Les intrus - Adrian Tomine

Japanese-American cartoonist Adrian Tomine is one of the most incisive observers of urban life today. His stories often begin and end abruptly, portraying mundane routines and emotional inertia with precision and irony. Les Intrus collects his most recent work, showcasing his continued formal experimentation—minimalist postcard panels, dense five-tier grids, and a nostalgic use of color.

While early works were tinged with cynicism, Tomine’s recent stories show a deepening empathy, aligning him with Japanese Gekiga traditions as well as American underground comics. Les Intrus is a stunning example of how comics can articulate the complexity of the modern human condition—unsentimentally, but truthfully.