That partially due to the world of media and commerce, the idea of a comic book has been lost in the ghetto.
ADRIAN TOMINEBut not the kind of comics that they were used to, and no, it’s not pornography, etc.
More Adrian Tomine Quotes
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You start to feel very weighted down sometimes.
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I think, to its credit, this is one of the last forms of popular entertainment that I don’t sense to be discriminatory in any way.
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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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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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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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But there are definitely pros and cons. You could also look at it as bringing in a more diverse crowd.
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I wanted to avoid doing what I thought people wanted me to do.
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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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There’s been a lot of progress recently. And I shouldn’t make a definitive statement about this.
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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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There are certain artists and filmmakers who, I get the impression, are trying to show off how bad their characters can be, how immoral their characters can be.
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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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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.
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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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Especially for people of our generation, who really celebrated certain attitudes – the outsider.
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