From what I know, I think it’s a season for a book, A month for a movie, and a month for a tv show, double if it’s the final of a series.
I think it would have to a week for a webcomic.
Because, Internet.
It’s not staying a secret.
I give everyone six months across the board. If you havent sought that p[articular bit of entertainment out by then, you probably arent excited enough about it for spoilers to matter.
Well, he uses girls for his own purposes and then discards them in both universes. The only real difference in this specific case is that he doesn’t need to spike a drink because his target is already willing it succumb to his “charms”, unlike Joyce and her strict abstinence. Who knows what he’s done off-screen in this universe.
Yeah, difference between pressuring you into sex after several months and straight-up roofie-ing you. And isn’t he a fair bit older than her? (Also, they’re in Indiana, right? So she’s underage) So yeah, still rape-y by virtue of coercion and very dubious consent, with a possible helping of statutory rape on top. Fair point.
Well, shit, I didn’t realize you brought this guy into DOA also.
It’s like his only purpose in any universe is to be scum and not get properly vindicated for it. (Yeah, I know, glass to the nose, bat to the head, but he’s still out there…)
Consent is, at best, questionable. As I recall he pressures her, and I’m fairly certain she’s underage at the time of this story as well. And he may or may not be several years older, out of any grace period. Wack’d?
I remember when that storyline in DoA first happened, and I had been working my way through the archives of this comic and came to this part around the same time. It was uncanny.
I know, I didn’t realize it was the same guy either until I read the commentary. And yeah, his douchiness transcends universes, sadly the bat to the head does not.
Poor Ruth. Could say what’s coming is her own fault, she is supposed to be watching Billie. But man this is just a bit harsh.
Shit, Ryan. Yeah, sorry Ruth, you just don’t deserve him.
An accidental faux pas. Though of course, a faux pas regarding a subject like rape might be one of the worst faux pas a person could make.
But obviously unintentional.
Let me put it this way: Look at the comments during the Ryan story arc at DoA. The first sign anyone had that something was wrong was people going back and realizing he was this guy from this story.
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I find it impressive how he looks completely identical in the doaverse.
Well he was one of the most recent designs and Willis’ style hadn’t changed as much in between so there’s little mystery why.
Or is it impressive he didn’t evolve horns and a twirly mustache by the time he showed up in DoA?
…shattered every cynical bone in her body with
wait
Ryan’s last name is “That Scumbag”.
And his middle name.
And his first name.
Ryan can basically just die horribly, is what I’m saying.
Naw, you’ve got it wrong. His last name is douchebag. Middle is scumbag
Right, does anybody know where I left my flamethrower?
*brushes away Ryan’s ashes*
Oh I’m sorry, did you need this?
I’m about ready to shatter every cynical bone in his face.
I think you mean FAAAAAAACCCEEEE.
What about his femurs?
All the femurs will be mine!
I still think it is plausible that he is Ryan Bean, Leslie’s brother.
that’d make for some big-ass drama.
Oh hey it’s that rape guy! I almost didnt recognize him.
Wait did I spoil this? Shit can Willis delete this?
How can you spoil something that’s 2(?) years old?
From what I know, I think it’s a season for a book, A month for a movie, and a month for a tv show, double if it’s the final of a series.
I think it would have to a week for a webcomic.
Because, Internet.
It’s not staying a secret.
I give everyone six months across the board. If you havent sought that p[articular bit of entertainment out by then, you probably arent excited enough about it for spoilers to matter.
You should use your amazing Danny gravatar for some well-placed righteously indignant commenting.
It’s a spoiler for DoA. I don’t think he’s quite as rape-y in this universe, if I’m remembering right?
Well, he uses girls for his own purposes and then discards them in both universes. The only real difference in this specific case is that he doesn’t need to spike a drink because his target is already willing it succumb to his “charms”, unlike Joyce and her strict abstinence. Who knows what he’s done off-screen in this universe.
I’d say spiking a drink vs. using douchey “charms” is a pretty goddamn big “only” difference.
He’s more of a long-term planner, but false pretenses are false pretenses.
Yeah, difference between pressuring you into sex after several months and straight-up roofie-ing you. And isn’t he a fair bit older than her? (Also, they’re in Indiana, right? So she’s underage) So yeah, still rape-y by virtue of coercion and very dubious consent, with a possible helping of statutory rape on top. Fair point.
He needs to die, period.
I’m thinking, grenade in his pants would be considered poetic justice.
Well, shit, I didn’t realize you brought this guy into DOA also.
It’s like his only purpose in any universe is to be scum and not get properly vindicated for it. (Yeah, I know, glass to the nose, bat to the head, but he’s still out there…)
Oh my gosh, it’s Ryan the Rapist!
Sorry, just had to get that out of my system. Carry on.
Grr, just seeing him makes me mad.
Oh right this storyline
…Yeaaah this isn’t exactly gonna be pleasant.
Let us count the ways Ruth’s life sucks.
1,2,
3,
4
oh, look. Traffic.
Welcome to Regretsville. Population: This goddamn storyline.
OH MY GOD IT’S RYAN
Ryan doesn’t deserve a last name.
He deserves a glass to the face.
…then a bat to the head, several times.
where is Joyce and Sarah when you need them
Joyce might be getting tortured in an electric chair right now.
Consent is, at best, questionable. As I recall he pressures her, and I’m fairly certain she’s underage at the time of this story as well. And he may or may not be several years older, out of any grace period. Wack’d?
Gah. Replied to your wrong post. Yeah, that sounds about right.
I remember when that storyline in DoA first happened, and I had been working my way through the archives of this comic and came to this part around the same time. It was uncanny.
Jeez, I totally didn’t realize that Rapey Ryan from DoA had appeared here. Like Ethan’s Gayness Ryan’s douchiness apparently transcends all universes.
I know, I didn’t realize it was the same guy either until I read the commentary. And yeah, his douchiness transcends universes, sadly the bat to the head does not.
I like to head canon that he stumbled into the end of It’s Walky! and died horribly in such a way as to be left with no traces to revive.
Poor Ruth. Could say what’s coming is her own fault, she is supposed to be watching Billie. But man this is just a bit harsh.
Shit, Ryan. Yeah, sorry Ruth, you just don’t deserve him.
Careful, you just implied a woman getting raped was her own fault.
Almost implied that, I think.
Went riiiight to the edge, but turned back from the cliff at the last second.
An accidental faux pas. Though of course, a faux pas regarding a subject like rape might be one of the worst faux pas a person could make.
But obviously unintentional.
Except Ruth doesn’t get raped.
Doesn’t she? Perhaps I’m misremembering.
No, people are calling Ryan a rapist because of his DoA appearance. In this one he’s just a manipulative dickhead.
Nobody deserves Ryan, except for DOA Ryan.
Wait… THAT Ryan! Holy crap, how didn’t I realise this before‽
Is Ryan a Pastor’s son in this universe?
Was he really a Pastor’s son in the other universe? I figured that was just a line he was using on Joyce.
http://www.dumbingofage.com/2011/comic/book-1/06-yesterday-was-thursday/bat/
Ah, but maybe he was still lying about being a pastor’s son as part of his build-up to his Awesome One-liner…
(Or I could believe what the writer says about his comic like a sane person…)
I totally never picked up on that being the same Ryan
There’s almost 19 years worth of continuity. You are forgiven. (Add three for the dumbiverse.) R!/IW!/S! Is 16.
Guys, guys, what if Ryan isn’t a predator but simply a good guy who has a crush on a girl? What if he won’t try any “funny business”?
What if this story has already been up before so we already know how it ends? XD
Let me put it this way: Look at the comments during the Ryan story arc at DoA. The first sign anyone had that something was wrong was people going back and realizing he was this guy from this story.
Panel 3 is neat- the fake panel borders turning into a fence and then connecting to Ryan’s silhouette.
Oh yeah, I never noticed that! Cool!
Shame about Ruth’s mouth in the same panel being a bit Ultimate Chimera, though.
GAH! Didn’t realize that was the same jerk.
Ryan once had a last name, but it was surgically removed from him.
…It’s hilarious reading all this when my immediate thought was “This man sounds like the Doctor”.
Ruth would be a frigging awesome Companion. She would build the Daleks humanoid forms, just in order to rip out their femurs.
SHIT
SHIT SHIT SHIT
Something tells me this one won’t end with a face full of glass shards.
That really depends where you draw the end for this storyline… considering how long these events could be considered to affect various participants.
Yeah, thanks for that, because I clearly wasn’t depressed enough already 😛
I don’t know anything about this Ryan guy but the comments section seems unusually adamant against him. I continue to be curious.
“I used to just accept that I was going to be lonely until college…” dammit Ruth, stop being me.
Gooddamnit. Stop making even the FIRST name look bad Ryan. You’ll ruin the name for all the other Ryans.
Clearly we need a Good Ryan to balance him out, like with Good Tom in EGS. 😛
KILLLLLLLL.
I saw him, and my brain just went KILLLLLLL.
He doesn’t deserve a last name.
Hey, go fuck yourself Ryan.