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HAPPENING
10 ME?

THAT SEEMED
50 REAL.

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YOU ARE YOU NUTS? WE
{CAN SAY iT.| LOOK JZ UA SPENT THE AFTERNOON
YOU SEEM UPSET.
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THATS: AU!

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YESTERDAY, BUT...
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AND...

20
 JOU JUST NEED
MORE TIME. PLEASE
DON'T THINK THAT
PM IN A HURRY. YOU
KNOW THAT You CAN
TRUST ME.

TOGETHER FOR OVER SIX

MONTHS... BUT IT'S NORMAL TO
BE AFRAID... |WAS TOTALLY
TERRIFIED THE FIRST TIME.

21
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STOP WHY ARE T HAVE No iDEA 1AM 30 IN lOvE

YOu LEAVING LIKE waar |AM DOING WITH You, Jou KNOW. |
OU, PLEASE
HERE, THOMAS. J. THERE AR RERE
TRAINS AT THIS HOUR.

(UL TAKE
THE SUBWAY.
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PARTY AT YOUR THE MORNING?!
FRIEND'S HOUSE... 70 YOU RERlize
WHAT COULD HAVE
HAPPENED 10 YOU?
REALLY, YOU ARE 5
IRRESPONSI BLES

AWe GOT INTO A FIGHT.

| WANTED TO COME HOME.

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ge to Rio place and ere leoa
to cheep
with him.

NOT WORK FOR

{ EVERIONE ELSE,
ETHER, MY DEAR

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READY INA FEW MINUTES.
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STAY THE WIGHT.

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Wad, THERE'S | uP THAT VICE FROM YOu.
NO PROBLEM, J
REALLY.

EXACTIY.|DON'T SEE
WHAT THIS DEPRAVED
GIRL WHO DROVE HER
TO HER GRAVE IS
DOING HERE!

DANIEL,
PLEASE; WE
JUST BURIED OUR
DAUGHTER!

27
 CLENENTING
WROTE 10 ASK
THEM THAT?!

SHE WANTED EMMA 10 SLEEP HERE

TONIGHT, AND | PROMISED HER.

TO MY READING Z

CLEARLY YOUR
FATHER HAS SOME \
STRANGE WAYS OF
EXTERNALIZING HIS
GRIEF.

28
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DS Novemsen 1995...
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ATIRACTIVE,
Wy

34
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BUT] DION'T KNOW
YOU WOULD TAKE IT
50 SERIOUSLY. YOU
KNOW, YESTERDAY...
iT WAS UST # SPUR-
OF-THE-MOMENT THING.
PM) REALLY SORRY IF
YOu TOOK IT AS MORE

0 DON'T WORRY. IT
STAYS BETWEEN US...
AND IT WON'T AFFECT y
OUR FRIENDSHIP. aga

37
HEY, CLEM! WHERE
ARE JOU GOING?

If YOU THINK
I’M GOING 10 Leave
You BY YOURSELF
WHEN YOU'RE LIKE
J) THiS, THEN YOu =
wepon’T KNOW
 B) AU—SO APPARENTLY YOU STILL HAVE SOME
q PRETUDICES. DESPITE THE FACT THAT YOUVE
ASCOVERED THAT LOVE DOESN'T NECESSARILY
ALWAYS CONFORM 10 WHAT YOU WERE
TAUGHT.

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PM NOTIN \gp Your viie OF
LOVE WITH AY LOVE SEEMS
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WHAT AUDE NEREAN
Mp He KISS.

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HAP?y NEW EAR, re CLEMENTINE, HOW
MY LITTLE ae | MANY OF THOSE HAVE
Pistol ee

fh... HAPPY
new 3ear, Jad
VALENTINI

you KNOW WHAT?

TIS 15 THE BEST NEW
YEAR'S PARTY

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to ye with it ov not

43
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UH, VALENTIN, HA Hal OF COURSE. (B . since you're

STAY CLOSE. 10 Me ONT BE AFRAID, A GIRL!
\ NONE OF HY HAH Hal
nlite ee i

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46
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SHIT, WHERE'S FORGET YOUR
CLE? GIRLFRIEND, WE'RE
GOING 10 HAVE A
HELL OF A NIGHT,

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idk, PLEASE, Jamey Wan? BUT... BUT,
f INE NEVER HAD
ANYTHING LIKE THAT!

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YOU ORDERED A STRAWBERRY ek THANKS. 11'S RARE 10

SODA, RIGHT? WELL, TASTE THIS. x RUN INTO YOUR
{ COULD a mL 14
ga THE HERE...

EVERYTHING
YOu UKE?
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HETERO THPE,
AND VEEERY
CURIOUS,
APPARENTLY.

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; DISCOVERY | CAN HELP YOU
ou ike YES, LOTS! THANKS WITH TONIGHT... :
sreaisenty lk, FOR THE HELPING ME [As
CLENNENTINE? DSsiscover i

ALEX KNOWS A PLACE IN

BELGIUM; WE'RE ALL GOING.
BYP MPA ARE YOU COMING, OR SHOULD I
‘ | caTCH uP WITHYou
Lays | TOMORROW HORNING AT Ae
\

51
 CAN I ASK YOU
/ wich scHoo you |
GO 10? WHAT ARE fe
YOu STUDYING?

WHERE ON
EARTH DID JOU
60?
CLEM?!
HAN, PVE
BEEN LOOKING
EVERYWHERE FOR
4OU—YOU SCARED
THE HEU OUT OF
 Hed, DID YOu
See THAT GIR
OVER THERE?

ai; SHE RECRUITING "

é f0 R GAY Fale OR
" da, WHAT?
_
i |

NOT 10 S€E
HER.

53
 HAM.
YOU HAVE A VERY
FUNNY WAY OF
SAYING HELLO!

7 45 FOR SABINE, |
SHE FREAKS OUT OVER
EVERYTHING, 50 WHO CARES
WHAT SHE THINKS?

i LEFT BEFORE |
WAS READY 10 60
THE OTHER NIGHT. |
WOULD HAVE LIKED
TO STAY AND TALK

55
 50, YOU DIDN'T
50 YOU WEREN'T HANE ANYTHING
JUSTIN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD. J Gey, RN.
WAS EXPLODING, 50
reat
YOU CANE OUT OF,
{ THOUGHT |WOULD
GET SOME AIR.

re i ey
FOURTH YEAR AT YS
NS ART SCHOOL.
NOT YET. ,

THE EXAMS ARE

ALLY OVERWHELMED cain aND
RIGHT NOW.
 WOW, LOOK AT HOW LONG HAVE YOu
WE TIME! | SHOULD ~ BEEN WITH HER?
WAVE BEEN AT
SABINE’S FIFTEEN J =F
S HINUTES ACO!

BS” oy uy.
D> ear SATURDAY
> NIGHT, UH.

DOES SHE
ReMenpeR
iT Too?

57
 GIVE YOu MY
NUMBER, OK?

('M) STUDYING
FOR THE EXAM, BUT
1 COULD MAKE TIME [pS
FOR YOu!

SURE THAT...
WEL, UH... |
DONT WANT
QU 10 Ee eZ
opli¢atey. Al Bt

PROMISE
€ Your
 A
lo dire into the deep
Olu deptho off Rew
se mangoel
her avma.
inh
SSS Se
WHERE HAVE YOU
BEEN? YOUR FATHER Y
AND | HAVE ALREADY

LL HAND YOu
OVER 10 HER.
OOD BYE, MISS.

i7’S SOMEONE
CALLED EIA.
VERY POUITE.

59
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pS | ss 576005 eR
WBE RET NW WEEKENDS it
DAUNTING—F OR Re GAY BARS!
ry TYPE. 50, YES! fe Ne
Yes,|THINK THAT NY
WE ARE VERY |
DIFFERENT. gage

TELL AFTER
és corirvereld
50, you're ° HAVING ME
DIFFERENT From THE Tre ON wn gy ld ONCE.
PERSON YOU SAID I at? —<\ i
i HAVE 10.60, (Mh
STANDING IN FRONT OF f
SABINE’S PLACE. SHE'S
WAITING FORME.ZL)
CALL YOU AGAIN
SOON, OK?

OK! Tid
TOMORROW,
THEN.

60
 He's STUCK SOMEWHERE
SORKS,
vauenTi, But iN THE MIDDLE AGES AND
THINKS iPS A HUMiCATING
10 /AETITIA; iSE4SE!
SHE'S. ACTING
WEIRD THis
MORNING.

SHE MUST BE
conviucey Tua |
5 PuorasexunlTy 3}
CoNTAGTOUS,

61
== Top THEM TAT We SPENT YA
THEY BOMBARDED NE saTueoay NichtinTue cad JE) Wh
WITH QUESTIONS WHEN > BARS .. :
YOU LEFT WITH THAT GIRL
YESTERDML. \} yYW; h A) unve mer ner Tere. )

iM
f

CAME TO THEY
CONCLUS(ON THAT

62
 wie ne YOu WON'T SPEAK TO ME ANYMORE
0s BECAUSE | WENT TO SOME GAY
BARS WITH VALENTINE

DON'T TREAT ME
(IKE #8 i917
You HAE 10. BE
TO SPEND THE
ENENING IN
THOSE KINDS OF
PLACES!

IT MAKES ME
\ j|y WANT 10 THROW UP SUST
THEY'RE PERVERTS AND SICKOS, You MUST A150 BE THINKING THAT You WERE MY
AND THEN YOU BRING MISS SUPER DOING DISGUSTING FRIEND AND THAT 1INNITED You
DIKE BACK HERE WITH YOU! THINGS—AND WITH HER! TO SPéN) THE NIGHT AT MY HOUSE!

63
 A WEUL, WE KNOW ONE
FORGET THOSE THING FOR SURE, THEY
BITCHES. THEY | AREN'T TRUE FRIENDS.
 PUL TAKE IT IN
JOUR ROOM,
0M,

?
BAD DAY TODA
BECAUSE OF as - toU|

UK UKE
YOU. BECAUSE YOU
- — SHOWED UP AT HY SCHOOL
WAT 90 YOU" AND NOW MY FRIENDS THINK
} PMA DIKE, AND THEY WON'T _ —BETTER THAN THAT.
y
g
TALK 10 ME ANYMORE.

66
 \ SO-CALLED Y j Y <= 4 |
7 | FRIENDS THAT
\ WAVE THE
PROBLEN, ifstor Taine \
Wy A20UT GAYS LIKE |
} THAT! DID THEY li
PRAINWASH 4OU,
OR WHAT?! |
HEY CALLED ME A SEXUAL
DEVIANT BECAUSE | LEFT
WITH YOU...

HANE YOU NEVER BEEN

ASHAMED 10 BE LIKE THAT?

67
 Feu, ar ean
I] You're Stic alive. Pe

WHY ARE OU
CALLING ME?

{ DON’T WANT You T0

TAKE ME 10 ANY MORE
GAY BARS. INE HAD
All THE TROUBLE | CAN

=
We G0. f JUST WANT You
WSHIT, CLEM,
TO COME OUT OF JOUR Y YOuNE SHUT
_ SHE! \) YOURSELF U? IK
\FOR A WEEK HE
SNOW.
 ™ STUDYING FOR
WE EXAMS—THEY

REMEMBER?

Sy OD RA ma iis!
Y NO, AND

DON'T WANT 10 Wes gih=rate at Be Rel You NEXT WEEK.

TAK TO ME ABOUT : ONG on 57 az vALeNT,
HER? % y 8 7A.
THANKS, BUT
i NEED 10 BE
HUONE FOR A
Walle, FOR NOU.
HAVE A GOOD
WEEKEND.
 Sa (pn
at

V7
el el
OH, THE LOCAL
HEWS HAS ALREADY
STARTED. 4

71
 GAY PRIDE LOOK AT THAT, Wild DW AND THAT GIRL THERE, SHE'S
AGAIN! HOW MUCH YOUITS & CIRCUS! AL EVEN SHAVED HER HEAD. MY
LONGER ARE P6507, 175 Uoly!
THEY GOING 10 )
BE DOING THIS aN IN THE
NONSENSE? CONTEXT OF THiS
EVENT, SABINE
DECOR, GRAPHIC

|
L THE MEMBERS OF OUR ASSOCIATION ARE QUEER. THEIR
WORKS, CREATED FOR THIS YEAR'S GAY PRIDE, REPRESENT THE
SUFFERING THAT WE All EXPERIENCE IN OUR DAILY LIVESAND
OW IMPORTANT IT 1S NOT TO MARGINALIZE HOMOSEXUALITY

Ghwiné PeCoCQ sApINE DECOCO SABINE DECOR a

72
7 SABINE DECOCQ,
157 RUE DU
MOLINE, IN
lille. Woul) You
ALIKE THE PHONE
NUMBER? J

73
 WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN
THE NEIGHBORHOOD?

74
NOTHING... Fwas
iN TOWN AND WAS
HEADING 10 THE
TRAIN. STATION,

im Gua i Rew {NTO You

BECAUSE | WANTED TO
arouocize, uT iDIDN'T
dive YOUR NUMBER.

4 roeive ME FOR
BLAMING YOU AND FOR7
ANING TALKED TO YOU
UKé THAT. G

COME ON,
LEYS 60 Sit
OMEWHERE AND,
TALK.
JELLED AT
Jou.

75
 j was 14. icuMy
LONG BLONDE Hain
SHORT AND FRIZzED
HAT |WAS ATIRACTED Ying.s it. | WORE CLOTHES
TO GIRLS, | BURIED THE JB |) Turee TiMéS 100
SBORET DEEP INSIDE
OF MYSELF. gic AND ony

jINSISTED OW
AGAINST MY TRUE SELF.
| COULD NO LONGER
CONTROL i FEAR AND

SHE DIDN'T PUSH ME

ONE WAY OR THE
OTHER.

; SHE oa 1
€ 10 TAK 10 ME SHE JUST WANTED ME
Pans INDERSTIND. al NEVER DAREDFATAKE THE ToT | WAS.
WHO one
ACCEPTtie

76
 AND LITILE BY LITLE, |
UNDERSTOOD THAT THERE
ne MANY TYPES OF
VE.

“THE ONE WE FALL IN LOVE

WITH, AND OUR PERCEPTION OF
_ HAPPINESS 15 OUR OWN AND is
DETERMINED 64 WHAT WE EXPERIENCE...

SaBINE AND i MET

AT ART SCHOOL... [T'S
THANKS TO HER THAT i
INE WE LIFE TUIVE Sie REALLY HELPED.
NOW. Me 10 ACCEPT MY
SEXUALITY, AND
WORK T00.
AND SHE INTRODUCED ME 10
THE GAY CULTURE, AND HER
FRIENDS HAVE BECOME MY
Q FRIENDS. | DON'T KNOW WHAT
WOULD HAVE HAPPENED TO ME IF
EA SHE HADN'T BEEN THERE.

77
 J Stina, WHEN
/ CAN WE SEE
EACH OTHER
AGAIN?
iPS JUST THAT [°M - AND NO LONGER Tae Hi=| Yi WHOA! 7 DID YOU HAVE i A
FINALLY ACCEPTING pee Ss . WORRYING ABOUT Wg REVELATION OR SOMETHING?
HOW GREAT Sa WHAT OTHERS : Sy =
EVERYTHING (5 THINK OF ME.
THAT'S HAPPENING F
10 Me...

Wr cies Fron
Ss \ (sue ony ae yar
eas OHNE HERE...
ABOUT HER.
Well, HER
NAME1SEMMA,
AND IT WASH’
THE FIRST TIM

Ww) Ts
TING
10 GET

NOW, TELL Me f
EVERITHING. HOW Pama

80
 i THOUGHT You
NO, VALENTIN, UH,) § SAID YOU WERENT
PD RATHER NOL/, GOING TO WoRRy
ANYMORE WHAT OTHERS
THINK ABOUT YOU.

0 GET ANNOYING HOW

AFRAID YOU ARE THAT
OTHERS WILL JUDGE
YOu, ESPECIALLY ME, |
GET THE FEELING THAT
YOU DON'T TRUST ME,
OR YOU THINK [°™ TOO

7 COME ON, We
VALENTIN, (75 NOT AVE AN EXAM m\_|
YOu. FIRST, | HAVE 10 FACE, AND THAT'S
UNDERSTAND WHAT'S NO LAUGHING
HAPPENING TO ME.

81
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heer aee the aummer
Emma
83
 [HAVEN'T HEARD FROM YOU IN
THREE WEEKS, AND YOU SHOW
U? TORN 10 PIECES.

OME OW. ARE

YOU GOING 10
TELL ME WHAT

84
 iPS NOT RIGHT—
SHE'S A GIRL—IPS
HORRIBLE.

WHY 90 f
WANT THOSE THINGS
rar HER? WHY ; CEM, WHATS
0 | imagine auc HORRIBLE 1S THAT PEOPLE KILL
TOSS THINGS? IT BACH OTHER FOR Old AND COMMIT
onKisll = GENOCIDE, NOT THAT THEY GIVE THEIR
LOVE 10 SOMEONE.

~ WHATS HORRIBLE
Y (5 TAT WE'RE TAUGHT
THAT IT'S BAD TO FAUL IN
“Love Wit SOMEONE
\, WwHo’s THE SAME SEX

BECAUSE—YOU ARE
-)
LOVE WITH HER, RIGHT?

85
 Pw eee
fh) beptembenr bth, IN
All
Moore Ss g

50 HERE | AM,
BACK AT SCHOOL.

86
 | WOULD'VE
RATHER NOT
HAD 10, BUT
I’M OVER IT

phe THAT SAH,

ir You ever vave any
MORE TROUBLE WITH AAY OF
THOSE BITCHES, FUL MAKE
TWEN REGRET THAT THEY
TISRES?ECTED YoU!

/ pecnuse | NG
ware TWE THOUGHT OF
You SUFFERING.

REALLY?
WHY WOULD
YOU D0 THAT?

87
 THERE ARE TWO GUYSAT THE
COUNTER THAT ARE STARING AT US.
WE'D BETTER CO.
 iN CIRCLES? | KNO
THAT YoU LIVE {
NEXT BLOC
WHY JO YOU ALWAYS TALK
ABOUT YOUR BOOKS, PAINTINGS, |§ {
TREASURES, BUT SOU NEVER
INVITE ME UP 10 YOUR PLACE
TO SEE THEM?

90
 be zs y ah
7 Www4en you FiNAUy
L iN LOVE, THAT GUY WILL BE THE
LUCKIEST MAN IN THE WORLD.

91
BECAUSE { COULDN'T HAVE
CONTROLLED MY DESIRE TO
we IIAKE LOVE 10 40U,
~
95
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(7 wit you. ff
( everyting ars}f
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\uireting. =

97
AND... AND
weNn222 THEN WE FELL ASLEEP WRAPPED AROUND £ACH
OTHER. {WOKE UP AT ABOUTFO*CLOCK AND
LEFT QUICKY, MAKING SURE I DIDN'T WAKE
HER. OPVIOUSLY, | GOT YELLED AT WHEN I
GOT HOME, BUT THAT WAS THE LEAST
OF MY WORRIES.

98
YW sorry i snuck our
yesTeRDAY. { WAS

CLeM, WE
CAN'T 90 THIS.

99
CLEM, YOU'RE NOTALESBIAN
YOU'LL GET OVER ALL THIS. i
YOU DON’T WANT...

\ YOu T0 Téld ME
BLD WHAT | WANT,
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Sa Aa
 9 ot aN (WHAT ris,
fi
A
i DIDN'T 60, BUT IF f
NEVER SAW HER AGAIN... A 7

THINGS WIL
REALLY GET MESSY
If 190 THAT!

103
 50, WHAT HAVE YOU
BEEN UP TO THIS MONTH?
AND Md
BEST
FRIEND
ORGANIZED
A SURPRISE
PARTY
FOR MY
BIRTHDAY!

e
THANKS F0R
COOKING
DINNER, BY
THE WAY.

REALLY CARE
YOU 10 ORGANIZE
SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
SHE DOSN'T KNOW ABOUT
US, = AND SHE WOULD'VE HAD
WHY DIDN'T You ANOTHER FIT OF JEALOUSY,
INVITE SABINE, 50 [°9 RATHER KEEP
iNGS SEPARATE,

= BUT... i
THERE’S NO REASONS
FOR HER 10 BE
JEALOUS. WE'RE JUST
FRIENDS.

104
 YOU KEEPING
ME SECRET

veRé,i
Ufuicue LORRE
AN APPE

bintiweep dj
ANSWERS.

wa MEGT THE RIGHT cud,

AND YOU'LL WANT T0 BE
WITH Hie, €N09 YOU'LL
BE HAPPY, AND [LL LOOK
IKE AN IploT.
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50, (7S BECAUSE YOURE

PROTECTING YOURSELF THAT YOU
DON'T WANT TO MAKE A PLACE FOR
ME IN YOUR LIFE?

THAT EXCUSE YOU JUST GAVE

ME—I NEVER WANT TO HERR
THAT AGAIN)
HANE YOU ALREADY FORGOTTEN THE FIRST TIME | CAME HERE? | TOOK A HUGE RISK,
TELLING YOU EVERSTHING |FECT. HAVE JOU FORGOTTEN THAT ALREADY?
[FEEL LIKE [IMAGINED IT Ald, AND IT'S HORRIBLE. PLEASE,
{ NEED YOU TO TAKE A RISK 100;{NEED TO
KNOW THAT |WASN'T IMAGINING IT.

107
109
 YOU DRIVE
ME WILD.

F arreg — DEATH BY
| NEVER IMAGINED IT COULD ORGASM—THAT
GET BETTER AND BETTER. IF WOULD MAKE A
IT GETS EVEN BETTER, THAT'D
BE INSTANT DEATH.

IPS GOING ON FOUR

MONTHS NOW, YOU
KNOW...
 pr’ YOU KNOW THAT
AVENE BEEN TOGETHER
FOR @ LONG TIME, SHE
LOVES ME @ LOT AND
SHE'S DONE @ LOT FOR
rie. | CAN'T LEAVE HER.
Ly
puT D0 You *
HEAR YOURSELF?
YOu NEVER TALK
ABOUT YO 1’) RATHER
FEELINGS SPARE. 40U
TWAT, THAT'S
bh fll.
[LEAVE SABINE, WELL,
| CANT.
EMA, YOURE
BEING VERY SECRETIVE,
i DON’T KNOW WHATS
REALLY THERE BETWEEN YOU
AND SABINE BECAUSE You
HD IT SO Well

TOGETHER FROM HER TOO. { CAN'T

G0 ON LIKE THIS, WONDERING
CONSTANTLY AND WORRYING THAT
YOU'RE GOING 10 DECIDE 10 STAY
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ARE YOU OK?

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THAT CAN BE DONE. THE SYMPTOMS PROBABLY
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NOW, 115 T00 LATE 10 TRY A TRANSPLANT OR
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ED, SHE COULD
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COME HOME.

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JULIE MAROH [5 AN AUTHOR AND [LLUSTRATOR ORIGINALLY FROM
NORTHERN FRANCE. SHE FIRST STARTED DRAWING AT THE AGE OF
SIX, AND DREW HER FIRST COMICS AT EICHT. SHE STUCK WITH HER
PASSION THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL, THEN STUDIED COMIC ART AT THE
INSTITUTE SAINT-CUC [N BRUSSELS AND LITHOGRAPHY AND ENGRAVING
AT THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS IN BRUSSELS, WHERE SHE STILL
LIVES. AFTER SELF-PUBLISHING THREE COMICS, IN 2010 SHE
PUBLISHED THE ORIGINAL FRENCH-LANGUAGE EDITION OF THIS BOOK,
ENTITLED be OLew eat une couleur chaude
(GLENAT), WHICH RECEIVED THE AUDIENCE AWARD AT THE 2041
ANCOULEME INTERNATIONAL COMIC FESTIVAL. HER LATEST BOOK IN
FRENCH 1S Shamdalo, A GRAPHIC NOVEL ABOUT AROCK *N’
ROLL STAR, 10 BE PUBLISHED IN LATE 2013.