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Marx doesnât appear to be too happy with Jackrabbit. The question is why did he help him? Who is going to come to the forefront as a result of this turn of events. Most likely it will not be jackrabbit, even if he did set things in motion.
He acts like Jake has someone special to him as pressue to help . I wonder how many of the gooonies know and support, the feeling I get is they are just hanging around to see what they will win as the prize of acting like jokers.it still makes me ill. Is they chopped Jake and boiled him and I were starvingâŠ.. woops Under the influence to a lovely sleeping pill. Good NightBlessed Be
Maybe in some roundabout way, Marx did it for Linda Kowalsky. Remember, when he tried to get her out of the cell first. She seemed a high priority (even higher than helping Flask at the time.)
I think Marx does/did believe that the plans of someone like jackrabbit would be good for Endtown in the long run. in the short run, however, the cost is far, FAR, too much for Marx to âcelebrateâ.
Knowing Aaron Neathery, this is not the end. Not by a long shot.As I said before, the unique beauty of Endtown is that Neathery experiments with new ways of telling complex stories. Heâs proven himself to be very good at it. His track record satisfies me. Admittedly, by the nature of experiments, some things wonât work, and heâll get it wrong. But heâs never gotten it wrong by much, and no writer can want for much a better hit rate than that. So, if the story seems to have come to a pointless, unsatisfying end, that either means a seasoned writer with a vision spanning years has suddenly gone lame, or that thereâs more of the tale to tell, and that it will go on to acknowledging injustice, addressing anguish and examining inconsistencies.Endtown is a marathon, not a sprint. Itâs not everybodyâs cup of tea. The worldâs a big enough place to give a home to this awesome epic for those people keen to follow it.Iâm addicted. Thereâs much more to come.
What is all the smoky, ditto-y stuff in the background? Is Marx interdimensional? Is this still a possible scenario? Guess we still have lots to find out.
Just in case anyone is still interested in my opinion, Iâm going to guess that the point of this is far more long-term, as Jenner believes.
I think that the Oracle allowed Marx to see that this crisis would occur regardless and if left unchecked, it would destroy Endtown.
I think that Marx has intervened to engineer a situation where Jake would be able to âwinâ, but only temporarily. I think that this situation will lead to Jakeâs eventual downfall and the people of Endtown realising that theyâve been played for fools.
The result will be a generation of Endtowners who will adopt a system of democracy which will endure for a long time. Whether thatâs the High Council system or something else remains to be seen.
OR my alternative explanation: Jakeâs influence is needed in Endtown for some particular reason and once heâs no longer needed, heâs going to be discarded like a used paper bag.
This is the new status quo for Endtown?-I donât think there is actually anything new about it. I refer you to Oct 23, 2012. Read that side by side with todayâs strip. Weâve all pegged AM as this all-powerful, do-whatever-I-want deus ex machina character. I donât think that is necessarily true. Marx refers to âduties to performâ. He seemed to sincerely care about Flask, yet engineered her death, then brought her back, calmed her soul, and gave her a new life with someone else. He is obviously not happy about that. The implication of the âoracle toastâ is that he has more âduties to performâ and he is no more thrilled about them as he was about the ones he just accomplished. AM is not his own master, and his actions are not spontaneous, but part of a much bigger plan that we have only glimpsed the faintest shadow of. Today, he is apparently disgusted by his latest âdutyâ; he did what he was required to do, but didnât like it one bit. âTo the greater goodâ implies the bypassing of some lesser good, perhaps even the endurance of sacrifice and suffering, to achieve it. This is far from overâŠ.
Mondayâs âEnds of beginningsâ and âBeginnings of endsâ. Would seem to indicate we were just about done with Jacobâs part of the story and todayâs strip seems a good endpoint. But Allgoodâs lynching maybe be the beginning of Endtown having to deal with what theyâve become. Theyâve got blood on their hands now.
Jenner has it exactly right when he says Endtown is a marathon, not a sprint. That knowledge has kept me reading here a long time and this story is not over by a long shot. In some ways the Endtown strip is like those old serials from the 30âs and 40âs.This scene has captured my interest in this storyline, again, though.
I canât see where this is going at the moment, but Iâm reminded of the situation where The Dutchess and her 2nd, who is or resembles Marx, commissioned the construction of Endtown. There appears to be the ability to move among time and spaceâŠthey were ârecentâ, and âat the conceptionâ. Does this mean they are tied to the existence of Endtown and will again make an appearance as The Dutchess/Flask for the stabilization and controlled continuation of Endtown?.*TO BE CONTINUED!*
Jacob was the lesser of two evils. Now Jacob is the only evil left. Marx had to support someone and this was the best of two bad choices. This is what Marx had to do for the greater good overall but not a joyous feeling when the deed was done. Jacob is reveling in his victory but ignores the blood of all those who died and he does not even give a moment of silence to their memory. Jacob won which was all he cared. Marx is not a happy camper. It was a very hard choice.I will add a new saying.âThe enemy of my enemy is my friend but he is still my enemy.â
" I think heâs created such a twisted train wreck with his plot that no matter how perfect his ending is, it will never satisfy even most of his readers). I donât want to see Endtown start to become that, either."Donât worry, it wonât. Or, if it is, itâll be the greatest train wreck ever!
What exactly did Jake want? Was it control of Endtown or simply to get rid of the HC? There are references to Mussolini, but as I recall, in Italy the Fascist party was in control, not Mussolini. Thatâs how they were able to dispose of him and surrender without the total destruction of Italy itself. In Germany, on the other hand, Hitler WAS the Nazi party.Jake has misunderstood the reason for Aaronâs help. Jake is naturally suspicious and Iâm surprised he didnât ask why Aaron was willing to help him before making a deal. Maybe he will now.Either way, Aaron seems done with him now and now we wait to see the consequences of his actions.BTW, in the announcement we didnât see I would guess that Jake âfreedâ the milk 3 already. Their happy reunion to Endtown isnât important to the story at the moment. It could be a Friday installment.
WabbitWho benefits? Needs to be seen. If we assume that Marx did this because he believed it was the least of all evils then in the long run the community gains something that makes up for the deaths in the riots and turning Endtown over to a dishonest tyrant. It could just be an issue of mutant food products. The nearby food resources are running out, the Topsider satellite makes foraging risky and Endtownâs agricultural experiments have not yet born fruit. Encouraging the consumption of mutant produced milk, eggs and other products could supplement the stocks they already have and buy Endtown some needed time. The thing is I canât help believing that there would have to be a better way to handle this issue â one that didnât require a riot and so many deaths. It may be that Marx & the Oracle see something else coming from Jacobâs government or that they imagine his rule spurring somebody else to do something. We shall see.
for practical reasons things are working out ok, with the milk and egg taboo lifted the citizens are closer to being self sustaining and wonât need to scavenge at the surface as much, the mutants can accept what they are instead of clinging to old beliefs, and for now I HOPE the human and non-anthro mutant population isnât being discriminated against. But the WAY they did it was expensive, dozens of innocent people DIED, the police force was made to look like fools, the rats are pariahs, and a seriously BAD GUY thinks heâs some kind of hero
Just looking at the beginning of the storyline againâŠthere are a lot of characters whose we saw briefly and whose stories we havenât gotten. Thereâs those two people who released Linda into Endtownâ-not, I presume, part of the High Council, not after what weâve seen, but what were they? The lizard / newt woman in the Security uniformâ-where has she been while all this was going on? Even the guys playing cards in Maude Hefnerâs rooming houseâ-what became of them?
I believe Alun & Jenner are right; there is still alot of this arc to tell. Remember, Marx knows the future probability lines of this dimension. Sometimes a person must perform actions that are personally distasteful to him/her in order to bring about âthe greater goodââŠ
The lesser of two evils still ends up with an evil ruling. But Marx can see the future after all, and what is best, even giving an evil Napoleon complex bunny his due, will lead to a better future.
Ida No over 11 years ago
Jake: âOk, ok. Then, for my next wish, It, I wantâŠâ
Erwin Schwartz over 11 years ago
Marx doesnât appear to be too happy with Jackrabbit. The question is why did he help him? Who is going to come to the forefront as a result of this turn of events. Most likely it will not be jackrabbit, even if he did set things in motion.
Any guesses out there?
dirtyoldlady1 over 11 years ago
He acts like Jake has someone special to him as pressue to help . I wonder how many of the gooonies know and support, the feeling I get is they are just hanging around to see what they will win as the prize of acting like jokers.it still makes me ill. Is they chopped Jake and boiled him and I were starvingâŠ.. woops Under the influence to a lovely sleeping pill. Good NightBlessed Be
boreas2 over 11 years ago
woah now i understand why jack wasnt surprised when marx showed up
is he blackmailing him somehow?
boreas2 over 11 years ago
woah now i understand why jack wasnt surprised when marx showed up
is he blackmailing him somehow?
Purdey over 11 years ago
Maybe in some roundabout way, Marx did it for Linda Kowalsky. Remember, when he tried to get her out of the cell first. She seemed a high priority (even higher than helping Flask at the time.)
WelshRat Premium Member over 11 years ago
I think Marx does/did believe that the plans of someone like jackrabbit would be good for Endtown in the long run. in the short run, however, the cost is far, FAR, too much for Marx to âcelebrateâ.
Jenner Premium Member over 11 years ago
Knowing Aaron Neathery, this is not the end. Not by a long shot.As I said before, the unique beauty of Endtown is that Neathery experiments with new ways of telling complex stories. Heâs proven himself to be very good at it. His track record satisfies me. Admittedly, by the nature of experiments, some things wonât work, and heâll get it wrong. But heâs never gotten it wrong by much, and no writer can want for much a better hit rate than that. So, if the story seems to have come to a pointless, unsatisfying end, that either means a seasoned writer with a vision spanning years has suddenly gone lame, or that thereâs more of the tale to tell, and that it will go on to acknowledging injustice, addressing anguish and examining inconsistencies.Endtown is a marathon, not a sprint. Itâs not everybodyâs cup of tea. The worldâs a big enough place to give a home to this awesome epic for those people keen to follow it.Iâm addicted. Thereâs much more to come.
Robert Nowall Premium Member over 11 years ago
I guess ânot too happyâ is an understatementâŠ
Jenner Premium Member over 11 years ago
It reads like the acquitted criminal and the defence lawyer.
Jerry Beck Premium Member over 11 years ago
What is all the smoky, ditto-y stuff in the background? Is Marx interdimensional? Is this still a possible scenario? Guess we still have lots to find out.
Melkior over 11 years ago
Just in case anyone is still interested in my opinion, Iâm going to guess that the point of this is far more long-term, as Jenner believes.
I think that the Oracle allowed Marx to see that this crisis would occur regardless and if left unchecked, it would destroy Endtown.
I think that Marx has intervened to engineer a situation where Jake would be able to âwinâ, but only temporarily. I think that this situation will lead to Jakeâs eventual downfall and the people of Endtown realising that theyâve been played for fools.
The result will be a generation of Endtowners who will adopt a system of democracy which will endure for a long time. Whether thatâs the High Council system or something else remains to be seen.
OR my alternative explanation: Jakeâs influence is needed in Endtown for some particular reason and once heâs no longer needed, heâs going to be discarded like a used paper bag.
Coyoty Premium Member over 11 years ago
Donât push it, Jacob, or youâll be a Marxed man.
Robert Nowall Premium Member over 11 years ago
Just noticed: I almost got a snatch of todayâs dialog right in yesterdayâs commentsâŠ
crookedwolf Premium Member over 11 years ago
Marx may be re-thinking his choice of residence..
DADOF3 over 11 years ago
This is the new status quo for Endtown?-I donât think there is actually anything new about it. I refer you to Oct 23, 2012. Read that side by side with todayâs strip. Weâve all pegged AM as this all-powerful, do-whatever-I-want deus ex machina character. I donât think that is necessarily true. Marx refers to âduties to performâ. He seemed to sincerely care about Flask, yet engineered her death, then brought her back, calmed her soul, and gave her a new life with someone else. He is obviously not happy about that. The implication of the âoracle toastâ is that he has more âduties to performâ and he is no more thrilled about them as he was about the ones he just accomplished. AM is not his own master, and his actions are not spontaneous, but part of a much bigger plan that we have only glimpsed the faintest shadow of. Today, he is apparently disgusted by his latest âdutyâ; he did what he was required to do, but didnât like it one bit. âTo the greater goodâ implies the bypassing of some lesser good, perhaps even the endurance of sacrifice and suffering, to achieve it. This is far from overâŠ.
Francis362003 over 11 years ago
There maybe a problem coming.
finder10030 over 11 years ago
Mondayâs âEnds of beginningsâ and âBeginnings of endsâ. Would seem to indicate we were just about done with Jacobâs part of the story and todayâs strip seems a good endpoint. But Allgoodâs lynching maybe be the beginning of Endtown having to deal with what theyâve become. Theyâve got blood on their hands now.
finder10030 over 11 years ago
Still not sure about how the Oracle fit into all this.
Herb Thiel Premium Member over 11 years ago
Jenner has it exactly right when he says Endtown is a marathon, not a sprint. That knowledge has kept me reading here a long time and this story is not over by a long shot. In some ways the Endtown strip is like those old serials from the 30âs and 40âs.This scene has captured my interest in this storyline, again, though.
Kaeto over 11 years ago
I donât think Jacob has really thought out what the consequences of his idea for a mutant society means.
Taken to itâs logical conclusion it would mean that mutants like Jacob (the herbivores) would be on the menu of the carnivores.
Radical-Knight over 11 years ago
I canât see where this is going at the moment, but Iâm reminded of the situation where The Dutchess and her 2nd, who is or resembles Marx, commissioned the construction of Endtown. There appears to be the ability to move among time and spaceâŠthey were ârecentâ, and âat the conceptionâ. Does this mean they are tied to the existence of Endtown and will again make an appearance as The Dutchess/Flask for the stabilization and controlled continuation of Endtown?.*TO BE CONTINUED!*
gary wolner over 11 years ago
Hmmmm, one of those âsmoky back roomâ deals.
Vet Premium Member over 11 years ago
Jacob was the lesser of two evils. Now Jacob is the only evil left. Marx had to support someone and this was the best of two bad choices. This is what Marx had to do for the greater good overall but not a joyous feeling when the deed was done. Jacob is reveling in his victory but ignores the blood of all those who died and he does not even give a moment of silence to their memory. Jacob won which was all he cared. Marx is not a happy camper. It was a very hard choice.I will add a new saying.âThe enemy of my enemy is my friend but he is still my enemy.â
GoodDoctor over 11 years ago
All hail Bruno Mussolini, I mean Jake Jackrabbit, once reporters and now head of state!
Ida No over 11 years ago
" I think heâs created such a twisted train wreck with his plot that no matter how perfect his ending is, it will never satisfy even most of his readers). I donât want to see Endtown start to become that, either."Donât worry, it wonât. Or, if it is, itâll be the greatest train wreck ever!
the other ghost girl over 11 years ago
Aaah brooding in a darkened room, the actions of someone who knows what heâs done is wrong but does have any choice in the matter
mr_sherman Premium Member over 11 years ago
What exactly did Jake want? Was it control of Endtown or simply to get rid of the HC? There are references to Mussolini, but as I recall, in Italy the Fascist party was in control, not Mussolini. Thatâs how they were able to dispose of him and surrender without the total destruction of Italy itself. In Germany, on the other hand, Hitler WAS the Nazi party.Jake has misunderstood the reason for Aaronâs help. Jake is naturally suspicious and Iâm surprised he didnât ask why Aaron was willing to help him before making a deal. Maybe he will now.Either way, Aaron seems done with him now and now we wait to see the consequences of his actions.BTW, in the announcement we didnât see I would guess that Jake âfreedâ the milk 3 already. Their happy reunion to Endtown isnât important to the story at the moment. It could be a Friday installment.
Darwinskeeper over 11 years ago
WabbitWho benefits? Needs to be seen. If we assume that Marx did this because he believed it was the least of all evils then in the long run the community gains something that makes up for the deaths in the riots and turning Endtown over to a dishonest tyrant. It could just be an issue of mutant food products. The nearby food resources are running out, the Topsider satellite makes foraging risky and Endtownâs agricultural experiments have not yet born fruit. Encouraging the consumption of mutant produced milk, eggs and other products could supplement the stocks they already have and buy Endtown some needed time. The thing is I canât help believing that there would have to be a better way to handle this issue â one that didnât require a riot and so many deaths. It may be that Marx & the Oracle see something else coming from Jacobâs government or that they imagine his rule spurring somebody else to do something. We shall see.
yangeldf over 11 years ago
for practical reasons things are working out ok, with the milk and egg taboo lifted the citizens are closer to being self sustaining and wonât need to scavenge at the surface as much, the mutants can accept what they are instead of clinging to old beliefs, and for now I HOPE the human and non-anthro mutant population isnât being discriminated against. But the WAY they did it was expensive, dozens of innocent people DIED, the police force was made to look like fools, the rats are pariahs, and a seriously BAD GUY thinks heâs some kind of hero
Stephen Gilberg over 11 years ago
Error: âI gave you want you wantedâŠâ
Robert Nowall Premium Member over 11 years ago
Just looking at the beginning of the storyline againâŠthere are a lot of characters whose we saw briefly and whose stories we havenât gotten. Thereâs those two people who released Linda into Endtownâ-not, I presume, part of the High Council, not after what weâve seen, but what were they? The lizard / newt woman in the Security uniformâ-where has she been while all this was going on? Even the guys playing cards in Maude Hefnerâs rooming houseâ-what became of them?
craigwestlake over 11 years ago
I believe Alun & Jenner are right; there is still alot of this arc to tell. Remember, Marx knows the future probability lines of this dimension. Sometimes a person must perform actions that are personally distasteful to him/her in order to bring about âthe greater goodââŠ
Coyoty Premium Member over 11 years ago
Sometimes itâs the genie who regrets the wish.
Michelle Morris over 11 years ago
What if⊠Hitler stayed in art school⊠Castro continued playing baseball⊠Reagan continued actingâŠ
Aconite over 11 years ago
The lesser of two evils still ends up with an evil ruling. But Marx can see the future after all, and what is best, even giving an evil Napoleon complex bunny his due, will lead to a better future.