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January 2023 • Hello Barkada Comics #8

"I Just Need a Pad" by FeliceY

Four panel black and white comic strip by FeliceY. Panel 1 is in the point-of-view of the narrator, who looks down at their underwear to see a spot and says, "Ugh. I knew this day would come. I had been dreading it." Panel 2 features the narrator being hugged by their mother, with text that says, "I was a Tomboy - I didn't have the word nonbinary in my vocabulary yet," dialogue from mom that says, "My baby is a woman! We need to call your grandmother!," and dialogue from narrator that says, "I need a pad. Mom, no." Panel 3 features the narrator looking directly at reader with a look of anger and frustration, text that says, "But now people would see me as a woman? That just didn't seem right. It was so embarrassing," and dialogue around narrator that says, "How exciting, you go girl! Welcome to womanhood! You're a woman now!" Panel 4 features a pad and tampon box, and text that says, "I realized right away that cramps wouldn't be the worst part of getting my period."

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Felice Haley, aka FeliceY (they/them) is a nonbinary Caribbean American artist based in Somerville, MA, who loves working on comic projects, social justice media, and other rad art. They are the creator of the humorous webcomic I Need to Start A Cult that follows Junie, a musician who's tired of working in the service industry, as they bounce their ideas of starting a cult off of their friend Shar.

Find FeliceY, and follow their webcomic I Need To Start A Cult, on Instagram at @sludgestar.felicey.

Support FeliceY by:

Buying zines, stickers, and art prints from their Big Cartel shop.
Commissioning them for comic art or illustration work.
Visiting their website, Sludgestar.com.

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