![Panel 1 of a digitally drawn, four-panel comic titled ‘Winning’. Text at the top reads “CHOOSE YOUR ALLERGY”. The box in the bottom left is labelled ‘METAL’ and, in it, is a character with dark brown skin and black curly hair doing the ‘rock and roll’ hand sign. A cartoon cursor is clicking over this box to signal this is the allergy you have chosen. There are three other boxes with characters that have not been chosen, labelled ‘DAIRY’, ‘POLLEN’ and ‘WHEAT’.](https://images.prismic.io/wellcomecollection/021fb51b-499b-4f92-822b-adb7e86680ec_metal_1.jpg?w=1338&auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=&q=100)
![Panel 2 of a digitally drawn, four-panel comic titled ‘Winning’. The text at the top says ‘CHARACTER STATS’. The sliders show your character suffers badly with swelling, redness and rashes, but as a metalhead, loves expensive jewellery and rock ‘n’ roll.](https://images.prismic.io/wellcomecollection/83ca49a6-71d3-4ca1-b97a-74913b4af67a_Metal_2.jpg?w=1338&auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=&q=100)
![Panel 3 of a digitally drawn, four-panel comic titled ‘Winning’. Your player has a task. It reads: “Happy Friday! You’re going OUT OUT. Want to get changed?”. Looking in your wardrobe, you have the option to buy some earrings. The first three pairs of earrings are cheaper and higher risk. The cursor shows you’re about to choose the final pair, which are the lowest risk but most expensive.](https://images.prismic.io/wellcomecollection/5b783f1e-b028-49ba-8da3-6350027decbb_Metal_3.jpg?w=1338&auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=&q=100)
![Panel 4 of a digitally drawn, four-panel comic titled ‘Winning’. Your character has levelled up. In big, bold letters it reads: “BAD BITCH MODE UNLOCKED”. Your character is celebrating, wearing their new earrings which they have not reacted to, and playing their guitar with a smile.](https://images.prismic.io/wellcomecollection/ee01981c-e3ae-4f6d-ba55-93d638afc738_Metal_4.jpg?w=1338&auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=&q=100)
Winning. © Boe for Wellcome Collection.
About the artist
Boe
(she/they)
Boe is a self-taught illustrator and tattoo artist based in London. Boe's aim is to normalise social and political discussions and make them accessible for all. And as a queer person, their identity is a central theme to their work. Boe also lives with a wide range of allergies which has had its challenges, and has resulted in a big bag of medicines and creams to get by.