Amber Sweet
Adrian Tomine - Optic Nerve #12 - Amber Sweet
12/17/11 17:46 Filed in: Cool Stuff
Adrian Tomine is back on
familiar ground with "Amber Sweet," the story of
a young woman constantly mistaken for a popular
online porn star. As is common in Tomine
stories, the protagonist is isolated from her
peers and is looking for a way to fit in. But
the mistaken identity problem will not go away,
so she changed schools and moves to a different
area. That still doesn't solve her problems, but
I'll let you read the rest.
I really enjoyed this issue of Optic Nerve. It was like a blast to the past, and it's good to see Tomine hasn't lost his touch for doing these unique stories of alienation and disappointment ("Hortisculture"). Also, the letters section is really good. I knew there were a lot of white Tomine fans who just wouldn't get ethnic identity issues in Shortcomings, and the letters confirmed as much.
The beleaguered protagonist meets the real Amber Sweet.
I really enjoyed this issue of Optic Nerve. It was like a blast to the past, and it's good to see Tomine hasn't lost his touch for doing these unique stories of alienation and disappointment ("Hortisculture"). Also, the letters section is really good. I knew there were a lot of white Tomine fans who just wouldn't get ethnic identity issues in Shortcomings, and the letters confirmed as much.
The beleaguered protagonist meets the real Amber Sweet.