In 1981 two Mexican-American brothers self-published their first comic book, titled Loveand Rockets, and "changed American cartooning forever" according toPublishers Weekly. Twenty-five years later it is still being published to critical and commercial success. Hernandezs moving stories chronicle the lives of the most memorable and fully formed characters the comic form has ever seen. His female protagonists, masterfully delineated with humor, candor, and breathtaking realism, come to life within Californias Mexican ...
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In 1981 two Mexican-American brothers self-published their first comic book, titled Loveand Rockets, and "changed American cartooning forever" according toPublishers Weekly. Twenty-five years later it is still being published to critical and commercial success. Hernandezs moving stories chronicle the lives of the most memorable and fully formed characters the comic form has ever seen. His female protagonists, masterfully delineated with humor, candor, and breathtaking realism, come to life within Californias Mexican-American culture and punk milieus heyday. In April 2006 Jaime Hernandez began serializing his work in the New York Times Magazine, succeeding Chris Ware as the second artist to do so in Times history. Thenotoriously private artist has opened his archives for the first time, revelingnever-before-seen sketches, childhood drawings, and unpublished work, alongside his most famous Loveand Rockets material.
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Add this copy of The Art of Jaime Hernandez: the Secrets of Life and to cart. $149.00, very good condition, Sold by Bungalow Books, ABAA rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Pueblo, CO, UNITED STATES, published 2010 by Abrams ComicArts.
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Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 0810995700. Black cloth with illustrated endpapers and pictorial dust jacket. A small bump to the top corner, and rubbing to the boards. The dust jacket has modest creasing, and a nick to the front flap. Profiles the work of one of the original creators of the comic, Love and Rockets. Bibliography, illustrated, index. Introduction by Alison Bechdel.; 223 pages.
