The Art of Jaime Hernandez by Todd Hignite; Alison Bechdel

The Art of Jaime Hernandez

The Secrets of Life and Death

Todd Hignite; Alison Bechdel

In 1981 three Mexican-American brothers self-published their first comic book, Love and Rockets, and “changed American cartooning forever” according to Publishers Weekly. Over twenty-five years later it is still being published to critical and commercial success. Jaime Hernandez’s moving stories chronicle the lives of some of the most memorable and fully formed characters the comics form has ever seen. His female protagonists, masterfully delineated with humor, candor, and breathtaking realism, come to life within California’s Mexican-American culture and punk milieu. In April 2006 Hernandez began serializing his work with the New York Times Magazine–all of which will be collected here in full color. The notoriously private artist has opened his archives for the first time, revealing never-before-seen sketches, childhood drawings, and unpublished work, alongside his most famous Love and Rockets material.

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Details

ISBN 9780810995703
Genre Graphic Novel; Literary Criticism
Publication Date 01-Apr-10
Publisher Abrams Comicarts
Format Hardcover
No. of Pages 224
LoC Classification PN6727.H478 .A6 2010
Language English
Rating NotRated
Subject Art / Individual Artists / Monographs; Comic Books, Strips, Etc; Comics & Graphic Novels / General; Hernandez, Jaime
BookID 15355

Author: LFWBooks