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Killing and Dying #[nn]
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis collection brings together six short stories by cartoonist Adrian Tomine, originally published between 2007 and 2014. The tales explore themes of family, ambition, and the quiet struggles of everyday life, rendered in Tomine's precise, understated style. It includes the title story 'Killing and Dying,' which follows a father and daughter's uneasy relationship as she pursues stand-up comedy.
In "A Brief History of the Art Form Known as 'Hortisculpture'," Adrian Tomine crafts a quietly powerful story about identity and connection, following a college student whose life unravels when she discovers she bears an uncanny resemblance to a woman who performs online. Written, drawn, inked, colored, and lettered entirely by Tomine, this 2015 issue from Drawn & Quarterly captures the emotional weight of coincidence and the complex aftermath of a chance encounter. The cover, also by Tomine, reflects the story’s introspective tone with its restrained, precise line work.
In "Amber Sweet," a college student named Jo is stunned to discover she bears an uncanny resemblance to a popular adult film performer. As the resemblance begins to strain her friendships and romantic connections, Jo is forced to confront the strange, unsettling pull of a life she never lived—until she finally meets the woman behind the screen.
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↩ Reprints Optic Nerve #12 (2011), Optic Nerve #13 (2013), Optic Nerve #14 (2015)
Reprinted in Eindringlinge #[nn] (2016), Killing and Dying #[nn] (2018)
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