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At this point it re-branded itself ''It's Walky!'' and began to focus on the adventures of a [[Government Conspiracy]] called SEMME, dedicated to dealing with extra-terrestrial threats to Earth. The titular David "Walky" Walkerton, a [[Keet|hyperactive]] member of Squad 128, found himself fighting alongside Sal, Joe and Joyce, all of whom were inducted to SEMME and placed in his squad, with [[Stuffy Brit]] Jason Chesterfield, [[Jerk with a Heart of Jerk]] Mike Warner and [[Genki Girl|even-more-hyperactive]] Robin DeSanto rounding out the central cast.
After a random collection of [[Where Are They Now? Epilogue|Where Are They Now Epilogues]], DW launched ''[[Shortpacked]]'' in 2005, which revolves around the adventures of [[Invisible to Gaydar]] [[Straight Man]] Ethan Siegel and [[Meganekko]] Amber O'Malley as they work at the titular toy store. By the third strip, it has linked itself back to the
This strip was put on hiatus in 2010, and later that year got a soft reboot into ''[[Dumbing of Age]]'', which transplants characters from all of Willis's other comics into Indiana University and strips off the sci-fi elements, thus going back to the original premise of ''Roomies!'' ...and so the circle is complete.
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The cast of these series is [http://walkypedia.com/index.php/Category:Characters vast], but the main players in each can be boiled down to:
== Roomies
* '''Danny Wilcox''', an ordinary college student with a tendency for unbridled panic.
* '''Joe Rosenthal''', Danny's [[Kavorka Man|womanizing]] best friend and dorm roommate.
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* '''Sal Walters''', Danny's moody, mysterious ex-girlfriend, who shows up just long enough to tell Danny goodbye because she's moving on to...
== It's Walky!
* '''David 'Walky' Walkerton''', a [[Keet|hyperactive]], bubble-headed medical lab attendant turned alien hunter who was once Billie's best childhood friend {{spoiler|and is actually Sal's long-lost twin brother}}.
* '''Steven 'Beef' Walkerton''', Walky's fraternal twin brother {{spoiler|secretly [[Switched At Birth]] with Sal}}.
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Their main opponents are the Purple Aliens ('Alien' being the actual name of their homeworld), lead by Head Alien; the [[McNinja|British Ninjas]] from a secret organization led by {{spoiler|Jason's father Dargon Chesterfield and Jason's former lover Penny Worthington}}; and the Martian Empire.
== Joyce and Walky
* '''Becky''', Joyce's new best friend. She is generally more sane and easy-going than Joyce.
* '''Dorothy''', Walky's over-achieving ex-girlfriend who dumped him for not being studious enough. She's moved into Walky's neighborhood and is having second thoughts about her decision all those years ago.
* '''D.J.''', Danny and {{spoiler|Sal}}'s hypothetical kid from the future. Other universes sending help for other versions of him, only to end up in the mainline continuity, is the impetus for most of the plot.
== Shortpacked!
See [[Shortpacked|here]] for info.
== Dumbing of Age
See [[Dumbing of Age|here]] for info.
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* [[Arc Words]]: "Act with integrity... No regrets."
* [[Art Evolution]]: [http://joyceandwalky.com/d/19970908.html This] is what the first strip of the entire canon looked like. [http://www.dumbingofage.com/ This] is the latest strip of ''Dumbing of Age''. '''Same artist.'''
* [[Ascended Extra]]:
* [[Belligerent Sexual Tension]]: Danny and Billie. [http://www.itswalky.com/d/19990518.html I'm enjoying this way too much.]
* [[Book Ends]]: The comic begins and ends with Danny on the phone with his girlfriend and scolding Joe for climbing up out the window to the girls' dorms, trying to get him to think of the consequences. The first time, Joe's response shows his obliviousness to the concept of dealing with your actions; the second time, Joe [[Character Development|has actually considered the potential ramifications]] (if only the favorable ones) and decided to do it anyway.
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== ''It's Walky!'' ==
* [[Abnormal Ammo]]: Monkey Master has [[Arm Cannon
* [[Action Girl]]: Sal, primarily, though Joyce, Daisy, Lith, and Linda would count too
* [[Action Mom]]: Linda Walkerton, {{spoiler|eventually becoming the second Big Boss of SEMME}}
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** Another take that to ''[[Avalon (webcomic)|Avalon]]'' in the announcement of ''Dumbing of Age'':
{{quote|"I do intend to finish [''Joyce and Walky!''], and not, like, end everything with a text story where [http://www.avalonhigh.com/ everyone becomes lesbians.]"}}
* [[The Artifact]]: ''The Sound of Music'', early sexual [[Aesop
* [[The Atoner]]: Sal. Somewhat subverted, since this is usually defined as wanting to go out and do something to atone. Sal sits in prison when it is implied she could break out, and is forced to escape by circumstances.
* [[There Are No Therapists]]: Lampshaded at least once. After the series ended, Willis even did a storyline about it.
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* [[Upper Class Twit]]: Subverted: Jason is British and upper class, wears a bowtie almost all the time, and had a rich and powerful father, but is in fact more serious and competent than most of his squad.
* [[The Voiceless]]: Marcie. She ''may'' actually be mute, and [[Dumbing of Age|definitely is in another universe.]]
* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]: Sal, much of the time, verging on [[Knight Templar]] in places [http://www.itswalky.com/d/20020709.html
* [[We Named the Dog Indiana]]: Joyce's dogs, Walkies and Daniel. Both times, she had been mindwiped of the respective boy's existence, and it was unintentional. When introducing Walky to her parents, they believe Walky was named after the dog. He retorts with an Indiana Jones reference.
* [[What Measure Is a Non-Human?]]: The Purple Aliens, whom the SEMME agents happily slaughter by the saucerful.
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'''Joe:''' Nothing happened.
'''Danny:''' Told you everything is different. }}
** And [[Played Straight]] a moment
* [[Under the Mistletoe]]: Joyce and Sal freak out when they find themselves under it in the Dec. 2005 wallpaper.
* [[Wedding Day]]: Danny and Billie's wedding, though the duo are out of focus in favor of highlighting Sal and Joyce's hostility towards each other regarding how ''their'' relationships with Danny ended up. The comic also ends on one--[[Schedule Slip|or is about to, anyway]]
* [[Wedding Smashers]]: {{spoiler|Head Alien I in Dorothy's body.}} [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded.]]
{{quote|''Sorry, took "wedding crasher" a wee bit too ''literally.''}}
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