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Doodling
Posted on November 11, 2022 by David M Willis

294 thoughts on “Doodling”

  1. Doctor_Who

    Joyce: “Who the heck is that supposed to be? Why don’t her eyes have proper pupils? And her grin is just some weird triangle? Man, you need this class.”

    1. Doctor_Who

      Also, re:alt-text – Bad Willis! We do not reference the Folgers incest commercial this early! Like all Christmas traditions, it’ll engulf autumn if we let it.

      No incest before Thanksgiving!

      1. Hoboturtle

        “No incest before Thanksgiving” wasn’t a sentence I thought I would read with my very own eye holes but here we are.

        1. Inahc

          and I had *almost* stopped laughing at “load-bearing fire”, too ?

      2. Decidedly Orthogonal

        Thu wha? Is this some freaky florida tradition?

        1. Doctor_Who

          Behold! The most uncomfortable commercial of all time! A holiday classic!

        2. Uly

          You know, they could’ve avoided Uncomfortable Meme Status if they’d just set up “Hey sis!” and “Mom and Dad are asleep” in the dialog really really early.

        3. Tan

          I mean, I would have just not included the stage direction ‘Give each other constant smoldering looks’, but I am not a professional director so what do I know.

        4. Insanenoodlyguy

          That would have simply reinforced the incest.

        5. Freemage

          And the extended version…. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhfcWTZeP1k

        6. Needfuldoer

          Sis is up
          Bro is here
          She says he’s
          Her gift this year

          Simply having
          Incestuous Folger’s brew
          Simply having
          Incestuous Folgers brew

        7. The Wellerman

          I still can’t believe this guy couldn’t get “real coffee” in West Africa WTF ?

        8. Doctor_Who

          And his idea of Real Coffee is cheap-as-dirt Folgers.

        9. LiamKav

          I love the vaguesness of that.

          “How was North Asia?”

          “Great, except I couldn’t get any Earl Grey”.

          Do you think the writers had heard of “South Africa” and assumed that the continent was made up of just 4 countries?

        10. sreiches

          West Africa doesn’t really have an arabica-friendly environment, so any locally grown coffee is robusta (not that this is bad, just not a flavor profile most Westerners like, since it’s earthier and more bitter). East and Central Africa are where most African arabica grows, and a huge amount of it gets exported to Western nations (and Japan) for roasting.

        11. Needfuldoer

          He probably forgot to bless the rains before making coffee with them.

        12. CardinalFan

          That was ….creepy. On a side note, is the brother the guy that plays Axel in Netflix’s Van Helsing? It sure looks like him.

      3. Angel

        i wonder if those actors ever reunited or their friends constantly make references to that lol

        1. Casi

          There was an interview done a couple years back about it the commercial, and according to the brother’s actor he hasn’t seen the sister’s actress since they filmed it, but she’s still acting from what i can see, mostly bit parts though

      4. someone

        There’s precedent for out of season jokes about that.

      5. Kyrik Michalowski

        I had not heard about the folgers incest commercial until now. I’m not sure if I’m happy with knowing it now but I learned something.

    2. Yotomoe

      “And what’s with her hands? why are her palms facing out like that? Oh, don’t tell me. You drew the thumbs on backwards didn’t you? Amateur move.

      1. Paradox

        I don’t know about drawing, but the palms facing that way is the standard anatomical pose

    3. ValdVin

      Joe did get the nose right.

  2. Golden Yak

    Awww.

    1. Rose by Any Other Name

      THE HEARTS.

      The hearts are killing me so good.

      1. Yotomoe

        Killing me softly with has art. Killing me softly. With his art.

        1. cbwroses

          Drawing my pain with his fingers. ?

        2. Thanatos

          Sketching my life with his pencil ?

        3. Moon

          Ah, I see you are a man of culture as well.

      2. The Wellerman

        It’s happening!!! ? Go Joe!!! ?

        *plays “Mystery Kindaichi Band” on hacked muzak*

      3. Needfuldoer

        That’s going up on the wall in their house someday.

      4. Lord Avon

        THERE ARE HEARTS!!!!!

  3. Caro

    thats so cute im gonna cry.

    1. Caro

      something about joe who has been so Joe this whole series just. wholesomely admitting a normal-ass crush. sfdlgkfnkhgsljg aaaaaaaa

  4. Ana Chronistic

    “okay, but why are you showing me a picture of Ruth?“

    1. Yotomoe

      Nah, can’t be her. She’s smiling.

      1. Doctor_Who

        The Leafs just won the cup.

        It’s fantasy artwork, obviously.

        1. Casi

          Look, there’s fantasy, and then there’s being delusional.

    2. RassilonTDavros

      I also mistook that drawing for Ruth at first. Something about the way Joe drew the bangs, I think? Took me half a second to process.

  5. Yotomoe

    On one hand, that’s cute as hell.
    On the other hand I’m ready to cringe all the way back into my own spleen.

    1. eh, whatever

      Precisely.

    2. Big Z

      Yes, both of these emotions, in bulk please.

  6. Catullus

    IT’S HAPPENING

    1. Bobcat

      OMG IT’S REALLY HAPPENING

  7. shadowcell

    Dumbing of Age Book 13: You’re My Anxiety

    1. bemisawa

      Oh. Oh, yeah. That works terrific.

      1. Clif

        And now you’ve jinxed it.

    2. Rowan

      a powerful line!! short and sweet ?

      1. Deanatay

        NOPE

        Willis titles do NOT get to be short and sweet!!

    3. MK15

      I am your density… I mean your destiny

  8. Acebender

    Awwwww

  9. Lori

    OH HEY!!!! I WAS NOT EXCPECTING THIS, LETS GOOOOO!!!!!

    1. Steelbright

      My feels exactly but now i am VERY WORRIED

  10. Queezle

    I did not see that one coming.
    Kind of cute through. I think.

  11. Steve

    HOLY SHIT

  12. Carms

    Woah Nelly.

  13. Nevermaker

    Oh my GOD.

    I have no idea whether to squeal over the cuteness, or flinch for Joyce’s reaction, or maybe some mixture of the two.

    1. Nik

      This is almost verbatim what I was thinking of commenting, so I’m just going to second all of that.

    2. Miri

      Hopefully the hearts will help her realise he means anxiety in that he e really cares about her feelings and doesn’t know how to handle that..? And she isn’t going to decide he’s mocking her happy-sunny ways here… ? This could either go really wrong or really well..!

    3. Plain Marie

      Third!

  14. bleepbloop

    FINALLY

  15. Johan

    Ahhhhhhhh

  16. temporalshrew

    Joyce isn’t going to take this seriously for a second, is she?

    1. cbwroses

      I don’t think so.

    2. Yotomoe

      She’s gon’ break his big ol’ dumb heart.

    3. Vanessa

      If she bothers to look at his soft, anxious, worried face she will. Fingers crossed she isn’t too cranky to look at him.

    4. Nono

      I’m already warming up the popcorn for tomorrow when she rolls her eyes at what she thinks is a joke and the comments section explodes.

      1. Clif

        Your warming up the popcorn for tomorrow when we cut back to Robin and Leslie and the comment section explodes.

        Fixed that for you.

        1. Nova

          Nope, blurry preview of tomorrow’s comic is more Joyce/Joe unless robin and Leslie did a quick costume change!

        2. Liara

          the ultimate “Damn you, Willis”!

    5. Freezer

      If she blows Joe off and am forming r/f*ckjoycebrown by 12:30 tomorrow night.

      1. Freezer

        “I am”…

        1. Clif

          Why wait? It’ll always be appropriate for something.

    6. Puppeteer Nessus

      This is going to be ALL AMBER’S FAULT

      1. Clif

        Never any doubt.

    7. Rainhat

      Gonna bet “no”.

    8. shoopdawhoop

      He didn’t draw breasts, it’s anyone’s ballgame

  17. Christina

    I’m here on time for once, and for the most anticipated event of the season! Anticipating some choice cute antics.

  18. Jessa

    This is genuinely cute but i cant not think about how this is probably happening mere feet away from a nude model

  19. pickonecard

    HE WENT FOR IT????

    1. Vanessa

      He totally went for it! What a man. No circling around it with five years of beating around the bush, prevarications, and sit-com misunderstandings like, “well there is this girl that I like that I’m afraid to ask out.” Beautiful!

      1. Yoursmoreisburning

        Well… the comic when their first date started was in 2011 so….

        To be true, Joe has grown a lot since then.

    2. Thag Simmons

      It’s a bold strategy Cotton, let’s see if it pays off for him

  20. Net-Zero Joeyce Shipper (no engine, slowly following the current)

    OH MY GOD HE FUCKING DID IT

    I BRACED MYSELF FOR THE SLOWEST OF BURNS, BUT THE MAN DID A DIRECT COMMUNICATION RE: HIS FEELINGS?!?!?!?!?!!!!!!!!!!!!

    1. Schpoonman

      He been listening to Danny.

  21. EpochFlame

    oh my goodness finally
    bless your heart, joe

  22. Dave Van Domelen

    Awwwwwwwww

  23. frogger44

    Aww. Even got her triangle mouth correctly.

  24. Nathan

    Do you think the naked lady on the stage right in front of them is getting annoyed about all this.

    1. cbwroses

      Naked Lady thinking to herself: now kiss, you annoying strangers!

      1. Rowan

        yep, this would be me if this happened in a class i was modelling in

      2. Alan in DC

        It can’t possibly happen, but if Naked Lady = Carla, that would sure warp the minds of a number of easily-confused freshmen in that class.

        As well as being a hilarious Rule 34.

        1. Nova

          I’m not sure I understand what you mean here? Why would naked Carla warp minds and be rule 34?

          Unless you think she’s secretly still a car. O_O

        2. Taffy

          “Secretly”? Girl’s got wheels and everything.

        3. Nova

          Hmm, you’re making sense here.

          Counterpoint: she has eight wheel which really pushes her into truck territory rather than car, surely?

        4. Taffy

          This is a good point. However, with the most common style of 8-wheeler I’ve seen/been in, 6 of those wheels are on the truck itself, with the other 2 being at the rear of the trailer. A truck can drive without a trailer, but the trailer isn’t getting far without the truck.

          Although since each 4-set of Carla’s wheels are on an individual skate, she’s almost closer to a pair of cars, now that I think about it.

        5. Nova

          Carsla is cannon now.

      3. ValdVin

        If I’ve learned anything from Shortpacked! that means the model is Lucy.

        https://www.shortpacked.com/comic/magic-2

    2. Nono

      I mean, she might be glad that she can finally drop her pose for a second if attention is being diverted elsewhere.

    3. Yotomoe

      “God damn, can you take this cute shit elsewhere? Do you have any idea how hard it is to stay in this pose while listening to your flirting?”

  25. Kyrik Michalowski

    That was not what I expected. Now the question is: Will Joyce talk to Joe about this? Or will she assume he is making fun of her and leave?

  26. Freezer

    ACK! Feels whiplash!

    1. Clif

      You or Joyce?

      1. Freezer

        Yes.

  27. DailyBrad

    Wow. This is a *tremendous* level of vulnerability.

    Proud of you, Joe, win, lose, or draw.

    1. Vanessa

      Agree, this is a personal win for him — just being so frank — and I hope it goes well.

    2. Nova

      This pun was excellent, thank you.

      1. DailyBrad

        Why, thank you.

  28. P!enapple

    <3

    Surprised joe just said it, no hiding, no evasion. He's one of my fave characters because he continues to be unexpected, and such a marshmallow

    1. Rowan

      yes, i have a soft spot for the unexpected marshmallow kind of character ?

  29. poofdepoof

    AHHH 😀 😀 😀

  30. Taffy

    Long way from La Porte

  31. alongcameaspider

    I’m worried she’s going to interpret this as him making fun of her and go off on him

    1. Airyu

      I definitely didn’t do that with my spouse (except less going off and more just running away) and also definitely didn’t ask them out a couple weeks later when I sorted my feelings out >_>
      So… there’s hope hahaha

  32. Suet

    *plays Picture Of You by Boyzone behind the easel*

    Mr. Rosenthal, Ruth isn’t the model for today—

    He shoot his shot?!

  33. lines

    SCREAMING THROWING UP HEAD SPINNING I’M GONNA COMBUST

  34. Kim

    This is too cute for Joe. I love it!

  35. Grimey

    Growth.

  36. Darkmelody42

    This is so adorable! I love it!

  37. RassilonTDavros

    AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

  38. Jonah Sanville

    MY HEART

  39. Vanessa

    Look at that big dumb face! He did it! Fingers crossed she actually takes a second to look at him! That face is just so vulnerable, so hopeful.

  40. UrsulaDavina

    This so sweet my emotions now have diabetes.

  41. StClair

    Please let this not be a daydream, a wishful fantasy.

    1. Leorale

      Not a trick! Not a dream! Joe shoots his shot!!

      1. Leorale

        Oh whoops I commented this twice! But it’s exciting! Exclamation point!

  42. dinajoyce

    awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!

  43. Sol

    oh my god oh my god oh my god oh my god OH MY GOD

    1. Sol

      Coming back 14 hours later and I’m still losing my shit aaaaaahhhhh!!!!!!!!

  44. RacingTurtle

    OH MY FUCKING GOD I’M GONNA DIE OF SQUEE

    this is too cute to be allowed wtf

    1. anon

      -insert Michael scott stay calm it’s happening gif-

      1. Rowan

        exactly what came to mind as soon as i read the last panel!!

  45. anon

    lol that’d be sweet but outta context if someone random heard that , that’d be ca concern lol

  46. JessWitt

    When words fail, take action.

  47. Bryy

    WHAT
    THE
    FUCK

    I was not prepared for this to be a “Cut The Bullshit” strip.

    1. Rowan

      we were all so unprepared yesterday ? (except our dear Patreon readers)

  48. Quietlythundering

    I was NOT prepared for how cute this would be!!!!!

  49. Kravis

    Joe’s anxiety were THE FRIENDS WE MADE ALONG THE WAY!

    1. True Survivor

      I think’s its more likely to be the fact that apparently Joyce is missing fingers.

  50. I Know Why the Mowed Lawn Screams

    speaking from personal experience, having intense anxiety-inducing crushes is awful as fuck, so im very happy that he just went for it !!! good for him !!!

    1. I Know Why the Mowed Lawn Screams

      also !!! forgot to mention this but the way his face is drawn on that last panel is aces !!!

      1. Rowan

        agreed!! one of favourite Joe expressions ever ?

  51. BBCC

    OH???

  52. Yoursmoreisburning

    Don’t let this be another Willis givith, and Willis taketh away moment. JUST LET US BE HAPPY THIS ONE TIME?!

  53. C.T. Phipps

    Joyce: But Joe…I won’t stand in your way for loving Dorothy!

  54. lia

    thats so cute ;_;

    1. True Survivor

      Yes. Yes it is.

  55. DiDi

    Oh… OH! I didn’t think he was gonna say it yet. I thought it was gonna be drawn out a little more. Omigosh. My goodness.

    Must… resist… Patreon. I don’t use it enough. Would… be wasteful.

    1. hazel

      But it *was* drawn out! Just now!

      1. Clif

        But you can still look at Patreon and tell us what Robin is up to tomorrow.

  56. parismio

    Reads the alt text. Is that folgers commercial joke?

    1. DailyBrad

      Absolutely.

  57. Mokeyboy

    Joe is shooting his shot from half-court!

  58. Chaucer59

    Is this real or is it happening only inside Joe’s head?

    1. Leorale

      Not a trick! Not a dream! Joe is shooting his shot!!

  59. Kirtro

    Never thought the day would come when Joe would make me go “dawwwww”….. never thought THAT sentence would make me go “dawwwwww”

  60. chuckroast

    AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

  61. AbacusWizard

    studio audience: “Ooooooooooooh!”

  62. anonymsly

    Joe! My man! This is so brave, and so cute! And god, he just left no doubt what he actually means with his picture. Joyce all smiley at the world and a little him in the background hearting at her. Just being emotional, with none of the ‘grossness’ she expects and would use to shut him down hard.

    I hope that if she does shut him down, she’s gentle. He’s probably super fragile in this moment.

  63. Joshua Hollis Wright

    ITS HAPPENING! Also nice hand drawing Joe

  64. JA

    WHOOP THERE IT IIIS!!!!

  65. Keltonic

    If I was in Joyce’s pants, not knowing how to deal with social cues, she won’t take this seriously at all. Oh Joe, you poor man.

  66. Sajuuk-Khar

    The absolute madlad

  67. toby

    hes cringe but hes free!!!!!!

  68. toby

    ANYWAY AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

  69. Aura

    Eek I’m dreading tomorrow’s strip. As heartwarming as this is if I were in Joyce’s shoes I’d 100% assume he was messing with me. (That said, I have history here, having assumed someone was playing a joke on me when they just straight up asked me out, so maybe I’m not exactly representative here.)

  70. Dana

    He didn’t draw her boobs particularly large.

  71. hazel

    That is the face of a scared man knowing he has only one chance.

    1. Amós Batista

      Shit, this is fucking real…

  72. Liliet

    oh no that’s so fucking cutttttte

  73. Joyfulldreams

    OH MY GOD??? IS IT HAPPENING?! IS IT HAPPENING?!?!?! WHATS HAPPENING.

  74. the illerman

    HE DREW LITTLE HEARTS ? OVER HIS HEAD!!! AHHHHHH I’M SO NERVOUS FOR TOMORROW! JOYCE PLEASE HEAR HIM OUT ???

    1. Rowan

      such a sweet detail for real!!! ? he’s in deep for our girl

  75. Axel

    oh no I love it

  76. bagge

    OH NO! HE DID IT! JOE, I DIDN’T BELIEVE THAT OF YOU

  77. miz

    michael scott it’s happening dot gif

    1. Lily

      the funny part about that is even tho ppl use it in an ‘exciting/excited’ context, the original scene was them freaking out about a fire versus “yayy ship time”

      tho i suppose depending on how joyce reacts it could go either way

      1. Derek

        it wasn’t a fire, it was Pam going into labour

        1. miz

          interesting…i’ve never actually watched the office, so i don’t know. let’s go to the fact checkers. [holds finger up to ear] uh-huh…uh-huh…i see.

          upon double checking, lily is correct here. the gif in question comes from the fire drill scene: https://youtu.be/gO8N3L_aERg?t=94

  78. Wereg

    Oh dunk, that’s both extremely direct and extremely sweet!

  79. Dal Niente

    Oh NO that is SO CUTE, Joe oh my god you big dork

  80. Uly

    Well. I both do and don’t want Joyce to handle this well.

  81. Throwatron

    joyce if you dont marry him right now im going to

    1. Clif

      Joyce Rosenthal would be immediately be called J. R. Is that what you want to happen?

      1. Throwatron

        baw gawd she just tore him in half, King

      2. RedCat

        Nah, Joe takes her name. Joe Brown. Why now?

        1. RedCat

          *not

  82. Josh Spicer

    Oh shit.

    Man’s just went out and said it.

    Fuck yeah bro.

  83. Grayfinity

    Breakthrough, BREAKTHROUGH! WOOOOOOOOOOO!

  84. NinjaNick

    That’s cute, Joe.

  85. The Oracle

    Well, she did ask. Hopefully nobody gets mad about this.

    1. Needfuldoer

      First day on the Internet?

      1. The Oracle

        You’d think so, as often as I express wide eyed optimism.

        1. Clif

          Every day is someone’s first day on the Internet.

        2. Lieutenant Dan

          You’re one of today’s lucky 10,000.

        3. Dana

          I recognize this reference. 🙂

    2. Angel

      well hopefully even the more hard core joyce/dorothy shippers or any other ship would be polite about it, at this point i’d imagine joyce being the most likely getting mad or dismissive like “stop messing with me”/not believing him or internally freaking out, or getting flustered and indirectly rejecting him unintentionally

      hope it doesn’t make their friendship too awkward. people clown on the “i wish i could date/had someone LIKE you, but not you specifically” kinda texts/screenshots but i can get why they’d want someone similar but not date their friend because they like them as just friends, or if they date and it doesn’t work out sometimes it’s hard to go back to just being friends depending on how bad the break up is

      sorry, didn’t mean to go off on a tangent

  86. Needfuldoer

    His drawing of Joyce looks a lot like Ruth ca. Roomies!. I think it’s the square glasses and bangs.

  87. Taffy

    Shout-outs to anxiety for being an uninvited guest at every party.

    1. Nova

      Vibes.

  88. nottotallyhere

    Let’s flippin’ gooooooo.

    Though I’m still bracing myself for how this could play out ?

  89. William

    Welp, there it is. Next panel is the start of Joyce’s embarrassment freakout complete with refusal to be one of his “hussy conquests” or some such.

  90. Acher4

    omgomgomgomg, it happened!! It happened!!!

    I so want to see how Joyce will react!

  91. Rabisch

    Joe is so brave and in love ♡, but I can’t see this end well. Joyce will probably be scared by this or not believe him. She could even step up and walk away in total awkwardness. It’s just too much to accept or to believe. This could be the end of their friendship.

    1. Steelbright

      Yeah I’m totally shocked and worried about the same thing. Right thing, wrong time?? Maybe? But I’ve also been totally off with my predictions about this whole thing last couple pages so….. Maybe it could go great!

    2. Needfuldoer

      I hope not. Joece has been simmering for too long for this to be the final word.

  92. Fay

    That is the absolute most ADORABLE way Joe could’ve possibly told her that. And I’m really proud of him for just being so straight forward about it.

    1. Needfuldoer

      Yes! I think that’s why Joyce was dismissive yesterday; their story wasn’t going to progress until he could finally drop the mask.

  93. AY

    HELLO I DIDN’T EXPECT THIS???? SO SUDDENLY?

  94. GUIGUI

    WARNING! WARNING!
    THE CAN OF WORMS HAS BEEN OPEN!
    THE CAN OF WORMS HAS BEEN OPEN!
    THIS ISN’T AN EXERCISE! THE LID CAN NOT BE PUT BACK!
    ALL SAFETY ARE OFF!

    1. Rowan

      yes!!!! this is such a huge moment of vulnerability for Joe that he can never play off all cool; it is real and it is bare and i’m so f*ing proud of him! ??

  95. Hazel

    IM SCREAMIN FUKKEN FINALLY YES YES ITS HAPPENING THIS IS NOT A DRILL

  96. Kilgore

    Proud of you Joe! I think this really shows that Joe cares a great deal about what Joyce thinks of him. He put his feelings out there, in a pretty public setting and at the risk of possibly being rejected because he didn’t want Joyce to think of him that way. He even went to Amber after Dina touching him because Joyce saw and that made him anxious.

  97. YordleJay

    THIS IS NOT A DRILL

    HOREY GUACAMOLE JOE YOU SMOOTH CRIMONAL

  98. Carla's #2 Fan

    This is why I like fluff better than smut. Look how cute this is! Gives me the stomach butterflies and the throat frog. So good! No matter how this plays out, I’m so proud of Joe! But gosh I really want these two together! If Danny and Sal can have a cute relationship, Joe and Joyce can start one too, right?

    1. Schpoonman

      Okay, but what about fluffy smut?

      1. Carla's #2 Fan

        I’m a (usually) sex-repulsed ace, so smut isn’t normally something I’m after. Fluffy smut is valid stuff, but I still think that the most passionate scenes happen in fluff.

  99. AGV

    Omg Joe you really did it! ?

    Really afraid of Joyce’s reaction tho ?

    1. CianM1301

      Considering the last thing she said to him was calling him “libido with a face”, I don’t see this going well.

      1. eh, whatever

        Why? This is a convincing refutation of “libido with a face”.

        1. CianM1301

          Maybe she’d think he wasn’t being serious or was making fun of her, considering the jokes he was making about breasts just a few seconds ago.

  100. JoeCovenant

    ((Checks))
    This isn’t Valentine’s Day is it?

    Okay – okay.. no need to worry *quite* yet…

    1. Clif

      Is it too early to worry about next Valentines day?

      1. Heather

        Watch as Willis cuts away from this scene and we don’t get back to them for four months.

        1. saltchocolate

          This is a thing that will happen.

  101. shanunu

    Next panel is the entire class looking at them because theyre talking loud as heck

  102. Moon

    i have never cared about joe until this moment

  103. Mr.Morningstar

    Dun dun duuuuun

  104. Rowan

    I actually made an audible scream at this strip!! This is not a drill!! I’ve been waiting for this moment for yeeears ?

  105. Nenja

    HE DID IT! FINALLY! And such a cute way to do it too.

    1. Zaxares

      Yeah, that is a pretty clever way to do it. Well done, lad. 🙂 Now the ball’s in Joyce’s court…

  106. George the Archon

    Whoof, well there it is. Cards on the table!
    Well done Joe.

  107. Rowan

    been reading for 5 years or so and have commented only once before but this strip: this is a celebration and peak of my favourite character’s character development!!
    also hi, fellow commenters and readers ?

    1. Schpoonman

      You’re doing it right.

  108. Farmer_10

    Oh, we’re doing this. Ok. Shoot your shot, Joe.

  109. darkoneko

    oh Joe. Oh my god, Joe.

  110. Heather

    I was NOT expecting this. Can’t wait for tomorrow when our shipping hopes and dreams are completely dashed.

  111. saltchocolate

    ?

  112. k

    I don’t think this is Willis’ style but what I’d like to see is-

    Joyce looks at the drawing. Joe is anxious. Joyce looks at Joe. Joe is more anxious. Joe turns the drawing back to him and doodles more. Turns it back around for Joyce to see. He added more hearts and darkened them all for emphasis.

  113. TheCozburger

    Oh crap, he just came right out with it!

  114. SDRainbow

    IF OOOOOOOOOOOOOOUR LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE

    IS TRAGEDY

    WHY ARE YOU MY

    *obvious voice cut* anxiety

    1. Carla's #2 Fan

      Love that!

  115. Amós Batista

    It took me like all my good years to have courage to declare to someone. I’m envying Joe here, even he being a little cringe.

  116. helisa

    AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

  117. torrent29

    Well … now everyones anxiety is through the roof … >_<

  118. Jake

    OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH MY GOD.

  119. Em

    Eeeeee! He said it! He drew it! There are hearts and not just the ones in my eyes!

  120. Nicoleandmaggie

    She even has a human sized chest in his drawing.

  121. Emily

    AHHHH

  122. nightshade

    wow joe just threw down
    of course, this just means there will be hilarious exasperating cutesy strum und Drang for like 6 months before twue wove happens

  123. Thanatos

    How did it happen that Joe and Danny are the most mentally healthy, well-adjusted, mature, and rational people in this comic?

    1. Clif

      Joe and Danny vs Dorothy? Or Jacob? Let me think about that one.

      1. Taffy

        Dorothy kills people with fire axes while she rambles about Hewey Lewis and the News, and I guess we’re just gonna forget about the time she nearly broke into tears over the mere possibility of not getting a table at the restaurant she wanted.

  124. rowanmikaio

    I’m super excited for this turn in Joe’s character.

    I’m NOT super excited for this turn in how every view’s Joyce’s every possible reaction with the absolute least charitable interpretation. No, a bad reaction is not excused by Joyce’s past or her current situation. But yes, she is allowed to learn and grow from it. She’s a college student learning about the world and she should and is learning from new experiences and new situations. It does not excuse any pain she may cause, but it doesn’t make her evil for not knowing how to react to novel situations, either.

    This is true of (X) character, as well.

    1. Mark

      I’m thinking that a realistic reaction would be, “I’d like to believe you. Convince me.”

  125. Juanoku

    Holy shit
    That’s brave

  126. vulcanodon

    What a relief!… Good for you Joe

    If you’re raised in toxic masculinity (raises hand) then vulnerability is almost unthinkable. Most guys would rather do public speaking on an airplane in flight while standing in a bucket of tarantulas than show vulnerability.

    Of course that means he’s really got it bad for her and she’s in a position to unthinkingly squash his heart. If the last two strips were any indication…

    1. StClair

      Yes to ALL of the above -_-;

    2. anonymsly

      I’m hoping that the previous two strips are her knowing when he’s masking and being tired of it, which implies that she’d also be able to tell when he’s NOT masking.

      And now that I think of it, this might be one of the super-rare occasions where Becky might ACTUALLY be helpful instead of awful. She, after all, is in a position to know that Joe’s cared a lot about Joyce and her feelings for quite a while.

  127. Mravac Kid

    HOLY HELL
    BOMBSHELLS BEING DROPPED

  128. Pat

    FINALLY!

  129. Cerusee

    He’s not as good a portraitist as Walky was in It’s Walky, and yet my heart goes thumpa-thumpa just the same~~~

    (HOW ADORABLE IS JOE IN THIS?! the blep returns! The nervousness as he shows her the picture! It’s unbearably cute!)

    1. Nudge

      THE BLEP

      <33333333333333333333333

  130. The Jighole Man

    i REEEEEEAAAAALLLLLYYYYY hope this doesn’t turn into a “the worst she can say is no” meme.

  131. poyo

    DAMN time to become a patron to see tomorrows update IMMEDIATELY

    1. Schpoonman

      I actually did pull the trigger again.

  132. Belly

    MY JAW DROPPED!

  133. Nudge

    Omg his drawing face

    :p

    <3 <3 <3

  134. Sombrero

    My fingernails really hate cliffhangers.

    1. jackiedu46k

      For 7 dollars a month you can see her reaction!

  135. Chris (the other one)

    I am just COMPLETELY blown away that Joe has done this…

  136. RedCat

    Oh dang.

  137. Smooti

    THIS IS NOT A DRILL WE ARE ON CUTIE ALERT 2022

  138. Svankensen

    As a slut with feelings, this makes me so anxious for Joe. You go boy, you deserve some real love.

    Better not fuck this up Joyce, you are on a mean streak.

  139. Keulen

    Well this is extremely cute.

  140. Koms

    Joe is like ? for Joyce

  141. Jenna

    Oh my gosh, is this really happening??? Joe! Awwwww

  142. Adept

    Radical honestly from Joe. Did not see that coming <3

    1. Adept

      Drawing’s pretty good too, and doesn’t even feature boobs. Joe’s got it bad.

  143. Raja

    AAAAAAAAAA the little joe behind her in the drawing with the hearts and the oh my gosh this is so cute!

  144. Megan Rivera

    This is so cute I’m going to die ♥

  145. Amós Batista

    Cute, but pretty decent his draw.
    Could it be a … cartoonist couple?

  146. Samantha

    THIS IS PEAK ADORABLE!! This works on so many levels! It shows Joe’s growth where he is finally learning to trust Joyce fully and how much he has learned and how much better he is at communicating now. Its so wholesome and shows he gets her and I really hope she reacts well. I could actually see Joyce being super into this despite her change she is still really a romantic at heart so I think she would find this really heartwarming.

  147. Diana Nock

    As adorable as this is, it’s too soon for anything good to come of it. Even aside from Joyce being cranky and a life drawing class being an incredibly awkward setting for a love confession, Joyce isn’t ready to open her heart to Joe. She’s still in too much emotional turmoil. For them to work, she’s going to have to develop feelings for him independently.

    So she’s going to either think this is another joke or realize he’s serious. In the former scenario, she’d get pissed, but it would at least give Joe the option of pretending to laugh it off. In the latter, it’d be much worse, since Joyce doesn’t seem to believe Joe is capable of romantic feelings. Instead, it’d seem to her that he’s appealing to her romantic side to try getting into her pants, which could recontextualize every pleasant interaction between them as his playing the long game instead of actually being her friend, torpedoing their relationship.

    For the sake of the ship, I really hope she doesn’t take him seriously. Love ya, Joe. Sorry.

    1. Diana Nock

      BTW, I’d be happy to be wrong about this. I’m looking forward to the day 37 years in the future or whatever when we get cute strips about them cuddling on a beanbag and watching cartoons.

  148. Inahc

    is anyone else having trouble with the RSS feed? mine jumped from ‘friends’ (oct 22) to ‘hyde’ (november 2), and it seems to update in bursts, even though it’s set to update every day and my other feeds are updating regularly.

  149. Canary

    oh my god this is happening

  150. teddae

    Smooth as…butter?

  151. Kyrik Michalowski

    I foresee terrible events in the next … *checks watch* 10 minutes or so.

  152. The Wellerman

    Hooray!

  153. poofdepoof

    *refreshing*

    1. The Wellerman

      XD

  154. Paprika

    OMG HE DID WHAT

    AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

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