{"product_id":"palomar-the-heartbreak-soup-stories-9798875002663","title":"Palomar: The Heartbreak Soup Stories","description":"\u003cem\u003ePalomar\u003c\/em\u003e is the perfect entry into the works of critically acclaimed cartoonist Gilbert Hernandez and the still-ongoing \u003cem\u003eLove and Rockets\u003c\/em\u003e comic book series! It stars the inhabitants of a small Latin American town -- long-suffering midwife\/sheriff Chelo; Pipo, tomboy-turned-heartthrob; Carmen, wryer than her years; teen boys Heraclio, Satch, Augustin, Jesus, Israel, and Vicente, whose paths diverge and intersect over time; Diana and Tonantzin, sisters and polar opposites; and many other finely drawn and dynamic characters -- whose already-tempestuous lives are roiled when Luba, an assertive single mother, moves there to set up a bathing business. \u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003ePalomar\u003c\/em\u003e is a selection from the first 50 issues (1985-1996) of Hernandez's multigenerational saga, which has followed the lives and loves, adventures and horrors, of his signature characters, their children, and their children's children -- borne from a place where the mystical is quotidian and the quotidian is mystical -- for 40+ years. These are the stories that forever changed the face (and the heart) of American comics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gilbert Hernandez\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fantagraphics Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 520\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.10h x 8.80w x 1.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798875002663\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHernandez, Gilbert:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eGilbert Hernandez\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in 1957 in Oxnard, California, and is considered one of the greatest living comics writer-artists in the world. In 1982, Hernandez co-created, along with his brothers Mario and Jaime, the ongoing, iconic, internationally acclaimed comic book series \u003cem\u003eLove and Rockets\u003c\/em\u003e, one of the greatest bodies of work the medium has ever seen. In addition to his work on \u003cem\u003eLove and Rockets\u003c\/em\u003e, its spinoffs, and side series, Hernandez has released a prodigious amount of original graphic novels and miniseries, such as \u003cem\u003eSloth\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBumperhead\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eMarble Season\u003c\/em\u003e. He also collaborated with Darwyn Cooke on \u003cem\u003eThe Twilight Children\u003c\/em\u003e for DC. He was inducted into the Will Eisner Hall of Fame in 2017 and is the recipient of a Fellow Award from United States Artists and a PEN Center USA's Graphic Literature Award for Outstanding Body of Work. Hernandez lives in Ventura, CA, with his wife and daughter.","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Gilbert Hernandez \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":49001610674333,"sku":"9798875002663","price":59.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_01c1128b-cbdf-45e2-9078-2d395747bc5b.jpg?v=1791982009","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/palomar-the-heartbreak-soup-stories-9798875002663","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}