that’s not really a challenge these days
life has distracted me aways
Decidedly Orthogonal
Hope all is well A.C.
As for Roadblock, was the disparagement rhyme in DoA or a prior work? I remember it, but not when it happened. And if he’s gonna get tagged shouldn’t it connect the call-back strip if it can?
Call back aaaalllll the way to Shortpacked! where Roadblock really dealt the pain with his awesome rhymes
Taellosse
I could’ve sworn the Roadblock poster had presented some painful truths in verse to emo-Ethan at some point, but if so, it was not in a publicly-posted comic. This is indeed the only DoA comic tagging Roadblock, and I scanned every comic Ethan’s tagged in going back to the kidnapping storyline with no sign of him even being shown alone in his room (the only time he’s ever heard Roadblock speak), so either I’m simply misremembering, or, possibly, it might have happened in a Patreon bonus at some point?
The real question is, why doesn’t Dr. Who, clearly in posession of a TARDIS, beat Ana every day by timetraveling?!
Casi
wibbly wobbly timey wimey reasons
Psychie
Because she’s anachronistic herself, if you have two time travelers aiming to reach the same point “first” obviously only one of them can occupy that space, and you swiftly reach a point where there is no “before” you can go to.
See, that would make sense if the execution was rhythmic like in rap. Granted, the only one of the trend that I’m particularly familiar with is Zecora from MLP, but to me it feels more like a Fae thing than a rap thing, which is strange to associate with people of African origin.
Also, I guarantee whatever the answer is, it will almost certainly be racist, it’s a weird stereotype applied to characters representing one race, it’s just so far out of left field that I can’t identify where it could possibly even come from
imagine how jennifer is gonna feel, knowing she came at asher with the vindictive toxicity when he was a self-destructiveness man all along. she’s gonna feel like a crap problem solver, ill tell you that much
Strain of Thought
Well considering how Jennifer torched her social circle when she broke up with Ruth now I better understand how she and Asher got together in the first place.
I took my kids yesterday! It was great! My kids are TOTALLY going to get sick of me referencing the moral of the movie, buuuuut for a parent of kids with anger issues, the question “Is this how Optimus would handle things, or are you being overwhelmed by your desire for revenge like Megatron?” is just too spot on to NOT overuse
Careful there, the kids might decide being filled with vengeance is cool, a friend of mine certainly liked Megatron better when he was a kid XD
DinaJoyce
It’s definitely possible, and maybe even likely. But they’ll understand the moral I’m TRYING to teach, they’ll just be intentionally rejecting it, which is a choice we all have in life…
This reference is too deep (or maybe too old) for me, so I will limit my commentary to pointing out that Ethan’s overshirt looks very handsome on him. Asher needs to start upping his game or risk falling behind.
112 thoughts on “Michael Bay”
Doctor_Who
Roadblock:
The simplest of explanations
Is you’re having hallucinations.
Aren’t you starting to think
You should be seeing a shrink?
Jo_cubstar
Congrats, you beat Ana!
Ana Chronistic
that’s not really a challenge these days
life has distracted me aways
Decidedly Orthogonal
Hope all is well A.C.
As for Roadblock, was the disparagement rhyme in DoA or a prior work? I remember it, but not when it happened. And if he’s gonna get tagged shouldn’t it connect the call-back strip if it can?
Just thoughts to the alt-text voice.
Nedlum
It was an occasional theme in Shortpacked!
Decidedly Orthogonal
Merci!
Lysbeth
Call back aaaalllll the way to Shortpacked! where Roadblock really dealt the pain with his awesome rhymes
Taellosse
I could’ve sworn the Roadblock poster had presented some painful truths in verse to emo-Ethan at some point, but if so, it was not in a publicly-posted comic. This is indeed the only DoA comic tagging Roadblock, and I scanned every comic Ethan’s tagged in going back to the kidnapping storyline with no sign of him even being shown alone in his room (the only time he’s ever heard Roadblock speak), so either I’m simply misremembering, or, possibly, it might have happened in a Patreon bonus at some point?
Felian
The real question is, why doesn’t Dr. Who, clearly in posession of a TARDIS, beat Ana every day by timetraveling?!
Casi
wibbly wobbly timey wimey reasons
Psychie
Because she’s anachronistic herself, if you have two time travelers aiming to reach the same point “first” obviously only one of them can occupy that space, and you swiftly reach a point where there is no “before” you can go to.
Deanatay
Basically, in the path of life, you will encounter many Roadblocks.
Decidedly Orthogonal
Bravo. ???
Roborat
Burma Shave
Psychie
I never understood why Hasbro had the whole “black people speak in rhyme” thing, like where does that even come from?
Taellosse
I mean, it’s kinda racist, but…rap?
Psychie
See, that would make sense if the execution was rhythmic like in rap. Granted, the only one of the trend that I’m particularly familiar with is Zecora from MLP, but to me it feels more like a Fae thing than a rap thing, which is strange to associate with people of African origin.
Also, I guarantee whatever the answer is, it will almost certainly be racist, it’s a weird stereotype applied to characters representing one race, it’s just so far out of left field that I can’t identify where it could possibly even come from
Ana Chronistic
“You’re a loser with just one brain cell in your head / Your penis is small, and your last fuckboy’s dead”
“SHUT THE FUCK UP COCKBLOCKI mean Roadblock”
*Asher backs away slowly*
Thag Simmons
I feel like Asher’s had a few moments where he could have backed away slowly and each one has only made him want to get closer.
Dante
Ex Bad Boy with an “I Can Fix Them” complex, I’m digging him tbh
misanthropope
imagine how jennifer is gonna feel, knowing she came at asher with the vindictive toxicity when he was a self-destructiveness man all along. she’s gonna feel like a crap problem solver, ill tell you that much
Strain of Thought
Well considering how Jennifer torched her social circle when she broke up with Ruth now I better understand how she and Asher got together in the first place.
Dday
“Your penis is so microscopic,
You just wanna change the topic.”
NGPZ
I have no idea what Roadblock sounds like so just imagined that said in the voice of Killer B from Naruto XD
Dday
Look him up on YT, he’s like a way mellower Mr. T.
Decidedly Orthogonal
“I have sympathy for the person who makes an error.” –Roadblock
Ana Chronistic
“Your subpar I.Q. brain / gives me empathic pain.”
Felian
i have NO idea what or who Roadblock even is, but i’m willing to accept this as canon
Sirksome
I wonder what Ethan thinks of the new Transformers One movie? Will it cure his depression? It’s actually really good.
DinaJoyce
I took my kids yesterday! It was great! My kids are TOTALLY going to get sick of me referencing the moral of the movie, buuuuut for a parent of kids with anger issues, the question “Is this how Optimus would handle things, or are you being overwhelmed by your desire for revenge like Megatron?” is just too spot on to NOT overuse
DinaJoyce
oh! oh! oh! I think this is the first time ever that my gravitar has actually been one of the two characters in my username!!!
Decidedly Orthogonal
Yay! ????
Da Boy
Careful there, the kids might decide being filled with vengeance is cool, a friend of mine certainly liked Megatron better when he was a kid XD
DinaJoyce
It’s definitely possible, and maybe even likely. But they’ll understand the moral I’m TRYING to teach, they’ll just be intentionally rejecting it, which is a choice we all have in life…
Tan
In a few more months, thanks to the magic of comic time, Transformers One will have come out while Ethan and Joyce were dating.
DEAD MEME
HE HAS RISEN
Needfuldoer
He has risen indeed!
RassilonTDavros
Roadblock then proceeded to win the next fifteen bonus strip polls in a row.
Taffy
At least it’s not Joyce’s Jugs.
jflb96
When did they get a monkey?
Pocky
you can’t just cut me off of the greatest bank robbery in history like that
True Survivor
This reference is too deep (or maybe too old) for me, so I will limit my commentary to pointing out that Ethan’s overshirt looks very handsome on him. Asher needs to start upping his game or risk falling behind.
Nono
Sounds like Asher needs to dress less to counter Ethan dressing more.
Reltzik
Do you want the short version, or the Shortpacked version?
(The Shortpacked version involves reading through the Shortpacked archives.)
Dante
OMG isn’t that.
Isn’t that Emo Peter Parker’s fit
Taffy
You want forgiveness? Snap into a Slim Jim.
NGPZ
EAT MEEEEE!!!
Needfuldoer
OOH YEAH BROTHER!
Ana Chronistic
this is about all you need to know on the first thing
https://www.shortpacked.com/comic/search/roadblock
True Survivor
Thanks!
BBCC
Roadblock is an icon, it’s okay.
Justnobodyfqwl
AYO DONT BE A FOOL AND DONT BE NO DRIP
ROADBLOCK IS BACK HES THE BEST IN THE STRIP
Dday
STRAIGHTEN UP AN DONT BE RUDE
BLOCK DONT TAKE NO ATTITUDE
NGPZ
heh I legit saw Transformers: One just yesterday,
felt like a rollercoaster, an absolute spectacle! *^-^*
…but I don’t suppose some well-known Transformers stan around here has already compiled a list of inaccuracies in it? XD
David M Willis
It’s its own continuity, so it can only be inaccurate to itself, really.
Thag Simmons
Still, where a new continuity chooses to deviate from previous tellings of the story and why is usually an interesting topic
NGPZ
I see.
Speaking as someone who mostly just remembers the 1980s cartoon, I LOVE what they did with the lore and characters’ origin stories. ^^
(that being said I maybe I should make time to rewatch the former now that my appetite has been wet haha)
Mr. Random
Nice to hear Roadblock made the multiversal jump un-de-weirded.
Radiance
Based off his prominence in Shortpacked!, I’m shocked that it took 14 years for poster-Roadblock to show up in DoA.
AY
Holy shit that’s a deep Shortpacked! Cut that I completely forgot about until now
3oranges
Well, at least Roadblock isn’t hitting on him.
Dday
“Little man Ethan, you’re such a squirt…
But maybe you’d look better without that shirt…”
Rabid Rabbit
“In fact seeing that might just make me squirt.”
Rabid Rabbit
That was supposed to have a “sorry/not sorry” attached. Not sure what went wrong there.
Ty34er
Nice to know that whatever the universe, Roadblock still exists.
shadowcell
“little man ethan, stop having sads
or i will punch you in the gnads”
Dday
“If you don’t quit bein’ a gloomy Gus
I’ll drive you over with a bus”
Tawdry Quirks
Perfect reinterpretation. Also, Asher will be found repainting his dorm at 5am the next day, after doubting the power of the poster.
Mo
just remembered i forgot to write thank you notes for my graduation gifts brb
Golden Yak