More St. Louis Swag
The last three comics I scored at St. Louis were all by Jamie and/or Gilbert Hernandez and were published by Fantagraphics. If you're a regular to this collumn, you've definately heard me hype Gilbert's new "Palomar" collection which serves as a great introduction to his work. In addition, although I haven't scored it yet, a great way to get started on Jamie's body of work is to acquire the new "Locas" collection, which has most of Jamie's old "Maggie and Hopey" stories. Onward!
"Love & Rockets" #12 (Jamie & Gilbert): On the Jamie front, there's two new "Frogmouth" stories (which I didn't like at first, but have grown on me), and we finally check in with Hopey and her life. On the Gilbert front, there's another edition of "Julio's Day", which is not my favorite story, but it's not bad this issue. Also, we learn about Petra's second ex-husband. My only nag about this issue is that it's a little straightforward, there's almost no surrealist elements (except for a wierd looking sea monster that pops up in the Petra story).
"Luba's Comics & Stories: Lovers and Hector" (Gilbert): This issue focuses on Petra's likeable but none too bright boyfriend Hector. In addition, the world's greatest lover, Fortunato..., shows up and does some street magic. Good stuff if you're a regular.
"Luba" #9: Geez, alotta stuff happens this issue. Pipo tries to get Fritz to commit to her. Fritz's sister Petra tries to get Pipo outa Fritz's life. Fritz breaks up with Pipo's son Sergio. Sergio tries to get Guadalupe to ditch her husband (Sergio's adoptive father), but fails. Pipo breaks up with her boyfriend whose name escapes me. Fritz accepts Enrique's marriage proposal. Fortunato... has sex with every single female character in the series (I think, he may not score with Petra. Gotta reread that issue...). Luba's estranged daughter Marciella returns (finally). And Khamo finally talks, just in time to accuse Luba of infidelity (well, duh, she's done it with Fortuanto... like twelve times in the last three issues). Sounds kinda like an insane soap opera, no?
None of that is important. Over the course of reading Love and Rockets and its various spin offs over the last two years, I have become attached to several characters. At the end of Luba #9, something very bad happens to one of my all time favorite characters from this series, and I gotta say it kinda affected me. Call me a wuss if you want, but the end of Luba #9 was damn heartbreaking.
"Love & Rockets" #12 (Jamie & Gilbert): On the Jamie front, there's two new "Frogmouth" stories (which I didn't like at first, but have grown on me), and we finally check in with Hopey and her life. On the Gilbert front, there's another edition of "Julio's Day", which is not my favorite story, but it's not bad this issue. Also, we learn about Petra's second ex-husband. My only nag about this issue is that it's a little straightforward, there's almost no surrealist elements (except for a wierd looking sea monster that pops up in the Petra story).
"Luba's Comics & Stories: Lovers and Hector" (Gilbert): This issue focuses on Petra's likeable but none too bright boyfriend Hector. In addition, the world's greatest lover, Fortunato..., shows up and does some street magic. Good stuff if you're a regular.
"Luba" #9: Geez, alotta stuff happens this issue. Pipo tries to get Fritz to commit to her. Fritz's sister Petra tries to get Pipo outa Fritz's life. Fritz breaks up with Pipo's son Sergio. Sergio tries to get Guadalupe to ditch her husband (Sergio's adoptive father), but fails. Pipo breaks up with her boyfriend whose name escapes me. Fritz accepts Enrique's marriage proposal. Fortunato... has sex with every single female character in the series (I think, he may not score with Petra. Gotta reread that issue...). Luba's estranged daughter Marciella returns (finally). And Khamo finally talks, just in time to accuse Luba of infidelity (well, duh, she's done it with Fortuanto... like twelve times in the last three issues). Sounds kinda like an insane soap opera, no?
None of that is important. Over the course of reading Love and Rockets and its various spin offs over the last two years, I have become attached to several characters. At the end of Luba #9, something very bad happens to one of my all time favorite characters from this series, and I gotta say it kinda affected me. Call me a wuss if you want, but the end of Luba #9 was damn heartbreaking.
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Man, near the end of R.A. Salvatore's "Icewind Dale Trilogy", Wulfgar takes a cave in to the head to save his friends. That shit made me cry in 7th grade, and now I gotta read every one of Salvatore's ID heroes books. (A pox on those calling for him to move on. When he's written as many Drizz't books as King wrote horrors, then he can move on. Nobody's calling for Pratchett to step away from the Discworld, and if anyone EVER does, I'll pull out their fingernails.)
How many people had to clench an ass cheek to not cry when Merry and Pippin split ways in RotK?
Bottom line is, even fictional characters that have been with you for awhile grow on ya. Sometimes faster than real people, cause the fakeys have vices that are easier to overlook, since they never cause you to eat food you're not interested in, or have diarrhea at a concert, get chased by some maniac with a sandwich stuck to the side of his truck, or sit through a strip show from a fat bitch cause everyone ignored your dad's "Never go to a strip bar with a help wanted sign" advice.
Dude. I just watched the trailer for Sin City and I think I just came in my pants. Does that count as killing a kitten? I think this trailer is going to be my new addiction for awhile.
Yeah, the Sin City movie will be awesome, due to all the stars, and the fact that Frank Miller had a co-hand up all their rears.
I'm surprised some anonymous choad didn't call you wuss. No, I didn't almost cry when Sam and Frodo departed; I was too busy making gay jokes. Let's not get started on that topic either...I was only declaring what happened, not making more jokes.
Well, to set it straight, I said Merry/Pippin, not Sam/Frodo, but oh well. It's ok, Boolah. We all know you just make Sam/Frodo gay jokes to hide your own bisexual tendancies....
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