Holly’s compassion fits him Though his understanding was spotty The realization hits him The child was too young to be knotty =|====/ Level Head Vote for Endtown 2.0 And for Doc Rat, too The Endtown Forum
Poor Holly! She is SOOOooo empathetic. She feels pain, hurt, fear, and sorrow. Aaron draws her expressions so well that we can’t miss seeing it in each panel. Her tears in the last panel- – -so, so sad. Great drawing, Aaron.
I saw the pics you put up on the forum—-Grimmslade puts me in mind of “The Scarecrow”.
Yesterday, I said: “I’m starting to tune in to the general vibe of Endtown. It’s not about good vs evil. It’s about a Wounded Land – an environment and its people who, by and large, are hurt and frightened and angry.”
By that, I meant everyone, including the Topsiders, and including Sparkplug Sanders. The fact that they need healing does not mean they’ll stop trying to kill people in the meantime. Sparkplug lived and literally died with killing on his mind. The Topsiders don’t think of mutants as people. Jake Jackrabbit doesn’t think of the Topsiders as sufficiently evolved people.
It’s a tragic and common situation, and while physical conflict is inevitable in the short term, war has no future in the long term. Eventually, there will be peace in one of two ways. Either there will be genocide (by arms, occupation or assimilation) as one society wipes out the other. Or there will be a way for the groups, or enclaves, or tribes, to be made to stop seeing the others as "others’ – faceless non-people on the other side of the hill. For leaders to meet and start talking sense.
Unlikely, I know. But I have seen remarkable and unlikely things happen in my time. The odd, stray spark. The power of one. The hundredth one succeeding after ninety-nine have perished.
If Mr Neathery has good sense and respect for our intelligence, he will not give us a quick answer nor an easy one. But I have he has a handle on the direction of his story and the story of his world. My mind’s appetite has the endurance, I trust his moral compass, and I eagerly await the long, long journey.
Yoiks. Another harsh reminder that these mutants, the Topsiders’ equipment, and maybe the Topsiders themselves were once human. . .
Now let’s see how long it takes Fussbudget Flask to jump all over Holly for her emotional outburst. That, and how long it will take her to put Holly’s ears to good use. . .
Ida No almost 13 years ago
Aaron has new early artwork scans posted at the Underground! Go look at them and leave him comments.
Level_Head almost 13 years ago
Holly’s compassion fits him Though his understanding was spotty The realization hits him The child was too young to be knotty =|====/ Level Head Vote for Endtown 2.0 And for Doc Rat, too The Endtown Forum
noreenklose almost 13 years ago
Poor Holly! She is SOOOooo empathetic. She feels pain, hurt, fear, and sorrow. Aaron draws her expressions so well that we can’t miss seeing it in each panel. Her tears in the last panel- – -so, so sad. Great drawing, Aaron.
I saw the pics you put up on the forum—-Grimmslade puts me in mind of “The Scarecrow”.
KUTGW,
Noreen
Jenner Premium Member almost 13 years ago
Yesterday, I said: “I’m starting to tune in to the general vibe of Endtown. It’s not about good vs evil. It’s about a Wounded Land – an environment and its people who, by and large, are hurt and frightened and angry.”
By that, I meant everyone, including the Topsiders, and including Sparkplug Sanders. The fact that they need healing does not mean they’ll stop trying to kill people in the meantime. Sparkplug lived and literally died with killing on his mind. The Topsiders don’t think of mutants as people. Jake Jackrabbit doesn’t think of the Topsiders as sufficiently evolved people.
It’s a tragic and common situation, and while physical conflict is inevitable in the short term, war has no future in the long term. Eventually, there will be peace in one of two ways. Either there will be genocide (by arms, occupation or assimilation) as one society wipes out the other. Or there will be a way for the groups, or enclaves, or tribes, to be made to stop seeing the others as "others’ – faceless non-people on the other side of the hill. For leaders to meet and start talking sense.
Unlikely, I know. But I have seen remarkable and unlikely things happen in my time. The odd, stray spark. The power of one. The hundredth one succeeding after ninety-nine have perished.
If Mr Neathery has good sense and respect for our intelligence, he will not give us a quick answer nor an easy one. But I have he has a handle on the direction of his story and the story of his world. My mind’s appetite has the endurance, I trust his moral compass, and I eagerly await the long, long journey.
vburke almost 13 years ago
Oh crap. What I was afraid of, still human and still aware inside the monster.
perceptor3 almost 13 years ago
Yoiks. Another harsh reminder that these mutants, the Topsiders’ equipment, and maybe the Topsiders themselves were once human. . .
Now let’s see how long it takes Fussbudget Flask to jump all over Holly for her emotional outburst. That, and how long it will take her to put Holly’s ears to good use. . .
Coyoty Premium Member almost 13 years ago
Flask: “Are you kidding me? You two hook up in an unnatural relationship, and now you’re getting ready to adopt?!”
Bob. almost 13 years ago
That last panel says “We’re going to get involved.”
Demonick almost 13 years ago
If Wally and Holly can pull off some slick negotiation, we might just have found a valuable ally for the mission.
Dragoncat almost 13 years ago
Gee, Wally… Maybe mutating into a cat wasn’t the short end of the stick, after all…