Love and Rockets: New Stories, No. 2
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| Rating | : | 4.80 (664 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 160699168X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 100 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-09-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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"For the wait it seemed a little underwhelming" according to lakeqi. First of all I am only reviewing Jaimes story since I don't really like Gilberts stuff that much. As much as it hurts me to say this, I can't really decide if I like part 2 of this story, and thats not a good thing.In fact this is probably about the weakest thing I've ever seen from Jaime. There was some good stuff in it to be sure, but when you're comparing it to his entire body of work, and when considering the wait, it seemed a bit anti-climatic.The art was great, the female empowerment was great, bu. Not the best Los Bros Hernandez work, but full of interesting moments Andrew C Wheeler This book doesn't stand alone; it stands atop nearly thirty years of previous work by both of the creators; this would be a horrible place to begin reading either of them. This particular yearly "issue" has a hundred pages of comics, evenly divided between Jaime and Gilbert Hernandez.Jaime's half comes in two parts, but they're continuing the same story -- the story that began in last year's first issue in this new format, "Ti-Girls Adventures Number 34," as if all hundred pages of this story was a supe. The Hernandez Bros. are the best! Love and Rockets has always been the very pinnacle of independent comics. If you're a comics fan, GET ONE OF THESE BOOKS!
The story follows her as she tries to get back at her ex for dumping her by acting in a movie that everyone is wrongly convinced is porn. His second story, Hypnotwist, is the cherry on top of this volume, with its wordless narrative of a beautiful young woman who travels the streets of a dark city, seeing strange, lovely and horrifying sights along the way. Sad Girl is the story of a busty teenager nicknamed Killer. The volume is bookended with Jaime's Ti-Girls stories. (Oct.)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Gilbert's stories stand at the center of the volume. In the first, titled Daughters of Doom, we see Jaime's superheroes going wild, both narratively and visually. The narrative's dreamlike quality and its rich and mesmerizing imagery make it a surreal tour de force. From Publishers Weekly These latest tales from the art comics trailblazers are sure to draw readers in with their melancholic tone and th
Sandwiched between the concluding chapters of Jaime's story, Gilbert turns in two mind-benders of his own. Eventually, just about the entire cast gets together in a big family reunion that unexpectedly takes place in Maggie’s tiny, messy one-bedroom apartment. Your second annual eye-popping 100-page dollop of all-new Love & Rockets material! With the conclusion of Jaime's "Ti-Girls Adventures" and two from Gilbert: the surreal, wordless "Hypnotwist" and the mysterious "Sad Girl." In the concluding 50-page half of Jaime’s outrageous, acclaimed, full-on superhero mash-up “Ti-Girls Adventures,” our protagonist, rookie do-gooder Boot Angel, learns more hard lessons about becoming a superheroine. 100 color illustrations. “Hypnotwist” is Gilbert’s 39-page
. He is co-creator of the long-running, award-winning, and critically acclaimed series Love and Rockets.Jaime Hernandez is a lifelong Los Angelean, where he continues to chronicle Maggie’s life in the pages of Love and Rockets: New Stories.Mario Hernandez lives in San Francisco, CA with his wife and children. Gilbert Hernandez lives in Las Vegas, NV, with his wife and daughter