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In a small French town, an unusual kind of mass is held: the local priest, Dunant, describes it as “faith healing”, promising those who are suffering will be healed of their ailments with just a single touch of his hands. Ionel, a pianist with albinism, seeks out Dunant‘s miraculous touch. He struggles with his failing eyesight, a condition that could potentially put an end to his career. Something about the priest’s blessing soon strikes him as odd, and so Ionel begins investigating. Ionel uncovers several clues that draw him deeper into the mystery surrounding Dunant.
As he starts to slowly befriend the priest, he finds himself delving further into a world of miracles and curses.
About
We've been working on Heart of Gold, our first collaborative comic project, since 2016.
Viv Tanner graduated in 2D Animation at the Lucerne School of Applied Sciences and Art and has been focusing on freelance illustrations for magazine, comic and book covers since 2017.
After their time as a cinematic lead for an indie game, Eliot Baum has been working as a freelance illustrator and comic artist full time since 2017, too.
Together they've been working collaboratively and separately on projects such as Star Wars: Women of the Galaxy or Power & Magic Press's Heartwood anthology.
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A little trivia about Ionel’s eyesight: Most people with Type 1 Albinism have problems with their vision due to the lack of pigment; Ionel not only suffers from poor eyesight, he also has a condition called Nystagmus. If you want to see how life would look through Ionel’s eyes, [**this video**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78W0cYqA790 "Nystagmus") is a good start.

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“Avis de décès” means “obituaries”

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In case anyone’s wondering, Ionel and his friend have been playing the same piece as this one in the first pages – [**Waltz Op.64 No.2 by Chopin**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOcryGEw1NY "Waltz Op. 64 No. 2 by Chopin").

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Here’s the last page of Ionel’s side story “Encore”, which marks the end of that little glimpse we caught into Ionel’s past. Creating this comic was a wild ride for me, since it’s the first “real” comic I ever drew. Naturally, Eli helped me a lot during the whole process. Still, many parts were a first for me and it wasn’t easy but I loved going through the whole process and ending up with 11 rendered pages that I can be proud of. This side story is very important to me and I’m excited to have shared it with you all, since I wanted to show more facets of Ionel. I hope you enjoyed it! – Viv

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Ionel's playing Sicilienne Op. 78 by Gabriel Fauré.

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\*Maigret is a famous fictional detective, French equivalent to Miss Marple/Sherlock Holmes.

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