32 Stories: The Complete Optic Nerve Mini-Comics

From 1995 onward, Adrian Tomine collected and expanded his early self-published Optic Nerve mini-comics into this definitive Drawn & Quarterly volume. The single-issue collection showcases Tomine's formative work, capturing the quiet, observational storytelling and clean linework that would define his career. It matters as a key artifact of the 1990s alternative-comics boom, preserving the raw beginnings of one of the medium's most celebrated chroniclers of urban ennui.