I think there was a point in the past when I felt that my options as an artist were either to make race a nonissue and deny its impact on life and just say, "Don't think of me as an Asian cartoonist. Just think of me as a cartoonist."
I think in terms of getting new artists who are not in that sort of stereotypical teenage boy demographic; there's been a lot of progress recently. A… - Adrian Tomine
I think in terms of getting new artists who are not in that sort of stereotypical teenage boy demographic; there's been a lot of progress recently. A…
- Adrian Tomine
I certainly wasn't consciously hiding my identity in the earlier work, though a lot of people have brought up the fact that I drew myself without eye… - Adrian Tomine
I certainly wasn't consciously hiding my identity in the earlier work, though a lot of people have brought up the fact that I drew myself without eye…
It's important to make a distinction between becoming more precise and becoming better. - Adrian Tomine
It's important to make a distinction between becoming more precise and becoming better.
I think there was a point in the past when I felt that my options as an artist were either to make race a nonissue and deny its impact on life and ju… - Adrian Tomine
I think there was a point in the past when I felt that my options as an artist were either to make race a nonissue and deny its impact on life and ju…
That partially due to the world of media and commerce, the idea of a comic book has been lost in the ghetto, whereas the graphic novel is now being h… - Adrian Tomine
That partially due to the world of media and commerce, the idea of a comic book has been lost in the ghetto, whereas the graphic novel is now being h…
When people see me struggling on paper, I think it invites an almost collaborative relationship with the outside world, and that includes readers and… - Adrian Tomine
When people see me struggling on paper, I think it invites an almost collaborative relationship with the outside world, and that includes readers and…
Just in terms of being able to be a professional artist, but also it's nice to not have to dread introductions. "What you do for a living?" It used t… - Adrian Tomine
Just in terms of being able to be a professional artist, but also it's nice to not have to dread introductions. "What you do for a living?" It used t…
Without fail, every cartoonist that I asked advice from bent over backward to be helpful and encouraging. It took many forms: some of it was just an … - Adrian Tomine
Without fail, every cartoonist that I asked advice from bent over backward to be helpful and encouraging. It took many forms: some of it was just an …
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 busi… - Adrian Tomine
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 busi…
Login to join the discussion
Login to join the discussion