Mattered
Posted on October 1, 2012 by David M Willis

139 thoughts on “Mattered”

  1. Henry

    What are you talking about, Dorothy! Cartoons matter! They are the deepest insights into the HUMAN CONDITION!

    1. Plasma Mongoose

      Especially true if it’s webcomics or manga.

      1. Aizat

        Yes, I learned a lot from reading Dragon Ball.

        1. Plasma Mongoose

          DBZ tought me that constipation can help raise your power levels and that death is cheap.

        2. Aizat

          Actually, you can only come back from the dead with the the help of Sheron once and only once.

        3. Plasma Mongoose

          Unless you use the Namek Balls, then it’s as many times as you like.

        4. Aizat

          Another thing I learned from DBZ is that the Saiyans are more or less Space Vikings and that DBZ as whole can be seen as a Kabuki theater.

        5. Saru

          That last comment made me giggle. Thanks.

        6. AckAckAck

          Actually after the Cell incident they change the rule for earth’s Dragon Balls. Now they can revive people multiple times.

        7. Cody

          I think in general the rules distinctions of Dragon Balls can be seen to come down to an “…or whatever” clause

      2. Witch [Soul] of Heart

        Homestuck taught me to follow my dreams of total world annihilation.
        And Nepeta taught me to chase after douchebags, even if they don’t love me back.

    2. Wack'd

      Looney Tunes taught me that ingenuity and talent will never succeed so long as they are put towards the goal of destruction.

      1. Plasma Mongoose

        Roadrunner taught me that people were wasting their money on useless mail-order products long before the internet came into being and that you can save yourself a lot of troble if you just order takeout.

      2. Doctor_Who

        Animaniacs taught me that angry jerks, evil dictators, vampires, and even Satan himself can be brought to helpless tears if you are annoying enough.

        1. Tan

          Animaniacs taught me geography.

          http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDtdQ8bTvRc

        2. AckAckAck

          Don’t forget Magellan too!

          http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pM-igYjn6E4

        3. Roborat

          I had the good luck to see him do that song live at Calgary Comic-Con last year, twice. My daughter still raves about it.

        4. AckAckAck

          Animaniacs taught me to finger prince.

          I don’t think so.

          http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xmAC9Qu908

        5. Roborat

          Goodnight everybody!

        6. Ziaheart

          Pinky and the Brain taught me… uh… Brain Stem. That’s all I remember.

        7. ZORK

          Earthworm Jim taught me that even super heroes are afraid of things like public toilets or haegis. And that you can defeat your enemies with origami.

          These two things came into my mind regarding this topic. Huh.

      3. Random Guy

        http://www.jamesfuqua.com/lawyers/jokes/coyote-acme.shtml

    3. The Other Mike

      Transformers taught me that construction equipment or groups of jet fighters that share a body style but not a paint job can’t be trusted, but that red tractor-trailers are basically Jesus.

  2. David Herbert

    They matter if you’re having fun, Dorothy.

    1. Resne

      Protip: Fun is crazy important.

      1. AckAckAck

        In a funeral too.

        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4ljDZpyojs

  3. Jen Aside

    WHAT MATTERS MORE THAN BULLSHITTING WITH YOUR BFF D=

    or your man, even!

  4. Wonder Wig

    Walky’s romantic line is slightly shaded by him reaching for feelsky.

    1. Zeptometer

      Only if she’s not going for it though. Which is quite possible, but still.

    2. Blob Marley

      That’s not a feelski. That’s just shoulder-arm. That shit’s standard operating procedure when sitting next to a girlperson that you’re currently seeing nude.

    3. AckAckAck

      It still acceptable, unless he start doing some pokey pokey.

  5. Wack'd

    My favorite’s still “Anomalie”.

  6. Aizat

    Wish I could discuss the intricacies of Getter Robo with any woman.

    1. Yotomoe

      I would find it difficult to find a person in general willing to discuss the intricacies of getter robo. (not counting the internet)

      1. Aizat

        Yeah, it’s all Gurren Lagann this or Kamina that. I don’t hate Gurren Lagann but Getter Robo’s been doing all the crazy awesome stuff way before Gurenn Lagann did and to me, Ryoma is way awesome than Kamina.

        1. Yotomoe

          Just who the hell do you think he is?
          But seriousely I don’t know what getter robo is. Not really a robot guy.

        2. Aizat

          Pretty much the first combining Super Robot anime ever. I could discuss in detail but it’ll take a lot of time.

        3. Blob Marley

          Combi-mecha? I’ll always have a soft spot for Voltron, and also Geiking. I think Geiking is a combiner… can’t remember. It’s been a long tim.

        4. Aizat

          Gaiking is more like a hybrid between a straight up Super and a combiner. A combiner usually have alternate modes, like Getter 1, Getter 2 and Getter 3 for instance.

        5. AckAckAck

          I’m a guy. But since you mention Getter Robo I will give you a virtual high five.

          May Musashi rest in peace. And he don’t get killed… again.

        6. AckAckAck

          Doesn’t

          this comment section need an edit button 🙁

        7. Spazman

          my favorite robot is Megas.

        8. Vabolo

          I DIG GIANT ROBOTS
          YOU DIG GIANT ROBOTS
          CHICKS DIG GIANT ROBOTS
          WE DIG GIANT ROBOTS
          *guitar riff*
          Nice.

  7. Yotomoe

    “Unless of course we were talking about junk food”

  8. RaijinK

    I think we’re seeing the latest replacement for J&W of outlets for stories based on Willis and Maggie’s relationship.

  9. Plasma Mongoose

    Walky is thinking like a true otaku.

    1. Aizat

      All we need now is Walky arguing with someone over which season of Monkey Master is the best and we’re done.

      1. Yotomoe

        And how the original is better than the reboot.

        1. Wack'd

          This strip is meta enough already without bringing that into it.

      2. Plasma Mongoose

        Or for that extra bit of controversy, have a debate on when MM jumped the shark.

        1. Aizat

          MM jumped the shark when they introduced that annoying nephew of his.

        2. Yotomoe

          And what about that movie where they killed off Alien only to have him come back with the power of friendship?

        3. Aizat

          Or that one time when they make Monkey Master into a truck?

        4. Kernanator

          MUNKY, NOT TRUKK.

        5. Plasma Mongoose

          Y SPEEK LIEK GRIMLOK?

        6. Wack'd

          Friendship flips your body across a vertical axis, apparently.

        7. Aizat

          And don’t forget Monkey Master Grain Fate. The character derailment is of the charts.

        8. Aizat

          For those of you who don’t get the joke, try to find the synonym to both Grain and Fate.

        9. Farmer_10

          I get it.

        10. Aizat

          Congrats on getting that joke. If a lot of people get the joke, I would’ve continued with stuff like Master Successor Monkey: Ape of Darkness etc.

  10. Kschenke

    Did she just go Britta in the 3rd panel?

    1. Yotomoe

      She may need to install a Britta filter to control that.

      1. Blob Marley

        This guy… eh? EH!?!?

    2. Plasma Mongoose

      Just as long as she doesn’t act like Gordon Brittas.

  11. brasca1

    True Dorothy, but just remember what’s underneath those trivial conversations.

    1. Yotomoe

      Caramel?

    2. Plasma Mongoose

      Subtext?

    3. Thor

      Background image?

    4. Blob Marley

      A floor?

      1. Aizat

        The floor is EVERYWHERE!!!!!

        1. Kintrex

          The floor is made of LAVA.

    5. AckAckAck

      The fourth wall?

    6. Valdrax

      The comments section?

  12. LionHeart

    That final line of yours should merit a “Get Out Of The Doghouse Free” card for future use, Walky. Bravo.

    1. Blob Marley

      used retroactively for a certain pants incident.

  13. nexev

    The important thing isnt what the talks are about, but who you are talking with.

  14. Sensedog

    If you feel happy, it matters. That should be enough.

    1. AckAckAck

      Sometimes feeling happy is not enough http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sh8mNjeuyV4

      1. Aizat

        I’ll teach your grandmother to suck eggs.

  15. Yotomoe

    Dorothy’s right. If it doesn’t have mass then it doesn’t Matter.

    1. Plasma Mongoose

      So if it’s not Catholic, it doesn’t count?

      WHOOOA!

  16. Wack'd

    Second panel Dorothy is radiating dangerous amounts of extradimensional awareness.

    1. David

      mwahahahaha

  17. Ragnal

    Why can’t I find some geeky girl to have these conversations with?

    …Wait, I talk to the girls in the electronics department at my job all the time. Kay, why can’t I have a geeky GIRLFRIEND to have these conversations with?

    1. Yotomoe

      You can. We geeks just don’t like to work hard for much.

      1. Wack'd

        A good rule of thumb is “the more trivial it is, the harder we work for it.”

        Reconciling “The Daleks” with “Genesis of the Daleks”, or sorting out a solid chronology for the history of the Cybermen? Hours of rewardless labor.

        Finding someone to hang with who makes us happy? We give up within seconds.

        1. Plasma Mongoose

          If only someone can find the missing reels for many of the missing 2nd Doctor episodes, it has been decades since I last saw them as a child/early teen.

        2. Aizat

          Yeah, the only way you can actually see them is if you have a time machine of some sort.

        3. Plasma Mongoose

          Unfortunately the only ‘time-machine’ I have is a G-Shock watch.

        4. Wack'd

          …For that to have happened you would have to be over fifty years old. Those tapes were destroyed way before you would’ve been able to see them otherwise.

        5. Plasma Mongoose

          I remember when TV only showed things in B/W, we didn’t have a colour TV until 1977.

        6. Wack'd

          …How old are you? Most of the episodes you’re referring to were almost definitely gone by 1977.

        7. Plasma Mongoose

          I was conceived roughly about the same time as when the ruby laser was first successfully tested.

        8. begbert2

          Your parents picked the oddest things to celebrate.

        9. Sporky

          I’m not surprised that someone older than a teenager is using the Internet… I’m just surprised it’s the person who always makes their gravatar an anime girl…

        10. Plasma Mongoose

          What can I say, I have always had a fascination with animation.

        11. AckAckAck

          I know someone online that old enough to be a grandfather and yet they act all geeky and fun. They are great to talk to and they collect nerdy stuff better than us younger folks!

          His video game collection made me respect him more.

        12. Daggart

          How is Skaro back?!?

        13. Wack'd

          *deep breath*

          There is actually a long and complicated explanation for this in the EU, which I’ll admit I’m largely unfamiliar with. However, I’ve been informed that it basically retconned Remembrance of the Daleks so that the Seventh Doctor blew up a different planet and somehow convinced the Daleks it was Skaro.

  18. GenericScreenName101

    Dorothy, Dorothy, Dorothy… Wait until you get a job where communication with your “peers” are not only uninteresting but also valueless. And those conversations are the one that “matter”.

    1. AckAckAck

      And still get paid doing it!

  19. Dr. Bolty

    OH MY GOD THIS COMIC IS MY LIFE.

    And I think that Walky’s response really is true here. Talking about things you love with someone you like? That’s important. It matters. It’s a way for two people to bring joy to one another, and that’s wonderful.

  20. Raticate5

    Is he talking about the comic book or the boob he’s groping just off screen?

    1. Thor

      We did never find out if he was brave enough to touch them the first time.

    2. Plasma Mongoose

      Her boob must be really low then.

      1. Pyr05

        She developed ‘granny boob’ early on, and due to Walky’s braveness to touch said boob, he knows that Dorothy is currently going commando up top. Maybe even down below. Pretty sure he wouldn’t be able to know about THAT yet.

      2. Yotomoe

        Swing low…sweet Dorothy’s boobs.
        Coming for to jiggle me home

        1. Notebooked

          You owe me a new keyboard.

  21. Pyr05

    There’s nothing more important than comics! Or TV. Or video games.

  22. Tom Speelman

    You know, I noticed something with these past couple weeks of strips.

    3 weeks ago, I was really invested in the whole Joyce & Ethan go to church storyline. Then the next week, they shifted to Sarah confronting Raidah. I was fine with that, but then I remembered how much I wanted Willis to get back to Joyce & Ethan. THEN, they shifted gears to Ruth & Billie watching TV. I got invested in that and then he went back to Joyce & Ethan, which made me happy.

    Now it looks like we’re back to Walky & Dorothy and I want to see where THAT’s going, but I want closure on all the other stuff. GAHHHHHH

    1. TacosForever

      Willis = MASTER OF SUSPENSE

      1. hmrc4evr

        Just watch Gaogaigar for your super robot fix and all will be well.

        (ignores glowing Blue Lantern ring that just appeared out of nowhere)

        1. hmrc4evr

          Wait. This was supposed to go WAY up there and my Stephen King (watch out for random trucks then Walky) joke was to go here.

          I blame Hexidecimel!!

        2. Aizat

          Wait, who are you supposed to reply to?

  23. TacosForever

    Dorothyyy, this conversation was going so WELL. Why’d you have to start being all serious? Being a grown-up is silly.
    Aaand done channeling Walky.

  24. Aeron

    David Walkerton: Smooth Operator

    1. Aizat

      Diamond life, lover boy
      He move in space with minimum waste and maximum joy
      City lights and business nights
      When you require streetcar desire for higher heights

      No place for beginners or sensitive hearts
      Sentiment is left to chance
      No place to be ending but somewhere to start

      No need to ask
      He’s a smooth operator
      Smooth operator
      Smooth operator
      Smooth operator

  25. Kernanator

    You know, sometimes I feel like Walky says everything that I’m thinking. Panel 4 is one of those times.

  26. Uniqueantique

    I wonder if he means: comics are what matters, or if he means having this conversation with you, is what matters. Two pretty different meanings.

  27. M.Pomme

    I for one empathize with Dorothy here.
    I’m quite surprized to read recommandations not to talk about any serious topic!

    1. begbert2

      It’s okay to talk about serious topics, depending on the situation. (I for one like to break the ice at parties talking about my father’s death. Unless he’s attending too; that’s awkward.) The thing is though, what’s the goal of your conversation? If it’s to study, then talking about class and schoolwork is cool. If you’re trying to secure permission to perform an appendectomy on someone, that discussion need not be flippant either. But if you’re just trying to pass the time with your significant other by shooting the shit, there’s no particular benefit to avoiding topics you enjoy.

  28. AckAckAck

    Oh Dorothy, you never experience the era before the internet huh? the era where we want to geek out on our favourite shows but we rarely able to find someone else in our surrounding area that as geeky as us. Now with internet you can jump in to any forum focused on your favourite shows and meet people with the same love as you do.

    I used to live in that dark era. When I can only get anime from VHS or bootlegged DVDs. When I want to talk about Gundam, Cowboy Bebop and Evangelion but no one can understand what I’m talking about.

    Cherish your time with Walky Dorothy. This is geeks golden era, and we will cherish it by talking about geeky stuff on internet forums everyday!

  29. Dr.Z

    What does she mean by ‘matter?’

    1. Furie

      The same thing women always mean by matter – “be more impressive so I can tell my girlfriends about in a Grease Summer Lovin’ style, as there’s no way they’ll be jealous of this, even though we’re so comfortable together and you ended on the best line ever”.

    2. Furie

      That or she wants to talk G1 UK Transformers comics.

  30. AJBulldis

    I know what she means. There’s this gal at church I’m friends with who is, as best as I can tell, the only other person there who reads Homestuck, or has a strong understanding of geek culture beyond pop geek stuff and video games, but whenever that’s the only stuff we talk about, it feels a little silly afterwards.

    I think the best conversations are the ones where you engage in things you care about with someone important to you, but that also have implications beyond the conversation itself, and prompt a response for yourself on how to do things differently (or start doing them period).

  31. hmrc4evr

    I’ve gotten into some serious arguments with my best guy over tons of comic and animated items. Robotech vs Macross, Yamato vs Star Blazers, who’s the cutest Sailor Scout Jupiter or Mercury. No matter who won or lost it was great just having the diacussion in person.

    (btw the answers are Robotech, Star Blazers and Sailor Mercury)

    1. hmrc4evr

      Sigh. best guy friend.

  32. showler

    So…between Napoleon and a shrimp powered space ship, does every Dexter and Monkey Master episode involve a short joke?

  33. sarpiedon

    wait…did Walky just inadvertently say the sweetest thing in the world?

  34. Bill Murphy

    Walky, get away from her now. Before she gets a desk job and becomes booring! 😛

  35. Kirt Dankmyer

    I know this relationship is doomed, but I have to admit I like these two together a lot.

  36. katzgoboom

    THIS COMIC IS MY LIFE.

  37. SonicBlueRanger

    *Sigh* Someday I hope I have a girlfriend that willing to talk about our shared obsession with stupid shit.

  38. turkishproverb

    Adorable

  39. Gordon Blvd

    that………………………..that is sooooooooooo f88king sweet, Walky…………………….

  40. Melizza

    D’AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW :3

  41. JA

    The best conversations are those that don’t matter.

  42. Ivan

    I’ll bet he gets her shirt off, sometime in April (after IU is blown out of March Madness) and STILL doesn’t know what to do… AT ALL. Probably talk about the same gunk as in this strip!!

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