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Artwork by Ian Williams 14 October 2022

Comic

A four panel comic in black and white with a yellowy green accent tone.

The first panel shows a young male GP talking over his consulting desk to an elderly patient. He is smiling and saying, "So...As the saying goes...It's pointless to worry about things over which we have no control."

The second panel shows the same view, but the elderly patient has stood up ready to leave, one hand on her walking stick. She is saying, "Thank you, Doctor. You always make me feel better." The GP smiles, waves and says "Ha. No probs."

The third panel shows the same GP who is now sitting alone at his desk in front of his computer. His face has dropped and he gazes at his hand resting on his smart phone. He remarks "pffft."

The forth and final panel shows the GP looking frantically at the screen of his phone, face anxious, bead of sweat on his forehead. He says "Escalating war... Spiralling climate change... The economy tanking... World food crisis... Everything's SCREWED."

No worries. © Ian Williams for Wellcome Collection.

About the artist

Ian Williams

@TheBadDr on Instagram
ian-williams.co.uk

Dr Ian Williams is a comics artist, writer and doctor who lives in Brighton. His work includes two graphic novels, ‘The Bad Doctor‘ and ‘The Lady Doctor‘, and the third of the trilogy, ‘The Sick Doctor’, will be published in 2025. He named the area of study called graphic medicine, and is the creator and co-editor of the Graphic Medicine website. He is founder of the not-for-profit Graphic Medicine International Collective and co-author of the Eisner-nominated ‘Graphic Medicine Manifesto‘. He has produced comic strips for the Guardian newspaper, and numerous organisations, including Wellcome Collection.

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