Sometimes it takes the truly grotesque to show people the evil that lurks right beneath their noses. Sorry we had to do this, but do you get what we’re saying about Tevas now? Comments/Enlarge |
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He’s got an orange tan, creative hair, ambitious eyebrows, striving sideburns and that stupid fucking after work super casual uniform that every meathead liar from Jersey to Silverlake tries to slip by us. Comments/Enlarge |
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The Hernandez brothers' Love & Rockets project was one of the top 10 heaviest comics events in history. And if it wasn't for the other brothers dragging Jamie down, it would have been in the top five. That's what's so great about this book. It's 700 pages of Jamie's best work without any of the other Hernandez garbage weighing it down. If you missed the boat on Love & Rockets here's everything you ever need to see, polished and shit-free.
MARTY KNOBLETT
HANDWRITTEN—Expressive Lettering in the Digital Age
Steven Heller & Mirko Ilic
Thames & Hudson
Besides the unavoidable proliferation of bad design, the ubiquitous computer has caused another major eyesore. The perpetual coldness endless right angles bring. Everything from want ads to record sleeves have become so automated it looks like we are policed by a nation of Zilons. That's why Handwritten is so inspiring. It shows the merit of introducing an element of hand-drawn design and it reminds you of a time when you needed artists to make art. I know I sound fucking boring in this review but trust me. It's a really inspiring book.
MIKA HIROKO
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Johnny Ryan
Limited Edition, covers by Buenaventura Press
In our own utopia, all daily comics would be like the parodies in this genius book. Vice comics page contributor Johnny Ryan uses this small run zine to rip to shreds every canonical comic, from Popeye and Nancy to The Boondocks and Garfield. All of them are treated with the same Johnny R. humor: retarded and scatological to such an extreme that the piles of shit and explosions of jizz eventually become as rote as the tired punch lines in the dailies that inspired them. You get to see Dagwood replace his legs with two huge severed penises, Garfield fuck his owner up the ass, and Alley Oop get shaved only to discover that he has a vagina. It is the most repulsive and hilarious book we've seen in years. Look at johnnyr.com for proof of his genius.
ROALD DULL
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Craig Thompson
Top Shelf
I haven't been this excited about a comic in years. This 600-page illustrated novel took Thompson years to make and it shows. It's a flawless combination of North American Chester Brown honesty and European Stephan Blanquet passion. I must have said, "Holy shit, this guy can draw," aloud every five pages.
3507321C,
We've been trying to contact you. Everyone here really likes your irreverernt writing style (well not everyone, but everyone who counts). Please send any submission ideas you have, (be persistant, we recieve a lot) to vice@viceland.com. Please understand, that we will, as in the past, have to edit what you say before it goes to print for to benifit of the retards who don't understand us. Hope your ok with this. Make sure to explain your nic so we don't get imposters.
Vice
Subject: Xaime Beto and Mario Date: Jan 29 2005 04:43:56 PM Author: Damanda
um....actually I think Hopey is Argentinian and Maggie is Mexican-american.
Subject: literary? Date: Jan 26 2005 05:10:21 PM Author: j
why are there comics in the literary section?
Subject: dullard Date: Jan 16 2005 06:09:43 PM Author: gitteau
I think Mr. Dull has a luckily apt surname.
Subject: vs. Date: Jan 13 2005 05:20:22 PM Author: Neifi
Jaime is a "better" artist, and his stories are more accessible. Gilberto has more interesting characters and stronger themes. I must say, though,that I find 'Beto's obvious "homage" (French for "being a bitin' ass nigga") to Marquez a little hard to take sometimes.
Subject: janet kim Date: Jan 12 2005 12:55:34 AM Author: javi
Craig Thompson made out with my girlfriend.
(True.)
Subject: bros Date: Jan 10 2005 10:31:28 PM Author: dan
how many stories did mario write? 2? they had a 10 year run and mario was in a handful of issues. no one even considers him.
mostly i just can't believe someone would consider heartbreak soup or poison river garbage.
Subject: the "other brothers" Date: Jan 10 2005 08:50:55 PM Author: appliance
the "other brothers" of which he speaks are gilberto and mario. obviously tyhe reviewer is a little more familiar with the comic than dan. although i agree that gilberto has chops too but maggie and hopey are hot lesbian mexican girls and that is unfuckwithable.
Subject: bros Date: Jan 08 2005 11:41:45 PM Author: dan
the other hernandez' pulling jaime down? please. gilbert was by far the better story teller. jaime's stories are basically soap operas - slick drawing style, easy to swallow.
and the way you say 'the other brothers' when it was just berto and jaime makes me think you aren't that familiar with the series anyway. yeah, there was that other brother, but he was only around for the first couple issues of a huge run and no one even considers him.
Subject: bands vs. comics Date: Jan 05 2005 05:04:53 PM Author: Neifi
I believe the comic came first, actually.
Subject: What? Date: Jan 05 2005 02:03:16 PM Author: Love Rocket
Isn't these, what is this talkin' 'bout?
Subject: gringos Date: Dec 30 2004 09:26:31 AM Author: neifi
It's "Jaime" Hernandez
Subject: HUH/ Date: Dec 29 2004 05:32:39 AM Author: 3507321C
YOU CALL THIS SECTION LITERARY ?
MORE LIKE SHITERARY............C'MON !!!!!!!!!!!!
Subject: love &rockets Date: Dec 29 2004 01:03:38 AM Author: hambone
if you haven't heard of L&R already you need more friends
LOCAS—The Maggie & Hopey Stories
HANDWRITTEN—Expressive Lettering in the Digital Age
Funny Pages
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