Breaking Up, p22

June 15, 2026


Breaking Up, p22

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B@loo
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B@loo
3 months ago

I wonder why this arc is called “Breaking up”… :/

Willess12
Willess12
3 days ago
Reply to  B@loo

Ben and Lucas go back to Ben’s place and decide to watch the pixar movie Up. Unfortunately, Lucas drops the CD and breaks it.

Groundhog
Groundhog
3 days ago
Reply to  Willess12

Lucas and Ben decide that they want to do their own version of the Pixar movie, Up, but to do so they have to sell meth to get enough money to buy all the balloons. Brian Cranston stars.

noone
noone
23 hours ago
Reply to  Groundhog

I hope it’s this. No other explanation needed

Atvaark
Atvaark
3 days ago
Reply to  B@loo

Hopefully that was just because of the whole Nicole/Ethan situation…

ears
ears
3 days ago
Reply to  B@loo

just 2 more pages after this left. It’ll be fine.

Rob
Rob
3 days ago
Reply to  B@loo

Wouldn’t that be the twist of arch. Nicole gets back together with Ethan (temporarily) . Ben breaks up with Lucas. Tim would be super evil because he knows we are rooting for the Ben/Lucas.

Crestlinger
Crestlinger
3 days ago
Reply to  B@loo

Two More americans discover the joys of proper Canadian Kitkat bars!

Greevar
Greevar
3 days ago
Reply to  Crestlinger

I’m sure Lucas would like to break off a piece eventually.

Dagroth
Dagroth
3 days ago
Reply to  B@loo

Ethan’s ex becomes a supervillain with the name “Up”. In the course of her supervillainy, she gets broken, figuratively/mentally or literally. (note the actual title is capitalised, “Breaking Up”, it would fit)

Joking aside, I’m thinking it’s about Ethan’s break-up and the s… tuff Nicole pulls off in its aftermath.

Hotair
Hotair
2 days ago
Reply to  B@loo

Well it started with Ethan and Nicole separating.

George V
George V
2 days ago
Reply to  B@loo

Most arcs have a myriad of situations that the title could refer to, so it’s impossible to draw any hard conclusions from that.

Acher4
Acher4
3 days ago

phew!!! He is ok.

At least physically… :/

Argl
Argl
3 days ago
Reply to  Acher4

He looks OK externally, but I wonder why he was behind that door, while 4 colleagues were waiting in the corridor.

21st Century Peon
21st Century Peon
3 days ago
Reply to  Argl

Was it his partner (police-ish, rather than romantic) who was killed?

The Legacy
The Legacy
3 days ago

It’s possible, though police officers typically have a pretty strong bond with each other. I’ve watched enough body cam footage of officers struggling with the loss of a fellow officer in the line of duty to know that it could have been as simple as a colleague get a caught up in a fatal interaction. I know a lot of people are making speculation that this has something to do with a superhero, but tragically this sort of thing happens every single day in the real world, and Tim nailed the depiction of grieving officers. I’ve quite literally seen body… Read more »

Last edited 3 days ago by The Legacy
Someone
Someone
3 days ago
Reply to  Argl

My guess is, that he was the actual target of the attack and got hurt while his partner died.

So we have survivors guilt, PTSD and a lot of other nice mental issues to deal with.

John
John
1 day ago
Reply to  Someone

Ya thats prob it. Good for story telling. Adds options and “depth” without removing a named character or even needing to build somebody out a death flags for us.

The Legacy
The Legacy
3 days ago
Reply to  Argl

Without any further context (nor Patreon access), I hazard a guess that he suffered minor injuries, and was being treated before being released. The fact his shirt isn’t done up, and that he’s not wearing his bulletproof vest, suggests something abdominal, like being thrown violently into a wall, or being shot/slashed /etc on his back

Last edited 3 days ago by The Legacy
Urainkhali
Urainkhali
3 days ago

I really worry about how the last sentence is formed and is potentially going.

21st Century Peon
21st Century Peon
3 days ago
Reply to  Urainkhali

Is Ben out of the precinct’s closet? I can’t remember if it’s come up in an earlier comic.

Rolan7
Rolan7
2 days ago
Reply to  Urainkhali

I found it reassuring… like at first he’s pushing Lucas away, downplaying, but then accepts the kindness love and lets Lucas get him out of there. It’s so sweet ):

Cypher
Cypher
3 days ago

I assume this is in the US somewhere, so no telling what injuries he is still walking out with. That exhausted look is actually from Ben seeing the bill.

Derfman
Derfman
3 days ago
Reply to  Cypher

Police never see the bill when injured on duty, and in most cases off duty too. Same as the military, they are taken care of by the public trust

Cypher
Cypher
2 days ago
Reply to  Derfman

All I remember was Tricare sucked so bad it was a gamble if you should use it.

Hunter
Hunter
3 days ago

Been there, done that. Do not want again.

Josh
Josh
3 days ago

Uh oh… I sense an unpleasant revelation coming on.

James Rye
James Rye
1 day ago

Is the dead cop his job partner? If so I wonder if per chance Ben had a crush on said partner or not. Like he doesn’t have to, ofc, losing a partner/colleague/friend is devastating no matter the circumstances and the circumstance here being murder makes it just worse.
Hope these two can find some quiet time for themselves.

Rikunda
Rikunda
1 day ago

Glad to see Ben isn’t trying to mask. He is fighting the urge to.