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The background of that first panel took me like half an hour. But it was worth it!!!

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Leonie

GO BABY GO

Maisie

Go on Charlieeeee!!!

Shin__

Tao 😭

Merel

The support squad is here!

Sarah Jacobs

The tension is real!! The silence before a storm hits. You got this Charlie ❤️🍂

Rebecca

The suspense is killing me!!😭

Siska

Eek! Go Charlie 💙💛

Krystyn

We can feel the tension there! 💜

Beth Yoshida

Well Done!!! It looks fantastic

Tina

the rugby boys have my whole heart i adore them

Tracy

You got this Charlie xx

Jule K

at this point, you’re just edging us, Alice 😂 not that I’m complaining, I’m here for it 😆

tess ^_^

oh my god all the pookies :,]

ACxo

You got this Charlie!

Ems

Tori hiiihiiii

Nyssa Rawther 🍉

Omg everyone's so worried for him 🥺🥺 you are so loved, Charlie 💚💙💛

Audrina

GO CHARLIE GO!

tess ^_^

if i told you how excited i get at one lil frame of aled last …..

Loveislove

Nick is ready with the backstage hug 🫂!

Nikki

Go Charlie!! Love how invested rugby boys are too 🥰

Noah

charlie’s got this. he can do it !!!

Audrina

The first panel is amazing! You can really feel all the pressure that's on Charlie's shoulders because with all those eyes watching him!

tess ^_^

also this is like a LECTURE hall that’s terrifying!!!! forgot how truham is a fancy ass school i hate that they’re elevated that’s so scary

Daniel

i love that nick is still on the side of the stage and hasn’t gone to his seat

Merel

Sai's ear is still white in the third panel :)

Barb

huh, the anticipation on all these faces was felt through the screen, I was holding my breath too😟 waiting for charlie to speak

Noemiette

Gooosh that first panel made me anxious. Speaking in front of rows and rows of people sitting straight in uniforms. Charlie's braver than I am XDD Also, Head Teacher a few minutes ago "Nick, you arent supposed to be back here" Nick: *stays there during all the speeches*

hayley_29

crikey that is one intimidating assembly hall- go charlie go, so great to see his whole support squad

dominique

It definitely was worthy! I always love the little faces your characters have when they’re far away/in the background. They’re really cute and always make me smile. 💜

John Deuel

Thanks for that first panel! 🫶 It’s got me wondering: in an assembly like that, would the students be seated in groups by house, or more randomly self-sorted?

kissyoulots

i ADORE that first panel !!!!!

Darling

Good luck Charlie!!!!!!!!!

shpepanie

Remember the summer fete gig? The mocking bully faces appeared then for a moment when Charlie was anxious. This time it’s students, people, friends, family. 💜 It’s a HUGE step forward!

Thais Di Stasi

It’s amazing Alice , you’re so talented 😍

Idaemilie

Then the moment is here. Im so nervous for the speech as well. Almost can’t wait to read/hear it 🥹👏🏼 And then Nick is always standing by his side ❤️❤️🥹 He really wants Charlie to feel safe.

Loveislove

Love that the friends are leaning towards each unconsciously for comfort and support just as Nick hugs himself with arms crossed. Sahar has mama bear smile and Tori is manifesting older sister magic into Charlie 😊

Sulagna Maitra

All those tiny heads and expectant eyes on Charlie and then the Headmaster's gaze boring straight into Charlie, and Charlie's stiff silhouette including the free hanging fingers.... 🥹 He's got it, but in a way, he is also on autopilot. He will perform well and smash it, but because of his anxiety, he may not remember all of it...it is kind of an out of body experience! ALICE ❤️❤️❤️ you beautiful genius!!! 😘 We love you so much!!! Hope you are looking after yourself and enjoying the summer!! 🍹📻

Laura Humber

I have butterflies for him, public speaking is just so horrible! Look at all the people that are there for him ❤️ It's amazing how Charlie has taken everything that he's been through and has found the confidence to use it to help others ❤️

Kit

Tao's little worried face! It's been an honour to see the Charlie Protection Squad grow over the comics 🥰

Sulagna Maitra

I love that all of Charlie's friends have their heads tilted towards each other 😍😍😍😍 It makes such a HUGE difference in conveying their emotions!! And every expression is different - every single one of them cares about Charlie but in different ways and it shines through - Nick's adorable little worried face, Tori steeling herself...it's just BRILLIANT!!!

Justin S.

You can really hear that *creak* I love everyone being there for him!

Chloe ♡

nick waiting at the side and he will be the first person charlie sees after walking off the stage 🥺

Chloe ♡

the little heads peeking over the stage in the first panel 😭

Jasollie

Is this something that Charlie’s parents would be invited to attend? 🤔

Claire

Love having everyone - Nick, the friends and Tori there in support of Charlie. I just wish we could tell them not to worry and look more confident.

eva cuervo

This page brings tears to my eyes!!! It's like I'm watching a scene on the TV screen!!! The audience, the different expressions on their faces, Charile's gesture with the microphone.... Ufff!!!🥲🥲❤️ When I think I can't get any more excited about this story, Alice goes and draws this. I think I have imploded!!

Katha

the tension rises 💜

Rosie

All eyes on Charlie! I bet he can feel every single one of them 👀

Jonathan Payne

The buildup is just making me chuckle 🤭 all Charlie’s friends, even his sister, are just staring at him as if willing him to have the strength. I hope he feels the love they have for him.

Kayleigh Clarke

Come on Charlie! I love all the details, all the concerned expressions on the faces of his loved ones and that background is just perfection 😍

David C Witkin

It's great that Charlie's friends, boyfriend, and sister are seeing him morph into the strong, vibrant person he's about to become!❤️🔥

Ania W.

It was definitely worth taking the time to draw the background in the first panel. This shows what a challenge Charlie faces. Nick behind the scenes. Sahar with the boys from the rugby team. Tao and Aled's faces. A perfectly planned and drawn page ❤️

Cody

The build up to his speech has me at the edge of my seat!! Let's go, Charlie! (And Alice)

Fuad Steven

I’m sat for Charlie’s chin in the last panel.

Gemma 🍂💙💛

Go on Charlie!! I hope no one in the audiences shouts stuff to taunt him 😫😫😫

melly2oo

Nicholas go sit!!!!!!

Paola✨

Oh my Charliebear, so proud of him 🫶🏼❤️ I have a question (I'm sorry, I missed a little😔) …. where is Elle?

ally

i love how protective tori looks!!

Jo S

That ‘creak’ just made me so nervous for Charlie 🥺 Love the first panel Alice , really conveys the task ahead!! Glad all the team are there with their hope and fear! Nick really needs to sit with them to support him!! He doesn’t look good 😌 come on Charlie 🙌🙌🫶🏻🫶🏻 we’re all with you !

Lily

Making non-speaking characters literal 😁

ucfnurse

Tori’s face!!!☺️😊🫂🙌💯💖🌼🌸💫🎥🎙️✌️🕊️☮️

E

And the part next to his nose is too, maybe?

Ania W.

If I remember correctly, Alice wrote that Elle, Tara and Darcy stayed in Higgs.

Beam Bugge

argh so many people! i know he's held a few concerts with queer intentions (and with the school orchestra) but playing an instrument with a whole band is not at all the same as holding a long speech all by yourself (at least that's how i feel haha maybe charlie is different)

Fran

ESO CARLOS!!! TE AMOO

Auna 🍉

Couldn't agree more! The details and physical subtleties are 🔥❤️

Ana Alicia Aranda De Contreras

I love and value your work, Alice, and the dedication you put into it. My baby is going to give his speech, how exciting! 🥰🥺

ZooKeeperHere

I really love the friendship between Sahar and the rugby boys. It makes me smile.

aniatka

I held my breath, fingers crossed and waiting. Go Charlie! ❤️🤗

EC

I rarely have strong wishes for this comic and like to let it go wherever it goes without any strong desire, but I really hope we get the whole speech. This is such a monumental moment for Charlie, honestly even more so than when he felt brave enough to take off his shirt in front of Nick. He’s fully found his voice after all the bullying and the sh*t with B*n. I really want to see him knock it out of the park, and I feel like he will! ❤️❤️❤️

Diana N

This page is amazing! It speaks volumes without saying a word. Seeing the crowd lets us know what Charlie is seeing and I’m nervous for him. Then we see how nervous Nick, Tori, Tao and Aled are for him. I love that you added that creak. I can hear it, a quiet room then that. My tension went up. Really great page!

Beam Bugge

she looks so smol next to them! and since leila is TINY the contrast will probably be even more jarring in the show haha

Chloe

Definitely worth the half hour of work for that panel!! It so perfectly captures what it's like looking out at an audience full of faces you can't quite make out. Can't wait to hear Charlie's speech!!!

Anna Deligio

Everyone's personalities captured so perfectly in their expressions in that moment - punctuated by the creak. 😍

Murgy

Is Alice trying to kill us with anticipation? Because it might just work.

RCM

There is something so satisfying and also so momentous about that last panel's CREAK🥹...we've seen Charlie overcoming his "am I good enough, is my speech Head Student worthy enough, am I actually effing about to do this" anxieties. Now, he has just watched 3 other candidates present (with at least one dripping with smugness!), and and despite the inevitable butterflies in his stomach that such a large audience provokes (btw that first panel is really well done...damn! It was so needed though, for us to feel the gravity of what Charlie is feeling...thank you, Alice❤️), what does Charlie do? He takes charge and takes a pause to put himself in a commanding, comfortable position by adjusting the microphone to fit where he is. (No standing on toes to reach or slouching down to "fit" the other boys now...). THAT, to me, is a beautiful sign of a confident and empowered budding leader. Charlie Spring knows who he is, what he is about, who he loves, and he is about to speak!

boombroadcast

Nick, Tao, and Tori all looking a little nervous. I can feel the quiet tension in that “creak” panel! Can’t wait to hear (read) Charlie’s speech. 💕 (Also, their auditorium looks so posh! Like a proper theater, with floor to ceiling windows on a previous page… that would definitely make me feel even more intimidated!)

Daya

The suspense!!!!

Robby C

Alice! The way you build the suspense. Love it SO much 🥰

Dippity_Dip

I can just imagine you zooming in to give all the students in the crowd their eyes i fucking love when comics do that😭🖤

Evergreen

I love how Sahar's face is 100% confident, as his bandmate. Nobody else is as casually sure of Charlie as she is in this page!

2catlovers

To be fair, Leila is surrounded by VERY tall people in the show! Will is 1.9m, Kit is 1.8m, Yasmin is 1.8m… Leila is 1.5m. Contrast is high!

Katia Gómez

The suspense is killing me!!