MariNaomi

From her father and mother's interracial marriage to her own "you show me yours, I'll show you mine" moments on the playground—from drug experimentation to sexual/identity questions—MariNaomi lays her inner life bare. Kiss & Tell is her funny and frank memoir in graphic form: a fresh and offbeat coming-of-age story unfolding against the colorful backdrop of San Francisco in the '80s and '90s. Through deft storytelling and charming illustration, MariNaomi carries us through first love and worst love, through heartbreak and bedroom experimentation, as she grows from misfit teen to young woman.

A Romantic Resume, Ages 0 to 22

Kiss & Tell

High school math prodigy Claudia Jones is missing. Her classmates share rumors of an alien abductionwhen they're not struggling with early romances, fraying friendships, and the other challenges of young adulthood. Emily's trying to handle a life-changing surprise. Paula's hoping to step out of Emily's shadow. Nigel just wants a girl who will laugh at his jokes. And Brett hardly lets himself get close to anybody. Different chapters focus on different characters, each with a unique visual approach.

Losing the Girl

Dragon's Breath and Other True Stories collects nearly 400 pages of comics by MariNaomi, many of which first appeared on TheRumpus.net as the series Smoke In Your Eyes.

And Other True Stories

Dragon's Breath

When MariNaomi first meets Mirabai in grade school, Mirabai seems to be more of a bully than a friend. But over the course of time, their relationship shifts from tense to friendly, to drifting apart, to reconnecting and finding something much deeper. I Thought YOU Hated ME is a comics memoir about female friendship, a story that doesn't involve stale tropes like acrimonious competition or fighting over boys. It explores the complexity and depth of this particular friendship through snapshot-vignettes of relevant moments over thirty years, painting a portrait of something unique but relatable, common but extraordinary.

I Thought You Hated Me

Avocados getting frisky. A threesome of peas in a pod. Not a bunch of grapes, but an orgy. An apple having its way with a lime. Melons revelling in their juiciness. In Dirty Produce, artist MariNaomi imagines what's really going down in the produce aisle after dark. Whether alone or coupled or in a free-for-all, here are ordinary fruits and vegetables reimagined in the act and having the time of their lives. The genius in these full-colour illustrations is in the recognisably human expressions revealed - that look on the 'face' of an orange getting juiced? Pure ecstasy. One strawberry seducing another? The flirtatious smile tells it all. Suggestive and funny with an irresistible sweetness and charm, Dirty Produce is an original take on sex in the kind of cheeky, gifty way that's perfect for sharing with a romantic partner or adding a welcome bit of spice to a party or bridal shower. You'll never again look at your fruit bowl the same way. Wink wink.

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