But by his 20s, he makes a name for himself in alternative comics circles-Daniel Clowes, whom Tomine credits as an influence (and gets mistaken for frequently) refers to him as a “Boy Wonder.” That does not protect him from negative reviews, poorly attended signings, weird or hostile readers, casual racism, and other ego-deflating encounters, punctuated with lit- and comics-scene cameos (with tantalizingly scribbled-out names). In the early 1980s in his California elementary school, Tomine presents as an obsessive, socially inept comics nerd, earning him instant ostracism from his classmates.
Eisner Award–winner Tomine ( Killing and Dying) depicts choice vignettes from a decades-long cartooning career in this ruefully funny, often deliberately mortifying memoir.
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