This Comic has been presented during the "RICH"-exhibition at the Fumetto Festival 2025 in Lucerne. It has been selected among 45 other works.
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IN GOOD COMPANY
"The studio is waiting for you to cold call!"
"I can't even afford the repairs."
Oh dear, how my poverty as a comic artist saddened me.
"Maybe I can make things right... but remember that everything has a price."
"I wish I was finally a filthy rich artist!"
"That's the way it should be!"
And so it was, when my hope had almost disappeared...
There was an obvious shock when the miracle happened...
‘Breakfast is ready for you, m'lady.’
‘What else can I do for you?’
‘I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!’
‘Finally, I can fulfil all my dreams!’
‘The best materials!’
‘The finest real hair brushes from a Peruvian baby mare!’
‘Marketing takes care of the management!’
"The publisher doesn't like my synopsis? Then I'll just buy it!"
... and immediately triggered a slight delusion of grandeur...
‘Breakfast is ready for you, m'lady.’
‘What else can I do for you?’
‘I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!’
‘Finally, I can fulfil all my dreams!’
‘The best materials!’
‘The finest real hair brushes from a Peruvian baby mare!’
‘Marketing takes care of the management!’
"The publisher doesn't like my synopsis? Then I'll just buy it!"
... and immediately triggered a slight delusion of grandeur...
It seemed that from now on I could pursue my life's work undisturbed...
"A few parcels have arrived for you again."
"I'm also delivering a message."
"Your dear friend Mr Musk would like to remind you of this afternoon's meeting.
"My dear friend?"
"Mr Musk will be expecting you for coffee and cake with Mr Trump & Mr Bezos."
"You're a billionaire and have billionaire friends - logical, right?’
It went against my principles and values.
"A few parcels have arrived for you again."
"I'm also delivering a message."
"Your dear friend Mr Musk would like to remind you of this afternoon's meeting.
"My dear friend?"
"Mr Musk will be expecting you for coffee and cake with Mr Trump & Mr Bezos."
"You're a billionaire and have billionaire friends - logical, right?’
It went against my principles and values.
"But I can't stand these men."
"Oh God"
"Yoo-hoo!"
Maybe I could buy myself a hiding place - an underground bunker, for example.
I just wanted to draw in peace.
"Oh God"
"Yoo-hoo!"
Maybe I could buy myself a hiding place - an underground bunker, for example.
I just wanted to draw in peace.
End.
