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.
Ahhh, how sad. Bad boyfriend, bad neighbor, but great comic. As usual, beautifully done, Mari! Looking forward to more!
Gary
The best part of the comic portrayal is that when you step back and view from afar, you can see the smiles and optimistic looks fade into anger and panic and finally defeat. Everyone can sympathize with the situation where they think they’ve got it all figured out, and it doesn’t happen that way.
The writer was hoping to control the couple before they even had a chance to make any noise at all, but he completely overlooked the potential outcome of crazy scream-fights.
J.
The Rumpus header occasionally reads, “You don’t steal pop culture, pop culture steals you”. I’ll risk and speak for all of us, and say you steal us first.
MariNaomi, I suspect that the only people on the planet that aren’t your fans are the ones who simply haven’t seen you yet. I’m sure I’m not the only one who would offer to scream on your behalf, but.
Ugh, on all accounts. Your neighbor clearly had unrealistic expectations for city living, but damn I would have hated to live beneath you and your boyfriend! Unfortunately we often don’t see how bad our own situations have become until we catch a glance through someone else’s eyes…
Wow – nicely done! The true douchebaggery of the neighbor really comes out not in his letters, but in the fact that he would ignore – as too many neighbors do, I guess – what was potentially a situation involving violence.
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Ahhh, how sad. Bad boyfriend, bad neighbor, but great comic. As usual, beautifully done, Mari! Looking forward to more!
The best part of the comic portrayal is that when you step back and view from afar, you can see the smiles and optimistic looks fade into anger and panic and finally defeat. Everyone can sympathize with the situation where they think they’ve got it all figured out, and it doesn’t happen that way.
The writer was hoping to control the couple before they even had a chance to make any noise at all, but he completely overlooked the potential outcome of crazy scream-fights.
The Rumpus header occasionally reads, “You don’t steal pop culture, pop culture steals you”. I’ll risk and speak for all of us, and say you steal us first.
MariNaomi, I suspect that the only people on the planet that aren’t your fans are the ones who simply haven’t seen you yet. I’m sure I’m not the only one who would offer to scream on your behalf, but.
Wow, thanks for the sweet comments, you guys! *big happy smiles*
Love it. Each frame is potent.
Wonderful work Mari.
Conor
Ugh, on all accounts. Your neighbor clearly had unrealistic expectations for city living, but damn I would have hated to live beneath you and your boyfriend! Unfortunately we often don’t see how bad our own situations have become until we catch a glance through someone else’s eyes…
Wow – nicely done! The true douchebaggery of the neighbor really comes out not in his letters, but in the fact that he would ignore – as too many neighbors do, I guess – what was potentially a situation involving violence.
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