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![]() “The book’s charm lies in MariNaomi’s 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! |
REGULAR ONLINE COMICS BY MARINAOMI Read MariNaomi’s comics on theRumpus.net! Read MariNaomi’s comics on SFBay.ca! OTHER ONLINE COMICS BY MARINAOMI |
Kiss & Tell: A Romantic Resume Ages 0 to 22 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.
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ILLUSTRATED TRAVEL JOURNALS Los Angeles Zine Fest, February 2012 Minneapolis Indie Expo, 2011 ![]() Japan, 2011 ![]() |
The Womanifesto for the Categorical New Freedom Lady:
An excerpt from Inga Muscio's book, Cunt: A Declaration of Independence

Watch the February 2012 reading of MariNaomi’s “Sleep Deprived”
Watch the April 2008 reading of MariNaomi’s “Jackie” from Estrus 5
MariNaomis art and comics have also appeared in the following places:
• Action Girl Comics (issues 15, 16, 17)—Slave Labor Graphics
• The Bay Citizen—Drawing Crowds NYE 2012 Review of You're Going to Die reading • The Bridge Project—edited by Matt Leunig
• Broken Pencil Magazine
• Cheers to Muses: Contemporary Works by Asian American Women—AAWAA • The Comics Journal—Women in Comics issue (cover art) • Estrus Comics—self-published comics zine, seven issues (1998-2009)
• Frisco al Fresco—on sfbay.ca
• IndieFLY (issues 1, 2) • iSpy (issue 2)—Christina Loff
• I Saw You... A Missed Connections Anthology—edited by Julia Wertz
• Ladydrawers—Truth-out.org, written by Anne Elizabeth Moore: Intro Ladydrawers, Graphic Evidence of Inequality Part 1 and Part 2 • Make Magazine
• A Multitude of Voices (vol. 15)—edited by Matt Holdaway
• New Girl Law: Drafting a Future for Cambodia by Anne Elizabeth Moore—cover art by MariNaomi • Not My Small Diary (issues 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, and others)—edited by Delaine Derry Green • On the Other Hand—edited by Peter Conrad
• Out of Our (issue 12)—edited by Sarah Page and Steven Gray • Pazzione (debut issue)—Turcano Press • Pet Noir: An Anthology of Strange but True Pet Crimes—edited by Shannon O'Leary
• Pet Project—edited by Rina Ayuyang
• Smoke In Your Eyes—on The Rumpus.Net, edited by Paul Madonna • Storytime Anthology—Friends of Lulu • Stray (issues 1, 2)—edited by Robert Kranzke
• This Isn't Working: Comics About Ex-Boyfriends—Paper Rocket Press, edited by Robyn Chapman • Transit Comics—edited by John Isaacson • True Porn Anthology (vol. 1)
• Versus Comics—Lost Dog Press (issues 1, 3) • Who is Your Leader?
• Womanifesto for the Categorical New Freedom Lady—Inga Muscio (art & production)
• Women's Review of Books—March/April 2011 (Volume 28, Issue 2)
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