![]() ![]() Now living in New York and working freelance as an illustrator, Jillian Tamaki went to ACAD in Calgary to become a graphic designer. ![]() But beyond the more obvious drama, the graphic novel also deals with the shifting relationships between friends, the oddities of guidance counsellors and the everyday racism of children. The story weaves together two dramatic events: the suicide of a classmates’ exboyfriend (rumoured to be gay) and Skim’s brief involvement with the school’s hippie-esque English teacher Ms Archer. Set in 1993 the book follows a term in the life of Kimberly “Skim” Keiko Cameron, a 16-year-old Wiccan at an all-girls private school. Toronto writer Mariko Tamaki describes the original concept behind Skim as a sort of “gothic Lolita lesbian story” told from the perspective of the Lolita. Cousins Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki return to high school in their new graphic novel Skim, out from Groundwood Books this March. And, of course, the location of many a queer girl’s first crush. A fertile ground for the increasingly popular graphic novel. ![]() Writer Mariko Tamaki describes her graphic novel Skim, created with her illustrator cousin Jillian Tamaki, as a "gothic Lolita lesbian story." Credit: (Paula Wilson) ![]()
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