’s a human being with the power to make wardrobe choices! Even if this looks mostly like a choice based on what would be least likely to encourage her parents to pull her out of college.

  71. David

    Is that a loaded gun in her right hand, or a sex toy? Or both?

    Well, people seem to make a lot about Sal showcasing her old uniform, but you see where a change of clothes put Walky. She does not want to get the question. “Not per se, but I’m sleeping with a professor.” “You must be doing it wrong, judging from your grades.”

  72. Scott

    Like most reactions, wat

  73. Yarrr

    It’s the smile… where did it come from. It’s so innocent and beguiling.

    Is that a necktie?!

    1. Phillip Wilde

      Even better: it’s a neckerchief!

  74. Josh

    wut

  75. CianM1301

    Aww, she looks adorable!
    NOW GIVE US BACK SAL, FOUL DAEMON!!

  76. Kamino Neko

    Skirt’s too long to be a proper Catholic school girl’s uniform.

    *attended Catholic school*

    1. Squall

      12/apple/26 Doctor.how can the skirt be TOO LONG for that?! Do they wear micro-mini-skirts?

      1. Kamino Neko

        At my high school, the nominal minimum length for the kilts was, IIRC, a handwidth above the knee, but this was not really enforced until my last year, and before that, quite a few of the girls would wear them so short that they had to be careful when sitting down. I seem to remember it being similar for the other schools in the area. (I’m in Ontario – we have a publicly funded Catholic school board, so there were …*thinks…then looks it up* 5 Catholic high schools in the area (7 now), although I really only interacted with Dwyer and DOC students…but their girls did their kilts pretty much the same way ours did.)

  77. azukar

    Fun fact: Walky stole Ethan’s eyes to use in his Panel Three expression.

  78. Jack Finch

    Let us have this Sal show up at Jason’s TA
    office hours.

  79. Cannonshop

    Huh, the school uniform from Avalon.

  80. someguywithakatana

    Holy shit, she’s adorable!

  81. Galeus

    Is no-one else bothered by the fact it looks like that Mrs Walky is spitting a plane out of her mouth?

    1. MM

      Take us to your girlfriend, or the Spitfire gets it!

  82. Steven

    Amazi-Girl is master of disguise.

  83. Crumplepunch

    Well, this settles it, someone spiked my meth.

  84. Darth Cariss

    So…Sal’s hair is really staying that way forever?

  85. Mr L. Shade

    Walky! Why the scowl? You should be happy your sister did something so bizarre that it took your parent’s attention away from wanting to meet Dorothy! BTW, Sal looks hot in a skirt and white socks 🙂

  86. Michael

    I belive this is a clever scheme by the Cheese to take over the world trough taking over the body of Sal and turning her cute.

  87. timemonkey

    Sal, I’m going to tell you the same thing I told my sister, if you’re going to set up a big lie you need to tell your brother so they don’t ruin it with their reaction unless they feel like it.

  88. zobot257

    Actually, this seems pretty in character for Sal. At least… well, not in THIS universe, but in the other one, Sal in many contexts was the sort of person who, especially younger in her life, would hide aspects of her character from people and only show them what they wanted to see. (See: her high school years, not to mention “Your mask has holes, Sal”)

    Still, this is creepy and disturbing

  89. MM

    I thought Sal went to boarding school in the South, not Canada?

    Also, that image is almost freakier than Blaine and Faz showing up. Almost.

  90. Animal

    Well, quite.

  91. RedRobot

    It only took a few years, but we finally get to see Sal’s hands… I was starting to suspect that they were horribly deformed or something.

    1. xKiv

      One of them, anyway.

  92. Badeyes

    Ok, so Walky should be happy see Sal in that 4th. She just completely derailed the parental torture train he had boarded.

    1. Shade

      Pretty sure he’s still in the ‘what the hell?’ stage. I’m guessing that he wasn’t expecting Sal to be the type to hide her bad girl image from their parents.

  93. Charlie Spencer

    Ah, a new character!

    No, wait a minute; haven’t I seen her somewhere bef-

    [GASP!!]

  94. Risen Daemon

    Wow that’s the unsexiest schoolgirl ever

    1. The Candyman

      Speak for yourself.

  95. George Takei

    OH Mmyyy

  96. PinkiePiecrust

    That is just so sad 🙁
    Ahh damn it, I was having a good day too…

  97. The Golux

    I do kind of miss Sal’s straight hair, I hope she at least goes back and forth in the future.

  98. Themself

    Sal no, that’s not who you are!

  99. Raen

    Somewhere, Ceilidh is locked in a closet in her robe.

    1. Ancestral Hamster

      You’re assuming Sal was kind enough to provide a robe. Ceilidh could be wandering the Canadian countryside starkers.

  100. Raen

    David says the story is “almost done” – does that mean in the strip or in the buffer?

    1. David Willis

      Buffer.

  101. Djiril

    Is that a Girl Scout uniform?

  102. Roborat

    Okay, I look forward to Walkies reaction, based on his expression in this page, it should be good. I am guessing hysterical laughter will be the first sound he makes.

  103. Bill M.

    Okay… I’m pretty sure this is a sign of the apocalypse. To the Walkertons, the sign is that the one we know as Walky has a girlfriend. To us readers, the sign Sal is wearing a dress.

  104. Arkadi

    what is this i don’t even

    *does not compute*

  105. Gregory

    Guys, I’m freaking out.

  106. newllend

    Who the fuck is that? wait is that sal?

  107. dropded

    I had to go back and find another ‘format breaky tall panel’ and it was right where i remembered it…

    http://www.dumbingofage.com/2011/comic/book-1/03-men-are-from-beck-women-are-from-clark/dress/

  108. Em

    Sal Walky is not smart enough to give you away. He will probably say “What are you wearing? I mean um right this is all you wear. All the time. Every day.”

  109. ServantofCygnus

    three words
    WHAT THE FUCK?!

  110. Ther Outsider

    Sal just went full potato

  111. AriBerri

    *scrolls back many pages to see where exactly we left off Dorothy*

    am I the only one? >.>

    1. The Candyman

      She’s still standing there with her parents, wondering what they’re going to do about the Wilcoxes.

  112. Cshoup

    I think Dorothy dressed her. Before Dorothy became a Monkey Master fan.

  113. Aeyt

    SHE’S ADORABLE!

  114. Arkadi

    Seriously, I’d never have imagined that Sal was that desperate for her parents’ approval.

  115. NF

    I snickered.

  116. motorfirebox

    aaaaaa what is it

  117. Volkai

    Avalon High callback YES YES YES YES YES.

    Whatever the opposite of a DYW is, that. That times a thousand.

    1. Bill M.

      The opposite of a “Damn you, Willis!” is a “Bless you, Willis!” so long as he’s not sneezing.

  118. Lord Geovanni

    Come to think of it Sales could very well be Amasi-girl as well as batman

    1. Lord Geovanni

      Dam autocorrect ment Sal

  119. Kilo

    Well, that’s jarring. And though I am not generally a fan of the motorcycle look, I find I prefer motorcycle!Sal to this version.

  120. kay

    …First there was confusion.

    Now there is only fear.

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