MariNaomi – illustratör

Claudia Jones is missing. Her classmates are thinking the worst . . . or at least the weirdest. It couldn''t be an alien abduction, right?None of Claudia''s classmates at Blithedale High know why she vanished—and they''re dealing with their own issues. Emily''s trying to handle a life-changing surprise. Paula''s hoping to step out of Emily''s shadow. Nigel just wants to meet a girl who will laugh at his jokes. And Brett hardly lets himself get close to anybody.In Losing the Girl, the first book in the Life on Earth trilogy, Eisner-nominated cartoonist MariNaomi looks at life through the eyes of four suburban teenagers: early romance, fraying friendships, and the traces of a mysterious—maybe otherworldly—disappearance. Different chapters focus on different characters, each with a unique visual approach.

Claudia Jones is missing. Her classmates are thinking the worst . . . or at least the weirdest. It couldn''t be an alien abduction, right?None of Claudia''s classmates at Blithedale High know why she vanished—and they''re dealing with their own issues. Emily''s trying to handle a life-changing surprise. Paula''s hoping to step out of Emily''s shadow. Nigel just wants to meet a girl who will laugh at his jokes. And Brett hardly lets himself get close to anybody.In Losing the Girl, the first book in the Life on Earth trilogy, Eisner-nominated cartoonist MariNaomi looks at life through the eyes of four suburban teenagers: early romance, fraying friendships, and the traces of a mysterious—maybe otherworldly—disappearance. Different chapters focus on different characters, each with a unique visual approach.

When Claudia Jones returns to her high school after a mysterious disappearance, she exerts a strange effect on the classmates around her. Meanwhile, her fellow students also struggle with the challenges of regular young-adult life. How should they navigate problems with identity, illness, and consent? Bringing the full possibilities of the graphic novel medium to the page, the author-artist writes and draws every chapter from a different character''s point of view in a unique art style.

When Claudia Jones returns to her high school after a mysterious disappearance, she exerts a strange effect on the classmates around her. Meanwhile, her fellow students also struggle with the challenges of regular young-adult life. How should they navigate problems with identity, illness, and consent? Bringing the full possibilities of the graphic novel medium to the page, the author-artist writes and draws every chapter from a different character''s point of view in a unique art style.

In the final volume of the Life on Earth trilogy, Eisner-nominated cartoonist MariNaomi concludes her tale of growing up, falling in and out of love, and possible alien interventions.After an unexplained disappearance—and a reappearance that was just as odd—Claudia Jones is back at Blithedale High School. She''s even started to tutor Nigel, who feels the power of Claudia''s presence like no one else.The days are extra strange for Nigel''s friends. Shy, self-deprecating Paula is coming into her own—and it''s making her new girlfriend, Johanna, a little nervous. Paula''s former friend Emily is learning to look inward. And Brett Hathaway, Emily and Paula''s mutual ex-hook-up, is torn about reconnecting with his estranged dad. As Claudia and her guardians put their plans in motion, they''ll reveal a truth that links everyone''s fate.

In the final volume of the Life on Earth trilogy, Eisner-nominated cartoonist MariNaomi concludes her tale of growing up, falling in and out of love, and possible alien interventions.After an unexplained disappearance—and a reappearance that was just as odd—Claudia Jones is back at Blithedale High School. She''s even started to tutor Nigel, who feels the power of Claudia''s presence like no one else.The days are extra strange for Nigel''s friends. Shy, self-deprecating Paula is coming into her own—and it''s making her new girlfriend, Johanna, a little nervous. Paula''s former friend Emily is learning to look inward. And Brett Hathaway, Emily and Paula''s mutual ex-hook-up, is torn about reconnecting with his estranged dad. As Claudia and her guardians put their plans in motion, they''ll reveal a truth that links everyone''s fate.