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"...to become an object of a compulsion that possesses for itself a perpetually growing portion of the soul. once god’s compulsion possesses the whole soul, one has reached the state of perfection."
Simone Weil: Waiting For God (Letter I: Hesitations Concerning Baptism)

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SORTIE is the heavily abstract sequel to SAD SACK and another current work in progress by barbatus (story and 1477 preliminary pages in total) and meanboss (inks and finals WIP). as with its prequel, roughs are currently available on barbatus’ patreon under the $5 B tier.

as a note, SORTIE is a venture in surrealism from start to finish & may not be suitable for readers who prefer more linear approaches to storytelling. please keep this in mind before you buy when the time comes!

please feel free to contact us on our Q&A form or our email (sexultraviolencesnuff at gmail) with any further questions.


PART 1: BETHANY

?-?-2019 ⛪

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STARRING:
s. vela
h. stroman

193 pages
completed 09/24/2021

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"the beauty of the world is the mouth of a labyrinth. the unwary individual who on entering takes a few steps is soon unable to find the opening.

CONTENT WARNING: explicit sexual content, body horror, gore, insects, unreliable narrator, depictions of C-PTSD (flashbacks, nightmares, dissociation), brief hallucinations, depictions of self harm


PART 2: I AM A MAN OF PEACE

2023 Minicomic Awards runner-up selection in Horror

?-?-2019 🐝

STARRING:
s. vela
g. boucher
i. rasmussen

234 pages
completed 03/21/2022

"worn out, with nothing to eat or drink, in the dark, separated from his dear ones, and from everything he loves and is accustomed to...

CONTENT WARNING: explicit sexual content, body horror, gore, insects, depictions of implied torture, unreliable narrator, depictions of C-PTSD, (flashbacks, nightmares, dissociation), hallucinations in the context of brief psychotic episodes, depictions of self harm


PART 3: GALLONS

?-?-2019 👤

STARRING:
s. vela
m. unterbrink

169 pages
completed 12/10/2022

"...he walks on without knowing anything or hoping anything, incapable even of discovering whether he is really going forward or merely turning round on the same spot.

CONTENT WARNING: explicit sexual content, body horror, gore, insects, unreliable narrator, depictions of C-PTSD (flashbacks, nightmares, dissociation), hallucinations in the context of a psychotic episode, depictions of self harm, depictions of a woman being lightly menaced by a man at a gas station (no implied or depicted violence against women in this comic)


PART 4: DAEDALUS

?-?-2019 🌱

STARRING:
s. vela
j. strand

306 prelim pages, finals WIP

"but this affliction is as nothing compared with the danger threatening him.

CONTENT WARNING: explicit sexual content, body horror, gore/torture, insects, unreliable narrator, depictions of C-PTSD (flashbacks, nightmares, dissociation), hallucinations in the context of multiple psychotic episodes, depictions of self harm, necrophilia, discussion of parental death, discussion of the aftermath of CSA and others affected by it, discussion and depictions of verbally encouraging suicide


PART 5: SAD SACK

?-?-???? 🌧

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STARRING:
• p. sorenson
• some other guys

129 prelim pages, finals TBA

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"for if he does not lose courage, if he goes on walking, it is absolutely certain that he will finally arrive at the center of the labyrinth.

CONTENT WARNING: body horror, gore, insects, depictions of self harm, discussion of antisemitism (not depicted), discussion of CSA (not depicted), discussion of date rape (not depicted), general tired excuse-making, god


PART 6: LAZARUS

?-?-2019 🐮

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STARRING:
• s. vela
• 😉

400 prelim pages, finals TBA

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part 1


part 2

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"and there god is waiting to eat him."
Simone Weil: Waiting For God (Forms of the Implicit Love of God: Love of the Order of the World)

CONTENT WARNING: explicit sexual content, body horror, gore, insects, decomposing human bodies, unreliable narrator, depictions of C-PTSD (flashbacks, derealization), hallucinations in the context of multiple overlapping psychotic episodes, depictions of self harm, liminal spaces, homophobic slurs, discussion of homicide of a minor + implied child peril (children not depicted in this comic), gainax ending, god