false <![CDATA[32 Stories: The Complete Optic Nerve Mini-Comics]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1213812751m/76574.jpg 76574 4 <div>In 1991, Adrian Tomine self-published the first issue of <i>Optic Nerve</i>. Consisting of three xeroxed sheets of paper, and with a print run of twenty-five, it was a less-than-auspicious, largely unnoticed debut. In the following three years, though, Optic Nerve developed at a startlingly rapid pace: the artwork and writing evolved with each story, production quality improved, page counts increased, and by issue seven, sales had reached 6,000. In 1994, Drawn & Quarterly took over the publishing duties of <i>Optic Nerve</i>, and the original seven issues sold out and were left out of print. 32 stories presents these rare, early editions, collected for the first time in a single volume.<br></div> 1245937 1995 32 Stories: The Complete Optic Nerve Mini-Comics total:623|5:137|4:229|3:216|2:34|1:7| 623 2324 772 45 2 0 false false Sun Apr 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 06 11:49:01 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 06 12:00:12 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Feb 22 08:06:29 -0800 2008 Thu Mar 06 16:24:54 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Jan 03 10:34:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 03 10:45:55 -0800 2008 Optic Nerve is his earliest releases, and thus is very thick and heavy sometimes. It is gre...more...]]> 1 1 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Oct 30 12:27:24 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 30 14:09:17 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jun 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 03:57:07 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 23 05:15:09 -0700 2009
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Wow, it's really 'early' work, but nostalgic for me. It has the original reader's letters and an issue with a freebie sticker. It ment...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1999 Fri Jan 11 01:30:18 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 11 12:39:15 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jul 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 28 05:19:38 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 22:23:52 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sat Sep 05 18:48:04 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 05 18:49:32 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Tue Jun 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 02 12:47:10 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 13:59:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Dec 29 05:30:40 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 29 05:31:53 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 29 13:14:22 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 29 19:05:22 -0700 2007
It's interesting to watch as his artist skills become more refined over the years that thes...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jul 05 16:00:07 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 16:01:02 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1999 Thu Jul 09 22:00:19 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 16:39:55 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1999 Thu Jan 15 09:35:35 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 15 09:36:02 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Tue Sep 30 07:59:18 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 30 08:12:49 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu May 22 18:21:54 -0700 2008 Thu May 29 18:54:54 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Tue Jan 29 09:52:09 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 29 09:55:36 -0800 2008 The stories are super short, and it is quite a dynamic read. The stories are almost subjective and keep you wondering what might happen next (it doesn't give you an an...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jun 28 16:14:22 -0700 2007 Thu Jun 28 16:14:22 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jul 24 09:30:01 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 24 09:36:13 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Sep 15 18:45:03 -0700 2007 Sat Sep 15 18:49:46 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=76574