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In Stores This Week

Available exclusively from comics retailers or from Drawn & Quarterly.

"Town of Cats"

Illustration for the the story "Town of Cats" by Haruki Murakami, published in the September 5, 2011 issue of The New Yorker.

"The Leftovers"

Illustration for Stephen King's review of the Tom Perotta novel The Leftovers, published in the August 29, 2011 edition of The New York Times Sunday Book Review.

Original Art UPDATED

Several new pieces have been added to the "Original Art for Sale" page. Click here for details.

"Looking for Someone"

Illustration for an article by Nick Paumgarten in the
July 4, 2011 issue of The New Yorker.

BEAMS t-shirts

Adrian has designed three t-shirts for the Japanese clothing company BEAMS. Further details here, here, and here.

Toronto, May 6—8

Adrian will be a featured guest of the Toronto Comic Arts Festival, taking place May 6 through 8 at the Toronto Reference Library.

Friday, May 6
Kick Off Spectacular: panel discussion with Chester Brown, Chris Ware, and Seth. Moderated by Dan Nadel, Editor of The Comics Journal.

Saturday, May 7
1:00—3:00 pm: Book signing with Chris Ware and Seth at Drawn & Quarterly booth.
3:20—4:10 pm: Panel discussion on "design" with Seth.

Sunday, May 8
12:30—1:30 pm: Panel discussion on "illustration" with Jillian Tamaki.
1:30—3:30 pm: Book signing with Chris Ware and Seth at Drawn & Quarterly booth.

Further information HERE.

New York, May 3

Celebrate the Artists of The New Yorker

May 3, 7:00 pm, Strand Book Store, 828 Broadway

From James Thurber to Saul Steinberg to Art Spiegelman, The New Yorker's roster of artists is as distinguished as its literary or journalistic pedigree.
To celebrate the winner of the 2011 Eustace Tilley contest and launch The New Yorker's Strand tote bag, Francoise Mouly, the magazine's Art Editor, will moderate a panel discussion with Maira Kalman, George Booth, Roz Chast and Adrian Tomine. Other local New Yorker artists and cartoonists will be in attendance, ready and eager to sign books and chat about their cartoons.

Recent Interviews

NPR, "All Things Considered"
NPR, "Tell Me More"
The Wall Street Journal
The Thought Fox
The Bat Segundo Show
More Intelligent Life
Park Slope Patch

Japan Fundraiser UPDATE

The Ozu prints sold out in nine minutes! Thanks to everyone who purchased prints and/or helped spread the word, and special thanks to Drawn & Quarterly and Nocerino Editions for their generous donation of time, labor, and energy.