*pulls out “Aerial Christian” fake ID*
*throws it, shuriken-style, into the crowd*
*pulls out and holds up “Areel Christian” fake ID*
*points out the attached twine*
*slowly drags the “Aerial Christian” fake ID back in*
This the first time that Blaine and Ross have met. Thanks to the miracle of blue panels, it is not the first strip in which they have both been tagged.
It’s not like Carol has to be personally responsible for his pygmy ass now that it’s back on the streets……When this all goes down the septic drain, Ross can hold Blaine responsible for landing him back in Perp-Town…Just like the true-born model of a dependable man-of-the-house that he is…
The even more evil strip will be when Carol doesn’t warn Joyce about what Toedad is about to do next, with the full knowledge of what he is about to do next.
Yeah we do. He’s not on the same level as Carol/Toe/Ross, but that doesn’t make him good.
Bicycle Bill
Hank may not be ‘pure as the driven snow’ good, but when compared to these two he is definitely a keeper.
DudeMyDadOwnsADealership
Eventually…..John, Jordan, and Joshlyn might have missed out on what Joyce at least got an inkling of…..Remember Carol is his ‘Mrs. Right’ and he didn’t have to contradict her when he supported Joyce….Safely away from anyone from their church family, unless my memory failed me once again. Stress’ll do that to ya.
I think Hank is an OK-to-Good father to Joyce. He had a problematic start but has grown. He gave her support where it really mattered and when Carol hit the fan he was on her side.
But what makes him daddy of the year for me, and the reason why I’m stuck in complicated custom negotiations attempting to navigate a “Best dad” mug large as a container vessel over the atlantic, is hank as a father to BECKY!
She grew I think Hank is an OK-to-Good father to Joyce. He had a problematic start but has grown. He gave her support where it really mattered and when Carol hit the fan he was on her side. Good job, Hank. Have a silver star.
But what makes him daddy of the year for me, and the reason why I’m stuck in complicated custom negotiations attempting to navigate a “Best dad” mug large as a container vessel over the atlantic, is Hank as a father to BECKY!
She practically grew up in his house under his roof. He knew her almost as well as his own children. He knew enough of her life under ToeDad to worry a bit about her. He saw her mother’s death (and knew how she died) and the effect it had on her.
Then they were off to college – they let Becky tag along to say goodbye to Joyce – and she dropped off his radar until Ross called a few weeks later and with barely controlled rage asked if Becky had contacted Joyce. Then there was the kidnapping and punching and Ross pointed a gun at Joyce and before he knew it, Becky showed up with a cheeky grin almost but not entirely hiding her nervousness and asked if she could tag along home. “Home”, as in the place that had almost been her home her entire childhood.
and Hank said yes.
Then he spent the weekend trying to divert Carol, listening to snide remarks in church and ultimately brought them back to college. Back to the ongoing crises there and watched Becky run straight into what could very well be an ongoing suicide situation on the off chance that she could save someone this time. Joyce impressed him tremendously by doing the right thing at the fountain, and now he saw something similar in Becky.
It would have been so easy for him to leave then. To leave Becky to take care of herself, to wash his hands and say that the kid who grew up under his roof was not his problem, had brought her ill fortunes upon herself, that she should have thought of those things before… before…
But he didn’t.
Hank went out of his way to comfort Becky, to re-establish the link to her childhood that every other worthless adult in La Porte had done their best to sever. Not only was she still her mother’s daughter but her mother was proud of her. Proud of what she had become. What she had become was not a sin, not a mistake, not something to be ashamed of. It was something to be proud of.
that was exactly what Becky needed desperately to hear, when she desperately needed to hear it, and that sort of comfort comes with a commitment. Having said that, there is no going back to the official policy of the church of regarding Becky as someone to be ostrichsized, reviled and forgotten. Hank took Becky in as HIS daughter that day. The joint bank account cemented it. Becky is not a mistake. Becky is not someone else’s problem. Becky is his child.
and that makes him Best Dad. Not his lack of bad actions – he has done several – but him sticking out his neck beyond what anyone could expect.
No other parent in the comic has come close to that level of commitment beyond what is expected for their own children (Dina’s parents have, for example, not to our knowledge done anything to help their daughter’s girlfriend with her living situation). and he did it not because he had to, but because it was the right thing to do.
Bottom line: Hank is best dad because he IS Becky’s dad even when he doesn’t have to be.
Joyce mom and John both seem pretty cool with that whole “pointing-gun-at-daughter/sister”-thing.
They are pretty shitty family.
thejeff
How? Would you have magically known and teleported to her when it happened? Would you break into jail after the fact and murder him there?
The macho fantasies don’t usually work out. More often all you can do is support the kids after the fact and that’s generally more important. With a bit of prompting, Hank stepped up pretty well there.
Zee
Well shit didn’t expect a doa comic to bring me to tears
In addition to everything Bagge says, while he did avoid contradicting Carol on panel, taking Joyce and Becky back to school without even mentioning it to her – before church was over – almost certainly led to a confrontation after the fact. Likely he kept it from being one that Joyce had to be part of.
SUGauthor
Hank is good though.
bemisawa
Yeah, Hank’s good. He’s got his issues, much like Joyce did, but he’s actually trying to work through them. If Joyce can be a redemption story, so can he – he’s not as far as she is, but he’s not far behind, either. He recognizes Becky’s humanity, and even if it makes him uncomfortable or if he’s not sure what to do with her newly-found sexuality, he treats her as a human being deserving love.
Meagan
I am here for the nuance and “redemption” stories, if you wanna think of it like that. I think of it more as a process of learning and growing throughout life. And being open to that. Hank clearly is.
Pylgrim
While evil definitely does exist, flawed is not evil. If we are going to condemn evil for their lack of humanity, then we ourselves need to show the same humanity allowing the possibility of redemption to those who are not too far gone.
I mean, they mostly stand around wtih a blank expression and failed to be judgmental about their daughters choice in partners (and spotted them money for a date), but by comparison to most other parents in the comic, that’s a+.
Maybe Sierra’s and Dorothy’s parents rate higher, but that’s about it.
SillyGoose
Failing to be judgmental is a rare, underrated achievement for parents, IRL too.
Ross is short and Blaine is tall. Just eyeballing some past strips, Ross is about the same height as Becky, who is about the same height as Amber, and Blaine towers over Amber (at least a foot higher, if not more).
Blaine is around the same height range as Ethan and Jacob. Joe appears to be a bit taller. I’m guessing Blaine’s between 5’10” and 6’2”. Ross, around 5’1” to 5’4”. By United States standards for men, Ross is fairly short and Blaine is an entry level of ‘tall.’ Blaine also has a way of getting deep into the personal space of characters he’s clearly taller than, while giving people within his height range a wide berth….
Eventually due to the sliding timescale, everyone’s injuries will just keep accumulating in till they’re all in wheelchairs and poking each other with sticks
Ross logic: This man says he is a christian, he could be lying, but lying is a sin and therefore if he were lying he would not be a christian, therefore he must be telling the truth as he says he is a christian.
Ross logic: reason of trust 1/ God would punish anyone who is faking being a christian
reason of trust 2/ I am one of the true child of God, so God will actively saves me and anyone doing its job is a tool of God, therefore should be christian to be honoured with the role
272 thoughts on “Sent”
Ana Chronistic
*pulls out “Christian D. Goodman” fake ID*
LeslieBean4shizzle
*pulls out “Ariel Christian” fake ID*
Clif
*slips “Mike spent the night with my mom and all I got was this fake ID and a nickel.” fake ID into Ana’s fake ID pouch*
HeySo
*pulls out “Aerial Christian” fake ID*
*throws it, shuriken-style, into the crowd*
*pulls out and holds up “Areel Christian” fake ID*
*points out the attached twine*
*slowly drags the “Aerial Christian” fake ID back in*
*pulls out an “Irule E. Goodtime” fake ID*
( ͡~ ͜ʖ ͡°)
HeySo
The E stands for Echristian, of course.
Nono
Ah, you must know Ima Goodlady from the Powerpuff Girls.
Jess
CURSED IMAGE
Lingo
EXACTLY
Kelibath
THIS
King Daniel
Well, we now have exactly two strips tagged with both Blaine and Ross in them.
mrnoidea
What’s the second one?
Clif
I believe he is saying this is the second one.
Clif
Not saying I agree.
Marsh Maryrose
This the first time that Blaine and Ross have met. Thanks to the miracle of blue panels, it is not the first strip in which they have both been tagged.
Rartorata
http://www.dumbingofage.com/tag/blaine+ross/
Doctor_Who
If this strip had any more dicks or assholes in it, it’d be Slipshine exclusive.
Lingo
If I could upvote this comment, I would.
Aubrey
This is the evilest comic in DoA history
AntJ
Eh, still not as bad as finding out that Carol wanted Ross bailed out
DudeMyDadOwnsADealership
It’s not like Carol has to be personally responsible for his pygmy ass now that it’s back on the streets……When this all goes down the septic drain, Ross can hold Blaine responsible for landing him back in Perp-Town…Just like the true-born model of a dependable man-of-the-house that he is…
Bagge
The even more evil strip will be when Carol doesn’t warn Joyce about what Toedad is about to do next, with the full knowledge of what he is about to do next.
whatevsman
give it time. somehow they’re gonna get that one douche whistle rapist dude (who’s name escapes me at the moment) in on their little cabal of evil too
Charlie Spencer
Yeah, this is full “Joker meets Penguin” stuff.
timemonkey
I hope they destroy each other and take a few of the other parents with them.
Doctor_Who
Word your wishes carefully, we don’t wanna lose Hank.
Viktoria
Yeah we do. He’s not on the same level as Carol/Toe/Ross, but that doesn’t make him good.
Bicycle Bill
Hank may not be ‘pure as the driven snow’ good, but when compared to these two he is definitely a keeper.
DudeMyDadOwnsADealership
Eventually…..John, Jordan, and Joshlyn might have missed out on what Joyce at least got an inkling of…..Remember Carol is his ‘Mrs. Right’ and he didn’t have to contradict her when he supported Joyce….Safely away from anyone from their church family, unless my memory failed me once again. Stress’ll do that to ya.
Bagge
I think Hank is an OK-to-Good father to Joyce. He had a problematic start but has grown. He gave her support where it really mattered and when Carol hit the fan he was on her side.
But what makes him daddy of the year for me, and the reason why I’m stuck in complicated custom negotiations attempting to navigate a “Best dad” mug large as a container vessel over the atlantic, is hank as a father to BECKY!
She grew I think Hank is an OK-to-Good father to Joyce. He had a problematic start but has grown. He gave her support where it really mattered and when Carol hit the fan he was on her side. Good job, Hank. Have a silver star.
But what makes him daddy of the year for me, and the reason why I’m stuck in complicated custom negotiations attempting to navigate a “Best dad” mug large as a container vessel over the atlantic, is Hank as a father to BECKY!
She practically grew up in his house under his roof. He knew her almost as well as his own children. He knew enough of her life under ToeDad to worry a bit about her. He saw her mother’s death (and knew how she died) and the effect it had on her.
Then they were off to college – they let Becky tag along to say goodbye to Joyce – and she dropped off his radar until Ross called a few weeks later and with barely controlled rage asked if Becky had contacted Joyce. Then there was the kidnapping and punching and Ross pointed a gun at Joyce and before he knew it, Becky showed up with a cheeky grin almost but not entirely hiding her nervousness and asked if she could tag along home. “Home”, as in the place that had almost been her home her entire childhood.
and Hank said yes.
Then he spent the weekend trying to divert Carol, listening to snide remarks in church and ultimately brought them back to college. Back to the ongoing crises there and watched Becky run straight into what could very well be an ongoing suicide situation on the off chance that she could save someone this time. Joyce impressed him tremendously by doing the right thing at the fountain, and now he saw something similar in Becky.
It would have been so easy for him to leave then. To leave Becky to take care of herself, to wash his hands and say that the kid who grew up under his roof was not his problem, had brought her ill fortunes upon herself, that she should have thought of those things before… before…
But he didn’t.
Hank went out of his way to comfort Becky, to re-establish the link to her childhood that every other worthless adult in La Porte had done their best to sever. Not only was she still her mother’s daughter but her mother was proud of her. Proud of what she had become. What she had become was not a sin, not a mistake, not something to be ashamed of. It was something to be proud of.
that was exactly what Becky needed desperately to hear, when she desperately needed to hear it, and that sort of comfort comes with a commitment. Having said that, there is no going back to the official policy of the church of regarding Becky as someone to be ostrichsized, reviled and forgotten. Hank took Becky in as HIS daughter that day. The joint bank account cemented it. Becky is not a mistake. Becky is not someone else’s problem. Becky is his child.
and that makes him Best Dad. Not his lack of bad actions – he has done several – but him sticking out his neck beyond what anyone could expect.
No other parent in the comic has come close to that level of commitment beyond what is expected for their own children (Dina’s parents have, for example, not to our knowledge done anything to help their daughter’s girlfriend with her living situation). and he did it not because he had to, but because it was the right thing to do.
Bottom line: Hank is best dad because he IS Becky’s dad even when he doesn’t have to be.
Bagge
ToeDad, meanwhile, hunted Becky with a gun and blamed her for her mother’s death. Stellar parenting there, asshole.
Bagge
andother comparison is “sir” who took Ruth and Howard in when their parents died… and what a great job HE did.
Bagge
Hank is the parental figure Becky never thought she could have. “Sir” is the parental figure Ruth and Howard wish they never would have.
Alan in DC
“…and Ross pointed a gun at Joyce…”
If I were Joyce’s dad, this story would have ended quite abruptly and very differently for Ross.
Bagge
Joyce mom and John both seem pretty cool with that whole “pointing-gun-at-daughter/sister”-thing.
They are pretty shitty family.
thejeff
How? Would you have magically known and teleported to her when it happened? Would you break into jail after the fact and murder him there?
The macho fantasies don’t usually work out. More often all you can do is support the kids after the fact and that’s generally more important. With a bit of prompting, Hank stepped up pretty well there.
Zee
Well shit didn’t expect a doa comic to bring me to tears
Bagge
Becky/Hank-interaction has a tendency to do that.
Case in point
http://www.dumbingofage.com/2016/comic/book-6/04-it-all-returns/deserves/
thejeff
In addition to everything Bagge says, while he did avoid contradicting Carol on panel, taking Joyce and Becky back to school without even mentioning it to her – before church was over – almost certainly led to a confrontation after the fact. Likely he kept it from being one that Joyce had to be part of.
SUGauthor
Hank is good though.
bemisawa
Yeah, Hank’s good. He’s got his issues, much like Joyce did, but he’s actually trying to work through them. If Joyce can be a redemption story, so can he – he’s not as far as she is, but he’s not far behind, either. He recognizes Becky’s humanity, and even if it makes him uncomfortable or if he’s not sure what to do with her newly-found sexuality, he treats her as a human being deserving love.
Meagan
I am here for the nuance and “redemption” stories, if you wanna think of it like that. I think of it more as a process of learning and growing throughout life. And being open to that. Hank clearly is.
Pylgrim
While evil definitely does exist, flawed is not evil. If we are going to condemn evil for their lack of humanity, then we ourselves need to show the same humanity allowing the possibility of redemption to those who are not too far gone.
Delicious Taffy
Sorry, Hank is #Cancelled.
Meagan
Amen! Or as we day on the internet, this.
Mollyscribbles
Or Dina’s parents, who have been pretty awesome.
Bagge
I mean, they mostly stand around wtih a blank expression and failed to be judgmental about their daughters choice in partners (and spotted them money for a date), but by comparison to most other parents in the comic, that’s a+.
Maybe Sierra’s and Dorothy’s parents rate higher, but that’s about it.
SillyGoose
Failing to be judgmental is a rare, underrated achievement for parents, IRL too.
Anthem
When did we meet Dina’s parents?
Bagge
Here
http://www.dumbingofage.com/2013/comic/book-3/04-just-hangin-out-with-my-family/adopt/
Bagge
and by phone, here
http://www.dumbingofage.com/2015/comic/book-6/01-to-those-whod-ground-me/credited/
TemperaryObsessor
They did fail to listen to their daughter about who is and is not allowed in her home, which was not their home.
Mollyscribbles
But they did apologize for it! Parents willing to apologize for their mistakes are also rare.
Too Old To Be Cool
I knew it.
William Leonard Reese Jr.
. . . . Is Ross like. . . .5 foot? I swear that he used to look taller then this right? Or is Blaine just like. . .6’5?
Proxiehunter
Joyce knocked a foot off the Toe when she hit him.
Lawzlo
Wait, how many feet did the toe have? Usually it’s one foot with five toes… So is he…
(Mumbles, then types into a calculator.)
1/5 of a foot tall? So, like 2.4 inches tall? That can’t be right…
(Goes back to typing on calculator, brow furrowed).
Bagge
Heh!
Marsh Maryrose
Ross is short and Blaine is tall. Just eyeballing some past strips, Ross is about the same height as Becky, who is about the same height as Amber, and Blaine towers over Amber (at least a foot higher, if not more).
DudeMyDadOwnsADealership
Blaine is around the same height range as Ethan and Jacob. Joe appears to be a bit taller. I’m guessing Blaine’s between 5’10” and 6’2”. Ross, around 5’1” to 5’4”. By United States standards for men, Ross is fairly short and Blaine is an entry level of ‘tall.’ Blaine also has a way of getting deep into the personal space of characters he’s clearly taller than, while giving people within his height range a wide berth….
BBCC
Ross is Sal’s height, so 5’7 or thereabouts.
King Daniel
…waitasec. Did Toedad get a shave in between today’s strip and yesterday’s?
William Leonard Reese Jr.
It looks like it right? It’s a shame too because he actually looked less like a toe with a full beard.
Marsh Maryrose
Probably when he changed out of prison orange and into civilian clothes.
Sunny
But how did he shave with that brace around his implied neck?
J
Eventually due to the sliding timescale, everyone’s injuries will just keep accumulating in till they’re all in wheelchairs and poking each other with sticks
Doctor_Who
This team-up will have the same ending as Death Becomes Her!
Deadjolras
It’s the cross-over I knew I never wanted!
Reltzik
…. absolutely nothing can go wrong with this… and I unreservedly… uh… unreservedly endor-…
…..
Nope! Can’t do it! Nope! Nope nope nope nope NOPE NOPE NOPE!
Some1
Ross logic: This man says he is a christian, he could be lying, but lying is a sin and therefore if he were lying he would not be a christian, therefore he must be telling the truth as he says he is a christian.
David
I took it to mean that Blaine decided his alias for this operation might as well be “Christian” since it’s funny how he came by it.
Khno
Ross logic: reason of trust 1/ God would punish anyone who is faking being a christian
reason of trust 2/ I am one of the true child of God, so God will actively saves me and anyone doing its job is a tool of God, therefore should be christian to be honoured with the role
Newllend(henryvolt)