Of course she’s the star. That’s why Willis couldn’t risk her being kidnapped and potentially injured in an massively overly developed side plot that distracted from the main thrust of the development of her next epic shenanigan.
Nah let’s be honest, if Carla was in Home Alone or something similar, it would quickly turn into a horror movie like Saw where she was Jigsaw. Nobody’d die, they’d just wish they could by the end of it, because of all her expertly machined hijinks and rube goldberg machines to deliver the sickest of burns.
No, Carla *is* in a wacky hijinks story, we’re just not important enough to bear witness to it so instead we get the usual Willis-penned drama and character torture.
I like to think Professor Doc has been teaching at IU since the 80s. He bears a resemblance to Christopher Lloyd, so students started calling him “Professor Doc” after BTTF came out. Now it’s been so long that everyone just calls him that, even the other faculty, and few know what his name actually is. He’s tenured, so he doesn’t care.
this is a slight exageration: The Bursar knows his real name to sign the paychecks. The rest of his department and the Dean, on the other hand, were hired AFTER 1999 Bizzare Summer incident, meaning they never saw the original nameplate on his office door, or his original email address.
I hope Danny will talk through things with Amber or someone else first to prepare him to try to diffuse the situation a bit. It would be a good opportunity for him to tell Amber he’s bi too, as long as we’re wrapping up plot threads.
She may have invited everyone who knows she’s Amazi-Girl now (I think Carla probably knows now but I’m not sure; maybe Malaya too).
Interestingly, that now includes everyone I would call the “main cast” except Joe. (I don’t consider anyone past Mike on the cast page part of the “main” cast.)
One flash of light, but no smoking pistol
I’ve never done good things
I’ve never done bad things
I never did anything out of the blue, whoa whoa
Want an axe to break the ice
Wanna come down right now–David Bowie, “Ashes to Ashes”
While I take your point, presumably some amount of the roof is taken up with the top of the staircase, and I think it’s actually slightly smaller than half the roof as the door is set into a wall, rather than a little hut.
Meanwhile, at street level: John Bender puts on Claire Standish’s pearl earring, and strides away, thrusting one fist into the air, as Simple Minds’ “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” swells in the background.
Carla: “Have I mentioned I’m a jerk today?”
Becky: “What a coincidense, I’m a lesbian.”
Walky: “and I’m a harmless, silly goofball.”
Sarah: “and I’m really grumpy. Grrr.”
Joe: “I’m very horny and shallow. No reason to look any deaper.”
Dina: “I really like dinosaurs.”
Becky: “and that’s wonderful, baby, but this is the session for people who use a specific personal trait to deflect introspection, feels and deeper emotional scrutiny. Go stand over with Dorothy, Joyce and Danny for people who are comfortable talking about their emotions.”
The little brown corner in panel four is Billie’s shoulder with Ruth’s right hand pulling her in, so im guessing they are standing closer together now leaving space for Carla
Carla makes a self-aware pretense of being an asshole. The orange thing isn’t self-aware and builds his entire fragile ego around that pretense of perfection.
Carla has no authority, so the point is kind of moot. I suspect, if she did somehow wind up in charge, she’d rise to the occasion. Though she wouldn’t want to.
“Self-acceptance”. Yeah, that’s what Joyce is looking for, isn’t it. One of the things she’s accepting is that her default reaction to Carla saying anything is to roll her eyes!
Who, just happens, to be the mother of one of the DOA characters. A nickel slides off the counterpane onto the floor, spins around once or twice and lands on its side, ..” silent.
Oddly enough, I think that she’s aware of how she’s looked at askance by many. This is her chance to, without recrimination, say that she feels she has nothing for which she needs to apologise.
Of course she’s aware. She deliberately cultivates the reputation. From nearly her first dorm appearance: “Sometimes we forget you’re an asshole.” “Yeah, I know. It’s all these new freshmen. I’ve got to build mind share all over again.”
Time for the closing credit or maybe a freeze frame. Then on to the next book. That was an outstanding arc, as good as Marvel and better than most DC ones.
No, if we accept that this is a superhero comic, then the final panel should be the lonely anti-hero meditating on being the idol of millions when, in her own mind, she’s the villain of the piece.
somehow I feel this is accurate
Carla is going to have a horrifying realization she wasn’t an important enough character to be kidnapped.
“NO, ITS IMPOSSIBLE! I’M NOT A SUPPORTING CHARACTER! I’M THE STAR!”
Of course she’s the star. That’s why Willis couldn’t risk her being kidnapped and potentially injured in an massively overly developed side plot that distracted from the main thrust of the development of her next epic shenanigan.
Carla, as we always knew, is perfect in every way.
We know this and we love you, Carla.
I wonder if Carla realizes she’s not in a wacky hijinks story but a deeply depressing slice of life.
Carla brings her own hijinks.
Had she been involved in the kidnapping plot it would have turned into some sort of Home Alone / Three Ninjas plot.
Nah let’s be honest, if Carla was in Home Alone or something similar, it would quickly turn into a horror movie like Saw where she was Jigsaw. Nobody’d die, they’d just wish they could by the end of it, because of all her expertly machined hijinks and rube goldberg machines to deliver the sickest of burns.
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And this is why I’ll always be a trope, and never a troper.
There’s a trope for being a commenter in the comments section on a webcomic, right?
I feel like she has her own spin-off comic somehow.
Willis just might be doing that, for funsies.
No, Carla *is* in a wacky hijinks story, we’re just not important enough to bear witness to it so instead we get the usual Willis-penned drama and character torture.
Jeez, Carla- Don’t be so hard on yourself!
Awww, it’s so nice to see Billie and Ruth flirting in their own special way.
Also, Carla has no business being on Garbage Roof, she’s not even close to garbage.
Thats not true. Billie is standing right next to her.
Wow….just wow. Je apppplaude!
Just how many people did Amber invite onto garbage roof? They practically now have a roof party up there.
Showing up next: Bloodrose, Guns, Ninja Rick…
Nah, I’m pretty sure Willis would end the comic before he’d do that.
Don’t forget Professor Doc, David Willis, Maggie and Ronnie.
I like to think Professor Doc has been teaching at IU since the 80s. He bears a resemblance to Christopher Lloyd, so students started calling him “Professor Doc” after BTTF came out. Now it’s been so long that everyone just calls him that, even the other faculty, and few know what his name actually is. He’s tenured, so he doesn’t care.
this is a slight exageration: The Bursar knows his real name to sign the paychecks. The rest of his department and the Dean, on the other hand, were hired AFTER 1999 Bizzare Summer incident, meaning they never saw the original nameplate on his office door, or his original email address.
(Let’s see if anyone gets the reference.)
I dunno, I kinda doubt anyone was going around blowing people up with his pink ghost cat so he could steal their hands.
Ook.
Pretty soon the entire main cast will be on Garbage Roof. Mike will wake up from his coma just to show up there.
Dumbing of Garb-Age.
Garbing of Age
Garbaging of Dumb
Dumping of Garbage
I gotta imagine Ethan will show up in the not too distant future, by this point. That’ll be interesting with Danny already up there.
I hope Danny will talk through things with Amber or someone else first to prepare him to try to diffuse the situation a bit. It would be a good opportunity for him to tell Amber he’s bi too, as long as we’re wrapping up plot threads.
She may have invited everyone who knows she’s Amazi-Girl now (I think Carla probably knows now but I’m not sure; maybe Malaya too).
Interestingly, that now includes everyone I would call the “main cast” except Joe. (I don’t consider anyone past Mike on the cast page part of the “main” cast.)
Ain’t no party like a garbage roof party. ‘Cause a garbage roof party is cathartic as hell.
“or i will fuck you on top of this roof, i swear to god”
…… yes.
Another night and another possibility of someone getting fucked on top of garbage roof.
They’ve both ruined the spirit of garbage roof in different ways. Which I’m okay with because garbage roof by definition is trash!
Joe gonna pop up and they’re gonna all make out.
I’m just counting down the days til Walky goes ‘I was garbage here before it was cool’.
I love you Carla.
One flash of light, but no smoking pistol
I’ve never done good things
I’ve never done bad things
I never did anything out of the blue, whoa whoa
Want an axe to break the ice
Wanna come down right now–David Bowie, “Ashes to Ashes”
Good! Choice!
I remember once in august 1983
I was wrong, and I could be wrong again – Paul Simon.
Though 1983 is much further back than it used to be.
Carla’s a gem. Right on.
I’m hoping that we’re about to get a group shot
Shoot them all and let Willis sort them out.
Or something like that.
I have a bad feeling about this because she outed Ruth and Billie’s lesbian suicide pact and they still might be pissed about that.
Because having your lives saved calls for revenge.
Billie has said that, while she doesn’t like Carla, she can tolerate her.
Comments Section: How many cast members are you going to squeeze onto this roof?
Willis: Yes.
Hopefully none of the terrible parents somehow find their way up there.
“Me, Linda, is perfect in every way except that my daughter is some sort of hoodlum.”
Squeeze? You know that the roof is as big as an entire floor, right?
Minus the elevator shack, minus the air handling units, and places where the piping runs.
While I take your point, presumably some amount of the roof is taken up with the top of the staircase, and I think it’s actually slightly smaller than half the roof as the door is set into a wall, rather than a little hut.
man, i want to have carla’s confidence
I think
everyonesome people need confidence like Carla.I fucked up, don’t know how I did that.
probably typoed the closing tag
But that’s okay. It’s garbage roof.
From a different comic: https://www.egscomics.com/comic/party-136
Carla did nothing wrong.
I wish I had Carla’s energy.
Meanwhile, at street level: John Bender puts on Claire Standish’s pearl earring, and strides away, thrusting one fist into the air, as Simple Minds’ “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” swells in the background.
Perfection.
Carla: “Have I mentioned I’m a jerk today?”
Becky: “What a coincidense, I’m a lesbian.”
Walky: “and I’m a harmless, silly goofball.”
Sarah: “and I’m really grumpy. Grrr.”
Joe: “I’m very horny and shallow. No reason to look any deaper.”
Dina: “I really like dinosaurs.”
Becky: “and that’s wonderful, baby, but this is the session for people who use a specific personal trait to deflect introspection, feels and deeper emotional scrutiny. Go stand over with Dorothy, Joyce and Danny for people who are comfortable talking about their emotions.”
So… Billie and Ruth were next to Joyce, then Billie said something that turned Ruth on, and then Carla was next to Joyce instead…
Did Billie and Ruth just leave to make out?
We can only hope so.
That said, time passes between panels.
The little brown corner in panel four is Billie’s shoulder with Ruth’s right hand pulling her in, so im guessing they are standing closer together now leaving space for Carla
Or with Carla’s hand pushing her aside.
Considering Ruth looks to be biting her lip, I’d say that’s a possibility.
Carla thought she was wrong once, but discovered she’d been mistaken.
no, the only time Carla has been wrong in her life is when she thought she was “managing the courtship of two cute queer ladies, not a goddamned death cult“
She wasn’t completely wrong though. She was managing the courtship if two cute queer ladies, it was just also a goddamned death cult.
Sure, Carla says it and it’s endearing. Some orange hobgoblin says it and he’s a narcissistic prick.
I mean, both are true, but still…
Carla takes pride in being an asshole so in her case that might be a sincere, (albeit exaggerated) confession.
Carla makes a self-aware pretense of being an asshole. The orange thing isn’t self-aware and builds his entire fragile ego around that pretense of perfection.
Carla’s already shown she cares at least somewhat about other people. Whereas the orange hobgoblin has never shown he cares about anyone but himself.
hey, leave the Hobgoblins alone. They don’t even want the Cheeto Fuhrer.
I read this as an OOTS reference at first.
bet if you were somehow under carla’s authority, it would become less endearing pretty quickly.
Carla has no authority, so the point is kind of moot. I suspect, if she did somehow wind up in charge, she’d rise to the occasion. Though she wouldn’t want to.
DoA Book 10: I Have Never Done Anything Wrong In My Entire Life
I gotta say Carla made me laugh out loud!
It’s OK, Carla. Nobody’s perfect.
Dana.
I rest my case.
Mary. Just ask her.
On alternate Sundays she believes everyone has sinned, including her. The rest of the time she forgets half of that.
Carla’s hair looks nice like that
I love Carla
And her outfit
Should someone tell her alphabetically or Chronologically?
“Self-acceptance”. Yeah, that’s what Joyce is looking for, isn’t it. One of the things she’s accepting is that her default reaction to Carla saying anything is to roll her eyes!
Thought dumpster roof.
Carla’s confession is so cute.
As a trans woman, I love that Carla is my representation in this comic.
By that I mean I love that she specifically is a trans character, not that she is my representation personally
Yeah, “You remind me of Carla Rutten” is a bit of a can of worms, isn’t it?
Don’t forget Joyce’s sister Jocelyne. She’s not out yet, but Carla’s not the only trans character. (Jocelyne’s pretty cool too.)
Also Zaph (trans male, though).
It’s been so long that I completely forgot about Joycelyne. Also has Zaph popped up in Dumbing of Age?
Yeah, he’s in Billie’s new dorm. Only a couple of minor appearances though.
“Looks like we’re all on the roof! Does anybody hear ticking?”
Bomb blows up, everybody dies, comic over.
And Mike wakes up.
In bed with his wife from a previous series.
Or DoA is all in the imagination of an autistic Amber staring into a snowglobe of the dorm building.
I get that reference. CaptainAmericaReference.gif
Who, just happens, to be the mother of one of the DOA characters. A nickel slides off the counterpane onto the floor, spins around once or twice and lands on its side, ..” silent.
Gosh damnit Carla
If Carla was in Fate she’d be using Gilgamesh and Ozymandias as her step-ladders
Oh Carla. I hope you live forever.
Say what you wanna say
And let the words fall out
Honestly
I wanna see you be brave
Oh, Carla, that took a lot of guts. I’m proud of you.
To Carla, the entire world is her garbage roof.
Red and black buffalo check flannel on redheaded humans is my sexuality.
Just noticed Ruth biting her lip.
Gotta hand it to the artist, that’s some seriously creative use of shadow and lighting.
But don’t say that outside garbage roof. Carla has a reputation to defend.
Oddly enough, I think that she’s aware of how she’s looked at askance by many. This is her chance to, without recrimination, say that she feels she has nothing for which she needs to apologise.
Of course she’s aware. She deliberately cultivates the reputation. From nearly her first dorm appearance: “Sometimes we forget you’re an asshole.” “Yeah, I know. It’s all these new freshmen. I’ve got to build mind share all over again.”
I think Carla is my favorite character. No wait, I know she is.
Cue the tragic roof collapse that propels the story forward for the next decade.
Time for the closing credit or maybe a freeze frame. Then on to the next book. That was an outstanding arc, as good as Marvel and better than most DC ones.
No, if we accept that this is a superhero comic, then the final panel should be the lonely anti-hero meditating on being the idol of millions when, in her own mind, she’s the villain of the piece.
Wasn’t that the final panel of yesterday’s strip? Well, meditating on the evil of portrait vs. landscape, but close enough.
Okay, gotta be honest, I kinda hated Carla at first, but damn it all if she has not grown on me to the point where she may be my favorite character.
Flannel and overalls is a deadly combination that not everyone can survive.
Aww, Billie.
Also, oh dear, Billie.
Yay Billie and Ruth are here…
Does Amber consider all these people to be her friends??? And they showed up, basically confirming it! Yay, friendship!
Seems like some of the shading on Joyce’s hair disappears in the 2nd and 5th panels
I noticed that, but just assumed it was the lighting changing as people moved around.
yeah maybe
Well, she did botch the whole physical gender development thing when she was a fetus.
Even earlier – she let the wrong sperm cell in.