Lee Lai
A Graphic Review of Stone Fruit by Lee Lai
What more fitting way to respond to a graphic novel than a graphic review? Artist and visual essayist Eloise Grills breaks down the magic of Stone Fruit and the influence that Lee Lai has had on her own work.
5 Questions with Lee Lai
Last year, on the cusp of Stone Fruit’s release (and subsequent critical acclaim), Lee Lai spoke to Liminal about the inspiration behind and process of creating her debut work.
The artists that have influenced me are pretty countless. In the comics-realm, Mariko and Jillian Tamaki’s collaborative work has always hit me very hard, and closer to home, Tommi Parrish has been a close friend and a regular inspiration for the past decade – we were lucky to be working on our first books in a shared studio. Outside of comics, Celeste Ng’s fiction drastically affected how I learned to character-build. Plus the countless YA fantasy audiobooks I’ve devoured over the years...they’ve schooled me pretty damn well on how to pace a story.
(Bonus read: Lee Lai’s comic in Astra Magazine in response to Shaun Tan’s work)