New York Drawings - by Adrian Tomine (Hardcover)

About the Book

Award-winning cartoonist Tomine's illustrations and comics have been appearing for more than a decade in the pages (and on the cover) of "The New Yorker." Instantly recognizable for their deceptively simple and evocative style, these images have garnered the approbation of such venerable institutions as the Art Directors Club and "American Illustration."

Book Synopsis

ILLUSTRATIONS AND COMICS FROM THE NEW YORKER COVER ARTIST AND AWARD-WINNING CARTOONIST

Two strangers, both reading the same novel, share a fleeting glance between passing subway cars. A bookstore owner locks eyes with a neighbor as she receives an Amazon package. Strangers are united by circumstance as they wait on the subway stairs for a summer storm to pass.

Adrian Tomine's illustrations and comics have been appearing for more than a decade in the pages (and on the cover) of The New Yorker. Instantly recognizable for their deceptively simple and evocative style, these images have garnered the attention of The New Yorker's readership and the approbation of such venerable institutions as the Art Directors Club and American Illustration.

New York Drawings is a loving homage to the city that Tomine, a West Coast transplant, has called home for the past seven years. This lavish, beautifully designed volume collects every cover, comic, and illustration that he has produced for The New Yorker to date, along with an assortment of other rare and uncollected illustrations and sketches inspired by the city. Complete with notes and annotations by the author, New York Drawings will also feature a new introductory comic focusing on Tomine's experiences as a New York illustrator.

Review Quotes

"One of the most masterful cartoonists of his generation." --The Village Voice on Adrian Tomine

"Tomine has always been a master of the small gesture." --Los Angeles Times on Adrian Tomine

"Tomine has an understated visual style that combines wit, social commentary, psychological insights and elegant drawing." --The San Diego Union-Tribune on Adrian Tomine

"A superb draftsman and chronicler of the inconsolable heartaches." --The Philadelphia Inquirer on Adrian Tomine

About the Author

Adrian Tomine was born in 1974 in Sacramento, California. He began self-publishing his comic book series Optic Nerve when he was sixteen, and in 1994 he received an offer to publish from Drawn & Quarterly. His comics have been anthologized in publications such as McSweeney's, Best American Comics, and Best American Nonrequired Reading. Both his graphic novel Shortcomings and his memoir The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist were named New York Times Notable Books of the year. Since 1999, Tomine has been a regular contributor to The New Yorker. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and daughters.