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Also by Adrian Tomine:

Scenes from an Impending Marriage, February 2011
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Shortcomings, October 2007
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SHORTCOMINGS
By: Adrian Tomine

Drawn & Quarterly
October 2007
On Sale: October 2, 2007
104 pages
ISBN: 1897299168
EAN: 9781897299166
Hardcover
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Graphic Novel

Shortcomings, Adrian Tomine’s first long-form graphic novel, is the story of Ben Tanaka, a confused, obsessive Japanese American male in his late twenties, and his cross-country search for contentment (or at least the perfect girl). Along the way, Tomine tackles modern culture, sexual mores, and racial politics with brutal honesty and lacerating, irreverent humor, while deftly bringing to life a cast of painfully real antihero characters. A frequent contributor to The New Yorker, Tomine has acquired a cultlike fan following and has earned status as one of the most widely acclaimed cartoonists of our time.

Shortcomings was serialized in Tomine’s iconic comic book series Optic Nerve and was excerpted in McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern #13.

Media Buzz

Fresh Air - NPR - January 31, 2008