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BULLIEDCOMICSHERE, TAKE IT ALL!THAT‛S ALL I GOT,JUST DON‛T HURT ME!

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JOSHUA!TIME TO GET UP!HURRY, OR YOU’LLBE LATE FORSCHOOL!JOSHUA!!! SIGH

JOSHUA,DID YOU HEARWHAT I SAID?!?.DON‛T FORGET TOCOME STRAIGHT HOMEAFTER SCHOOL. I HAVETO TALK TO YOU ABOUTSOMETHING.JOSHUA!YEAH, COMEHOME AFTER SCHOOL.I GOT IT!HEY MAN,HOW WASYOURWEEKEND?I AM NINE YEARSOLD.NO REASONTO TALK TO ME LIKEA BABY!EH, ITWASOK.SCHOOL

AREYOU WEARINGEYE-LINER? SIGH IT LOOKSTHAT BADHUH?THAT BIG KID WITHTHE MOHAWK BEAT MEUP THIS MORNING FORMY LUNCH MONEY.SAD PARTIS I DID!WHATHAPPENED TO YOURFACE?!?SEE, I WOULD HAVEGIVEN HIM WHATEVERHE WANTED TO AVOIDTHE WHOLE BEATING PARTWOW.WELL LET‛SGET TO CLASS. BUT YOUMIGHT WANNA PUT YOURHAT BACK ON.

TODAYCLASS, WEARE GOING TOBEGIN OUR STUDYOF THE FRENCHREVOLUTION.BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAHBLAH BLAH BLAH BLAHBLAH BLAH BLAH BLAHBLAH BLAH BLAH BLAHOH DEARGOD, GET MEOUTTA HERE!.NOWWHO CAN TELLME WHOBLAH BLAH BLAHBLAH BLAH BLAHBLAH.BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAHBLAH SIGH BLAH BLAH BLAHBLAH BLAH BLAH BLAHBLAH BLAH BLAH BLAHBLAHBLAH BLAH BLAH DING DING DING DING Z-Z-Z-Z-Z-ZBLAH BLAH BLAH BLAHBLAH BLAH BLAH BLAHBLAH BLAH BLAH BLAHOK, LUNCHTIME. NOW, WHENWE COME BACK.

AND WHERE DOYOU THINK YOU‛REGOING?LUNCH.WAIT, IKNOW WHO YOUARE! YOU BEAT UPMY FRIEND!GOOD, THEN YOU KNOWWHAT MY FRIEND HERE WILLDO IF YOU DON‛T GIVE MEWHAT I WANTHERE, TAKE MY MONEY,TAKE IT ALL!JUST DON‛T HURT ME!GREAT DOING BUSINESSWITH YOU.OH, AND IF YOUSAY ANYTHING I‛LL ENDYOUR EXISTENCE.

WHAT THE HECKHAPPENED TO YOU?WAIT A SECOND,ARE YOU.CRYING?YOU KNOW WHAT,THAT‛S IT.WE NEEDTO TELL SOMEONEABOUT THIS!SO WHAT ARE WESUPPOSED TO DO? JUSTDEAL WITH IT AND NOT STANDUP FOR OURSELVES? WHAT KINDOF EXISTENCE IS THAT?!?THAT BULLY WHOBEAT YOU UP THISMORNING JUSTROBBED ME TOO. SNIFF WHAT?.NO!WE CAN‛T! HE SAIDIF I DO HIS FRIEND ISGONNA END MY EXISTENCE!!! SIGH LOOK, I DON‛T KNOWWHAT WE‛RE SUPPOSED TODO BUT TATTLING IS NOT ANOPTION. WE JUST NEED TOFIND ANOTHER WAY TO DEALWITH THIS.

DING DING DING DING SCHOOLHEY JOSHUA,YOU WANNA GO TO THECOMIC BOOK SHOP?YEAH, FUN.WHO WANTS TOHANG OUT WITH THEIR FRIENDS ANDGO TO A COMIC BOOK SHOPWHEN YOU CAN GO STRAIGHTHOME AFTER SCHOOL.CAN‛T. DADSAID I GOTTAGET HOME.OK, WELLHAVE FUN.GIVE ME YOUR IPODOR IM GONNAREARRANGE YOUR FACE!!!

OH COME ON!YOU ALREADY TOOKMY MONEY!WHY DON‛T YOU LEAVEME ALONE!I SAID, LEAVE MEALONE!!!WHAT DID YOUJUST SAY TO ME?!?UH-OHGO AHEAD AND RUN!I‛LL JUST SEE YOU ATSCHOOL TOMORROW!

DAD,I’M HOME!WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?I THOUGHT I TOLDYOU TO COME STRAIGHTHOME AFTER SCHOOL?WHAT?!?ARE YOU OK?I TRIED! BUTON THE WAY, ONEOF THE BULLIES FROMSCHOOL TRIED TOROB ME.SAY SOMETHING.I DARE YOU!UM.YEAH I‛MOK.

WHAT IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE?JUST CAUSE YOU ARE BIGGER THANSOMEONE DOES NOT GIVE YOU THERIGHT TO STEAL FROM THEM!WHAT DID I DOTO DESERVE THIS ANYWAY? IDON‛T MAKE WAVES, I DON‛TTALK BACK, I DO MYHOMEWORK.I DON‛T MESSWITH ANYONE.AND OF COURSE I CAN‛TTELL ANYONE OR I‛LL LOOKLITTLE A BABY AND GETBEAT UP EVEN MORE.WHAT‛S THE POINT OF DOINGTHE RIGHT THING WHEN THEREWARD IS LIVING INFEAR?I DON‛T EVEN CARE ABOUTBEING POPULAR. I JUST WANTTO BE RECOGNIZED ASA HUMAN BEING!

SO I CAN‛T SAY ANYTHINGOR I‛LL GET BEAT UP. MAYBEIF I DRAW IT OUT AND SHOW ITTO ENOUGH PEOPLE.EvenatorRevengerEqualizerWHAT AREYOU WRITING?WHAT IS ALLTHIS?.THEY WILL START TOSEE THE PATTERNS AROUND HEREAND DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.NOW TO COME UP WITH A NAME.NO THAT WON‛T WORK. GRRRJOSHUA!!!UH.THOSE ARENAMES FOR ASUPERHERO COMICI‛M CREATING.COMICS?!?HOW ABOUT YOULIVE IN THE REAL WORLDFOR A WHILE AND GET ANEDUCATION.SOMETHINGTHAT MIGHT ACTUALLYHELP YOU IN LIFE!!!

DWAREMILLS DINERSALE!!!50 %OFF ALLSTOCKSO YOU‛RE CREATING ACOMIC BOOK? THAT‛S SO COOL!WHAT ARE HIS POWERS?WHO DID YOU BASEIT OFF OF?SINCE WE CAN‛TSAY ANYTHING TOANYONE. MAYBE ICAN SHOW IT.POST ONEWSTAMPSARE HEREWELL, I AM BASINGIT OFF US ACTUALLY.LIKE THE THINGS WEGO THROUGH WITHTHE BULLIES.THAT‛D BRILLIANT!PLUS I‛M SURE ITWILL SELL BIG INOUR CIRCLES.

OK, LET‛S SEE.MAIN CHARACTER ISA KID WHO GET‛S BULLIEDAND ONE DAY FINDSOUT HE CAN.K, SOME BLUEHERE, A BIT OF GREENTHERE, SOME YELLOWIN THE FACE ANDI BELIEVE.PFLIPFLIPFLIPFLIFIRST SKETCHESOF BULLIED COMIXHAS ARRIVED!.OH MY GOD THAT‛SPERFECT! I‛LL JUST USEMY DAY TO DAY EXPERIENCEAND GIVE HIM THEPOWER TO.NOW THIS IS ONEGREAT COMIC IF IDO SAY SO MYSELF.WATCH OUTSTAN LEE.COOL! LET‛SSEE WHAT YOUCAME UP WITH.SCHOOLFLIPFLIPFLIPFLIP

FLIPFLIPFLIPFLIPHOLY COW, THISIS THE GREATESTTHING I‛VE EVERREAD!FLIPFLIPFLIPFLIPschoolDUDE, YOU SHOULDSEND THIS TO APUBLISHER!I‛D BE HAPPYTO BE YOURAGENT!YOU COULDBE LIKE MOVIESTAR RICH!I‛M JUSTSAYING.

DAD!!!DAD, I GOTTAA PROBLEM I NEEDTO TALK TO YOUABOUT.OK, HOW ABOUT YOUCOME INTO THE KITCHENAND WE TALK.

I HAVE.”A FRIEND”WITH A BIT OF ABULLYING PROBLEM ANDHE WANTS SOME ADVICEON HOW TO HANDLE IT.UH, YEAH THIS FRIENDIS COMPLETELY LOST ONWHAT TO DO. WHEN HEGETS PICKED ON HE ISNOT SURE WHATTO DO.BUT IF HE TELLSAND THE BULLY FINDSOUT, THEN WE.I MEAN HE WILL GETIT WORSE FOR BEINGA TATTLE TALE.A BULLYINGPROBLEM? YOU HAVEA BULLYING PROBLEMAT SCHOOL?HERE‛S THE PROBLEM.IF HE FIGHTS BACK, HEWILL LOSE AND GETBEAT UP.WOW, THAT‛SQUITE A CATCH 22.DO HIS PARENTS KNOWWHAT‛S GOING ON?

NO, ONLY MEAND A COUPLE OFFRIENDS KNOWABOUT THIS.IS THIS A BIGPROBLEM AT YOURSCHOOL?.BULLYING IMEAN.I THINK YOUR FRIENDAND ALL THE OTHERS THATARE GETTING PICKED ON SHOULDTELL THEIR PARENTS SO THEY CANCALL THE SCHOOL AND THE TEACHERSCOULD TALK TO YOUR CLASSWITHOUT MENTIONING NAMES.IT‛S NOT AN EPIDEMICOR ANYTHING, BUT IT‛SDEFINITELY NOT FUN FORTHE ONES GETTINGPICKED ON.OK, WELL HEREIS WHAT I THINKSHOULD HAPPEN.YOU SURE THEREIS NOTHING YOUWANT TO TELL ME?WHAT? NO, THERE ISNOTHING GOING ON WITHME. I CAN HANDLE MYSELF.YOU TAUGHT ME HOW TOSTAND UP FOR MYSELF.DING DONG, DING DONGOK, WELL I HOPE YOUKNOW IF ANYTHINGHAPPENS YOU CAN‛THANDLE YOU CAN ALWAYSTALK TO ME.THAT‛LL BE DANIEL.WE WILL BE IN MYROOM IF YOUNEED ME.

SO WHAT AREYOU DRAWINGNOW?OH, BEFORE I FORGET, ITALKED WITH MY DAD ABOUTYOUR BULLYING PROBLEM AND HESAID TO TELL YOUR PARENTS SOTHEY CAN CALL THE SCHOOL ANDRELAY WHAT‛S GOING ON WITHOUTREVEALING NAMES.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. YOUKNOW HOW HE IS WITH THAT STUFF.UH.NOTHINGSPECIFICALLY, I‛MJUST DOODLINGIDEAS.MY BULLYING PROBLEM?YOU MEAN YOU DIDN‛TSAY IT WAS HAPPENINGTO YOU AS WELL?YEAH, WELL MY DAD ISN‛T MUCHDIFFERENT. MR. MARINE HIMSELF WOULDKILL ME IF HE FOUND OUT I WAS GETTINGROBBED ON A DALY BASIS AND NOTFIGHTING BACK.

KIDS, TAKE YOUR SEATS.WE NEED TO TALK ABOUTSOMETHING.schoolIT 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 ALLPARENTS TALKING ABOUT THEWARNING SIGNS.THIS IS NOT SOMETHINGYOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF BUTRATHER HANDLED IN THECORRECT MANNER.NOW IF YOU ARE HAVING A PROBLEMWITH A BULLY, YOU CAN ALWAYS GO TOTHE PRINCIPAL AND TALK WITHHER AND DO NOT WORRY, YOU‛RENAME WILL NOT BE REVEALED.HE DID NOTCALL THESCHOOL!

DID THATREALLY JUSTHAPPEN?!?WHAT? THIS ISN‛TMY FAULT! YOU CAN‛TKNOW IF WAS MY DADWHO CALLED!OHPLEASE.LOOK, I DIDN‛TTHINK WHEN I SAIDSOMETHING HE WOULDCALL THE SCHOOL!I KNOW, WEARE GONNA GETKILLED NOW.BE SURETO THANKYOUR DADFOR ME.DON‛T YOU THINK THATIT IS KIND OF CONVENIANTTHAT YOU SAY SOMETHING ANDTHEN THE VERY NEXT DAY WEGET THIS SPEECH?!?YEAH, YEAH,YEAH, I GOTTAGO.

dad!!!IT WAS BAD ENOUGH WHEN THE BULLIESTHOUGHT THEY COULD GET AWAY WITHWHATEVER 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 JUSTGONNA BEAT KIDS UP TIL ONE OFTHEM TALKS!WELL, I ASKEDYOU ABOUT WHATWAS GOING ON,AND YOU LIED TOME. YOU LEFT MENO OTHEROPTION.I KNOW IT WASYOU WHO CALLED THESCHOOL! DO YOU HAVE ANYIDEA OF THE PROBLEMSYOU JUST CAUSEDFOR ME?!?AND TRUST ME WHEN I SAY THAT ITWON‛T BE LONG TIL THEY FIND OUTIT WAS ME.WELL ACTUALLY IT WASYOU BUT THEY WON‛T CARE, THEYWILL JUST MAKE ME PAY FOR IT!GREAT CHOICE.NOW YOUR SON IS GONNAGET BEAT UP AND ALIENATEDFROM EVERYONE HE KNOWS.WHAT IS IT YOU ALWAYS SAYABOUT THINKING BEFOREACTING? THANKS ALOT DAD!

HAVE A GOOD DAYAT SCHOOL. I‛LL BE HOMELATE TODAY SO I EXPECT YOURHOMEWORK TO BE DONEWHEN I GET HOME.HI THERE.I WAS WONDERINGIF WE CAN HAVEA WORD WITHYOU.FIRST THINGWE NEED TO FIGUREOUT IS WHY YOU THOUGHTIT WAS A GOOD IDEATO TELL ON US.AND HOW YOUPLAN TO DEAL WITHTHE CONSEQUENCES.

WHAT ISYOUR PROBLEMMAN?WHAT AREYOU TALKINGABOUT?OH YEAH, THAT.YEAH I DID. WHYSHOULD I GET BEATUP CAUSE YOUOPENED YOURMOUTH?IT‛S A RISKI‛M WILLINGTO TAKE.TELLING THE BULLIESIT WAS ME WHO TALKED!I KNOW IT WAS YOU!AND YOU HONESTLYTHINK THEY WILL STOPBEATING ON YOU BYGIVING UP ME?I HOPE YOUEND UP GETTINGWHAT YOUDESERVE!!!

HEY MAN,YOU SEEN MATTAROUND?NO AND I DON‛TTHINK HE WANTS TOSEE YOU ANYMORE. INFACT, I DON‛T THINKANYONE DOES.LATER THAT DAY.WHAT‛S THATSUPPOSED TOMEAN?!?IT WASN’TMYFAULT!!!WHATEVER.JUST STAYAWAY FROMME.WE ALL KNOWWHAT YOU DID. THANKSTO YOU, EVERY PARENT ISFREAKING OUT AND THEBULLIES ARE ANGRY.ITWASN‛TMY FAULT. SNIFF TO BE CONTINUED.

AUTHOR BIODANIEL KEANE IS A CARTOONISTFROM CHICAGO. HE BELIEVES THATART HAS THE ABILITY TO MAKE THEWORLD A BETTER PLACE AND UNITEPEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD.

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