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You start to get nervous when the value of a comic book or graphic novel is relative to the achievements of some other medium.
Adrian Tomine
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Adrian Tomine
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: May 31
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When email and the Internet came along, I never publish an email address. I just stuck with this P.O. Box address.
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