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Under
Posted on February 2, 2014 by David M Willis

448 thoughts on “Under”

  1. Jen Aside

    HE KNOWS

    1. Jen Aside

      unless he’s just making some comment about her skin tone

      1. Maveric1984

        Nah, he things he sees a mosquito trapped in her face. He wants to take her to Dina and see if they can clone a dinosaur.

      2. David Willis

        Tomorrow: “I thought you were more of a rouge, Sal!”

        1. David Herbert

          Getting in before anyone else can?

        2. rachel

          SPOILERS Y’ALL

        3. AgentKeen

          Danny, stop it, even your creator thinks you’re an idiot.

        4. Plasma Mongoose

          Willis, you meant rogue right?

        5. David Willis

          no, stop it

        6. ninja_jesus

          Obviously you meant Rouge the Bat, right?

        7. Seerow

          I thought he was making a joke about Amber’s make up that I simply don’t know enough about makeup to get 🙁

        8. Myth

          To explain the joke for those who don’t get it (I frequently don’t get the joke): he’s referring to the COLOR rouge. And the COLOR amber. “Are you Amber under there? I thought you were more of a rouge, Sal” = “Are you [yellow] under there? I thought you were more of a [darkish red]?” or something.

          Halfassed explanation, but it gets the point across.

        9. nothri

          You know we only heckle because we care.

        10. EvilPenguin

          This is an amazingly appropriate avatar.

        11. Jordan

          You may heckle because you care, but I heckle because it’s fun to be a pain in the ass.

        12. nothri

          Strange. I was reading this Yaoi fic the other day where they said exactly the same thing…

        13. TPman

          We only heckle because we care about the fun we get from being a pain in your ass.

        14. Bearfuz

          Rouge vs. amber. Um, I get it. At least I think I do. 😉

        15. John

          No, if she were Rogue under there, she’d be draining his life essence through the skin contact.

        16. Deathjavu

          I’ve laughed 3 separate times at this joke. Well played.

        17. Led

          The Rouge Rogue?

        18. GoogerGeiger

          NO. Shut UP, Willis!

        19. professionalamateur

          *what chu talkin bout, willis

        20. xKiv

          It gets old.

        21. Reynard-Miri

          Thank you for that moment so much. Please excuse me while I get off the floor.

        22. The Cozburger

          Tomorrow: “So you DON’T have my DS, then…?”

        23. SiggimusMaximus

          “I’m more of a puckish rogue”

        24. xKiv

          Lovable rogue.

        25. Timni16

          Do you think he now knows that he is never getting his DS back?

      3. DudeMyDadOwnsADealership

        Or as long as he doesn’t let it slip his mind once this ‘blows over’….You know what they say about how much of someone’s ignorance is willful….Hey, it’s not like inability to get an ounce of sympathy for his approach to life has ever stopped him before.

      4. Aeron

        You’re wearing Amber’s SKIN? WHY???

    2. Mossy

      …She doesn’t.

    3. Shariku Onikage

      Oh please. We should all know where this is going.

      “Amber. Why are you dressed up like Amazi-Girl? Don’t you know that’s dangerous?”

      *begin facepalm*

      1. D

        If that happens, I’m giving up on Danny entirely. @_@

    4. Hinoron

      Dan: “Suddenly, I saw her left eyebrow, and I just KNEW!”
      Amber: “(sigh) so romantic!”
      Dan: “I mean, she doesn’t even trim those random extra-long eyebrow hairs to match the rest. It’s like a diseased mutant caterpillar went died on her face. There couldn’t be TWO girls like that on campus! I mean, considering all our bathrooms have mirrors, what are the chances?”
      Amber: “…You remember way back, 4 seconds ago, when I beat a man twice your size unconscious… right?”

  2. Mr. Random

    Finally.

    1. Tunaro

      About friggin’ time.

      1. somePunk

        Wow. the world was so shocked that Danny actually realized something that it stopped raining for a panel.

        1. Charlie Spencer

          The rain was probably turned to steam when his light bulb came on.

        2. Opus the Poet

          There was a quantum moment there where two vastly different universes separated forever. It was like Hitler having a Jewish friend in kindergarten.

  3. Tunaro

    Why to keep your priorities straight there, Danny Boy.

    1. David Herbert

      Right now he’s realising he gave his DS to a perfect stranger.

      1. saltchocolate

        Yep!

      2. Alex Stritar

        Think she’ll tell him he gave it to someone who robbed a convenience store?

        1. Kai

          Actually, Sal didn’t rob the store. She tried to but was caught, right?

        2. Amazi-Stool

          Accoprding to Walky, she hold up
          two convenience stores.

          So this means she was successful at robbing a store once!

        3. John

          Given how awkward and uncertain Sal was about the hold-up we saw, and Amber stabbing everything, I’m seriously wondering how the second convenience store fits into things.

        4. Kai

          She invested in better equipment, so she could do a better job.
          That is, I guess she didn’t use a knife then.

        5. Kai

          … or Walky counted only the successful ones.

    2. Jackson

      Well, this is pretty important. It re-contextualizes the event from “my girlfriend beat up some jerk” to “My girlfriend saw me talking to another girl, ran off crying, then beat up her abusive father.”

      1. Alex Stritar

        Oh my, the next few strips will be fun as he comes to realize how badly he screwed up.

        1. Giant Speck

          Our luck, the very next strip will shift to a different set of characters and we won’t find out what happened for, like, a week.

        2. edgecrus3r

          that’s the perfect avatar for the realized threat of cliffhangers!

        3. Kerry

          How badly did he screw up? Like, I’m actually completely at a loss as to how Danny is at fault in this situation, beyond the fact that in general, you probably shouldn’t just follow random strangers off campus. Amber’s the one who’s screwed up here.

        4. Kerry

          Unless you meant he screwed up by not recognizing her until just now, in which case, yeah.

        5. KevinGriffin3CD

          Billie’s really the one at fault when you think about it. She convinced him Sal was Amazi-Girl even after he pointed out her different skin color.

        6. Charlie Spencer

          Exactamundo. Blaine is the one using Danny as Amber-bait.

        7. John

          Billie’s theory is pretty stupid, but I can’t hold her to blame for Danny, with all the extra information he had, buying it.

          I think I’ve said this before, but if I’d been in Danny’s shoes, I would have assumed that Billie was making fun of me – especially given how she opened that conversation – and flipped her off and walked away.

          (Unless I was in Danny’s shoes because I was Walky, in which case I’d be banging Dorothy.)

        8. D

          There is that. A lot of people have agreed that, really, Danny’s not really at fault here. Amber really should have explained that she was latching onto him for the “lovers” thing because her abusive father was stalking her and she needed safety in numbers. I can understand not wanting to reveal this in front of his parents, but as soon as they got alone and Danny made it clear she’d made him uncomfortable, she should have explained it. That would have gotten rid of a lot of awkwardness in the situation, and also prevented this whole fiasco.

          Blaine does throw up red flags, but it seems like Danny’s lived a sheltered life so while he’s intellectually aware of abusive parents, he probably doesn’t think to look out for them and assumes parents what the best for their kids. His naivete does border on absurd at times (ex. his entire relationship with Dorothy in the comic), but he’s not really guilty on this one.

        9. Sam

          I don’t feel there was actually a good moment for Amber to explain why she seemed to latch onto that. Danny jumped onto ending the friendship about 20 seconds after his parents were gone, said he’d been uncomfortable for x, y and z, then she responded to one point, then he went off about how there couldn’t be an attraction between them because he was dating Amazi-Girl. There hadn’t been an opportunity in that whole mess where bringing that particular point would have fit in, especially because Danny didn’t ask why she even had, he didn’t actually seem to care why, he just didn’t like that it had happened.

          And then Amber was heartbroken that he seemed more attracted to her persona than to her which is not really a moment where you’d wish to tell someone you’d been running from your abusive father which is why you had to force yourself on their day, unless of course you were annoyed and trying to actively make the person feel bad for hurting you, which Amber was not going to do because she is a nice person.

        10. David

          He handed Wiggler to the undeserving.

        11. DudeMyDadOwnsADealership

          You’ve just hit the nail on the head when it comes to Danny’s approach to romantic relationships. Thing of it is, that he keeps falling for girls that subconsciously create instant karma with that approach…

          In his defense (tallying up what he *didn’t* do wrong ASIDE) this rebound thing with Amber/Amazi-girl is probably this 2nd attempt at a love life…So…That…

  4. Digglesworth

    I never expected that to actually happen

    1. Maveric1984

      Really? Not sure what else could have happened. She just beat up his ride after all, and she doesn’t have another moving truck to jump on top of. The next thing out of his mouth should have been “Sooooooooo… you got an Amazi-car or something?”

    2. Mossy

      I kinda expected it to be her tearing off her mask and being like, “screw you, Danny,” and stalking away into the rain, but… this could have just as interesting a fallout.

  5. Yotomoe

    AND THE FINAL HORSE CROSSES THE FINISH LINE.

    1. Geminia999

      Final? He’s in first place, even amazi-girl doesn’t know who she is. Though, I suppose Blaine probably figured out in the pummeling.

      1. Sageress

        Ethan was first, to be fair.

        1. David Herbert

          Wonder if Mike knows yet since he also grew up with Ethan and Amber.

        2. John

          I just assume that Mike knows everything.

          Especially your mom. Biblically.

        3. Pan

          For a nickel

        4. The Sandman

          More like a dime, these days. Inflation is a bongo.

        5. Saru

          More like twice, at a nickel a pop. Inflation is a bongo.

    2. Wack'd

      What about Dorothy and Billie?

    3. Keroshino

      Well, to be fair…It was a three legged horse!

    4. Mr. Random

      Actually, most of campus still doesn’t know. Then again, that’s like, Saying the spectators are participants in the race.
      Also, Walky/Dorothy.
      Still behind.
      But they’ll get a time bonus due to “style”….

      1. NightmareWarden

        Well it’s safe to assume Walky is behind Dorothy right now. Ba-da-BING!

    5. Cephalo the Pod

      The worst part?
      Danny’s technically the second (after Ethan).

      1. Mr. Random

        Third, after Ethan and Mike.

        1. Nono

          We don’t know if Mike knows, but there’s a high chance he probably does. He is Mike.

        2. JBO

          Mike knows everything. He sees all. He watches you masturbate to “Walky Performs a Sex”

        3. EvilPenguin

          Mike watched Walky Perform a Sex

        4. Kelly

          And boy is your Mary avatar pissed about it!

        5. Packy

          I dunno. None of the three strips with Amazi-Girl and Ethan in them have them interacting:
          http://www.dumbingofage.com/tag/amazi-girl+ethan/

          And the same search for Amazi-Girl and Mike yields no results.

          It may be that neither one of them has ever SEEN Amazi-Girl, so they wouldn’t have the opportunity to notice that she’s Amber.

        6. Nono

          Ethan definitely knows.

          http://www.dumbingofage.com/2013/comic/book-3/02-guess-whos-coming-to-galassos/looped/

          I’m just curious when Amazi-Girl was really born.

        7. D

          Almost certain it was when she got to college. In the strip you linked, it suggests that AG is very recent because she only became “busy” after she spent the summer trying to support Ethan, and I imagine Ethan would have talked to her about it if they were still regularly hanging out, which only seems to have stopped at the start of the semester.

    6. Yotomoe

      I could have sworn this metaphor meant that Danny’s just slow, as in The final horse crossing the finish line a metaphor for him being slow, not particurally the order in which other people have figured it. Of course I may be wrong.

      1. AJBulldis

        I’m sure that’s what it is SUPPOSED to mean, but you can’t trust Internet kids to get anything right.

        1. Mr. Random

          You can trust them to get it right. You can’t trust them to keep it straight if they can twist it into something else.

    7. nothri

      Well shit. That’ll teach me to go and make a stupid joke before checking out everyone else’s stupid jokes. DAMN YOU YOTOMOE!!!

      1. Deathjavu

        I was gonna say, I swear I saw nothri’s joke earlier….

  6. SUGauthor

    Hell just froze over.

  7. JebJeb

    Too late, now she doesn’t know who she really is. Shit just got mixed up.

    1. Carlos

      Maybe now she IS Sal O.O

  8. Eva

    YAY!

  9. xnenos

    dear god danny is smart for once.

    1. Yotomoe

      I wouldn’t say smart. Observant?

      1. Just Cheeto Dust

        Barely competent?

    2. Reltzik

      Not only is he smart enough to figure out that Amber is Amazi-girl…

      … so far, he’s the ONLY ONE in-continuity. Even Amber’s uncertain, apparently.

      …. dang, that makes him some sort of genius.

      1. Yotomoe

        That’s a little generous when she’s literally dangling the answer in front of him.
        It’s like calling a kid a genius for getting an A on an open book quiz.

        1. Reltzik

          … When he’s the only kid in the class getting a passing grade, and the person who wrote the book is having trouble with the main question.

        2. Yotomoe

          Amber is unmasked in front of his face though! He literally would not have figured it out in any other method other than this incredibly convenient revalation!

        3. StClair

          Kind of like how the only time Hamlet EVER takes decisive action, rather than thinking and angsting about it, or talking himself out of it, or setting it up and not following through, is at the end of the play, when someone literally puts a poisoned dagger IN HIS HAND.

        4. Kerry

          It was very recently confirmed that Dorothy was not, in fact, following up on the Amazi-Girl story until the chase scene. Give her time to actually do some research, and she’ll probably put the pieces together pretty quickly. Danny has no such excuse.

        5. Spriteless

          Dorothy believes Amazi-Girl is Sal, and is ignoring all evidence to the contrary. It is a simple human flaw. Sherlock is careful about it Dorothy could learn from Sherlock.

        6. Slipgate

          Dorothy isn’t stuck on the Sal idea. Billie is.

          Dorothy had figured her living location and track and field.

        7. Kerry

          Following up to say that I’m not sure Dorothy’s even heard the Sal-is-Amazi-Girl theory. She certainly wouldn’t buy into it for long since presumably, Sal did not participate in track and field.

  10. Minder

    /miserable noises

    1. rachel

      I know FEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELS

    2. rachel

      that is:

      FEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
      EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
      EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELS

      1. Minder

        if they break up because of this i may actually start physically crying

        1. saltchocolate

          I thought they’d already broken up: Danny with Amber, and Amazi-Girl with Danny.

        2. Kiggy

          Maybe, just maybe, tis will get them together again?
          <—hopeless romantic

        3. Rex Hondo

          Danny couldn’t break up with Amber since they weren’t dating. And Amazi-Girl didn’t actually break up with him, she was just avoiding him after he told Amber they couldn’t hang out together any more.

          Of course, now the question is will he stick with her, or cut his losses and get away from the crazy girl?

        4. Minder

          Get away from her? You kidding? That’s twice she’s saved him now. And he thinks this mess with Blaine is all his fault.

        5. Kerry

          I don’t know about you, but I’d certainly keep my distance after seeing what anger can do to her. I’m not sure how people can think that Amber is justified in what she’s doing.

        6. Minder

          It has nothing to do with whether or not she’s actually justified. Danny’s the one whose opinion on that counts.

        7. Betty Anne

          He could also, I don’t know…get her help? If nothing else, talk her into talking to the school counselor, who might be able to get her into a good therapy program.

          We’d have a lot fewer problems in the world if people would quit walking away from individuals who have emotional trauma, even if they don’t know the ‘right’ way to deal with it when they see a triggered reaction like this.

        8. Kerry

          Maybe, but I certainly wouldn’t fault him for choosing not to in this particular instance.

        9. Alan Lafond

          Danny is too nice a guy to elicit the level of anger she has for Blaine. I don’t think he has any cause to be concerned for that degree of anger being directed at him. Granted, he does not know what Amber’s history is, but if she tells him even half the crap she has had to put up with, I’m sure he would hate Blaine enough to feel the beatdown was justified.

        10. khambatta

          “Maybe someday, when Indiana no longer needs Amazigirl, I’ll see her again. ‘k, bye.”

        11. Bill

          I think the Dumbiverse is seeing the last of Amazi-Girl right now.

        12. Minder

          I didn’t think Amazi-Girl had dumped Danny? I thought he was only under the impression that she stood him up for a night

        13. rachel

          yeah that’s what I thought too, gah, that quote of charles schultz, potentially falsely attributed “comics will break your heart” is IN PLAY, DUDES

  11. Geminia999

    So, Truck now?

  12. Alex Stritar

    Finally! XD

  13. Keroshino

    GOD DAMMIT, FINALLY!!!

  14. Mr. Random

    Symbolic half-mask.

  15. fbihop

    DANNY IS SELF-AWARE!

    1. Mr. Random

      Run! Before it kills. Us ALL!

    2. Valdrax

      The tool goes on-line August 4th, 1997. Human decisions are removed from social interaction. Danny begins to unlearn at a geometric rate. He becomes self-aware at 7:14 p.m. Eastern time, August 29th. In a panic, they try to pull the plug.

  16. The Candyman

    “I’ll take that as a no.”

    1. GlitchMeBaby

      DON’T YOU DARE.

  17. clodia

    therapy therapy therapy therapy therapy therapy

    therapy

    1. Rabid Rabbit

      The extent to which your avatar doesn’t match your comment is really quite stunning.

      1. clodia

        Amusingly, your comment sounded right on for your avatar.

        Honestly, I could just spam every day with “I love all these characters, but they need therapy” and be right. Except Dina, who is perfect as she is.

        1. The Sandman

          DoA’s theme song: “Frontier Psychiatrist”?

        2. John

          Dina’s great, but she needs help, too. And she knows it. She’s ahead of most of the cast in having actually taken the step of actively seeking help, though. From Amber, who… may not be the best source of help for Dina’s problems, but I think it’s still probably good for both of them.

        3. Sam

          Well Dina’s problems are that she has trouble spotting her own odd behaviour, showing sympathy, and understanding people and since Amber herself was like that to a degree, she is a pretty good source of help for it – just not when her entire world seems to be out to destroy her mind.

  18. timemonkey

    Now, does he get that she was always Amber or does he think it was just this time.

    1. Yotomoe

      I really hope it’s the former or I’d have to blue scadoo into the comic and kick him in the face.

      1. Leorale

        Blue scadoo, we can too! ::bwowwww::

  19. Yotomoe

    Although, maybe this just speaks volumes of the quality of the mask Amber has. If I was a customer I would give this mask a 5/5. Noone recognized me.

    1. Sageress

      Just imagine the Amazon review.

      1. Mr. Random

        3/5
        Despite covering a majority of my face, I had my real face revealed several times. The manufacturer should include some kind of safety device against this. Also, i know other reviews have mentioned how easy it is to do this on their own, but not everyone has access to that kind of money.

      2. saltchocolate

        Recommended by bank robbers and superheros.

      3. Marisa Mockery

        3/5
        Worn in combination with glasses, provides perfect camouflage. However, has a tendency to slip off during extreme fighting. Would not buy again.

      4. Rex Hondo

        5/5
        Terribly comfortable. I think everybody will be wearing them in the future.

        1. Wack'd

          I just figured why you give me so much trouble.

        2. DeadlyCreampuff

          Why is that, do you think?

        3. Wack'd

          Well, I haven’t fought just one person for so long. Been specializing in groups. Battling gangs for local charities, that kind of thing.

        4. DeadlyCreampuff

          Why should that make such a *OOMPH*…. difference…

      5. rachel

        1/5 did not prevent syphilis review misleading

      6. LiaHansen

        2/5

        It did this super weird thing where it surrounded my pupils with white stuff. You don’t really notice until you see it half on and half off, but it really is a weird effect.

    2. The Sandman

      2/5

      Made me want to murder teenage campers, particularly if they’d had sex recently. As I am a camp counselor, this was somewhat problematic.

      Would have been 1/5, but is at least a decent hockey mask.

  20. Mattyos

    WELP, anyone who was taking a bet on danny figuring it out tonight just won a hell of a lot of money!

  21. Jenny Creed

    And it was Danny’s proudest day ever.

  22. The Sound Defense

    God damn it Danny, you better not Dan this up.

  23. Sageress

    This is it folks. This is the first sign of the apocalypse.

    1. Opus the Poet

      Danny gets it… right before the Rapture.

  24. Eromer

    Poor Amber…I just want to give her a hug.

    1. Kiggy

      Me Too ~_~

    2. Audkitten6

      Yes, I agree! Her sad face is breaking my heart.

  25. Aegon01

    And THAT, ladies and gentlemen, is the sound of a pin dropping.

  26. shadowcell

    oh, great job amber, just go and confuse him even more!

    1. Keroshino

      Doesn’t take much!

    2. shadowcell

      he’s going to come out of all this thinking that Amazi-Girl is actually Joe or something, huh

  27. JBO

    Next he will realize that Palpatine is the Emperor and that the Necromancer is Sauron.

    1. Yotomoe

      Maybe he may realize that Bruce Wayne is Batman and Danny Phantom is Danny Fenton!

      1. Sageress

        Way to beat me to it.

      2. Marisa Mockery

        Nah, Danny Fenton got outed like three times in that show and no one figured it out. THIS Danny figuring that out is inconceivable.

    2. Sageress

      “You think Bruce Wayne is Batman? Oh, come on, that billionaire playboy. He’s too busy socializing at cocktail parties and managing the affairs of the Wayne foundation.”

      1. JBO

        Guy, this may be crazy, but the other day I saw Clark Kent without glasses and he looks exactly like… naw, can’t be.

        1. vlademir1

          Just because you *think* he looks like Green Lantern doesn’t mean he is. A lot of people look alike, and Clark is fairly generic looking to be honest.

        2. John

          If the invulnerable flying dude who can bend I-beams into pretzels and shoot death rays out his eyes wants us to pretend we don’t recognize him because he put on glasses and a bad suit, WHAT SUPERMAN I DON’T SEE ANY SUPERMAN OH HI CLARK.

        3. Marisa Mockery

          I believe that more than I believe anything else. The man’s over six feet tall and pure chiseled muscle. I mean…the average reporter does NOT look like he could bench press the entire building. A pair of glasses does not transform that body into a nerd.

        4. gka

          In All-Star Superman, he had good enough muscular control to make himself look tubby. I buy that for headcanon.

          And in DCAU, all men’s bodies looked exactly the same anyway.

        5. RHat

          To be fair, it’s been made explicit at points that he also slouches, wears suits that are multiple sizes too large (so that people can’t notice the muscle), speaks an octave or two higher… Clark Kenting does involve a lot more than just the glasses.

          There was supposedly a comic where someone else tried it based on the idea that it works so well for Superman, but didn’t actually do anything more than throw a pair of glasses on. Apparently it worked about as well as you might think.

        6. DEG1377

          To be fair, there have been times I have forgotten to put on my glasses in the morning, and my FRIENDS didn’t recognize me until I talked to them.

          My. Friends.

      2. Rex Hondo

        “Is that Bruce Wayne’s house?”
        “…I hate that guy.”

  28. gka

    Oh thank god that didn’t go on for the next 18 months.

    1. David

      He’ll slap his forehead so hard he gets a concussion, and we’ll start over.

  29. PureMajora

    YOU HUG HER DANNY. YOU HUG HER RIGHT NOW!

    1. JBO

      I think we are past the point where a hug will suffice.

      1. Jack Finch

        Obvious first move though.

        1. JBO

          But I want a FRICKIN’ KISS!

        2. EvilPenguin

          This is NOT the time for a kiss, dude.

      2. David

        Think she’s so soaked he’ll need a wrangler?

        1. Opus the Poet

          I’ve never heard of an Amber wrangler, but then I’ve never heard of an Amber wringer either.

      3. Alden

        Clearly he has to carry her back to campus in the rain.

      4. Kai

        Depends how busy Willis is drawing porn including Walky. Perhaps there’s some space for Amber and Danny? 😉

    2. David Herbert

      And get her an umbrella and a towel.

    3. Kiggy

      I’m down dor a hug. Hug Her Nao, Danny.

      1. Kiggy

        sigh “for a hug” >_<

  30. Dylan

    Wow… Such an awesome build up and reveal. Well played.

  31. GWRando

    Hey… uh… Danny… not to worry you, but your intelligence is showing there…

    1. Yotomoe

      “Your Genius is showing”
      What Where!?

      1. Plasma Mongoose

        *pulls up zip*

    2. Cass

      Now now, he could always still Dan it up. ‘I can’t believe this, Amber, now you’re dressing up like my girlfriend to try getting to me? Do you have any idea how much trouble you could get Amazi-girl in if someone saw you beating up your dad like that and thought it was her? You need some serious help.’

  32. MrSpkr

    That popping sound you hear is the Cluebat popping Danny’s tiny thick skull.

    1. rachel

      so very tiny. so, so very thick.

      hahahahaha what a gross mix of words

      1. EvilPenguin

        The real reason Dorothy broke up with Danny.

    2. Keroshino

      More like, A Home-run Bat.
      ~KA-KEEN!

  33. NerdHerder

    It’s ALIIIIIIVE

  34. Kernanator

    FUCKING FINALLY.

    Also, Amber’s line broke my heart.

    1. rachel

      YUP. it’s like I didn’t even know rough it was going to get til now.

      1. Yet Another Laura H.

        I’m literally tearing up.

  35. Lilith

    Poor Amber.

  36. Jeanne628

    If anyone hears a loud cracking noise when looking at this page, it is the sound of my heart breaking. For Amber. And myself for being a drama queen.

  37. alicemacher

    This is… wow. That is some powerful writing, Willis. You should be proud. I know I’m proud of you.

    1. rachel

      FOR REAAAAAAAAAAAAAAL

      1. alicemacher

        Feels, for reals.

  38. Confuzor

    Just fucking kiss her already, numbnuts!

    1. Rosicrucian

      …kisses don’t fix this.

      1. Bill

        They couldn’t hurt.

        1. Marisa Mockery

          They could actually. I mean, I didn’t exactly have a prince of a dad myself. If I ever had the pleasure of beating the shit out of him, I don’t think I’d want kisses afterward.

        2. Rosicrucian

          Oh, they could well hurt.

          I mean, she’s standing over her abusive father. Let’s have some common sense here.

        3. moby

          I sort of feel like they’re not really in a kissing mood right now.

      2. ninja_jesus

        How about a hug?

    2. Kiggy

      A hug and a kiss, please.

      1. David

        I don’t think Blaine is in a mood where he would reciprocate.

  39. Omnithea

    Then where’s my 3DS?

    1. Aulayan

      I knew someone would say it before I did!

    2. Marisa Mockery

      Let’s just hope he doesn’t have five or six downloaded videogames on it like I do and special keychains. Then he’ll REALLY cry.

  40. Regalli

    … It was what we wanted.

    AND IT RIPPED OUR COLLECTIVE HEARTS OUT AND DEVOURED THEM.

    1. Yotomoe

      Speak for yourself. My heart is completely intact. I EAT CHEERIOS.

      1. AgentKeen

        COLLEGE IS WASTED ON THE OLD!

        1. Dr Paul

          No, eventually we get tenure and the keys to batmobile.

        2. Scott

          HEH.

          Well played, sir.

  41. JessWitt

    Nice that Danny knows but alas, poor Amber. Hope the next chapter holds better things for her.

  42. Yotomoe

    He actually thinks that Sal puts on an Amber costume so that when she gets caught, people think AMBER is amazi-girl and not her! It’s actually genius, if you think about it.

    1. EEWWW

      So to unmask ‘Sal’, someone would have to rip off her Scooby-doo style mask? Yeah, I can see Danny Dannying like that.

  43. Sageress

    “This must mean… Amber, you’re Sal too?!”

    1. Kiggy

      Quiet you!

    2. Eromer

      This is the best one…..it made laugh in an outward and loud manner 😉

  44. rachel

    guys, guys is blaine dead

    is amber going to prison forever

    guys????

    1. MrSpkr

      E’s not dead. E’s just sleeping.

      1. Maveric1984

        Lovely bird the Norwegian Blaine, beautiful plumage!

        1. MrSpkr

          No, no, E’s stunned. You stunned him, just as he was wakin’ up!
          Norwegian Blues stun easily, major.

        2. Lone Wolf

          E’s just pinin’, for the fjords.

      2. rachel

        ++++++

    2. Ridureyu

      As long as there is evil in the world, there will also be Blaine.

    3. moby

      He’s probably not dead. Did you read the previous strip? Stop panicking, yo.

      1. rachel

        did I DID I DID I READ THE PREVIOUS STRIP???

        *goes back, reads*

        yeah I read that shit

        it’s not like you can’t die from a HORRIFIC BATTERING by a trained fighter, even if it doesn’t happen the moment you throw your hand up

        1. moby

          But he’s not going to.

        2. Amazi-Stool

          He certainly would be dead if Danny wouldn’t have stopped Ambers final punch.

          Now berate Danny for “danning it up”!

        3. Sam

          Not Dannying up a few things does not mean we can’t call him out when he still totally Dans up other things. Everyone can have good moments, it does not change the fact he is still Danny and still completely fails to reflect on things to the point where it is painful.

          For a different example: just because a murderer doesn’t kill some people he could have does not mean that he is not going to get called out for killing other people. He is still a murderer that feels no empathy for other people.

    4. YakkoRex

      Nothing an evening lying unconscious in a rainy parking lot couldn’t cure.

    5. nothri

      Probably not. But we can hope.

    6. Xerxes93

      you can’t put an idea in prison.

      1. rachel

        YOU GIVE ME, AND ALL THE WORLD, MUCH HOPE, SIR !

    7. Deathjavu

      I’m fairly certain he’s not, but even if he were dead, Amber would probably get leniency.

      From, y’know, stopping a felony. Such as kidnapping.

      And the guy’s outed as abusive from multiple angles *AND* has ties to organized crime.

      5 years, at the worst.

    8. Dorsilus

      I never thought of that. Knowing how Amber’s storyline has gotten more and more intense and hasn’t once showed signs of stopping, it might not be out of the realm of possibility.

    9. Sam

      No. It has been stated previously that no one will die in DoA.

      1. Seerow

        But does Blaine count as a person?

      2. Jen Aside

        Where was that again? ’cause all I could find was “no getting hit by a truck”

        [though I’m admittedly kinda lazy to spend another five hours digging through alt text as per usually happens]

        1. Sam

          I don’t remember exactly, I’m pretty sure it was a comment on one of the pages in response to someone asking if people would die.

  45. UnspeakableAnger

    I’ll join the chorus of “Finally.”

    Mr. Willis, you made me tear up with the look of desolation on Amber’s face as she came to her realization.

    Thank you for this story.

  46. Aizat

    Now….ki..you know what? This is OK.

    1. Keroshino

      Now cuddle…cuddle like you’ve never cuddled before!

  47. RandomRedMage

    Feels… I feel the FEEEEELS… ;-; Amber needs a hug now Danny, so FRIGGIN HUG HER YOU DOLT!

  48. Prof. Willis

    …damn you, Willis.

    1. Khantalas

      Self-loathing is not healthy, professor.

    2. Keroshino

      From one Willis to another.

  49. valentin

    After rejecting amber for Amazigirl, i kinda want her to not take danny back.

    1. Kiggy

      Well, this hopeless romantic hopes she’ll forgive him.

  50. Ridureyu

    He knows her secret!!!

    HE MUST DIE

  51. Bill

    “She’s a broken lady, waiting to be mended
    Like a potter would mend a broken vase.
    A broken lady, waiting to be mended
    And have what’s left of the pieces put back in place.”

  52. Vex Godglove

    Poor Amber, she is so lost. Hopefully the catharsis of finally standing up to Blaine will help her to heal the damage that pushed her into being Amazi-Girl in the first place. She still has tons of anger issues to deal with, but there’s hope that this confrontation settled a large chunk of the pent up rage toward Blaine that she had been refocusing onto safer target.

    1. Deathjavu

      Unfortunately, that’s not how it works- and I believe (take a grain of salt here, it’s too late to go looking it up) that it’s been proven; “taking out” your anger doesn’t diminish it. Quite the opposite, in fact.

      If you’ll suffer an anecdote- it’s never made me less mad, to finally hit someone.

      1. The Sandman

        IIRC, the problem is that while it does diminish your anger temporarily, it also starts building associations in your brain between “getting really angry” and “feeling good afterwards”.

  53. Chico

    Finally, Danny isn’t the last to know something. Good show, old boy.

  54. Juliecat

    Dangit Amazi-girl, now Danny will NEVER figure out who you are! 🙁

  55. Idon'tcarenomore

    Good Lord. The dawn breaks. And he is taking blame for something stupid he did. Good for you Danny.
    Okay Amber. He knows. Now maybe things will get better for you.

    1. Minder

      Danny’s problem has never been admitting to his own wrongdoings.

  56. Malcontentus

    I have to wonder if her answer will actually confuse him, and keep her secret intact. I honestly hope not.

    1. EEWWW

      Well, if history is any indicator, Danny will truly Danny this moment up with a major Dannying of Danny. So, in short, it will confuse him and keep her secret intact.

  57. HAB

    Her mask is only at 50% and failing.

    1. xKiv

      Meaning that she’s 50% AG and 50% Amber!
      No wonder she doesn’t know.

  58. Kiggy

    How could such a (somewhat) tender moment can be so facepalming at the same time?????? @O@####

  59. Siddlaw

    Danny’s freaking face in the fourth panel. hahahahaha

  60. Jackson

    This is why I can’t hate Danny.

    Yeah, he’s a dork and a doofus, but his heart is pretty solidly in the right place. He’s not smart enough to always make the best decisions, but he’s the guy who, when Amber’s lost in rage, helps her find herself again.

    1. Marisa Mockery

      Let’s hope. We haven’t seen that last sentence happen yet.

      1. Jackson

        He started when he pulled her off of Blaine.

        1. Leorale

          Yeah. He’s doin’ alright.

  61. Pyr05

    <~ "Well now I'm all confused! Are you Amber, or not? Do you have amnesia? Ohmygod, you have amnesia!"

    1. Drakey

      Ambnesia. Amazi-nesia?

  62. John Cabot

    ~surprise~

  63. Idon'tcarenomore

    Great arc. Made me suffer feelings. You’re a wiz. Not just art but writing.

  64. MO

    “Oh my god, it was so obvious! I’m so stupid for not figuring it out earlier!”

    “Oh, its not your fault Danny, I wanted it to be a secret. In fact, in a hypothetical situation where our activities were somehow observed by unseen forces, those forces would completely understand the difficulty of the position you were put in and come to realize you were not responsible. I mean, unless those forces were all unfeeling sociopaths. Or ugly.”

    “…what.”

    “Yeah, I don’t really know where I was going with that.”

    1. The Sandman

      “What if those forces were feeling sociopaths?”

      1. Drakey

        Ew. These sociopaths are all sticky! At least those ones are nice and fuzzy.

  65. MM

    Do we really want to give Amber the power to break the fourth wall? It doesn’t seem to help Deadpool’s sanity.

  66. Rhy

    Called it a few comics ago

    1. LiaHansen

      Pffff. I’ve known Amber was Amazi-girl for weeks now.

  67. Maveric1984

    So… how is half of her mask staying up?

    1. Packy

      How was the entire mask staying up beforehand? BY SHEER FORCE OF DRAMATIC NECESSITY!

      1. ninja_jesus

        Dramatic Necessity is stronger than gravity.

        1. lejwocky

          Most forces are, including the Van der Waals force.
          The half of her mask still sticking to her face could be damp with rain/tears. This dampness might be providing an adhesive force to keep the mask on.

        2. Andiemus

          Unless it’s not soaked through.

  68. Rabid Rabbit

    Well, Danny, you get your wish: http://www.dumbingofage.com/2012/comic/book-2/06-strange-beerfellows/alterego/

    Now be a good Danny and go Dan it up by accusing Sal of having stolen your 3DS, thereby setting Amber off all over again.

    1. Alex Stritar

      I bet he was hoping it would’ve been the second one.

      1. Rabid Rabbit

        I’m fairly certain the same is true of her.

  69. John Madden

    It’s probably a good thing we can’t post images in the comments, because I can think of a few I’d be posting right now.

  70. Metaldude555

    Amber needs to accept that she’s inherited her father’s rage and then decide what she’s going to do with it.

  71. ninja_jesus

    FINALLY~

  72. Rosie

    Dan can content himself that at least he uncovered Amazigirl’s identity after an epic battle with her evil father that took him hostage. That’s superhero worthy right?

    1. Opus the Poet

      Actually I would agree with this comment.

  73. Packy

    Unfortunately, we don’t know that Danny has realized that Amber *is* Amazi-Girl. All we know is that he’s realized that the girl he’s currently holding is Amber.

    I could easily see Danny accusing Amber of dressing up as his girlfriend in an attempt to fool him, steal him away from his true love, Amazi-Girl, and beat up on her father in the process. I mean, look, he gave Amazi-Girl his 3DS earlier, and Amber doesn’t have it. That essentially PROVES that Amber isn’t Amazi-Girl.

    I mean, this is Danny we’re talking about. A box of rocks is smarter.

    1. LockeSonjie

      Somehow, though Danny is the proverbial broken clock, even that is right twice a day. And I think we just hit that time here.

    2. Prof. Willis

      If that actually happens, I’m packing up my bags and moving to a different comic.

      Okay, no I’m not, but I will rage against the Willis.

      1. Drakey

        You may not, but I might. It’s one thing to have a character be kinda dumb, but that’s a level of stupid that is not appropriate to a comic with this tone at all.

    3. Al Schroeder

      I don’t think even DANNY’s that dumb.

      I mean, that’s getting into Silver Age Lois Lane or Steve Trevor (more appropriately) dumb here.

      However, now that Danny knows, by the laws of superheroics, that means the strip goes downhill from here.

  74. Aitherion

    It’s the rain.

  75. nothri

    “AND THERE HE GOES FOLKS! THE SLOW CLOPPING CANTER HAS JUST ROUNDED THE CORNER…DANNY BOY HEAVES HIS FALTER BREATH AS THE AUDIENCE CHEERS….THREE MORE STEPS AND….YES!!! DANNY BOY HAS CROSSED THE FINISH LINE! THE RACE IS OVER! THE LAST HORSE HAS FINALLY MADE IT HOME!”

    1. nothri

      Please give that text your most obnoxious “fast talking announcer at a race track where you just put all your money down on the wrong horse” accent when you read it in your head. Thanks in advance.

      1. Wack'd

        I couldn’t help but read it in Tom Kenny’s announcer voice from IGPX.

      2. xKiv

        But make it mind-numbingly slow, so it actually stretches long enough to give DANNY BOY time to reach all the way (all the THREE STEPS) from the CORNER to the FINISH LINE)?

  76. hof1991

    Now Danny needs to go from being Lois Lane to being Alfred. Get the wounded warrior home and patch her up.

    1. Andiemus

      No, what she needs is a gifted and hardworking professional, not an 18-year-old with an established personal relationship.

      1. Israfel

        I think Danny could pull of a Mary Jane if he tightened up a bit.

  77. The Candyman

    Amber’s eyes are getting a bit freaky here.

  78. Tom Speelman

    Oh my God. This is…this is just incredible. You took something everyone knew was coming and just grounded it in the most emotional context you could. This is an amazing, amazing strip. Thank you, Willis.

  79. Lone Wolf

    I think at this point, they should get out of the rain, head into that McDonald’s, grab some Chicken McNuggets, and talk about what just happened and why.

    At the very least, they should get some Chicken McNuggets.

    1. Leorale

      Or pizza, then he could tell her she’s smart and pretty.

  80. Spliced

    Somehow Danny’s shocked face comes off as comical to me on second look of the strip.

  81. Bilfred

    Shocking revelation!

  82. Alex

    I’ve seen something vera similar to this on the last two chapters of Skip Beat. DON’T GO THERE.

  83. Estron

    Remember in the second Keaton movie, Max Schreck sees Batman unmasked and says, “Bruce Wayne? Why are you dressed up like Batman?” I wouldn’t put that past Danny — or Willis.

  84. Nono

    I’m only just realizing this strip that Amazi-girl doesn’t wear glasses.

    How bad is Amber’s vision? If she can see competently as Amazi-girl it couldn’t be that bad. Unless she’s just swinging wildly when she’s crime-fighting.

    ‘Ey, you! Blurry shape with the alcohol! Leave before I lay down my THUNDER FISTS. Just hold still for like, two minutes.’

    1. JoeMerl

      Maybe she wears contacts as Amazi-Girl. Though that theory’s less fun. XD

    2. NIghtsbridge

      Well, I know people who go around all day without glasses and do just fine, but know people who need them to read. It might just be that she doesn’t need vision all that accurate to fight crime.

    3. Gaiash

      I’m shortsighted myself and without my glasses everything is blurry but the only real issues are faces and writing, Amazi-Girl hasn’t really needed to read so I imagine Amber has similar vision to me.

    4. Barf Ninjason

      For the longest time (before the onslaught of early 30’s decay attacked me with slight farsightedness) I had 20/20 vision but saw double-ish from esotropia, so my glasses largely functioned as a way to hold a prism in front of my face. Could be something like that.

    5. David Willis

      Like me, Amber wears glasses because she has astigmatism. Mostly it means she’s not great at reading without them.

    6. DEG1377

      I’m really glad I’m not the only one who JUST NOTICED THAT in THIS PARTICULAR STRIP.

      Colour me observant.

      1. Seerow

        A regular Dan you are.

  85. Ragnal

    Yanno, given the circumstances I want to make fun of Danny for FINALLY realizing Amber is Amazi-Girl…

    …but man does Amber’s line go where I was afraid it would.

    Just hope Blaine didn’t hear it subconsciously…

  86. Dorsilus

    I’m waaaaaay too emotionally attached to these characters right now.

  87. Kyle

    Perfect. I love the facial expressions, panel to panel. And the angle at which she holds her head! Amber looks so damn tired.

  88. Barf Ninjason

    DUNH DUNH DUNNNNHHH!

  89. RaijinK

    I realize that last line is probably meant as an indication of her fractured psyche, but I can’t help reading it like it’s the answer of a kid that can’t lie but is too embarrassed to say the truth.

    “Did you lick the salt lick, Amber?”

    “…I dunno…”

  90. Robert Stoll

    O_O dem feels. My feelings have reached new heights in terms of involvement.

  91. shoeboxjeddy

    The only question left: is Danny like Christopher Walken in this situation? “Why is Bruce Wayne (Amber) dressed like Batman (Amazi-Girl)?” Hopefully you can do the mental math correctly on this one.

  92. newllend

    AND THERE IT IS, Danny is finally up speed here

    1. newllend

      Side not: oh no! Danny might not get his DS back

      1. The Sandman

        I’m sure that one of the local pawn shops will have it soon.

        1. John

          I’m hoping that Sal hangs onto it and takes very good care of it and gives it back to Danny the next time she sees him (or asks to keep it a little longer because she’s having so much fun playing Mario Kart with that Amazi-Girl person, except they keep arguing about who gets the bug guy), and the trust Danny showed in her helps start the process of restoring her faith in humanity. It’d be really nice to see Danny’s obliviousness and idiocy accidentally unfuck something up.

  93. Nym

    Amber needs hugs.

  94. Tenn

    “Mr. Blaine O’Malley? Your flight to hell has been suspended because of heavy snowstorms.”

    1. Opus the Poet

      OK I LOL’ed at this one, and not just an amused chuckle either, a full-on guffaw.

  95. Evergreenfir

    Counter to my expectations, I’m relieved I’m not yelling “DAMN YOU WILLIS” and that Danny didn’t Danny this up.

    1. AgentKeen

      Yet.

  96. JetstreamGW

    Dammit, Danny! It’s not that good a disguise! You are an idiot!

  97. Ikaru

    Mm…he seemed to trust Blaine…and just by Amazi-girl beating the ever loving snot out of him, he takes her word that he was a bad guy? I mean, he WAS….but her almost killing him doesn’t prove he was….

    1. Robin

      Blaine did hold him hostage, and the way he reacted to her accusations… he didn’t really try to deny them or anything.

    2. timemonkey

      She told him Blaine was an abusive asshole who was trying to use him as leverage over Amber. This would have put several things into perspective. Then Blaine violently grabbed him.

  98. Bill

    And to think that this whole story arc started when Riley DeSanto wanted to have unlimited Cocoa Puffs for breakfast…..

  99. Amazo81

    Single best hero unmasking ever.with “…I don’t know.” Well done

  100. Papa Oleg

    And now the kiss. The law of JOE demands it.

  101. CianM1301

    And the seraphim did sing in rejoice, singing, “Now he gets it!” to the tune of “Hallelujah”.

  102. Deathjavu

    Ugh, finally. There’s no trope in storytelling that bothers me more than an identity misunderstanding, particularly if it’s extremely obvious.

    So glad these intense, dramatic strips have finally paid out in character growth. Too much tension to hold over several days 0_o

  103. Robin

    Hugs + “I think we need to talk about this. Somewhere warm and dry.”

    1. The Cozburger

      “How about Taco Bell?”

    2. xKiv

      “And away from … that man.”

      “And I owe you a bucket of apologies”.

  104. Incubus

    Danny shut the fuck up and hold her. That’s ALL you need to do right now! Well that and get the hell out of there.

  105. Layn

    Oh Amber… Danny, hold her for all of us readers and her. And stop talking.

  106. Crumplepunch

    I had always held out some kind of hope that Danny was just playing stupid and had figured out Amazi-Girl’s identity fairly early. Even that he was playing some long game by pretending to be taken in by the Sal thing.

    Nope, he’s just that stupid. And surprised.

    In honour (dishonour?) of his surprise and stupidity, a new Gravatar.

    1. xKiv

      Nope, masks are just that good in DoAverse.

    2. John

      Out of context, Danny there looks like a zombie or something.

      1. Crumplepunch

        A surprised zombie.

  107. Darnel

    And the clueless award for the most unaware since Lois Lane goes to,…..

    Meh,.. Just shut up and hold her,…

  108. Van Jealous

    I sense another set of SlipShine panels coming on (sorry for the pun).

    1. Coru

      Ew. No 🙁

  109. Sir Robin

    “Amber, why are you wearing AmaziGirl’s costume?”

    1. David

      “Take it off before she catches you.”

      1. Mr K

        Faz:Give me back my costume!

  110. Pjotroos

    Well done, mr Willis. Well done indeed. And I can’t tell how glad I am that Danny opens with “This was my fault”. I kept saying the guy has his heart in the right place. Don’t prove me wrong now!

    1. David

      It’s more his encephalotopology that is in question rather than his cardiotopology.

      1. Pjotroos

        His head’s certainly not in the right place but then, hardly anyone’s is in this comic. It’s all in the title 🙂

  111. Jonathan Woodward

    With any luck, Danny will decide this is an Animated-Batwoman/Tangent-Joker thing, and there are *three* women who are all Amazi-Girl… and the third is Dorothy!

  112. BL

    It took him nine hundred and twenty-one strips to figure this out. Nice.

  113. Pat Myers

    “Oh my god. Who did I give my DS to?”

    Don’t worry. Danny! Her brother is dating your ex who is trying to unmask your girlfriend and has seen an obvious Chekov’s gun during that chase scene. And your roommate knows the girl who is dating Amazi-girl’s gay friend and those two have another friend who is the roommate of the previously mentioned brother of the one who has your DS.

    So at least it’s somewhere in the web of lies that is your floor of the dorm.

    1. John

      Unless Sal gave it to Marcie. Or fenced it.

  114. Bunk

    And the last horse has finished the race.

    Well not technically since Billie thinks she’s Sal, and Dorothy still has no answer soooooo, there’s that.

    1. Sir Robin

      So technically, Danny is ahead of almost everyone

      I think Ethan said he knew who Amazigirl was, so he’s second behind Ethan, so there is that

      1. xKiv

        And Ethan had years of head start.

  115. Sambo

    Panel 4: Danny realizes how much he f*cked up XD

    1. Keroshino

      Yes, that is the look of: I dun goofed somthing!

  116. Kennerly

    Silly Amber! Why would you do something as dangerous as impersonate the real Amazi-girl?

  117. Tom T.

    Now, as this all unfolds, he’s likely to realize how Amber not only jerked him around but also put him directly in danger. It’s hard to see this ending romantically.

    1. BL

      ironically the titles of the last three strips read out “freeze up down under”.

      1. Drakey

        That’s probably deliberate.

    2. Betty Anne

      Unless some small part of his brain doesn’t Dan up the memory of when both Amazi-girl AND Amber told him that Amazi-girl was not a complete person – just a compartment for violent and painful emotions. Danny’s an idiot, but he may also be a decent enough guy to realize Amber just fell apart and is in the middle of an identity crisis right now.

  118. Johnny

    Amazi-girl really reminds me how much Willis loves Evangelion.

    1. Fen_Star

      Not even Danny can compare to Shinji.

      1. Valdrax

        You probably don’t understand the character of Shinji that well, if *that’s* the character you think is being associated with him here.

        1. John

          Why do you become the Amazi-Girl?

  119. man in black

    Maybe she is Zuul

  120. mrmudkip

    Ocean

  121. Louu

    So after this page I just randomed onto another and got this http://www.dumbingofage.com/2012/comic/book-2/04-time-keeps-on-slippin/preoccupied/ oh my goddddd

    1. Oxyvolt

      DAMN YOU, WILLIS. WHY ARE YOU SUCH AN EVIL GENIUS OF WEBCOMIC STORYTELLING.

    2. Kerry

      oh no

    3. John

      Two fatal flaws in Danny’s plan:
      1) Blaine is Amber’s enemy, not Amazi-Girl’s.
      2) Danny’s been going around telling the press that’s he’s dating Amazi-Girl.

  122. Mr K

    This is the perfect time for Sal to come.

    1. John

      But math class isn’t until tomorrow.

      1. Pjotroos

        Well, I laughed 🙂

  123. ShadowDJ

    …NOW YOU NOTICE!?

  124. cmd1095

    Finally Dan… finally you connect the dots, but now is your last chance, if you screw this up, your chance with Amazi-girl/Amber is toast

  125. Oxyvolt

    Now it’s their turn to perform a sex. I hope Amber still has some Amazi-condoms on her.

    1. David Willis

      Blegh.

      1. I don't know what to put here.

        Sorry.
        Didn’t mean to rain on your parade.

        1. Oxyvolt

          It’s actually not rain in the comic, it’s my bitter tears of rage after reading your pun. Which makes it a timeloop or whatever.

    2. John

      I’m pretty sure that would violate at least the spirit, if not the letter, of Joe’s third rule about when sex is not okay.

      1. CrazyOne

        Yes, even Joe know the rules of banging decently.

      2. what was the question again?

        This does reveal one major flaw in Joe’s Laws: You can never bang in the rain due to rule 3 being untestable and thus has to always assumed to be in effect.

        Which is terrible.

    3. Mr K

      I think that almost being kidnapped or killed is a huge boner killer.

  126. Jack

    Well of course she can’t check the tags – they’re definitely not accurate, after all they don’t even list Amazi-Girl!

  127. The_Master

    Getting back Danny’s dx is going to be difficult for them. Hopefully Danny doesn’t do it in front of Amber.

  128. Tealjoy

    REALIZATION! You slow, slow boy you

    1. Arkadi

      Slow?? He recognized her as soon as he saw her with her mask off. Hell, with half her mask off.

  129. WikiDreamer

    *does dance* called it, called it. Called it called it CALLED IT! I called the rage black out! And we all did see the whole unmasking in the rain thing happening too so meh.

  130. Czigot

    I hope someone thinks to turn Blaine on his side so he doesn’t drown.

    1. what was the question again?

      Why would anyone do that?

  131. Dave

    All right, I believe that now that Danny boy is up to speed, this is his time to make-it or break-it, just how will he react to all this. So for the love of mercy Danny:
    DON’T DAN THIS UP!!!

  132. Djiril

    FINALLY!!!

  133. Carlos

    Loving the alt text

  134. psycoticfart

    Ok, so I just finished reading walky performs a sex, and now I think its safe to say that Dorothy doesn’t have a freckled ass

    1. BL

      um, good to know…

      1. Kelly

        It was a subject of some debate a while back…

  135. Taigan

    I want that last dialog to be in a superhero movie. I don’t know which one or said by who, but that is awesome.

    1. StClair

      Agreed.

  136. Jack Finch

    Well now she’s going to have to tell him everything.

  137. Black

    Panel 4 – Danny’s freaking out internally about Amber being Amazi-girl

    Panel 5 – Danny’s realizing that he didn’t leave his 3DS with Amber…

  138. tunasammich

    Every time I think I can like Danny again he ruins it for me

  139. Lou

    Late, I know but damn. Danny came to two realizations that were a large portion of all the Danny hate in just 3 panels! It’s all his fault and she’s fucking AMBER!

  140. EvergreenFir

    i just realized… how does amber see without her glasses?

    1. Incubus

      Contacts probably.

    2. Quatoria

      Badly.

    3. Roborat

      I am more interested in how that mask is sticking to her face, does she tape it on?

      1. David Willis

        http://www.dumbingofage.com/2013/comic/book-3/04-just-hangin-out-with-my-family/shockingreveal/

  141. Incubus

    I always liked Danny and I’m still a fan. He’s pissed me off quite a bit, but I was never a member of the “We hate Danny” club.
    I can admit he hasn’t done anything super amazing just yet. He just got his butt saved by Amber and thankfully didn’t fuck but by being so thick he couldn’t notice her. . .Still waiting Willis! 😛

  142. Jimbo

    In that penultimate panel Danny just realized he’ll never see his 3DS again.

  143. Vree

    If you are not feeling the SHOCKING REVELATION as you are reading panel 4, you are reading this wrong.

  144. dropded

    The fact that it takes a slip of the eye mask to realize that Amazi-Girl is not a trim, tall dark skinned woman is hilarious.

  145. Roborat

    And an exasperated shout of “FINALLY” was heard emanating from across the world.

  146. King Blind Mime

    Zounds! Now will Danny ever get back his DS? Only time will tell!

  147. Nezumi

    It’s kinda weird how long it took anyone to realize the girl that looks exactly like Amber in a costume was Amber.

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