The Education of Hopey Glass
by Jaime Hernandez
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Read in June, 2008
I haven't read the entirety of Love and Rockets, but from what I can tell, the Hernandez Bros. plateaued artistically somewhere in the mid-90s, and their draftsmanship and writing style hasn't progressed at all since. This makes it all the more impressive that their level of craft is so high, it still manages to astound me. (As opposed to, say, Steve Rude, whose stagnation is still pretty to look at, but not really inspiring.) I am particularly amazed by how well Jaime moves around on a p...more
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Read in April, 2008
recommends it for:
graphic novel & Gabby Marquez readers, (ex) punks/indie kids
This is a good starting point (i.e. "The Complete Love & Rockets Vol. 22") for new readers of Hernandez brothers comics. Jaime Hernandez's flagship characters, Maggie and Hopey, are moving into middle age. This transition from 80s punks to semi-responsible adults marks new territory and explores different characters and themes. It is a good entry point for those who don't want to (and shouldn't) start 21 volumes back at "Music for Mechanics."
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This is the latest collected volume in the long-running history of the finest American comic strip since Pogo and Peanuts. Jaime Hernandez' old punk characters from Huerta, California, are now in their forties and adulthood is at last catching up with them. Hopey and Ray Dominguez find the transition from perpetual adolescence to maturity painful and difficult, and some of their friends (like the seemingly doomed Doyle Blackburn) are hopelessly stuck in their ancient patterns. Oddly enough, the ...more
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Read in June, 2008
I have a great guide from Fantagraphic Books and it indicates that I should not start out reading Love & Rockets by beginning with this book. In fact, I did read a few of the Hernandez Bros. comics in the 80's while in high school but the enjoyment was ruined for me when a friend co-opted them as her "thing." Other things that were ruined for me in high school include Doc Martins (after the trendy girls started wearing them), the Village (after every girl from Jersey learned how t...more
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Read in June, 2008
I've been reading Love and Rockets since 1996, when Keith moved out of the house and I found a stack of those comics in his closet. I think by 1996 I was coming to Love and Rockets kind of late.
About half of this book are stories of Hopey in the week before her new job as a teacher's assistant. The other half is more about Maggie, but really about her ex-boyfriend Ray and told from his perspective.
It's interesting to see these characters grown up and at least a bit more m...more
About half of this book are stories of Hopey in the week before her new job as a teacher's assistant. The other half is more about Maggie, but really about her ex-boyfriend Ray and told from his perspective.
It's interesting to see these characters grown up and at least a bit more m...more
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Read in April, 2008
the hernandez brothers have developed some of the most fully-realized, kick-ass female characters - not only in comics, but in literature as a whole. one of the coolest things about these characters is that we've seen them grow up, and they've done it in a totally realistic way. i can't say enough good things about their comics. if you haven't read them you're missing out.
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I have such a crush on Hopey Glass. She's really all I want in a girl: smart, hot, funny, tender, intense, lovely. I literally did an about face into the comic book store when I saw this collection in the window. I think a few of the stories I've already read in Locas and other encounters with L&R. I can't wait to get my hands on it (swoon!).
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Read in July, 2008
What can you say at a certain point, especially after having read a lot of these? Um, it's still good. This focuses a little much on Ray, given the title, but it's not as though I don't like him as a character. The opening story, which follows Hopey's embarkation on a new career as a teacher's assistant, is pretty great stuff, swinging from hypertension to the totally mundane, all within a space of seven days.
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Read in July, 2008
I really enjoyed this book when it was from the point of view of Hopey but as soon as it switched to Ray I completely lost interest... hence the 3 stars. The Hopey part almost reminded me of Adrian Tomine. Reading the back of the book lead me to believe there were others in this "series" so I'll look into them. Definitely worth a second glance.
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Read in March, 2008
In these "Locas" stories, Ray pursues the train-wreck bombshell "Frogmouth"; an eventful week in the life of Hopey; and Maggie, off stage but visible as Ray's resentful ex and (forever and still) Hopey's best friend.
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It's kind of fascinating to watch Hopey and Maggie grow and kind of weird as the characters seem to dry up as they get older. I enjoy the biography of their lives and even Ray's as they move in the shrinking social circles of their age group and make choices about their lives.
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Read in April, 2008
This is the most recent collection of Jaime Hernandez's work, and it prooves that even after more than 25 years he keeps getting better and better. The characterization, use of flashback and humor,and above all, the drawing are really amazing.
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Read in September, 2008
two and a half. I enjoyed the hopey stuff, but was not feeling ray. a little too much aging aimless dude surrounded by naked women's bodies...even though it was done in a slightly more thoughtful and critical manner, still not my thing.
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Read in August, 2008
This was a great little character driven indie. I've never read a Love and Rockets book before so I was a little out of my depth, but its not a bad place to jump on. I'm really hoping to go back and read some from the beginning.
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Read in September, 2008
Good ole' Hopey. This is the best telenovela series but I don't like the gangster stuff with Maggie's ex-boyfriend in the last half that doesn't even include Hopey. Definitely on par but not a stand-out in the series.
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Read in April, 2008
recommends it for:
love and rockets fans
Everybody loves Hopey. As far as I'm concerned she outlived Maggie.
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Read in July, 2008
You can never have too much Hopey. Indeed, this collection could have benefitted from more Hopey and less Ray/Frogmouth/Maggie drama. Just sayin'.
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Not enough Penny Century, too much Frog Mouth. But a great character development storyline for Hopey. The people in this book remain true to life.
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Read in August, 2008
Enjoyable, though I didn't like it as much as the other Hopey and Maggie stuff.
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