![Panel 1 of a digitally drawn, four-panel comic titled ‘Nope’. You are playing a video game and are being asked to “CHOOSE YOUR ALLERGY”. The box in the top right reads ‘POLLEN’ and has a character with light brown skin, green hair and a crown of flowers. 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’, ‘METAL’ and ‘WHEAT’.](https://images.prismic.io/wellcomecollection/260fe241-ae69-4f0e-8193-0873c5e626dc_Pollen_1.jpg?w=1338&auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=&q=100)
![Panel 2 of a digitally drawn, four-panel comic titled ‘Nope’. The text at the top says ‘CHARACTER STATS’. The sliders show this character suffers badly with sneezing, itchy eyes and a runny nose, and carries eye drops, travel tissues and lots of anti-histamine.](https://images.prismic.io/wellcomecollection/ed0074bf-60a7-4a7a-8cf8-0d914ba6e2e2_Pollen__02.jpg?w=1338&auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=&q=100)
![Panel 3 of a digitally drawn, four-panel comic titled ‘Nope’. The text at the top asks, “YOUR NEXT CHALLENGE IS IN THE WOODS – CONTINUE?” with a green tick or a red cross underneath. The character is holding a sword as they walk down a cobbled path surrounded by lots of trees and grass.](https://images.prismic.io/wellcomecollection/7d8e5b8a-53ad-49d5-b042-5aa5536902ac_Pollen__03.jpg?w=1338&auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=&q=100)
![Panel 4 of a digitally drawn, four-panel comic titled ‘Nope’. The character has a sword in their hand and is challenged with a fight with the grass. The stats show the pollen levels are high. A box asks, ‘WHAT WILL YOU DO?'. You have the choice to fight, use your anti-histamine and eye drops, or - in a much bigger, red box - to ‘RUN THE FUCK AWAY’. A cartoon cursor shows you choose to run.](https://images.prismic.io/wellcomecollection/1eef3e61-660a-4d23-b1f5-666a88871242_Pollen_04.jpg?w=1338&auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=&q=100)
Nope. © 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.