An anthology collecting all seven issues of the first - and independently published - Optic Nerve series. Unlike the later Optic Nerve series, a lot of the stories in this anthology are transparently autobiographical.
Stories:
01. Man's Best - A man takes extreme action when his wife decides to buy a dog.
02. Birdnoise - A short tale of insomnia.
03. Adrian Tomine's 10,533rd Dream - Tomine's illustration of a dream.
04. Solitary Enjoyment - A girl explains why she enjoys being single so much.
05. Heat Wave Death - A cautionary tale on the dangers of mixing drugs and high temperatures.
06. Sean's Story - A short anecdote told to Adrian by a friend.
07. Disappointment And Despair - A true depiction of the artist's struggle to sell his work.
08. Back Break - Adrian suffers a back injury.
09. Patriotism Is Alive And Kicking - A real life conversation overheard by Tomine.
10. Rodney - A young woman finds that once her best friend finds a partner, he no longer has time for her.
11. This Is A True Story - A conversation taken from real life.
12. Adrian Quits His Job - When he is cheated out of his hours at work, Adrian explodes with anger and quits.
13. All Choked Up - One of the artist's high school memories.
14. Psycho Cook - A story from Tomine's part time job at a restaurant
15. An Everyday Triumph - Back Break part two.
16. Kerouac's Life With Comics - A strip about Jack Kerouac's love of comic books.
17. Train I Ride - A man abandons his life for the thrill of the unknown.
18. Haircut - Adrian has a dream about getting his hair cut.
19. Lifter - A kleptomaniac is given an ultimatum.
20. Mike The Mod - A story about an old acquaintance of the artist.
21. Two In The Morning - A pair of old friends discover they have always been attracted to one another.
22. My Appearance On The Jane Pratt Show - A comic book retelling of a real life incident.
23. Leather Jacket - A girl finds out she is being cheated on.
24. Allergic - The true story of Tomine's nut allergy.
25. Smoke - A woman panics after posting a letter and then changing her mind.
26. The Sell-Out - A story made up from two separate dreams which the artist had in the early nineties.
27. Stammer - A man attempts to approach a woman he likes, but things go wrong.
28. Happy Anniversary - On a couple's anniversary, the woman in the relationship begins to have doubts about their future together.
29. Laundry - A man steals a woman's underwear at a laundrette, but all is not as it seems.
30. Sleep = Waste - Tomine's thoughts on sleep.
31. Dine And Dash - A waiter chases down a customer who runs off without paying for his meal.
32. Grind - A young woman has problems finding love because of her tendency to grind her teeth.
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