KYUNGEUN PARK - JOSEPH SAFIEDDINE THIS IS A CALL FOR HELP My name is Gabriel El Chatawi, I’m 20 years old. As I write you, I am scared to death. My mother, my father, my sister and my brother, who went to Tyre, in southern Lebanon, on vacation, are now detained there, trapped by the bombs of the Israeli army. They have sought shelter in the Christian neighborhood, and to date have no hope of being evacuated. My brother, a hemophiliac, is in grave danger, for there is no way for him to get the medication he needs for his condition. Even my father, who is used to war, could not have predicted such a chaotic situation. I count the hours and the minutes as I wait for news from them. My family is French and deserves its country’s protection. The Republic cannot KYUNGEUN PARK - JOSEPH SAFIEDDINE abandon members of its community to fate and the horrors of war. LELOMBARD.COM LO 10 / ISBN 978-2-8036-3440-8 01_CV avec dos_YALLAHBYE_00_AN.indd 1 31/08/2016 18:47 02_GA_YALLAHBYE_00_AN.indd 1 31/08/2016 18:48 writer JOSEPH SAFIEDDINE artist and colorist KYUNGEUN PARK 03_PT_YALLAHBYE_00_AN.indd 1 31/08/2016 18:48 JULY 2006. JULY 2006. AND MAKE SURE YOU TAKE DON’T FORGET CARE OF THINGS, TO FEED THE GABRIEL! PETS! I’LL TRY BUT NOT TO. JUST IN CASE, YOU MADE A LIST, RIGHT? ?! YES, IT’S ALL THERE. JUST A EACH BOX HAS A NUMBER, MINUTE… AND EACH NUMBER HAS A PET. NICE. VERY PRO! 3 04_INT_YALLAHBYE_00_AN_PG03_12.indd 3 31/08/2016 18:49 GET THE BOAT ALL READY AND HARASS ALI RIGHTY! SO HE GETS THE TEAM BACK TOGETHER! YOU TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF, YOU HEAR? AND BE GOOD! SOUNDS GOOD. AND PLEASE TRY TO FIND MY CELL PHONE BATTERY, I’M PRETTY SURE IT’S IN YOUR ROOM! OK, SO, DON’T FORGET SEE YA, SEE YOU IN TO LET US KNOW KIDDO! TWO WEEKS. ABOUT THE AUDITION. OW! OUCH! NO WORRIES. AND NO TRASHING THE HOUSE, OK? IT’S A DONE DEAL. 4 5 04_INT_YALLAHBYE_00_AN_PG03_12.indd 4 31/08/2016 18:49 WHOA! TAKE IT EASY! YO! TWO TOTALLY HA HA! WEEKS TO CHILL! YOU GUYS CHILL! DIDN’T WASTE ANY TIME! WE DID THE BEST WE COULD. I TOLD DENIS TO TOTALLY GET ON ALI’S CASE COOLIO. COOLIO. UNTIL WE GET THERE. 4 5 04_INT_YALLAHBYE_00_AN_PG03_12.indd 5 31/08/2016 18:49 6 7 04_INT_YALLAHBYE_00_AN_PG03_12.indd 6 31/08/2016 18:49 THERE IT IS. ALL READY TO GO, MUSTAPHA! THANKS, FARES. 6 7 04_INT_YALLAHBYE_00_AN_PG03_12.indd 7 31/08/2016 18:49 THE MOON’S NOT HEY, FARES! CAN YOU SURE! RIGHT, AT THE TAKE US FISHING, ONE NEXT WEEK! BUT NEXT MOMENT. OF THESE DAYS? WEEK, WE’LL BE GOOD TO GO! I’M GONNA I HOPE THEY DON’T COOL. TAKE A WALK CLOSE THE PORT ON ME. THANKS, AROUND THE I WANNA GO TO THE WHAT WITH THE INCIDENT FARES! SOUKS AND SEE AT THE BORDER SOUKS ALI. LATER! THIS MORNING… TOO! LATER, SWEETIE. MEH, IT’S NOTHING. SAME OLD, SAME NOTHING TO OLD. WORRY ABOUT, MY FRIEND! YES, HI GABRIEL. WHAT’S UP? 8 9 04_INT_YALLAHBYE_00_AN_PG03_12.indd 8 31/08/2016 18:49 8 9 04_INT_YALLAHBYE_00_AN_PG03_12.indd 9 31/08/2016 18:49 SOPRAAANO! FRIEENDS! THE WIIIRE!! 10 11 04_INT_YALLAHBYE_00_AN_PG03_12.indd 10 31/08/2016 18:49 THE SOPRANOS! FRIENDS! YALLAH!!* THE WIRE! SARDIIIIIIINES!!! YOO-HOO!!! AAAAAAALI!!!! YOOOO!!! *LET’S GO! **ALI! GIVE ME SOME WATER PLEASE! ***DARLING! (SAID HERE IN JEST) 10 11 04_INT_YALLAHBYE_00_AN_PG03_12.indd 11 31/08/2016 18:49 HEEEEY! HA HA! HABIBIII!!! DENIS?! FRENCHIE! I’M GOOD, HOW ARE MAN! YOU, MAN? SAR DIINES! SHI-YAT! AND SHOU,* HOW WHERE ARE A FILM? GABRIEL AND WAS YOUR WHO DO SAM? TRIP? THEY THINK THEY ARE? DE NIRO? EXHAUSTING. THEY’LL SEVEN-HOUR BE HERE IN LAYOVER IN TWO WEEKS. BUDAPEST. THEY’RE AUDI- TIONING FOR A FILM. OH, AND THEY SAID GET READY FOR THE REMATCH, YOU THINK THEY’RE GONNA CRUSH THE SITUATION YOU GUYS. WITH ISRAEL COULD DETERIORATE? WITH THAT TANK, THERE, AT THE BORDER? HA HA! NOW THAT IS NOT A SMART MOVE! *WHAT? 12 04_INT_YALLAHBYE_00_AN_PG03_12.indd 12 31/08/2016 18:49 A huge thank you: To Joseph’s family for their invaluable help and their warm welcome in Lebanon. To my wife (she knows why), and to Léa, our little princess who has the power to make me forget about my woes. To my friends at the Quai-Saint-Michel workshop: Martin Trystram, Baptiste Amsallem, Christine Circosta, Mathias Ninot, Guirlène Saraiva and Séjung Kim, for their counsel and their friendship, and mostly for their daily support. To Antoine, Clémentine, and the whole team at Le Lombard for their awesome editorial work. To my faraway family in Korea, and in particular to my father, who supported me until his final moments. Kyung For Oscar. A huge thank you to Annmarz, to Melz, to Denz. To the Mydimoz. Thanks to Antoine for believing in it, to Kyung for giving it everything, to Clémentine for all the proofreading work, and to the Lombard team for their enthusiasm and support. Thanks to Charlotte, to Vincent Henry for his advice, to Céline/Kaouet for believing in it too-- she was the first. Thanks to Fabienne, to Martine, to Sam from the Frères Chiens and thanks to all those would stop by, call me, and worry (often all three at the same time). Thanks to my friends and brothers from the Drich Family: each one of your gestures remains forever etched on my little heart, I haven’t forgotten any of them. A special thought goes out to the Bitchy and the Ceaumar. Thanks to all of the buddies from Tyre and to the Cuzzz. Big hug to Jedo. And a big thank you to my dad. Joseph © PARK / SAFIEDDINE / ÉDITIONS DU LOMBARD (DARGAUD-LOMBARD S.A.) 2015 TRANSLATION: MONTANA KANE LETTERING: CALIX LTD All translation, reproduction and adaptation rights strictly reserved for all countries. 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