  adrian tomine ooooh adrian tomine has a new optic nerve out, finally! he's one of the few storytellers out there i really identify with. and it's not just cuz he's asian. he understands alienation, loneliness, confusion, small joys... here's a blurb from the housing works used book store site: Adrian Tomine, creator of Optic Nerve #9, will appear for a Q&A. The graphic artist will also be available to sign books. About Adrian Tomine: The California-based cartoonist has been producing the Optic Nerve series for more than 12 years. His latest, Optic Nerve #9, presents the fictional story of a troubled twentysomething Japanese-American guy's cross-country quest for the perfect girl. Excerpts from his earlier work appeared in the critically acclaimed graphic novel Summer Blonde.
Tomine's illustrations have also appeared in The New Yorker and Esquire. "Reading a comic book suddenly becomes as rewarding as reading good contemporary fiction...Tomine has both talent and a writer's eye for the truth. " --The New York Times i can't wait for his book signing: wednesday, feb. 4 @ 7 p.m. urlLink the housing works used book cafe 
