Luba by Gilbert Hernandez is a 10 year anthology collection of story lines from the classic indie comic book from Love & Rockets. This book is 608 pages long and weighs like 3 pounds! You owe it to yourself to pick this one up folks, I know I will.
The sequel to the 2003 perennial classic, Palomar. Gilbert Hernandez climaxed his award-winning "Palomar" series at the end of Love and Rockets' original run by leveling the Central American hamlet. But he soon picked up the story of Luba: The hammer-wielding matriarch had emigrated to the U. S. where she contended not only with an unwelcoming new culture but also her extended family. These "America" stories - over 80 of them, ranging from quick one-page blackout sketches to graphic novellas - were originally published in a number of different comics and reprinted in a trilogy of oversized paperbacks. Luba collects in one compact, affordable hardcover the entirety of these tales, showcasing Gilbert Hernandez's wicked wit, great compassion, and uncanny understanding of how human beings love, squabble, and ultimately find a way to make it through this life.
Luba by Gilbert Hernandez is a huge book to check out if you're a fan of the comic books or are new to graphic novels. This Latin American graphic novel is such a great read, I kid you not. Check it out.
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