Presents thirty-two stories that deal with a variety of characters, including a shy novelist who seeks out the girl he was obsessed with in high school, a lonely woman who loses her job, and high school outcasts.

Presents four stories that deal with a variety of characters, including a shy novelist who seeks out the girl he was obsessed with in high school, a lonely woman who loses her job, and high school outcasts.

When Miko moves temporarily to live and study in New York she leaves behind Ben, a confused, obsessive, 30-year-old theatre manager who finds himself desperately trying to answer the big questions. But aided only by his promiscuous friend Alice, and spending increasing time with his new employee Autumn, things only seem to get more confusing. Does he know what he wants? Is he everything Miko accuses him of? Should he follow her to New York? A painful, charming and stunningly illustrated book, "Shortcomings" is one of the most brilliantly subtle, witty and moving graphic novels around.

Collects four stories, each exploring conflicts of urban detachment and misguided emotional gratification, by a critically acclaimed graphic artist whose fans have often accused of eavesdropping on their most intimate moments and, with forensic skill, laying their lives bare.

A collection of short stories by Japan's master of the 'alternative comic' explores a wide range of contemporary issues, from overcrowding to urban angst to modern sexuality. Mature.

Killing and Dying

Product Description: Adrian Tomine reafirma su don para capturar emociones y pensamientos sobre el peso del amor y de su ausencia, el orgullo y la decepcion en la familia o la ansiedad y la desesperanza de sentirse vivo en el siglo XXI. En ""Amber Sweet"" muestra el desastroso impacto de una doble identidad en un mundo hiperconectado...read more