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So, he just observed the first 8 million times, and now heâs ready to manipulate the situation..? Or has he been doing so all along? I know which answer goes best with the Marx weâve gotten to know and loathe.
Notice that Duffy is still wearing the amulet that Chic gave him.
Iâm glad that Marx has jolted Duffy out of his desire to suicide, moving him past this moment of despair. Presumably, the next step for Marx is to let the restored Wally finish sorting out his thoughts before he whisks them off to the next adventure. Hopefully to where Kirbee and Chic are, to rescue them.
Act #?; Scene 8 million 1:. Marx seems quite OK with playing through the probabilities as he needs his disparate batch of oddballs along to, well, something? Since we now know that Duffy still has the amulet, maybe we would be fair in thinking that its inclusion is a new wrinkle in the story of Scene 8 million1.
So interesting anatomy fact, the finger missing from Cardoodles is the middle one. In Duffyâs grexxed mind, he was intending to give him âthe finger,â but instead raised the two he couldâŠ.sort of like splitting the difference. Neat.
Looks to me that Marx decided this time to stop Duffy. Marx may have an idea that to fix realities he has to make a course change. In the multiverse time and realities are best explained as a infinite wide multilane highway. Each lane goes on some times merging other times ending. Events along the lane affect the path of the lane. 8 million times Marx has let Duffy die. The realities stay messed up. This time he gave Duffy a chanceâŠseeing a possibility that Duffyâs survival can change the realities to a different path.
So now the question is, does Marx have the soul of Duffyâs brother, Benny? We saw Duffy get attracted toward a soul earlier, and Marx made him let it go, but did he do a switch of some sort? Was he holding not just Wally but Benny as well? If so, does that mean Marx has another stop to make before leaving this doomed dimension? If this is the over eight millionth time he has done this route, it isnât totally beyond belief. We donât really know what Duffyâs role is at this point. In fact we arenât even 100% sure Benny is dead, we are only assuming he is. And if we havenât learned anything else, we have all learned to not assume ANYTHING in a Neathery Endtown strip!
Eight million fallsâŠbut each one was in a slightly different spacetime reality. Every time Marx âreturns to an eventâ a myriad of other slightly-linked random changes have happened. Marx waits until jump Eight-million andâŠitâs time to intervene because other changes have occurredâŠpossibly including Duffyâs attitude.
I wonder if the âsoul ballâ Duffy grabbed was his own, screaming on the way down. Another point: I tend to use big numbers when exaggerating rather than âgazillionâ for example. My niece pointed out the number 9 was always somewhere in the number. 8 million to Marx may just mean âmany.â
Marxâs expression is one of desperate resignation. Heâs been doing this a long time and expects to be doing it a lot longer. It rarely changes and he wants so much for it to change. His face is pleading for change.
Robert Nowall Premium Member about 2 years ago
Itâs said that when you jump, you have plenty of time to regret it on the way down.
crookedwolf Premium Member about 2 years ago
So, he just observed the first 8 million times, and now heâs ready to manipulate the situation..? Or has he been doing so all along? I know which answer goes best with the Marx weâve gotten to know and loathe.
shawnkh about 2 years ago
once a month posting âŠâŠ i can live with that⊠now if i can only stop checking every day : )
Kyneris Premium Member about 2 years ago
Notice that Duffy is still wearing the amulet that Chic gave him.
Iâm glad that Marx has jolted Duffy out of his desire to suicide, moving him past this moment of despair. Presumably, the next step for Marx is to let the restored Wally finish sorting out his thoughts before he whisks them off to the next adventure. Hopefully to where Kirbee and Chic are, to rescue them.
gary.eddings4157 Premium Member about 2 years ago
Act #?; Scene 8 million 1:. Marx seems quite OK with playing through the probabilities as he needs his disparate batch of oddballs along to, well, something? Since we now know that Duffy still has the amulet, maybe we would be fair in thinking that its inclusion is a new wrinkle in the story of Scene 8 million1.
Diat60 about 2 years ago
The last two panels. The expressions on Duffyâs face. Brilliant!
TheBigPickle about 2 years ago
Quite profound.
LightWarriorK about 2 years ago
So interesting anatomy fact, the finger missing from Cardoodles is the middle one. In Duffyâs grexxed mind, he was intending to give him âthe finger,â but instead raised the two he couldâŠ.sort of like splitting the difference. Neat.
Vet Premium Member about 2 years ago
Looks to me that Marx decided this time to stop Duffy. Marx may have an idea that to fix realities he has to make a course change. In the multiverse time and realities are best explained as a infinite wide multilane highway. Each lane goes on some times merging other times ending. Events along the lane affect the path of the lane. 8 million times Marx has let Duffy die. The realities stay messed up. This time he gave Duffy a chanceâŠseeing a possibility that Duffyâs survival can change the realities to a different path.
Tarry Plaguer about 2 years ago
So now the question is, does Marx have the soul of Duffyâs brother, Benny? We saw Duffy get attracted toward a soul earlier, and Marx made him let it go, but did he do a switch of some sort? Was he holding not just Wally but Benny as well? If so, does that mean Marx has another stop to make before leaving this doomed dimension? If this is the over eight millionth time he has done this route, it isnât totally beyond belief. We donât really know what Duffyâs role is at this point. In fact we arenât even 100% sure Benny is dead, we are only assuming he is. And if we havenât learned anything else, we have all learned to not assume ANYTHING in a Neathery Endtown strip!
boydpercy Premium Member about 2 years ago
The most amazing thing to me is that Marx is sitting in mid-air!
Ida No about 2 years ago
Marx: âNow, shall we go back to the deli, shall we?â
Otterhead about 2 years ago
Heavy words marx. Heavy but definitely needed.
Coyoty Premium Member about 2 years ago
This dialog should be standard for all suicide hotlines and negotiations.
toastmastermazanec about 2 years ago
Is that âfun factâ literally true?
mikekcindyk about 2 years ago
He watched him jump 8 million times. He has so much time on his hands!!
bscruffy about 2 years ago
Eight million fallsâŠbut each one was in a slightly different spacetime reality. Every time Marx âreturns to an eventâ a myriad of other slightly-linked random changes have happened. Marx waits until jump Eight-million andâŠitâs time to intervene because other changes have occurredâŠpossibly including Duffyâs attitude.
gary.eddings4157 Premium Member about 2 years ago
Purdey about 2 years ago
I wonder if the âsoul ballâ Duffy grabbed was his own, screaming on the way down. Another point: I tend to use big numbers when exaggerating rather than âgazillionâ for example. My niece pointed out the number 9 was always somewhere in the number. 8 million to Marx may just mean âmany.â
JanBic Premium Member about 2 years ago
I guess I missed the fact that Duffy was only fourteen. Yes, save him.
reedkomicks Premium Member about 2 years ago
My favorite âchapterâ was when Wally came upon the lizard people, and all that ensuedâŠ
Prescott_Philosopher about 2 years ago
Q: What are you doing Duffy?
A: Oh, hanging around.
markkahler52 about 2 years ago
I was once near suicide and I wanted to see what survival could do. It does a number, to be sure, but Iâm still here
Coyoty Premium Member about 2 years ago
Marxâs expression is one of desperate resignation. Heâs been doing this a long time and expects to be doing it a lot longer. It rarely changes and he wants so much for it to change. His face is pleading for change.
Yakety Sax about 2 years ago
Look familiar?
https://cdn.acidcow.com/uploads/posts/2023-02/1675254549_mn_22.jpg
https://euvw.blogspot.com/2018/05/
bedd022 about 2 years ago
Biggest cliffhanger yet!
Vet Premium Member about 2 years ago
If he can get it to post this next is one of the best. Seen it via Newsletter. GoComics is having a bit of issue internally for posting.
diverleo about 2 years ago
Everyone check your email and/or junk file. Aaron emailed the next segment due to technical issues.