![]() ![]() “I’ve been influenced by books and artists published by Fantagraphics since I was a teen, so it’s pretty unreal and amazing to be releasing this debut work with them,” explains Lee Lai. ![]() In time, the emptiness they feel after their break-up is supplanted with a deep sisterly love and understanding. Taking a leap of faith, each opens up to their respective sister and learns that they have more in common with their siblings than they ever knew. ![]() As their emotional intimacy erodes, Ray and Bron turn to repair their broken family ties. Their bi-weekly playdates are little oases of wildness, joy, and ease in daily lives that ping-pong between familial tensions and isolation. Stone Fruit is an ode to the love and connection shared between sisters.īron and Ray are a queer couple who enjoy their role as the fun weirdo aunties for Ray’s niece Nessie. At the age of 27, Lai has created one of the most sophisticated graphic novel debuts in recent memory. Lee Lai is one of the most exciting new voices to break into the comics medium. MARCH 23, 2020-SEATTLE, WA-Fantagraphics is excited to announce the 2021 publication of Stone Fruit by debut cartoonist Lee Lai. Fantagraphics To Publish Exciting Debut Stone Fruit by Lee Lai ![]()
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