Adrian Tomine KILLING AND DYING
Adrian Tomine is a master of the small gesture, equally deft at signaling emotion via a subtle change of expression or writ large across landscapes illustrated in full color
With this work, Tomine (Shortcomings, Scenes from an Impending Marriage) reaffirms his place not only as one of the most significant creators of contemporary comics, but as one of the great voices of modern American literature. His gift for capturing emotion and intellect resonates: the weight of love and its absence, the pride and disappointment of family, the anxiety and hopefulness of being alive in the twenty-first century.
“Amber Sweet” shows the disastrous impact of mistaken identity in a hyper-connected world; “A Brief History of the Art Form Known as Hortisculpture” details the invention and destruction of a vital new art form; “Translated, from the Japanese,” is a lush, full-color display of storytelling through still images; the title story, “Killing and Dying,” centers on parenthood, mortality, and stand-up comedy. In six interconnected, darkly funny stories, Tomine forms a quietly moving portrait of contemporary life.
Published by Drawn & Quarterly
Canada Import
Hardback comes with vinyl dust jacket
128 color pages
6.7 x 9.2”
“[Adrian Tomine] is an emotional x-ray machine. All-seeing, all-knowing." - Rachel Cooke, The Guardian
“One of the nation’s greatest and most versatile cartoonists." - Scott Timberg, Salon
"Tomine may be my favorite comics artist - deft and subtle, with a bittersweet understanding of the tension between aspiration and loss." - David L. Ulin, Los Angeles Times
"Achingly human and divinely rendered." -Kirkus
"A deft, deadpan masterpiece filled with heartache interspersed with the shock of beauty." - Publishers Weekly Starred Review
Adrian Tomine is a master of the small gesture, equally deft at signaling emotion via a subtle change of expression or writ large across landscapes illustrated in full color
With this work, Tomine (Shortcomings, Scenes from an Impending Marriage) reaffirms his place not only as one of the most significant creators of contemporary comics, but as one of the great voices of modern American literature. His gift for capturing emotion and intellect resonates: the weight of love and its absence, the pride and disappointment of family, the anxiety and hopefulness of being alive in the twenty-first century.
“Amber Sweet” shows the disastrous impact of mistaken identity in a hyper-connected world; “A Brief History of the Art Form Known as Hortisculpture” details the invention and destruction of a vital new art form; “Translated, from the Japanese,” is a lush, full-color display of storytelling through still images; the title story, “Killing and Dying,” centers on parenthood, mortality, and stand-up comedy. In six interconnected, darkly funny stories, Tomine forms a quietly moving portrait of contemporary life.
Published by Drawn & Quarterly
Canada Import
Hardback comes with vinyl dust jacket
128 color pages
6.7 x 9.2”
“[Adrian Tomine] is an emotional x-ray machine. All-seeing, all-knowing." - Rachel Cooke, The Guardian
“One of the nation’s greatest and most versatile cartoonists." - Scott Timberg, Salon
"Tomine may be my favorite comics artist - deft and subtle, with a bittersweet understanding of the tension between aspiration and loss." - David L. Ulin, Los Angeles Times
"Achingly human and divinely rendered." -Kirkus
"A deft, deadpan masterpiece filled with heartache interspersed with the shock of beauty." - Publishers Weekly Starred Review
Adrian Tomine is a master of the small gesture, equally deft at signaling emotion via a subtle change of expression or writ large across landscapes illustrated in full color
With this work, Tomine (Shortcomings, Scenes from an Impending Marriage) reaffirms his place not only as one of the most significant creators of contemporary comics, but as one of the great voices of modern American literature. His gift for capturing emotion and intellect resonates: the weight of love and its absence, the pride and disappointment of family, the anxiety and hopefulness of being alive in the twenty-first century.
“Amber Sweet” shows the disastrous impact of mistaken identity in a hyper-connected world; “A Brief History of the Art Form Known as Hortisculpture” details the invention and destruction of a vital new art form; “Translated, from the Japanese,” is a lush, full-color display of storytelling through still images; the title story, “Killing and Dying,” centers on parenthood, mortality, and stand-up comedy. In six interconnected, darkly funny stories, Tomine forms a quietly moving portrait of contemporary life.
Published by Drawn & Quarterly
Canada Import
Hardback comes with vinyl dust jacket
128 color pages
6.7 x 9.2”
“[Adrian Tomine] is an emotional x-ray machine. All-seeing, all-knowing." - Rachel Cooke, The Guardian
“One of the nation’s greatest and most versatile cartoonists." - Scott Timberg, Salon
"Tomine may be my favorite comics artist - deft and subtle, with a bittersweet understanding of the tension between aspiration and loss." - David L. Ulin, Los Angeles Times
"Achingly human and divinely rendered." -Kirkus
"A deft, deadpan masterpiece filled with heartache interspersed with the shock of beauty." - Publishers Weekly Starred Review
