Topic: Damn you, Willis! (Dumbing of Age) (Read 638758 times)

Welu · « **on:** 12 Dec 2014, 12:58 »

Ask and ye shall recieve.

This thread can also be used to talk about anything else of David Willis' work: Shortpacked!, Roomies, It's Walky, etc.

However when talking about works other than DoA, use spoilers. Same for showing preview panels from Willis' Tumblr.

Masterpiece · « **Reply #1 on:** 12 Dec 2014, 14:30 »

Re: Current strip:

eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

explicit · « **Reply #2 on:** 12 Dec 2014, 14:34 »

Someone's going to get really sad... in... 6 and a half hours.

Pilchard123 · « **Reply #3 on:** 12 Dec 2014, 14:42 »

Butts. All I'm getting is butts.

Schmee · « **Reply #4 on:** 12 Dec 2014, 19:55 »

Prediction: next DoA will be 4 panels of Joyce screaming.
It's inevitable.

Edit: DAMN YOU, WILLIS

SubaruStephen · « **Reply #5 on:** 12 Dec 2014, 23:38 »

Quote from: Schmee on 12 Dec 2014, 19:55

Prediction: next DoA will be 4 panels of Joyce screaming.
It's inevitable.

I hope you didn't buy any lottery tickets, your ability to predict the future is way off.

(click to show/hide)

(This is the first DoA comic I've read, no idea what's going on, but I feel sorry for the redhead

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explicit · « **Reply #6 on:** 13 Dec 2014, 02:18 »

Ya, that's about what I expected. It only made sense, if he did anything too far off that it would ahve been forced and just bad writing overall.

LeeC · « **Reply #7 on:** 13 Dec 2014, 08:07 »

Its about as much as I expected would happen. Now Joyce is going to feel bad and confused. She will probably talk to Ethan about it since he's gay.

Becky must feel crushed and vulnerable after doing that. Hope she doesn't do anything disastrous to herself. She seems like she's not happy with her up bringing nor her college.

Kugai · « **Reply #8 on:** 13 Dec 2014, 12:36 »

Shit.

Loki · « **Reply #9 on:** 13 Dec 2014, 14:11 »

Oh Becky, I can relate

LeeC · « **Reply #10 on:** 13 Dec 2014, 21:17 »

Is she going to punch Sara?

Method of Madness · « **Reply #11 on:** 13 Dec 2014, 21:26 »

I think she's running away.

Also, a request. I've only read DoA, so could people not spoil things from other Willis comics?

explicit · « **Reply #12 on:** 13 Dec 2014, 23:22 »

Quote from: LeeC on 13 Dec 2014, 21:17

Is she going to punch Sara?

IS SHE GONNA SAY THE WORD "FUCK"?

Masterpiece · « **Reply #13 on:** 14 Dec 2014, 08:26 »

Quote from: Method of Madness on 13 Dec 2014, 21:26

Also, a request. I've only read DoA, so could people not spoil things from other Willis comics?

I don't see anybody spoiling Shortpacked! Or It's Walky! for you. That being said, reading Dumbing of Age is SORT OF a spoiler in of itself.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #14 on:** 14 Dec 2014, 09:02 »

How?

LeeC · « **Reply #15 on:** 14 Dec 2014, 09:14 »

Quote from: Method of Madness on 14 Dec 2014, 09:02

How?

If we told you, it would be a spoiler.

Masterpiece · « **Reply #16 on:** 14 Dec 2014, 09:43 »

Zing!

Method of Madness · « **Reply #17 on:** 14 Dec 2014, 20:47 »

I thought DoA used the same characters but with new stories.

Neko_Ali · « **Reply #18 on:** 14 Dec 2014, 21:07 »

It does, mostly. Except that the more out-there elements of the Walkyverse don't apply. Carla is a human, not Ultra-car. Monkey Master and the Head Alien is just a cartoon. Just ordinary people pretty much going to college.

Kugai · « **Reply #19 on:** 15 Dec 2014, 13:57 »

Hooboy

Something tells me she got thrown out.

LeeC · « **Reply #20 on:** 15 Dec 2014, 13:58 »

Quote from: Kugai on 15 Dec 2014, 13:57

Something tells me she got thrown out.

Probably after she came out to her parents. Thats my guess.

Neko_Ali · « **Reply #21 on:** 15 Dec 2014, 14:46 »

And/or came out at school. Didn't she go to a very small Christian university, she said? They often have morality clauses.

LeeC · « **Reply #22 on:** 15 Dec 2014, 14:47 »

That's a good point!

explicit · « **Reply #23 on:** 15 Dec 2014, 14:53 »

Quote from: Neko_Ali on 15 Dec 2014, 14:46

And/or came out at school. Didn't she go to a very small Christian university, she said? They often have morality clauses.

I can attest to that. I had a girlfriend who went to a Christian college (one of those real strict ones, I went to a Catholic college, but all that meant was they didn't sell condoms on campus, had a chapel and I had to take 3 theology classes with only 1 of them having to be about Christianity) and those rules were goddamn ridiculous. From the top of my head: people must have their feet on the ground at all times while in a room of the opposite sex (you're not going to be transgendered and go to this college, so yes, sex), door open, of course; pregnancy out of wedlock is grounds for expulsion, a large amount of apologizing and penance is required to be accepted back in, only after the baby is born; only married couples are allowed to show any signs of a sexual relationship - and even then it's basically hand holding.

Also, people in those schools get married so fucking fast.

Neko_Ali · « **Reply #24 on:** 15 Dec 2014, 15:22 »

I'm wondering if she's come out to her family though. From the description they are super controlling and ultra religious. Which is why it was wondered that she was allowed to visit Joyce unexpected and alone. So.. Was she kicked out of college and waiting for word to get back to her parents... Or have her parents kicked her out entirely? Either way... no good.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #25 on:** 15 Dec 2014, 18:36 »

Poor Becky

LeeC · « **Reply #26 on:** 15 Dec 2014, 21:20 »

Well that explains everything...sort of. Too bad Becky...

Stoon · « **Reply #27 on:** 16 Dec 2014, 14:08 »

DoA has become my favourite webcomic.

Stoon · « **Reply #28 on:** 16 Dec 2014, 21:25 »

I called it a few strips ago, in one of the comment threads. Becky ran away.

Kugai · « **Reply #29 on:** 17 Dec 2014, 12:55 »

explicit · « **Reply #30 on:** 17 Dec 2014, 21:40 »

I don't care what anyone says, that's the cutest one.

Kugai · « **Reply #31 on:** 22 Dec 2014, 15:07 »

Today on DoA

Amazi-girl, a guy and a cinder block

Kugai · « **Reply #32 on:** 07 Jan 2015, 12:09 »

And Becky just doesn't come out, she explodes from the Closet

explicit · « **Reply #33 on:** 07 Jan 2015, 14:01 »

Pilchard123 · « **Reply #34 on:** 11 Jan 2015, 02:22 »

Dina! :3

Kugai · « **Reply #35 on:** 12 Jan 2015, 15:30 »

Dina, the Yoda of DoA

Stoon · « **Reply #36 on:** 12 Jan 2015, 17:42 »

Willis has captured Dina perfectly. She's an Ace Aspie, and that's exactly what it's like.

Kugai · « **Reply #37 on:** 13 Jan 2015, 15:18 »

The dreaded Hair Of Exam Terror

Looks like Walky will have to STUDY

ankhtahr · « **Reply #38 on:** 16 Jan 2015, 21:08 »

In an entirely different universe Soggies may rule now.

I'll admit that I was slightly disappointed with the last Shortpacked! ever. But well. It's over.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #39 on:** 16 Jan 2015, 22:30 »

Over forever? I still haven't read any of it.

Welu · « **Reply #40 on:** 17 Jan 2015, 02:11 »

Quote from: ankhtahr on 16 Jan 2015, 21:08

In an entirely different universe Soggies may rule now.

I'll admit that I was slightly disappointed with the last Shortpacked! ever. But well. It's over.

Me too, to be honest.

ankhtahr · « **Reply #41 on:** 17 Jan 2015, 21:36 »

Quote from: Method of Madness on 16 Jan 2015, 22:30

Over forever? I still haven't read any of it.

On it's ninth birthday Willis announced he would end Shortpacked! on its tenths. That was the 17th. So he posted the last strip of Shortpacked!, which was the last remaining active comic set in the now over seventeen year old Walkyverse, yesterday. Now he only writes DoA.

It all started with Roomies!, then there was It's Walky! and at the end there was Shortpacked!. And Joyce & Walky somewhere in between, parallel to the beginning of Shortpacked!

Method of Madness · « **Reply #42 on:** 17 Jan 2015, 21:56 »

So is Walky more important in other comics? I mean he's a major character in DoA but he's hardly the main character. (If I had to consider anyone the main character I'd pick Joyce but it seems to be an ensemble)

Neko_Ali · « **Reply #43 on:** 17 Jan 2015, 22:18 »

He was pretty central in It's Walky and Joyce and Walky of course. He was originally kind of the author/reader surrogate character. Not unlike Marten in QC.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #44 on:** 17 Jan 2015, 22:39 »

I like Dumbing of Age but I don't know if I want to read any other comics with these characters.

Kugai · « **Reply #45 on:** 18 Jan 2015, 12:03 »

Today on DoA

Becky zings Joyce

Masterpiece · « **Reply #46 on:** 20 Jan 2015, 12:42 »

Joyce, if not the main character, is definitely the inspiration for Dumbing of Age.

She's also the first person to appear in the comic.

LeeC · « **Reply #47 on:** 20 Jan 2015, 12:58 »

Does that mean Star Wars is about C-3P0?

Kugai · « **Reply #48 on:** 20 Jan 2015, 14:02 »

No, R2

LeeC · « **Reply #49 on:** 20 Jan 2015, 14:06 »

we see C-3P0 first though

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