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Fear of Comics (LOVE & ROCKETS SC) - Softcover

Hernandez, Gilbert

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9781560974116: Fear of Comics (LOVE & ROCKETS SC)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1560974117 ISBN 13: 9781560974116
Publisher: Fantagraphics Books, 2000

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Gilbert continues to prove that the comics format is an effective vehicle for Latin American-style magic realism. Several stories in Fear of Comics relate strange happenings in a small Mexican village: a tree dispenses spiritual guidance to a lovesick hunchback; the ghost of an irresponsible mother searches for the children she killed; the village is invaded by a giant "love gremlin," etc. Short absurdist tales and some decade-old sf round out the contents. Gilbert's new stories featuring members of the cast of his Love and Rockets stories set in the village of Palomar are stronger than these selections. Still, though lacking the scale of the Palomar saga, these stories still feature his fluid cartooning, bold compositions, and singularly intriguing characters. Gordon Flagg
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Publisher
Fantagraphics Books
Publication date
2000
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1560974117
ISBN 13 
9781560974116
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
120
Rating
  • 3.98 out of 5 stars
    122 ratings by Goodreads