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Issue: 32 Stories: The Complete Optic Nerve Mini-Comics #[nn]
Publication Date: September 1997
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Publisher: FlagDrawn & Quarterly
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Indicia Publisher:
On Sale Date: 1997
Volume: none
Pages: 104
ISBN: 1896597009
UPC/EAN: 9781896597003
Price: $12.95 CAD
$9.95 USD
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Content Items: 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
35 (32 stories, 1 cover) from base issue
Editor(s): Chris Oliveros (publisher); Marina Lesenko (publisher)
Disclose Notes: Second edition: July 1996. Third edition: September 1997; At least three printings. Also printed in a signed and numbered hardcover edition. Subtitled "The Complete Optic Nerve Mini-Comics".

Reprints from Optic Nerve (Adrian Tomine, 1991 series).

Indexed from 3rd printing. June 2007 price on D&Q website is 12.95 USD / 18.95 CAD.
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Publication Type: Trade Paperback
Color: colour cover; black and white interior
Dimensions: 8.5" x 5.5"
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Binding: trade paperback with French flaps
Publishing Format: collected edition
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The Complete Optic Nerve Mini-Comics

Illustration  on  Cover, Front from base issue
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Disclose Notes: Cover illustration is a blow-up from a panel of the story "Smoke."
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Contents

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Table of contents, story names and page numbers only.
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Introduction

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: History of how the original Optic Nerve mini-comic came to be and evolved into a full-size comic. Includes small pictures of each of the covers of Optic Nerve (Adrian Tomine, 1991 series) and panels from stories both published and unpublished.
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Man's Best

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Genres: drama
Synopsis: A man gets his wife a dog but thinks it is spying on him.
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Bird Noise

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Genres: drama
Synopsis: A man can't sleep because of the birds outside his window making noise.
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Adrian Tomine's 10,533rd Dream: Steph The Lure

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Genres: drama
Character(s): Adrian Tomine
Synopsis: Adrian Tomine and his old friend Mike run into Steph who lures them into a trap where they get beaten up with skateboards.
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Solitary Enjoyment

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Genres: drama
Synopsis: An insomniac spends her nights riding her bike to bookstores and bowling.
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Pages: 3
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Heat Wave Death

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Genres: informational, non-fiction
Synopsis: Three men die in jail of heat stroke while they are testing an experimental drug.
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Sean's Story

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
Genres: biography, drama
Character(s): Adrian Tomine; Sean
Synopsis: Adrian Tomine's friend Sean prejudges some "goons" on bikes. Then, after deciding he shouldn't be prejudiced, he is called a "faggot".
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Disappointment & Despair

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Genres: biography
Character(s): Adrian Tomine
Synopsis: Adrian goes to the comic store and finds out they haven't sold any copies of his comic.
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Back Break: A True Story of Pain

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Genres: biography
Character(s): Adrian Tomine
Synopsis: Adrian wrecks his back while mopping the floor at the restaurant.
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Patriotism Is Alive And Kicking

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Genres: biography, drama
Character(s): Adrian Tomine
Synopsis: Adrian overhears two neo-Nazis discussing defending America by beating up communists.
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Rodney

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Genres: drama
Synopsis: Amy talks about Rodney, a reject friend of hers that she used to hang out with until he got a girlfriend and changed.
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This Is A True Story Featuring Jess 'n' Dave

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Genres: biography, drama
Character(s): Adrian Tomine; Jess; Dave
Synopsis: Jess and Dave make up dialogue for Adrian to use in a story, but Adrian won't use it because his true stories have to be completely true.
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Adrian Quits His Job

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Genres: biography, drama
Character(s): Adrian Tomine
Synopsis: Adrian quits his job. Once, in his head, saying what he'd like to say, then again in real life saying much less.
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All Choked Up: Evil High School Memory #332

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Genres: biography, drama
Character(s): Adrian Tomine
Synopsis: Adrian remembers an obnoxious girl in math class choking.
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Psycho Cook

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Genres: biography, drama
Character(s): Adrian Tomine
Synopsis: Adrian recounts stories of Stephanie, a crazy cook he worked with.
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An Everyday Triumph (Back Break Part II)

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Genres: biography, drama
Character(s): Adrian Tomine
Synopsis: Adrian throws his back out again while changing a tire.
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Kerouac's Life With Comics: A True Story About The Author of On The Road & The Dharma Bums

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Genres: biography
Character(s): Jack Kerouac
Synopsis: True stories of how Jack Kerouac was interested in comics when he was a boy.
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Train I Ride

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Genres: drama
Synopsis: A man takes off on a train headed north, not knowing where he is going to go.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Featured on backcover of comic.
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Haircut

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
Genres: biography, drama
Character(s): Adrian Tomine
Synopsis: An actual dream I had on December 15th, 1992". The haircutters of the world go on strike.
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Lifter

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Genres: drama
Synopsis: A man and his girlfriend break up because he won't stop shoplifting.
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Pages: 3
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Matt The Mod

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Genres: biography, drama
Character(s): Adrian Tomine; Mike
Synopsis: Adrian's rebel high-school friend Mike becomes the Taco Bell manager.
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Pages: 2
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Two In The Morning

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Genres: drama
Synopsis: Rob and Amy meet in a coffee shop years after being in high school together.
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Pages: 3
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My Appearance On... The Jane Pratt Show

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
Genres: biography
Character(s): Adrian Tomine; Jane Pratt
Synopsis: Adrian appears on the Jane Pratt talk-show.
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: All appearances of Jane Pratt feature a xeroxed photo of her face used for the head.
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Leather Jacket

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Genres: drama
Synopsis: Amy buys a leather jacket, but her boyfriend ends up wearing it all the time.
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Allergic

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
Genres: biography
Character(s): Adrian Tomine
Synopsis: Adrian recounts stories about his allergy to peanuts.
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Pages: 4
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Smoke

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
Genres: drama
Synopsis: A girl mails a breakup letter and then regrets sending it.
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Pages: 6
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The Sell Out

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
Genres: biography, drama
Character(s): Adrian Tomine
Synopsis: Adrian has to get to the Broadway Theatre.
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Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: A combination of two dreams from Early '93
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Stammer

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Genres: drama
Synopsis: A guy tries to ask a girl out on the street but can't make the words come out right.
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Pages: 1
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Happy Anniversary

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Genres: drama
Synopsis: A guy and a girl discuss their relationship on their anniversary.
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Pages: 6
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Laundry

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Genres: drama
Synopsis: A girl leaves a pair of her panties behind in a dryer, so a guy carries them around with him just in case he ever runs into her again.
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Sleep = Waste

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
Genres: biography, informational, non-fiction
Character(s): Adrian Tomine
Synopsis: Adrian discusses how sleeping is a waste of time.
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Pages: 4
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Dine and Dash

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
Genres: drama
Synopsis: A waiter in a diner goes overboard in stopping a guy who leaves without paying for his food.
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Pages: 6
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Grind

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
Genres: drama
Synopsis: A girl grinds her teeth together at night, causing problems with her boyfriend.
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Pages: 2

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