As most watchers of this space are likely already aware, Love and Rockets, the masterpiece of comics by Gilbert, Jaime and, as the just released box set shows, also Mario Hernandez, is the mainstay publication here at Copacetic, where it has been central to the shop's identity.  And so we'd like to hereby join in the celebration of its fortieth (how?!?) anniversary! 

First off, there is the hour-long PBS documentary, produced by KCET in SoCal, HERE.

Then, there are the articles acknowledging the significance of Love and Rockets in The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Los Angeles Times, NPR, and doubtless other outlets as well.

Here's a look at Love and Rockets: The First Fifty, the box that Fantagraphics put together.  This comes with quite a high price tag, but we have to say that Fantagraphics did a great job here – as well they should have, considering that Love and Rockets is their flagship publication and will be their greatest legacy as a publisher. 

 

Posted by on 04 January 21:01 (almost 2 years ago)