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#27. The Education of Hopey Glass (The Complete Love & Rockets, Vol. 24), by Jaime Hernandez

Sep 06, 2009 01:35

#27. The Education of Hopey Glass (The Complete Love & Rockets, Vol. 24), Jaime Hernandez
2008 (material originally published 2005-'08), Fantagraphics Books

Okay, here I go about Love & Rockets again. I feel a little dumb writing in so much detail about each new volume of the series I devour (being on a ten-year catch-up binge as I am), since I' ( Read more... )

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srevans September 6 2009, 07:48:53 UTC

If it helps you feel less dumb at all, I've been reading these write-ups with fascination. Next time I have any wherewithal at all I'll picking up a few.

whereweather September 10 2009, 03:34:54 UTC

hurray! it does make me feel slightly less dumb, actually. :)

kitsuchi September 6 2009, 08:04:33 UTC

and from the beginning of the series Maggie has mostly been it; Hopey -- despite her prominence in the storylines, her second billing, etc. -- has long been something of a psychological cipher.

It's interesting to hear you point that out, because when I first started reading Jaime's work, I had interpreted Hopey as the main character. Which seems weird when I think back, but I remember being surprised when the story followed Maggie and left Hopey behind. And I missed her a lot.

whereweather September 10 2009, 03:44:31 UTC

ooh, matters of viewpoint and protagonist are so complicated in graphic narrative! at the same time, i think everyone missed hopey when she and maggie separated for a while -- well, every time they separate, since they've done it more than once. hopey is absolutely essential; even when she's not on stage (maybe especially then), everyone thinks and talks about her. i see her as a catalyzing agent (usually unaware of it), and very often an object of desire (that adventure of hers on the east coast with all the fashionable dykey girls subtly battling over her was a fascinating example ( ... )

kitsuchi September 10 2009, 10:47:45 UTC

Obviously I was too much in love with Hopey to notice she wasn't actually the main character ;)

Ah, I really need to go back and reread the early Love & Rockets!

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