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Q & A Tour 2024

2024-10-03T15:40:00.005-04:00

Details, info, and tickets available here.

Q & A

2024-10-03T15:30:00.003-04:00

Everything you wanted to know about storytelling or Adrian Tomine but were too afraid to ask

“That would’ve been too easy and spontaneous for me, and I had to find a way to make everything more complicated.”

And yet for over thirty years, bestselling author, screenwriter, and New Yorker cover artist Adrian Tomine’s work has set the standard for contemporary storytelling. With Tomine, his readership has grown from the dedicated following of his comic-book series Optic Nerve to include a wider but still engaged, opinionated, and ever-inquiring public. And now, for the first time in print, Tomine responds to his readers directly, tackling their questions and comments with generosity, humor, and vulnerability.

Q&A is one part personal history, one part masterclass in crafting quality entertainment. With questions pulled from his time at the Substack Writers’ Residency, and with additional, new material, Q&A is an indispensable addition to the collections of eagle-eyed fans and aspiring artists, writers, and cartoonists alike.

Tomine answers questions about his preferred tools, his creative process, the ups and downs of adaptation, and perhaps most importantly—how to pronounce his last name. Illustrated with drafts, outtakes, and photos from the artist’s personal collection, this rare peek into the mind of a contemporary cartooning giant lays out the method to his meticulous brand of madness. The artist looks back on his career in response to queries from his—maybe adoring but mostly curious—public with his signature dry wit and unflinching, self-deprecating honesty.

Available now from Drawn & Quarterly or wherever you get books.

Shortcomings: A Screenplay

2024-10-03T15:27:00.001-04:00

The annotated and expanded screenplay adaptation of the landmark graphic novel

Ben and Miko’s relationship is in trouble. He’s a struggling filmmaker, she works for a local film festival, and in various ways, they’re both searching for something else. When he’s not managing a derelict movie theater, Ben spends his time obsessing over unavailable blonde women, watching Criterion Collection DVDs, and eating in diners with his best friend Alice, a grad student with a serial dating habit. When Miko moves to New York for an internship, Ben begins to explore what he thinks he wants, throwing himself headfirst into new relationships, unfamiliar surroundings, and uncharted emotional territory. Equal parts comedy and drama, Shortcomings explores the complexities of culture, desire, and Asian American identity with a critical eye and unsparing, irreverent wit.

Based on Adrian Tomine’s groundbreaking graphic novel of the same name, Shortcomings was written by Tomine and directed by Randall Park. It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and was an official selection at the Tribeca Festival in advance of a theatrical release from Sony Pictures Classics.

Tomine’s screenplay is presented here with extensive annotations, commentary, and bonuses, including alternate and deleted scenes, a selection of color film stills, an introduction from Randall Park, and an exclusive new comic from Tomine. An essential companion to the original graphic novel, this volume is an illuminating document of an iconic story’s adaptation from page to screen.

Available now from Drawn & Quarterly or wherever you get books.

New Print

2021-01-05T11:30:00.002-05:00

The December 7, 2020 cover of The New Yorker is now available as a signed print. For further details and ordering information, please visit the "prints" section of the website.

"Love Life"

2020-12-09T15:46:00.005-05:00

Cover illustration on the December 7, 2020 issue of The New Yorker. A brief interview about the cover can be found here.

"The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist"

2020-07-18T11:47:00.000-04:00

Adrian's new book arrives in stores and online on Tuesday, July 21. Please support independent booksellers and purchase the book HERE or from your local retailer. On Tuesday, Adrian will also be embarking on his first (and hopefully last) "virtual" book tour: a series of online conversations with an incredible group of friends, fellow artists, performers, critics, and more. Click on the "TOUR" link at the bottom of the page for information and links to all the events.

Coming Soon

2020-01-23T14:51:00.001-05:00

Adrian's new book, The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist, will be published by Drawn & Quarterly on July 21, 2020. Further details here. If you'd like to pre-order the book, please support independent booksellers by doing so here.

"Intruders"

2020-01-23T14:44:00.001-05:00

Originally published in Killing and Dying, the short story "Intruders" has been re-published in a small paperback format by Faber & Faber as part of their 90th anniversary Faber Stories series. More information here and here.

Comics Work (2004-2014)

2018-09-17T15:02:00.000-04:00

Adrian's first solo gallery exhibition opens next month in New York, featuring original pages from Optic Nerve, Shortcomings, and Killing and Dying.

ADRIAN TOMINE
Comics Work (2004-2014)

October 4 – November 11, 2018

ADAM BAUMGOLD FINE ART
104 E. 81st Street, New York, NY 10028
(212) 861-7338 / abaumgold@aol.com

exhibition preview: adambaumgoldgallery.com

"Fourth Wall"

2018-09-17T14:55:00.001-04:00

Cover illustration on the September 24, 2018 issue of The New Yorker. A brief interview and some preparatory sketches can be found here.

New prints

2018-07-11T12:12:00.000-04:00

Two new prints are now available. For further details and ordering information, please visit the "prints" section of the website.

New Artwork for Sale

2018-04-25T13:43:00.000-04:00

A new batch of original artwork (including unpublished sketches and preparatory drawings) is now for sale. Please click here or on the "original art" link at the bottom of the screen for more details.

"Killing and Dying" paperback

2018-01-24T17:09:00.001-05:00

Adrian's New York Times bestseller arrives in paperback on February 6th. Available in book stores, comic shops, and online. To celebrate the release, Adrian will be making two in-store appearances:

Tuesday, February 6, 7:30 pm
Books Are Magic
225 Smith Street, Brooklyn, NY
Book signing, raffle, and Q&A with New York Times comedy columnist Jason Zinoman.

Saturday, February 10, 6:00 pm
Politics and Prose at the Wharf
Book signing and Q&A with Linda Holmes, host of NPR's "Pop Culture Happy Hour."

"This American Life"

2018-01-24T16:53:00.000-05:00

Illustration for the newly re-designed "This American Life" website: www.thisamericanlife.org.

"Where Millennials Come From"

2018-01-20T18:31:00.002-05:00

Illustration for an article by Jia Tolentino, published in the December 4, 2017 issue of The New Yorker.

"Twin Lens Reflex"

2018-01-20T18:27:00.001-05:00

Illustration for the cover of the Fall, 2017 issue of In The City.

"Appointment with Death"

2018-01-20T18:22:00.001-05:00

Illustration for an article by James Lasdun, published in the July 3, 2017 issue of The New Yorker.

"Upstate"

2017-08-16T17:11:00.002-04:00

Cover illustration for the August 21, 2017 issue of The New Yorker.
To read a brief interview with Adrian about this cover, please click here.

"A Life of Adventure and Delight"

2017-08-16T17:05:00.000-04:00

Adrian reviewed Akhil Sharma's A Life of Adventure and Delight for The New York Times Book Review. Click HERE to read the full review.

"Shortcomings" Art for Sale

2017-08-16T17:00:00.002-04:00

Every piece of original art from Shortcomings is now available from Todd Hignite Comic Art. Original illustration artwork will continue to be sold through Adrian's website. Please check both sites for updates.

BKBF

2017-08-16T16:57:00.000-04:00

Adrian illustrated the poster for the 2017 Brooklyn Book Festival. Design by Rodrigo Corral.

Art for Sale

2017-06-28T16:04:00.000-04:00

Every piece of original art from Killing and Dying is now available from Todd Hignite Comic Art. Original illustration artwork will continue to be sold through Adrian's website. Please check both sites for updates.

Translated, to the Japanese

2017-06-28T15:56:00.002-04:00

Japanese edition of Killing and Dying, published by Kokusho Kankokai.

"What Makes a Parent?"

2017-06-28T15:39:00.000-04:00

Commissioned for the May 22, 2017 issue of The New Yorker, but they went with a photo instead.

"She's Science"

2017-06-28T15:32:00.002-04:00

Cover illustration for the 17th volume of "In The City," a Japanese literary magazine.