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Hello, everyone! Well, somehow a month has already flown by, and this will be my final post as the Substack Writer in Residence. I’m honored to announce…
Adrian Tomine
Oct 29, 2021
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First Cartoonist / Parenthood / Table / Scanner / Books I Sent / Student Film / Finding the Story / Superhero Publishers / Sarah Silverman / Original Drawings / Sketches / Emotion / Tatsumi / etc.
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Making a Cover
Q: Can you please do a detailed “process post” about making a cover for The New Yorker? The first step in the process is an intangible, invisible one…
Adrian Tomine
Oct 26, 2021
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Prose / 180 Degree Rule / Collaboration / Pacing / Endings / Moments / Dialogue / Phases / Shying Away / Realistic Drawing / Pressure
Q: When writing your stories, how much prose do you produce before beginning the thumbnails or sketches? Almost none. As much as possible, I try to…
Adrian Tomine
Oct 21, 2021
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Prose / 180 Degree Rule / Collaboration / Pacing / Endings / Moments / Dialogue / Phases / Shying Away / Realistic Drawing / Pressure
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The New Yorker
Q: Can I ask how you got started at The New Yorker? I’m a long-time reader and have always been curious how one gets their work onto those pages. I’m…
Adrian Tomine
Oct 18, 2021
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The New Yorker
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TLOTLDC process / Analog / Digital
Q: At the end of The Loneliness of the Long–Distance Cartoonist, it shows you getting out of bed, presumably to begin this very work. You get a notebook…
Adrian Tomine
Oct 15, 2021
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TLOTLDC process / Analog / Digital
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Adaptation / Crazy Question / Recently Viewed
Q: I read in an interview that you’ve been doing some screenwriting. Can you talk about adapting your stories into film, or whatever it is? I have a…
Adrian Tomine
Oct 12, 2021
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Tools / Change
Q: What kind of pens do you use for sketches and inking? And also, what kind of paper works best for you? I get variations on this question fairly…
Adrian Tomine
Oct 6, 2021
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Tools / Change
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Pronunciation / Self-publishing / Absolutely Unknown Person
Q: How the hell do you say your last name? Sorry if that’s rude—long-time fan who wants to say it correctly. Not rude at all, and no surprise that this…
Adrian Tomine
Oct 4, 2021
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Welcome
Hi, everyone! And welcome to the inaugural post of the Substack Writers’ Residency. I’m honored to be the first writer in residence, and I’m frankly a…
Adrian Tomine
Oct 1, 2021
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