I’m very grateful for it. But at the same time, it’s not a subculture-y thing anymore; it’s something that’s in the New York Times and the New Yorker.
ADRIAN TOMINEI think there’s this general hunger for greater diversity, where publishers are really excited about finding different voices than what has been done.
More Adrian Tomine Quotes
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Who was trying to be cool by writing about young people and a certain kind of Bay Area culture that I was tangentially a part of.
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But not the kind of comics that they were used to, and no, it’s not pornography, etc.
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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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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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I do think it’s getting more and more rare in this country to raise a kid with the attitude that creativity is something valuable.
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There were points at which I was trying to use my art to reflect positively on myself, to almost be flirtatious through the work.
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When email and the Internet came along, I never publish an email address. I just stuck with this P.O. Box address.
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I think a lot of the criticism had to do with disliking the characters – which, again, I take as something of a compliment.
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If you’re changing diapers and going to the playground, any ambitions of being a cool guy have to fly out the window.
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I think in terms of getting new artists who are not in that sort of stereotypical teenage boy demographic.
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The experience of reading a comic should not be the time it takes to turn each page.
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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.
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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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Just in terms of being able to be a professional artist, but also it’s nice to not have to dread introductions.
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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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