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Good morning
Posted on December 10, 2012 by David M Willis

158 thoughts on “Good morning”

  1. GoldStarz

    And for that brief moment, Dinah was the normal one.

    1. Ryorin

      What are you talking about? Dinah’s ALWAYS the normal one.

      She is the standard upon which normality is based.

      1. Doctor_Who

        Precisely. WE are the weird ones. Why, I eat food that isn’t cereal nearly every day, even though cereal is clearly the best food!

        1. Yotomoe

          I eat cereal nearly every day. I’m clearly exempt.

        2. Wonder Wig

          Isn’t it blessed that we live under Dina’s great light? Truly it is!

        3. Crazy Dina

          ALL HAIL DINA!

        4. Fred

          *nearly exempt

        5. Dibullba

          I like cereal.

        6. Aizat

          I like potatoes.

        7. nothri

          This spud’s for you!

        8. Observer

          I like chocolate milk!

        9. LuckyStar7

          I like Pinkie Pie liking chocolate rain!

        10. Steven

          I like trains.

        11. Bugberry

          I like turtles.

        12. carl320

          I like my commercial.

        13. Kryss LaBryn

          I like pie.

        14. Xydux

          I HAVE GINGIVITIS!!!!

        15. Aizat

          I eat whatever the hell I feel like it. For instance, I eat burgers for breakfast this morning.

        16. Yotomoe

          I guess you write in whatever tense you feel like as well.

      2. Dr. Z

        I can work with this.

    2. Li

      “Normal” in huge quotation marks. Derided or not, fanfic’s getting pretty damned mainstream.

      1. myIDID

        I will have once been (POTENTIALLY) EXISTENT!
        I think therefore unless the conditions around me change in any manner, I continue to think.

      2. dunerat

        When you consider that 50 Shades of Grey is actually Twilight fanfiction, i think it’s safe to say it’s past the point of it becoming “mainstream”.

  2. NCP19

    Well, we’ve all been there, right?

    1. Plasma Mongoose

      Nope, I can honestly say that I have never read any IM/CA slash.

      1. Resne

        I’ve been up until all hours of the morning reading Homestuck fanfiction.

        1. LC

          So have I. Sigh.

        2. vlademir1

          There’s a reason I typically avoid the Homestuck fanfic.

        3. Resne

          Fuck, what have I unleashed?

        4. Kernanator

          A monster. You must either kill it or teach it how to love.

      2. Buckybone

        Fan Fiction Friday. I only read it in the two weeks that it was on io9, and it was horrendously glorious.

        This is where I found the IM/CA feeder fic (that, let’s face it, is probably the one referenced here) with references to Steve’s necrophilia fetish.

        Burn the Internet.

        1. Jelli

          Why would that be the one mentioned here? There’s roughly five hundred kajillion IM/CA fanfics out there, most of which are “and they had impossibly good sex, the end”.

        2. Ki

          Agreed. Plus, I’ve read a lot (a lot) of Marvel fanfic, most of it IM/CA, and that description isn’t ringing any bells. So I’m going to go out on a limb and say it’s not one of the best known ones, io9 aside.

    2. Aizat

      Not really, though I do stay up reading a KND fanfic.

    3. The Aussie Bloke

      I get to about 2am and then crash. All nighters me no can do.

    4. BigMadDraco

      Specifically Iron Man/Cap? No. Up all night looking up porn? Yes, I’d say any of us that are college age have done that.

      1. Tom T.

        How much IM/CA slash fiction is there, anyway? Or does Amber just read very slowly?

        1. Zap Rowsdower

          Lemme put it this way: there are official comics that heavily imply something is going on (see: the Tony’s Abusive Boyfriend Armor storyline).

          The fanfiction flows like water.

        2. desolation0

          I don’t think that’s water.

        3. Ki

          As hilarious as the whole Living Armor debacle was, I’m not sure it can top Red Zone or certain parts of Civil War for slash potential. Remember the time they were married in an alternate universe? Or the time Tony nearly killed himself giving Steve CPR? Yeeeeeah.

        4. H. Savinien

          Heheheh. Steve and Tony were epic even pre-movie. It has only increased since then…

          *grins* Not that I’m complaining.

    5. Undrave

      ‘Background Pony’ until 4 AM…

      1. LuckyStar7

        FLUTTERSHY!!!

  3. Mkvenner

    Brain and body say otherwise.

  4. Sir Robin

    I quite enjoy seeing these two interact

  5. David Herbert

    Her night out with Danny put her in the mood for gay porn?

    1. Yotomoe

      He has that effect on people.

    2. Plasma Mongoose

      So do you think Danny is the semme or uke in their relationship?

      1. Ryorin

        I am slightly terrified to know exactly what you are asking.

        …he’s totally uke.

      2. Andiemus

        Is that a serious question?

        1. Plasma Mongoose

          Yes it was, are you scared yet? 😀

    3. ArkhamTexan

      I dated a yaoi fangirl once. She actually stopped looking at the stuff when we were in a relationship since she didn’t need it for kicks. Resumed once the relationship ended. Perhaps Amber realizes she needs the fix if Amazi-Girl gets the action? BEST OF BOTH WORLDS.

  6. Pyr05

    Dina understands the ways of staying up all night and reading slashfic. However, she does not know who this “I-ron Man” or “Cap-teen Amer-ee-kah” is. All she knows is Dinosaur/human slashfic.

    1. Lightfoot

      Not Dinosaur/human slashfics, but dinosaurs from different periods.

      1. Yotomoe

        Personally I ship Barney the Dinosaur and Dino a la Flinstones.

      2. Plasma Mongoose

        I wonder if she would be interested in Walky’s man-marriage with dinosaurs.

        1. LuckyStar7

          I thought he was manmarried to Gary, the other person on the doodle dinosaur’s back.

      3. Egg

        I propose…. Rule 34 Dinotopia?

    2. hmrc4evr

      She only reads the classy stuff like Dinosaucers slashfic.

      And I am not going to do any research to either verify or deny such stories exist. Rule 34 and all that.

      1. Higgledy-Piggledy

        You have put the DInosaucers theme song in my head. Now I must play it on Youtube Repeater for the next three hours. I thank you for this gift.

    3. Jason

      Of course to Dina, “slashfic” means fiction in which the dinosaurs are slashing up the humans to ribbons.

    4. H. Savinien

      Augh, no. Bad Jurassic park smut flashback. *cringes*

  7. Jen Aside

    “What are you without that suit?”
    “NAKED!”
    “…”
    *Tony makes whooshing motions* “NAAAAAAAAKED!”

    1. LuckyStar7

      Shirt contents: one naked person.

  8. Yotomoe

    Panel 4 is perhaps the most human expression I’ve seen come out of Dina.

  9. Wonder Wig

    Iron Man helps Captain raise the flag pole, and Capn’ helps him lube his machinery.

    1. Valdrax

      And then Thor joins in: “You people are so pretty… but tiny.”

      1. mrelegos

        “This is not the Mjolnir of which I speak.”

        “The Mjolnir is my manhood.”

        1. vlademir1

          That was Horrible…

          I like it.

        2. Blue

          ANOTHER!

        3. LuckyStar7

          IN THE FFFFAAAAAAAAAAAAACCCEEEE!!!

      2. PedanticJerkass

        That’s what Hulk said.

  10. Plasma Mongoose

    That was one loud YAWN!

    1. Andiemus

      Tomo would be impressed, no doubt.

  11. Tom Speelman

    I wonder if THIS was the inspiration for this strip: http://io9.com/5962913/fan-fiction-friday-iron-man-and-captain-america-in-hungry?popular=true

    1. David

      That i09 post was but a glimmer in its writer’s eye when I created today’s strip. (three to four week buffer) You see, Tony/Steve slashfic is older than time.

      1. StClair

        And here I thought it only went back to “Tales of Suspense”!

  12. Grimlockimus

    *Checks the History*

    Why is there Swoop/Grimlock slashfic in here too?

  13. Ter

    Now, I haven’t read THAT kind of slashfic, but I’ve definitely been there XD

  14. Madock345

    Dammit amber, you should know Hawkeye is where it’s at.

    1. LuckyStar7

      Yes, but Black Widow is the one with boobs.

  15. Vex Godglove

    She sleeps in the hat, too. Does she ever take it off?

    1. Doctor_Who

      I think that’s the top of her head. If you unscrew it, you see a tiny alien dinosaur operating the controls, on a mission to study these strange earth people.

      1. Yotomoe

        Like that really bad Eddy Murphy movie?

        1. Doctor_Who

          Yes, but better because it’s Dina.

          Willis, your next strip should totally be called It’s Dina!

        2. Undrave

          I miss enjoying Eddy Murphy movies 🙁

    2. Regalli

      What? It keeps her head nice and warm. Besides, it’s flat-looking so she probably can wear it to bed comfortably.

  16. Regalli

    First: I need that night shirt. NOW.

    Second: I love that Amber has little Kid Flash and Robin action figures.

    1. ComicGeek11

      And then she holds them up and says “NOW KISS!” 😀

      1. H. Savinien

        Well, of course. Doesn’t everybody?

  17. Kernanator

    As you know, it isn’t morning until you actually go to sleep.

    1. Yotomoe

      So I haven’t experienced a morning since high school?

      1. LuckyStar7

        How old are you????

        1. Kernanator

          My guess: Old enough to know better, young enough to not care.

  18. GenericScreenName101

    I didn’t know that Amazi-girl had then ability to make people pass-out after they read slash fictions all night

    1. Yotomoe

      I’ve never seen Sal do that.

  19. taekwondogirl

    Well, I may have done this but with Storm and uuh. Basically anyone with Storm.

    1. Valdrax

      Storm/Toad/The Blob OT3?

      1. taekwondogirl

        Just saw this. Ewwwwwww. So there are a few exceptions.

  20. fruitpunchtsunami

    When I first saw those Z’s in the last panel, I thought Amber was saying “PORNNNNNNNN” with sideways N’s

    1. Tenn

      I think that’s intentional. 😀

  21. diremoi

    Amber. Amber that is a dangerous path to take your freshman year of college.

    Not that I know from experience or anything…

    1. Tom T.

      What day is this? I’d hate to think she has classes today.

      Appropriate gravatar, BTW. 🙂

      1. Regalli

        It’s Monday. In-strip, I mean.

      2. diremoi

        The Sarah gravatar makes everything I say hilarious.

  22. Aizat

    I may have something against yaoi fangirls, but maybe that something is against those rabid ones. And I’m pretty sure I just started a flame war this time.

    1. Yotomoe

      Your mother and I are very dissapointed in you.

      1. Aizat

        Why?

        1. Xydux

          Well, your mother is disappointed because, well, she’s your mom. Yotomoe is disappointed because he didn’t have a nickel, so he now has to be your dad for a day.

          THAT’S the price you pay for NOT HAVING A NICKEL.

        2. LuckyStar7

          So Yotomoe is Mike in disguise?
          O.O

  23. Archivist

    I prefer Stark with Banner but whatever floats your boat girl.

    1. Li

      This. Especially in MCU, which I’m kind of assuming is what Amber’s reading, since it’s what kickstarted the recent 8 billion new Marvel fics.

    2. H. Savinien

      I’m open to a lot of combinations in MCU myself. Stark/Rogers, Stark/Banner, Stark/Potts, Potts/Romanova, Romanova/Barton, Barton/Coulson, Barton/Banner, Darcy Lewis/Sif, Rogers/Barnes, etc. etc. It’s all good. 😀

  24. Kschenke

    BIRDFLASH.

    That is all.

    1. hmrc4evr

      Flashfact: Robin likes Stephanie Brown ( aka Spoiler & Batgirl )

      SEE DC?!?! I remember Stephanie! All your vile attempts to make her fans forget she existed have failed!

      ( and now I await DC’S in house Anti Stephanie Brown Squad to burst in and mindwipe me. )

      1. kschenke

        Um…. that’s Dick Grayson Robin. I mean I’m a fan of Steph’s as well, but the figures on the desk are of Young Justice season 1 characters.

        Unless you mean that Dick Grayson likes Steph as a SISTER, in which case OK but he likes all his bat siblings.

  25. Onomatopoeia

    Zzzzzzz.

  26. ilacktact

    I like her flash and robin action figures

  27. StrawGirl

    Can we please get Dina’s shirt for sale? <3

  28. Toad

    I ship Stark Spangled Banner.

    1. Toad

      And Science Bros.

      1. ComicGeek11

        These ships…..I like them….ANOTHER!! 😀

        1. LuckyStar7

          Green Widow.

        2. H. Savinien

          *cheers* Yes! All of the above!

    2. Borp

      Stark Spangled Banner, eh? So Bruce gets in on it as well?

      1. LuckyStar7

        That Grav is…perfect.

    3. diremoi

      Best Ship Name Ever.

  29. SnB

    I’ve just spent the last four days rereading the entire archives of the walkyverse and just wanted to jump in and mention seeing Dina even in this incarnation still makes me go all T_T. She’s like my favorite character, probably because in her personality from IW I see a lot of how I was when I started college. She didn’t get to grow out of it though

    sorry for unfunny comment

  30. MotherPunker

    I…might have done this. A couple times.

  31. Jason

    In the first panel, Dina looks like she’s just been maced. Or she’s impersonating a dinosaur with stalks for eyes.

    And in the last panel, she’s impersonating Mr. Burns. “Now that she’s asleep, my diabolical plan can begin!”

  32. Blue

    So… Amber is Tumblr?

  33. sarpiedon

    I’m sorry, is that an Animated Ultra Magnus on Amber’s desk along with Robin and Kid Flash?

    1. hmrc4evr

      It is.

      Amber has awesome taste in Transformers.

  34. wynne

    Well this is frighteningly pertinent to my life right now.

  35. Fran

    OMG, I loved Amber but this moment is so special because I’ve done the same in my college days (and sometimes now that I’m a teacher!)

  36. Jelli

    It happens Amber. Although my first non-grade all-nighter in college was playing Harvest Moon. Reading slash fanfiction probably would have felt more productive.

    1. George

      My first was reading webcomics. Not even joking. Should’ve known better than to pick up a new comic at midnight, but no.

      1. Jelli

        I think I once lost an entire weekend to Sluggy Freelance.

  37. Portmaneau

    One day she’ll go insane like that.

    1. StClair

      “go”?

  38. Bill Murphy

    The best thing about living without parental supervision. 🙂

  39. ComicGeek11

    CANON~~~!!! XD

  40. TheGreatAndPowerfulMitzi

    So I actually have done this. Those two have such good chemistry it’s impossible not to, at least once, once you’ve started reading it!

  41. Touch of Grey

    So, uh, exactly how much of this comic is based on something your wife has done before?

  42. Dara

    I have totally done this before…but with Iron Man/Loki and Kirk/Spock slashfic

  43. milk experiment

    There’s something new with the art here, isn’t there? I can’t put my finger on it, but I like it. 🙂

    1. begbert2

      Extensive backlighting, perhaps?

  44. LuckyStar7

    PORZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

    1. DaJoshMaster

      I was gonna make a fapping joke, but then I realised that would lead to Fazzzzzzz. (No surprises)

  45. GrrArg42

    YAy. I feel better about staying up all nifght doing the last quantunm HW ever. Amber, sleep. It is you’re friend. You made it this far, it feels like you can keep going. What is another 4 hours? It is peanuts, Amber peanuts. But you need to remember thing with your brain. Like an elephant. And elephants need peanuts. So get some sleep before the sleep deprivation elephants wage war and tample your bed.

  46. Fay

    I have done this so many times before. I’ve had friends ring me from class to find out where I was, and I still hadn’t slept because slash fanfiction… XD

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  48. Kodoku

    Well… that pretty much sums up the gist of how I spent my college years.

  49. Foxeyes13

    Amber is my spirit animal

  50. derp

    What a coincidence, I’m staying up all night reading this!

  51. Vim-Hogar

    Somehow I missed Dina’s shirt the first time around. It is the best shirt.

  52. Keresth

    Somehow, Dina’s shirt isn’t in the merch. section.

  53. Onion

    The way the N turns into a Z before it can do its damage…

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