By Derek Parker Royal By almost any account, the work of the Hernandez brothers1—Mario, Gilbert, and Jaime—stands as one of the most celebrated in contemporary American…
By Christopher Pizzino1 The idea of comics as a traumatized medium, which I explore in what follows, asks that we change our thinking about the relationship…
By F. Vance Neill Gilbert Hernandez, as both one member of the Love and Rockets comic book creative team and personally, achieved more than compelling, realistic storytelling…
By Jennifer Glaser “I may describe geographical boundaries, but it’s really about the human borders and what happens to you when you cross those borders.” (Hernandez,…
By Jesse Molesworth Who is the father of Luba’s second daughter Guadalupe? The question poses itself numerous times within the early Palomar stories of Gilbert Hernandez,…
By Frederick Luis AldamaPaging through Gilbert Hernandez’s recent streak of stand-alone graphic novels—Chance in Hell (2007), Speak of the Devil (2008), Troublemakers (2009)—might have one scratching the cabeza, as I did. And…
By Christopher González Visually rendered space is a crucial ingredient on the comics page. As Charles Hatfield puts it, “Besides its narrative qualities, comic art is,…
By Derek Parker Royal The Adventures of Venus. Seattle: Fantagraphic Books, 2012. 94 pp. $9.99. Julio’s Day. Seattle: Fantagraphic Books, 2013. iii + 100 pp. $19.99.…
By James Bucky Carter The Hernandez Brothers. Love and Rockets New Stories, No 5. Seattle: Fantagraphic Books, 2012. 104 pp. $14.99. The experienced Hernandez brothers reader approaches Love…
By Andrew J. Kunka Hernandez, Jaime. God and Science: Return of the Ti-Girls. Seattle: Fantagraphics Books, 2012. 136 pp. $19.99. Jaime Hernandez’s God and Science: Return of the…