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| Original Title: | Perla La Loca: A Love & Rockets Book |
| ISBN: | 156097883X (ISBN13: 9781560978831) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Love and Rockets, Love and Rockets: Locas #3 |
Jaime Hernández
Paperback | Pages: 288 pages Rating: 4.48 | 778 Users | 34 Reviews
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| Title | : | Perla la Loca (Love and Rockets) |
| Author | : | Jaime Hernández |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 288 pages |
| Published | : | December 17th 2007 by Fantagraphics (first published June 17th 2007) |
| Categories | : | Sequential Art. Comics. Graphic Novels. Fiction. Graphic Novels Comics. Comix. Comic Book |
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Perla begins with the "Wigwam Bam" story, arguably Jaime Hernandez's definitive statement on the post-punk culture. As Maggie, Hopey, and the rest of the Locas prowl Los Angeles, the East Coast, and parts in between trying to recapture the carefree spirit of those early days. "Wigwam Bam" brings us up to date on all the members of Jaime's extensive cast of characters and then drops a narrative bomb on Hopey (and us) in the very last pages. Split up from Hopey yet again, Maggie bounces back and forth between a one-laundromat town in Texas (the "Chester Square" that serves as the title of two of the strongest stories in the book), where she has to contend with both her own inner demons and a murderous hooker, and Camp Vicki, where she has to fend off her aunt Vicki's attempts to make her a professional wrestler and the unwanted advances of the amorous wrestling champ-to-be, Gina. As usual, Jaime spotlights a wide range of headstrong female characters. And what's this about Maggie getting married?Rating Based On Books Perla la Loca (Love and Rockets)
Ratings: 4.48 From 778 Users | 34 ReviewsCrit Based On Books Perla la Loca (Love and Rockets)
Hnnnngh I adore the Locas Love & Rocketsi guess i'm old enough now, 'cause I found these stories way more compelling this time around.
This is fantastic! How do Maggie and Hopey get along without eachother? Read and see! Jamie's art just got better and better. Hopey is awesome and even though I think she'd drive me nuts in real life, I have a crush on fictional her.
The Locas series (which this and two other books encompass) is a soap in Comic Form, primarily following two girls as they have various adventures that range from Sci-Fi insanity, to Punk Rock mythologies. The stories appeared in the book Love & Rockets, along-side work by his brother, who's stories were centered around a village called Palomar. In a way, you need both to really absorb either story, but reading Locas in three-volumes, all at once is also extremely rewarding. I will be up
A fine end to the first part of the Maggie and Hopey story cycle, Perla La Loca represents Jaime Hernandez at the top of his game, both in terms of visual and narrative execution. As the protagonists have aged a bit, Hernandez allows some experimental technique to enter into the proceedings, visiting territory more often associated with his brother Gilbert. Particularly interesting is a series of stories set in the nearly abandoned Chester Square, a run-down strip mall that Hernandez uses as a
Features Wagwam Bam aka Jaime's masterwork
This book follows Maggie and Hopey, although they spend most of the book not-together. It was as confusing-yet-compelling as the last volume - stuff from the past was intermingled with current events. Most of the characters were back, but many things were again left unstated and heck if I know if my guesses were right. I enjoyed it, though.
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