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Endtown
#1
Shawn
Shawn
Endtown by Aaron Neathery
Has anyone else been following this great little webcomic? I started reading it shortly after CR included it in the top spot of his Top 11 Comic Strips.
The plot surrounds a community of post-apocalyptic survivors who reside in a massive underground community called Endtown. The above world has been completely decimated and turned to desert through the use of disintegration ray technology during the last war. To make matters worse the combined use of all weapons of mass destruction has spawned an aerial mutagen that instantly affects any human that becomes exposed to it. The result of the mutation depends on if the subject was conscious at the time of exposure. Being awake causes the mutagen to have a completely monstrous effect on the human, turning them into something out of a H.P. Lovecraft nightmare and giving them an equally monstrous mentality. Being asleep or unconscious during exposure turns the victim into a random anthropomorphic animal with the mind and memories intact. Most of the inhabitants of Endtown are these human/animal hybrids. There are a few humans amongst them who are unexplainably immune to the mutagen.
There is another group of humans who reside topside (nicknamed Topsiders by the residents of Endtown) who have protected themselves from the mutagen through the use of environment suits that they can never take off. Topsiders have an intense hatred for anything mutant and seek to kill or capture anyone they see as a potential carrier of the mutation. This also goes for humans who are immune to the mutation, as they see that in itself as an impure genetic. Most prefer to be instantly vaporized by the Topsiders in scuffles, as...
"Endtown" tries to maintain a sense of humor throughout the storylines, but I am always so much more invested and interested when things get dark and sometimes downright horrific. Take the current arc...
I highly recommend this one to anyone who appreciates a good narrative, art, and imagination.
Has anyone else been following this great little webcomic? I started reading it shortly after CR included it in the top spot of his Top 11 Comic Strips.
The plot surrounds a community of post-apocalyptic survivors who reside in a massive underground community called Endtown. The above world has been completely decimated and turned to desert through the use of disintegration ray technology during the last war. To make matters worse the combined use of all weapons of mass destruction has spawned an aerial mutagen that instantly affects any human that becomes exposed to it. The result of the mutation depends on if the subject was conscious at the time of exposure. Being awake causes the mutagen to have a completely monstrous effect on the human, turning them into something out of a H.P. Lovecraft nightmare and giving them an equally monstrous mentality. Being asleep or unconscious during exposure turns the victim into a random anthropomorphic animal with the mind and memories intact. Most of the inhabitants of Endtown are these human/animal hybrids. There are a few humans amongst them who are unexplainably immune to the mutagen.
There is another group of humans who reside topside (nicknamed Topsiders by the residents of Endtown) who have protected themselves from the mutagen through the use of environment suits that they can never take off. Topsiders have an intense hatred for anything mutant and seek to kill or capture anyone they see as a potential carrier of the mutation. This also goes for humans who are immune to the mutation, as they see that in itself as an impure genetic. Most prefer to be instantly vaporized by the Topsiders in scuffles, as...
...capture usually gets you a one way ticket to becoming a lab experiment, or your brain integrated into their robotic/cyborg technology.
"Endtown" tries to maintain a sense of humor throughout the storylines, but I am always so much more invested and interested when things get dark and sometimes downright horrific. Take the current arc...
...where three women have been arrested for using their animal byproducts (One of them is a cow, so she's been providing milk to the others). While this is not technically outlawed, the local government is attempting to use it as a rally cry against giving in to animal natures and maintaining that everyone is still technically "Human" and therefore should not have their bodies violated in such a manner. This has lead to riot in the streets as the locals have started to rebel against the trigger-happy police force that made the violent and public arrests in the first place.
I highly recommend this one to anyone who appreciates a good narrative, art, and imagination.
#2
Ravenpoe
Ravenpoe
The setup sounds like a contrived reason for having a furry comic.
I mean, I get that it's fantasy, but I just have a hard time believing a mutagen that creates either grotesque monsters or random anthros based entirely on whether the subject is asleep.
I mean, I get that it's fantasy, but I just have a hard time believing a mutagen that creates either grotesque monsters or random anthros based entirely on whether the subject is asleep.
#3
Shawn
There may be a reason why the mutagen affects people differently depending on if they are asleep or not. Perhaps it has something to do with dream-state or just a blank mind where an animal that the person most associates with in some aspect becomes the one he transforms into. There is definitely some unexplained rhyme-reason to it, as the entire police force seems to be populated by rats.
Shawn
Yes it's a "furry" comic. But it's handled well. I think if you can take an established fan-base and find a new way to present it you can both entertain and give a nod to what came before (Think JJ's Star Trek) .The setup sounds like a contrived reason for having a furry comic.
I mean, I get that it's fantasy, but I just have a hard time believing a mutagen that creates either grotesque monsters or random anthros based entirely on whether the subject is asleep.
There may be a reason why the mutagen affects people differently depending on if they are asleep or not. Perhaps it has something to do with dream-state or just a blank mind where an animal that the person most associates with in some aspect becomes the one he transforms into. There is definitely some unexplained rhyme-reason to it, as the entire police force seems to be populated by rats.
#4
Ravenpoe
Ravenpoe
I'm sure OC would take no offense to that bit of social commentary.There is definitely some unexplained rhyme-reason to it, as the entire police force seems to be populated by rats.
#5
DarkAudit
DarkAudit
Fixed.I'm sure Charlie would take no offense to that bit of social commentary.
#6
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Is that Furry or TF? Sounds more TF.
#8
strawman
strawman
I've read through a few dozen of the beginning comics. There are voices in people's heads and oracles in pools of water, so not only is it a transformation comic, but it makes you wonder if people are crazy, or if there's also some form of magic in the world.
Of course, this is on top of the suspenders of disbelief you have to wear to let the transformations fly. A virus, or bacteria, or chemical that, within seconds, transforms 200 pounds of human tissue into 800 pounds of rhino, or 2 pounds of rat is more than a little stretch of the imagination.
Right away you're introduced to a few mysteries, but I worry about whether they'll be resolved satisfactorily. The pacing is very slow, and when a small question was answered it wasn't an "aha!" or "that makes sense!" but an "Oh... well, I guess..."
But worst of all, it simply isn't my type of humor. There's little jokes here and there, but they all fall flat. I'm sure it'll appeal to someone, I'm no joke connoisseur, but they weren't my cup of tea.[DOUBLEPOST=1368805018][/DOUBLEPOST]Also, towards the question of furry or not, yes the humans and anthropomorphic animals are sleeping together. I'm not familiar with the furry world or their preferred definitions, but in my book it counts.
Of course, this is on top of the suspenders of disbelief you have to wear to let the transformations fly. A virus, or bacteria, or chemical that, within seconds, transforms 200 pounds of human tissue into 800 pounds of rhino, or 2 pounds of rat is more than a little stretch of the imagination.
Right away you're introduced to a few mysteries, but I worry about whether they'll be resolved satisfactorily. The pacing is very slow, and when a small question was answered it wasn't an "aha!" or "that makes sense!" but an "Oh... well, I guess..."
But worst of all, it simply isn't my type of humor. There's little jokes here and there, but they all fall flat. I'm sure it'll appeal to someone, I'm no joke connoisseur, but they weren't my cup of tea.[DOUBLEPOST=1368805018][/DOUBLEPOST]Also, towards the question of furry or not, yes the humans and anthropomorphic animals are sleeping together. I'm not familiar with the furry world or their preferred definitions, but in my book it counts.