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02623aam a2200409 i 4500 001 14C448425C5E11EFA39121381FECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240817010038 008 230313t20242024waua e 6b 000 0 eng d 010 $a 2023937639 020 $a 1683968875 020 $a 9781683968870 035 $a (OCoLC)1371747566 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d OCLCO $d GZD $d OCLCO $d BDX $d YDX $d EYM $d NUI $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- 050 4 $a PN6727.H477 $b L85 2024 082 04 $a 741.5973 $2 23/eng/20240325 100 1 $a Sobel, Marc, $e author. 245 10 $a Reading Love and Rockets / $c Marc Sobel. 250 $a First Fantagraphics Books Edition. 264 1 $a Seattle, Washington : $b Fantagraphics Books Inc., $c 2024. 300 $a 341 pages : $b illustrations (some color) ; $c 28 cm 520 $a "A deep dive into the first 50 issues of the Hernandez Brothers' acclaimed comic series, this scholarly book seeks to answer the question: What makes Love and Rockets such an enduring classic of the medium?" -- $c Publisher's description. 520 $a "Over 40 years ago, Gilbert, Jaime, and Mario Hernandez transformed the comics scene with their seminal series, Love and Rockets. In Reading Love and Rockets, Eisner-nominated author Marc Sobel offers at once an engaging entry point for readers and an invaluable resource for fans to deepen their understanding of the Hernandez brothers' literary universe. Focusing on the series' first 50 issues, Sobel explores the evolution of its characters and storylines, its idiosyncratic cultural influences, and its creators' growth as artists and writers along the way. Delving into such wide-ranging topics as magical realizing, women's wrestling, and the Southern California punk scene, this guidebook combines Sobel's own observations with analysis from a variety of scholars, critics, and fans to provided insightful perspective on a comics masterpiece" -- $c Back cover. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-341). 600 10 $a Hernandez, Jaime. $t Complete Love and rockets. 600 10 $a Hernandez, Gilbert. 600 10 $a Hernandez, Jaime. 600 10 $a Hernandez, Mario, $d 1953- 650 0 $a Comic books, strips, etc. $x Authorship. 650 0 $a Comic books, strips, etc. $x History and criticism. 650 0 $a Comic books, strips, etc. $x Social aspects $z United States. 650 0 $a Comic books, strips, etc. $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 710 2 $a Fantagraphics Books, $e publisher. 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20240817011620.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=14C448425C5E11EFA39121381FECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search