The Hernandez Brothers: Love, Rockets, and Alternative Comics

by Enrique García

This study offers a critical examination of the work of Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez, Mexican-American brothers whose graphic novels are highly influential. The Hernandez brothers started in the alt-comics scene, where their 'Love and Rockets' series quickly gained prominence. They have since published in more mainstream venues but have maintained an outsider status based on their own background and the content of their work. Enrique Garc a argues...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822964929
• ISBN13: 9780822964926
• Release Date: June 2017
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 7.9"