Synopsis
After a chance encounter, two formerly close friends try to salvage whatever is left of their decaying relationship. They are in for an awkward, painful night that leaves them feeling lonelier, more uncertain, and more estranged than ever before. Parrish’s first graphic novel for Fantagraphics is a visual tour de force, always in the service of the author’s ever-prevalent themes: navigating queer desire, masculinity, fear, and the ever-in-flux state of friendships.
From: Fantagraphics Books
Notes on This Title
The focal male character does not identify as queer, but engages in sexual activities with other men.
Awards
2018 Ignatz Nominee for Outstanding Artist
2018 Ignatz Nominee for Outstanding Graphic Novel
2018 Ignatz Nominee for Promising New Talent
2018 Ignatz Nominee for Outstanding Artist
2018 Ignatz Nominee for Outstanding Graphic Novel
2018 Ignatz Nominee for Promising New Talent
31st Lambda Literary Award for Best LGBTQ Graphic Novel
Reviews
“In lovingly painted pages of comics art, with black and white intermissions, Australian cartoonist Parrish tells a deceptively simple story of friends grown apart, who run into one another by chance and spend an evening catching up.'” (Source: Publishers Weekly)
“Parrish handles the characters’ voices deftly, but The Lie might have felt slight if not for a weighty slap of capital-S Style.” (Source: NPR)
Interviews
The Comics Journal: ““That’s Just What My Life Looks Like”: A Tommi Parrish Interview“