In Quiet, Kim-Joy Continues Her Mental Health Advocacy Through Science Fiction
We chat with Kim-Joy about Quiet, applying science fiction to her mental health advocacy and finding honesty through morally gray adolescence.
We’re all going through it. No one understands this better than celebrity baker, cookbook author, mental health advocate, and Great British Bake Off star, Kim-Joy. While her latest graphic novel, Quiet, done in collaboration with artist Alti Firmansyah and letterer Sara Linsley, flings itself into the realm of science fiction, it does so in a brilliant way to expose the eternal plight of growing up human.
In the year 2060, Mary finds herself completely isolated from her classmates, struggling with selective mutism, and targeted by bullies. However, after she’s assigned a mental health support robot, Mary discovers its potential for inciting revenge. Why shouldn’t she fight back? They’ve been coming for her her whole life.
Before Kim-Joy joins the podcast this week, we discuss the historic week America just experienced. The conversation morphs quickly into the personal struggles we’ve battled against this past year and how our little show and the comics it's covered helped lend perspective. Then, we are blissfully graced by Kim-Joy, and our chat helps us drill down even further into what it takes to make it through another day.
Quiet is currently available digitally through ComiXology Originals and will arrive in physical form next year through Mad Cave Studios. Be sure to stay up to date on all things Kim-Joy by following her on Instagram, TikTok, and her website.
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