Adrian Tomine (born 1974) is a popular Gen X cartoonist is perhaps best known for his periodical illustrations in The New Yorker. Often compared to Dan Clowes for his signature clean-line style, Tomine creates original material in the form of the comic book series Optic Nerve, which was originally self-published, and is now published by Drawn & Quarterly. 1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... This article is about the demographic Generation X. For the comic book, see Generation X (comics); for the novel, see Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture. ... The New Yorkers first cover, which is reprinted most years on the magazines anniversary. ... Daniel Clowes (sometimes credited as Dan Clowes) is a comics-author and cartoonist of alternative comic books, including Eightball, and Lloyd Llewelyn. ... Ligne claire, literally meaning the clear line, is a style of drawing pioneered by Hergé (creator of Tintin). ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... Optic Nerve is a comic book series by graphic novelist Adrian Tomine. ... Drawn and Quarterly is a Canadian comic book publishing company, headed by publisher Chris Oliveros, and based in Montréal, Québec. ...

Despite heavy youth-culture exposure, (he is often name-checked as a comics reference in decidedly mainstream publications such as Entertainment Weekly and even on teen dramas on WB. Tomine remains a largely underground figure, placed demographically between RAW artists such as Art Spiegelman and Harvey Pekar, and the relationship-oriented artists of the late 90s such as Craig Thompson. June 17, 2005 cover of Entertainment Weekly, featuring actor Tom Cruise Entertainment Weekly is a magazine published by Time Warner in the United States which is dedicated to the world of celebrity and popular culture. ... The WB Television Network, casually referred to as The WB, is a television network in the United States, founded as a joint venture between the Warner Bros. ... Underground as an adjective commonly refers to something that is either below the ground or outside of public consciousness. ... RAW was a groundbreaking comics anthology edited by Art Spiegelman and Francoise Mouly. ... Art Spiegelman (born February 15, 1948) is a Jewish, Swedish American comics artist, editor and advocate for the medium of comics. ... Harvey Pekar (born October 8, 1939 in Cleveland, Ohio) is a Jewish American underground comic book writer. ... The nineties is a decade common to a number of centuries. ... Craig Thompson: a 2003 self-portrait. ...

External links

• Tomine page at Drawn & Quarterly
• Tomine page at lambiek.net