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Synopsis
A woman comes to the U.S. from Latin America to escape her shady past, only to fall into a new shady life. After a go at the adult entertainment business, Maria marries a drug lord and her dangerous past is nothing compared to her new life in America. The drug lord's son, Gorgo, secretly falls in love with her and he watches over her like a guardian angel. Danger and corruption (and of course sex) drive the first half of this love story. Long-time Love and Rockets readers will find the storyline familiar... and that's because, in an Adaptation-style meta twist, Maria M. is actually the B-movie film adaptation of the life story of Lub's mother Maria, as previously seen in its real version in the classic graphic novel Poison River (available in the Beyond Palomar collection) starring Maria's own daughter playing her own mother. Confused? Don't be! Maria M. will work perfectly on its own terms as the kind of violent, sexy pulp tale that Gilbert Hernandez has proven so adept at these past several years, and the source material for the story will just provide an extra layer of delight for the cognoscenti. Part two of Maria M. will be released in 2014.
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About the Author
Gilbert Hernandez lives in Las Vegas, NV, with his wife and daughter. He is co-creator of the long-running, award-winning, and critically acclaimed series Love and Rockets.
Review
...[Hernandez's] pulp comics... are trashy, to be sure... They are also a great deal of fun and are demented in frequently amazing ways, as Hernandez tries to come up with the most sordid, complicated and melodramatic scenarios possible... There's a firm, steady hand on all of the mechanics and formal aspects of the story, allowing Hernandez to go nuts in terms of content without ever leaving the reader behind. --Rob Clough"
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- PublisherFantagraphics Books
- Publication date2013
- ISBN 10 160699719X
- ISBN 13 9781606997192
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages112
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