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Before sunrise
Posted on May 18, 2014 by David M Willis

255 thoughts on “Before sunrise”

  1. Jen Aside

    THAT’S our Malaya!

    goddammit

    1. Tom Speelman

      *che laugh track and applause*

    2. Cheryl

      She just HAD to be that GAL……

    3. RevenantBacon

      Just had a flashback. All I heard was “Goddamnit, Nappa”

  2. Geminia999

    So, that is for shortpacked, right?

  3. John

    Goddammit Malaya.

    1. Sambo

      GODDAMMIT MALAYA.

      1. Robin

        GOD. DAMMIT. MALAYA.

    2. JA

      Malayadammit God.

      1. Sambo

        Dammit Malaya-God

  4. Jake

    Before sunrise? Are they vampires?

    1. Yotomoe

      WRYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!

      1. Aizat

        Damn it, Dio! Why can’t you stay dead…like Diego?

        1. Yotomoe

          You thought it was Yotomoe commenting, but it was I, DIO.

        2. Aizat

          Yeah…aren’t you dead..or something? I don’t know..after Stardust Crusaders, things get really, really weird…and don’t get me started on Steel Ball Run.

        3. Lawzlo

          Holy Diver,
          You’ve been down too long in the midnight sea
          Oh what’s becoming of me

        4. Dante

          Wrong Dio.

        5. Shadlyn Wolfe

          “Holy Diver” Dio is NEVER the wrong Dio.

        6. hoop

          this is the correct answer.

        7. Ocbrad1

          100% concur!

        8. Kiggy

          Eeyup

      2. Lifefire940

        Toki Wo TOmare!

    2. Plasma Mongoose

      Unlike Twilight vampires, when the sun hits them, their hair goes all curly.

      1. Leorale

        It becomes beautifro 🙂

        1. a4lbi

          I’m taking that, “beautifro.” 😀

    3. Jen Aside

      just from dusk ’til dawn

      1. Plasma Mongoose

        Oh I see, so Sal is short for Salma Hayek.

        1. Jen Aside

          That would be funny if a parking lot was their version of coffins, tho.

          “We haveta be in a shitty parking lot at sunrise, so we can turn into good little Christian girls”

          …wait

        2. Plasma Mongoose

          Sounds like a SyFy plot in the making if they get sick of making monster movies.

        3. Kirby

          Hey, they’re perfectly capable of making crappy horror movies too.

          House of Bones is a thing. One that sounds like someone looked at a Call of Cthulhu campaign and went ‘This would look awesome on tv.’

        4. Deanatay

          You just made Sal ten times hotter, to me.

    4. Kernanator

      What, no, that’s dumb.

      They’re clearly gargoyles.

      1. Plasma Mongoose

        So they will Turn To Stone?

        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjE4f5trLRQ

    5. Chris

      Sal+Marcie+Sunrise. Aww, that’s sweet. There is no limit to Sal’s awesomeness.

  5. AgentKeen

    GODDAMMIT MALAYA!

    1. Suitora

      Nice try, Danny.

  6. March

    “Don’t make me come in there and defend your honor”

    1. Yotomoe

      Fuck, I’m already in the White Armor. Damnit Malaya.

    2. JustCheetoDust

      The idea of her even giving a rat’s ass about Malaya’s honor is amusing.

      1. nekobawt

        ditto the idea of malaya even having honor

        1. gangler

          Whitebeard lived and died without taking a single coward’s injury.

          He never truly cared for the concept, but his men respected him too much to let his name be besmirched. Any time his back was exposed to an enemy, his men would be right there protecting it.

          Sometimes honor manifests itself through the company you keep.

  7. Plasma Mongoose

    Up in the sky, it’s a bird, it’s a pain, no it’s Malaya!

    1. Wakeford

      Pain is definitely also involved, though.

  8. Vael

    Malaya makes the best faces.

    Also, goddamnit Malaya.

  9. The Weirdo

    HAHAHAHAHAHA

    Sorry, it’s just somehow INCREDIBLY satisfying to see Malaya thrown through the air like a frisbee.

    1. Bill

      Some people just have to learn the hard way.

      1. The Weirdo

        Normally, getting clotheslined IS “the hard way”. For Malaya? That’s just a regular Tuesday.

        She is NOT well liked.

        1. Mr K

          She’ll lose her memory by tommorrow, I bet.

  10. Yotomoe

    MALAYA NOOOOOOOOOOOO

    1. hoovy_woopeans

      Reading this i was like

      “how will yotomoe react”

      in my mind it was exactly like this

    2. newllend

      WAIT, you got to admit ass looks amazing when its flying through the air.

      1. Yotomoe

        You’re right. And her butt isn’t too bad either.

  11. Yotomoe

    Also, new Sierra Art. I’m totes hooked!!!

    1. AgentKeen

      Guess who I thought about when I saw it!?

      …wait, that’s creepy, we don’t even know each other.

      1. hoovy_woopeans

        fuck, i was definitely being creepy.

  12. Bill

    Is that Malaya trying to do a flying knee drop on Amazi-Girl, or are we seeing the after-effects of Amazi-Girl’s response to the leg in the breadbasket?

    1. Jen Aside

      assuming it’s like The Hulk and/or she can reflect any damage inflicted upon her

      1. Jen Aside

        …I’m now picturing Amazi-Girl doing that Don Flamenco taunt

        “BLUH BLUH BLUH”
        *punch*
        *does Flamenco Punch accompanied by shitty 8-bit SFX*

        1. Ridureyu

          I’m seeing Ryuji Yamazaki’s taunt-counter, but the effect is pretty similar.

    2. JustCheetoDust

      Signs (okay, the speed lines) point to the latter.

    3. Huttj

      Amazi-girl was looking for a fight, but the lawful nature of her persona wouldn’t let her start one without a good reason. Despite her bluster, underage drinking is not a good reason to start a fight. Defending yourself from assault is, so Malaya just gave her “permission” to cut loose.

  13. newllend

    You mess with the bull you get the horns, you mess Amazi-girl you get fucked up.

  14. timemonkey

    I love you Malaya, never change. Well, maybe become more bitter.

    1. Yotomoe

      She’ll be like 10 week old vegetables.

      1. JustCheetoDust

        Like beer with too much hops!

        1. -Sentinel-

          India pale ale

      2. Deanatay

        Wait, is that ten 1-week old vegetables, or a group of vegetables that’s ten weeks old?

        In either case, I’m not really thinking bitter, as much as I’m thinking… disgusting.

    2. Leorale

      Bitter as wormwood

  15. Vile Gamer

    I believe she can fly, I believe she can touch the sky…

  16. Wack'd

    That is some throw.

    1. Plasma Mongoose

      Squirrel powers give AG super-strength.

      1. Jerden

        AND JUSTICE, but mostly squirrel powers.

    2. newllend

      Probably a new record.

  17. John

    And I’m curious as to why sunrise matters. Is Sal a vampire? Or Marcie? Maybe Carla, she’s kind of pasty.

    1. Yotomoe

      She’s actually TRANSylvanian.

      1. John

        Carla is Tim Curry?

    2. Ben

      I’d guess something to do with the fact that they need to be out of the area with their booze without fighting /before/ the camera’s can catch their faces.

    3. Deanatay

      Probably because sunlight = day = Walmart actually giving a s**t about underage kids drinking and fighting in their parking lot where potential customers can see them.

      Also, day = school, which Sal is trying her best to attend regularly and not suck at. And, as everyone should know, not sucking at school = sleep, which means Sal really should get at least a little.

      Not that that’s going to happen, now, since Malaya obligingly gave AG an excuse to go aggro (as I knew she would – goddammit, Malaya). Now they really will be Up All Night – To Get Vengance.

  18. Bill

    By the way, Willis, nice effect of the false dawn (the lighter purples) in the sky in the background.

    1. Jen Aside

      I was gonna say eventide, but that’s the opposite

  19. Kernanator

    You blew it, Malaya.

    1. Khaner

      She danned it up again.

      1. Jen Aside

        So is Malayaing just Danning but angry?

        1. John

          Danning is fucking things up because your firmly held ideas of How Things Should Be blind you to what actually is.

          Malayaing is fucking things up just because you’re a violent spite-filled jerk.

        2. Jen Aside

          So, Danning but spiteful

        3. gka

          No, no, when a person Dans it up, they only probably deserve the horrible consequences of their actions, and I will eventually get tired of seeing them rain down upon them.

          When one Malayas it up, they absolutely deserve every one of those consequences, and more, and I will never tire of seeing their suffering.

        4. Jen Aside

          So, Danning but spiteful

          [at Malaya]

        5. CianM1301

          So, where does Billieing fit into this?

        6. Psi-Baka-Onna

          That requires more alcohol.

        7. Shen Hibiki

          And a window.

    2. Safgaftsa

      I see a new “Danning it up” on the horizon.

  20. Chrissy

    Does AG want Sal to hurt her as payback for the stabbing, or does she want Sal to hurt her so she can start a fight? That is, is the motivation guilt or revenge?

    1. Jake

      why not both?

    2. Yotomoe

      “Sal! That’s it!!! I’ve been waiting for this PAIN!!!”

    3. Undrave

      That’s what I was thinking too.

    4. Chris

      Both times AG went after Sal it was all anger, so I guessed that AG wanted to avenge Ethan and show that she/Amber is no longer a scared, geeky girl that cowers even when friends are threatened.

      But here she actually says “fight me” and “hurt me”. That’s different on so many levels.

      1. Deanatay

        “Hurt me” may just be saying, “I need a reason to attack you, give it to me!” OTOH, it may speak to a deeper need to be hurt, but I don’t think so. Masochism is usually driven by guilt, and I don’t see a lot of guilt in Amber – shame, definitely, and anger, but not guilt. Not yet, at least.

        1. Chris

          Yeah, it seems less clear to me now that she said both together. I considered quite a few other meanings, physical and non-physical, before I stopped and simply commented “so many levels”. Of course, only Willis gets to decide which one(s).

  21. shietka

    “Hurt me”? Could it be that–at least to some degree–Amber actually wants Sal to beat her up? Does she have some sort of feeling that that will make them “even”? That it will somehow make up for her stabbing Sal all that time ago? Man, this storyline is just so….. wow. Just…. all the feels.

    1. Greenygal

      Yeah, it looks like, and suddenly this situation has suddenly–somehow–become even more fucked-up. I don’t think Amber consciously went into this with the hope of getting beat up, but it makes sense that it was a subconscious motivation, with as much self-hatred as we’ve seen she’s carrying around.

      1. Regalli

        She just… Amber is so unbelievably messed up, y’all.

        Seriously, poor kid needs HELP.

    2. timemonkey

      She may just want Sal to try so she can stop her and prove to herself that she’s grown from the helpless girl she was.

    3. Maveric1984

      I’m thinking her “code” prevents her from attacking someone who doesn’t want to fight. She needs to be provoked for it to be legitimate.

      1. Godozo

        What you said.

      2. Chrissy

        I agree that she has that code. But why “hurt me” rather than “hit me”?

        1. Jackson

          Because she doesn’t understand Sal. She sees her as a comic book villain who would always grab at the chance to hurt the hero, so she hopes that by offering Sal that chance she can get Sal to attack her. Because that’s the kind of person she needs Sal to be.

    4. Eva

      See? Called it! Everyone said no, but called it last strip!

      1. Jen Aside

        Not too late to break out the chill pills

        –as boring a twist as that would be at this point

        1. Deanatay

          I think the “Goddammit, Malaya”s indicate that even Sal realizes that that ship has just sailed. Now there will be punchings.

        2. Jen Aside

          *Sal grabs Malaya by the scruff of the neck*
          Sal: “–THE FUCK YA DOING startin’ fights, stupid? CARLA, grab Hulk there”
          Carla: “Yeah, right–see ya, suckers.”
          Sal: “GODDAMMIThey, Hulk, can ya stop Hulking for a sec, ah ain’t fightin’ ya, where’s yer therapist at”
          Amazi-Girl: *tears open shirt and everyone else’s*
          Sal: “Dangit, ah jes’ wanted ta finish the Lightning Cup”
          AG: *blinks* “Wait, what?”
          Sal: “Easily coulda had 1:20 ‘fore the battery died, piece a shit”
          AG: “How the hell are you doing that, show me”

        3. John

          I’m still rooting for them to become friends through Danny’s DS without either of them realizing who the other is.

    5. Annie

      Yeah, I was assuming she wanted to get Sal to start the physical fight so that she had a “legitimate” reason to, well, fight her.
      If Sal hits her first, then Amber is just acting in self-defense when she beats Sal up. If she attacks Sal first, then Amber’s just a violent bully.
      But Amber feels like she needs to stand up to Sal and hurt her so that Sal no longer holds that control over Amber.

      It’s messed up logic, and even if Amber beat Sal within an inch of her life she would still have panic attacks when something triggers a memory of that trauma and will still feel out-of-control and helpless, but Amber’s obviously not thinking clearly or logically.

    6. gangler

      Sal has to be a violent harmful dangerous presence in the community. Right now the subject is pretty deeply tied to Amber’s general worldview, so Amber’s very invested in getting hurt by Sal.

  22. John

    Also also, I think I’m liking Carla better than UC.

    1. Plasma Mongoose

      I bet that Carla has better ‘software’ than UC does. 😀

      1. Yotomoe

        Because it was programmed by god!!!
        Sorry. My inner Joyce just escaped.

        1. Plasma Mongoose

          …and the Devil has 1337 hacking skills.

        2. The Weirdo

          Where do you think the “cool hacker” in Hollywood came from? It’s all the Devil’s work, I tells ya!

        3. Deanatay

          Yeah, but Jesus saves… to the server. Every night, before heading home.

      2. JWLM

        I dunno. Is Carla eighteen? Estrogen therapy is not allowed for minors in the some states, even with parental consent. I don’t know if Indiana is among them, but I certainly believe so.

        1. John

          Carla’s a sophomore, so she’s probably at least eighteen, more likely nineteen. Also, Willis has said that all of the primary cast are legal adults because of the reasons, and though Carla wasn’t part of the cast yet at the time, I’m assuming the reasons apply equally to her.

  23. LiaHansen

    Well this is just embarrassing all around.

  24. Khaner

    AND ULTRAGIRL HAS CLEARED THE RING! I REPEAT, SHE HAS CLEARED THE RING!
    But will Sal come back hard for vengeance? Find out this monday on Nitro!

  25. Kamino Neko

    C’mon…she’s just giving the girl what she wants.

    1. newllend

      And she returned the favour by giving her a buzz, witch she will have after she hits the ground head first.

      1. Deanatay

        Oh, SkHates, why must you instigate?

  26. JessWitt

    Oh Carla, the fweirdness will never end.

  27. Rani

    There’s a woman stunning in her viciousness and matchless in her stupidity.

    1. Deanatay

      There’s a reason I call her ‘SkHates’.

  28. GoogerGeiger

    Stokin’ that fire.

  29. Mr. Random

    Now it’s self-defense. Technically.

    1. Yotomoe

      Technically Amazi-girl hit her first. I mean she was threatened…but she hit first…but…

      1. newllend

        After she kind of rushed her, but then again she was literally asking for it.

      2. Ridureyu

        That’s how self-defense works. You hit somebody until they hit you back, and then you can say that it was preemptive self-defense.

        1. Mr. Random

          Welcome to the legal system, where what you say ALWAYS makes sense to SOMEONE.

  30. Marvelman

    Does Amber have any actual martial arts/self-defence training? Brazilian Jujitsu, maybe? Or is she just in really good shape?

    1. JustCheetoDust

      I think it’s a combination of Judo (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is less concerned with making someone go airborne than it is with dragging someone to the ground and getting a joint lock or choke from there) and Malaya’s love of re-enacting Jazz’s usual means of departure from the Banks residence.

      Mostly the latter.

  31. SilverArrowArtemis

    Amazi-Girl. Campus vigilante. Is always prepared.

  32. alicemacher

    Future Carla: “Hey, remember that girl? The one who pretended to be a superhero so she could get beaten up?”

    Future Sal: “Oh, you mean Amazi-Girl. Ha ha ha! She was one for the books.”

    Future Carla: “Whatever happened to her?”

    Future Sal: “Uh, well, she pulled it on Malaya and Amazi-Girl sent Malaya flying across a parking lot.”

    1. JebJeb

      That’s pretty much what went through my head when I read it.

  33. Keroshino

    HURT ME MORE, SNAKE!!!

    1. Aizat

      I love MGS1..I really do but that line…that line …WHY?

  34. Sam

    Goddammit Malaya. WHY. SAL WANTED TO AVOID THE FIGHT AND YOU SCREWED IT ALL UP. *Flips a table*

    1. Jen Aside

      Now Malaya’s the table.

  35. JustCheetoDust

    God…dammit.

    1. Plasma Mongoose

      Right on the money there, also is that David Mitchell in your grav?

      1. JustCheetoDust

        Yes, yes it is. That evil vicar sketch was brilliant, even though I’m partial to the other vicar sketch that he did.

        1. Aizat

          Yeah..about that, why do they keep replacing the nice Australian girls with very uptight folks?

        2. JustCheetoDust

          If the shop sketch is anything to go by, I guess it’s to raise the standards of the clientele.

    2. Wack'd

      Does…does Adam Reed just do the same voice for all his characters? Also, why do they all inevitably require motion assistance?

      1. JustCheetoDust

        Only Xander and Ray have that kind of bad luck. He also voiced Killface, Wendell, and most of the Xtacles. I say “most” because IMDB lists Krieger voice actor, Ray Gillette model and Alton Brown’s dungeon master Lucky Yates as another Xtacles voice actor.

  36. MrSirk

    Man….they were so close to salvaging the night by just leaving.

    1. Leorale

      They still can. I think Sal will check on Malaya, but there’s no need to stick around and get violent on her behalf.

  37. newllend

    I doubt “God damnit Malaya” is going to be as big as ” Damnit Danny.”

  38. cmd1095

    Amber’s superpower… masochism?

    1. Yotomoe

      Noone will want to hit her cuz that’s what she wants. And then she just kicks their ass.

    2. Chaucer59

      Love the title. Pharell Willis?

  39. Ridureyu

    This is like Renfield’s “Punish me!” rant from Dracula. Or the Mel brooks parody.

  40. Aizat

    Um…Malaya? You have no one to blame but yourself for running into Amazi-Girl’s clothesline…and the Circle Throw she just did at you.

  41. TheLurkerAbove

    AMAZI-GIRL SMASH

    1. Aizat

      AMAZI-GIRL STRONGEST THERE IS!

  42. Batman1016

    Sal, now’s your chance! She’s a screw-up and a waste of time! You’re already on your bike! Just leave her behind!

  43. Chris28

    Oh goddammit Malaya…

    … This is going to become a thing now, isn’t it?

    1. Aizat

      Malaya being a punching bag? Don’t know.

      1. Arkadi

        Let’s hope so!

    2. Reltzik

      Tomorrow, when Malaya knocks over Sal’s bike and breaks it: “Goddammit Malaya!”

      Next week, when Sal flunks her midterm because all five of them were in jail for public disturbance: “Goddammit Malaya!”

      Next year, every time that Dan Dan’s it up again: “Goddammit Malaya!”

      In a few months, when Shortpacked ends: “Goddammit Malaya!”

      …. yes. Yes it is.

  44. newllend

    You know what funny I keep thinking of lion kings opening theme “circle of life” while imagining Malaya flying through the air as the sun rises in the background.

    1. newllend

      Oh wait wait:http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lXjI2kuNkhE

  45. Blackbird

    Ah, I just got Amber’s motivation here. It isn’t about getting back at Sal for traumatizing her at all, it’s about giving Sal a chance to get back at her for the stabbing. It all makes more sense now.

  46. Yotomoe

    OMG thigh freckles. Malaya, you’re 100% adorable.

    1. John

      You have a really weird definition of “adorable”.

      1. Aizat

        Everyone has a weird definition of adorable. For instance, I think Minya is adorable, as is a zergling.

    2. Arkadi

      What he said.

  47. Rybridge

    Sal: …this is why we can’t have nice things…

  48. Rabid Rabbit

    This is just DoA’s equivalent of the Joyce/Sal fight from IW where Joyce points out that she’s grown up and Sal hasn’t, right? Except with Sal playing Joyce?

  49. Tommy Bologna

    Oh man I hope Carla catches her and they both end up rollin’ down a hill.

    1. Reltzik

      If it isn’t already, I hereby dub “rollin’ down a hill” to be a euphemism.

      1. Leorale

        Rroll, rroll, rroll in ze hay!

  50. Ben

    What Sal said

  51. Kelso

    Can the title for this arc’s book be “GODDAMMIT MALAYA”?

  52. indignostudios

    Goddamnit, Ross.

    1. Z3tto

      Goddammit, Nappa.

      1. Starscreamer

        Hey Vegeta….are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet?

  53. Reltzik

    … what kind of an idiot picks a fight while they’re on skates? Okay, I’d get it if the opponent was also on skates, or something else which similarly robbed them of solid footing. Roller Derby girls aren’t stupid for checking other roller derby girls who are also on skates. But here? Dammit, Malaya.

    1. Annie

      Malaya seems to just like to have an excuse to check people, be it in a derby or in a parking lot. She doesn’t have the self-control to take the skates off before going after Amazi-Girl (though I imagine Amazi-Girl would happily wait for her to do so), and she sure as he’ll doesn’t have the self-control to walk/skate away and not give in to provocation.

  54. FuryOfFirestorm

    You had one job, Malaya…ONE JOB!!!

  55. Resulli

    Something tells me Sal understood why Amber was doing all this and was trying to avoid a fight for a reason.

    Sal’s awesome like that.

    1. Leorale

      I think the legit reason is that she doesn’t feel like curb-stomping this random crazy stranger.

      Sal’s still way awesome, tho.

    2. Jordan

      I think that Sal could tell something was wrong. She probably doesn’t know what Amber’s actual problem is, but she can probably tell that Amber is just misplacing her aggression.

      1. Resulli

        Yeah that’s what I meant. Not the specific “why” but kind of an instinctual understanding that there’s something else going on here.

    3. hoop

      she doesn’t want to fight an obviously mentally ill person?

      1. Resulli

        Maybe that too but mayhap she sees in Amber something of herself in the past and knows not to instigate it.

  56. Idon'tcarenomore

    This is what I figured last night, Sal doesn’t need a ‘no reason, but because I want one fight” with anyone, she has a record already.

    Sal is pretty street smart, she knows something is wrong with someone who charges 4 people, expecting “a fair fight”. Sal is a badass, but she just is not the kind of person to beat the Hell of somebody, with 3 helpers. She can do just fine all by herself.

    And if she didn’t know, tonights “fight me, hurt me” should reinforce that Amazi-girl has a screw loose.

    Good shot Mayla, figured you would do that too..nasty little creep.

  57. acher4

    Fight!!!!

  58. nekobawt

    i know it’s not the right time of year, but that last panel would make a wonderful backdrop for “i’m head over heels for you, valentine”…

  59. Andiemus

    Either the perspective in the last panel is wonky, Malaya weighs like 8 pounds or Amazi-girl actually has superpowers because Malaya looks like she’s like 8 feet above the ground.

    1. David

      Maybe A-Girl made Malaya fart.

  60. Arkadi

    Amber, you realize how that sounded don’t you?

  61. Tenn

    Oh. Oooooooh.

    Well, I feel stupid now.

  62. Fletcher

    Am I the only one actually concerned that Malaya’s about to suffer (at least) a concussion? Plowing head-first into concrete isn’t good for you. Even if it is Malaya, that kinda makes me cringe. Perhaps Carla can catch her.

    1. TJ Baltimore

      Nah, she has plenty of airborne time to tuck and roll.

    2. Deanatay

      Malaya REALLY should be wearing a helmet.

      I mean, ALL THE TIME. The way she pisses people off, she should ALWAYS wear one.

    3. Leorale

      That’s true. I mean, she’s a tough cookie, but ouch.

      Maybe all that time spent as a lightweight who loves violent sports has taught her how to fall properly when thrown.

    4. Chubsius

      There would be a certain, bitter irony if Amber went there trying to get hurt and instead cracked Malaya’s skull on the pavement.

    5. Heavensrun

      If somebody gets hospitalized in this comic, it would last for YEARS of real time. I really wouldn’t worry about long term injuries.

  63. Kravis

    Thank you, Malaya.

  64. CianM1301

    Malaya used Sucker Punch!
    It’s not very effective… Justified raised Amber’s attack!
    Amber used Storm Throw! A critical hit!
    It’s super effective!

  65. Giant Speck

    Malaya’s freckles look like tiny, shocked eyes in the last frame.

  66. Charlie Spencer

    Are all four of them gonna get on that one bike? Between the various modes of transportation, that better parking lot must be pretty close.

    1. Aizat

      Needs sidecars.

  67. Nym

    Malayaaaa.

  68. Some guy

    Damn Amber, you crazy

  69. Pinja

    I think Amber can take them

    1. Some guy

      She does seem to have magical mad fighting skills and strength in this comic. Does she have a backstory that explains that from one of the other earlier comics? I’m thinking maybe exposure to that goo from TMNT or something.

      1. Deanatay

        Rage power. Nothing else needed.

      2. gangler

        She’s been doing this for a while.

  70. hoop

    So everyone’s just going to follow behind Sal on their roller skates & skateboards?

    That’s the slowest moving girl gang ever.

    1. demoneater

      Clearly the redhead transforms (complete with generation 1 sounds) into a ULTRA fast CAR for everyone to get around in.

    2. gangler

      What if they have some kind of rope that attaches to Sal’s bike? Like waterskiing, but on land.

      They’ve even got enough people to form a little pyramid!

      1. Darkflame

        “What if they have some kind of rope that attaches to Sal’s bike”

        Like Btt2 with the unpowered hoverboards!

  71. Chris

    OMG. Malaya’s cutie mark has a mind of its own!

  72. mistrali

    Oh, crap. Damn it, Malaya, why?

  73. hof1991

    Masochist: “Hurt me.”
    Sadist: “No.”

    Though to be fair to Sal, that’s also the response of most sane people. No point in picking a fight with a skunk. Even if you win, it doesn’t turn out that well.

  74. JWLM

    Oh, fuck. @damnyouwillis, have you been stringing us along? First, there’s this exchange:

    Sal: Ah never lost a fight.
    Amber: N-not a fair one, you have’t.

    I don’t know whether Sal has ever lost a fair fight, but she has lost a fight — to Amber, who attacked her with a knife, from behind, while she was unable to move.

    Now, we’re seeing Amber ask to be hurt, twice. Not attacked, but hurt.

    Willis, who’s she motivated by getting revenge on: Sal, or herself? Does Amber want Sal to get even with her for the stabbing in the convenience store parking lot?

    1. Riku

      The “not a fair one” is referring to the time when she stabbed her yeah.

      I just saw what she’s saying as “Hurt me so I can be justified in attacking you”

      1. Some guy

        Yeah, I just twigged on that myself.

      2. JWLM

        I don’t think so — in that case, she’d have said, “C’mon. Take a swing, b*tch.” or something like that. She directly asks to be *hurt* — not “try to hit me” or even “try to hurt me,” but “hurt me.”

      3. Heavensrun

        That’s what I thought it was before, but looking back at her expression on “Not a fair one”, I thought it was odd at the time, but I couldn’t put my finger on why. It was guilt. And if she feels guilty, the -only- way this scene makes -any- sense is if she’s trying to get Sal to kick her ass.

    2. Heavensrun

      I just clued into this myself. She’s trying to get justice done -on herself-.

    3. Jen Aside

      I’m pretty sure only Amber thinks of that as a fight. By the time they actually “engaged”, it was just assault. And a [failed] robbery isn’t really a fight in that sense, either.

  75. K

    Malaya is even less likeable here than she was in shortpacked. I can honestly say I prefer Danny.

  76. gangler

    I know there was a bit of an argument about her previous fall, but this situation here really does look like it’s getting into “Why you wear a helmet” territory.

    1. John

      Because if you go around being Malaya, you’re gonna get hit in the head?

  77. ridtom

    Is Amazi-Girl secretly Crawler?

    Amazi-Girl: “Fight Me! Hurt Me!”

    *Spits Acid at Sals bike*

    1. Dante

      Grey Fox you say?

      1. Khaner

        A Metal Gear Reference?!

        1. Keroshino

          !

        2. Jen Aside

          Metal… Gear??

  78. Starscreamer

    Well Malaya…play with the bull….

  79. scutigera

    If anyone had been interested enough in my opinions to ask me which two developments I least looked forward to in this strip, I would have replied, the inevitable end of AmaziGirl’s unbeaten streak, and the arrival of two of the three most annoying and obnoxious characters David Willis has ever created. Having the first happen because of the second would be especially distasteful. Feel free to pour as much beatdown gravy as you like on Malaya, I say, though few of her giblets are likely to be detached with her mecha girlfriend standing by.

    1. John

      So, you’re aware that Carla is neither a robot nor Malaya’s girlfriend in this universe, right?

      For that matter, she isn’t in the Walkyverse, either. That’s Ultra Car, who looks very similar but is not the same person.

  80. Tealjoy

    Are we about to see Hulk Amber again?

  81. man in black

    See what happens when you give the hero what she wants

    1. Jen Aside

      Twist: Carla’s pranking them, and that’s nonalcoholic beer

  82. Charles Phipps

    Someone should get a video of this in the parking lot, post it on Youtube, and then receive a huge amount of comments.

    The title: “Amazi-Girl Bigot! Fights Asian, Black, Disabled, and Trans women to establish supremecy.”

    Then Amazi-Girl can become a diversity positive legacy as she passes it on to Dinah in shame.

  83. Jack Finch

    Amazi-girl, Amber doesn’t deserve you, but Malaya….Malaya is another story. You two were made for each other.

  84. JeremiahTheBulldog

    Can’t they just leave Malaya? Sounds like a plan to me.

  85. Keulan

    God dammit Nappa!

    1. Wixvhen

      Thank you. I’m glad somebody made the comparison.

  86. Fen_Star

    So, sal knew who she was the whole time?

  87. Robert E.O Speedwagon

    This is going quite nicely

  88. chris73

    While I think violence towards females is generally a bad idea (self-defence or defence of others being the exception) Malaya is really asking for it

    1. Pat

      …violence against anyone is generally a bad idea except for defense.

      1. chris73

        Yeah you’re right but as a guy violence against women seems worse then violence against men (of course it isn’t but still…)

  89. Vree

    “Hurry before it’s sunrise.”

    Sal confirmed for vampire.

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