Optic Nerve #5 By Adrian Tomine Self-Published Mini Comic 0

[Okeydoke]

Does anyone know anything about this one? I'm familiar with the current Optic Nerve series, but this is a self-published mini-comic from 1993. Probably pretty rare?  I checked around but am unable to get any info about it's value/rarity. Thanks!

Edited June 28, 2017 by Okeydoke

[Ken Aldred]

Looks like one of the issues that's been collected in the 32 Stories mini-comic box set and paperback.  

Tomine's great.

Edited June 28, 2017 by Ken Aldred

[Okeydoke]

Thanks. I originally thought that might be the case too, but this "looks different" as in looks photocopied and the 32 stories version was printed and higher quality. I think the 32 stories books were reprints of the earlier original comics. I'm thinking this could be one of the originals.

[Okeydoke]

I found some info on this and I'm now pretty sure it is the original comic. No idea of it's value though.

http://www.tcj.com/humble-beginnings/

[mschmidt]

It's original - Tomine did 5 self-published mini-comics of Optic Nerve before he started doing the series through Drawn & Quarterly. If you can find the right buyer, it's probably worth around $50.