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3	Adrian Tomine (born May 31, 1974) is an American cartoonist of Japanese descent. He made his name with ''Optic Nerve'', which began as a self-published comic in the 1990s before being picked up for regular publication by Drawn & Quarterly. ''Optic Nerve'' was later compiled into several standalone publications. Tomine is also known for the graphic novel ''Killing and Dying''.
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5	His works are mostly about regular modern people and the ups and downs of ordinary contemporary life. ''The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist'' is largely autobiographical, showing various important and not-so-important moments from throughout his artistic career.
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7	In addition to his own comics, he has also done illustrations for other parties, particularly cover art for Magazine/TheNewYorker and album art for bands like Music/{{Eels}} and Music/YoLaTengo.
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9	The French film ''Film/Paris13thDistrict'' is loosely based on some of his stories.
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12	!!Bibliography:
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14	* ''ComicBook/OpticNerve'' (1991-), later compiled into:
15	** ''32 Stories: The Complete Optic Nerve Mini-Comics'' (1998)
16	** ''ComicBook/SleepwalkAndOtherStories'' (1998)
17	** ''ComicBook/SummerBlonde'' (2002)
18	** ''ComicBook/{{Shortcomings}}'' (2007)
19	* ''ComicBook/ScenesFromAnImpendingMarriage: A Prenuptial Memoir'' (2011)
20	* ''ComicBook/KillingAndDying'' (2015)
21	* ''ComicBook/TheLonelinessOfTheLongDistanceCartoonist'' (2020)
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23	!!Tropes in his works:
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