It's the End of Civilization as we know it. A mutagenic plague followed by a global war fought with disintegration weaponry has left much of the Earth a desert of fine powder and what remains of humanity fragmented into humans, animal-like mutants and bloodthirsty monstrosities with lots of teeth. The surface, still teeming with the mutagenic virus, has become the domain of the dreaded Topsiders; well-organized, technologically advanced, and heavily armed un-mutated humans sworn to exterminate mutations of any kind in order to clear the way for the eventual resurgence of a new, genetically clean humanity. Faced with annihilation, mutants and "impure" humans have retreated into the depths of the planet to form communities and hope to win, or at least survive, what may prove to be mankind's final war. Endtown is the continuing story of one of those communities.
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Jenner
said, 5 months ago
That is NOT one contented cow.
RanaRavens said, 5 months ago
It’s probably good for Linda to learn that she’s not the only one who’s unhappy about being a mutant.
Level_Head said, 5 months ago
So Maude has a supply — and demand is revealed
Perhaps “Maw the healer” could be a bit healed
But Linda’s gut instincts are not tuned like Holly
Will Linda be helpful? Or just cause more folly?
My thoughts on the food items Maude and such make
These things aren’t free — they cost food to make
But they could still vary the local cuisine
Like Holly’s cheese hoard — though we know where it’s been
I think now it’s clear that her much-prized cheese
Is a gift from friend Maude, one that was sure to please
For some humans this wouldn’t be what they picked
I had dinner with this man — and here, he was squicked
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dirtyoldlady1 said, 5 months ago
Level_Head..?? was that made with milk that I think it was?
I think that the two of them can heal each other. It looks like Linda is warming up to Maude. At least sympathying . Good, very good Aaron. Love you. Why don’t you put you and your shirt on the comment site? I think others would like it.
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Merri said, 5 months ago
I’m sure all mutants have conflicting feelings about their condition. Only with succeeding generations will anyone really feel ‘normal’. It’s been hard on all of them.
Merri said, 5 months ago
Linda’s beginning to care about Maw and her feelings. You can see from the concerned look on her face. Yup, things are gonna be ok :)
Jenner
said, 5 months ago
Has anyone mutated into a dung beetle?
Jenner
said, 5 months ago
@Level_Head
Making milk – input vs output. Neathery’s world obeys the laws of science. Except when it doesn’t. I can live with that.
X-Lydia said, 5 months ago
For that matter, has anyone mutated into any sort of insect, arachnid, crustacean, mollusk, or other invertebrate?
Jenner
said, 5 months ago
Seriously, now Linda has been put in the position of having to comfort and nurture a gentle-hearted person she has upset. It may awaken something in her that had been long asleep. It may turn her away from egocentrism and rekindle her spark of compassion.
Brilliant storytelling, Mister Neathery.
Jenner
said, 5 months ago
@X-Lydia
Yes – There is a crab. There is a fish-headed shambling creature. There are also a fish and a worm in Neathery’s Endtown one-shot mini-comic, in which Walter the bear, Mayor of Entown, goes fishing. (Contact Aaron to negotiate getting hold of a copy of this. )
RHJunior said, 5 months ago
First thought:
It will take at least another generation before Endtowners are comfortable with that sort of thing.
So start with the next generation.
They have children there, so obviously they have babies, newborns, maternity wards, etc…. Maude should volunteer as a wet nurse/milk donor. Likewise if the chickens volunteered their eggs to help feed the youngest members of Endtown. After a few years, people would have acclimated to the concept— and the young would have never known it to be any other way.
crookedwolf
said, 5 months ago
Umm, Linda, your oatmeal is getting cold..
Diggerspop
said, 5 months ago
Everybody’s worried about where the milk came from, what about the oatmeal? From some six year old supply? How about sugar? From beans? They must have some headway in producing grains, etc. now. Hydroponics may produce some, surely not all things edible come from raids. They do need to be self sustaining to have any future.
Diggerspop
said, 5 months ago
I’ll bet Aaron thinks “Why don’t these people just read and enjoy the strip, why do they ask so many questions?” We tend to over analyze everything. That’s the fun of it.