I get the impression from some people that unless they get direct access to characters’ thoughts and realizations.
ADRIAN TOMINEBut there are definitely pros and cons. You could also look at it as bringing in a more diverse crowd.
More Adrian Tomine Quotes
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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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I’m also probably one of the few remaining holdouts who hasn’t consented to making the e-book versions of all my work, which is annoying to some of my publishers.
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I started publishing my comic while I was still living with my parents.
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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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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 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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I think there’s this general hunger for greater diversity, where publishers are really excited about finding different voices than what has been done.
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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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The experience of reading a comic should not be the time it takes to turn each page.
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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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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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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 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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And with this sort of increased visibility, there’s more money going around in the industry, and it changes a lot, in terms of who gets into the business as a creator, who sticks with it, and who gets pushed out.
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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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