{"product_id":"the-art-of-jaime-hernandez-the-secrets-of-life-and-death-9780810995703","title":"The Art of Jaime Hernandez: The Secrets of Life and Death","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1981 three Mexican-American brothers self-published their first comic book  Love and Rockets  and changed American cartooning forever according to Publishers Weekly. Over twenty-five years later it is still being published to critical and commercial success.  Jaime Hernandezs moving stories chronicle the lives of some of the most memorable and fully formed characters the comics form has ever seen. His female protagonists  masterfully delineated with humor  candor  and breathtaking realism  come to life within Californias Mexican-American culture and punk milieu.  In April 2006 Hernandez began serializing his work with the New York Times Magazineall of which will be collected here in full color. The notoriously private artist has opened his archives for the first time  revealing never-before-seen sketches  childhood drawings  and unpublished work  alongside his most famous Love and Rockets material.  Praise for The Art of Jaime Hernandez: \"The Art of Jaime Hernandez is proof of what Ive been trying to convince comics artists to do for thirty years. FEWER lines and less technique with more human interest was  and should still be  the way to approach our craft. Bravo  Jaime  for your body of work! Continue to be yourself.\" J-- ohn Romita Sr.  artist  The Amazing Spider-Man\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45650329927733,"sku":"ByrdShop_0810995700","price":248.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780810995703.jpg?v=1781794439","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-art-of-jaime-hernandez-the-secrets-of-life-and-death-9780810995703","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}