Spiritual teens

Set in American suburbia, this comic is a nostalgic look back at what it's like to deal with love, life, and death as a teenager, based on true events from Azzouzi's high school days

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  • Writer

  • Illustrator

  • Layout Design

The 42-page comic is immaculately illustrated in dramatic black and white. Set in American suburbia, the story is a nostalgic look back at what it’s like to deal with love, life, and death as a teenager, and is based on true events from Azzouzi’s high school days. Consistent with much of Azzouzi’s other work, the story explores the romanticization of death, especially the use of death as a means of escaping the cyclical, humdrum nature of suburban American life. It identifies and problematizes the belief that somehow, by dying in a dramatic way, one could become eternally extraordinary, despite having lived an ordinary life.
— Leila Abdelrazaq. Author of "Baddawi"
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