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Looking
Posted on October 22, 2012 by David M Willis

106 thoughts on “Looking”

  1. Jen Aside

    “I just noticed the eyes in the back of your head is all.”

    1. Resne

      “Well, everyone’s noticed, but we didn’t want to point it out.”

    2. Ocksgrough

      “With the ones on the side of mine.”

    3. Hinoron

      Y’know Willis, you could have made that scene work if you’d put a mirror on the wall behind the girls.

      1. Znayx

        That wouldn’t work, unless we saw in the mirror behind the girls that they had a mirror in front of them. The fourth wall had to be the mirror. But then there’s the question of why she’s looking to the side, away from the theoretical mirror. Though I guess if this stuff was planned Willis wouldn’t need to make her look to the side.

        Though, to be honest, people can see quite far back out of the corner of their eyes, so it’s not completely unbelievable. Thing is, it’s not far enough. To see almost directly behind you, you need to rotate your head a little bit while also looking out of the corner of your eyes. Try it yourself. You hardly even need to turn your head 45 degrees; it’s surprising how much you can see.

  2. David Herbert

    Wow, she has awesome peripheral vision. That’d be handy for an Amazi-Girl sidekick.

    1. Undrave

      “Good job Dino Lass! You’re training is coming along fine!”

      1. AckAckAck

        Dino Lass!

        Power: Ability to resist hypnotism, appears somewhere undetected and almost invisible to everyone.

        Weakness: Everything related to Dinosaurs.

        1. Yotomoe

          Weakness: Meteorites, Sudden drastic climate changes, a higher evolved Dina striking her down.

        2. Regalli

          Also bombs.

          *Waits to be struck down for this comment*

        3. Wack'd

          And Cybermen ships.

        4. Undrave

          And decapitation.

        5. Joseph Harner

          And reapers.

        6. J

          @Regalli, you rock.

        7. The Other Mike

          Also, now matter how hard she tries, she can’t kill Jeff Goldblum.

    2. fatemaster1

      I think that’s why they’re here together, it’s a test to see if she’ll make the grade, after all clearly Amber is Amazi-girl!

  3. Plasma Mongoose

    How did Dina see Amber look at him when her own eyes never turned in her direction?

    1. lord of dance

      i imagine the same way that amber saw danny despite the fact that she was facing the opposite direction and she only looked slightly up and to the right… magic

      1. Plasma Mongoose

        Magic… what cant it explain? 😛

        1. Blob Marley

          Wizard did it!

      2. Rogue

        or a mirror.

        1. Axel

          Or Window, or turned-off television screen.

      3. fatemaster1

        Amber clearly saw Danny because she’s Amazi-girl and Dina is clearly the best candidate so far for being her new sidekick!

    2. Yotomoe

      MAGIC!

    3. Xalticus

      The fourth wall could be mildly if not completely reflective.

    4. Rachel Roth

      How did Dina see HIM while looking forward?

  4. Wonder Wig

    The truth is indisputable –
    Underneath Dina’s hat is Lord Voldemort.

    1. AckAckAck

      Nah, she one of the Old Ones.

      That’s not a hat.

  5. thomas0comer

    Dina knows all.

    1. Plasma Mongoose

      Dina owns a magic 8-Ball.

      1. Yotomoe

        Unlike Dana, who’s 8-ball isn’t so magic, although she would argue otherwise.

  6. Yotomoe

    Well She couldn’t see Amber at all until her eye moved. Her vision is based on movement.

    1. Pyr05

      just like her favourite extinct creature.

      1. Yotomoe

        What does this have to do with the Dodo? ohhhhhhh

        1. AckAckAck

          Dodo? I thought we’re talking about Ska fans!

    2. Undrave

      Probably explains why she looks you in the mouth while you speak. That or she’s checking to see if you aren’t really a mascot.

  7. Scoot

    She’s very observant

  8. Doctor_Who

    Dina is psychic!

    Also, I really hope there’s a TV or something in front of them, and she’s not just staring through the fourth wall at us.

    1. thomas0comer

      We’re looking at the hidden camera feed. The camera is behind a TV, yes.

    2. Audiophillie

      I could have sworn that said “Dina is perfect!”
      Which I would have agreed to.

    3. Plasma Mongoose

      If Dina is Psychic, does that mean that she can defeat Amazi-Girl since she is a Fighting type?

      1. Pyr05

        I would say yes. Dina has a sub-set of Dark, I would think.

        1. Yotomoe

          Well she’s already got Glare.

        2. thomas0comer

          And now, evidently Miracle Eye.

        3. Yotomoe

          I think I have to make a few pokemon movescreens for them.

        4. Vabolo

          Dina also has the ability Oblivious.

        5. Plasma Mongoose

          Hot Dina/Wailord Action.

    4. Yotomoe

      Do you think we can peel back the veil of static and reach into the source of all being, behind these pert patterns; this random pattern generator? So clever, here in every home, watching US from a one-sided mirror.

    5. Roborat

      Darn, now I have to put some clothes on.

      1. fatemaster1

        Not me, as long I don’t know for certain that some one is looking I have no shame!

  9. Uniqueantique

    Rofl, way to creep out Amber Dina, and me for that matter.

  10. Regalli

    Maybe Dina was looking into a mirror?

    Or she sees outside the fourth wall, in which case we are all doomed. HAIL TO OUR DINOSAUR QUEEN!

    1. Melizza

      I wouldn’t say we are doomed, rather that we are saved!!! HAIL TO OUR DINOSAUR QUEEN!!

      1. AckAckAck

        But I vote for Billy!

        ?

        What is that rustling sound?

  11. Yotomoe

    What you don’t realize is Dina’s Hat is actually sentient and relays information to Dina when it sees fit.

    1. Regalli

      Like the scarab in Blue Beetle?

      ‘Cause that’d be awesome.

      1. Ryorin

        So she has to constantly struggle to remain in control and keep her Hat from killing everyone, just like the Blue Beetle?

        …that would explain some things…

        1. Regalli

          YES.

    2. Kernanator

      Ah, so I’m not the only one to think so!

  12. Melizza

    Clever girl…..

    1. Pyr05

      His badass persona went out the window when he screamed.

      1. AckAckAck

        Look, his body is being divided by raptors for further consumption. Of course he will scream.

        1. Pyr05

          bah. I expected a few gunshots! A grenade pin being pulled! A “see you in hell” line. Anything!

  13. Kernanator

    Dina’s stare will haunt my nightmares.

    I am half-convinced that her “hat” is actually a sentient being.

    1. Plasma Mongoose

      I suspect a Metroid myself.

      1. dethtoll

        http://fashionablygeek.com/hats/minimalist-metroid-beanie-hats/

        SplitReason doesn’t sell them anymore, but I got one last year and it’s great.

    2. lightsabermario

      Sentient hats? Like that Darkwing Duck episode?

      1. Roborat

        Meet the Robinsons? Even ties into the Dino thing.

  14. Yotomoe

    Fixed that last panel…

    1. Plasma Mongoose

      Soon the Old Ones will awaken…

      1. AckAckAck

        The sky will turn red and the king will awaken. As the two lovers awaken from their long slumber they will call forth creatures from the world impossible to describe. The old and forgotten river will soon flow again so the hounds like creatures, the pets of the wise men of Ilimur can drink after their feast.

        1. Rufus Saltus

          Only the Cheese can help us now…

  15. Kernanator

    Also, can somebody give me a fitting Disney movie quote? I’ve got one for Roomies and one for Shortpacked, but I can’t think of one for this, and I’d like to complete the trifecta.

    1. Yotomoe

      Dina: I wanna be OUT THERE!

      1. Kernanator

        So, what’s that from?

        1. Yotomoe

          it’s a corruption of little mermaid.

        2. Kernanator

          I see, I see.

        3. Heavensrun

          Don’t let him fool you, he’s just quoting South Park.

    2. Plasma Mongoose

      Zip pe de do da zip ditty day!

    3. Pyr05

      “Who is that girl I see, Staring right, back at me?”
      (When will my reflection show, who I am inside?)

  16. Giant Speck

    I think that vending machine has Coke Zero. Fuck yes.

    1. Jimmy

      Coke Zero is awesome, but if it has Cherry Coke Zero, I’d be in heaven!

  17. lightsabermario

    Sigh, I know David probably already knows this, but this comic is a failure from a layout perspective. Unless Amber and Dina are BOTH reptiles, their eyes should not be able to see directly backwards. And you know he’s directly behind them because of the shot, and yet both are able to see his presence at the same time. The goal was to keep everything as stationary as possible and aimed right at their faces, I get that, it lends to the theme. And I realize that it’s difficult to show someone’s face straight on and still see what they’re looking at. But there are ways. Having him pass directly behind them, and at a distance no less, is not a good one. There are limits to peripheral vision. You could try changing the camera angle, but an even better way is by having Danny pass in front of them. Or walk past them towards us on the left side, and have the added effect of Amber glancing at his rear. That way, it makes sense that she’d be able to see him, and Dina can demonstrate good peripheral vision, seeing all this without moving her eyes, without having superpowers.

    1. Gordon Blvd

      BRO!!!!!! Decaf!

    2. Historyman68

      Think of this like they’re, in theater terms, “cheating out” – their position may not literally work, but what it represents is perfectly apparent.

      1. Jackson

        I found it distracting. The whole time I kept thinking, “Neither one of them can see Danny from there!”, which got in the way of the punchline for me. Willis is generally tighter with his staging.

        1. lord of dance

          ambers reading the comic on her ds and was checking her periphery to confirm his position

        2. begbert2

          That or she’s hacked into the school security system and was cyberstalking him – I mean, looking out for trouble that might require the aid of a superhero.

        3. Pyr05

          I agree with this sentiment. Reflection in the DS could have shown her Danny walking past.

    3. begbert2

      They’re facing something reflective. When Amber saw Danny’s reflection, she instinctively started to look around to see him directly before she stopped herself.

      And Dina’s hat told her what is happening. It’s going to kill everyone you know. It’s only a matter of time.

    4. David

      If Danny walked in front of Amber, he would see Amber, and he’d be a dick for not stopping to say hello.

  18. Jesse

    Dina has eerily sharp peripheral vision.

    1. Maycroft

      Because she is part dinosaur.

  19. Doom shepherd

    Clever girl.

    1. Doom shepherd

      Crap, somebody said that already, of course.

      1. Melizza

        Its ok…I’ll share that with you. Its about the only line I remember from those movies other than “life always finds a way” 🙂

  20. Bugberry

    in the words of a certain ninja yordle, the eyes never lie.

    1. Notebooked

      You sneaky Kennen, you. (Well, bound to be sneaky. Ninja.)

  21. Bill Murphy

    Well, since discretion didn’t work you might as well stand up, turn around and scream “Hey Handsome!” 😛

  22. Kernanator

    Also, I find it funny that, up until this strip, Dina acted almost exactly like me.

    1. begbert2

      So, stand behind a lot of doors, do you?

      1. Kernanator

        …Yes. Yes, I did.

        In fact, I’m behind your door right now!

  23. Squidiggles

    Amazi-Girl trained to be the best at everything. Including the ability to recognize people from only the slightest amount of peripheral vision.

    1. Aydr

      Amazi-girl’s training isn’t done yet, I’d say, and there’s clearly a lot that Dina could teach her in that department.

  24. Axel

    The one facial cue she picks up on is whichever one you don’t want her to notice.

  25. Tucker

    @Willis:

    Your Friday comic broke and doesn’t forward to this one (I keep the tabs open and just refresh them to move forward). I figured you might want to fix that before it breaks the archive for new readers or something.

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