Shortcomings Av Adrian Tomine

Between his second and third tours of duty, a soldier returns home. To his former home, that is, using an old key while the new tenant is at work.

An old woman returns alone to the spot where as a young girl she used to meet her lover on his daily lunch break. A young guy misses his flight and returns to observe a kind of alternate version of his own life, one from which he seems to have vanished.

In his first full length work since Shortcomings in 2007, Adrian Tomine has produced another unforgettable collection of stories and characters: 'Amber Sweet' shows the disastrous impact of mistaken identity in a hyper-connected world;

Strangers are united by circumstance as they wait on the subway stairs for a summer storm to pass. Instantly recognizable, Adrian Tomine's illustrations and comics have been appearing for over a decade in the pages (and on the cover) of The New Yorker.