Adrian Tomine

Adrian Tomine is an American cartoonist, best known for the ongoing comic book series Optic Nerve and for his illustrations in The New Yorker. His graphic novels include Shortcomings, a satire, and Summer Blonde, along with Killing and Dying, six interconnected stories about family, identity and creative ambition. He also wrote The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist, a memoir and collection of essays.