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Post by String on Jul 18, 2016 22:03:47 GMT -5
It's like real life, only more so. More magical. More down to Earth. More passionate. More beautiful. More disheartening. More troubling. More human. Give me more!!! L & R is a series that I've always wanted to read. Growing up, I never saw an issue of it anywhere in my area and what little information I could glean about it from various sources only made it look that more edgy and enticing. Their artwork was (and remains) mesmerizing. Thanks to these new collections, I have caught up and I think it's easily one of the greatest sagas of this medium. The fact they are STILL producing material after all these years is jaw-dropping. Your answer to shax's inquiry is very apt. My answer will be the same description I gave in a fan letter I wrote to Jaime (who replied that he appreciated my thoughts and love of the series). Love & Rockets is like returning home to see old friends and discover just how life has been treating them while you've been away. |
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Jul 19, 2016 4:47:21 GMT -5
Love & Rockets is like returning home to see old friends and discover just how life has been treating them while you've been away. That is really well said! |
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Oct 24, 2016 12:20:58 GMT -5
I've been on a Gilbert Hernandez binge for a few weeks (that's how rich the work is). I went from the collected Luba to the annual Love and Rockets and am now halfway through a re-reading of Heartbreak soup.
Words fail me. It's extraordinary. And re-reading things out of order, I had a big lump in my mouth seeing characters grow across three generations.
It's a masterpiece. Well deserving of a major literary award, and not just a comic-book one; this stuff is on the level of Garcia Márquez.
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