![]() However, the collaboration process proved to be remarkably smooth, especially considering neither had worked on a comic before. ![]() The Tamakis, although cousins, did not know each other well before beginning the project. ![]() The book was originally to be 96 pages, but Jillian explained that by the time she had completed the art for Parts II and III, it had “ballooned” to 144. That comic forms the basis for Part I of the graphic novel, although it has been revised substantially. Skim has gone through several transformations since Mariko originally conceived of a “gothic Lolita story.” After morphing into the tale of a lonely, plump, tarot card-loving high school student, it appeared as a 30-page comic in the comic series Kiss Machine Presents, an indie-oriented Toronto arts and literary magazine. “Groundwood is a very literary high-end children’s publisher,” Aldana said, “and Skim was the same quality or higher than the rest of the books we publish.” Groundwood publisher Patsy Aldana said Skim will have an initial print run of 20,000 copies and the house was “thrilled” to find a graphic novel that fits well with its list. ![]()
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