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Salute
Posted on January 16, 2014 by David M Willis

215 thoughts on “Salute”

  1. Idon'tcarenomore

    haha

    1. Jen Aside

      MADE IT RAIIIIIIIN

      1. Doctor_Who

        I think if you zoom out, the rain cloud is just over Dorothy and no one else.

        Or else Mike is on the roof taking a leak.

        1. LiaHansen

          Damn, Mike might need to get something checked out, that does not seem normal.

        2. Yotomoe

          He’s actually been saving up and pouring it through a colendar.

        3. Just Cheeto Dust

          Sounds about right. Only a plebe would pee through cheesecloth.

        4. nothri

          Yotomoe, how you manage to come up with this stuff….your head is a nice place to visit, but I dunno if I’d want to live there.

        5. Parnifia the Bastard

          Eh. You wouldn’t even want to SEE what’s going on in my head — I have, like, 5 independent streams of thought going on in my head at all times, and AT LEAST one is constant, garbled music.

        6. Guest Person Dude

          Yeah, same here. Mine is a collective analog parrot machine that spits out reality at roughly the same tempo it is received, and the code is UGLY.

        7. Stara

          Lol, a lot of people do that. :p There tends to be a heavy amount of them drawn towards modernist poetry and engineering, in my limited, anecdotal experience.

        8. Tunaro

          The pee stream makes a beautiful R A I N B O W as it ends right in Danny’s face, burning his eyes.

        9. asmcint

          Dude, that’d be doing something good in the end. Mike’s more a long-term asshole.

        10. Kirby

          Mike’s an asshole for all the right reasons. In the short term, and even the long term, you might not thank him, but usually something good comes of it. Although it’s unknown if that’s actually his intention, or if it’s just an unintended side effect.

        11. zach

          It could just be his excuse. He likes one upping people, hence all the fucking of mothers.

        12. WaveRocker

          This

        13. begbert2

          I seriously doubt he intends to help. We saw the actual reason he screwed with Walky and Dorothy’s relationship: Walky let off a big fart in their room which pissed him off. (Right here: http://www.dumbingofage.com/2012/comic/book-2/03-the-first-step-towards-recovery/congratulations/ ) I see no reason to believe that any of his other mean actions were any more altruistic either. As best I can tell that’s just Draco-in-leather-pants fanwank.

        14. fogel

          Could be interpreted as Mike presents it–he decided to ‘save’ Dorothy from the Walky-Child. Not that that was his call to make. Also seems a failure of his omniscience, since Dorothy is leading Walky rather successfully.

        15. Carlos

          I think his intent is to ruin lives but long ago he pissed of the wrong person and was cursed so that every terrible thing he did would have an unavoidable effect of serendipity.

        16. Just Cheeto Dust

          Why wouldn’t he alter his diet beforehand so he can make it hail?

          (talking ’bout kidney stones)

  2. Tunaro

    Victory!

  3. Psycho

    BUH-BYE SUCKAS!!!

  4. EvergreenFir

    Dorothy: *slooge*; *disappoint*; *fml

  5. JebJeb

    Best way to leave a scene.

  6. David Herbert

    She respects Dorothy so much she’s giving a double salute, with one finger to show she’s number 1.

    1. Yotomoe

      But one on each hand to show that she’s #2 as She, AMAZI-GIRL is #1.

      1. Historyman68

        As Dorothy gets drenched with #1.

  7. Lucas

    Yeah! Go Amber! You totally won’t fall off that bus!

  8. Bill

    She’s #1!!!

    1. Yotomoe

      IT WAS HER CAPE, MR. KRABS! SHE WAS NUMBER ONE!!!

  9. HAB

    I feel so live

    1. LiaHansen

      Such adrenaline.

      1. Thasvaddef

        So Amazi

        1. Tenn

          Many awesome

        2. Thanks, I'll Have Another!

          Wow

        3. Lokitsu

          Die all of you. And your little Doge too.

        4. Shade

          Much death.

        5. Opus the Poet

          Mike avatar is strangely appropriate to this comment.

  10. Pope William T Wodium

    Stay classy, Amber.

    1. WaveRocker

      She always does

    2. DarkoNeko

      Stay classy, Amazi-Girl

  11. Doctor_Who

    Amazi-Girl has weather control powers!

  12. Sageress

    I don’t know how to feel about this

    1. nothri

      If you don’t know, you currently feel confused about this. Hope that helped.

      1. Sageress

        Thanks doc

        1. nothri

          No problem. Now, will you be paying via insurance or out of pocket?

  13. Dorsilus

    I haven’t felt this happy at DoA in a long time. Does this mean shit’s about to get super real?

    1. Sageress

      Probably.

      1. LiaHansen

        Life is suffering, especially in webcomics.

      2. Sammie1053

        Here’s hoping Blaine isn’t driving that truck.

        1. Sageress

          It’s actually Ethan. Blaine and Danny are in the back, using Amber’s transformers as firewood for an impromptu computer-roasting.

        2. Sammie1053

          Meanwhile due to a horrid misunderstanding Joyce is lobbying to get a campus ordinance passed that forbids digital spider killing.

        3. Mr K

          And Sal has won the lottery, and gotten a harem. Dina’s part of it.

        4. OmegaZato

          I may be missing the point but:how could the last situation be a bad one?

  14. Plasma Mongoose

    Amazi-Girl ‘rains’ over you mere mortals. 😛

    1. Vibbles

      She is, truely, a perfect storm of heroism.

      1. nothri

        Weather she is a true champion or not remains to be seen, but her precipitation in fighting crime is still worth thunderous applause.

        1. KingMabel

          Let us shower her with adoration and her own toy line!

        2. Usayasha

          All hail Amazi-Girl!

        3. Spoon

          Fog-et about Amazi-Girl, I think you mean Amazi-Gale.

        4. Andrusi

          Oh, great, another one of these pun threads for me to try to figure out how to precipitate in.

        5. Charlie Spencer

          You dew have a point.

        6. Cragalanch

          Cragalanch doesn’t have the foggiest idea what you’re talking about

  15. John

    Oh yeah, definitely picturing her doing her victory dance now.

  16. Idon'tcarenomore

    It almost looks like Amazi-girl is losing her belt.

  17. Wonder Wig

    But can she set fire to the rain too!?

    1. Sageress

      “That’s not a pun! It’s an empty reference!”

      1. nothri

        Well…I’ve seen fire. And I’ve seen rain. I’ve seen sunny days I thought would never end. I’ve seen lonely times when I could not find a friend. But I just thought I’d get this song stuck in your head.

        1. Sageress

          Luckily I’m not familiar with that song, so HA.

        2. nothri

          Well, that’s just a damn dirty shame, that is. Fortunately, I have a solution:

          http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPz5ML_XIQ0

        3. Just Cheeto Dust

          First line: thought of Lauryn Hill.
          Second line: James Taylor
          Third line: got distracted when the Steam client told me that Nidhogg finished downloading. Can’t wait to half-ass playing that when I remember to refresh this page for new comments.

          TL;DR: Trolling with music foiled by waning attention span. Where the hell did this Haribo bag come from?

        4. John

          Am I dating myself if I admit that I first thought of Sluggy Freelance?

        5. Evil Midnight Lurker

          Me too.

        6. saltchocolate

          Okay, I got the reference without the video link, and I like this song a lot, but I STILL did not need to have it on loop in my head tonight.

        7. ninja_jesus

          I know that song, but it’s just not an earworm that’ll stick in my head. Sorry. 😛

  18. The Meek Ninja

    Now comes the standard issue cartoon gag where Amber gets clonked by the bus going into a tunnel.

    1. itachi_0501

      Exactly. Except…she seems to be Westbound on 10th, and there is no tunnel in that direction–unless that bus happens to be passing under either the Fee Ln or Indiana Avenue…but then, those both have fairly high clearance…. #townietoolong 😀

  19. Jay Eff

    Superheroes are sure rude these days…

    1. Yotomoe

      She probably actually learned that from Lois Lane.

      1. Just Cheeto Dust

        Or she read Oglaf three weeks ago.

        1. Plasma Mongoose

          But Oglaf is just once a week…

        2. begbert2

          I the intervening time she had some very important spiders to kill and didn’t get around to reading it.

  20. Sageress

    No seriously Amber that’s not safe at least sit down

    1. Yotomoe

      Better hope there aren’t any low hanging stoplights or bridges coming up.

      1. Sageress

        I admit it’d be funny though

    2. LiaHansen

      Especially now that it’s raining. You are being very irresponsible, young lady.

  21. Kernanator

    If only she had a third arm that came out of her chest…

    1. Plasma Mongoose

      Thus proving that AG was a robot which explains all of her near-superhuman feats.

      1. Sageress

        That’d actually be really cool.

      2. masterofbones

        “near”

  22. Keroshino

    DOUBLE DEUCE!!!!

  23. Sammie1053

    She went from classy dignified adversary to entertainingly arrogant ass in 3 seconds flat.
    That’s an academy record That was fast.

    1. Cholma

      If this was the movie “This Is The End”, the salute would have gotten her the blue beam of light lifting her to heaven, while the double birds would have dropped her back down, like Franco’s character. (I think it was Franco)

      1. Sammie1053

        For sure. The real question is, who’s the cannibal group leader waiting below to bite her face off?
        And yes, that was Franco. I’d describe that movie as “marginally entertaining”.

  24. Regalli

    Gotta admit, that is impressive. Well-played, Amber. Well-played.

  25. Plasma Mongoose

    Wouldn’t it funny if it turned out that the truck wasn’t going to stop for a couple of hundred miles until it reaches a truck stop in another state?

    1. Yotomoe

      Only if this truck managed to not hit a single red light until it gets to that state.

      1. Sageress

        The truck might not, but Amber’s going to hit several things if she doesn’t get down.

        1. Just Cheeto Dust

          She’ll get down soon enough.

        2. Sageress

          you are a god

    2. Sammie1053

      That would be hilarious. Then again it’s going down what appears to be a suburban street, so chances are even if it’s headed for the freeway it’ll hit a traffic light or stop sign first.
      No pun intended.

      1. Stephen Bierce

        No, it’ll have to slow down because it’s behind a city bus that’s about to pick up a lion.

        1. John

          Impossible. That bus never comes.

      2. Random832

        Heh. “Freeway”. It’s 30 miles to the nearest freeway.

        1. itachi_0501

          Hey, there are parts of 37 that are unregulated! I mean, sure, there are traffic lights on 37…but only, like, THREE. That’s less than seven….though slightly more than one, if memory serves…. 🙂

    3. Just Cheeto Dust

      Personally, I’d be more upset if it wasn’t moving away from the rain.

      And don’t trucks have to stop at weigh stations before crossing state lines?

  26. hinoteoni

    It’s good to be Amazi-Girl

  27. ShadowWing Tronix

    She seemed to earn a bit of respect from Dorothy…until she double-flipped her off. Not that I don’t sympathize with Amber/Amazi-Girl mind you.

  28. ironbillie

    Got to hate those out of nowhere downpour we get in the Midwest.

    1. Bill

      Dorothy Btfsplk.

  29. JessWitt

    What I learned today: Leaving bolt cutters up in the sky causes rainfall. Who knew?

  30. Equuizzicals

    Flipping the double bird while riding off on the top of a truck…
    GUYS. I FIGURED IT OUT. AMAZIGIRL IS STEVE AUSTIN.

    1. Wizard

      Only if it’s a beer truck.

  31. Stephen Bierce

    Indiana Rain keeps pourin’ down…
    …with the rain in my shoes–Searching for you!
    In the cold Indiana Rain!    –apologies to the King 🙂

  32. Yotomoe

    I have never been more attracted to Amazi-girl than I am right now.

    1. zach

      I felt a twitch.

    2. Just Cheeto Dust

      (Self-)ship at full mast!

  33. Frogger

    To quote one of my favorite lines from one of my favorite Let’s Players:

    “See you later, fuckers!” Matt, Two Best Friends Play

    1. Keroshino

      Yay…Two Best Friends Play – Persona 4 FTW

      I also like the “Two Best Sisters” version! 😀

  34. Claire

    Must stop staying up late to catch the new strip… BUT HOW COULD I NOT WHEN THIS CHASE SCENE WAS SO EPIC.

    1. Sammie1053

      We need to form DOAA, Dumbing Of Age Anonymous… or maybe just Willis Comics Anonymous. WCA is a lot smoother-sounding abbreviation even though i get the feeling it’s the abbreviation for some sort of early 20th century nativist political party.

      1. Claire

        We can all meet at the Y (because YWCA/YMCA duh) and meetings would consist of trust circles and chanting “Damn you Willis” as catharsis.

  35. Aizat

    Stay classy, Amber.

  36. TheStranger

    “…this wave is mine.”

  37. Leon

    Let’s see if that smug smile lasts once she’s in Tulsa.

  38. Durandal_1707

    I don’t think that’s rain. Probably what happened is that the truck drove through a puddle and splashed all over her, as trucks are wont to do.

    1. nothri

      With Dorothy’s luck, a sewer line just burst off camera.

    2. Knightsky

      It’s rain. the future says so (spoilers of a minor sort, if you care):

      http://itswalky.tumblr.com/post/65551148161/dumbingofage-weather-finally-comes-to-dumbing

      http://itswalky.tumblr.com/post/65698217011/dumbingofage-january-20

  39. nothri

    Okay, cool. Now as long as Danny isn’t out driving drunk somewhere that truck should be a pretty safe place to be.

    1. LiaHansen

      Awww

    2. Historyman68

      REFERENCES

  40. timemonkey

    ….dude, Walky totally mentioned it being cloudy a few days ago. XD

    But yeah, Amber, that’s just going to make her want to catch you more.

  41. Juliecat

    Best strip ever. It’s all downhill from here, David.

    1. LS

      This man speaks the truth.

      1. LS

        Or, not man, as the case may be.

    2. Al Schroeder

      We should end the strip here, on a high note.

  42. FatLilPancake

    Ok, this did make me literally laugh out loud. Bless you, Willis.

  43. NoHeart

    Thank you Willis, i needed this

  44. MM

    And thus, Amber’s Bad Day has been passed to a new victim. Good luck, Dorothy! You’re gonna need it.

  45. nothri

    Okay, Dorothy is probably gonna be mad, Walky. Time to bust out something poetic, like how the rain is what defines her form and how we are beautiful but life is ugly and….eh, never mind. That sounds way too cheesy for you.

    1. Tom T.

      I had the same thought, that Dorothy will be snarling at Walky next.

  46. Mr. Random

    Oh, no. The rain from the future!

  47. ridtom

    This put a smile on my face. And I just broke ankle today too! Thanks Amazi-Girl!

  48. GoSpeedRumpist

    It’s nice to see Amber occasionally show the influence Mike has had on her life.

  49. saltchocolate

    It’s a bird! It’s . . . another bird!! It’s Amazi-Girl!!!

    1. Bill

      I just hope she had a license to fly those birds.

  50. Bill

    OK, quick question to clear up the continuity.  Walky had been holding both the shoe and the Transformer when he and Dorothy initially confronted Amazi-Girl, but during the pursuit his hands are empty — so it is reasonable to believe that he dropped them when the chase began.  We did see Amazi-Girl pick up the Transformer; can we then assume (even though it was not shown) that she was able to retrieve the shoe as well?

    1. Blue Dragon

      The smart plan is to not get the shoe, and buy new ones in town after she hitches a ride to somewhere that sells shoes. If she retrieved the shoe, Dorothy could theoretically spot the shoe on Amber’s feet at a later time.

      Whether Amber is “Batman smart” is an open question. Whether she can afford to buy new shoes casually is another open question. (“Batman rich”? …nah, you don’t need to be as rich as that.) I suppose she could do something nice for Billie. She hands out 20 dollar bills as a way of saying thank you. (Just how she was raised.)

      1. begbert2

        The problem with that is until you buy the shoes you’re walking around in your Amazi-boots, or maybe the full costume since she hinted that her lost items were why she hadn’t already changed back. Amazi-girl casually buying new shoes would probably taint your new shoes too from a ‘people know these are mine’ perspective.

        The better approach would be to have grabbed the shoe, switch to your Amber costume, and then buy more shoes. Or not, depending on exactly how common that style of shoes are. Or how many dozen pairs you have stowed away already in your room. (She’s female so she’s allowed to have more than the one pair.)

        1. Thomas

          Or the Dumbiverse could be akin to the Watchmen universe – where literally *everybody* wears the same shoes – to prevent the reader from correctly guessing the identity of the killer.

  51. Robin

    I’d buy a poster of Amazi-Girl saluting, without hesitation. It would mean I’d have three posters on my wall featuring Amber, but I don’t care! (I’m wild like that.)

  52. KingMabel

    I thought it never rained in Southern California…

    1. DanMan9820

      This is in Indiana. What made you think it was in California?

      1. Leonou

        Every sitcom and Hollywood movie i’ve ever watch have taken me to the conclusion that all pieces of entertainment share southern California’s weather.

        1. The Candyman

          Even the ones set in Seattle.

    2. Pyre Dynasty

      I’m not going to believe that that’s real rain without evidence. Rain doesn’t just happen, we need at least three strips of nothing but ominous clouds before I will suspend my rain disbelief. Maybe the basketball team was walking by after a particularly sweaty practice. Ever hear of sprinklers? Maybe it’s just a metaphorical image of the way Dorothy is feeling. I’m sorry Willis but I just don’t buy rain. Not that I’m weatherist or anything, precipitation like that has to be justified. You can’t just go boop, there’s a rainstorm, that’s tokenism.
      (Although on a serious note I’m quite worried about Amazi-girl standing on a moving truck in the rain. It’s probably slippery up there, I know she’s all kinds of awesome, I just worry sometimes.)

  53. Baker

    That was a MacGyver salute, because she had a MacGyver item in her utility belt that creates rain clouds.

  54. horrorshow88

    For as shitty as Amber’s day has been, she deserves this victory. However short-lived it may be.

  55. Historyman68

    She flipped the Amazi-Bird.

  56. Alex Stritar

    Amazi-girl’s bird flips also flips the clowds. Superpower confirmed.

  57. OkamiKing

    What kind of superhero flips off the civilian?

    1. Keroshino

      The “Kick-Ass” kind?

    2. Gargamel

      An obnoxiously sane one, for now…

    3. Marc in MN

      There are probably civilians who deserve it. Why, I bet Spider-Man has saved people from falling with a well-placed web…only to have said civilian complain about how they’ll never get the webbing off their good jacket. 😉

  58. Jordan

    Classy Amber…very classy.

  59. Zhil

    Pretty much this: http://i.imgur.com/SdJSS9q.gif

  60. Yarrr

    Cue ‘ A team theme’

    Now that’s an exit. Go Amber!

    1. Keroshino

      I love it when a plan comes together!

  61. Parsonator64

    This not what I expected to happen. In retrospect, that’s good, I like Amber.

  62. Horrible Person

    Glad to see she’s smiling. Also, I’d bet anything that the only person that’s currently being rained on is Dorothy.

    1. begbert2

      Given those wide crazy eyes, I’m not sure I’d call that smile “good”.

      Panel 1: Sayanora, suckers!
      Panel 3: Because I’m better than you all! Wahahahahaha!!

  63. CianM1301

    And now, she rides off into the sunset atop a speeding truck, like a modern Lone Ranger. Hi-ho, Optimus! Awaaaaaaay!

  64. Leonou

    All my internets to whoever will be the first using panel 4 as his new gravatar.

    1. Thasvaddef

      Gimme

    2. Thasvaddef

      G¡mme

      1. Mr. Random

        Never gets.

  65. Pjotroos

    Man, as good as the art was in the chase scene, I’m glad it’s over. Talk about decompressed storytelling when all the other things wait for their resolution :p

  66. Phlebas

    I don’t want to sound critical, but shouldn’t she be looking where she’s going?

    1. Crumplepunch

      In Walkyverse, bridge crosses you!

      1. Thomas

        That’s a GREAT avatar, Crumplepunch!

        1. Crumplepunch

          I get that a lot.

  67. Genera

    That is just the best hover text. Starting my day off great. Thanks Willis! Wait… am I allowed to say that or can he only be damned?

  68. UnspeakableAnger

    Ok, Amber needed that win. Thank you, Willis.

  69. Random832

    Can someone who knows something about the IU campus figure out what direction that truck is going in?

  70. hof1991

    Well, that makes t clear that AG isn’t Batman, though she may be one of the Robins or a TMNT. No Justice League membership for her.

    This will also cement Dorothy as her nemesis. Dot may have dropped it after a satisfying chase, but not after this failure.

    A fulfilling joint venture with Walky might have led to something of mutual benefit, but her current bitter frustration doesn’t bode well for Walky’s chances.

    1. Gargamel

      Really? I think she could easily be a young Batman throwing one of the Red Hood gang off a bridge.

    2. GarethGillatt

      I was just thinking that hof but what would Dorothy’s monkier be The Questioner?

      1. Heavensrun

        “The Skeptic”.

  71. beege

    Does anyone else think that AG is alienating Dorothy unnecessarily? Dorothy seemed to start out thinking she was pretty cool.

    Not so much now, I’m guessing.

    1. JohnnyO

      Eh, screw what Dorothy thinks.

  72. Estron

    Let’s see if Walky has acquired the presence of mind to suggest that Dorothy and he “get outta these wet clothes before we catch pneumonia . . . .”

  73. Josh

    AG in this strip reminds me of what happened with the high school hockey player up north who got replaced by the sophmore on his team. On senior night (he was goalie) he took the puck, scored against his own team then walked off the rink pausing only to turn around, salute the coaches, and flip them the double fingers.

  74. Corsair114

    Oh thank god I finished my coffee before reading this comic. I’d need a new laptop if I hadn’t!

  75. TrueVCU

    Panel 4 needs to be a book cover at some point.

    1. Thomas

      But so does panel 2. Front and back covers to book 4?

  76. Arkantos

    Ha! This made me laugh harder than anything Willis has made in a while.

  77. Alexx

    Here’s your plan, Dorothy: Look for the person with about that build and hair color the next day who is ALSO limping around and DEAD TIRED.

    …yeah yeah, that’ll be about impossible at a college, but it wouldn’t hurt to keep an eye out.

  78. Pat Myers

    Awesomeness corrupts.

    1. Joebo

      …and absolute awesomeness corrupts awesomely.

  79. Angel

    isn’t amazigirl going to get rained on too? actually I wouldn’t want to be on the roof of a truck in the pouring rain.

  80. Mr K

    Dorothy will become a supervillain to get Amber out.

  81. SDGlyph

    May I – on this, the occasion of the happiest / most awesomest DoA sequence I can bring to mind – may I just get in a pre-emptive “DAMN YOU WILLIS!!!” at the inevitable mood whiplash with which we are about to be afflicted?

    1. Thomas

      Mood whiplash? Let’s see. Dorothy & Walky are both drenched & will need to change clothes. Maybe a hot shower. Why not together? Nope, I don’t see any problems for the near future.

      – Oh, I guess you mean for Amber. Yeah, I’m afraid that will suck.

      1. Thomas

        Really, am I the only person jumping ahead to this conclusion about a soon occurring need to change clothes?

        1. Estron

          Not even the first. My comment on that subject
          appeared between 8 and 9 this morning

        2. Thomas

          But even so, we seem the only two people who felt the need to comment on the prospect of weather-enabled hanky-panky. Which is far less than I expected.

    2. Arkantos

      So do you mean Amber getting knocked off by a traffic light, or something of that nature?

      1. Thomas

        More like the double emotional punch of Blaine worming his way back into her life via Danny & Danny’s unknowing betrayal of her trust.

  82. cjg293

    Dorothy confirmed for Vicky Vale

  83. moby

    *glomps Amber* EEEEEEEEEEEEEE

  84. xKiv

    Two fingers.
    The promise of some ups (plural) has been fulfiled.

  85. Tealjoy

    This was funny, but I hope she can safely get down from that truck.

  86. Shanunu

    Well, when all else fails, Amber is STILL an MMO player. They are not good sports about victory. At least I’m not.

  87. chris73

    Just when I think amazi-girl can’t get any more amazing she manages to top it, well done Mr Willis

  88. quietlythundering

    Perfect XD

  89. Akahane

    That is a FAB salute.

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