We thought everybody read comics. We didn’t know we were weird. We didn’t know people that collected comics were strange. It was as normal as listening to rock music on the radio.
Gilbert Hernandez Quotes
We grew out of the superhero comics, but we still liked comics, so we started putting our own experiences in the stories we were doing for our own amusement.
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| Birth: | 1st February, 1957 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Cartoonist, Illustrator, Novelist |
About
Gilbert Hernandez was born in Oxnard, California, USA. He is an American cartoonist, illustrator, and graphic novelist. He is best known for his Palomar/Heartbreak Soup stories in Love and Rockets, an alternative comic book he shared with his brothers Jaime and Mario. He won Kirby Award for Best Black & White Series for Love & Rockets. He won Harvey Award for Best Writer for Love & Rockets. He has written several graphic novels include: Palomar, Marble Season, Julio's Day, Maria M., Bumperhead, Human Diastrophism, High Soft Lisp, Poison River, Love and Rockets X, Chance in Hell, and Blood of Palomar.
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