It’s a very impressive jump she’s achieved to get her legs round a grown man’s neck!
I don’t entirely follow how she got from the position in panel 4 to the one in panel 6 though, she’s completely re-positioned the way she is around his neck. I’ve never seen (or heard of) vovinam before though so it’s entirely possible that there’s a nice smooth way to achieve that transition.
Last DoA comic: 1st Panel — Bob Newhart wakes up and realizes that he’s been dreaming the whole of DoA.
2nd Panel: Victoria Principal (DALLAS’ Pamela Ewing) wakes up to realize she not only dreamed about Bobby Ewing being shot, but also Bob Newhart dreaming about DoA.
3rd Panel: Matthew Fox (LOST’s Dr Shepard) comes to, dying on a beach as the wreckage of his crash plane falls around him, realizing he just dreamed about Victoria Principal dreaming about Bob Newhart.
4th Panel: Ana Chronistic wakes up realizing that she not only dreamed all of the above, but also all of *us* and that in reality, Shortpacked! never ended, but instead of talking about toys, it’s about scrounging for food, ammo, & toilet paper in a post-COVID devastated world.
5th Panel: Jeph Jacques finishes pitching his new story idea about an artist named David Willis writng a comic about college life to Randy Milholland, who scoffs and tells him, “it’ll never sell”.
It’s a Vietnamese martial art, not a wrestling thing. I’ve never heard of it in superheroes (book, tv, or movies) either. Might be an MMA thing but I don’t follow that so I dunno either.
The last two letters of VOVINAM are cut off, though you can make out part of the A. Vovinam, as BBCC says is a Vietnamese martial art. It is not normally a sound effect, but hey.
She was looking in the direction that Becky was coming from while taking the guy down. I find it more likely, she heard/saw her coming (but didn’t process it due to Mike distraction until pointed out) and the comment that Becky is behind her only makes sense from ‘Mike’s’ perspective as he is still facing the opposite way.
The entirety of DoA is Amber’s hallucination. She’s really sitting on the floor of her parents’ apartment, staring into a snowglobe of Showalter fountain.
(“Amber is the Tommy Westphall of webcomics” is my favorite pet conspiracy theory and I will not let it die.)
Way I see it, “best” is a misnomer for him. Best in What? I don’t think anyone would seriously argue Amazi-girl isn’t the best. Amber is kicking herself for shortcomings real and imagined, sabotaging her own life, and Brain!Mike borrows too much of the real deal’s modus operandi.
Most functional, most practical, I’d give you. The one I’d trust to get through the day without causing a ruckus the most. But he isn’t the Best, he’s an asshole.
Vigilantism is bullshit, and Amazi-screws have long been loose, but you gotta respect that both her method and her execution work towards something better.
It would be better served by doing it in other ways than suplexing people, but we’re talking Comparison here.
thejeff
“Best” is probably a bad way of looking at alters. Amazi-Girl’s done a lot of messed up stuff – like stalking Sal and trying to fight her early on. Amber kicks herself too much, but she actually hasn’t done as much that’s really bad.
Part of the way their system works (or at least worked before the memory loss) was that Amazi-Girl got credit for anything good and Amber the blame for anything bad. That’s not at all healthy for either alter.
Also interesting that Becky still wears the Anderson hoodie (now that she would likely have the means not to). It’s more a personal thing, I guess, but her time there was short and ended so bitterly, I’d imagine she’d want to distance herself from it.
Yeah, Becky seems to come the stairs and into the building after Amazi-Girl, having been behind her until her last acrobatic martial arts move reversed her facing.
It makes me remember that stretch of House episodes where House was seeing Wilson’s dead girlfriend (also named Amber) after she died in a bus accident and it helped him on some of his cases.
I used to rewatch old seasons of House a lot, but that last season was so sad it’s hard for me to go back and rewatch the happy earlier seasons. Sigh.
Jess
I liked her, too. She was very motivated and cynical and played beautifully off of the other characters. I was so sad when she died, but House’s mental shit with her ghost/mental projection was kinda great.
94 thoughts on “Contradictory”
Ana Chronistic
Becky: Oh, Mike! It’s been a few
Amazi-ber: …shit, Imaginary Becky, too??
Ana Chronistic
btw that move is called “Heaven and Hell” IIRC?
Rose by Any Other Name
… did… did you just make a Tekken reference?
He Who Abides
Who had that move? I literally only play as Yoshimitsu, and have never bothered learning the names of moves kicking my teeth into next week.
Ana Chronistic
whatsername? Sophitia? sounds like a sheep?
Ana Chronistic
(my hubby insists I be mad that you got the correct company, wrong game, but I didn’t feel like well, actuallying anyone about Soul Calibur)
Xenocide
It’s a very impressive jump she’s achieved to get her legs round a grown man’s neck!
I don’t entirely follow how she got from the position in panel 4 to the one in panel 6 though, she’s completely re-positioned the way she is around his neck. I’ve never seen (or heard of) vovinam before though so it’s entirely possible that there’s a nice smooth way to achieve that transition.
Doctor_Who
Plot twist: everyone except Mike has been imaginary this whole time.
Jamie
Willis being Mike would explain a lot.
Cholma
Last DoA comic: 1st Panel — Bob Newhart wakes up and realizes that he’s been dreaming the whole of DoA.
2nd Panel: Victoria Principal (DALLAS’ Pamela Ewing) wakes up to realize she not only dreamed about Bobby Ewing being shot, but also Bob Newhart dreaming about DoA.
3rd Panel: Matthew Fox (LOST’s Dr Shepard) comes to, dying on a beach as the wreckage of his crash plane falls around him, realizing he just dreamed about Victoria Principal dreaming about Bob Newhart.
4th Panel: Ana Chronistic wakes up realizing that she not only dreamed all of the above, but also all of *us* and that in reality, Shortpacked! never ended, but instead of talking about toys, it’s about scrounging for food, ammo, & toilet paper in a post-COVID devastated world.
5th Panel: Jeph Jacques finishes pitching his new story idea about an artist named David Willis writng a comic about college life to Randy Milholland, who scoffs and tells him, “it’ll never sell”.
Abel Undercity
Epilogue: Destiny of the Endless turns the page.
StClair
*slow clap*
Michael Steamweed
Plot twist: They are ALL imaginary in Amber’s mind. She’s got one helluva storyline going in her noggin while she’s in a psyc ward.
Lawzlo
Is she staring into a snow globe?
Opus the Poet
I understand that reference.gif. Still better than waking up next to his other wife from an earlier series.
Needfuldoer
DoA is Walkyverse!Walky’s dream. Makes sense.
Roborat
I still think that was the best way to end a series ever.
BBCC
Found her! Record time! 😀
Kyrik Michalowski
Truly Amazi-girl/Amber accomplishes things quickly on their own, just look at how fast it is when they work together.
Stephen Bierce
Me And My Shadow
Strolling down the Avenue
Me And My Shadow
All alone and feeling blue!
ValdVin
Uh, as someone who doesn’t follow wrestling, superheroes (in book, TV, or movies), or MMA, is VOVIN something already defined?
BBCC
It’s a Vietnamese martial art, not a wrestling thing. I’ve never heard of it in superheroes (book, tv, or movies) either. Might be an MMA thing but I don’t follow that so I dunno either.
ValdVin
Ahh, thanks.
Chaucer59
Right. AG’s flying scissor kick takedown is a classic Đòn Chân technique. So, is that why AG’s colors are yellow and blue?
clif
The last two letters of VOVINAM are cut off, though you can make out part of the A. Vovinam, as BBCC says is a Vietnamese martial art. It is not normally a sound effect, but hey.
ValdVin
Hey, I love the “unsound sound effects” trope.
Jhon
Google is your friend.
( but wheres the fun in that )
Madock345
Mike telling Amber who is behind her really adds to the “ghost” theory vs “Hallucination” theory
Doctor_Who
Maybe he should stick around, help her find her keys and such when they’re missing.
clif
Also, it would be more persuasive if she wasn’t looking up at Backy at the time “Mike” says it.
Madock345
Hm, I interpreted that as her looking up in response to Mike’s dialogue. If you read it that way it really doesn’t say anything.
Sam
She was looking in the direction that Becky was coming from while taking the guy down. I find it more likely, she heard/saw her coming (but didn’t process it due to Mike distraction until pointed out) and the comment that Becky is behind her only makes sense from ‘Mike’s’ perspective as he is still facing the opposite way.
SuperZero
That’s the direction she just came from, which might be what he meant. He still said it after she saw Becky, though.
clif
Thank you, alt-text. I was wondering.
Suet
Oh no, Becky’s part of the hallucination… Vovinam? What in the world are these sounds Amber is making?
Madock345
Becky has shading, so she’s not whatever Mike is
Suet
Sounds like Amber’s escort job is very routine.
Then again, the last time we saw Becky, she was wearing an orange raglan and a blazer.
Agemegos
Amber works as an escort?
Needfuldoer
We don’t know if she’s a Taurus, but right now she’s definitely on an Excursion.
Needfuldoer
The entirety of DoA is Amber’s hallucination. She’s really sitting on the floor of her parents’ apartment, staring into a snowglobe of Showalter fountain.
(“Amber is the Tommy Westphall of webcomics” is my favorite pet conspiracy theory and I will not let it die.)
Keith Curtis
Twilight Zone Twist: The snowflakes in the snowglobe are really Soggies…
Freemage
I like the idea, but let’s face it–the snowglobe should be of Blowjob Cat.
Nono
…You know, knowing that Becky was out doing a TV interview, probably not the best place to start attacking goons.
clif
The TV interview was yesterday.
Zee
It’s currently 4-5 am
Kyrik Michalowski
Well Amazi-girl/Amber, what are you going to do now? This should be a fascinating conversation.
Also, is “Mike” somehow the best part of Amber’s brain?
He Who Abides
That’d be fuckin’ depressing.
Ron again
This Mike is not that bad
Council
Way I see it, “best” is a misnomer for him. Best in What? I don’t think anyone would seriously argue Amazi-girl isn’t the best. Amber is kicking herself for shortcomings real and imagined, sabotaging her own life, and Brain!Mike borrows too much of the real deal’s modus operandi.
Most functional, most practical, I’d give you. The one I’d trust to get through the day without causing a ruckus the most. But he isn’t the Best, he’s an asshole.
Vigilantism is bullshit, and Amazi-screws have long been loose, but you gotta respect that both her method and her execution work towards something better.
It would be better served by doing it in other ways than suplexing people, but we’re talking Comparison here.
thejeff
“Best” is probably a bad way of looking at alters. Amazi-Girl’s done a lot of messed up stuff – like stalking Sal and trying to fight her early on. Amber kicks herself too much, but she actually hasn’t done as much that’s really bad.
Part of the way their system works (or at least worked before the memory loss) was that Amazi-Girl got credit for anything good and Amber the blame for anything bad. That’s not at all healthy for either alter.
Jamie
Becky plays Acquire Agency.
Amazi-Girl is surprised!
What will happen next!?
Yumi
Curious as to where Becky was since it seems she’s coming in from outside.
Yumi
Also interesting that Becky still wears the Anderson hoodie (now that she would likely have the means not to). It’s more a personal thing, I guess, but her time there was short and ended so bitterly, I’d imagine she’d want to distance herself from it.
King Daniel
In Dina’s words, “her attire is a funny joke because it depicts an entity that believes she will spend an eternity in torment.”
Needfuldoer
Oh no, she might be wearing it when she faces Toedad again…
Agemegos
Yeah, Becky seems to come the stairs and into the building after Amazi-Girl, having been behind her until her last acrobatic martial arts move reversed her facing.
Jhon
Becky has been out looking at the stars. Or maybe BlowJob Cat.
( the uggtroopers hate it when she does that )
abysswatcher1993
When Becky is able to surprise Amazi-Girl you know Amber/AG has finally snapped and should take a break.
Miri
In fairness, she’s very tired and busy beating up a hired guard and talking to a hallucination.
Sombrero
She should pass the cape to Imaginary Mike. He would defeat all villains just with his talking.
Jess
I JUST FIGURED OUT WHAT THIS GIVES ME VIBES OF.
It makes me remember that stretch of House episodes where House was seeing Wilson’s dead girlfriend (also named Amber) after she died in a bus accident and it helped him on some of his cases.
Jess
I feel so dumb for not remembering Hugh Laurie’s smug face. lol
Rose by Any Other Name
Amber was best girl. Love that actress.
I used to rewatch old seasons of House a lot, but that last season was so sad it’s hard for me to go back and rewatch the happy earlier seasons. Sigh.
Jess
I liked her, too. She was very motivated and cynical and played beautifully off of the other characters. I was so sad when she died, but House’s mental shit with her ghost/mental projection was kinda great.
Dave Van Domelen
Big Bad Harv, meet The (Silently) Judge(ing You).
StClair
Nice reference!
Kelli
Is vovinam the martial art that was being demonstrated in that viral video several years ago?
Ah, yes. It is. The video is aDh2tD8t9FE and the time stamp to start from is 300.
khn0
Full name is Vovinam Viet Vo Dao, since the 60’s, I think.
khn0
But that’s a bit long for a sound effect.
James