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Published by Conundrum Press. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSoftcover, 128 pages, B\u0026amp;W, 2016.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eB\u003cem\u003elackbird\u003c\/em\u003e follows a band of skateboarding anarchists who are making a zine all about their lives. The problem is, in Maurel’s dystopian near future self-publishing zines has become a crime. Through media stunts, thrilling chase scenes, and some real political activism, \u003cem\u003eBlackbird\u003c\/em\u003e and its cast of characters reflects the social dynamics of a counterculture. It also gives readers a taste of the new French undergound in comics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Whilst \u003cem\u003eNineteen Eighty-Four \u003c\/em\u003emight focus on the logical conclusion of authoritarianism, \u003cem\u003eBlackbird\u003c\/em\u003e examines its beginnings, focusing on the absurdity of this political perspective and the attrition of liberty it causes. 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Published by Conundrum Press. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSoftcover, 208 pages, Colour, 2020. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWinner of the Prix Bédélys (Best comic in Quebec)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eShortlisted for the Quebec booksellers award 2018 in the graphic novel category (Prix des libraires)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCatherine Ocelot wonders about her place as an artist, digging into the layers of what it means to live this Art Life. In her search for answers, she talks with seven artists from different disciplines who express their doubts, their struggles, their ambitions and their sometimes-wise and sometimes-funny observations. The author stages these encounters with finesse and wit, and echoes them with scenes from her own life. Art Life is a tragicomic tale tinged with fantasy that explores the impact of others on oneself, led by an artist who slowly comes to understand herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“[Catherine Ocelot] brings us behind the scenes of the creative practice, giving us a glimpse of the hurtles that present themselves along the way. The chapters build on one another in a sort of coming-of-age story where each scene becomes a challenge for the heroine to overcome, whether it’s hoisting herself up a tree, pitching a project to her publisher, or developing a theoretical viewpoint that will get her approach to be taken seriously. But the goal of these tests is perhaps not so much to become a successful artist, but simply to fight the necessary battles and avoid becoming jaded.” — Spirale magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Catherine Ocelot\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCatherine Ocelot is a Montreal-based cartoonist originally from Quebec City. Beginning her career at the CBC as a designer and art director, she has collaborated on a variety of television, publishing and, occasionally, performance projects. Her work explores communication: our ways of speaking to one another, and the influence people have on each other. She brings to light the wondrous and sad moments that are woven into the fabric of relationships, with a playful melancholic humour. 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Follow Cupcake, the Matthew Barney obsessive, Epiphany née Tiffany Clydesdale, the divinely-inspired performance artist, Ivanhoe, a modern Knight is search of artistic vengeance, and his Squire, Turnbuckle. Each artist is more ridiculous than the last, yet they are tested and transformed by the even more absurd machinations of Thurber’s fantastical art world. Can the Free Little Pigs destroy this blighted system? Will “The Group” continue its indirect assassination of promising young artists? Can artistic integrity exist in this world, amidst the capitalist co-opting, petty rivalries, otherworldly portals, heavenly interventions, and murders at sea?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eArt Comic\u003c\/em\u003e is brimming with references and cameos, outsized personalities and shuddering nonsense–Robert Rauschenberg smashes a beer bottle, Francesca Woodman, a wine glass. Amidst it all, Thurber’s twisting drawings and laugh-out-loud dialogue convey a complicated picture of an industry at the intersection of fantasy and reality. Part scathing condemnation, part irreverent appreciation, Thurber’s comics skewer the art world in a way only an art lover can.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePraise for Art Comic\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThurber’s criticism extends beyond the classroom, taking aim at art criticism, the realities of the working artist, and the suppression of new talent. Thurber’s colorful, cartoonish creations are pitch perfect for the subject, their exaggerated mannerisms underscoring the frivolous and mercurial field.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003e Publishers Weekly\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf there is such planet as the Art World, then Matthew Thurber is an intergalactic ranger and \u003cem\u003eArt Comic\u003c\/em\u003e is the trippy travelogue. 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Thurber’s absurd narrative takes to task the often farcical nature of a notoriously self-aggrandizing industry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003e Artsy Gift Guide\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Drawn \u0026 Quarterly","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40466123063478,"sku":"artcomic","price":30.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8894\/4822\/products\/ldc_shop_artcomic1.jpg?v=1630327422"},{"product_id":"the-loneliness-of-the-long-distance-cartoonist","title":"The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"commerce-product-field commerce-product-field-field-copy-keynote field-field-copy-keynote node-14769-product-field-copy-keynote\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"field field-name-field-copy-keynote field-type-text-long field-label-hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"field-items\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"field-item even\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBy Adrian Tomine. Published by Faber \u0026amp; Faber, originally published by Drawn \u0026amp; Quarterly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHardcover, 168 pages, B\u0026amp;W, 2020. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA COMEDIC MEMOIR ABOUT FANDOM, FAME, AND OTHER EMBARRASSMENTS FROM THE\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBESTSELLING AUTHOR OF\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKILLING AND DYING\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"commerce-product-field commerce-product-field-field-copy-description field-field-copy-description node-14769-product-field-copy-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"field field-name-field-copy-description field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"field-items\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"field-item even\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhat happens when a childhood hobby grows into a lifelong career?\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist\u003c\/em\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTomine 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: Tomine 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn a bold stylistic departure from his award-winning\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKilling and Dying\u003c\/em\u003e, Tomine distills his art to the loose, lively essentials of cartooning, each pen stroke economically imbued with human depth. Designed as a sketchbook complete with place-holder ribbon and an elastic band,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eshows an acclaimed artist at the peak of his career.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"dq-blurbs-header\"\u003ePraise for The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"view view-blurbs view-id-blurbs view-display-id-block_2 view-dom-id-af943fe53a1b5fcd9f4281076bc16c33\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"view-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-15748 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEnormously brave and heartening.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eYouth Services Book Review\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-2 views-row-even\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-15738 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[Tomine's] final epiphany that his love for his wife and daughters has given him true joy elevates\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto a profound meditation on the relationship between creativity, work and fulfillment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eWinnipeg Free Press\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-3 views-row-odd\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-16107 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTomine is a funny writer and an even funnier artist. If you were ever interested in the blood, sweat, and tears that goes into comics creation, this book is a window to that world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eToledo Public Library, Great Comics of 2020\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-4 views-row-even\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-15707 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA hilarious and revealing glimpse into Tomine’s life specifically and, more generally, the life of anyone working in a creative field today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eGraeme McMillan, The Hollywood Reporter\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-5 views-row-odd\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-15705 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn his latest book,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eAdrian Tomine turns himself into the everyman of writerly mortification [with] brilliant and toe-curling detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eRachel Cooke, The Guardian\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-6 views-row-even\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-16058 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist\u003c\/em\u003e is another laugh-out-loud book with self-worth issues. Here Tomine looks back at his outwardly successful career as a cartoonist via anecdotes that take in deserted book signings, mortifying radio spots and the perils of taking a cruise with Neil Gaiman, in a feast of self-deprecation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe Guardian, Best of 2020\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-7 views-row-odd\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-16041 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAdrian Tomine’s\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Loneliness of the Long Distance Cartoonist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emade my pandemic times far better than they would have been otherwise, at least during the hour I spent reading it and laughing helplessly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHillary Brown, The Comics Journal\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-8 views-row-even\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-15750 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe acclaim Tomine’s work has received is a testament to his talent as a chronicler of the human condition.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eshows that the secret of his ability starts with being veracious with his own heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSpectrum Culture\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-9 views-row-odd\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-16073 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe perfect gift for comic fans or anyone trying to find their place in their chosen industry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eShondaland, Best Books of 2020\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-10 views-row-even\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-15708 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe poetry of arguments, themes of alienation, a viscerally rapid descent from humiliation to fury — all the things that have come to signify Tomine’s work are abundantly present in his memoir as well. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eZack Ruskin, San Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-11 views-row-odd\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-15428 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA wonderful book about feeling morbidly self-conscious while also longing to connect with other people, even though it doesn’t always—i.e. usually doesn't—work out the way one wants it to. It perfectly captures what it's like to be a cartoonist, and also what it's like to be a person.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eRoz Chast, author of Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-12 views-row-even\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-15429 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA painfully honest and often hilarious view behind the curtain of the 'glamorous' life of a cartoonist. Tomine draws on life's stresses, embarrassments, and achievements as he goes through an evolution of self-awareness. A must-read for Tomine fans and all aspiring cartoonists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eRichard McGuire, author of Here\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-13 views-row-odd\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-16020 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe self-deprecating tradition of successful cartoonists writing autobio is very much in evidence here... [Tomine is] undeniably great with a punchline, and this is more apparent now that he is writing about his own life rather than one of his fictional characters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe Quietus\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-14 views-row-even\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-16111 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTomine takes a biting tone to the comics industry in a snarky, ultimately sincere, graphic memoir that looks back on decades of single-minded devotion to creating innovative comics, while also navigating the mercurial indie comics publishing scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePublishers Weekly 2020 Graphic Novel Critics Poll\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-15 views-row-odd\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-16035 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis] acutely, almost painfully funny—proving even a literary comics genius can still deliver great laughs—elevated by a moving, philosophical close.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePublishers Weekly, Best Books of 2020\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-16 views-row-even\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-16072 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI don’t think Adrian Tomine set out to release a book about isolation into a world defined by it, but that’s what he did. Short, funny, and poignant, this is the sort of comic that can be enjoyed by anyone in your family who can read.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePut This On, 2020 Holiday Gift Guide\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-17 views-row-odd\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-15595 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTransportingly funny... but it’s the vulnerable turn Tomine takes when a medical scare grants fresh perspective that truly got me.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMeg Lemke, Publishers Weekly Summer Reads Top 10\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-18 views-row-even\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-15676 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis merciless memoir delivers laughter with a wince, to the point of tears.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePublishers Weekly, Starred Review\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-19 views-row-odd\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-16096 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTomine's talent in communicating the intimate, minute details of his life only serves to make them universal. Even more so in 2020.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePop Matters, Best Non-Fiction of 2020\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-20 views-row-even\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-16301 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe world is full of \"successful\" people who are both miserable and miserable to be around. With [\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist\u003c\/em\u003e] Tomine sheds light on how those people came to be that way – and why it needn't be so.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eCory Doctorow, Pluralistic\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-21 views-row-odd\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-15934 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTomine explores with the precise touch of a dentist gazing perpetually into a mouth, doing the crucial work of the quotidian. It’s lonely work, indeed, but by dwelling for so long and so thoroughly in the loneliness of his art, Tomine brings us close, terribly close, to the halitosis of being human, to the emotions we might prefer to keep at a distance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eViet Thanh Nguyen, The Paris Review\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-22 views-row-even\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-16139 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe design alone of Adrian Tomine's\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas enough to pique the interest for this stationary and notebook nerd, but I also enjoyed Tomine's wry approach to success.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePanel Patter, Favourite Comics of 2020\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-23 views-row-odd\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-15718 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA boisterous and heart-meltingly tender tale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-24 views-row-even\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-16048 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTomine, now considered a master of the graphic novel form, returns in an autobiographical mode, in a book that lets vent the rage and fragility that are always just beneath the surface of his pristine drawings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe New York Times, 100 Notable Books of 2020\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-25 views-row-odd\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-16078 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAn unforeseen event near the end unlocks a flood of emotion unlike anything Tomine has expressed before on paper. What starts out as playful self-deprecation becomes his most heartbreaking work to date.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe New York Times, Best Graphic Novels of 2020\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-26 views-row-even\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-15704 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhat Tomine has managed to do so well here is reveal something that few artists are able to discuss without sounding unaware or falsely humble: the incredibly hard, exhausting, and often can't-see-the-trees-for-the-forest kind of work involved in building a career in the arts, where there is too little funding, an overabundance of egos running rampant, and layers upon layers of gatekeeping.... The cumulative effect of\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLoneliness\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis mesmerizing, funny, and deeply honest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIlana Masad, NPR\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-27 views-row-odd\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-15686 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAdrian Tomine has gone from “the boy wonder of mini-comics” (per Daniel Clowes) to master of the form... The 26 vignettes here trace a lifetime of neuroses and humiliations, from Fresno, 1982, to Brooklyn, 2018, blurring the line between character trait and occupational hazard [with] artful minimalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eEd Park, The New York Times Book Review\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-28 views-row-even\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-16068 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis hilarious, moving, and raw autobiographical collection centers on the pursuit of being an artist. It’s painfully relatable to anyone who makes comics or art of any kind. Tomine’s easy line work and smart humor is on display here. This is probably our favorite work that the cartoonist has released yet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNerdist, Best Comics of 2020\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-29 views-row-odd\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-16275 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOver the career he reflects on, Tomine has perfected stitching together a story in brief sketches, and his pacing here is immaculate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMontreal Review of Books\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-30 views-row-even\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-15431 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA charming, occasionally maddening ledger of our profession's unrelenting parade of indignities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMichael DeForge, author of Leaving Richard's Valley\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-31 views-row-odd\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-15432 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn this deeply self-aware, darkly funny memoir, Tomine recounts the highlights of his career through a series of cringe-worthy encounters, and readers hardly need to be a world-famous cartoonist to relate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMalaka Gharib, author of I Was Their American Dream\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-32 views-row-even\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-15687 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhat Tomine is exploring is the dichotomy between how we see ourselves and how we are (or are not) seen…. We are each alone in our heads. Yet the faith of memoir, or autofiction, is that this is what connects us: the expression of our humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eDavid Ulin, The Los Angeles Times\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-33 views-row-odd\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-15616 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSo many memoirs are about overcoming adversity. We cringe, cry, and clap for the author, knowing eventually something will resolve. Tomine, who is perhaps the John Cheever of comics (in the way they both excavate the human heart), shows how our lives are less tidy than that common memoir arc.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLiterary Hub\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-34 views-row-even\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-15430 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI couldn’t put this book down. Tomine’s vulnerability and willingness to share the cringiest moments of his life (ranging from juicy to uproarious to deeply healing) are a reminder to be braver, because what have you got to lose?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLisa Hanawalt, author of Coyote Doggirl\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-35 views-row-odd\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-15609 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA hilarious, frequently cringe-inducing masterpiece from a fearless artist at the height of his powers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLibrary Journal, Starred Review\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-36 views-row-even\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-16059 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom a less skilled creator, the litany of awkward encounters and humiliations depicted here might have become repetitive; instead, Tomine’s mortifying misadventures become funnier and more emotionally resonant in the latter part of this memoir, as professional success and a growing family find the anger and anxiety that ruled the author’s early years transformed into an insightful and profound vulnerability.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLibrary Journal, Best Graphic Novels of 2020\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-37 views-row-odd\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-15613 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSubtle, provocative, and sharply drawn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eKirkus, Starred Review\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-38 views-row-even\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-15706 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBrilliantly paced, Adrian Tomine’s latest graphic novel takes readers from discomfort to laughter in just a few panels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMegan Liberty, Hyperallergic\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-39 views-row-odd\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-16129 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[Tomine's novel] alternates between laugh out loud funny and cringemaking, but throughout, you’ll feel both empathy for Tomine’s experiences and intense relief that these stories didn’t happen to you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe Hollywood Reporter, Best Comics of 2020\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-40 views-row-even\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-15596 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTouching, funny and sad, this memoir is for fans of Tomine, of course, but also for anybody who has ever fumbled their way through work and life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe Globe \u0026amp; Mail, Spring Books Preview\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-41 views-row-odd\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-16289 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe book is a catalog of decades’ worth of slights and indignations that come with being a giant in a tiny corner of the literary world, and it’s painfully funny.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eForbes, Best Graphic Novels of 2020\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-42 views-row-even\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-16133 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist\u003c\/em\u003e, Adrian Tomine explores all the painful slights of the creative life while adding a big dose of heart at the end. Points to Tomine for one of the year’s best packages, as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eComics Beat, 50 Best Comics of 2020\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-43 views-row-odd\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-16117 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis volume is one of the funniest publications from 2020, but what makes it truly remarkable is how it rises above its deft sense of humor to approach the sublime in discussing careers and family in modern America.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eComicBook.Com, Holiday Gift Guide\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-44 views-row-even\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-15656 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn this exquisitely rendered, prodigiously articulated work, Tomine proves again why he’s still that “famous cartoonist.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBooklist, Starred Review\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-45 views-row-odd views-row-last\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-15427 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn this heartfelt and beautifully crafted work, Adrian Tomine presents the most honest and insightful portrait you will ever see of an industry that I can no longer bear to be associated with.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAlan Moore, author of Jerusalem\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Drawn \u0026 Quarterly","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40471470997686,"sku":"longdistancecartoonist","price":25.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8894\/4822\/products\/ldc_shop_longdistancecartoonist1.jpg?v=1630402425"},{"product_id":"everyone-is-tulip","title":"Everyone is Tulip","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBy Dave Baker \u0026amp; Nicole Goux. 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Published by Uncivilized Books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSoftcover, 136 pages, Colour, 2018.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Kriota Willberg's \u003cem\u003eDraw Stronger\u003c\/em\u003e is a life-saver. Every artist—pro and amateur alike—needs to memorize this essential little book.\" — \u003cstrong\u003eScott McCloud\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eUnderstanding Comics\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Sculptor\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Kriota Willberg's \u003cem\u003eDraw Stronger\u003c\/em\u003e is an indispensable guide to help artists and writers practice self care and sustain their artistic practice. 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Practice simple exercises to help correct posture and reduce fatigue and pain. Clearly illustrated, informative, and packed with wholesome corrective goodness, this graphic novel can get you started practicing simple routines that will help take care of your most important drawing instrument - your body!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCartoonist \u003cstrong\u003eKriota Willberg\u003c\/strong\u003e draws from decades of experience as a massage therapist and educator in health sciences and the arts, creating a comprehensive guide to injury prevention for cartoonists. Her comics appear in: \u003cem\u003eSubCultures\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAwesome Possum 3\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e4PANEL\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eStrumpet 5\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eComics for Choice\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGraphic Canon\u003c\/em\u003e; and the journals \u003cem\u003eIntima\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBroken Pencil\u003c\/em\u003e. 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Published by Drawn \u0026amp; Quarterly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSoftcover, 412 pages, B\u0026amp;W, 2021 (originally published 2018)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"commerce-product-field commerce-product-field-field-copy-keynote field-field-copy-keynote node-15793-product-field-copy-keynote\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field field-name-field-copy-keynote field-type-text-long field-label-hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field-items\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field-item even\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJOURNEY THROUGH THE COUNTRYSIDE IN THIS MAGICAL REALIST DEBUT FROM AN UNDERGROUND CHINESE CARTOONIST\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTRANSLATED BY R. ORION MARTIN\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"commerce-product-field commerce-product-field-field-copy-description field-field-copy-description node-15793-product-field-copy-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field field-name-field-copy-description field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field-items\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field-item even\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNight Bus\u003c\/em\u003e, a young woman wearing round glasses finds herself on an adventurous late night bus ride that constantly makes detours through increasingly fantastical landscapes. Meanwhile a young cartoonist returns home after art school and tries his hand at becoming a working artist while watching over his aging grandmother whose memory is deteriorating. Nostalgic leaps take us to an elementary school gymnasium that slowly morphs into a swamp and is raided by a giant catfish. Beetles, salamanders, and bug-eyed fish intrude upon the bus ride of the round-glasses woman as the night stretches on. Night Bus blends autobiography, horror, and fantasy into a vibrantly detailed surreal world that shows a distinct talent surveying his past.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNature infringes upon the man-made world via gigantism and explosive abundance–the images in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNight Bus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eare often unsettling, not aimed to horrify, but to upset the balance of modern life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eZuo Ma is part of a burgeoning Chinese art comics scene that pushes emotion to the forefront of the story while playing with action and dreams.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eNight Bus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas translated by R. Orion Martin, a translator and publisher based in Brooklyn, New York. In 2017, he founded Paradise Systems, a small comics press publishing exemplary comics from China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the United States. He aspires to someday own a cat.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"dq-blurbs-header\"\u003ePraise for Night Bus\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"view view-blurbs view-id-blurbs view-display-id-block_2 view-dom-id-1d58115239774b7484b93b9b5e9ca117\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"view-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"node-16848 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNight Bus\u003c\/em\u003e, Zuo Ma puts a surreal twist on autobiographical storytelling. The graphic novel is a series of imaginative short stories that connect to Ma’s real life. Timelines happen alongside each other, dreams seamlessly flow with reality, plants and wildlife overtake urban settings in unnatural ways. Ma’s writing style feels like reading someone’s personal memories. Memories don’t always bend to reality, and our lives intermingle with our dreams.. [T]his is an enjoyable read that will have you looking under rocks like a kid again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eWhite Wall Review\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"views-row views-row-2 views-row-even\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"node-16846 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMa [is] a structured creator producing incredibly detailed illustrations, with scenery, whether urban or rural, very important to him. His greatest artistic strength is the definition of location... [\u003cem\u003eNight Bus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis] well worth dipping into. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSlings and Arrows\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"views-row views-row-3 views-row-odd\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"node-16607 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReaders will awe at Ma’s transporting visions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"views-row views-row-4 views-row-even\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"node-16795 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[\u003cem\u003eNight Bus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eexplores] memories of a vanishing China and track[s] the dramatic changes wrought on the landscape by industrialization.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"views-row views-row-5 views-row-odd\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"node-16853 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeftly translated by Orion Martin, Zuo Ma's tales are literally eye-opening trips... By scrutinizing the world through 'the eyes of another,' Zuo Ma explores the porous and surreal boundary between fiction and autobiography, familiar and otherness, human and animal, untamed nature and rampant development.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThuy Dinh, NPR\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"views-row views-row-6 views-row-even\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"node-16322 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLayered, poetic, deeply personal stories about a young artist and a country in transition. 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