The
loneliness of the long-distance cartoonist
Tomine, Adrian
creator
author,
illustrator.
text
biography
Nonfiction comics.
Graphic novels.
Autobiographical comics.
quc
Montreal, Quebec
Drawn & Quarterly
2020
First edition.
monographic
eng
162 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 22 cm.
What happens when a childhood hobby grows into a lifelong career? The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist, Adrian Tomine's funniest and most revealing foray into autobiography, offers an array of unexpected answers. When a sudden medical incident lands Tomine in the emergency room, he begins to question if it was really all worthwhile: despite the accolades and opportunities of a seemingly charmed career, it's the gaffes, humiliations, slights, and insults he's experienced (or caused) within the industry that loom largest in his memory. Tomine illustrates the amusing absurdities of how we choose to spend our time, all the while mining his conflicted relationship with comics and comic's culture. But in between chaotic book tours, disastrous interviews, and cringe-inducing interactions with other artists, life happens: he fumbles his way into marriage, parenthood, and an indisputably fulfilling existence. A richer emotional story emerges as his memories are delineated in excruciatingly hilarious detail. In a bold stylistic departure from his award-winning Killing and Dying, he distils his art to the loose, lively essentials of cartooning, each pen stroke economically imbued with human depth. Designed as a sketchbook complete with placeholder ribbon and an elastic band, The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist shows an acclaimed artist at the peak of his career."--Amazon.
adult
Adrian Tomine.
Tomine, Adrian
1974-
Comic books, strips, etc
Tomine, Adrian
Comic books, strips, etc
Tomine, Adrian
Childhood and youth
California
Comic books, strips, etc
Cartoonists
Biography
Comic books, strips, etc
Cartoonists
United States
Biography
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Comic books, strips, etc
United States
21st century
Artists
New York (State)
Brooklyn
Biography
Comic books, strips, etc
Cartoonists
New York (State)
Brooklyn
Biography
Comic books, strips, etc
Illustrators
New York (State)
Brooklyn
Biography
Comic books, strips, etc
Illustration of books
Anecdotes
Comic books, strips, etc
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Comic books, strips, etc
741.5/973
9781770463950 (hardback)
YDX
190920
20220119164702.0
000067745147
eng