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Post by rgsc on Jan 1, 2015 18:54:19 GMT -5
I am hoping someone can help me out as I am at a loss. I am really interested in starting to read Love & Rockets but I am more than a little intimidated by the longevity/complexity of the series.
Can anyone let me know a good jumping point? Can I just pick it up anywhere - the recent & much praised Love Bunglers, for example - or do I need to read it chronologically? I bought up an early collection of short stories a while back at a second-hand book store but have been hesitant to dive into that for fear of being lost.
Surely some wise, well-read, wonderful human can help me navigate the work of los hermanos Hernandez.
Thanks!
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bpp
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Post by bpp on Jan 2, 2015 14:29:27 GMT -5
The Recent Loverboys is a stand-alone by Gilbert not set in his main L&R 'verse'. It's flavour is VERY like the early Palomar stories so will give you a flavour of what he does without any reliance on continuity. I think its a great book if a little 'slight' (but slight in the way many peoples own lives are slight). Certainly dive into it if you want a stand-alone sampler of Gilbert. Jamie's contributions to L&R are more urban and have a longer-standing continuity (which recently came to major end-game). For his work I'd advise starting at the very beginning and seeing if its to your flavour. Or you could try 2014's The Best American Comics 2014 (ed. Scott McCloud) which starts out with a lengthy Jamie story from last years L&R as well as doubtless introducing you to some other great works by modern comic book creators. Love Bunglers comes after a rather significant switch in the Jamie stories and I'd not recommend starting there if you want to get taken in by the whole thing 'spoiler' free. Great book tho. My advice is honestly to start at the very beginning and, like say Vol. 1 of Cerebus, realise the quality tightens up quickly to become the very polished unique series many people love. Fantagraphics always do a great job of keeping the series available - Jamie in the Locas series and Gilbert in the Palomar series: www.fantagraphics.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=76&Itemid=135 |
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Post by rgsc on Jan 3, 2015 21:04:32 GMT -5
Ok. Thanks bpp. Good to know what the best approach is. Much appreciated. |
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