| 1. Love & Rockets Vol. 2: Chelo's Burden | 
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By: Gilbert Hernandez, Mario Hernandez, Jaime Hernandez, Los Bros. Hernandez
Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
July 17, 1996
The comic book creations of the renowned Hernandez Bros are now available in 19 paperback collections. Book 2 features the first of Gilbert Hernandez' "Heartbreak Soup Stories," where busty bathgiver Luba rocks a town "where men are men and women need a sense of humor." Also included are the wacky adventures of Jaime Hernandez' `Locas,' Maggie and Hopey, as well as "Somewhere in California" by Mario... more
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| 2. Love & Rockets Vol. 3: Las mujeres perdidas | 
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By: Gilbert Hernandez, Jamie Hernandez, Los Bros. Hernandez
Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
1999-08
Los Bros. Hernandez are beyond description; I wish that the words brilliant, dazzling, ingenious, eminent, extraordinary, remarkable, and phenomenal, were fresh off the wordsmith's tongs, but as it is, they're simply too tarnished to gleam brightly enough for Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez.
Through Love and Rockets the Bros. have done for the graphic novel what Shakespeare did for the sonnet... more
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| 3. Ghost World |
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By: Daniel Clowes
Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
April 01, 2001
I'm sick of these satirical similes that metaphor the life of a struggling teen in feelings of angst and some other hidden meaning blah blah blah... i kept thinking something would happen other than two spoiled brat teens walking around complaining how hard life is for them... it doesnt. i promise anyone who reads this there is no plot... im sure some wannabe intellectual will come find some words... more
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| 4. Love and Rockets Vol. 5: House of Raging Women | |
By: Gilbert Hernandez, Jaime Hernandez, Los Bros. Hernandez
Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
September 03, 2006
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| 5. Love & Rockets Vol. 4: Tears from Heaven |
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By: Jaime Hernandez, Gilbert Hernandez, Los Bros. Hernandez
Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
1987-01
This book is excellent (I just had to write this to make the rating go up so sorry for the bad review...)... more
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| 6. Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth | 
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By: Chris Ware
Publisher: Pantheon
April 29, 2003
After hearing about the book for many years, I finally decided to check it out and see what all the fuss was about. Honestly, I feel like this book is highly highly overrated.
The main character, the present day Jimmy Corrigan, is a failed exercise in tedious pity and social awkwardness. Whoop-de-doo. He's so minimal in the story, he's almost a non-character, painfully shy, mute, and passive... more
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| 7. Heartbreak Soup (Love & Rockets) |
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By: Gilbert Hernandez
Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
March 07, 2007
These are great illustrated stories. They have the feel of true literature. The drawing style is almost naive but sophisticated in its graphic clarity and concise storytelling. I marvel at Mr. Hernandez' ability to convey emotion through a simple series of panel designs. Great memorable characters and heartfelt dialogue. As I read I got the impression that these are true stories, although a bit exaggerated... more
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| 8. Black Hole |
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By: Charles Burns
Publisher: Pantheon
January 08, 2008
Since Amazon and fellow reviewers have done a great job at describing the story and art, I don't even feel my review is necessary but I HAD to add my stars and few brief words. The art is exceptional, fantastic use of negative space. The concept almost reminds me of Uzumaki, how an entire community is taken in by the 'holes', and the nothingness swallows them all.
I see the black hole... more
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| 9. The Girl from HOPPERS (Love & Rockets) (v. 2) | 
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By: Jaime Hernandez
Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
July 04, 2007
I'm sure I'm one of a tiny minority that didn't enjoy this book. This is the first comic/graphic novel that I literally couldn't finish. I started and re-started 3 times and couldn't get into it. The "story" dragged on and never really went anywhere. I love comics and could read a graphic novel about nuclear fission, but this book just had no plot.
I never fell for the characters... more
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| 10. Love & Rockets Vol. 6: Duck Feet |
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By: Gilbert Hernandez, Jaime Hernandez, Los Bros. Hernandez
Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
January 01, 1989
From the playful antics of the town children (oddly not at all realistically drawn (perhaps an allusion to the authors' 'Dennis the Menace' inspiration? ) - not my favorite element of the stories - although fun enough) to the ominous "toc toc toc" of the traveling witch on the mysterious object she carries, there were enough gorgeous graphics and plot turns to keep me reading straight... more
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