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Maria M., Book Two
2015
First Published
3.78
Average Rating
140
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In the concluding half of this brutal, original crime noir graphic novel series from the co-creator of Love and Rockets, Maria M. has come to America for a better life, marrying—and unexpectedly leaving a drug kingpin. The kingpin’s son, Gorgo, learns Maria’s secret: she was raped, and ran away from her husband to hide her illegitimate pregnancy. She goes back to her old work as a stripper and Gorgo, heartbroken by her absence, shuns society. When they reunite, the reunion sparks the most violent gangland bloodbath in history. Though Maria M. works perfectly on its own terms as violent, sexy pulp entertainment, readers of Hernandez’s previous books will recognize its lead character. In a meta-twist worthy of the genre, Maria M. the graphic novel is also the B-grade biopic of the mother of Hernandez’s most beloved character, Luba! Black & white
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3.78
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Author

Gilbert Hernández
Gilbert Hernández
Author · 46 books

Gilbert and his brother Jaime Hernández mostly publish their separate storylines together in Love And Rockets and are often referred to as 'Los Bros Hernandez'. Gilbert Hernandez, born in 1957, enjoyed a pleasant childhood in Oxnard, California, with four brothers and one sister. In Gilbert’s words, they were “born into a world with comic books in the house.” His childhood enthusiasm for the medium was equaled only by his appetite for punk rock. Initiated by older brother Mario and bankrolled by younger brother Ismael, Gilbert created Love and Rockets #1 with his brother Jaime in 1981. Over 30 years later, the series is regarded as a modern classic and the Hernandez brothers continue to create some of the most startling, original, and intelligent comic art ever seen. From 1983 to 1996, Gilbert produced the now legendary Palomar saga, collected in the graphic novels Heartbreak Soup and Human Diastrophism, and considered to be one of the defining bodies of literature of its era. Gilbert lives in Las Vegas, NV, with his wife Carol and daughter Natalia.

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