Endtown by Aaron Neathery for May 01, 2022

Rebbe Marx sets the table…

That last panel got a laugh from me.

It’s like asking why there was not a toilet in the Brady’s house. What was Mike thinking?

Shift to color usually means some dramatic change is about to happen (or that it’s just a dream, or both). But all the characters are still in grayscale. Maybe this world is just an illusion? How many times has Marx run this particular time loop, I wonder?

When you gotta go, you gotta go.

I guess he doesn’t want them fertilizing the trees…

But I don’t know about stepping into a Marx outhouse… he’s a trickster… so maybe the trees and bushes after all…

If that magical blue port-a-potty looks “bigger on the inside”….…then they won’t have to wait in line to-unburden themslves.

Well, the entrance to True Narnia was an old shed…who knows?

Whats the TARDIS doing here? Sorry I think thats a Loo.

I still think he’s going to bring Wally back. He did say something about body-snatching on April 15, I think.

So it ends up in the crapper, after all!

Eating on the fleishig side of the house from the celestial deli, I see. And Marx can get some decent gefilte fish, not that stuff in the jars that always seems to be slightly over-jellied.

Throw another gefilte on the Barbie, Ken.

Of course, one should always remember, “No matter where you go, there you are” …

I had 2 thoughts come to mind, with that last panel…1) No input, no output, and 2) Surely after seeing what happened with Wally and “I”, anything they HAD in them was certainly scared OUT of them then?!

I’ve noticed the only one not speaking is Terrence. He simply observes for now. Interesting how they are still funny paper characters…..they were always black and white…..and never went potty. I also remember a past feast Marx threw out of the clean blue sky…..the Opabinia Queen. The place of the final fight between Flask and Wally and the start of Wally’s journey. A final thought….you know where they commonly use porta potties…..usually in construction zones….a new reality is being constructed…..for the greater good.

I like Alan’s comment: “What is the point of all this?” I’m sitting back waiting to see if Wally materializes in front of them. Then they can celebrate with a picnic.

Marx evidently knows what’s going on, but in true Marx fashion is keeping our crew in the dark.

I wonder if Wally’s already in there. (The portal-wally)

Ooooh, I have an appetite for answers, sure!

Once again, as always, amazing art work and another dose of mystery.

Please Aaron, not all your readers have perfect vision, or the eyes of a twenty year old……To read this, some of us have to blow it up way beyond normal….Blurry Letters, I can handle, but all the artwork blurrs out too! I for one appreciate the artwork AND the story. Today’s strip is easier, but the last few strips have totally eluded me ………posting a larger picture would help out us salty codgers

“Why’s it making that VWORP VWORP sound?”

“Gotta fix the plumbing.”

I appreciate getting Endtown at least once a week, but this new long format makes it difficult to read here. Is there somewhere else one can read this comic?

Okay, the promise of answers and a restroom are good start, Marx. You should really lead with that, and not the spontaneous combustion of companions.

That’s my question for any show I watch. No one ever needs the facilities.

Is that the proverbial pot at the end of the rainbow?

Minor problem with the “Construction Site Supervisor”, never put the out house (“Portia-Potty”) on top of the hill. Remember it all flows down. (and of course it makes it easier for the wind to blow it down or for Halloween pranksters to tip it over.

That’s the nicest drawing of a porta potty ever.

If you ask me, Marx is acting rather callous for just having witnessed a key member of the team.

Funny how that outhouse kind of resembles the TARDIS

Hey! Priorities!

Yes, Marx—answers. And none of your malarkey, either. Answers with the questions they go to, and no weaseling out because you said “maybe”.

Is it a kaibo…or a tardis?

Hey, boo-boo! Where’s the pic-i-nic basket??

I’d be down for a blintz if he has one.

Hate to look at a Marx offer with a jaundiced eye but…there ain’t no way Allen can use that porta-loo. Marx is such a tease.

Sounds like Marx paid a visit to the Carnegie Deli! I grew up in the Borscht Belt m’self, Monticello NY. It kinda made up for my otherwise slim to nil knowledge of cuisine.

Why do I get the feeling this strip is about to end? Random, infrequent strips, main characters (presumably) out of the story for good…. seems like it has tanked at this point.

Again, we have 8 panels, not 4. In color, not just line drawings. Often with massive detail. By an artist with health issues. For nearly 13 years. I marvel at the depth of his story telling, perseverance, and artistic skills. Judging from his existing work, I’m sure he has years worth of plot in mind. And we are all the richer for it!

I sure hope AN is ok.