![Panel 1 of a digitally drawn, four-panel comic titled ‘Overpowered’. The text at the top reads “CHOOSE YOUR ALLERGY”. The box in the bottom right is labelled ‘STONE FRUITS’ and, in it, is a character with brown skin and blonde eyebrows. A cursor is clicking over this box to signal this is the allergy you have chosen.](https://images.prismic.io/wellcomecollection/b567eb0f-e8e8-4904-9dca-5b0f1ff822e0_IMG_1499.jpg?w=1338&auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=&q=100)
![Panel 2 of a digitally drawn, four-panel comic titled ‘Overpowered’. The text at the top says ‘CHARACTER STATS’. The sliders show your character suffers badly with tingly mouth feel, swollen lips and sneezing, and carries a water bottle and antihistamines.](https://images.prismic.io/wellcomecollection/e8c924f2-1c36-4b23-830f-a81d2e6658ae_IMG_1499+2.jpg?w=1338&auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=&q=100)
![Panel 3 of a digitally drawn, four-panel comic titled ‘Overpowered’. You’re asked to choose a weapon from your inventory to destroy the fruit and avoid an allergic reaction. Your options are an egg and spoon, a Harry Styles tour t-shirt, or a hybrid of an EpiPen and knife. The cursor shows you’re choosing the EpiPen-knife hybrid.](https://images.prismic.io/wellcomecollection/4003e1c2-054f-41f9-980c-004c9c0db7ed_IMG_1499+3.jpg?w=1338&auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=&q=100)
![Panel 4 of a digitally drawn, four-panel comic titled ‘Overpowered’. Using your weapon, you’re destroying all the fruit. The text reads ‘GRAPE SLICE!’, ‘EPI-COMBO!’ and ‘PEACHY!’](https://images.prismic.io/wellcomecollection/42beead4-6f87-42f6-a116-cacbb84f779d_IMG_1499+4.jpg?w=1338&auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=&q=100)
Overpowered. © 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.