Having been there… “Ethan”, this hurt and shame and RAGE you feel can help you KNOW what you want for yourself and also to make sure you never make another person feel this way too.
Gamer
9 days ago
It sucks to be alone again. Finding a relationship isnt ever easy, and that makes staying in a bad one easy to want to do, even when we know that its toxic.
The man has good friends he sees every day. He’s not “alone” alone. He’ll be ok.
ReaverRogue
9 days ago
Come on, dude. It’ll suck for a minute and then it’ll all be good. You’ve fucking got this.
Robert
9 days ago
I have been on a similar bench, with similar statement (different reason though), with an old dude on the next one. He just said: “Yeah”.
I think the Fuuuuuck is universal.
Stix
9 days ago
Surely an old lady has either been through something or knows someone who has.
While unexpected loudness is unexpected, there wouldn’t be much concern after that.
JozMk.II
9 days ago
He’s finally allowing himself to see the situation as it really is, and he knows what he has to do about it, and he doesn’t like either of them.
Last edited 9 days ago by JozMk.II
Daniel
9 days ago
I like it that Scott didn’t tell him what to do. Ethan thought about it for some unknown time by himself before deciding: “Well, yeah. Apparently this relationship IS bullshit.”
Finvair
9 days ago
Hate to see Ethan going through all this, but glad he seems to be reaching escape velocity finally (I hope).
I was actually thinking Lilah’s mom/grandma, who, after asking Ethan what’s wrong and listening to him, set’s him up with a blind date with her daughter/granddaughter…
This is a random stranger, enough with these dumb coincidences. This is also the last page of the arc (next one is “Breaking up”)
Paula
9 days ago
Oh, so, in that universe there have the anti-homeless benches too? Now, going to the comic itself, I liked it. So real. I was hoping the old lady to be supportive.
Look how much room there is on either side of Ethan and the old lady. It’s long enough for someone to lay down on either side of the middle armrest. That’s not anti-homeless, it’s a double-wide bench that needs the extra armrest/leg in the middle for structural support.
There’s an anti-homeless bench in my town where the anti is in the form of a homeless person statue stealing the spot that people with and without homes would prefer to be available.
There’s no shortage of housing that should be affordable; but with the housing market gauging, I doubt it. Most of the hobos around here just can’t adult to save their lives, often because of drugs.
some guy
9 days ago
Lady: Oh, you’re having problems with your puzzle? Maybe I can help you, I love puzzles.
Jacob Marlin
8 days ago
I get the sneaking suspicion that this is going to end up with her stalking him and find out that he is in fact a superhero
Rikunda
8 days ago
It will be ok, Ethan. You have close friends, and a calling. It will come when it is time. You cannot rush the search or you will end up a puzzle piece without any connections.
Ruka
8 days ago
Just don’t hang in to the edge of the scale when you know it tipped ages ago. Made that mistake before
The embodiment of several of his interests is utterly polluted to the core with downsides which readers have been raging about since the start. He’s been dragged kicking and screaming towards realizing the ratio is a raw deal and knows that doing right by himself will mean extreme unpleasantness. The night’s darkest before the dawn, and Ethan has blindly stubbed his toe on this page.
Putting all you eggs in one basket.
Getting all your ducks in a row.
Doing X until the cows come home (late in the day).
Doing X until the sky turns blue (overnight).
Jack0r
7 days ago
Something’s wrong with the dates of the comics that will be released. Today is the 10th of June, Wednesday.
On the next comic scheduled to be released it says “Unlocks for everyone in 2 days (June 11, 2026).”
The date is tomorrow (Thursday), but 2 days would be the day after tomorrow (Friday).
The behaviour is consistent with the next few comics too. (“5 days” would be Monday, but the date is Sunday).
I think there’s some sorta seperate issue, since the original publishing date on this and the next comic also have a large gap in between.
Either another comic will be taking place for a couple of weeks, and this part of the site doesn’t account for that, or Tim didn’t publish anything for that long (and his update about that isn’t being shown here now for us).
Just so I understand what is going on: did each comic released come with an every increasing scale or something? Initially it seemed like the general public got to read things a few days, maybe a week behind, now I notice that this was published on April 8th, and when I use the forward comic button, I get messages like “will be unlocked in 25 days”, and then 32, then eventually up to ninety something days. This kind of feels like the lead is getting longer and longer. At some point, are the paying people going to lap the rest… Read more »
Tim i’m confused, I know free folks get comics twice a week but for almost a week or more now we’ve been on this one with the next comic in the line saying unlocks in 22 days? Did I misunderstand something? I know we will grow more and more lagged behind the patrons but i thought it would still remain 2 a week mon and fri?
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Having been there… “Ethan”, this hurt and shame and RAGE you feel can help you KNOW what you want for yourself and also to make sure you never make another person feel this way too.
It sucks to be alone again. Finding a relationship isnt ever easy, and that makes staying in a bad one easy to want to do, even when we know that its toxic.
The man has good friends he sees every day. He’s not “alone” alone. He’ll be ok.
Come on, dude. It’ll suck for a minute and then it’ll all be good. You’ve fucking got this.
I have been on a similar bench, with similar statement (different reason though), with an old dude on the next one. He just said: “Yeah”.
I think the Fuuuuuck is universal.
Surely an old lady has either been through something or knows someone who has.
While unexpected loudness is unexpected, there wouldn’t be much concern after that.
He’s finally allowing himself to see the situation as it really is, and he knows what he has to do about it, and he doesn’t like either of them.
I like it that Scott didn’t tell him what to do. Ethan thought about it for some unknown time by himself before deciding: “Well, yeah. Apparently this relationship IS bullshit.”
Hate to see Ethan going through all this, but glad he seems to be reaching escape velocity finally (I hope).
Plot twist! Nicole’s mom!
I was actually thinking Lilah’s mom/grandma, who, after asking Ethan what’s wrong and listening to him, set’s him up with a blind date with her daughter/granddaughter…
This is a random stranger, enough with these dumb coincidences. This is also the last page of the arc (next one is “Breaking up”)
Oh, so, in that universe there have the anti-homeless benches too? Now, going to the comic itself, I liked it. So real. I was hoping the old lady to be supportive.
that’s not an anti-homeless bench, that’s 2 full sized benches that share an armrest/2 legs
Look how much room there is on either side of Ethan and the old lady. It’s long enough for someone to lay down on either side of the middle armrest. That’s not anti-homeless, it’s a double-wide bench that needs the extra armrest/leg in the middle for structural support.
There’s an anti-homeless bench in my town where the anti is in the form of a homeless person statue stealing the spot that people with and without homes would prefer to be available.
Crazy idea, but instead of encouraging benches to be usable as places to sleep… Wouldn’t it make more sense to build more affordable housing?
There’s no shortage of housing that should be affordable; but with the housing market gauging, I doubt it. Most of the hobos around here just can’t adult to save their lives, often because of drugs.
Lady: Oh, you’re having problems with your puzzle? Maybe I can help you, I love puzzles.
I get the sneaking suspicion that this is going to end up with her stalking him and find out that he is in fact a superhero
It will be ok, Ethan. You have close friends, and a calling. It will come when it is time. You cannot rush the search or you will end up a puzzle piece without any connections.
Just don’t hang in to the edge of the scale when you know it tipped ages ago. Made that mistake before
I still don’t understand what Ethans problem is.
The embodiment of several of his interests is utterly polluted to the core with downsides which readers have been raging about since the start. He’s been dragged kicking and screaming towards realizing the ratio is a raw deal and knows that doing right by himself will mean extreme unpleasantness. The night’s darkest before the dawn, and Ethan has blindly stubbed his toe on this page.
At this moment: Cognitive dissonance
In this arc: Toxic partner
Doesn’t seem toxic to me.
you dont think his gf is toxic? She was yellow and red flags for me since she got introduced by the second or so episode
Now commit and push through her BS.
Eh, that sounds like it’d be better to scrap the whole repository. It’s likely unfixable anyway.
Sorry, too niche? 😉
Don’t worry lady, it’s just a mixed metaphor. It’s not rocket surgery.
Ethan will be burning that bridge when he comes to it. Until then, he just needs to get all his eggs in a row until the cows turn blue.
I get the bridge part, but not the other two. Well, probably two. (English isn’t my first language).
What are their original versions?
Putting all you eggs in one basket.
Getting all your ducks in a row.
Doing X until the cows come home (late in the day).
Doing X until the sky turns blue (overnight).
Something’s wrong with the dates of the comics that will be released. Today is the 10th of June, Wednesday.
On the next comic scheduled to be released it says “Unlocks for everyone in 2 days (June 11, 2026).”
The date is tomorrow (Thursday), but 2 days would be the day after tomorrow (Friday).
The behaviour is consistent with the next few comics too. (“5 days” would be Monday, but the date is Sunday).
I think there’s some sorta seperate issue, since the original publishing date on this and the next comic also have a large gap in between.
Either another comic will be taking place for a couple of weeks, and this part of the site doesn’t account for that, or Tim didn’t publish anything for that long (and his update about that isn’t being shown here now for us).
Just so I understand what is going on: did each comic released come with an every increasing scale or something? Initially it seemed like the general public got to read things a few days, maybe a week behind, now I notice that this was published on April 8th, and when I use the forward comic button, I get messages like “will be unlocked in 25 days”, and then 32, then eventually up to ninety something days. This kind of feels like the lead is getting longer and longer. At some point, are the paying people going to lap the rest… Read more »
Subscribers receive 3 comics a week. 2 Pages are released for free each week. So yes, the free archive lags behind, and will continue to do so.
Tim i’m confused, I know free folks get comics twice a week but for almost a week or more now we’ve been on this one with the next comic in the line saying unlocks in 22 days? Did I misunderstand something? I know we will grow more and more lagged behind the patrons but i thought it would still remain 2 a week mon and fri?
Oh wait! I see now there was a non superhero comic next in the line which the feed doesnt show until you switch to the archive
I will look into it.
Might have something to to with time zones. I’m in CET.