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MariNaomi

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.

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MariNaomi

Nov 8, 2014

Thankful

There is an abundance of sadness on the Internet about how hard it is to be an artist, a writer, a cartoonist, a woman, queer, a person of color, etc. I understand that people want to express their frustration, but…
Comics, Rumpus Comics

MariNaomi

Apr 8, 2013

SMOKE IN YOUR EYES:
Coalinga

They removed her body, but they couldn’t remove the memory of her smell.
Comics, Rumpus Comics, Rumpus Original

MariNaomi

Mar 11, 2013

SMOKE IN YOUR EYES: The Song In My Head

“When I was seventeen I was sporadicaly employed, out of school, aimless…”
Comics, Rumpus Comics

MariNaomi

Feb 11, 2013

SMOKE IN YOUR EYES:
Happy Place

We moved to this neighborhood three years ago.
Comics, Rumpus Comics

MariNaomi

Jan 14, 2013

SMOKE IN YOUR EYES: A Stranger’s House

“I don’t know what I was thinking, going alone…”
Comics, Rumpus Comics

MariNaomi

Dec 17, 2012

SMOKE IN YOUR EYES:
A Day at the Shooting Range
Comics, Rumpus Comics

MariNaomi

Nov 19, 2012

SMOKE IN YOUR EYES:
Leaving Home

“Once upon a time, I was an obedient child…”
Comics, Rumpus Comics

MariNaomi

Oct 22, 2012

SMOKE IN YOUR EYES: The Evil

Ramada Plaza Inn, April 2012, 3 am…
Comics, Rumpus Comics

MariNaomi

Sep 24, 2012

SMOKE IN YOUR EYES: What’s New, Pussycat?

“Herb’s been trying to off himself for years…”
Comics, Rumpus Comics

MariNaomi

Aug 27, 2012

SMOKE IN YOUR EYES: Have a Nice Day

“It’s this guy guy again. I kind of want to give him money…”
Comics, Rumpus Comics

MariNaomi

Jul 30, 2012

SMOKE IN YOUR EYES: Kick-Ass Boots

“1989. I thought I was so tough. I was sixteen. I quit school. My ex-boyfriend was in jail.”
Comics, Rumpus Comics

MariNaomi

Jul 2, 2012

SMOKE IN YOUR EYES: The Writer

A Rumpus Comic from Mari Naomi about a relationship going to shit above a quiet, albeit invasive, literary neighbor: