Skin

New York Public Library Best Comics for Adults 2025
A Darien Library Best Book of 2025
Feeling adrift after her daughter leaves the nest, Rita makes the audacious move to model nude for a live drawing class. There, she meets Esther, an artist who sees beyond the superficial and captures people's true essences in her drawings. The two connect as kindred spirits, and their unexpected, yet endearing relationship teaches them to accept their eccentricities and feel comfortable in their own skin.
Skin is the striking debut graphic novel by writer Mieke Versyp and illustrator Sabien Clement. In this seamless collaboration, poetic turns of phrase pair with impressionistic watercolors, creating a tangible intimacy between words and imagery. Keen observation and dynamic artistry combine to tell a tender story of the human condition, as playful and devastating as life itself.

About the author

Mieke Versyp is a dramaturge and children's author. She writes imaginative, playful stories with dark undercurrents and double meanings that appeal to both young and old.Versyp debuted in 2007 with the prize-winning picture book Linus, illustrated by Pieter Gaudesaboos and Sabien Clement.

Product details

• Authors: Mieke Versyp, Mieke Versyp
• Assisted by: Sabien Clement (Illustration), Sabien Clement (Illustration), Sammy Koot (Translation), Sammy Koot (Translation)
• Publisher: Turnaround
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.06.2025
• EAN: 9798875000430
• ISBN: 979-8-8750-0043-0
• Illustrations: Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
• Subjects: COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / Literary, COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / Contemporary Women, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, Graphic Novels: Literary & Memoirs, Graphic novel / Comic book / Manga: styles / traditions