MariNaomi is the author and illustrator of the graphic memoir Kiss & Tell: A Romantic Resume, Ages 0 to 22 (Harper Perennial, 2011). Visit her website at www.marinaomi.com.
Oh, oh, yes, I so relate! Beautiful, beautiful comic. The redemptive powers of cigarettes (and booze) in times of heartbreak & turmoil are still being studied by scientists across the globe.
Especially love the last frame, and how the hole in the heart/solar plexus region gets smaller with time but doesn’t diminish entirely, even over a year on. So very real.
Gary
Don’t forget the redemptive trashy magazines! All of the Smoke in Your Eyes comics have been so touching.
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Oh, oh, yes, I so relate! Beautiful, beautiful comic. The redemptive powers of cigarettes (and booze) in times of heartbreak & turmoil are still being studied by scientists across the globe.
I *love* this!! How incredibly honest and real (and beautiful!).
Especially love the last frame, and how the hole in the heart/solar plexus region gets smaller with time but doesn’t diminish entirely, even over a year on. So very real.
Don’t forget the redemptive trashy magazines! All of the Smoke in Your Eyes comics have been so touching.
oh no, now i want a cigarette.
Thanks so much, you guys! This story is really important to me.
Making me really want a smoke right now…. BE STRONG
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