![Panel 1 of a four-panel comic drawn digitally: a brain with eyes and eyebrows raised in surprise and an open mouth rides in a mine cart upon a track in the shape of an infinity loop, with "Aaarrrgh" written above. The caption text reads "My brain is on an endless loop"](https://images.prismic.io/wellcomecollection/aea87678-698d-44db-9166-dc836a72d422_LAC+Panel+7.1.png?w=1338&auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=&q=100)
![Panel 2 of a four-panel comic drawn digitally: a white man with a moustache and a bare chest looks into a mirrow with concern. A thought bubble reads "Is that a new mole?". The caption text reads "Every tiny shift in my body conjures fear of recurrence"](https://images.prismic.io/wellcomecollection/7ecc8bf6-6047-46ab-85a5-516e5547ebe1_LAC+Panel+7.2.png?w=1338&auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=&q=100)
![Panel 3 of a four-panel comic drawn digitally: a white man with a moustache in a plaid shirt has a thought bubble rising from his head with images of the Spice Girls in iconic outfits such as the Union Jack dress and leopard-print jumpsuit. The caption text reads "They sneak up out of nowhere like a random pop song"](https://images.prismic.io/wellcomecollection/a53daeeb-b8ab-4025-a1d3-e790bffc45e4_LAC+Panel+7.3.png?w=1338&auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=&q=100)
![Panel 4 of a four-panel comic drawn digitally: a white man with a moustache in a plaid shirt and gold jacket sings into a microphone. Musical notes waver around him and the words "Has that mole been there for years or is it time for yet more tearrrs" float out of his mouth. The caption text reads "I don't think I should combine the two though"](https://images.prismic.io/wellcomecollection/996aa26b-69e2-422d-af09-8a86c538df4f_LAC+Panel+7.4.png?w=1338&auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=&q=100)
Pop Up. © Alex Brenchley for Wellcome Collection.
About the artist
Alex Brenchley
Alex Brenchley is an artist and cartoonist based in London. His work has been published by the BBC, the NHS, Literary Review, Tinpot Records, Universal Records, and The New Statesman magazine has featured his ‘This England’ cartoon series in every issue since February 2017. Alex was diagnosed with stage 3 bowel cancer in his 30s and, following a year of chemotherapy, radiotherapy and surgeries, he is currently in remission.