Luba: A Love & Rockets Book

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608 pages. 10.50x7.00x1.75 inches. In Stock. N° de ref. de la librería

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Críticas: "The rough-edged Latin American minimalist, stylized black and white comic strips of Gilbert Hernandez have been widely described as the graphic equivalent to the fabulism of Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the Nobel laureata."

It is as profane as it is dense. Almost postmodern in its self-reference... and frequently silly in its blatant cartoonishness, Luba is surreal and bizarre and arousing and gut-wrenching and hilarious. -- Dusty Horn

It's probably not fair to expect Hernandez to issue another creative virtuoso like Palomar, but in the pages of Luba, he comes closer than might be expected. ... Although Luba doesn't hit as hard as Palomar, it remains a compelling portrait of family in all its messy glory. Alternately sexy and vulgar, beautiful and mean, optimistic and intolerant, Luba and her family encompass all the ugliness and amazement that comes with being part of the human entity. -- Michael C. Lorah

It 's an astounding collection of stories about family, life, love, and heartbreak. [W]hen you read all of these powerful tales together in one place, you realise that Beto has created an epic here, unrivaled in its scale and depth. Words fail to express just how wonderful this collection is. --Edward Kaye ""The Best Graphic Novels of 2009" "

It 's probably not fair to expect Hernandez to issue another creative virtuoso like Palomar, but in the pages of Luba, he comes closer than might be expected. ... Although Luba doesn t hit as hard as Palomar, it remains a compelling portrait of family in all its messy glory. Alternately sexy and vulgar, beautiful and mean, optimistic and intolerant, Luba and her family encompass all the ugliness and amazement that comes with being part of the human entity. --Michael C. Lorah

Starred Review. After closing the chronicles of life in the fictional Latin American village, Palomar, Hernandez followed the town s matriarch, Luba, to America...This handsome edition collects more than 10 years worth of stories, and if these latter-day adventures lack the poetic grandeur of the Palomar tales the North-of-the-border saga reads more like a freewheeling, sexually explicit telenovela their welcome compilation lends much-needed cohesion to the sprawling continuum they constitute. "

It s probably not fair to expect Hernandez to issue another creative virtuoso like Palomar, but in the pages of Luba, he comes closer than might be expected. ... Although Luba doesn t hit as hard as Palomar, it remains a compelling portrait of family in all its messy glory. Alternately sexy and vulgar, beautiful and mean, optimistic and intolerant, Luba and her family encompass all the ugliness and amazement that comes with being part of the human entity. --Michael C. Lorah"

Starred Review. In this expansive sequel to 2003's Palomar, Hernandez gives readers a peek into the lives of the inimitable Luba and her extended family now living in modern-day Southern California .Hernandez collects over 100 stories here, ranging from graphic novellas to single-page episodes, with his usual dizzying cocktail of sexual intrigue, humor and soap opera style angst. "

[Luba] seems more and more like a great book every time I pick it up. I guess I shouldn't be surprised...It's going to be until the end of the year before I can attempt a bigger piece on the book...I feel I can wait that six months before a summary statement because there won't be many works in this calendar year better than this one, and if there [are] I'll be so happy I won't care...For now I just want people to know how good it is and remind folks that it's out there. It's a good read, too...It's going to be a good year spent in this book's company. --Tom Spurgeon"

Just like Heartbreak Soup and Locas, Luba is hard to put down, and Beto s art gets better as it gets more experimental... there s tons of good material here, and the humongous format can t be beat in terms of bang for your buck....There s no denying that Hernandez s comics reflect one of the highest peaks the comics medium has yet achieved. "

Detalles bibliográficos

Título: Luba: A Love & Rockets Book
Editorial: Fantagraphics Books
Año de publicación: 2009
Encuadernación: Hardcover
Condición del libro: Brand New