Palomar (comics)
Palomar (subtitled The Heartbreak Soup Stories) is the title of a graphic novel written and drawn by Gilbert Hernandez and published in 2003 by Fantagraphics Books (ISBN 1-56097-539-3). It collects work previously published within the pages of Love and Rockets (volume one). Palomar is the fictional town in Latin America where all the stories presented are set.[1] Palomar was included in Time magazine's Best Comics of 2003 list.[2]
| Palomar: The Heartbreak Soup Stories | |
|---|---|
| Date | 2003 |
| Publisher | Fantagraphics Books |
| Creative team | |
| Writers | Gilbert Hernandez |
| Artists | Gilbert Hernandez |
| Original publication | |
| Published in | Love and Rockets |
| ISBN | 1560975393 |
Plot edit
Set in the titular fictional town in an unnamed Central American nation, Palomar follows Luba, a businesswoman who works at the town's movie theater in order to care for her seven illegitimate children.[1] The comic has drawn praise for its portrayal of female characters and Latin American culture within the often-misogynistic comics industry.[3] The comic notably defies stereotypes about Latin Americans, with the titular town and its residents rarely conforming to stereotypical perceptions and not being treated as "foreign."[3][4]
References edit
- ^ a b Glaser, Jennifer (2007). "Review of Palomar: The Heartbreak Soup Stories". MELUS. 32 (3): 264–267. ISSN 0163-755X.
- ^ Arnold, Andrew (2003-12-18). "Top 10 Everything 2003 - TIME". Time. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
- ^ a b Brett Burns, Love in the Time of Comics: The Intersection of Gender and Latino Culture in Gilbert Hernandez's Palomar, Diss., (University of Georgia, 2005), accessed December 20th, 2022, https://getd.libs.uga.edu/pdfs/burns_brett_t_200508_ma.pdf
- ^ Poblete, J. (2023). Los cómics en un país tropical: Palomar de Gilbert Hernández. Revista Iberoamericana, 77(234), 177-193.