{"product_id":"amor-y-cohetes-paperback-by-gilbert-hernandez","title":"Amor Y Cohetes Paperback by Gilbert Hernandez","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eFantagraphics\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2008-06-17)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e0\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9781560979265\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e680.4\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e23.47 x 19.15 x 1.93\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003eTo a very great extent, \u003ci\u003eLove and Rockets\u003c\/i\u003e is synonymous with the Locas and Palomar storylines and characters … but there was always more to \u003ci\u003eL\u0026amp;R\u003c\/i\u003e than that. This volume of \u003ci\u003eThe Complete Love and Rockets Library\u003c\/i\u003e, written and drawn by all three Hernandez brothers, collects all the stories that didn’t fit into the Locas and Palomar storylines from that classic first, 50-issue run. It’s a dizzying array of styles, genres, and approaches that re-confirms these groundbreaking cartoonists' place in the history of comics. It begins with Gilbert's original 40-page sci-fi epic \"BEM\" from 1981's self-published first issue of \u003ci\u003eLove and Rockets\u003c\/i\u003e, featuring a very different Luba and a much looser, \u003ci\u003eHeavy Metal\u003c\/i\u003e and Marvel Comics-inspired way of storytelling. Other stories include Jaime's charming \"Rocky and Fumble\" series starring a planet-hopping girl and her robot; stunning one-shots such as Gilbert's Frida Kahlo biography and his shocking autobiographical fantasia \"My Love Book\"; Mario's genre thrillers which take place \"Somewhere in California\"; Gilbert's brutally dystopian \"Errata Stigmata\"; the playful \"Hernandez Satyricon,\" with Gilbert drawing Jaime's characters, and \"War Paint,\" with Jaime trying out Palomar; Gilbert's light-hearted \"Music for Monsters\" starring Bang and Inez; and even a fantastical \"non-continuity\" Maggie and Hopey story \"Easter Hunt\" by Jaime that didn't fit into the other books.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGilbert Hernandez\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1957 in Oxnard, California, and is considered one of the greatest living comics writer-artists in the world. In 1982, Hernandez co-created, along with his brothers Mario and Jaime, the ongoing, iconic, internationally acclaimed comic book series \u003ci\u003eLove and Rockets\u003c\/i\u003e, one of the greatest bodies of work the medium has ever seen. In addition to his work on \u003ci\u003eLove and Rockets\u003c\/i\u003e, its spinoffs, and side series, Hernandez has released a prodigious amount of original graphic novels and miniseries, such as \u003ci\u003eSloth\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBumperhead\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMarble Season\u003c\/i\u003e. He also collaborated with Darwyn Cooke on \u003ci\u003eThe Twilight Children\u003c\/i\u003e for DC. He was inducted into the Will Eisner Hall of Fame in 2017 and is the recipient of a Fellow Award from United States Artists and a PEN Center USA’s Graphic Literature Award for Outstanding Body of Work. Hernandez lives in Ventura, CA, with his wife and daughter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJaime Hernandez\u003c\/b\u003e was one of six siblings born and raised in Oxnard, California. His mother passed down a love of comics, which for Jaime became a passion rivaled only by his interest in the burgeoning punk rock scene of 1970s Southern California. Together with his brothers Gilbert and Mario, Jaime co-created the ongoing comic book series \u003ci\u003eLove and Rockets\u003c\/i\u003e in 1981, which Gilbert and Jaime continue to both write and draw to this day. Jaime’s work began as a perfect (if unlikely) synthesis of the anarchistic, do-it-yourself aesthetic of the punk scene and an elegant cartooning style that recalled masters such as Charles M. Schulz and Alex Toth. \u003ci\u003eLove and Rockets\u003c\/i\u003e has evolved into one of the great bodies of American literary fiction, spanning five decades and countless high-water marks in the medium’s history. In 2016, Hernandez won the prestigious \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize for his graphic novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Love Bunglers\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2017, he (along with Gilbert) was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame, and, in 2018, he released his first children’s book, the Aesop Book Prize-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Dragon Slayer: Folktales from Latin America\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a lifelong Angeleno.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMario Hernandez\u003c\/b\u003e (b. 1953, Oxnard, California) co-created \u003ci\u003eLove and Rockets\u003c\/i\u003e, the long-running, internationally acclaimed comic book series. In 1981, he and his younger brothers, Gilbert and Jaime, self-published the first \u003ci\u003eLove and Rockets\u003c\/i\u003e zine. The Hernandez brothers’ anthology title became Fantagraphics’ flagship comic in 1982 when the independent began publishing it. He drew and wrote the occasional story for \u003ci\u003eLove and Rockets\u003c\/i\u003e, such as “Somewhere in California,” and still contributes writing, story ideas, and dialogue. In 1993, his one-shot solo comic, \u003ci\u003eBrain Capers\u003c\/i\u003e, was published, and he worked on projects such as \u003ci\u003eMr. X\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCitizen Rex\u003c\/i\u003e, and the anthology \u003ci\u003eReal Girl\u003c\/i\u003e. He won an Inkpot Award in 2012 and lives in Portland, Oregon, with his wife and children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46555655045281,"sku":"BBSNIJ9781560979265","price":26.59,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9781560979265.jpg?v=1781793494","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/amor-y-cohetes-paperback-by-gilbert-hernandez","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}