Optic Nerve
#7
(Summer 1994)
Adrian Tomine,
1991 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 2.00 USD
- Pages
- 28
- Indicia Frequency
- ?
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- ?
- Brand
- ?
- ISBN
- ?
- Barcode
- ?
Issue Notes
Paper stock and printing improves for final time. Cover and interior paper more to standards of independent publishing of the time, with slick stock for cover and heavy white paper for interior pages. This was achieved due to grant from the Xeric Foundation.
Final self-published issue. Series continues with Optic Nerve (1995 Series) #1 from Drawn & Quarterly.
Final self-published issue. Series continues with Optic Nerve (1995 Series) #1 from Drawn & Quarterly.
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
[no title indexed]
credits, title page / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Indicia and table of contents page, featuring illustration.
Stammer
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- drama
- Synopsis
- A guy tries to ask a girl out on the street but can't make the words come out right.
- Reprints
Happy Anniversary
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- drama
- Synopsis
- A guy and a girl discuss their relationship on their anniversary.
- Reprints
-
in 32 Stories: The Complete Optic Nerve Mini-Comics (Drawn & Quarterly, 1995 series) (November 1995) -
in Echo Avenue (Reprodukt, 1996 series) (Juni 1996)
-
The Official Optic Nerve T-Shirt
advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Ad for Optic Nerve t-shirt, available directly from the creator. Ad features new art by Tomine.
Laundry
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- 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.
- Reprints
Sleep = Waste
comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction; biography
- Characters
- Adrian Tomine
- Synopsis
- Adrian discusses how sleeping is a waste of time.
- Reprints
Dine and Dash
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- drama
- Synopsis
- A waiter in a diner goes overboard in stopping a guy who leaves without paying for his food.
- Reprints
Grind
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- drama
- Synopsis
- A girl grinds her teeth together at night, causing problems with her boyfriend.
- Reprints
The Gravelly Voice Of The People
letters page / 2 pages
Indexer Notes
Includes letters from cartoonists such as James Kochalka and small spot illustrations.
The Author Addresses The Audience
comic story / 1 page
- Synopsis
- A strip with creator Adrian Tomine addressing the audience, explaining his switch from self-publishing to Drawn & Quarterly and thanking his supporters from the past seven issues.
Indexer Notes
Not reprinted in 32 Stories (Drawn & Quarterly, 1995 series) #[nn].
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
-
1.
[no title indexed]
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2.
Stammer
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3.
Happy Anniversary
-
4.
The Official Optic Nerve T-Shirt
-
5.
Laundry
-
6.
Sleep = Waste
-
7.
Dine and Dash
-
8.
Grind
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9.
The Gravelly Voice Of The People
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10.
The Author Addresses The Audience
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11.
Enjoy
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- Peter Croome
- Christopher Day
- Gregory Fischer
- Mike Nielsen
- Jim Ordolis
- Per Sandell
- Jim Van Dore
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