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Love and Rockets – The Best Comics, Graphic Novels, and Manga Books

Part of our ongoing article series highlighting the best Comic Books, Graphic Novels, And Manga.


Today’s Favorite Comic, Manga, Graphic Novel:

Love and Rockets


Writers, Artists, Illustrators For Book:

Gilbert Hernández, Jaime Hernández, Mario Hernández


Description of Book / Series:

Notable for their strong female characters and their focus on relationships. rather than on tradtional comic book “action”, the stories collected in thisvolume show how the comic format can be used to create characters and situationsas detailed and compelling as in any novel.





Love and Rockets Volumes/Omnibuses



Love and Rockets, Vol. 1: Music for Mechanics

Love and Rockets, Vol. 1: Music for Mechanics


Love and Rockets, Vol. 2: Chelo’s Burden

Love and Rockets, Vol. 2: Chelo's Burden


Love and Rockets, Vol. 3: Las Mujeres Perdidas

Love and Rockets, Vol. 3: Las Mujeres Perdidas


Love and Rockets, Vol. 4: Tears from Heaven

Love and Rockets, Vol. 4: Tears from Heaven


Love and Rockets, Vol. 5: House of Raging Women

Love and Rockets, Vol. 5: House of Raging Women


Love and Rockets, Vol. 6: Duck Feet

Love and Rockets, Vol. 6: Duck Feet


Love and Rockets, Vol. 7: The Death of Speedy

Love and Rockets, Vol. 7: The Death of Speedy


Love and Rockets, Vol. 8: Blood of Palomar

Love and Rockets, Vol. 8: Blood of Palomar


Love and Rockets, Vol. 9: Flies on the Ceiling

Love and Rockets, Vol. 9: Flies on the Ceiling


Love and Rockets, Vol. 10: X

Love and Rockets, Vol. 10: X


Love and Rockets, Vol. 11: Wigwam Bam

Love and Rockets, Vol. 11: Wigwam Bam


Love and Rockets, Vol. 12: Poison River

Love and Rockets, Vol. 12: Poison River


Love and Rockets, Vol. 13: Chester Square

Love and Rockets, Vol. 13: Chester Square


Love and Rockets, Vol. 14: Luba Conquers the World

Love and Rockets, Vol. 14: Luba Conquers the World


Love and Rockets, Vol. 15: Hernández Satyricon

Love and Rockets, Vol. 15: Hernández Satyricon


Love and Rockets, Vol. 16: Whoa Nellie!

Love and Rockets, Vol. 16: Whoa Nellie!


Love and Rockets, Vol. 17: Fear of Comics

Love and Rockets, Vol. 17: Fear of Comics


Love and Rockets, Vol. 18: Locas in Love

Love and Rockets, Vol. 18: Locas in Love


Love and Rockets, Vol. 19: Luba in America

Love and Rockets, Vol. 19: Luba in America


Love and Rockets, Vol. 20: Dicks and Deedees

Love and Rockets, Vol. 20: Dicks and Deedees


Love and Rockets, Vol. 21: The Book of Ofelia

Love and Rockets, Vol. 21: The Book of Ofelia


Love and Rockets, Vol. 22: Ghost of Hoppers

Love and Rockets, Vol. 22: Ghost of Hoppers


Love and Rockets, Vol. 23: Three Daughters

Love and Rockets, Vol. 23: Three Daughters


Love and Rockets, Vol. 24: The Education of Hopey Glass

Love and Rockets, Vol. 24: The Education of Hopey Glass


Love and Rockets, Vol. 25: High Soft Lisp

Love and Rockets, Vol. 25: High Soft Lisp


Love and Rockets, Vol. 26: God and Science: Return of the Ti-Girls

Love and Rockets, Vol. 26: God and Science: Return of the Ti-Girls


Love and Rockets, Vol. 27: Julio’s Day

Love and Rockets, Vol. 27: Julio's Day


Love and Rockets, Vol. 28: The Love Bunglers

Love and Rockets, Vol. 28: The Love Bunglers


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