Looks like we're hitching a ride folks
...or pancaked
thank god Kirbee believes in fairies
>>78658933
Calling Wally a fairy? Harsh, man.
>>78658956
Maybe it's about him being an ultra-light class boxer?
Also, I have no idea what's going on! They should have just belly flopped in the hallway.
I swear to god if Kirbee can flyshe'll be my waifu even more... This is /co/, we like chicks with superpowers.
>>78658915
>this is what Aaron meant when he said Chic could fly
KIRBY STOCKS ARE LITERALLY SOARING
>>78659016
Wally's dittos might be doing the flying.
Kirbee's just tge motivation for Wally, assuming the rat bitch is dead.
>>78658915
When I saw the comic, I couldn't help but think of this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78N2SP6JFaI
...Where IS Holly?
We had a very late session last Saturday. Here are the highlights:
>Exploring a missile factory. They alot of office supplies, which is a problem.
>More reason for fingerprint IDs.
>High technical!
>Nasal telepathy.
>Reverse Santa gets shot at, fortress becomes under siege.
Chat log: http://pastebin.com/ZAhzcy8F
Email me to join or sit in on a session at [email protected]
>>78658915
When there's a smile in your heart
There's no better time to start
Think of all the joy you'll find
When you leave the world behind
And bid your cares goodbye
You can fly, you can fly!
You can fly!
>>78658915
It looks like Chic is flying last panel and pulling them along. I thought he would fly by flapping his arms. Still, that's +1 over Holly whoe powers are running, screaming, and making everyone feel bad.
>>78659579
I bet they'll reveal she was inside that building and she was actually super important pre-war. Like she was a premier or something.
>>78659841
Okay, now the hat makes sense. Thinking about it, I suppose it's a sort of joke that Chic could fly this whole time but spent his life trapped in the crawlspaces underground in Unity.
>>78659791
Super Kirbee saves the day!
>>78660278
I CAN SHOW YOU THE WORLD
>people think this is Kirbee or Chicks doing
Wally is the dittomancer here, remember
Having re-read Endtown from the beginning, I have realised that Holly is a really well developed character. Aaron has spent 4 YEARS breaking her
cool
Yeah, I'll believe it when cats fly.
...What?
Shit.
>>78661551
Now we gotta wait 4 more years for him to devastate Kirbee.
But yeah, I really respect how Aaron treats his characters. I remember one anon saying something along the lines of "When someone acts out of character in fiction, they blame the author. When Aaron has a character act differently, we genuinely wonder what the hell's wrong with the character and never consider that it was an oopsie for the author."
>>78662344
>Now we gotta wait 4 more years for him to devastate Kirbee.
Uh, no. Ask Aaron and he'll readily tell you that Holly going coo-coo was ALWAYS in the cards.
>>78661132
kingcheetah pls learn basic anatomy pls
>>78662793
No, you can't make me!
>>78661132
>>78662793
I remember how considerably more jank his past work looked. There's been improvement, sure, but I wonder what prompted that past push, and what's halting the next one.
>>78659579
Holly also tried to jump.
>>78663253
Back in 1999-2001 I was hanging out (online) in Japan, working with my friends on the EXTREMELY primitive oekake boards. My style changed a lot from that experience, so there you go.
i just keep falling in love with kirbee harder and harder as story goes on. how they both hold each other on the second strip as they are about to die, you can tell how ok kirbee is just cause shes holding the only man she has probably ever loved and ever loved her back in her life.
she is too perfect....
>>78658915
So, Wally aimed for the ground, and missed.
>>78663982
She's just a genuinely good person, just as Wally said.
>>78664048
Likewise, Holly has gone insane for a year.
BTW, Eddy's in the timestream...
>>78662793
>anthros
>following human anatomy perfectly
>>78663982
>she is too perfect....
which is precisely the reason I'm keeping my distance.
>>78664198
you do realize anthropomorphic means human-like
>>78664502
Much like that stuff on popcorn is 'butter-like'
>>78663982
Not perfect enough to beat Holly for Wally's affection though.
>>78664649
>Not perfect enough to beat Holly for Wally's affection though.
or perfect enough to beat out of Chic what Wally and Kirbee did with Clive!
>>78664649
>>78663982
>"Kirbee, trust me."
>Smile then jump without any hesitation, her eyes closed and a serene expression on her face.
Even though it's a good pain, this comic is hurting me physically.
>>78663982
wait.. is that..
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU-
>>78659791
they are made for each other...
>>78663982
This is giving me a real Fifth Element vibe.
>>78665958
Pity there's no way they'll end up together.
>>78667716
Oh you
I feel like this comic would be much better without all the weird marx shit and ditto fuckery.
>>78668240
>shitting on Marx
You better not, fucker.
>>78668282
He's right though
All he is just a shitty deus ex machina that would be better as a villain.
>>78668433
But that's the thing though, he is a GOOD Deus Ex Human Revolution, and arguably the best Time Lord ever. Plus, Aaron promised to explain his character, and I trust in the writer.
>>78668165
If he'll stick with Holly through her crazy casserole loving/child threatening days, I'm not sure what it'd take to make him leave her.
Unless she does manage to kill herself (or Kirbee pushes her).
>>78668282
Marx is shit.
>>78668599
I'm not feeling it. The times he appears in the main characters peril just ruin the climax to the adventure. I would love if aaron played marx like the villain in the deadeye comic but that's just imo.
>>78668992
this desu senpai
atleast with that power make him menacing, not a shitty marysue
>>78659080
They will land next to the building they jumped from, and find Holly's splattered remains on the ground. Wally will sulk in depression for a moment, then move on.
>>78661551
Holly always did show signs of mental instability though. I suppose it wasn't an issue because she was able to direct it.
>>78665443
Crap! Shit!
>>78658915
>>78663982
Waitasec... If its not Wally making them fly then then hje had no idea what to do and they would have died from his idiocy!
Of course in that light it might be the ship's systems keeping them alive.
>>78670141
that's a first, a holodeck with the safety protocols still on
>>78668676
>I'm not sure what it'd take to make him leave her.
cuckoldry?
>>78670604
You are confusing Holly with Sarah.
>>78670604
>>78670700
ha! id love to see a pic of wally crying on jim's shoulder.
>>78660278
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=78N2SP6JFaI
Was there one between Wally asking if Kirbee trusted him and this one? Think I missed a day.
>>78672039
something along those lines...
>>78661551
I feel terrible for her actually. It's genuinely depressing.
>>78669818
that's not mental instability, that's responsibility.
She's a cynic now, but inside her is a broken-hearted idealist who really believed in the good of people.
>>78668676
>or Kirbee pushes her"K-KIRBEE! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE!?""I did it for you, my love! Now we can be together, forever!"
>>78672925
>ITT Hollyfag suicide watch
>>78668599
A Deus Ex Machina is never good.
It's solving a problem with something that wasn't present in the story before. Aka "shit, that's a dead end, how do I make the story continue now".
A good writer will hint at a solution before using it. Having Marx popping out of nowhere is as good as Wally suddently having magic powers.
>>78672961
Hollyfags have yet to make any nasty hate pics about Kirbee for one
>>78673041
The pic in question was pre-Kirbee and refers to a Wally x Ally pic.
>>78673202
>wally x allie
>wally x holly
>wally x flask
>wally x kirbee
he will fuck anything that walks...
>>78673041
this
not really a waifu guy, but kirbeefans seem to be a lot more militant and insecure for whatever reason
>>78673370
read
>>78673202
>>78673306
You forgetWally x Jim
>>78673306
Catting around is his nature. He really wants to stay loyal to Holly but his loins say otherwise.
Thus the horror.
>>78678137
well hollyfags spend most of their time pointing out how "retarded" kirbee whenever she says or does anything. which is funny considering how skilled and smart she has actually proven to be...
>>78678329
>skilled and smart she has actually proven to be...
she is not real, anon.
>>78678329
>considering how skilled and smart she has actually proven to be...
Like?
>>78678435
throughout the arc
>>78678436
gee idk...
>>78678543
Basic motor skill? Stating the obvious?
Like, has Kirbee ever talked anyone out of killing themselves?
>>78665443
>>78678684
Exactly! Like remember that time Kirbee woke up in the middle of a pack of Mutts and started shrieking at the top of her lungs? Or the time she needlessly endangered the party over a piece of plastic? Or threatened Chic with violence if he didn't fess up to where Clive was hidden?
Kirbee is obviously the worst!
>>78679178
>B... BUT MUH BABY! MUH BABY PROJECTING!
>>78679178
are you TRYING to prove >>78673370 right?
Have a little WIP of something Jim-related I'm cooking right now
QwlaQ6y
>>78679649
Thicker dong, please.
>>78673007
A true DEM is something that is never explained. Remember that Aaron promised to explain Marx.
>>78658915
Well, Kirbee confirmed to have a very uplifting personality!
>>78678435
>she is not real, anon.
you dont have to remind me...
>>78663982
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzSdHV4JAXg
>>78682509
>>78679649
Neat!
>>78670604
>>78670700
A really, if this is a flashback then its probably pretty likely Holly has a boyfriend at that time. We know about Glen but they also said she had more boyfriends or at least lovers after moving to endtown.
Boy, kinda makes her seem a little slutty.
>>78683213
[rhymes internally]
>>78684869
Or having really bad time keeping the BFs alive.
>>78687389
That implies she isn't trying to kill them herself.
>>78679649How thicker?
>>78658915
I liked the mildly realistic setting of Endtown but now this shit is getting out of hand
If this is a ditto reconstruction then why would it be a flashback to something in our character's past lives?
I'm all for it being dittos but the flashback part of the theory falls flat for me unless there's someone else involved that already knows our characters.
>>78690091alot, also uncut
>>78695342
>Ever drawing cut dicksI'm not American
>>78659773
sent ya a mail
>>78693021
Dittos are psychically controlled and respond to imagined concepts. Holly may be broadcasting her memories along with her stress.
>>78690091
Thick enough that the thickness is blatant, and reallyhardto hide.
>>78669818
where do you get these 1200x1200 strips? kindle version?
>>78701810
You just click the strip on GoComics.
>>78701997
the gocomics full size is 900x900 not 1200x1200, also older strips you can zoom in and i have seen those in 1200x1200 aswell.
>>78663982
next strip
>they have a rough landing
>wally breaks his arm
>kirbee uses holly's apron to support wallys arm
>kirbee realized her tail is actually growing back
>>78703702
Or Wally kisses her and it just instantaneously grows with a "Poit!" sound effect.
As an allegory for lady boner.
>>78704451
>>78681630
>A true DEM is something that is never explained
I disagree. You can justify anything afterwards with no efforts, and also justification don't make the initial scene any better.
Example of Classical Deus Ex Machina in Greek Tragedy: Zeus comes down during the last act because he's getting tired of those mortals fucking around and he's put them intheir place.
Explanation afterwards: He's the almighty Zeus, he sees everything and do as he pleases. Ergo perfectly justified. But it's still bullshit.
The deus ex machina is solving a problem with an element that wasn't here (or even hinted at) before. That's sufficient.
Look at bad crime novels, you can usually spot them because they solve the mystery with an element that wasn't available to the reader (usually in the form of a letter that excludes anyone but the perpretator). Again, the deduction is perfectly justified afterwards (as explained in the letter), but that's still awful writing.
So thoughts on next update
What happens next?
>>78710071
they are gonna go full peterpan / et and explore the whole fucking thing by air.
>>78710129
And then APEX will shoot at them.
Or we'll find Holly
>>78702849
>>78701810
The endtown.com striops are direct scans, I think gocomics formats all strips uploaded.
>>78713531
gotcha, thanks!
stupid gocomics fucking up everything...
>>78673007
>>78668599
>>78681630
>>78707058
You fucks even don't know. Marx was birthed by a hyper esper child and traveled time and space with his wife, who also suddenly appeared, and he sometimes bothered Al, yes that Al, where he was almost assissinted by the dimensional NIS. Also, when Marx is in 3d he is a fat guy in an overcoat.
Honestly, story important Marx is infinitely better than jerk-off Marx.
>>78713846
>>78713914
The next appearance is in Albert, a comic Aaron drew for a college paper.
Somehow, this seems more honest.
>>78713846
>>78713914
>>78713997
>>78714011
You know this makes me think. Would Endtown be as popular with /co/ if it had just humans.
>>78713846
>>78713914
Waiddaminute, that kid kinda looks like Chick.
>>78714064
No. /co/ is buddies with /tg/ for a reason.
>>78714011
20 pages later he reappears.
>>78714192
All hail King Marx!
>>78714242
Marx is love!
Marx is life!
Marx justifies my hate!
>>78714277
Marx pays them back later...
marx is still shit, comic would be better off without him.
>>78714330
Deepest lore!I'm sorry I can't stop.
>>78714394
Marx clearly will extend this law to the endtownies. His madness revealed.
>>78714447
>>78714358
Yeah, probably. But I've come to realize that there I another layer to the comic besides dust and blasters and Aaron is kind of the introduction to that. I think next time we see him Neathery will acknowledge the abhorrence for him.
>>78714535
Okay, this caught me from left field.
>>78714535
>next time we see him
i have yet to make peace with this fact, he's there and he will show up again any moment... hopefully aaron will tone down his bs by then.
>>78714609
Goddamn Sparkplug! This guy only does three things: eat, shit, and make things that kill the world.
>>78714684
I just realized that Melodie is pretty hot. Too bad Marx probably sacrificed her to power or something. Flask still edges her out.
>>78714757
I feel less bad for this character.
>>78714807
Sometime I should post Albert in its entirety, or at least all the bits I can find.
>>78714867
all the trouble sparkplug could have saved us from if he had actually killed marx
>>78714867
And they all lived, the end!
>>78714930
Looking at the comic, its clear that Aaron always was a sci-fi fan. Even this comic was a stab at mundane slice of life stuff that he often would upgrade into arc stories dealing with aliens, advanced tech, or the like.
>>78715063
I posted these comics mostly to anger everyone but its interesting to see these characters Aaron brings back for Endtown. It's like seeing concept art and then seeing the finalized form.
All, I like Grebulon.
>>78715063
that alien text is similar to the ones on the books petey found on ship.
>>78715438
Lots of things are similar, like the cult of trogon...
>>78715817
>>78715438
... And whatever this is.
has this thing show up yet?
>>78716233
not yet, wouldnt be surprised if it does at some point.
>>78716303
>>78716401
she's kinda cute
Wow, looks like Aaron's old college strips are dated 1996. They're older than me, and I'm of age to be posting on this site legally.
On another note, I saw his GoComics profile just now and read that, along with being an animator and a cartoonist, he also has experience with voice acting. Anybody know what he's done in that field?
>>78716819
I meant the voice acting, although that's actually the first time I've seen an animation of his
>It was the year 2000 and I'd decided to break in the milennium with a new webcomic starring my longstanding top bananas Aaron Marx and Melodie. I had my characters, I had my story, and my recently completed work on the Ed Deadeye mini-series had given me confidence that I could strike a balance between humor and horror.
>Aaron Marx and Melodie hadn't received the full limelight since 1992, but had since appeared as semi-regulars in Albert and had also turned up briefly in the university run of The Daily Grind. The Chocolate Conspiracy was the perfect solo vehicle for them.. I quickly got down to work...
>>78718342
>>78718473
>>78718493
>But, wait! Wouldn't this story be better presented as a comic book instead of a webcomic? Of course it would! So into the filing cabinet goes the two weeks I've completed. Time to start over..
>>78718549
>Lots of changes.. Aaron and Melodie get a redesign.. Melodie's eagerness is dialed back.. Groovy digital effects.. It was like moving from an efficiency into a McMansion! A McMansion with a spare McMansion in the garage!
>>78718581
>>78718647
>>78718691
>>78718763
>It's now late 2001 and the pages are starting to pile up.. but, jeez! How long is this book going to be, anyway?? My characters turn corners and I find myself drawing two, three, four additional unplanned pages.. It's all working towards a concrete narrative goal, but my 60 page story is quickly turning into a 100 page story.. And, DAMMIT! Now all those earlier pages don't look as good as the NEW ones! That won't do.. I need to start redrawing...
>>78718803
>>78718852
>While the ninety-two pages completed have proven an invaluable training ground, there's still far too much work to be done to whip them into a printable state. Of the story itself.. well, hell.. What's the point of having a daily webcomic if not to tell stories?
>-A.N.
>>78718913
I wish he does that comic some day
>>78716798
No I haven't, we should ask him sometime.
Hollyfags suicide watch intensifies
>>78722576
He's going to end up breaking her heart really badly, isn't he.
>>78722779
Either that or this is a setup for a Holly's dying retrospection arc, like Flask had.
>>78683050
Glad I'm not the only one that though that when seeing that comic.
>>78722576
>Kirbee won the Wallybowl
>>78716798
>people born after 1996 are already over 18
wow I feel old
>>78722576
>Massive propellers
Well, guess that's worth noting
>>78716798
>lying on the internet
>>78722576
wtf are they kissing!?
>>78722852
Nah, Holly can't die. Yet, at least. She's needed to make Wally return to Endtown.
>>78722576
when was the last time we ever saw wally this happy???
>>78722576
>that last panel
They're kissing aren't they
>>78723361
thats what it looks like
>>78723325
>>78723422
pretty much, after this everything has been going downhill for wally... you dont stick your dick in crazy
>>78723422
>>78722576
It's all going a bit So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish.
>>78723471
>>78723610
Holly is a good girl, just broken by the shit that's been hitting her.
>>78722576
I have mixed feelings here... but it is really sweet to finally see the both of them smiling
>>78724126
Give it a few years and Kirbee will be wearing Chic's skull as a hat.
>>78724126
more like broken for pretending to be something she's not.
>>78724126
Exactly. She's already burdened with some grim shit in her past, and life in the Wastes wasn't a good option for her.
>>78724126
Wonder how long Kirbee would last through the shit Holly's been through?
Her aloofness has probably softened the blows thus far, she seems quick to forget. But has she suffered as much as the mouse?
>>78724223
A fetching, FASHIONABLE hat!
>>78724262
>Wonder how long Kirbee would last through the shit Holly's been through?
>posted w/o knowing Kirbee's past
>posted w/o knowing Holly's past
Hollyfag, please go
>>78724303
pff haha i was about to post this exact same shit.
>>78724223
Give it a few years and Holly will be drinking out of Wally's skull while talking to Clive
>>78724278
Skull hats never go out of fashion in a post-apocalyptic setting. Suitable for both casual and formal events, they are perfect for intimidating enemies and impressing friends.
>>78724126
honestly, I don't get all the fuss
Kirbee is just a secondary character who is included due to fan demand. She is not important to the plot, everything up until this point could have happened if it was only Chick who had tagged along (he would have buried Clive, Wally could have dragged him to safety). Hollys breakdown was obvious since before she even left Endtown.
Getting attached to Kirbee now is only going to break your heart.
>>78724330
>talking to clive
wouldnt surprise me if we get to see her talk to clive's Ghost, shes crazy as fuck...
>>78724391
>Kirbee is just a secondary character who is included due to fan demand
being this fucking wrong
she has nothing to do with fan deman, the reason aaron kept her around is because she was the anwer to many narrative and plot issues aaron had with his story.
she's here to stay
>>78724351
"Ah, is that the skull of a vanquished foe, hard won after a pitched battle?"
"Why thank you for noticing!"
>>78724303
>>78724320
if Kirbee has been tortured, imprisoned, beaten and nearly killed on more than one occasion, she must be a complete blockhead not to show any emotion.
>>78724440
>>78724303
>>78724320
>this much assmad
Kirbee is like the autist Mary Sue stand-in it seems
>>78724330
>talking to Clive
You guys forget that Clive did talk to Holly and everyone else previously and previous Holly point of reference for PT machine spirits was Petey. A decent guy without a tracker inside whom she's seen saved (in a way) from his fate as a driver module.
If anything it was Jim's and Sarah's fault for not informing Holly of the tracker, assuming they knew of it. But Clive was not a "thing", even if he's not as much of a person anymore.
You people talk about Wally being happy with mouse girl out happy with lizard girl. Has it ever occurred to you that he doesn't deserve to be happy? He killed Leo and the other guy. He killed the teacher.
I hope he becomes miserable
Time to post these again for new friends joining the threads.
>>78724506
He lead to Allie's return to alcoholism.
>>78724391
>>78724444
>>78724474
Suicide watch
>>78724506
Good point
Let's be honest here; THIS is what we all Really want!
>>78724506
Not to mention the whole lizard massacre thing.
>>78724574
Also this was the last we saw of Allieuntil she died
>>78724600
Agreed.
>>78724603
they had that coming
>>78724628
Probably. But it was still pretty indiscriminate, given he had proof they weren't all bad.
>>78724670
they were all fucking horrible... specially the ones in the arena, glad jim took care of those.
>>78724574
That "Wally? I.. I..." before her outburst always kills me. She WAS worried, even if she didn't want to admit it to herself.
I wish he would've kept trying. I wish he could get a second chance to apologize.
>>78718913
It's simply amazing how some people can get so dedicated to their craft.
>>78726165
>I wish he could get a second chance to apologize.
he kinda did...
>>78726165
>falling for literal crocodile tears
>well okay not quite literally since she's an alligator mutant but still
>>78726383
To apologize properly.
>>78726977
well she's dead so that's a long shot
>>78727026
I find it very grim how we can't talk about Allie without mentioning that she's dead.
>>78727128
It is a fact of life.
>>78727128
It still hurts.
>>78658915
>>78722576
i'm laughing so much cause i had this stuck in my head while reading the comic:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEjZPkZ1kz8
>>78727128
It's rough being an Alliefag.
>>78727128
>>78727731
At least chochi has drawn her.Guess which two girls he hasn't.
>>78727128
Only this this reality. I'm sure there's one where it all went a bit better between her and Wally. But then the topsiders probably killed them all anyway.
>>78727825
dottie anbd roxie...
>>78727465
It does.
>>78727825
Needs more scales.
>>78714580
I swear I read that name in Endtown. Wasn't Sparkplug the guy who discovered Armstrong radiation?
Yeah I just checked, he is. It seems all humans are characters from Aaron's previous stories. Kinda neat.
>>78716798
A radio show with drama elements. iirc he tells us about it in one of the mails.
>>78718473
>>78718493
>>78718647
I like it. I'd read an adventure starring these two.
>>78714580
>>78728583
Holy shit, it is Sparkplug! Down to the hair and nose!
>>78726977
I can think of at least three other dead people he needs to apologize more to.
>>78728649
Aaron re-uses his characters a lotexcept in Albert and Gustine's case. He has said this takes place in the same continuity as Endtown, prior to WWIII.In case you didn't know, this teacher is Gustine.
>>78722576
I still don't understand. . . any of this.
>>78728583
>Armstrong radiation
It's AMESWORTH radiation. Why do you people always make that mistake?
And he made the technology to control it, else it would be "Sanders radiation" (he actually knows Dr. Amesworth personally, according to Aaron).
>>78729078
You're not supposed to, it's still not properly explained what any of this is.
>>78729136
I actually enjoy having my mind fucked.As long as it's gentle.
Being unpredictable is one of Endtown's strengths.
I bet the reason Wally is getting such an intimate relationship with Kirbee is because of his mutation giving him 'hit it and quit it' instincts. He really wants to stick with Holly but is currently vicious and mentally unstable so he wants to find another mate, particularly Kirbee who to be honest is kind of too dumb to keep Wally grounded.
Thinking about this, he kind of does that whenever he gets blows to the head. Maybe it's like imprinting or something.
>>78729259
Furry logic detected.The bad kind of furry logic. The kind used to justify one's desire to fuck everyone.
>>78727825
Ah Chochi, I love his line weights but I barely understand his English.
>>78729259
>giving him 'hit it and quit it' instincts
Then that would apply in Cunty McHateface's case as well
Science 1
Hollyfags 0
>>78729397
Holly would also be incredibly gluttonous and slutty.
>>78729469
>>78729397
>Cunty McHateface's
the fuck?
>>78723610
You know, that tracking thing probably could have been blocked by tin foil or something. I blame Wally for being such a piss poor engineer for not thinking about that.
>>78729580
>>78729078They just fell off the ship after climbing it, though they don't see it as such.
>>78729580
That's an old meme in Endtown threads
