He’s either marring material or troll army. A decent dating period is wise in either case.
StepGamer Dad
22 days ago
There is an idiom in the German language that translates to “waving to someone with a fence post” that means giving someone a hint so obvious no reasonable person should be able to miss it.
Ben is totally doing that in regards to signaling that he’d be cool with Lucas being a super.
Then again, Ben *is* a cop, so it could be an underhanded interrogation method, but I still want to believe he’s saying it in good faith, because it’s high time someone on the team has something undeniably good happen to them.
Ben doesn’t strike me as that kind of character. I’m thinking he’s just trying to be subtle about the fact that he knows so Lucas can be the first to tell him, since it’s his secret to tell.
The guy who works in the video game store, where they sell superhero games, saying the cop would know better, is kind of a giveaway to a cop, isn’t it? I didn’t buy the “Ben is Deathblood” theory (DB seems to be more muscular), but at the end where he says the work is harder than folks realize… well, that seems like it would track with it. Also, this made me think… what spectacle would you need for a profitable superhero movie in a world where people literally watch Captain Prime fight a giant tentacle monster right outside their office… Read more »
I kind of get Lucas’s angle for the you would know better line. As a Cop, Ben’s going to be on a lot of the clean up crew for what the Superheroes do, so he would have a bit of a view “behind the scenes” unlike your average Joe on the street seeing the highlights on the news.
But yeah, definitely not more than a surgeon, trucker, or hospital administrator.
This will be really funny if Ben figured it out and just wants Phasar’s autograph, assuming Lucas knows him because he worked with him to catch the Troll in that most recent encounter.
As a videogame store owner he shouldn’t know better, as he is more in touch with the functional side of things than the average person. The Ben=DeathBlood theory is bonkers to me as well. It isn’t even physical differences. It is the fact that everything needs to be connected these days. It is done in movies and series for convenience, as you need to introduce less new characters. In longer format media, like books, you can take more time and separate them. Connecting everyone to several major things is also done so much that it isn’t a surprise any more,… Read more »
Mor
22 days ago
Tim is the absolute master of keeping us in the “maybe he knows, maybe he doesn’t” zone. 😉
The Infraggable
22 days ago
I’m kind of in the camp of him not knowing, but suspecting. He has enough evidence to suspect but there is reasonable doubt, so he’s trying to see if his suspicions are warranted, but if Lucas holds firm, then maybe Ben got the wrong guy. …maybe.
Darkhorse
22 days ago
There is a phenomenon where you suddenly see a lot of pregnant people when you or your partner is pregnant. They were always there, though now your personal connection makes your brain gives it special attention. Lucas is pregnant with the idea of his partner knowing. He sees it everywhere. We do not know exactly how prolific superheroes/villains are in this world in films, games, news and other. We do know they have at minimum a very noticeable presence throughout at least this city. It doesn’t seem out there to discuss it on a regular basis. The only question is… Read more »
I noticed that a bit after my wife getting pregnant and us then becoming parents, but I also noticed the opposite: how often babies are totally absent from fictional narratives, and pregnant women not all that common either. Part of that is the need for dramatic tension without triggering true horror in people – most paying audiences don’t want to see babies get hurt or have to worry about it while going to be entertained. Part of that is “write what you know”, and many writers aren’t all that familiar with parenthood. And a big part of it, in any… Read more »
Dennis
21 days ago
So the movie “Hot Fuzz” doesn’t exist in this universe. So many paperwork scenes.Those crazy Brits.
Might still exist. Just like in our universe the non paperwork movies are much more prevalent. Not to mention in Hot Fuzz it was used as both humour and to critique the lack of it in our movies.
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Landtuber
21 days ago
The look on Lucas’s face in that final panel is making me laugh so hard, and definitely has vibes of the “can’t tell if you’re telling the truth, or full of s***”. That is pure artistic gold right there…
I’ve read every comic on this site (Enjoy it so much – thank you Tim) and never felt the urge to comment before, but I just had to pass on my appreciation of how that panel resonated.
Nightdagger
21 days ago
Oh, he knows.
And he’s cool with it.
Ben’s a keeper.
Paula
21 days ago
Oh Lucas. You have to tell him.
Lily
21 days ago
I feel like, if he doesn’t say something now, we are going to be tiptoeing around this for another 50 pages.
Giggity Goo
21 days ago
We think this is Tim setting up Lucas finally telling Ben, but really he’s setting up a crossover with The Starcaster Chronicles.
PhobosRising
21 days ago
I have serious doubts on him. Feels like a trap using emotions as bait.
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I’m 100% convinced he knows by now. If he wasn’t sure before, he is now.
He is a keeper, boys.
Definitely starting to look like he is trying _really_ hard to create an opening for Lucas to come clean on his own.
Lucas needs to come clean. I suspect that he is fine with the heroes who do more good than harm, working with the police.
Came here to say this as well. That is your IN Lucas, take it!
He’s either marring material or troll army. A decent dating period is wise in either case.
There is an idiom in the German language that translates to “waving to someone with a fence post” that means giving someone a hint so obvious no reasonable person should be able to miss it.
Ben is totally doing that in regards to signaling that he’d be cool with Lucas being a super.
Then again, Ben *is* a cop, so it could be an underhanded interrogation method, but I still want to believe he’s saying it in good faith, because it’s high time someone on the team has something undeniably good happen to them.
Ben doesn’t strike me as that kind of character. I’m thinking he’s just trying to be subtle about the fact that he knows so Lucas can be the first to tell him, since it’s his secret to tell.
That language never fails to surprise and amuse me.
In Luxembourgish, we have the same idiom, it’s just that we don’t wave with just a fence post, we do it with the barn door. 😄
To be honest, if I saw someone waving a fence post my first thought would be “Damn, CrossFit arm day is getting even more ridiculous”
Couldn’t send more signals if he wanted to. Man’s lighting up the entire runway in christmas lights.
Problem is that these are typical cop interrogation techniques. Be friendly, open, understanding etc.
Also be wearing a wire :/
Just get him naked first. Problem solved.
Or make him food. 😅
Is that a Die Hard 2 reference? If so, WIN!
The guy who works in the video game store, where they sell superhero games, saying the cop would know better, is kind of a giveaway to a cop, isn’t it? I didn’t buy the “Ben is Deathblood” theory (DB seems to be more muscular), but at the end where he says the work is harder than folks realize… well, that seems like it would track with it. Also, this made me think… what spectacle would you need for a profitable superhero movie in a world where people literally watch Captain Prime fight a giant tentacle monster right outside their office… Read more »
I kind of get Lucas’s angle for the you would know better line. As a Cop, Ben’s going to be on a lot of the clean up crew for what the Superheroes do, so he would have a bit of a view “behind the scenes” unlike your average Joe on the street seeing the highlights on the news.
They also surgeon games, trucking games, and hospital games. Would they know more about those than a cop would too just because they sell them? 😉
More than a cop… maybe?
But yeah, definitely not more than a surgeon, trucker, or hospital administrator.
This will be really funny if Ben figured it out and just wants Phasar’s autograph, assuming Lucas knows him because he worked with him to catch the Troll in that most recent encounter.
As a videogame store owner he shouldn’t know better, as he is more in touch with the functional side of things than the average person. The Ben=DeathBlood theory is bonkers to me as well. It isn’t even physical differences. It is the fact that everything needs to be connected these days. It is done in movies and series for convenience, as you need to introduce less new characters. In longer format media, like books, you can take more time and separate them. Connecting everyone to several major things is also done so much that it isn’t a surprise any more,… Read more »
Tim is the absolute master of keeping us in the “maybe he knows, maybe he doesn’t” zone. 😉
I’m kind of in the camp of him not knowing, but suspecting. He has enough evidence to suspect but there is reasonable doubt, so he’s trying to see if his suspicions are warranted, but if Lucas holds firm, then maybe Ben got the wrong guy. …maybe.
There is a phenomenon where you suddenly see a lot of pregnant people when you or your partner is pregnant. They were always there, though now your personal connection makes your brain gives it special attention. Lucas is pregnant with the idea of his partner knowing. He sees it everywhere. We do not know exactly how prolific superheroes/villains are in this world in films, games, news and other. We do know they have at minimum a very noticeable presence throughout at least this city. It doesn’t seem out there to discuss it on a regular basis. The only question is… Read more »
I noticed that a bit after my wife getting pregnant and us then becoming parents, but I also noticed the opposite: how often babies are totally absent from fictional narratives, and pregnant women not all that common either. Part of that is the need for dramatic tension without triggering true horror in people – most paying audiences don’t want to see babies get hurt or have to worry about it while going to be entertained. Part of that is “write what you know”, and many writers aren’t all that familiar with parenthood. And a big part of it, in any… Read more »
So the movie “Hot Fuzz” doesn’t exist in this universe. So many paperwork scenes.Those crazy Brits.
Might still exist. Just like in our universe the non paperwork movies are much more prevalent. Not to mention in Hot Fuzz it was used as both humour and to critique the lack of it in our movies.
The look on Lucas’s face in that final panel is making me laugh so hard, and definitely has vibes of the “can’t tell if you’re telling the truth, or full of s***”. That is pure artistic gold right there…
I’ve read every comic on this site (Enjoy it so much – thank you Tim) and never felt the urge to comment before, but I just had to pass on my appreciation of how that panel resonated.
Oh, he knows.
And he’s cool with it.
Ben’s a keeper.
Oh Lucas. You have to tell him.
I feel like, if he doesn’t say something now, we are going to be tiptoeing around this for another 50 pages.
We think this is Tim setting up Lucas finally telling Ben, but really he’s setting up a crossover with The Starcaster Chronicles.
I have serious doubts on him. Feels like a trap using emotions as bait.
I mean, if that’s the case, Lucas needs to find that out now before he gets any more emotionally invested anyway, so…
The plot twist is gonna be that he’s a superhero, isn’t it?
The chess game being played here is absolutely delicious.
I’m calling it now: he’s Deathblood.