Adrian Tomine's Blog, page 12

Tatsumi Paperbacks

The Push Man and Other Stories, Abandon the Old in Tokyo, and Good–Bye. Three books by Yoshihiro Tatsumi, edited and designed by Adrian Tomine. Available now in paperback from Drawn & Quarterly. More information HERE.

"In The City" volume 5

Japanese literary quarterly, published by Tokyo Cultuart by BEAMS. Cover illustration by Adrian. More information HERE.

Korean "Shortcomings"

Available now from ScienceBooks.

New Print

The fine folks at Desert Island have produced a new, limited edition print by Adrian. This offset lithograph measures 18" x 24", and is signed and numbered (edition of 200) in pencil. Further details here.

"Donger" for Sale

The original artwork for Adrian's story "The Donger and Me" will be offered for sale through Heritage Auctions in February. Originally published in Giant Robot magazine (and later included in Scrapbook), this one-page strip is one of Adrian's best-known comics. Further details here.

New Artwork for Sale

Futher details here.

"A Bushel and a Peck"

Illustration for an article by Patricia Marx, published in the January 16, 2012
issue of The New Yorker.

Drunks, E-Books, Fatherhood, etc.

New interview with Adrian, courtesy of The Rumpus.

Best of 2011

Optic Nerve #12 has shown up on a few "best of the year" lists.

The A.V. Club:

"Adrian Tomine is one of the medium's masters of the short form, and the new Optic Nerve contains one for the canon in "Amber Sweet," a beautifully brittle story about a young woman who discovers that she resembles a famous porn star."

Comic Book Resources:

"...It's the other story, 'A Brief History of the Art Form Known as Hortisculpture' that's the real gem, as Tomine explores in humorous fashion the travails of attempting to create art and the nagging underlying feeling that you are completely ill-suited to do so."

"Generally, getting 12 issues of a comic book over 16 years is not a great average, but when the book you're getting is as good as 'Optic Nerve,' you'll wait as long as it takes and you'll like it. Published by Drawn & Quarterly since 1995, 'Optic Nerve' #12 was released this year and with it, yet another wonderful peek into the mind and heart of one of the best creators in the business."

New Artwork For Sale

Further details here.