Optic Nerve #6 (7)
"Summer Blonde" in Optic Nerve #6 (2000) presents a quiet yet charged portrait of Nessa, a young woman caught in the crosshairs of three intensely fixated men. Written and illustrated by Adrian Tomine, the story unfolds through a series of intimate, interconnected scenes—told entirely without narration—building tension with subtle precision. The cover by Adrian Tomine captures the story’s restrained, melancholic mood, matching the issue’s 2.95 USD (4.25 CAD) price point as a 2000 release from Drawn & Quarterly.
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from Drawn and Quarterly's website: "At the center of the story is Nessa, a beautiful young woman who finds herself besieged by the attention of three obsessive, lustful men. This complex "misanthropic soap opera" is told without narration, cutting back and forth between several concurrent plots that ultimately converge in a compelling conclusion."
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