Endtown by Aaron Neathery for June 15, 2012

I’m beginning to think some part of her wants wally to stop her.

He hardly hates gunsJust does not like to killWithout other optionsI think that he willBut Flask and her tauntSeems to have some effectsSo this weekend we’ll hauntJust to see what comes nextI will get a tapeOf the two artists’ talksThey’ll have no escapeUnless my device balks=|====/ Level Head

No bribing Aaron and Jenner, LH! Unless you get something for me too(!)But she IS riduculing him to try to break him, yes. Pityfor her it probably won’t work. Probably.

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Does she wear gloves or is she without claws? Wally is going at this bare handed, obviously. I have never noted claws on him either. So it comes down to teeth, fists, feet, “highth” and need. Wally needs her dead. He is desperate and then she taunts him.( I think that Linda should show up SOON. Aaron HAD to created her for some really outstanding act or purpose.) Or maybe Holly has an idea. No, I am voting for Petey. He would make a perfect captain. Could Petey use the friend he made at the beginning? Could it/she control or send notifications or commands to the TS . Flask put a lot of the critters out of commission, might delay the final actions. I am having toooo much fun with this situation. Have a whole lot of fun Aaron in PA..Next year is is the San Diego Comicon. I promise we will all chip in for the seat.Blessed Be.

Should read McEldownay’s comments on today’s Pibgon. Very interesting. Blessed Be/

Reminds me of a scene in Canales and Guarnido’s Blacksad [Another outstanding Anthropomorphic Graphic Novel that no Endtown reader will ever regret hunting down and purchasing]. Blacksad, a black cat of a Private Eye, had just tracked down Ivo Statoc, a toad, the richest guy in town, and the murderer of an actress, a former lover of Blacksad’s. Statoc: Well, well, everything is negotiable…will $100,000 do justice to your skills?Blacksad: Mr. Statoc, you’ve a twisted idea of justice. It has nothing to do with money. Money doesn’t extend that far…can not bring back to life those who died, nor quiet down the conscience of those claiming vengeance. Can’t even stop me from killing you.Statoc: Ha, ha, ha…conscience! That’s the reason you can’t pull the trigger. You are nothing but a poor devil, full of morals and scruples. You have class, but you’ll never make it dragging that load. You’re missing the most important thing, what makes a guy like me get to the top … cold blood."If it hadn’t “been for that smirk, I would have not been able to kill him , but the harm was already done. His precious cold blood was spreading across his desk.”I’m getting to the point where I’m not going to be surprised if Flask and Wally have a similar exchange. The likes of Flask’s “You filthy little peacenik…” are kin to Ivo Statoc’s self-satisfied, nothing-can-touch-me smirk and may get Flask exactly the same result.

“You say you’re going to kill me. How? By talking me to death? Bring it, my calendar’s open. You’ve got 8 minutes to make Momma Wallechinsky proud.”

Maybe unconscious would do? A good whack on the furry crust?

You know that we’re getting led down a path here?

The obvious is a fight to the death. But Aaron doesn’t always do the obvious.

There are still undefined variables. Our missing Koala bear, Marx, the original owners, Petey, and Lord knows what else he has up his sleeve.

Can’t wait for Monday.

Is the only source for the size of the explosion resulting from a missile hitting the balloon over the ship the word of the ship itself? Not only are there undefined variables, I don’t trust Aaron Marx and the ship to give accurate information.

I bet Lisa will come, and kill her.

From the ship’s user manual.

Oh Philomena, there’s that fatal flaw again. Arrogance and overconfidence. You are happily waving a blowtorch in a dynamite factory totally oblivious to the “cat” tasrophe (couldn’t resist) that is about to overwhelm you. When Wally stood up to you in the PT, he was only defending the TSer non-combatants, and in that instance a stun shot to the hands was enough. But now the stakes are so much higher. Now it’s not only the TSers, but Holly as well (and to a lesser degree Petey, Linda, AM, and the PT). This time lesser measures are insufficeint. Your flaws limit your perception of Wally to your own cursory evaluation. He is not a non-violent, peace-at-all-costs, peacenik (to use your word). Wally will fight when the situation calls fo it, and history shows he fights well. He is not afraid of guns. He abhors their misuse, but has shown himself to be quite handy with one when he needs be. Since zero weapons are out of play here, one potential avenue here could lead to a deathbed reveal of the Flask/Petey backstory we have been tantalized with fleeting glimpses of for so long. Only time and Aaron will tell…. ;-)

Yes, Flask, mocking Wally will only make his job easier.

Panel 3 has the best picture of Flask yet. Nice job Aaron. As to how this will all pan out, I’m not even going to attempt a guess. Too many potentials. I think I’ll just sit back and enjoy the story…….wherever it leads. Have a good weekend all. Knock ‘em dead in Pgh Aaron! Good luck with today’s presentation. See y’all on Monday.

Don’t you dare kill off the best character. Flask is the only one viewing the world thru clear not rose colored glasses.

Look at panel 4.

Flask’s eyes are telling what she really is thinking. She is worried about that little civilian Civil Engineer might do to her.

If she was just going to brush Wally off, she would be looking straight ahead but here, she is acting like she does not think he can do it but is scared enough, and knows enough, that the back of Flask’s mind is telling her to keep an eye on him and move like H*LL if he makes a move.

Oh to see what comes up on Monday.

Maybe the thoughts of killing are turning her on.

Yep, it is obvious. She wants him to stop her. She can’t stop herself. You can almost smell her pain now. And NO that is NOT the litter box! I know some of you were thinking that.

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Well, the confrontation is here, I just hope it does not end with “Wally, I am your mother!” (Not so obscure Star Wars reference);-)

I’ll say one thing GC, you are focused… ;-)

Flask had quite a time lugging that gun around. I have my doubts as to whether or not Wally could use it without a stand of some kind. No, the gun is too obvious, something else….

@GatoCat If they ARE getting bigger…where’s the problem?

Dang but Buxom Blackies BONZER!

Gosh! Flask really wants Wally the kill her. She really wants to be dead and she’ll goat Wally into doing it for her. She really is a piece of work. So Selfish…If she can’t do it herself she’ll either take everone with her on her suicide mission or goat poor Wally into taking her out of her misery. Either way nobody wins. Sad, very sad.

He could shoot her in the knee! If that doesn’t work he could shoot her other knee, and then an elbow. She wouldn’t be able to control the panel and he could offer her a pain pill to retract the command!!

I’ll bet that Wally grabs the gun, and knocks her out with the butt. I really don’t believe that Wally wants to kill her.

Today went quite nicelyThough sparsely attendedThe time, hard to sellWith the schedule upendedFor Anthrocon openedThe very same timeNot what they were hopingAnd almost a crimeThere was more than one recIn both audio and vidSo soon, I expectYou’ll see what they did=|====/ Level Head

Greetings from Pittsburgh, where Aaron and I are getting a whole lot of good career things done. Anthrocon is a wonderful convention, huge, amazing and unforgettable. Without going into specifics, I can say this weekend is re-shuffling the deck quite a bit, for his prospects and mine.

Flask: “..So you’re going to kill me, huh?”Wally: “Only a little..”

Ack, the dreaded panel scheduled against the opening ceremonies! I wonder whay they do that.I know a few people going to the con and have steered them towards Aaron, so hopefully word of mouth will spread.

Cool! Did you get them signed yet? Did you buy a copy of Doc Rat to get that signed? How do the books look? (Aaron mentioned putting in extra material.)

More cool. So why aren’t you uploading photos of them to here?

Surf, I confess to being green with envy!;-)

We’ve got pics of the four (with SurfStuff!)But I’ve got no equipment — it’s roughTo be missing my gearSo uploading from hereWill be bits — and I hope it’s enough =|====/ Level Head

Thanks for the info! My anticipation of their arrival has escalated dramatically! (pre-ordered also). Can someone drop links to the FB pages? I don’t do FB (am I the last holdout??). O.Oedited to add: I found Aaron’s FB page, but it won’t let me see anything unless I sign up. sigh

Aaron just e-mailed me 2 photos from the con. I’ll put these and any others I receive up at the Underground later.Aaron and SurfStuff55Jenner

Pictures are great!

In something of a show of solidarity for our brethern slogging through the Great Waste known as Anthrocon, I am shown here in Japan wearing my Endtown t-shirt. Just FYI – everyone that’s commented on it here so far loves it.

Hey guys, gonna be out this week so hold down the fort while I’m gone. Time to put on my Scoutmaster hat and take the boys to the woods. I’ll have my laptop, so I’ll check in if I can. Heck of a time to miss even a day! :-( Well, see you again next Saturday, if not sooner. ;-)

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Okay, I admit I wasn’t picturing Aaron like that.. but Jenner yes. I have some of his self-published minicomics from the 80s. :) (and oo, I bet he cringed just reading that!) Great to see some of the crew! And glad the books are there!Also, VOTE! Only three votes can bring Endtown up to #27!

“I vote we adopt that as the “Official” Endtown shirt.”Seconded.

Hey GatoCat, My husband who is 62 was in Scouts here in Houston, TX. and also went to Camp Strake and Camp El Rancho Cima. You must be from around this neck of the woods. Small world isn’t it.

“Flask?” “yes?” “Did you see the sun rise this morning?” “yes, why?”

I’ll do that. Funny thing , when he tells me stories about his Scouting days, his eyes light up with such wonderful memories. Oh ,he was an Eagle Scout too. I still say it’s a very small world.