Tessera

The Bens Official

@thebens.bsky.social

Work sucks! Can two fat rats Benjamin and Benicio find a way to get around it?

583 Posts1044 Follower 182 Folgt

The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · 3h ago

The Bens 202 08/05/2026 #thebens #webcomic #furry One for the road?

P1:
Benjamin: I still got room, hit me.
Benicio: Here!
P2: Benjamin: I'm stuffed and it's not even 8:30. Thanks, scheduling errors!
P3: Benjamin: before we have to go, you think maybe we can...?
P4: Benicio: On your knees, no carpet, and past the age of thirty? You are kinky!

The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · 6d ago

The Bens 201 07/30/2026 #thebens #webcomic #furry Parallel events.

The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · last wk.

The Bens 200 07/29/2026 #thebens #webcomic #furry Happy 200 Bens!!

P1: Lisa, thinking: It's too hot. But the AC is costing us.
P2: Lisa, thinking: Let's consult the experts.
P3: Lisa searches for "raising temp at office effects."
She gets results: Related Searches:
can I sue if office is too hot
how to sabotage elevator
can I bring a brick to work
how to smuggle brick into work
cost of cinder block
purse that fits brick
can my pet rock cave a skull in
cost of increased security vs AC temp

The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · 2w ago

The Bens 199 07/23/2026 #thebens #webcomic #furry The fantastic mister fox.

P1: Benicio: Nobody tracks the boxes that come in, so on bad days I come in here to stuff myself.
P2: Benicio: I feel like a fox in a henhouse.
P3: Benjamin: Mr. Reynard, it looks like the bad days are catching up to you.
P4: Benicio: You don't say.

The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · 2w ago

The Bens 198 07/21/2026 #thebens #webcomic #furry

The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · 3w ago

The Bens 198 07/13/2026 #thebens #webcomic #furry

Bild

Bild

Bild

Bild

The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · 3w ago

Bluesky if you can graciously accept 4 jpgs I would be SO thankful

The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · last mo.

I know no one can actually *see* the comic uploaded today, but if you were to see the gray square and clap, smile, and say relatable I'd appreciate it all the same!

The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · last mo.

The Bens 197 07/03/2026 #thebens #webcomic #furry

P1: The Bens. Dialog Bubble: Where do you see yourself in five years?
P2: Rose: I have a lot of plans! Some include kids...But, I see myself at conferences, meeting with my peers. Public policy feels boring but it's important, necessary work! I want to be doing good while I'm alive.
P3: Lisa: Standing in front of your board, reporting five years straight of growth. Do you take referrals during an interview?
P4: Phyllis: Hopefully, I'm here in fifteen! I'm not sure what I'd do with myself if I was forced to retire.
P5: Benjamin: Continuing school! I'm sure balancing grad school and a full-time job will be a breeze!
P6: Adam: Management. I'm new to the game but I'm not new to leadership! I was head of my university's horror film club! Managing tthe budget got me to swap my major away from English.
P7: Benicio:Apologies, but I don't think this is an appropriate interview question?
P8: Unknown voice: Why not?
P9: Benicio: Most research indicates you want to measure past behavior, not future behavior. How do you rubric your structured interviews? They're not? Can I help with that?
P10: Benjamin: And everybody clapped?
Benicio: No, I won a medal for best interview from the mayor.

The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · last mo.

The Bens 196 06/30/2026 #thebens #webcomic #furry

P1: Phyllis: I've got fires to put out. Bye!
P2: Benjamin: This isn't actually a bad time, is it?
P3: Benicio: We'll manage. Walk with me, we have to get set up.
P4: Benicio: Try and contain your excitement.

The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The Bens 195 06/17/2026 #thebens #webcomic #furry

P1: Benjamin: And this isn't a problem?
Phyllis: It is, but I want to make someone sweat a little.
P2: Phyllis: Change of plans. I have a sub for my interviews, can you show him how it's done?
P3: That's cool Phyllis. I'm sure there's time somewhere in the middle of fifteen interviews to teach someone.
P4: Benjamin: ...What if I promise to be a quick study?

The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The Bens 194 06/15/2026 #thebens #webcomic #furry

P1: Benjamin: I know it sounds like me wanting to do the easy thing...
P2: Ben: I've never done an interview, can I try it?
P3: Phyllis: Yes! You'll just be sitting there anyway.
P4: Employee Resources forced us to go soft, so interviews are hand-holding snoozefests.

The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The Bens 193 06/12/2026 Yes, give Benicio the keys to the snack closet, Lara. #thebens #webcomic #furry

P1: Benicio: We're screening THIS many people today? IN office? Why?!
P2: Lara: Relax, we're not hiring any of these bozos. There won't be round two. Ask a few q's, give out a few snacks, say we'll follow up, and I'll send the rejections tomorrow.
P3: Lara: I'm sure you can find a way to breeze through. Good luck! And toss this, please?

The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The Bens 192 06/09/2026 #thebens #webcomic #furry

P1: Phyllis - I wanted to ask something of you. Think of it as a sample of what you'd be doing with me as your mentor.
P2: Caption: Will you...? Interview Nobodies? Solve advanced problems?
Phyllis: My schedule was...backed up from last night...so... Could you handle one of these tasks?
P3: Benjamin: So now I'm delegation fodder.
Phyllis: ...With criticism after every task. How fun!
Benjamin: Loads.

The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The Bens 191 - 06/04/2026 #thebens #webcomic #furry

P1: Benicio: Benjamin's late...His coffee is gonna get cold!
P2: Voice: Can you hold the door?
Benicio: There you are!
P3: Benicio: I got this just for you.
P4: Lara: Sorry Ben, it takes at least a double to bribe your way out of screening interviews.t

The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The Bens 190 06/01/2026 #thebens #webcomic #furry

P1: Benjamin: Day one of giving a shit at work! I can do this!
P2: Phyllis notices Benjamin is at his desk early.
P3: Phyllis: I never expected to see you here this early! Ready to get started?
P4: Benjamin: Why? My shift doesn't start for another thirty minutes.

The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The Bens 189 05/25/2026 #thebens #furry #webcomic

P1: Caption: Russel's Ruminations
Second image, a fat demon speaks: Freedom to indulge // Use him as you would yourself
Third image, Russ laments from behind a boulder: I failed again
P2: Russel: I thought it would have been enough to see how the world treated me. ...Benicio'll wise up once he lives it a little. He's smart.
P3: Benicio: It's too dark, I can't see my phone...
P4: Benicio: I know how to cover more ground.
P5: Benicio goes FLOP onto the bed.
P6: ...He flips over. Benicio: ACK! COLD!
P7: Benicio: There's a warmer case coming in your future, bub.
P8: Benjamin: The future is so scary...
P9: Today felt like forever. And if I sleep, tomorrow will be here instantly. Another forever.
P10: Maybe forever isn't so bad if you don't have to do it alone.

The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Here's a bonus bens. I try to only do 2 strips on a week where I need to to a Sunday.

Barnem@barnem.wobbl.xyz.ap.brid.gy · 3mo ago

Sunday Bens is coming but this inspiration hit me today. #thebens #afterhours

Benicio: Two bags? How are you even hungry?
Benjamin: It's okay, this one is yours!

The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The Bens 188 05/20/2026 #thebens #webcomic #furry

P1: Russel: Sorry, I used the last towel. I warmed another in the dryer for you. Leaving it on the counter.
Benicio: Oh, thanks.
P2: Benicio, thinking: Got pissy over a salad he LIKES, now he wants to be gentle.
P3: Benicio, thinking: Whatever, it's an apology.

The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The Bens 187 - 05/18/2026 #thebens #webcomic #furry

P1: Benicio: ...He took that well.
P2: B: Keep an eye on the bed for me, phone. I need a dark, no-music shower.
P3: B: Nothing improves sorting your thoughts out than softly boiling yourself.

The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Also hi I'm on the 10th floor for a bit longer tonight at #fwa2026 so I'm happy to sketch in your book

The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · 3mo ago

And because my good friend @fatback.bsky.social spoils me here's a bonus panel:

The Bens - tough crowd
What's the deal with buffet limits, asks Benjamin while sitting on Benicio.

The caption says oh you just wanted a captive audience for your tight five."

The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I didn't work on a comic this weekend. I offloaded it to friends & strangers. Ty: @ronanraccoon.bsky.social @ty-pesh.bsky.social @slobberslof.bsky.social @sotbox.bsky.social @cantrip7.bsky.social @spicywahtte.bsky.social @puppocky9.bsky.social @dutchelmdisease.bsky.social @orionj.bsky.social

Benjamin wearing an I heart shirt days skibidi rizz.
Benicio replies a fateful world hangs in the balance.

The psychoanalytic theory does call for further studies says the hidden third Ben, to a squiik.

Many doors, Ben-boy says Benjamin to Benicio, who replies "good luck getting out."

The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Short break! I'm going to FWA - if you want to meet me there, I'm happy to say hi!

The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The Bens 186 04/28/2026 #thebens #webcomic #furry 502 Bad Gateway

Something is clearly bothering
you, why can't you just say it?
What do you want out
of this conversation?

The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The Bens 185 04/26/2026 He has the conch, Benicio. #thebens #webcomic #furry

P1: Russel: You should know! Come on man, you know better, I know you do!
Benicio: Russel, you know what I meant.
P2: Russel: You gotta be able to look inside and admit uncomfortable things! Stagnation is when you stop moving! But looking back...is finding the way forwards! It hurts but it's how we grow! I have to do it all the time!
P3: Russel starts speaking, but is interrupted.
Benicio: Russ can you hold on long enough for me to think about what I want to say?
P4: Russel reveals the previous panel's speech bubble: I spent a lot of time working on myself after we broke up and I know you did too but maybe you need to dig deeper on something?
Russel: Hey, rude? I'm trying to be vulnerable here.

The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Thank you for the Fan Art of Benicio, @scribblesalt.bsky.social ! #thebens #bonusbens

Bild

The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The Bens 184 04/21/2026 #thebens #webcomic #furry He's just got Concerns ™️

He's just Concerned.
P1: Russel: Does this other Ben guy get the whole Fat thing?
P2: Russel: 'Cause if he wanted to take better care of himself... How would you handle it?
P3: Benicio: Russ, I'm three days into a relationship, how on Earth would I know?

The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The Bens 183 04/16/2026 It’s fine, it's cool!!! Supportive even!!! Good luck babe! Boots! #thebens #webcomic #furry

P1: Benicio: We don't look that alike, do we?
P2: Russel: I just wanna give ya shit! Gotta remind you why we split up, right? C'mon, we have fun here!
P3: I'm super stoke you have a new, fatter boyfriend.
P4: Benicio: I also appreciate that you found the nicest way to call me fat, too.

The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The Bens 182 04/14/2026 #thebens #webcomic #furry

P1: Noodle is cuddling with Rose in bed.
P2: Russ: Why give a gift if you're going to get mad over how I'll use it?
P3: Benicio: You got me. ...Sorry.
Russ: Me too. I know I'm catty when I'm hungry.
P4: Russ: So! new man! Can I see him? You got a pic?
P5: Russ: Cute! What's his name?
P6: Benicio: You're gonna love this. It's Benjamin.
P7: Russ: Oh my god NO! There's two of you now!
P8: Russ: I've heard of gays matching, but this is next level!