LOVE
& ROCKETS
Page One
The Complete Love &
Rockets, Volumes 1-4
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Page Two
The Complete Love &
Rockets, Volumes 5-8
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Page Three
The Complete Love &
Rockets, Volumes 9-12
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Page Four
The Complete Love &
Rockets, Volumes 12-15 + Girl Crazy
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Cast Page
The Cast of
Love & Rockets
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All of Jaime Hernandez'
work for the LOVE AND ROCKETS comic series is terrific, but this particular
book is especially well done. The story of life in the barrio of LA is
alternately funny and brutal (sometimes within the same page). Maggie,
Speedy, Ray, and the rest of the characters are easy to identify with and
care about. And the art is fantastic. |
THE
DEATH
OF
SPEEDY
Volume
VII |
| by Jaime Hernandez |
Paperback
Fantagraphics Books
ISBN: 1560970030 |
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BLOOD
OF PALOMAR
Volume
VIII |
| by Gilbert Hernandez |
Hardcover
Fantagraphics Books
ISBN: 1560970065 |
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$39.95
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| "In
ten years, the brothers have grown from the 'enfants terrible' of commercial
comics into elders of the popular culture tribe."
--TIMES
OF LONDON
Chris Jacobs, Fantagraphics
Books
Alternative comics!
All-Gilbert book showcasing
"Human Diastrophism", about the world's encroachment on Palomar, one of
the most ambitious stories ever told in comics. This edition includes new
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The book begins
with a few typical, cute Palomar stories (one of the most brilliant things
Gilbert did was to jump the characters ahead 10 years, and look back once
in a while; he created instant nostalgia), then launches into its centrepiece,
the 100+ page "Human Diastrophism". This is a brilliant story that juggles
three or four subplots at a time with ease. Although the premise (a serial
killer stalking the Central American town of Palomar) might initially seem
a bit over the top, the execution more than makes up for it. The murders
become almost secondary to the human drama of the residents of the town,
as families are pulled apart, reunited, and the entire town struggles with
an invasion of demonic monkeys. All this, and Luba too!
Luba's journey through family-abusing
depression, regression into lust, and her final success at reclaiming her
dignity is poignant and unforgettable. Marciela and Riri's romance unfolds
slowly and is eventually revealed as the foundation of the whole story.
Tonzantzin's pathetic, cathartic, and tragic story is the biggest suprise
her; she had been pigeonholed as the town slut, and a 2-D figure, but by
the end you can't help but feel sympathy for her. Gilbert Hernandez outdid
himself with every new installment of "Heartbreak Soup". As he took his
characters through each realistic and dramatic experience, they grew more
lifelike, and the reader gained something close to friendship with then.
Every one of his stories of Palomar affect the reader: This one will probably
have the greatest impact.
A fantastic book that stays
with you long after you've actually put it down: BLOOD OF PALOMAR and the
other 14 LOVE AND ROCKETS paperbacks deserve a place at the table of the
great works of the century. |
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