And I do think it’s sort of too bad that what once was a safe haven for truly eccentric, outsider artists is no longer that thing.
ADRIAN TOMINEJust in terms of being able to be a professional artist, but also it’s nice to not have to dread introductions.
More Adrian Tomine Quotes
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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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I’m getting to a point in my life where my whole attitude about the relationship between myself and the audience is totally different.
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No one would get into doing a black-and-white comic because they thought it might be a route to riches.
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I started publishing my comic while I was still living with my parents.
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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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But if there was a mini-comic here in my hand, I’d read it while I ate my lunch.
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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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But there are definitely pros and cons. You could also look at it as bringing in a more diverse crowd.
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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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I sense a real difference in my work from the time I was younger and single and more involved in the world of music and going out to bars and all that.
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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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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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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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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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