BULLIEDCOMICS
HERE, TAKE IT ALL!THAT‛S ALL I GOT,
JUST DON‛T HURT ME!
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JOSHUA!!!
JOSHUA!TIME TO GET UP!
HURRY, OR YOU’LLBE LATE FOR
SCHOOL!
>SIGH<
SCHOOL
HEY MAN,HOW WAS
YOURWEEKEND?
EH, ITWAS OK.
JOSHUA,DID YOU HEAR
WHAT I SAID?!?.
DON‛T FORGET TOCOME STRAIGHT HOME
AFTER SCHOOL. I HAVE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT
SOMETHING.
I AM NINE YEARSOLD.....NO REASONTO TALK TO ME LIKE
A BABY!YEAH, COME
HOME AFTER SCHOOL.I GOT IT!
JOSHUA!
SEE, I WOULD HAVEGIVEN HIM WHATEVERHE WANTED TO AVOID
THE WHOLE BEATING PART
THAT BIG KID WITHTHE MOHAWK BEAT ME UP THIS MORNING FOR
MY LUNCH MONEY.
AREYOU WEARINGEYE-LINER?
>SIGH<IT LOOKS THAT BAD
HUH?
SAD PARTIS I DID!
WOW...WELL LET‛SGET TO CLASS. BUT YOUMIGHT WANNA PUT YOUR
HAT BACK ON.
WHATHAPPENED TO YOUR
FACE?!?
BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAHBLAH BLAH BLAH BLAHBLAH BLAH BLAH BLAHBLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH
BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAHBLAH BLAH BLAH BLAHBLAH BLAH BLAH BLAHBLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH
BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAHBLAH BLAH BLAH BLAHBLAH BLAH BLAH BLAHBLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH
>DING DING DING DING<
TODAYCLASS, WE
ARE GOING TOBEGIN OUR STUDY
OF THE FRENCHREVOLUTION...
...NOWWHO CAN TELL
ME WHOBLAH BLAH BLAHBLAH BLAH BLAH
BLAH...
OK, LUNCHTIME. NOW, WHENWE COME BACK...
OH DEARGOD, GET MEOUTTA HERE!
Z-Z-Z-Z-Z-Z
>SIGH<
AND WHERE DOYOU THINK YOU‛RE
GOING?
LUNCH...WAIT, I KNOW WHO YOU
ARE! YOU BEAT UPMY FRIEND!
GOOD, THEN YOU KNOWWHAT MY FRIEND HERE WILLDO IF YOU DON‛T GIVE ME
WHAT I WANT
HERE, TAKE MY MONEY,TAKE IT ALL!
JUST DON‛T HURT ME!
GREAT DOING BUSINESSWITH YOU...OH, AND IF YOU
SAY ANYTHING I‛LL ENDYOUR EXISTENCE.
WHAT THE HECKHAPPENED TO YOU?WAIT A SECOND,
ARE YOU...CRYING?
THAT BULLY WHOBEAT YOU UP THISMORNING JUST ROBBED ME TOO.
>SNIFF<
YOU KNOW WHAT,THAT‛S IT...WE NEEDTO TELL SOMEONE
ABOUT THIS!
WHAT?...NO!WE CAN‛T! HE SAID
IF I DO HIS FRIEND ISGONNA END MY EXISTENCE!!!
>SIGH<LOOK, I DON‛T KNOW
WHAT WE‛RE SUPPOSED TODO BUT TATTLING IS NOT ANOPTION. WE JUST NEED TO FIND ANOTHER WAY TO DEAL
WITH THIS.
SO WHAT ARE WESUPPOSED TO DO? JUST
DEAL WITH IT AND NOT STANDUP FOR OURSELVES? WHAT KIND
OF EXISTENCE IS THAT?!?
>DING DING DING DING<
SCHOOL
HEY JOSHUA,YOU WANNA GO TO THE
COMIC BOOK SHOP?
CAN‛T. DADSAID I GOTTA
GET HOME.OK, WELLHAVE FUN.
YEAH, FUN...WHO WANTS TOHANG OUT WITH THEIR FRIENDS AND
GO TO A COMIC BOOK SHOPWHEN YOU CAN GO STRAIGHT
HOME AFTER SCHOOL.
GIVE ME YOUR IPODOR IM GONNA
REARRANGE YOUR FACE!!!
GO AHEAD AND RUN!I‛LL JUST SEE YOU ATSCHOOL TOMORROW!
OH COME ON!YOU ALREADY TOOK
MY MONEY!WHY DON‛T YOU LEAVE
ME ALONE!
WHAT DID YOUJUST SAY TO ME?!?
I SAID, LEAVE ME
ALONE!!! UH-OH
SAY SOMETHING...I DARE YOU!
UM...YEAH I‛M
OK.
DAD,I’M HOME!
WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?I THOUGHT I TOLD
YOU TO COME STRAIGHTHOME AFTER SCHOOL?
WHAT?!?ARE YOU OK?
I TRIED! BUTON THE WAY, ONE
OF THE BULLIES FROMSCHOOL TRIED TO
ROB ME.
WHAT DID I DOTO DESERVE THIS ANYWAY? I DON‛T MAKE WAVES, I DON‛T
TALK BACK, I DO MYHOMEWORK.
WHAT IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE?JUST CAUSE YOU ARE BIGGER THANSOMEONE DOES NOT GIVE YOU THE
RIGHT TO STEAL FROM THEM!
WHAT‛S THE POINT OF DOINGTHE RIGHT THING WHEN THE
REWARD IS LIVING INFEAR?
AND OF COURSE I CAN‛TTELL ANYONE OR I‛LL LOOKLITTLE A BABY AND GET
BEAT UP EVEN MORE.
I DON‛T EVEN CARE ABOUTBEING POPULAR. I JUST WANT
TO BE RECOGNIZED ASA HUMAN BEING!
I DON‛T MESSWITH ANYONE.
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SO I CAN‛T SAY ANYTHINGOR I‛LL GET BEAT UP. MAYBE
IF I DRAW IT OUT AND SHOW ITTO ENOUGH PEOPLE...
...THEY WILL START TOSEE THE PATTERNS AROUND HEREAND DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
NOW TO COME UP WITH A NAME...NO THAT WON‛T WORK. GRRR
JOSHUA!!!
WHAT AREYOU WRITING?WHAT IS ALL
THIS? UH.....THOSE ARE
NAMES FOR A SUPERHERO COMIC
I‛M CREATING.
COMICS?!?HOW ABOUT YOU
LIVE IN THE REAL WORLDFOR A WHILE AND GET ANEDUCATION.....SOMETHING
THAT MIGHT ACTUALLYHELP YOU IN LIFE!!!
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ARE HERE50 %SALE!!!
OFF ALLSTOCK
SO YOU‛RE CREATING ACOMIC BOOK? THAT‛S SO COOL!
WHAT ARE HIS POWERS?WHO DID YOU BASE
IT OFF OF?
WELL, I AM BASINGIT OFF US ACTUALLY.LIKE THE THINGS WEGO THROUGH WITH
THE BULLIES.
SINCE WE CAN‛TSAY ANYTHING TOANYONE. MAYBE I
CAN SHOW IT.
THAT‛D BRILLIANT!PLUS I‛M SURE ITWILL SELL BIG IN
OUR CIRCLES.
OK, LET‛S SEE...MAIN CHARACTER IS
A KID WHO GET‛S BULLIEDAND ONE DAY FINDS
OUT HE CAN....
...OH MY GOD THAT‛SPERFECT! I‛LL JUST USE
MY DAY TO DAY EXPERIENCEAND GIVE HIM THE
POWER TO...
...K, SOME BLUE HERE, A BIT OF GREENTHERE, SOME YELLOW
IN THE FACE ANDI BELIEVE...
NOW THIS IS ONEGREAT COMIC IF I
DO SAY SO MYSELF.WATCH OUT STAN LEE.
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COOL! LET‛SSEE WHAT YOUCAME UP WITH.
FIRST SKETCHESOF BULLIED COMIX
HAS ARRIVED!
school
HOLY COW, THISIS THE GREATESTTHING I‛VE EVER
READ!
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DUDE, YOU SHOULDSEND THIS TO A
PUBLISHER!
YOU COULD BE LIKE MOVIE
STAR RICH!
I‛D BE HAPPYTO BE YOUR
AGENT!
I‛M JUSTSAYING.
DAD, I GOTTAA PROBLEM I NEEDTO TALK TO YOU
ABOUT.
OK, HOW ABOUT YOUCOME INTO THE KITCHEN
AND WE TALK.
DAD!!!
I HAVE...”A FRIEND” WITH A BIT OF A
BULLYING PROBLEM ANDHE WANTS SOME ADVICE ON HOW TO HANDLE IT.
A BULLYING PROBLEM? YOU HAVEA BULLYING PROBLEM
AT SCHOOL?
UH, YEAH THIS FRIENDIS COMPLETELY LOST ON WHAT TO DO. WHEN HEGETS PICKED ON HE IS
NOT SURE WHATTO DO.
HERE‛S THE PROBLEM...IF HE FIGHTS BACK, HEWILL LOSE AND GET
BEAT UP...
...BUT IF HE TELLSAND THE BULLY FINDS
OUT, THEN WE...I MEAN HE WILL GETIT WORSE FOR BEING
A TATTLE TALE.
WOW, THAT‛SQUITE A CATCH 22.
DO HIS PARENTS KNOWWHAT‛S GOING ON?
OK, WELL HEREIS WHAT I THINKSHOULD HAPPEN...
NO, ONLY MEAND A COUPLE OFFRIENDS KNOW ABOUT THIS.
IS THIS A BIGPROBLEM AT YOUR
SCHOOL?...BULLYING I
MEAN.
IT‛S NOT AN EPIDEMICOR ANYTHING, BUT IT‛S DEFINITELY NOT FUN FOR
THE ONES GETTINGPICKED ON.
I THINK YOUR FRIENDAND ALL THE OTHERS THAT
ARE GETTING PICKED ON SHOULDTELL THEIR PARENTS SO THEY CAN
CALL THE SCHOOL AND THE TEACHERSCOULD TALK TO YOUR CLASS
WITHOUT MENTIONING NAMES.
YOU SURE THERE IS NOTHING YOU WANT TO TELL ME?
WHAT? NO, THERE IS NOTHING GOING ON WITHME. I CAN HANDLE MYSELF.YOU TAUGHT ME HOW TOSTAND UP FOR MYSELF.
THAT‛LL BE DANIEL.WE WILL BE IN MY
ROOM IF YOUNEED ME.
OK, WELL I HOPE YOU KNOW IF ANYTHING HAPPENS YOU CAN‛T
HANDLE YOU CAN ALWAYSTALK TO ME.
DING DONG, DING DONG
SO WHAT AREYOU DRAWING
NOW?
UH...NOTHINGSPECIFICALLY, I‛MJUST DOODLING
IDEAS.
OH, BEFORE I FORGET, I TALKED WITH MY DAD ABOUT
YOUR BULLYING PROBLEM AND HESAID TO TELL YOUR PARENTS SOTHEY CAN CALL THE SCHOOL AND
RELAY WHAT‛S GOING ON WITHOUTREVEALING NAMES.
MY BULLYING PROBLEM?YOU MEAN YOU DIDN‛TSAY IT WAS HAPPENING
TO YOU AS WELL?
OF COURSE NOT!...HE TALKS ABOUTHOW A MAN STANDS UP FOR HIMSELF ANDONLY A BABY RUNS AWAY. I DON‛T WANTHIM THINKING HIS SON IS A WUSS. YOU
KNOW HOW HE IS WITH THAT STUFF.
YEAH, WELL MY DAD ISN‛T MUCHDIFFERENT. MR. MARINE HIMSELF WOULDKILL ME IF HE FOUND OUT I WAS GETTING
ROBBED ON A DALY BASIS AND NOTFIGHTING BACK.
school
KIDS, TAKE YOUR SEATS.WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT
SOMETHING.
IT HAS COME TO OUR ATTENTION THAT THEREIS A BULLYING PROBLEM AT OUR SCHOOL.
LET ME SAY THIS IN NO WAY IS ACCEPTABLEBEHAVIOR. A LETTER IS GOING OUT TO ALL
PARENTS TALKING ABOUT THE WARNING SIGNS.
NOW IF YOU ARE HAVING A PROBLEM WITH A BULLY, YOU CAN ALWAYS GO TO
THE PRINCIPAL AND TALK WITHHER AND DO NOT WORRY, YOU‛RE
NAME WILL NOT BE REVEALED.
THIS IS NOT SOMETHINGYOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF BUT
RATHER HANDLED IN THE CORRECT MANNER.
HE DID NOT CALL THESCHOOL!
DID THATREALLY JUSTHAPPEN?!?
I KNOW, WE ARE GONNA GETKILLED NOW.
BE SURETO THANKYOUR DADFOR ME.
WHAT? THIS ISN‛TMY FAULT! YOU CAN‛TKNOW IF WAS MY DAD
WHO CALLED!
OHPLEASE...
DON‛T YOU THINK THATIT IS KIND OF CONVENIANT
THAT YOU SAY SOMETHING ANDTHEN THE VERY NEXT DAY WE
GET THIS SPEECH?!?
LOOK, I DIDN‛TTHINK WHEN I SAID
SOMETHING HE WOULDCALL THE SCHOOL!
YEAH, YEAH,YEAH, I GOTTA
GO.
dad!!!I KNOW IT WAS
YOU WHO CALLED THE SCHOOL! DO YOU HAVE ANY
IDEA OF THE PROBLEMSYOU JUST CAUSED
FOR ME?!?
IT WAS BAD ENOUGH WHEN THE BULLIES THOUGHT THEY COULD GET AWAY WITH
WHATEVER THEY WANTED, BUT NOW ONE OFUS WENT AND “TOLD OUR MOMMY OR DADDY”.YOU THINK THE BULLIES ARE GONNA CARE TOFIND OUT WHO DID IT? NO! THEY ARE JUST
GONNA BEAT KIDS UP TIL ONE OFTHEM TALKS!
AND TRUST ME WHEN I SAY THAT ITWON‛T BE LONG TIL THEY FIND OUT
IT WAS ME....WELL ACTUALLY IT WASYOU BUT THEY WON‛T CARE, THEYWILL JUST MAKE ME PAY FOR IT!
WELL, I ASKEDYOU ABOUT WHATWAS GOING ON,AND YOU LIED TOME. YOU LEFT ME
NO OTHEROPTION.
GREAT CHOICE.NOW YOUR SON IS GONNA
GET BEAT UP AND ALIENATED FROM EVERYONE HE KNOWS...WHAT IS IT YOU ALWAYS SAY
ABOUT THINKING BEFOREACTING? THANKS A
LOT DAD!
HI THERE.I WAS WONDERINGIF WE CAN HAVEA WORD WITH
YOU.
...AND HOW YOUPLAN TO DEAL WITH THE CONSEQUENCES.
FIRST THINGWE NEED TO FIGURE
OUT IS WHY YOU THOUGHTIT WAS A GOOD IDEA
TO TELL ON US...
HAVE A GOOD DAYAT SCHOOL. I‛LL BE HOME
LATE TODAY SO I EXPECT YOURHOMEWORK TO BE DONE
WHEN I GET HOME.
I HOPE YOUEND UP GETTING
WHAT YOUDESERVE!!!
WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM
MAN?WHAT ARE
YOU TALKINGABOUT?
TELLING THE BULLIESIT WAS ME WHO TALKED!
I KNOW IT WAS YOU!
OH YEAH, THAT.YEAH I DID. WHY
SHOULD I GET BEATUP CAUSE YOUOPENED YOUR
MOUTH?
AND YOU HONESTLYTHINK THEY WILL STOP
BEATING ON YOU BYGIVING UP ME?
IT‛S A RISKI‛M WILLING
TO TAKE.
HEY MAN,YOU SEEN MATT
AROUND?
WHAT‛S THATSUPPOSED TO
MEAN?!?
TO BE CONTINUED...
LATER THAT DAY...
NO AND I DON‛TTHINK HE WANTS TOSEE YOU ANYMORE. INFACT, I DON‛T THINK
ANYONE DOES.
WE ALL KNOW WHAT YOU DID. THANKS
TO YOU, EVERY PARENT ISFREAKING OUT AND THE
BULLIES ARE ANGRY.
IT WASN’TMY
FAULT!!!
ITWASN‛T
MY FAULT.>SNIFF<
WHATEVER.JUST STAYAWAY FROM
ME.
AUTHOR BIO
DANIEL KEANE IS A CARTOONISTFROM CHICAGO. HE BELIEVES THATART HAS THE ABILITY TO MAKE THEWORLD A BETTER PLACE AND UNITE
PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD.
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