Adrian Tomine’s cult comix series Optic Nerve is finally collected into one sharp-looking hardcover volume. Described as the Raymond Carver of comix, Tomine constructs tales of emotional disconnection with an ear for painfully real dialogue. Combined with his deft black and white depictions of urbane lifestyles, Tomine’s fans have often accused him of eavesdropping in on their most intimate moments and, with forensic skill, laying their lives bare. The conflicts between emotional gratification, narcissistic neediness and moral discernment mark the title story in which a socially crippled man nurses an obsessive crush on a young woman. He watches close up, paralyzed by his guilt, as her beauty catches the eye of his neighbor: a hip, selfish young man with a short attention span. One of Optic Nerve’s most popular stories, `Hawaiian Getaway,` features Hilary, telephone service rep who is having the worst week of her life. She lost her job, her apartment, and her grandmother. Close to the edge, she is losing her grip. Reaching out to random strangers on the phone, Hilary is looking for someone to help her. In "Alter Ego" a successful young author has writer`s block. He can`t, or won`t, decide between another ghostwriting gig and finishing his second ‘real’ novel. He stalls on committing to his novel and his girlfriend when a chance postcard leads him to flirt with fantasies of changing the past. Finally, "Bomb Scare" documents the early unease of his generation by setting this coming-of-age story during the tense months of the Gulf War, the event that ushered in the 1990s.
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最近看的Adrian Tomine的书里这本最丧，但那种直指人心的洞察力不服不行。
评分True and profound observation of real life quietly unfolded on paper, presented in simple black and white panels, with a tinge of darkness that lingers a very long while.
评分在NMV书店里读完的。Awesome. Adrian的漫画成就确实不止在画方面，而是对大城市里普通人或底层人生活经验的清晰深刻的洞察。相对于Chris Ware来讲，他的更偏传统文学，而Ware是用一种全新形式构建的文学表达。尤其这里的第一篇，graphic和novel几乎是分离开的，不需要画。但后面3篇就有了很好的自然而风格独特的结合。
评分更 subtle 一点，更关注孤独、而不是身份了。
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