Early update for August 18, 2023
Added 2023-08-17 03:55:01 +0000 UTC
surprise, it was the horse's dream
We've only seen them from Amber and Sal until now, but they resolved their traumas in books 9-10 so now someone new needs to keep the plot moving, and Dorothy assumed the mantle at the end of the first storyline post-timeskip
Gale Tazzin
2023-08-18 03:05:29 +0000 UTC
RED PANELS RED PANELS
Jasmijn Wellner
2023-08-17 18:28:31 +0000 UTC
Definitely a dream, probably an imaginary story
Johnoh 06
2023-08-17 17:57:21 +0000 UTC
the unfortunate problems with dreams is they rarely go where we would like, and sometimes definitely go where we would not. ~<3
Mitsuki Ayane
2023-08-17 14:52:43 +0000 UTC
issuing a correction on a previous comment: I do not, in fact, like where this was going
crufl
2023-08-17 11:20:48 +0000 UTC
It looks like a pipe, of course, we see Blaine murder Toedad with a ballpeen hammer in https://www.dumbingofage.com/2020/comic/book-10/03-when-it-crumbles/moment-2/ Then again, dream logic? and I don't think Dorothy went back down to look later.
Preventer Wind
2023-08-17 08:40:56 +0000 UTC
What's the thing coming out of Toedad's head in that last panel? It makes him look like a giant pencil sharpener.
Anna K
2023-08-17 08:19:57 +0000 UTC
the ad agency????
Seth Aaron Hershman has they she pronouns
2023-08-17 07:52:09 +0000 UTC
Everyone else in this thread: "That's super messed up and disturbing. Probably could use a trigger warning."
Me: "Is that a goddamn Primal Scream reference"
SamuraiCraig
2023-08-17 06:36:32 +0000 UTC
Seems that trauma has been stewing for a while...
Alacrity Fitzhugh
2023-08-17 05:51:11 +0000 UTC
At first glance i thought that was a mustached Joe but...shit dude
Jey Siksa
2023-08-17 04:54:42 +0000 UTC
His first on-panel appearance since Amber stopped seeing him!
Lisa
2023-08-17 04:51:07 +0000 UTC
It's Mike!
DeadyBear
2023-08-17 04:38:11 +0000 UTC
Dreams are weird in general. Apparently remixing odd data points to solve problems is just something intelligences do sometimes. AIs are on the edge of doing it when they hallucinate, and some other Freeform comparisons. I guess Dorothy’s brain is trying to work out why bad things happen, and what she can and can’t reasonably be responsible for in life.
Shane Wegner
2023-08-17 04:36:38 +0000 UTC
These poor kids…I think this is the scariest strip you’ve ever done
River Smith
2023-08-17 04:22:18 +0000 UTC