Early update for January 27, 2023
Added 2023-01-26 04:55:00 +0000 UTCbe a fun time for becky to walk in
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Seth Aaron Hershman has they she pronouns
2023-01-27 00:43:49 +0000 UTCYou, you get it
Bagge
2023-01-26 19:50:21 +0000 UTC"Wow, Julia Gray and President Doris are EXTREMELY good friends!"
Harold
2023-01-26 18:00:52 +0000 UTCI'm... I'm actually blushing right now. Dorothy is reading about dinosaurs, isn't she?
Bagge
2023-01-26 17:20:25 +0000 UTCNext strip: Dorothy wakes up at her desk, says "Whoa..." to herself. END OF STORYLINE
Harold
2023-01-26 12:37:55 +0000 UTCSay, Willis? If Joyce is a self-insert character, did you hold hands on a running dryer to learn how to masturbate?
J.
2023-01-26 11:04:51 +0000 UTC(This is a joke, I like Dorothy fine)
Sajuuk-Khar
2023-01-26 09:13:29 +0000 UTCWe may not all agree on the nature of this interaction between Joyce and Dorothy, but I hope we can all agree that this strip tells its part of the story beautifully. At the art level, we have a sequence of three panels of the two of them from the same viewpoint. First they are each engrossed in their own reading, then Dorothy looks over at Joyce (to check on how she's doing, in my interpretation), then they are holding hands, but also each back to their own reading. The second and third parts of this triptych are linked by two close-up panels that focus on the actions that change the situation: Dorothy's hand extended in a gesture of offering it, and Joyce taking note of the extended hand (with a mixture of surprise and gratitude, in my interpretation). Willis leaves the panels before and after the linking panels without borders, which often spreads out time a little bit in our perception. Joyce's legs crossing between panels 1 and 2 is a wonderful touch, and I think the framing permits us to notice a change in Joyce's arousal about the same time Dorothy does. The hand-holding in the final panel is asymmetrical, and Joyce is leaning a bit towards Dorothy. I think there are different ways the achieve this tableau in terms of tension or relaxation of the arms, pushing or pulling force, and gravity, and I don't feel that I have to pick just one for now.
Dan Rabin
2023-01-26 07:05:12 +0000 UTCThey’re rising ever higher towards the sun, on their waxen wings! Might go ok, but it’s still delicate.
Shane Wegner
2023-01-26 05:37:53 +0000 UTCJoyce, we GOTTA have a talk about your taste in bony poindexters (as fas as femme individuals are concerned)
Sajuuk-Khar
2023-01-26 05:30:32 +0000 UTCEither a smutty novel or the constitution, are my guesses!
Grace Kieser
2023-01-26 05:30:21 +0000 UTCWait what is Dorothy reading?
Gale Tazzin
2023-01-26 05:12:46 +0000 UTCThat's my primary read as well. Joyce is doing something scary to her and Dorothy is offering her comfort and support.
Jim Avery
2023-01-26 05:11:28 +0000 UTCJust gals being pals!
Beck(y) Chonigman
2023-01-26 05:10:26 +0000 UTCIt's cute, but so many are losing their minds over it. Settle down, people. To me, it doesn't look like anything more than Dorothy offering Joyce support in a situation she's uncertain about. And given the zoom Willis used on the panels, that's all it is. For now.
darklion
2023-01-26 05:10:02 +0000 UTCJust like Titanic ...Which means the iceberg should be showing up soon.
If It Bleeds
2023-01-26 05:01:31 +0000 UTC
