"Adrian Tomine had something of a head start working in comics. At
16, when he was still in high school in Sacramento, Tomine started
writing and drawing a combination of fictional and autobiographical
stories, self-publishing them in his mini-comic Optic Nerve,
which he sold through local stores and mail order. At 17, he was hired
to produce a monthly comic strip for the Tower Records store magazine Pulse!
In 1994, at age 20, Tomine began producing Optic Nerve as a regular comic book series for Drawn & Quarterly . He won a Harvey Award for "Best New Talent" the following year. In 1995 his early mini-comics were collected in book form in the perennial fan favorite 32 Stories. In 1997, D+Q published Sleepwalk and Other Stories. Comprised of the first four D+Q issues of Optic Nerve, it remains a best-seller for the company." - Drawn & Quarterly
In 1994, at age 20, Tomine began producing Optic Nerve as a regular comic book series for Drawn & Quarterly . He won a Harvey Award for "Best New Talent" the following year. In 1995 his early mini-comics were collected in book form in the perennial fan favorite 32 Stories. In 1997, D+Q published Sleepwalk and Other Stories. Comprised of the first four D+Q issues of Optic Nerve, it remains a best-seller for the company." - Drawn & Quarterly
