Is this supposed to be “nice guy” in the negative sense of the word? Y’know the guy that expects common respect and decency (typically towards women) automatically means they’re entitled to sex. Cause Danny is actually a genuinely nice guy in the positive way.
The implication is that the wearer of the shirt is NOT the nice guy, is the ‘bad boy’ that the womenfolk shun the nice guys in favor of. “That’s the nice guy, I’m just here to fuck, let’s fuck” basically
So back when Hannibal was first airing, towards the tail end of Season One I was following the series by watching but also reading a recapper (who was A: deeply interested in the Hannibal Lecter series whereas I knew nothing, and therefore featured much screaming about the Miriam Lass episode, and B: Not nearly as faceblind as I am, and therefore helpful in describing all those damn microexpressions.) Towards the climax of the season there was a sequence they described as ‘Hannibal playing a Greatest Hits tape of out of context Will sounding psychologically unstable,’ or something to that effect. Someone in the commentary (or maybe me, I genuinely don’t remember) carried the joke a bit further and presented the image of Hannibal Lecter standing outside Crawford’s house with a boombox on which to play said tape, preferably with the original 80s pop as a backing track.
I can’t even remember if I was the one to make the joke or not, but I can tell you, said silly image has stayed with me since and comes up in my brain EVERY TIME someone brings up Say Anything and the boombox scene.
90 thoughts on “Nice guy”
Ana Chronistic
The nice guy is my
penisbicepClif
Nice.
Thag Simmons
…
Joe, no.
RassilonTDavros
JOOOE, NOOO!
JOOOE MY GOOOD!
JOOOE-LY SHIIIT!
(look if people are gonna call the joyce/joe ship “jojo” then it’s fair play)
ian livs
^this is my new favorite thing
Sunny
Of course it’s called JoJo! What else could you even call it?
Spencer
Naming this ship is my legacy.
Schpoonman
It’s far far better than most.
Decidedly Orthogonal
Joeyce
Keulen
Joe yes.
Daniel M Ball
not quite, it’s..
JOOOOEEE YEEAH!!
you know, like that sample they put in the commercials from that song you don’t remember very well from the nineties.
Needfuldoer
Or the sentient pitcher full of fruit punch.
Nono
I like the ‘thunk!’.
Rose by Any Other Name
Sal, I presume?
He Who Abides
It sure ain’t Dr. Livingston.
rasiqra
THUNK
Amos Batista
Please, Willis, tag Sal for her effort.
Decidedly Orthogonal
Seconded! Thirded?
BBCC
MOVE TO THE LEFT JOE.
Kyrik Michalowski
His left or your left?
BBCC
ANY LEFT JUST STOP OBSTRUCTING THE WINDOW.
DailyBrad
Man, Joe really needs to get better shirts.
Thag Simmons
What is so tragic is that this constitutes a marked improvement in quality
Nono
I dunno, I think this is a downgrade from ‘Dig It’.
Jon
I see you there, Vaarsuvius.
King Daniel
Of course, Vaarsuvius isn’t invisible.
Unlike a certain bard with 18 Charisma, from time to time…
Yotomoe
That’s legit super cute though!
Wagstaff
*plays “No More Mr. Nice Guy” by Alice Cooper on Voxola PR-76*
Wagstaff
I know it’s low-hanging fruit, but I couldn’t really think of anything else.
Tawnee
There is Nice Guy Eddie by Sleeper, but the lyrics are really not relevant to this situation.
powerpowerpow
Same goes for Nice Guys Finish Last by Green Day, but that was the first song that came to my mind
datneeks
I feel like the Pat Boone cover of such is more appropriate for Joe.
TemporalShrew
I wonder how many rocks it’s going to take before Danny notices them. What’s the over-under on the window incurring damage before then?
Kyrik Michalowski
50/50 at best.
Thag Simmons
Using the Current Caliber? Probably minimal damage, nothing serious.
If Sal escalates and gets a bigger rock though…
Keulen
Depends how long it takes until Danny notices. The longer it takes, the more chances of window breakage occurring.
keithcurtis
I had forgotten yesterday’s strip. I read that as someone off-panel tossing something at Joe.
auroki
Necktie Danny is a good look for Danny. Also makes the hat work better.
Kyrik Michalowski
Joe you are going to make Danny miss the rocks tapping on the window.
Sal should have gone the break into his window route or get a boombox. They still make those, right?
…I’m not old, stop making me feel old.
Tan
Joe, you are being a horse’s ass about your own feelings and also a bad wingman to Danny.
TheKelliestKelly
I can’t tell if this is more or less douchey than having a shirt that just says, “Nice Guy” with no arrow.
Sirksome
Is this supposed to be “nice guy” in the negative sense of the word? Y’know the guy that expects common respect and decency (typically towards women) automatically means they’re entitled to sex. Cause Danny is actually a genuinely nice guy in the positive way.
Thag Simmons
Probably meant as sincere praise, but that is not the vibe anyone is going to get from it.
Tan
The implication is that the wearer of the shirt is NOT the nice guy, is the ‘bad boy’ that the womenfolk shun the nice guys in favor of. “That’s the nice guy, I’m just here to fuck, let’s fuck” basically
Amos Batista
It took me some years to figure out nice guys are not necessarily the same as good guys.
Keulen
I’m assuming Joe’s trying to say that Danny legitimately is a nice guy, not a guy who claims to be nice but really isn’t.
Amos Batista
i know. Just saying it.
mm-s
Awwww… sal’s pebble!
Spencer
Danny and his hat are like peanut butter and chocolate.
Wagstaff
Which one is the peanut butter again?
Decidedly Orthogonal
The hat is the peanut butter and the chocolate.
brionl
Back in the 70’s I had an original “I’m with Stupid” T-shirt, before they were cool.
My brother would not walk next to me.
Regalli
Mildly amusing anecdote time!
So back when Hannibal was first airing, towards the tail end of Season One I was following the series by watching but also reading a recapper (who was A: deeply interested in the Hannibal Lecter series whereas I knew nothing, and therefore featured much screaming about the Miriam Lass episode, and B: Not nearly as faceblind as I am, and therefore helpful in describing all those damn microexpressions.) Towards the climax of the season there was a sequence they described as ‘Hannibal playing a Greatest Hits tape of out of context Will sounding psychologically unstable,’ or something to that effect. Someone in the commentary (or maybe me, I genuinely don’t remember) carried the joke a bit further and presented the image of Hannibal Lecter standing outside Crawford’s house with a boombox on which to play said tape, preferably with the original 80s pop as a backing track.
I can’t even remember if I was the one to make the joke or not, but I can tell you, said silly image has stayed with me since and comes up in my brain EVERY TIME someone brings up Say Anything and the boombox scene.
Regalli
Also Joe, standing together in your dorm room isn’t an activity.
Spencer
Next storyline Danny looks like a grandpa going fishing on a brisk autumn day and I need to stress that I am entirely for it.
Danny continues to live up to bisexual no fashion sense energy.
Regalli
He looks so pleased to have a hat again!
Sirksome
Only if he starts keeping hard candies in his pocket to give to the children and feeding pigeons in the park!
Keulen
This fashion fits Danny really well.
Bryy
Joe would hate that he’s cockblocking right now.
Bagge
He’s a… bad wingman!
Stanistani
He’s more blocking Sal, and I don’t want to use the female-equivalent term.
Opus the Poet
Why? The female equivalent has been box-blocking for decades, and isn’t as bad as the male term.
Bagge
Personally I like clam-jamming
Bagge
As a term, I mean. It’s not like I’ve made a hobby of it or anything.
Bagge
You know you want it, Danny
Prince Mech
I have to say guys. I’ve looked at the art on Willis’ twitter and.
Danny looks legitimately good with the hat. He always looked legitimately good with the hat. It suits him.
Keulen
He definitely looks better with the hat.
DaveM
The unasked question. Who’s “thunking” a rock at their window in panel 3? Is this the proverbial Chekhov’s gun?
RassilonTDavros
It’s Sal.
DaveM