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Valid
Posted on August 2, 2014 by David M Willis

209 thoughts on “Valid”

  1. An Average Loser

    hehe, Valid.

    1. Bionic_Doctor

      Instead of “it’s a way to feel valid”, for the first time in his life, Danny is told “it’s a valid way to feel”… If someone had told me my first post would end up to be this one I would not have believed it but here we go: hugs for Danny!

      1. tinfoil theory

        Danny Wilcox emotional support group now providing comfort through light physical contact and hugs.

        1. JacHunter

          That sounds like something Dina would come up with. With that exact phrasing.

      2. DudeMyDadOwnsADealership

        Hopefully it’ll sink in. It just might. Danny’s a fast learner…..When he really wants to drop the drama and learn, that is.

        1. turoni

          Bit off topic but I bet someone here knows.
          I’m caught up with DOA and am at 1100 with shortpacked but I’m wondering if there’s any order I should read the different comics since the universes albeit loosely seem intertwined.

        2. CJGrimm

          Shortpacked is in no way intertwined with DoA. They share character names and appearances, but the characters develop differently.

        3. turoni

          I heard DoA was pretty much a fresh start but isn’t the rest more or less the same universe?

        4. Robin

          No, not really. DoA takes place in the Dumbniverse, Shortpacked! in the Walkiverse.

        5. Robin

          Make that *Walkyverse and *Dumbiverse.

        6. turoni

          Okay DoA is dumbiverse and shortpacked walkyverse but does that mean there’s an order in wich I should read the different walkyverse titles.
          I presume it’s walky is part of the walkyverse too?
          Should I read it’s walky before or after shortpacked, tough the latter would be a bit late.

        7. Leorale

          If you want to read ’em all, any order is fine, as they’re all made to stand alone.

          Personally, I liked reading them in the order they were written: Roomies, I!W, Shortpacked, and DoA. That way, the art technique improves over time, which is fun.

  2. Doctor_Who

    Before you guys start shipping these two, please consider the fact that having TWO of her boyfriends turn out gay – for each other no less, could very well be what finally drives Amber stark raving mad.

    So what I’m saying is you should totally ship these two.

    1. Jen Aside

      Can I ship ’em to Abu Dhabi?

      1. Plasma Mongoose

        At least then Nermal won’t be lonely anymore. 😀

        1. arank11

          ^^ I like this guy

        2. Plasma Mongoose

          ^_^ *hehe*

        3. Ocbrad1

          Yessss! The memories come flooding back. Of course when I actually did visit Abu Dhabi, Nermal was nowhere to be found.

      2. JimmyMcNuggets

        I don’t think any credits would transfer. So if you did, it might seriously disrupt their education. I have to vote No.

        1. Seerow

          They’ve been in college for like 3 weeks, maybe a month tops. They haven’t earned any college credits yet.

          They’d be set behind by 1 semester at most. An acceptable loss.

        2. Jostikas

          All that drama in three weeks? Newsflash: they’re never gonna have enough credits. Well… except Dorothy. And both Walkertons probably, for different reasons.

        3. Rowanmikaio

          I’m not sure how well Street-cred transfers.

    2. bananarama

      That’d make for one great final Killing-Joke-like madness scene, where the Amazi-girl persona finally shatters Amber and becomes the dominant, destructive default. It’ll never happen, bar an Evangelion-esque mental breakdown on behalf of Willis, but its interesting.

      1. An Average Loser

        Let’s just hope he never gets suicidally depressed and turn everyone into Sunny D. Oh yeah, I forgot, Congratulations!

        1. 3oranges

          Wait, are you saying someone got turned into the orange drink?
          Sunny D is PEOPLE!

        2. Dragon

          Soylent green reference?

        3. Vincent

          Of course not. Soylent green is made out of seaweed.

        4. Bibulb

          TANG.

          (Also, who else here is now thinkin’ about either Ruth or Billie in a plugsuit? ‘Cause DAAAAAANG.)

        5. Griffinguy24

          Either?

        6. Kryss LaBryn

          What the hell is a plugsuit, I am too scared to ask Google?

        7. Bill M.

          A plugsuit is similar to a wetsuit. Pilots for the Evas in Neon Genesis Evangelion wear them while being immersed in LCL so that their sync ratios approach the level needed for piloting.

        8. StClair

          Fanservice. That’s what it is.

        9. gwalla

          It is anime fetishwear.

      2. smashman42

        Just pictured Walky in a chair with everyone going ‘Congratulations!’

        Thanks for that.

      3. Doctor_Who

        I’m sorry. This was the best I could do.

        I mean, fitting Amber’s big round head over the Joker’s long thin one isn’t easy. And no way I could tint that suit yellow and have it look any good.

        1. bananarama

          But its still fantastic, so we love you.

        2. L33tmaster

          Lol made it my desktop

      4. Ancestral Hamster

        Implement Instrumentality!

      5. Speedball

        What about the Amazi-Girl of Zurr-enh-Ahhr?

    3. Timinane

      Doctor, I was also going to make a comment about not shipping but the drama of a raving mad Amazigirl/Amber is just too good to pass up.

      ALL ABOARD! *blows up monitor with headcannon*

    4. Inlaa

      My God yes you’re right shipped no questions EMBARK ON THE VESSEL DAMN YOU.

    5. Rabid Rabbit

      How would you tell the difference?

    6. Lord Geovanni

      you mean like a certain bat themed caped crusader

    7. Yet_One_More_Idiot

      If I ship them together, is there a chance that it’ll drive Amber over the edge to hook up with Dorothy and Joyce?

      ‘Cos that’s a thing I’d kinda want to happen. 😛

    8. Dante

      You act like that ship didn’t set sail the instant they were in a panel together.

    9. Gold

      Ethan’s kind is not welcome there.

  3. Tacdud2

    Great. Now I ship it.

    1. An Average Loser

      That’s the spirit!

  4. JessWitt

    The bromance is strong with these two.

    1. AgentKeen

      I friendship it.

      1. JessWitt

        I friendship it harder.

        1. Ntrovert60

          For a nickle…

        2. Lord Geovanni

          I Friendship it so later i can break it

    2. L33tmaster

      Strong in the bromance they are

  5. Plasma Mongoose

    I’m detecting a vibe of feels radiating from this comic, not sure what type but I’m detecting it none-the-less.

    1. An Average Loser

      It’s a D. Willis joint, feels trips are a prerequisite.

      1. AgentKeen

        While on the feels trip, don’t forget to pick up your sack lunch and always sue the buddy system.

        1. AgentKeen

          *use, gotdangit.

        2. TPman

          Has the buddy system caused you or a loved one injury? Have you lost wages after being unable to work because of the buddy system? Have you experienced runny eyes, heartache or heavy feels within six months of using the buddy system?
          Call Keen, Man &assoc. to see if you have valid grounds for a lawsuit.
          It’s time to take the buddy system down!

        3. Lord Geovanni

          i always get paired up with suckish people in the buddy system never anyone i like

        4. Ivan

          Their carrying each other’s lunch – it’s their sacks!

  6. Yotomoe

    I mean…maybe she’d be more receptive to tell me how she feels if I didn’t take a HUGE STEAMING dump on the entire summer where I broke her heart and put her through hell with her AND MY family only to fake it with the first girl who crushes on me in college.

    1. newllend

      Ya it kind of feels like she’s doing what everyone does after bad break and is trieing to get some space from me?….Na that can’t be it.

    2. Nono

      As opposed to Danny, who waited the entire summer til his ex took a HUGE STEAMING dump on him in college by breaking his heart and causing more friction between him AND HIS family only to make it with the first boy who crushes on her in college.

      1. tinfoil theory

        Now the shat-upons open up to each other’s exes.

        The situations seems super symmetrical, with just a slight disparity that might prevent the annihilation of all that matters.

        How will Amber feel about Danny being good friends with both Ethan and Sal?

        Feelings of hurt will intensify.

        1. TJ Baltimore

          I feel like it’s asymmetrical: Danny is the shat-upon whereas Ethan is the upon-shitter. Similarly, Dorothy is the upon-shitter whereas Amber is the shat-upon. This is more of a swap than a support group.

        2. Marisa Mockery

          Ew.

  7. MrSirk

    Ethan versus Joe in a best friend off. Ethan wins?

    1. Aolbain

      Ethan doesnt want to have sex with your girlfriend because she’s messed up, so…+

      1. Kirby

        And another reason or two.

      2. Lord Geovanni

        not anymore at least

      3. newllend

        On one hand Joe hits on girlfriend on the other hand if your a guy he’ll hit on you.

    2. Lone Wolf

      Oh yeah, Ethan wins big time. No contest. Two conversations together, and Ethan’s already being emotionally supportive and recognizing that Danny’s feeling pretty shitty and acknowledging it’s okay for him to feel that way.

      Contrast with: http://www.dumbingofage.com/2011/comic/book-1/05-media-rumble/wingman-2/

      Joe has yet to do anything to disprove Danny’s assertion here; the closest he’s come was the time he nearly walked in on Danny and Billie making out and took it upon himself to guard the door to the room so nobody else would walk in on them. Every other time they’ve discussed Danny’s love life, Joe has been exasperated or annoyed that Danny hasn’t just had sex and moved on yet the way he does. Oh and now he’s going on about how much he wants to tap the campus vigilante… that is to say, the same girl Danny has flat-out told him he’s in a relationship (of sorts) with several times now.

      Joe Rosenthal – Still the Worst Wingman Ever.

  8. brightcoatandbravado

    So wait, does Ethan know that Danny knows that Amber is Amazi-girl? Because his panel 2 dialogue indicates otherwise, but then he basically gives that info away…

    1. Yotomoe

      He probably doesn’t wanna say it allowed. Also they confirmed that a WHILE ago.

      1. JimmyMcNuggets

        Aloud. Loud as in noisy. Synonym to audible. Not allowed as in permissible.

        Best regards,
        The Internet

        1. Yotomoe

          He’s not Aloud to say it.

        2. Betty Anne

          +10 troll points. XD

    2. Heatth

      Yes, he knows. Danny knows Ethan knows also. This have been established in an earlier story arc. Ethan is just avoiding using her real name in public. Even if he is talking just to Danny, who knows who could overhear? They are in a pretty open place.

    3. Mass Confusion

      http://www.dumbingofage.com/2014/comic/book-4/03-up-all-night-to-get-vengeance/nightclass/
      Yep

    4. John

      He knows and he knows that he knows and he knows that he knows that he knows that he knows… Ethan probably just doesn’t want random passers-by to overhear it.

      1. L33tmaster

        Its cause in reality amaz-girl is really….. BATMAN

  9. rhelmot

    Today I learned that I’m Danny.

    1. An Average Loser

      Awesome. Just don’t Dan it up for everyone else. . .

    2. Salmo

      Admitting you have a problem is the first step.

    3. L33tmaster

      Its ok there’s a group for that

  10. newllend

    Eathen you are not helping, in fact knowing what you’re up to I say what your trying to do will help even less.

    1. Yotomoe

      Maybe if you stop Eating Hen.

      1. nekobawt

        ethan stopped eating hens a while ago, he’s more interested in eating…you know, roosters.

  11. Fit-to-freak

    I like this. Cus like, sometime people feel petty stuff or unfair stuff or mean stuff- and it okay. It’s not something they should express to the person in question, but it’s okay. We don’t always feel the perfect way. That’s fine, we work out those feeling on our own or with a trusted friend or therapist. That’s part of growing up. I like this. I like this a lot.

  12. Nono

    It might sound gay, but Ethan’s rocking that shirt. It’s practically slimming on him.

    I feel like more and more I’m just doing fashion commentary on DoA.

    1. tinfoil theory

      That’s a valid way to feel.

      1. Deanatay

        ICWutUDidThar.

      2. L33tmaster

        and now the lols start

  13. Historyman68

    Feeling validation is not something Danny is used to.

  14. Packy

    Nice, Ethan!

  15. Just Me

    I have no idea what that phrase’s other meaning is. Its’ a valid way to feel … I mean, sure, Danny feels hurt that Amber chose not to fully confide in him.

    Am I missing a joke here?

    1. Annamal

      It means exactly what it sounds like, that Dan is feeling perfectly OK feelings about a weird situation.

      If he acts on those feeling he would be kind of a douchebag, but just feeling them does not make him a bad person.

    2. Dagazzard

      Danny usually hangs around with Joe, who doesn’t say stuff like “It’s a valid way to feel”.

      1. nekobawt

        and his parents don’t seem likely to encourage him to have any kind of confidence in himself or his feelings

    3. Camachri

      The joke is that in this instance Danny’s feelings are reasonable, but every other time in comic (being dumped by Dorothy, pushing away Amber while espousing Amazi-girl) his feelings have been rather unreasonable or misguided.

      And so this is the first time anyone’s been able to say that to him with a straight face.

      1. Aolbain

        What? Sad (while getting dumped) and angry (when your friend keeps acting as if you are a couple despite knowing that you have a girlfriend and offers no explanation when asked) are both perfectly valid feelings.

        1. OldFart

          There are invalid feelings? Some feelings we shouldn’t feel, even though there is little or no choice about what we feel in any moment?

    4. Edmund Grain

      The joke is that Danny had an emotionally abusive childhood.

      1. Yo Gabba Gabba Messiah

        Hilarious!

    5. takashid

      the joke is that joe is a terrible best friend and danny needs to drop him for ethan asap

    6. Drizzle My Kizzle

      Telling someone that an emotion is ‘valid’ is bizarre, because telling someone that their emotions are valid is the same as telling them sometimes their emotions *aren’t* valid, and Danny has never encountered Ethan’s particular brand of insanity before.

      At least, that’s how I took it.

  16. boomwofl

    First off, Danny that is beyond pathetic, second off, if these two ship, I’m gonna poop enough bricks to make a warehouse… yeah let that one sink in for a while.

    1. ninja_jesus

      Rude.

    2. Jimmy

      Why is Danny pathetic? For having feelings? If that’s the case we’re all pathetic.

      1. L33tmaster

        here here….
        Wait what!!!

        1. Jimmy

          I said IF. I don’t believe that I swear!

      2. masterofbones

        I don’t have feelings.

        Not since the accident.

        1. Jimmy

          Is this Murphy?

      3. Boomwolf97

        I meant its pathetic that he hasn’t heard the words “That’s a valid way to feel” before now.

      4. gwalla

        Well, if you want to get all etymological, “pathetic” does actually mean “pertaining to emotions”, so yeah.

        (Though that meaning only really survives in the term “pathetic fallacy”)

  17. Dean

    “Say, do you work out?”

  18. liahansen

    Has Ethan been growing his sideburns or were they always like that?

    1. Jackson

      All the cool kids have sideburns.

  19. Pyr05

    Ethan, you’re confusing the poor child.

  20. xain

    Ethan god bless you

  21. Mass Confusion

    Oh Danny, why do I feel like I know what you’re going through?
    Oh yeah, lack of validation

    1. liahansen

      I think Danny’s problem is more a general lack of validity.

  22. Jackson

    Yep, Dan’s just hangin’ out feelin’ some real valid feelings.

  23. xain

    Am I the only one that thinks Joe just got replaced in the Best Friend Catagory

    1. MrSirk

      It’s really starting to look that way isn’t it.

    2. Nono

      ‘Just’?

    3. nekobawt

      joe, danny’s roommate, replaced danny with jacob, ethan’s roommate. it’s only fair if danny, joe’s roommate, replaces joe with ethan, jacob’s roommate, and makes one hell of a bromance quadrangle.

      1. L33tmaster

        the college logics are so confusing. Is this what its going to be like.

  24. Kernanator

    Well Danny, maybe if your feelings were more often valid than not, you wouldn’t be experiencing this disconnect.

  25. Opus the Poet

    Ethan, you’re confusing Danny, good job.

  26. Henry

    Is EthanDanny gay?

    1. nekobawt

      not according to amazi-makeouts, no, but bisexuality/pansexuality isn’t necessarily out of the running yet.

      1. madock345

        As much as I’m enjoying the mental image of the Danny/Ethan ship, I think Danny’s entire character is way too vanilla for that to be a possibility.

        1. Fit-to-freak

          Ehhh you can be vanilla and still be straight

  27. Rowen Morland

    Aw, Danny 🙁

  28. AtomsOrSystems

    Ethan and Danny: BrOTP.

  29. caesaria82

    What is this, I’m having Danny-related emotiony-type feelings? I… I did not sign up for this.

  30. Poz

    Are we going to ship this? I’m going to ship this.

  31. nothri

    Oh god! What’s happening to me! This warm feeling in my chest! Am I having a heart attack? Oh wait, I think this is what they call…validation? P-Pride? Huh. Neat.

  32. pumpkincat

    Shipped and tracking available.

    1. JessWitt

      Shipping received!

  33. Robin

    Squeeeeeee

  34. Bionic_Doctor

    Instead of “it’s a way to feel valid”, for the first time in his life, Danny is told “it’s a valid way to feel”… If someone had told me my first post would end up to be this one I would not have believed it but here we go: hugs for Danny!

  35. Orangey

    Yesssss these two need to be bffs. Would be nice for Danny to see what a good friend is like after putting up with Joe for so long!

  36. Beachfox

    You know, for a gay guy trying to be straight with a fundamentalist pollyanna, Ethan’s got a lot of his shit together.
    Go you, Ethan.

    1. Disloyal Subject

      Now there’s a sentence I never expected to see, hear, or read. And it’s hilariously true.

  37. ninja_jesus

    The real reason why Danny’s confused is because whenever he confides his problems to Joe, his so-called “best friend”, what he usually gets as a response is belittlement and/or ridicule for having feelings that Joe refuses to try to understand, or he gets ignored.

    Danny, this is the kind of friend that you need to have. Someone who actually cares enough to give you a decent response. Joe only cares about himself and the girl he fucks, and currently has no intention of acknowledging concepts of love, romance, or long-term relationships. Asking him for help has never, ever paid off, and he’s been trouble for you on more than one occasion.

    It’s quite simple, really: break off your friendship with Joe and make Ethan your new best friend.

    1. Chase

      Don’t do it Dan, only a real friend will tell you how stupid you’re being.

      1. ninja_jesus

        I suppose that depends on the person.

      2. Catullus

        Appropriate gravatar is appropriate.

    2. Rabid Rabbit

      Except for the minor problem that whether he’s aware of it or not, Ethan wants into Danny’s pants.

      1. mistrali

        Where is there any indication of that? He might, but saying he automatically wants to bone Danny is kinda jumping ahead of yourself..They’ve interacted for all of three strips.

        1. madock345

          I think he does too. Not just because I want to bone both of them/want them to bone, but I’m just getting that kind of vibe.

        2. timemonkey

          Ethan’s been very complimentary of Danny’s appearance in the past. Not hit on complimentary but possibly attracted and over investing.

      2. Deanatay

        … in the sense that Ethan thinks Danny has great fashion sense, and wants a pair of pants like his. (Hey, he already copied his haircut…)

    3. timemonkey

      It helps that Ethan actually understands what’s going on. Joe has no idea because Danny doesn’t tell him anything until he needs to complain.

      1. Jimmy

        Danny and Ethan know Amber/Amazi-Girl and Joe doesn’t. Danny was trying to keep her secret, that’s why he never told Joe. Joe doesn’t seem like the type to keep secrets.

      2. Greenygal

        Joe actually knows most of it, or would if he was paying attention:
        http://www.dumbingofage.com/2014/comic/book-4/02-i-was-a-teenage-churchmouse/love/
        http://www.dumbingofage.com/2014/comic/book-4/02-i-was-a-teenage-churchmouse/romance/
        http://www.dumbingofage.com/2014/comic/book-4/04-the-whiteboard-dong-bandit/skim-2/

        When he bothers to listen to Danny, his response is “you’re dumb, get over it.” I can see how Ethan’s response might be a pleasant surprise.

        1. gwalla

          I dunno, Joe had a good point in the second link.

    4. Jason

      To be fair, Joe has given Danny good advice on at least one occasion: http://www.dumbingofage.com/2012/comic/book-2/02-choosing-my-religion/casualbang/

  38. Karishi

    So does it work like parking? Does getting your feelings validated mean you don’t have to pay for them?

    1. pumpkincat

      Sadly, feelings ALWAYS have to be paid for. Sometimes in regret, sometimes in spare change from under the sofa traded in for 7-11 cheap vodka and Red Bull.

  39. dailybrad

    Reading the comments. Not sure what I expected, but yep, more Dannying danny do do dannyo.

    1. Aolbain

      Danny could develop the cure for cancer and people would still be refering to it as dannying up.

      1. timemonkey

        But Danny could never do that. Because he’s Danny. He might develop some sweet software or something.

      2. Deanatay

        What, the cure has to be injected?? And it costs $30 a dose?? Man, way to Dan up your cure for cancer, Danny. Nice going.

  40. Idon'tcarenomore

    Up until this story arc, Ethan was a jerk. He used people in his attempts to hide his own unwillingness/inability to come out of the closet.
    He was particularly rotten to Dorothy when he was making out with Joyce in the restaurant right in front of her.
    Ethan never really been all that concerned with other peoples needs until now.
    Suddenly he is worried about Amber and telling Danny he’s got a valid reason to feel his feels.
    Danny’s shocked. Someone thinks he’s okay.

    Don’t ship ’em. It would be nice just to see both of them have a real friend that wasn’t trying to use them for their own ends. Or maybe, see Ethan have a friend he wasn’t trying to use, and Danny have a real friend that wasn’t trying to use him.

    1. mistrali

      Agreed- though, Joe doesn’t so much use him as just not connect with him on any level whatsoever.

  41. HeySo

    Amber x Dorothy
    Ethan x Danny

    The shipment is increasing~

    1. Jackson

      We’re gonna need more pallets.

  42. Chase

    Part of me thinks that this is a great match… but another part of me is pretty worried about how Amber will feel if the only two men she’s been intimate with end up with each other instead of her…

    1. Kai

      Did I miss something? It’s not like Danny dumped Amber, is it? SHE went away from HIM, didn’t she?

      1. Chase

        No, she did give Danny the cold shoulder to some extent, but I’d still say that the relationship (If you can call it that) is up in the air, and even if Amber cut off things completely with Danny the confusing mix of emotions she’d likely feel after the only two people she’s had serious romantic feelings for in her adult life ending up with each other instead of her is what worries me.

  43. Nym

    I am really enjoying these Danny-Ethan interactions.

  44. Generalil

    I’ve been reading DOA for about a year and this is the first comic I’ve felt so moved to leave a comment on.

    Love this.

    And … It has Danny? Holy shit.

  45. Pebblerocker

    Ethan is adorable! Trying hard not to forget that he’s also been awful to Amber and is setting up a lot more trouble with Joyce. Right here, he’s a sweetie.

  46. TJ Baltimore

    Great. Thanks to Danny, now having valid feelings is probably a bad thing . . .

  47. T Campbell

    “That’s a valid two-way feel.”

    1. shietka

      “Let’s get Jacob and then it can be a valid three-way feel.”

    2. xKiv

      Valid feel is a way to that.

  48. advancecasette

    *sympathy via light physical contact*

    1. StClair

      well spotted.

  49. gka

    I feel like Danny is talking about this comments page.

    1. Tom T.

      Well, yes, I think the meta-commentary can’t possibly be an accident.

    2. John

      And his so-called best friend, and his ex-girlfriend, and his parents…

  50. BrunDeign

    Wait – did Ethan just tell Danny that Amazigirl was his ex-girlfriend? Did I miss him saying this at some other point? Otherwise I’d figure Danny would be like “Yeah it’s a bit-WAAAAAIT A SECOND…

    1. Greenygal

      Amber actually told him, way back when: http://www.dumbingofage.com/2013/comic/book-3/02-guess-whos-coming-to-galassos/meet/

      1. Bill

        I think when Ethan talks abut “our ex-girlfriends” he is referring to Amber (who is also Amazi-girl and they both know it) and Dorothy, who was Danny’s high-school girlfriend.

  51. Nena

    I wonder if Ethan will end up falling for Danny.

    1. Sean

      I wonder if Danny will end up falling for Ethan.

      Just saying. 8D

  52. Bill

    I question Ethan’s use of the term “scored” in “Ambmmzigirl scored an interview.” Amazi-Girl gave the interview; it was Dorothy who scored it.

    1. John

      I don’t think either of them scored, except in Daisy’s fantasies.

      1. BalRog gets a "D"...and PASSES!!!

        I don’t always read to the last quote…

        1. BalRog gets a "D"...and PASSES!!!

          ARRGH! “comment”, not “quote”!

  53. Regalli

    … Holy SHIT, Danny, you need a hug.

    *Adds him to the list of people in need of professional help, which by now is probably a good 75% of the major cast.*

  54. Sean

    If I thought I might ship them before I certainly know that I DO ship them now. Also, this is not about Amber. Neither of them owe anyone their sexual orientation. And I’m not entirely sure Danny is good for Amber either. Most of the time his prima interest was in Amazi Girl, aka Amber’s coping mechanism that is part but not all of her. The whole “fall in love with someone’s secret identity” is fun in theory and putting Amber on one level with a trope connected to Superman is kinda cool, but on the whole I think Amber needs for someone to love and accept all of her. Danny is a fanboy, that’s not exactly ideal boyfriend material. I’m not saying that it can’t work out between them, but if it doesn’t that might not be the worst thing that could happen to her. Also, as some people have written that Danny would turn out to be gay, I think it’s safe to say that he’s be bisexual, if anything.

    1. dailybrad

      I dunno, Danny showed no lack of interest in Amber. He was initially worried she was too much like Dorothy, but time has shown that not to so much be the case. He also said that, without question, his role as supporting her has not changed any, even with her lying to him, because she was who she was, and he cared about her. Fanboys aren’t usually known for their sympathy when their idol isn’t what they thought. Just look at the reactions J-Pop singers get when they turn out to have boyfriends.

  55. Kyrros

    If I didn’t know better, I’d think that Willis was subtly trying to tell the readers to back off of Danny for awhile…?

  56. bilfred

    Cue Ethan getting a crush on Danny…

  57. Archivist

    Reading Dumbing of Age I feel like Danny can tell how the fanbase (and author) occasionally hate him.

  58. cynicwithcinnamon

    If we didn’t already know that Ethan is hiding his sexuality by dating a girl who wants to “fix” him, he would seem like the most sane person in this comic.

    1. Robin

      He’s still easily in the top five, though.

  59. Bagge

    Danny is opening up to someone and talking about feelings WITHOUT MEETING SNARK, RIDICULE AND RESISTANCE?!!!! Please, please, please, Danny and Ethan – KEEP BUILDING THIS RELATIONSHIP.

  60. Stoodmuffin

    I hate reading the comments on this forum. You guys keep posting links to the older strips and I can’t help but click… I CANT DEAL WITH THE OLD FEELS, I CAN HANDLE ONLY SO MANY FEELS A DAY, DAMMIT

  61. OnnaStik

    Suddenly, BroTP!

  62. Kelli

    To valid a feel that’s way. Does that order work better? 😉

  63. AllyLegit

    My girlfriend and I were talking about this last night and now I’m desperately hoping for a threesome. I mean, I assume with a lot of sad drama first, but then a threesome.

  64. Eeee

    Yeeees these guys are good for each other! :3

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