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ONLINE COMICS

smoke in your eyes

frisco al fresco

said while talking

 

kiss and tell
The books charm lies in MariNaomis amused and loving perspective on her curious, tough, occasionally foolish younger self: she knows she may have misunderstood the dynamics of her relationships, but she can still evoke the intensity of her feelings.The New York Times

Read more reviews of Kiss & Tell and Estrus Comics here!

Kiss & Tell: A Romantic Resume Ages 0 to 22
A graphic memoir by MariNaomi, published by Harper Perennial
Available wherever books are sold

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In this fresh and offbeat graphic memoir, critically-acclaimed comic book artist MariNaomi chronicles her time as a misfit teen and young woman looking for love in San Francisco, while bringing to light issues of identity and sexuality.

VIEW SAMPLE PAGES OF KISS & TELL

MORE ONLINE COMICS

Galapagos Travel Diary on The Comics Journal
galapagos

The Bay Citizen—Drawing Crowds
drawingcrowds

The Bay Citizen—Other
baycitizen

Truth-out.org—Ladydrawers
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ILLUSTRATED TRAVEL JOURNALS / DIARY COMICS / ETC.

2013 Musing about switching genders

2012 Boob-friendly household (journal)boobfriendlyhousehold_banner

2012 Monday dinner with Sabrina and Greg (journal)
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2012 Schadenfreude (journal)
schadenfreude

Sad times at the Burgermeister (journal)
sadtimes

CAKE ~ Chicago, IL, 2012 (journal)
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MoCCA, NY ~ TCAF, Toronto, ON, 2012 (journal)
moccatcaf2012

Space, Columbus, Ohio, April 2012 (journal)
space2012

STAPLE!, Austin, Texas, March 2012 (journal)
staple

Los Angeles Zine Fest, February 2012 (journal)

Paris, France, January 2012 (journal)
paris journal

MIX, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2011 (journal)
mix 2011

Japan, 2011 (journal)
japan 2011

The Bialis (as seen in Not My Small Diary)
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More Adventures in Baring It All! (journal)
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Dingleberry BJ (journal)
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2010 Skyping with my Dad (journal)
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2009 Not My Celebrity Story (for Not My Small Diary)
celebrity

The Womanifesto for the Categorical New Freedom Lady:
An excerpt from Inga Muscio's book, Cunt: A Declaration of Independence

womanifesto

Video of the October 2012 Litquake reading of MariNaomi's "What's New, Pussycat?"
 

Video of the February 2012 reading of MariNaomi’s “Sleep Deprived”

Video of the April 2008 reading of MariNaomi’s “Jackie” from Estrus 5

MariNaomi’s art and comics have appeared in the following places:

Action Girl Comics, issues 15-17—edited by Sarah Dyer (Slave Labor Graphics, 1997-1998) (contributing writer/artist)
Anything That Loves—edited by Zan Christensen (Northwest Press, 2013) (contributing writer/artist)
The Bay Citizen—Drawing Crowds NYE 2012 / Review of You're Going to Die reading (2012) (writer/artist)
The Big Feminist BUT—edited by Shannon O'Leary and Joan Reilley (2013) (contributing writer/artist) • The Bridge Project—edited by Matt Leunig (Scraped Knee, 2009) (contributing writer/artist)
Broken Pencil Magazine (contributing writer/artist)
Cheers to Muses: Contemporary Works by Asian American WomenAsian American Women Artists Association (2007) (contributing writer/artist) • The Comics Journal—Women in Comics issue (cover art), Galapagos Travel Diary (2012) (writer/artist)
Electric Ant, Issue 1: Your First Kiss—edited by Ryan Sands (2010) (contributing writer/artist) • Estrus Comics, issues 1-7 (self-published, 1998-2009) (writer, artist, production)
Every/Body Zine—(2D Cloud) (contributing writer/artist)
Frisco al Fresco—biweekly comic (SFBay.CA, 2011-present) (writer/artist)
Glamazonia the Uncanny Super-Tranny—written and edited by Justin Hall (Northwest Press, 2010) (contributing artist)
Henry & Glenn Forever 3—edited by Tom Neely (Microcosm Press, 2013) (contributing writer/artist)
Indie Ladies Comic Anthology, Vol. 1—edited by Crystal Ash and Molly Durst (Spectare Creative, 2012) (contributing writer/artist)
IndieFLY, issues 1, 2 (contributing writer/artist) • iSpy, issue 2—edited by Christina Loff (2002) (contributing writer/artist)
I Saw You... A Missed Connections Anthology—edited by Julia Wertz (Three Rivers Press, 2009) (contributing writer/artist)
Kiss & Tell: A Romantic Resume, Ages 0 to 22 (Harper Perennial, 2011) (writer/artist)
Ladydrawers—by Anne Elizabeth Moore: Intro Ladydrawers, Graphic Evidence of Inequality Part 1 and Part 2 (contributing artist) (Truth-out.org, 2011) • Little Heart: A Comics Anthology for Marriage Equality (2D Cloud, 2012) (contributing writer/artist)
Make Magazine (contributing writer/artist)
Mission at Tenth, volume 4—edited by Randall Babtkis (California Institute of Integral Studies, 2013) (contributing writer/artist)
A Multitude of Voices, vol. 15—edited by Matt Holdaway (contributing writer/artist)
New Girl Law: Drafting a Future for Cambodiaby Anne Elizabeth Moore (Microcosm Press, 2012) (cover artist) • Not My Small Diary, issues 11-17—edited by Delaine Derry Green (Small Diary World, 2004-2013) (contributing writer/artist) • No Straight Lines: Four Decades of Queer Comics—edited by Justin Hall (Fantagraphics Books, 2012) (contributing writer/artist)
Not-so-butch—self-published (2011) (writer/artist, graphic layout, production)
On the Other Hand—edited by Peter Conrad (2004) (contributing writer/artist)
Out of Our, issue 12—edited by Sarah Page and Steven Gray (2012) (contributing writer/artist) • Pazzione, issue 1 (Turcano Press, 2001) (contributing writer/artist) • Pet Noir: An Anthology of Strange but True Pet Crimes—edited by Shannon O'Leary (Manic D Press, 2006) (contributing writer/artist, co-editor)
Pet Project—edited by Rina Ayuyang (2008) (contributing writer/artist)
QU33R—edited by Rob Kirby (Northwest Press 2013) (contributing writer/artist)
Sister Spit Tour 2011 Diary, An Illustrated Travel Journal—(self published, 2011) (writer/artist, graphic layout, production)
Sleep Deprived—self-published (2011) (writer/artist, graphic layout, production)
Smoke In Your Eyes—on The Rumpus.Net, edited by Paul Madonna (2011-present) (writer/artist) • Storytime—edited by Anne-Chang-Blaeske and Phil Yeh (Friends of Lulu, 2000) (contributing writer/artist) • Stray, issues 1 and 2—edited by Robert Kranzke (Strayways Press, 2002) (contributing writer/artist)
Them's the Breaks, Kid Anthology (Five True Fans, 2012) (contributing writer/artist, graphic layout, production)
This Isn't Working: Comics About Ex-Boyfriends—edited by Robyn Chapman (Paper Rocket Press, 2011) (contributing writer/artist) • Transit Comics—edited by John Isaacson (contributing writer/artist) • True Porn, an anthology—edited by Kelli Nelson and Robyn Chapman (2001) (contributing writer/artist)
Versus Comics, issues 1 and 3—edited by Kiyoshi Nakazawa (Lost Dog Press, 2003, 2004) (contributing writer/artist) • Who is Your Leader? (contributing writer/artist)
Womanifesto for the Categorical New Freedom Lady zine (excerpt from a book by Inga Muscio) (self-published, 1999) (artwork, production)

Women's Review of Books—March/April 2011 (Volume 28, Issue 2) (contributing writer/artist)

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