Are you absolutely certain you want to leave Endtown now, when you have access to that much ordinance, and miners? You could be King of the Post Apocalyptic World. King PAW! That has a lovely ring to it, and you could order the Rats to carry Holly around in a regal litter, and Everyone would have to look up to her. BR>If supplies are running low you could force people to fight for food, and the males could be evaluated for martial fitness, for the day you have a breakthrough and locate new colonies, or nearly empty endtimes warehouses. Plus, having responsibility for an entire civilization means you get first pick of foodstuffs. You have lots of weapons! Sure, there are social and moral considerations to using weaponry in a world that was destroyed by war, but sometimes wars are won by those with forces, will and means. Support Aaron, financially and voterly.
Vote ENDTOWN Vote Doc Rat Vote for Kevin and Kell Vote for HubrisJusFantasizing
Putting the entire box on a push cart and aiming it the rats would have looked even more menacing…Then again, when given the choice between lugging a full box of rations, and a full box of grenades, it might be better to keep the rations. Maybe what Wally should have done is to write “grenades” on the box of rations and put a frowny face on the front to make it extra menacing.
Nothing better than 7-year old hand grenades that have been sitting around in some armory, and then just tossing them around to folks you want to be threatened by.
Crazy people run the asylum, so it’s a good time to leave.
this is going rather well. I hope he doesn’t have to use the grenade, in case of surprise complications. I don’t like this new set-up, I don’t know how to enlarge, the comments and if you move a letter on the comment you;re .writing it can disapear too easy.
No one here questions as to the stockpile??This whole Endtown is an old APEX facility.No one in their right mind would lug that many cases of grenades and store them when FOOD is a priority.I am even go a step further.Not only is Endtown an old APEX facility but I will wager it was a Research Facility.Why else would it be so far out in the wastes. Has cells designed to let nothing escape. Conference rooms, video rooms, labs, even small rooms for scientists types (the rooms the High Council stayed in) and who knows what else up there. It was separate from the City of Endtown which is where the “chosen” would have gone in a end of world type event. Like facilities built in our universe fortunately never used.The city of Endtown was where they would have all stayed when the facility was in operation.This place was not just built for survival.
Hate getting up early to comment. But staying up late is painful. I think he might have been better with the gun. Multiple vs one big boom is better. I really like their attitude. Hope they take chance to get out too. Possible a big joint of monsters just outside?Blessed Be
Fridge logic: Why would Wally need a grenade when he has claws so sharp he can carve clothes out of sheets? Just wrap his hands around the rats’ necks and unsheath the claws. Would look way more threatening and less chance of accidental mass murder/suicide.
Considering the apparent disparity between Endtown and the security levels:Endtown was built as the “safe haven”. It’s purpose was to give a sense of normalcy to those just escaping whatever Armageddon they had been facing. Its purpose probably wasn’t to be a long term hiding place like it has become. The purpose was possible to be a holdout from radiation for at most two or three years and be a staging ground for repopulating the surface. The ongoing war with the topsiders preventing the latter from occurring. There would then be a logical reason for keeping an old-time, almost nostalgic atmosphere. A place resembling not your recent past, but one of your childhood, or even imagined childhood. think of the Andy Griffith Show as a reference. The main purpose of the design would be to be a de-stressor.The security levels, on the other hand, need to have the latest in technology in order to protect what’s below. No way would you accept anything less other wise any possible intruder may find a means to enter without your knowledge. You would want the latest weapons and best spy gear at your disposal.
Bravo, Mister Neathery. You can play out a story of horror, bitterness and misery, and then as a sweetener, using the same characters and their same attributes, you replay it to us in the form of hilarious, ghoulish humour. That’s one of the many reasons this brilliant work is one of the best comics there is. Endtown is a masterpiece. Now, go and take a short rest, friend. You’ve earned it.
Incidentally, I hope the readers here can spread the word: The reason Doc Rat is on a longer histus than niitially announced is that my webmaster, Wolf, who was preparing the new site, was suddenly taken ill. He has been out of commission for at least a week. And he is the only person at the moment who can add any new information to my current page, so I myself cannot even put up a new notice to keep people informed. I don’t want to pressure Wolf, so he will take as long as he needs to recover. His health is important. I am still writing and drawing Doc Rat in the meantime. I understand how distressing this may be to my regular readers. The story will be going again soon. It was not my intention to keep anyone in the dark.Thanks for your patience.
a small piece of trivia, a group or horde of rats is called a mischief. That is a whimsical name and seems it might fit raccoons and ferrets maybe better.
Petey’s case was less a repurposing of Topsider tech and more an attempt at saving someone’s life (as has been mentioned, after strong motivation from Flask).
“Fair enough, an explanation from the creator himself makes it legitimate.”#Well, I’ve been told there’s a theory that just because somebody created something, it doesn’t mean they know all there is to know about it. (The Back-of-the-Head Theory—-you can see everything in front of you, but you can’t see the back of your head.)#But that’s philosophical thought, fun to do, but often with little real-world application…and, for the purpose of this discussion, irrelevant. I’ll accept that explanation, too.
crookedwolf Premium Member over 10 years ago
Oh my goodness, I feel like I just caught a grenade!Wally: Could you spare a few more, we might need them topside!
WelshRat Premium Member over 10 years ago
And now I’m laughing!
DADOF3 over 10 years ago
They have a larger store of weapons than I expected… Compliments of good ol’ Apex. ;-)
Robert Nowall Premium Member over 10 years ago
Keep quiet, Wally…they might want to come with you…
JusSayin over 10 years ago
Are you absolutely certain you want to leave Endtown now, when you have access to that much ordinance, and miners? You could be King of the Post Apocalyptic World. King PAW! That has a lovely ring to it, and you could order the Rats to carry Holly around in a regal litter, and Everyone would have to look up to her. BR>If supplies are running low you could force people to fight for food, and the males could be evaluated for martial fitness, for the day you have a breakthrough and locate new colonies, or nearly empty endtimes warehouses. Plus, having responsibility for an entire civilization means you get first pick of foodstuffs. You have lots of weapons! Sure, there are social and moral considerations to using weaponry in a world that was destroyed by war, but sometimes wars are won by those with forces, will and means. Support Aaron, financially and voterly.
Vote ENDTOWN Vote Doc Rat Vote for Kevin and Kell Vote for HubrisJusFantasizing
davidf42 over 10 years ago
It’s a trap. I know it’s a trap.
Ida No over 10 years ago
Putting the entire box on a push cart and aiming it the rats would have looked even more menacing…Then again, when given the choice between lugging a full box of rations, and a full box of grenades, it might be better to keep the rations. Maybe what Wally should have done is to write “grenades” on the box of rations and put a frowny face on the front to make it extra menacing.
Ida No over 10 years ago
The great thing about today’s strip is that we have the perfect shot for comparing Wally’s tail in fluffed and non-fluffed modes.
salenstormwing over 10 years ago
Nothing better than 7-year old hand grenades that have been sitting around in some armory, and then just tossing them around to folks you want to be threatened by.
Crazy people run the asylum, so it’s a good time to leave.
Darwinskeeper over 10 years ago
I’m just glad the rats are more careful with the grenades than they are with automatic weapons.
boreas2 over 10 years ago
hmm for some reason id like for one of the rats to join them
Coyoty Premium Member over 10 years ago
For the love of Mike.
pam Miner over 10 years ago
this is going rather well. I hope he doesn’t have to use the grenade, in case of surprise complications. I don’t like this new set-up, I don’t know how to enlarge, the comments and if you move a letter on the comment you;re .writing it can disapear too easy.
beerhunter12 over 10 years ago
I think she could lose the apron now.
Vet Premium Member over 10 years ago
No one here questions as to the stockpile??This whole Endtown is an old APEX facility.No one in their right mind would lug that many cases of grenades and store them when FOOD is a priority.I am even go a step further.Not only is Endtown an old APEX facility but I will wager it was a Research Facility.Why else would it be so far out in the wastes. Has cells designed to let nothing escape. Conference rooms, video rooms, labs, even small rooms for scientists types (the rooms the High Council stayed in) and who knows what else up there. It was separate from the City of Endtown which is where the “chosen” would have gone in a end of world type event. Like facilities built in our universe fortunately never used.The city of Endtown was where they would have all stayed when the facility was in operation.This place was not just built for survival.
dirtyoldlady1 over 10 years ago
Hate getting up early to comment. But staying up late is painful. I think he might have been better with the gun. Multiple vs one big boom is better. I really like their attitude. Hope they take chance to get out too. Possible a big joint of monsters just outside?Blessed Be
Dragoncat over 10 years ago
I am surprised…and somewhat thankful…that they did not use any of those grenades during the Milk Trial Riot.
Shazzaron over 10 years ago
Rat: And when you’re done with all that…..can we come with you??
Melkior over 10 years ago
Fridge logic: Why would Wally need a grenade when he has claws so sharp he can carve clothes out of sheets? Just wrap his hands around the rats’ necks and unsheath the claws. Would look way more threatening and less chance of accidental mass murder/suicide.
mr_sherman Premium Member over 10 years ago
Considering the apparent disparity between Endtown and the security levels:Endtown was built as the “safe haven”. It’s purpose was to give a sense of normalcy to those just escaping whatever Armageddon they had been facing. Its purpose probably wasn’t to be a long term hiding place like it has become. The purpose was possible to be a holdout from radiation for at most two or three years and be a staging ground for repopulating the surface. The ongoing war with the topsiders preventing the latter from occurring. There would then be a logical reason for keeping an old-time, almost nostalgic atmosphere. A place resembling not your recent past, but one of your childhood, or even imagined childhood. think of the Andy Griffith Show as a reference. The main purpose of the design would be to be a de-stressor.The security levels, on the other hand, need to have the latest in technology in order to protect what’s below. No way would you accept anything less other wise any possible intruder may find a means to enter without your knowledge. You would want the latest weapons and best spy gear at your disposal.
Jenner Premium Member over 10 years ago
Bravo, Mister Neathery. You can play out a story of horror, bitterness and misery, and then as a sweetener, using the same characters and their same attributes, you replay it to us in the form of hilarious, ghoulish humour. That’s one of the many reasons this brilliant work is one of the best comics there is. Endtown is a masterpiece. Now, go and take a short rest, friend. You’ve earned it.
Jenner Premium Member over 10 years ago
Incidentally, I hope the readers here can spread the word: The reason Doc Rat is on a longer histus than niitially announced is that my webmaster, Wolf, who was preparing the new site, was suddenly taken ill. He has been out of commission for at least a week. And he is the only person at the moment who can add any new information to my current page, so I myself cannot even put up a new notice to keep people informed. I don’t want to pressure Wolf, so he will take as long as he needs to recover. His health is important. I am still writing and drawing Doc Rat in the meantime. I understand how distressing this may be to my regular readers. The story will be going again soon. It was not my intention to keep anyone in the dark.Thanks for your patience.
pam Miner over 10 years ago
a small piece of trivia, a group or horde of rats is called a mischief. That is a whimsical name and seems it might fit raccoons and ferrets maybe better.
RickD Premium Member over 10 years ago
Petey’s case was less a repurposing of Topsider tech and more an attempt at saving someone’s life (as has been mentioned, after strong motivation from Flask).
Robert Nowall Premium Member over 10 years ago
“Fair enough, an explanation from the creator himself makes it legitimate.”#Well, I’ve been told there’s a theory that just because somebody created something, it doesn’t mean they know all there is to know about it. (The Back-of-the-Head Theory—-you can see everything in front of you, but you can’t see the back of your head.)#But that’s philosophical thought, fun to do, but often with little real-world application…and, for the purpose of this discussion, irrelevant. I’ll accept that explanation, too.