商品簡介
The popular Love & Rockets character returns. Within a few years of its debut in 1981, Gilbert & Jaime Hernandez's Love & Rockets would virtually define alternative comics in the '80s. Now, 20 years later, Gilbert Hernandez is more popular than ever, thanks to the re-launch of his seminal Love & Rockets comic book series in early 2001. Luba in America, Hernandez's first collection since the relaunch of L&R, spotlights the artist's most enduring character in a year when her creator seems to be appearing everywhere, from the pages of Time to Vibe to CNN and The Los Angeles Times. Luba, of course, was the central matriarcal figure of Hernandez's Palomar, the fictional Mexican town that Gilbert documented for 15 years in the original Love & Rockets series (1981-1996). In this collection, however, we find Luba has moved to America, starting an entirely fresh new chapter in her life. The book begins with Luba travelling to the big city, supposedly having left Palomar to pave the way for her husband to join her in America. Readers quickly discover, however, that she has a more dire mission. Luba fears that her political history has left a threat to her family from the old country, and she believes that the only way to end this threat lies in America. The resulting action is an awesome blend of political intrigue, sexuality, and Gilbert's characteristically human portrayal of his characters, most notably his women.
