At least he let whoever he was talking to know he'd be gone.

That explains it.

If this comic was more realistic, it would be other for both of them. They'd both either be dead or so badly burned they wished they were dead.

Not as many as there could be. There are so many movies that could be released on 4K Blu-Ray but aren't. Physical media rules.

That's how any addict reacts when you take away whatever they're addicted to.