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Benjamin
7 hours ago
Of course he knows.
StepGamer Dad
7 hours ago
Absolutely lovely. The expression on Ben’s face really sells the relief and gratitude Ben must be feeling that Lucas trusts him enough to come clean about being a super.
Duncan
7 hours ago
Holy shit, Lucas, you actually did it! Proud of you, buddy!
Stef
7 hours ago
The way he says I know has me worried.
I read in the comments a while ago that someone thinks Ben might be that Punisher type superhero, and now I wonder if that’s true.
I am just worried that while he only heavily suspected he could ignore it, but now he knows for sure, they *are* unregistered and he is a police officer
Cy0
7 hours ago
“I’ve known this whole time, and I just got your confession! That’s right, I’m wearing a bug! You are under arrest for vigilantism.”
Shy Hot Prince
6 hours ago
Not sure if that is relief on Ben’s face. Seems a bit to me like: ” I hoped you wouldn’t say it.” Like now that Lucas has confirmed it himself there are some kind of consequences.
In the easiest way, Ben is “forced” to break up because of regulations inside the police force to either detain unregistered supers or to report them.
As long as Lucas didn’t say anything he could feign ignorance but now he may have to play his hand.
Or maybe it is just relief. The eyes tell different in my opinion.
Seems like kind of a bittersweet smirk to me. But I’m still following the theory that it’s a don’t ask, don’t tell situation so I’m probably seeing what I want to see.
But yeah, what OP said – he can’t, in good conscious, ignore it anymore. He’s an accomplice to any superhero shenanigans down the road.
Maybe their laws work in such a way that they just need a shotgun wedding so he doesn’t have to potentially testify against him, because Lucas deserves to be happy for once in his existence dangit~
I think Ben knew for quite a while, and has been pushing Lucas to tell him the truth by poking him with those comments. If he wanted possible deniability, getting Lucas to admit it is not the way to do it.
I think you’re right that Ben wanted Lucas to open up for genuine reasons.
Completely incongruent with Ben’s demeanor so far. Troll is not a supervillain, he’s just a troll. Quite effective in how he operates and in how he rallied support from others, but nevertheless he apparently has no superpowers. Except maybe surviving a fall into a vat of unknown chemicals.
I don’t think “the” Troll could turn his trolling on and off, it would be something that is continuously in his demeanor.
24
Han Solo likes this 🙂
So… when do we put Ben on ice? 😅
Because Ben shot first?
Leia: “Luke, it’s a trap!”
Luke: “I know.”
Han: “Hey – that’s *my* line!”
Smile.
(and then the realisation this is page 21… darn you Tim!)
Wait ? All CAD stories have 21 pages ?
If it is the case, I quit reading now ! 😮 (but maybe I will check on monday morning :P)
Nope. The last one (Secrets) was 21 page long.
Full issues used to run for 24 pages. Infernal Demons even had 25 pages.
And I’m seriously hoping against hope that it’s not the final page of this issue…
Definitely cliff hanger material here.
And it’s a Friday. We all know he plans cliffhangers on Fridays on Page 21
DON’T GIVE HIM IDEAS
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Of course he knows.
Absolutely lovely. The expression on Ben’s face really sells the relief and gratitude Ben must be feeling that Lucas trusts him enough to come clean about being a super.
Holy shit, Lucas, you actually did it! Proud of you, buddy!
The way he says I know has me worried.
I read in the comments a while ago that someone thinks Ben might be that Punisher type superhero, and now I wonder if that’s true.
Nah, not a chance. I don’t think they even have the same body type.
True, but at the same time it could be just body armor that gives the impression.
I am just worried that while he only heavily suspected he could ignore it, but now he knows for sure, they *are* unregistered and he is a police officer
“I’ve known this whole time, and I just got your confession! That’s right, I’m wearing a bug! You are under arrest for vigilantism.”
Not sure if that is relief on Ben’s face. Seems a bit to me like: ” I hoped you wouldn’t say it.” Like now that Lucas has confirmed it himself there are some kind of consequences.
In the easiest way, Ben is “forced” to break up because of regulations inside the police force to either detain unregistered supers or to report them.
As long as Lucas didn’t say anything he could feign ignorance but now he may have to play his hand.
Or maybe it is just relief. The eyes tell different in my opinion.
I’m having the same impression. That last panel doesn’t quite say “relief”…
EDIT: Nope. There’s a smile under the moustache, as someone already mentioned. 🙂
Seems like kind of a bittersweet smirk to me. But I’m still following the theory that it’s a don’t ask, don’t tell situation so I’m probably seeing what I want to see.
But yeah, what OP said – he can’t, in good conscious, ignore it anymore. He’s an accomplice to any superhero shenanigans down the road.
Maybe their laws work in such a way that they just need a shotgun wedding so he doesn’t have to potentially testify against him, because Lucas deserves to be happy for once in his existence dangit~
Wow. That smile is *so* subtle. I read Ben’s expression as a kind of resignation, but with the smile, yeah, I agree it looks a lot more positive 😁
Yeah I am inclined to agree. Eyes say shock. I’d have recommemded looking to get Ben’s opinion and department regulations around superfolk first.
It’d be a shame if he shared only to find out that even flimsy implausible deniability is ok, but an explicit reveal is not.
Again, the law caters for unregistered supers. Lucas has spoken to police, even Captain Prime, they haven’t been hostile.
I think Ben knew for quite a while, and has been pushing Lucas to tell him the truth by poking him with those comments. If he wanted possible deniability, getting Lucas to admit it is not the way to do it.
I think you’re right that Ben wanted Lucas to open up for genuine reasons.
While that’s all well and good, the man shouldn’t be trolling Lucas with all these puns if he really wanted to avoid it.
… Because I´m the Troll! Ahahahahaha!
That would actually be pretty epic.
That would be a worthy plot twist !
Completely incongruent with Ben’s demeanor so far. Troll is not a supervillain, he’s just a troll. Quite effective in how he operates and in how he rallied support from others, but nevertheless he apparently has no superpowers. Except maybe surviving a fall into a vat of unknown chemicals.
I don’t think “the” Troll could turn his trolling on and off, it would be something that is continuously in his demeanor.
I mean, realistically of course it isn’t the troll. It would be kind of hilarious, in a messed up way though.
That cheeky smile from Ben!!! Warms my heart <3
Hmm, what if Ben is under cover, collecting evidence so they can arrest him?
Could he be an undercover cop trying to make Lucas confess? Is he wearing a mic?
Peels off face mask is Zeke underneath
Completely ruined his chance of saying “I’m gay”
YES!!!
But also, If this now goes into a cliffhanger…
We riot! 😛
Ben’s like…. “Oh god, how hard am I going to troll him… should I … golden opportunity… I…”
*Exhale*
Good on you Ben, you resisted. Good on you.
My radioactive spider sense I inherited from a super that I’m a clone of detected you were a super too before we even spoke.
I love the subtle change from concern to relief (almost joy) in the last panel.
ILLEGAL WEEKEND CLIFFHANGER
He was a fed all along
Who else felt like waving their arms in the air because they CALLED IT?!