doctabird's review against another edition
DNF. Barely got a few pages in. I was excited for this comic based on the description, but the story was not compelling in any way.
jamiezaccaria's review against another edition
3.0
Definitely an eclectic mix, not necessarily for me but objectively an awesome comic.
matt4hire's review against another edition
4.0
There are some fine stories here, especially all of the Retro Rocky stories and the "Somewhere in California..." stories. Unfortunately, the presentation makes everything suffer; the stories are organized by chronology, which means that you'll have Jaime followed by Beto followed by Mario, and they all have such different styles that clash, rather than complement. But still, really good stuff in this volume.
matt4hire's review against another edition
5.0
Yet another fantastic volume of Love & Rockets. The Ti-Girls adventure is great, and Papa is a nicely poignant story. The shorts are a little less than satisfying, but the longer ones make up for it.
rinemily's review against another edition
5.0
I was first introduced to Love and Rockets through the free comic book day sample a few years ago. I finally decided to check this out from my library. I absolutely ate this up. Its exactly what I'm looking for in a comic book. I can't wait to go back and start with the original run of Love and Rockets.
nikhiltri's review against another edition
3.0
Lots of <3 <3 <3 for all the protagonists in the main story being women of varying sizes, ages and ethnicities. I wanted to be really excited about this, but I was left at the end not particularly interested in reading more. :-(
nathaniel_1206's review against another edition
4.0
Probably closer to 4.75?
I don't remember reading this volume of Love & Rockets, however I do remember owning it back in the late 80s, early 90s. I never got very far in Love & Rockets in any case.
The bulk of this collection introduces Maggie and her adventure in digging up a rocket ship in South America? Maybe Central America? It's a fantastic story. The Hernandez Bros have a talent for writing science fiction that's rooted in Earth-bound situations. Is that the definition of pulp science fiction? There a short stories in this collection that demonstrate that again and again. They're all fun, although some work better than others. The short story near the end of the collection 'Somewhere in California' starts out as a very dense, confusing story, and the denouement wraps it up brilliantly.
It appears that most of the work collected here is from the early 80s, the storytelling and artistic talent on display is extraordinary.
(I obviously put this down for a while. Fine, I misplaced the book for a few months.)
I don't remember reading this volume of Love & Rockets, however I do remember owning it back in the late 80s, early 90s. I never got very far in Love & Rockets in any case.
The bulk of this collection introduces Maggie and her adventure in digging up a rocket ship in South America? Maybe Central America? It's a fantastic story. The Hernandez Bros have a talent for writing science fiction that's rooted in Earth-bound situations. Is that the definition of pulp science fiction? There a short stories in this collection that demonstrate that again and again. They're all fun, although some work better than others. The short story near the end of the collection 'Somewhere in California' starts out as a very dense, confusing story, and the denouement wraps it up brilliantly.
It appears that most of the work collected here is from the early 80s, the storytelling and artistic talent on display is extraordinary.
(I obviously put this down for a while. Fine, I misplaced the book for a few months.)
chelseamartinez's review against another edition
3.0
The main stories here are not with the main Love and Rockets characters, which surprised me in the first "new stories" edition (since I've read a lot of the others already). Anyhow the main stories here are superhero team stories including Maggie's roommate Angel and their neighbor Alarma, as well as Penny Century. The Beto story I've read elsewhere, and liked, about psychedelic, fatal burrito worms, is also in here, as well as the one-pager Victory Dance.
ponycanyon's review against another edition
2.0
I don't know what happened here. Jaime and Beto have recently been doing the best work of their careers (Jaime's mature and nuanced Locas stories and his "Maggie" extended story, and Beto's recent New Tales of Old Palomar), but this issue - the first of L&R's new yearly, chunky format - is a major regression for both of the primary brothers. Jaime's story returns to the early sci-fi days of the Locas stories, but Maggie's in about two panels, Hopey none, and everything centers on Angel, Maggie's girlfriend from volume 2. The story is a nonsensical superhero yarn that feels more like something Mario would poop out. Beto similarly bunts with a few impressionistic pieces that hint at Palomar but ultimately go nowhere. It's a sad state of affairs when Mario's contributions to the issue are the strongest!
The worst part is that this new, yearly format means we'll have to wait until this time next year for issue 2.
The worst part is that this new, yearly format means we'll have to wait until this time next year for issue 2.