Stomp! stomp! stomp!: a monster’s Guide to intimacy
Stomp! Stomp! Stomp!: A Monster’s Guide to Intimacy is the story of a monster trying desperately to have a relationship with a human. Really, it is a graphic memoir. It is for anyone who has ever wondered if they are a monster because they have experienced emotional, physical, and/or sexual trauma or because they are LGBTQI+ and/or, gender non-conforming, people of color, immigrants, or any form of “other.” It’s hilarious until it’s not, just like any good trauma survivor telling their story at a cocktail party of close friends.
Stomp! Stomp! Stomp!: A Monster’s Guide to Intimacy has not yet been published. Spider and the monsters are looking for the right agent and/or publisher to help them reach people who might also deep down feel like monsters.
About Spider
Spider is a lesbian writer, illustrator, activist, creative director, business owner, community organizer, brand strategist, and former fire eater (a proud NY Lesbian Avenger) living in Missoula, Montana.
While working at big ad agencies in New York, she won numerous industry awards including the Cannes Film Festival and Clio Awards. She now owns Six Pony Hitch, a strategic communications company where she helps businesses and non-profits make meaningful connections to their target audiences.
About the monsters
The monsters are monsters. They stomp and curse and force Spider to face trauma, emotions, and the general crappy state of the world.
In 2021, Spider teamed up with her monsters and started creating stuff to bring insight, laughter, and some amount of relief to those of us trying not to be crushed by the weight of the world.
other Books we made together
“spider and the monsters are hilarious and also kind of sad but in a good way. and I’m not just saying that because they have big teeth.”
— Anonymous for safety reasons
“this book helped me learn to love myself and stop stomping humans.”
— Monster