Collecting the first four issues of Adrian Toimin's acclaimed comic series Optic Nerue, this book offers sixteen concise, haunting tales of modern life. The characters here appear to be well-adjusted on th surface, but Tomine takes us deeper into their lives, subtly examining their struggle to connect with friends and lovers.

 

Adrian Tomine is the cartoonist of the acclaimed series Optic Nerue, which has been collected into Summer Blonde and Sleepwalk. He is an illustrator for the New Yorker.