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\u201cI wasn't thinking about an audience. It was a pure outpouring of just whatever came to me. I was rebelliously and\xa0ambitiously not giving them the book they were looking for.\u201d\nAdrian Tomine is an American cartoonist who we\u2019ve admired** for years. Adrian is the creator and writer of the 2007 graphic novel SHORTCOMINGS, which was a New York Times Notable Book of the year. SHORTCOMINGS was also recently turned into the film of the same name*, which happens to be the directorial debut of Randall Park. Shortcomings premiered at the 2023 Sundance film festival. This is a book and film you need to see. Adrian\u2019s been creating comics since he was SIXTEEN - and since then he\u2019s become known for not just his comics, but also his infamous New Yorker covers (since 1999!). His artwork and stories have a wry, thoughtful candor about them. From comics like Optic Nerve, Sleepwalk, Killing and Dying, all published from Drawn & Quarterly. Adrian also created graphic memoirs like Scenes From an Impending Marriage, and The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist. Adrian\u2019s comics have been anthologized in publications such as McSweeney\u2019s, Best American Comics, and Best American Nonrequired Reading.\xa0In 2022, Adrian\u2019s short stories were adapted into the film Paris, 13th District directed by Jacques Audiard, with a screenplay by C\xe9line Sciamma and L\xe9a Mysius. As you\u2019ll find in this candid conversation, Adrian Tomine is many things - a cartoonist, filmmaker, husband, father, and reluctant Taylor Swift fan. More importantly, his work will make you think, wonder, and sometimes smile, smirk, wonder, and most importantly feel.\xa0\n\n*NOTE: This conversation was booked independently through Adrian\u2019s book publisher - Drawn & Quarterly, not the film studio, out of respect for the ongoing writers\u2019 and actors\u2019 strike. Huge thanks to the team at Drawn & Quarterly for arranging this interview with a creator whose work we\u2019ve loved for so long.\xa0\n\n**Extra special thanks to Quarantined Comics co-host Ryan Joe for jumping to join Raman Sharon while she was out saving cinematic orphans from the evils of avarice and artificial intelligence.\n\n\nLEARN MORE ABOUT ADRIAN\n\nadrian-tomine.com\n\ninstagram.com/adriantomine\n\nFILM / TRAILER: Shortcomings (2023): imdb.com/title/tt14483774\n\n\nBOOK: Shortcomings (2007): drawnandquarterly.com/books/shortcomings\n\n\n\nMENTIONS\n\nBOOK: Love & Rockets - wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_and_Rockets_(comics)\n\n\nPERSON: Richard Sala - wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Sala\n\n\nPERSON: Daniel Clowe - wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Clowes\n\n\nPERSON: Charles Schultz - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_M._Schulz\n\nSHOW: Curb Your Enthusiasm Pilot Episode - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0218388/\n\n\nBand Cut Worms - allmusic.com/artist/cut-worms-mn0003661980\n\n\nPERSON: Larry David - wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_David\n\n\nFILMMAKER: C\xe9line Sciamma - imdb.com/name/nm1780037\n\n\nFILM: Paris, 13th District - imdb.com/title/tt12708658\n\n\nFILMMAKER: Ari Aster - imdb.com/name/nm4170048\n\n\nFILM: Beau Is Afraid - imdb.com/title/tt13521006\n\n\nFILMMAKERS: Coen Brothers - wikipedia.org/wiki/Coen_brothers\n\n\nFILMMAKER: Alexander Payne - imdb.com/name/nm0668247\n\n\nFILM: Killer of Sheep (Charles Burnett) - imdb.com/title/tt0076263\n\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices