{"product_id":"human-diastrophism-paperback-by-gilbert-hernandez","title":"Human Diastrophism 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(2007-07-02)\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\u003e288\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9781560978480\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e368.55\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e0.0 x 0.0 x 0.0\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRipped from the pages of \u003ci\u003eLove and Rockets\u003c\/i\u003e: the second comprehensive collection of comics from Gilbert Hernandez's main \"Palomar\" storyline. A serial killer stalks the inhabitants of the Central American town Palomar while they attempt to change the world before the world changes them.\n\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHuman Diastrophism\u003c\/i\u003e is the fourth volume in \u003ci\u003eThe Complete Love and Rockets Library\u003c\/i\u003e, and the second that collects writer-artist Gilbert Hernandez's main Palomar storyline, magical-realist tales of a small Central American town. It begins with the landmark \"Human Diastrophism.\" In it, a serial killer stalks Palomar — but the murders only exacerbate the cracks in the idyllic Central American town that the outside world made when it began to intrude. \"Diastrophism'' concludes with the death of one of its most beloved characters. As a postscript — one of the most hauntingly magical moments of the entire series — a rain of ashes drifts down upon Palomar. Also included are all the post-\"Diastrophism'' stories, in which Luba's past (as seen in the epic \u003ci\u003ePoison River\u003c\/i\u003e) comes back to haunt her, and Hernandez sows the seeds for the \"Palomar diaspora\" that ends this dense, enthralling book. In addition to seeing Hernandez push the comics medium into greater artistic and narrative heights (along with contemporaries such as Chris Ware and Daniel Clowes), readers will see characters change as they age in \"real-time\" in stories that span generations and centuries.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCreated between 1989–1995, these stories first appeared in the long-running (and ongoing) \u003ci\u003eLove and Rockets\u003c\/i\u003e comics series, also featuring work by Gilbert's brothers, Jaime and Mario. \u003ci\u003eL\u0026amp;R\u003c\/i\u003e has been called \"the greatest American comic book series of all time\" by \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e and \"a great, sprawling American novel\" by \u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e. It broke ground with its craft and the casual intersectionality of its huge and diverse casts of nuanced characters (many of whom are LGBQTIA+) who live and have relationships in often-naturalistic settings and situations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46555652554913,"sku":"BBSNIJ9781560978480","price":30.39,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9781560978480.jpg?v=1781793436","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/human-diastrophism-paperback-by-gilbert-hernandez","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}