Beyond Palomar by Gilbert HernándezMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Beyond Palomar collects Poison River and Love and Rockets X by Gilbert Hernandez.
As I continue to chew through the Palomar books, I'm amazed at what Gilbert Hernandez has done here.
Poison River, the story of how Luba wound up in Palomar, is a sordid tale of revolution, sex, drugs, heartbreak, and more sex and drugs. Gorgo's ties to Luba's family are revealed, is as much of Luba's tragic backstory, being married at fifteen to a man over three times her age.
Love & Rockets X is the story of a LA band called Love & Rockets and everyone caught in their orbit. All roads lead to Palomar so everything gets tied together eventually. Love & Rockets X is a tale of sex, drugs, racism, violence, heartbreak, and all the other good shit.
Gilbert's art continues to wow me, his style slick and minimalist but still very expressive. Working in black and white with a cast this large, he still manages to give everyone a distinctive look.
Beyond Palomar is another winner from Gilbert Hernandez that makes me wish I'd started reading these books twenty years ago. Five out of five stars.
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