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The first of three volumes chronicles the globe-trotting adventures and exploits of Maggie, her best friend and occasional lover Hopey, and their companions, Peggy Century, her weirdo mentor Izzy, aging wrestler Rena Titanon, and Maggie's new love interest, Rand Race. Original.

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?

In this batch of "Locas" stories by Jaime Hernandez from the pages ofLove and Rockets Volume II (picking up where 2010's Penny Century collection left off), an older and wiser Maggie faces down her old demons and the "Ghost of Hoppers" in a full-length graphic novel (which also introduces one of Jaime's greatest recent characters, Vivian the "Frogmouth," the near-psychotic bombshell). Meanwhile, the ever-feisty but maturing Hopey (her Spanish birth name giving this collection its title) transitions from tending bar to teaching kindergarten (while still juggling a complex love life), and the final quarter of the book shows Maggie's lovable ex Ray Dominguez being dragged into the aftermath of a grisly murder thanks to his falling for the "Frogmouth."

Featuring Hernandez's longtime Love and Rockets heroine Maggie, the suppression of family history is the initial thread that ties the The Love Bunglers together. Because these secrets can't be dealt with openly, their lingering effect is even more powerful. But Maggie's ability to navigate and find meaning in her life -- despite losing her culture, her brother, her profession, and her friends -- is what's made her a compelling character. After a lifetime of losses, Maggie finds, in the second half, her longtime off and on lover, Ray Dominguez. In taking us through lives, deaths, and near-fatalities, The Love Bunglers encapsulates Maggie's emotional history as it moves from resignation to memories of loss, to sudden violence (a theme in this story) and eventually to love and contentment. Much like what John Updike created in his four Rabbit novels, Jaime Hernandez has been following his longtime character, Maggie, around for several decades, all of which has seemed to be building towards this book in particular.Winner, 2014 Los Angeles Times Book Prize - Graphic Novel/ComicsNamed one of Publishers Weekly's Best Books of 2014Shortlist, Slate's 2014 Cartoonist Studio Prize for Best Print Comic of the Year

The sublime, the superpowered, and the senior citizen converge in Angels and Magpies, which collects the Gods and Science: Return of the Ti-Girls and Love Bunglers storylines from the Love and Rockets: New Stories series, as well as Hernandez's 2006 serial for the New York Times. In the latter, Maggie pays a visit to Queen Rena, who is living out her twilight days on an island after a lifetime as a wrestler and an adventuress. In the Ti-Girls segment, superheroics get a screwball spin when Angel of Tarzana and Maggie square off against Dark Penny Century. In the "Love Bunglers," held as perhaps Hernandez's greatest masterpiece in his thirty-five-year career, and one of the great graphic novels of all time (it was hailed by Slate and Publishers Weekly as one of the best stories of the year), the past and present converge as Maggie and Ray's reunion is threatened by long-buried family secrets.

Maggie and Hopey leave their significant others at home and take a weekend road trip to go to a punk scene reunion in their old neighborhood. Threaded throughout are flashbacks to 1979, during the formative stages in their lifelong relationship, as the perceived invincibility of youth is juxtaposed against all of the love, heartbreak, and self-awareness that comes with lives actually lived. Serialized over the past four years in Love and Rockets: New Stories and the new comic book series, Is This How You See Me? collects Hernandez's unsentimental, long-form masterpiece together for the first time.

In this graphic novel, teenager Tonta is staying for the weekend with her half-sister, the self-absorbed Vivian. At home, Tonta's stepfather is shot during a botched burglary, which leads to the discovery of family secrets that require Tonta to confront some unpleasant truths that she previously managed to suppress or remain ignorant of. Through it all, Tonta showcases Hernandez's brilliant talent for character, weaving a host of characters and milieus from his vast arsenal. Meanwhile, back at school, Tonta and Gomez discover that Coach Angel harbors a secret of her own (can you say, "lucha libre?") while local punk band Ooot provides the soundtrack for a summer not soon to be forgotten.

Despite having created one of the most expansive and remarkable casts of characters of any cartoonist who ever lived (under the umbrella of the ongoing L&R comic book series), acclaimed graphic novelist Jaime Hernandez -- Will Eisner Hall of Famer; Eisner, Harvey, Ignatz, and PEN Award winner; L.A. Times Book Prize winner; and on a very short list of contenders for the title of America's Greatest Living Cartoonist -- has been privately amassing a body of work that no one else has ever seen for over 40 years. Until now.

How would a kitchen maid fare against a seven-headed dragon? What happens when a woman marries a mouse? And what can a young man learn from a thousand leaf cutter ants? Famed Love and Rockets creator Jaime Hernandez asks these questions and more as he transforms beloved myths into bold, stunning, and utterly contemporary comics. Guided by the classic works of F. Isabel Campoy and Alma Flor Ada, Hernandez’s first book for young readers brings the sights and stories of Latin America to a new generation of graphic-novel fans around the world.

Maggie og Hopey er et par charmerende og øretæveindbydende punktøser i LA-forstaden Hoppers. De lever livet på en baggrund af koncerter, fester, fyre og narrestreger, men blandes ind i et oprør mellem rivaliserende bander af chicanos med dødeligt udfald.Jaime Hernandez’ historier om Maggie og Hopey kommer nu endelig komplet på dansk. Han og hans bror Gilbert har stået fadder til den grafiske roman og har de sidste tredive år leveret den ene mesterlige fortælling efter den anden samt vundet adskillige Eisner og Harvey Awards.“En af de mest talentfulde kunstnere, vores kultur har frembragt.” – The New York Times Book Review

Jaime Hernandez har i nogle-og-tredive år tegnet på sin version af the great American (graphic) novel: Fortællingen om punktøserne Maggie og Hopey. Undervejs har han for sine historier vundet et utal af Harvey og Eisner Awards i sit hjemland.I Har du set mig? går Maggie og Hopey fra hinanden efter i årevis at have været det uadskillelige kærestepar blandt vennerne på L.A.’s punkscene. Begge kastes ud i prøvelser, der truer dem på livet, og uden hinandens støtte overmandes de næsten af voksenlivets kompromitterende kompleksitet, mens de prøver at genfinde deres ungdoms frihed – eller i det mindste hinanden.Pressen skrev om Speedy Ortiz dør:* * * * * “Ikke så lidt af et mesterværk.” – Strip!* * * * * “Jaime Hernandez har en suveræn streg.” – Jyllands-Posten* * * * * “Tæt på at være den perfekte tegneserie.” – Nummer 9* * * * * “Jaime Hernandez’ værk har klassikerstatus.” – Ekstra-Bladet“En milepæl i udviklingen af den grafiske roman.” – Weekend-avisen

Maggie och Hopey är två före detta punkartjejer i en liten stad nära Los Angeles. Hittills har de varit oskiljaktiga. Men Hopey åker på turné med sitt rockband. I stället kommer Maggies lillasyster Esther till stan. Hon börjar vara ihop med platsens Casanova, Speedy Ortiz, trots att hon redan har en pojkvän, som är gängledare i grannstaden. Det är bäddat för slagsmål och kärleksförvecklingar – men konsekvenserna blir allvarligare än så. Jaime Hernandez serier är svåra att stoppa in i något fack. Det är vardagsskildringar med en del dramatik och romantik, om man så vill. Men det viktigaste är människorna, som med uppkäftig charm och rapp humor tecknas alldeles levande för läsarna. Tillsammans med sin bror Gilbert – också han en hyllad serieskapare - är Jaime Hernandez en betydande företrädare för den latinamerikanska chicanokulturen i USA.

De kaliforniska punkartjejerna Maggie och Hopey har i detta album gått skilda vägar sedan flera år. En dag träffas de på nytt på östkusten, där de råkar in bland ett gäng överklassflickor. Men att känna dottern till TV-ikonen Nan Tucker kan få farliga följder. Och vem är det som efterlyser Hopey på mjölkpaketen?Jaime Hernandez serier är roliga, varma och smarta, men kan också bli svarta och svidande. Sedan tidigare finns på svenska albumet Speedy Ortiz Död. Wigwam Bam samlar alla berättelser med Maggie och Hopey från den amerikanska samlingsvolymen Love and Rockets 9: Flies on the Ceiling, och hela Love and Rockets 11: Wigwam Bam.

¿Co´mo se enfrentari´a una sirvienta a un drago´n de siete cabezas? ¿Que´ pasa cuando una mujer se casa con un rato´n? ¿Y que´ puede aprender un joven de un millar de hormigas cortadoras de hojas? jaime hernandez, el afamado creador de Amor y Cohetes, se hace estas y otras muchas preguntas al convertir famosos mitos en co´mics frescos, sorprendentes y plenamente contempora´neos. Guiado por las obras cla´sicas de F. Isabel Campoy y Alma Flor Ada, el primer libro para jo´venes lectores de Hernandez acerca las historias y estampas de Latinoame´rica a una nueva generacio´n de aficionados a la novela gra´fica de todo el mundo.