The loneliness of the long-distance cartoonist. [Graphic novel]
Tomine, Adrian, 1974-2020
Book
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 comics 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 distills 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.
Main title:
The loneliness of the long-distance cartoonist. [Graphic novel] / Adrian Tomine.
Author:
Tomine, Adrian, 1974-, author, illustrator
Imprint:
[United States] : Drawn & Quarterly, 2020.
Collation:
162 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
ISBN:
9781770463950 (hbk)177046395X (hbk)
Dewey class:
741.6092
Language:
English
Subject:
Tomine, Adrian, 1974- -- Comic books, strips, etcTomine, Adrian, 1974- -- Childhood and youth -- California -- Comic books, strips, etcArtists -- New York (State) -- Brooklyn -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etcCartoonists -- New York (State) -- Brooklyn -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etcIllustrators -- New York (State) -- Brooklyn -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etcIllustration of books -- Anecdotes -- Comic books, strips, etcGraphic novelsBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.) -- Comic books, strips, etcAutobiographical comicsComics (Graphic works)
BRN:
673438
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kathleen Syme Carlton | Graphic Novel | GRA TOMI | Available |