The Lie and How We Told It #[nn]

Tommi Parrish's The Lie and How We Told It arrives from Fantagraphics in 2018 as a striking work entirely rendered by Parrish's own hand — pencils, inks, and colors all their own. The cover is a densely painted crowd scene, warm and vivid, packed with figures socializing, drinking, and moving through what feels like a party or social gathering, rendered in Parrish's loose, expressive style with a rich palette of greens, pinks, and earth tones. It's an invitation into something deeply human and intimate, and the title alone hints at the complex emotional territory waiting inside.