Bestselling cookbook author Kim-Joy is re-teaming with artist Alti Firmansyah on another graphic novel for Comixology titled Quiet. The pair are joined by letterer Sara Linsley and editor Allison O’Toole.
Quiet is about a girl, Mary, with selective mutism, an anxiety disorder that causes a person to not be able to speak in certain social settings like school or work. After enduring bullying from her classmates, she’s assigned a mental health support robot that she then uses to get revenge on her bullies.
“So much of my work has mental health themes,” Kim-Joy said. “It’s something I care about deeply and return to again and again, because I think stories are one of the best ways we have of making people feel less alone – and I hope that anyone who reads it feels that. And maybe wants their very own robot!”
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