The idea of trying to make the effort to produce something, to put something out into the world, rather than just taking in all the stuff the world’s putting out at you.
ADRIAN TOMINEFor me, like, the more interesting a letter is I just get more excited and I know that this going to be great for my friends who are looking forward to reading that in my comic.
More Adrian Tomine Quotes
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It’s psychologically a weird experience to be so aware of the fact that the real time of your life is moving much faster than the fictional time you’re trying to depict.
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I think there’s a lot of evolution that’s happened in intangible ways, in terms of how I think about the work or how I plan it out.
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Whereas the graphic novel is now being held up as something to aspire to and as something that’s respectable for adults to read.
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The loner – it can have a real impact on the art when they realize, I have friends, I’m married, or I have kids. That’s certainly happened to me.
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For me, like, the more interesting a letter is I just get more excited and I know that this going to be great for my friends who are looking forward to reading that in my comic.
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And now people even of our parents’ generation are familiar with the term “graphic novel,” which is kind of amazing.
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That partially due to the world of media and commerce, the idea of a comic book has been lost in the ghetto.
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I get the impression from some people that unless they get direct access to characters’ thoughts and realizations.
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For a stretch of time, I got really caught up in the idea that what people liked about my work was that I was a young guy.
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I feel like if people are going to go to the effort to get a stamp and, you know, put it on an envelope that, you know, it’s a big effort these days. So I often write back.
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But there are definitely pros and cons. You could also look at it as bringing in a more diverse crowd.
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Underground and alternative comics existed in a vacuum for years, where money really wasn’t an issue.
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There’s been a lot of progress recently. And I shouldn’t make a definitive statement about this.
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You start to feel very weighted down sometimes.
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I started publishing my comic while I was still living with my parents.
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