Comic books in 'Fritz Book'

1st printing. Story and art by Gilbert Hernandez. Gilbert Hernandez's first original graphic novel from Fantagraphics follows on the heels of his acclaimed graphic novel, Sloth, from DC's Vertigo Comics 2006. Chance in Hell tells the story about a little orphan girl who lives in the slums of the slums. Nobody knows who she is or where she's from, but her fellow shantytown inhabitants collectively look over her. The three-act story follows our heroine as she is adopted by a decent man who raises her well, and she eventually marries a kind, well-to-do man, only to discover that she can't relate to the good life and the comforts he provides. Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 124 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $16.95.

1st printing. DIG THIS SCENE! Greedy low-lifes chasing the hard luck charm and $200,000! Meet Drug dealer Dewey Booth, he can't be punished enough! WAILIN'! And what about Rock 'n' Roll loser Wes, he needs money to start his own club. BLING! And then there's Über-stacked Nala, she enjoys humiliating men dumb enough to fall for her. HUSH! HUSH! And let's not forget Vincenze, he gets his kicks from being a jerk! JERK! In the end: deadly FIRES ignite! Heads LITERALLY roll!! And Eyes are SHOT out!!! GULP! Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 120 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $19.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $15.99

1st printing. Story and art by Gilbert Hernandez. The third in Gilbert Hernandez's line of original hardcovers (Chance in Hell and The Troublemakers) is a trippy thriller. This volume continues the career of B-movie actress Fritz, who first appeared in the Love & Rockets graphic novels. In this "movie", a beautiful waitress and her brother visit their estranged father in order to find out why their mother committed suicide. The story weaves in and out of reality and possibly back in forth in time. To complicate things further, the sister is sexually obsessed with a mysterious man throughout the tale - or is it her brother? And that's only the tip of the iceberg. Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 120 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $19.99.

1st printing.

Story and art by Gilbert Hernandez.

This crime thriller tells the story of Maria M., whose life south of the border is a tale of sex, drugs, violence, and power. She later marries a drug kingpin, whose son learns Maria's secret, leading to a violent gangland bloodbath.

Maria M. collects 2013's Maria M. Book One and the never-before-published Book Two for the first time. Longtime Love & Rockets readers will recognize a metatwist: Maria M. doubles as a "biopic" of the mother of Hernandez's most beloved character: Luba from Love and Rockets!

Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 270 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $29.99.

*Adults Only* 1st Printing. Story and Art by Gilbert Hernandez. Beginning with Adam and Eve and continuing through the story of Noah's Ark, Garden of the Flesh depicts explicit sexual content, as legendary cartoonist Gilbert Hernandez finds unexpected and uninhibited pleasure in these biblical tales of Original Sin. Softcover leather bound, 96 pages, full color, 4.75" x 6", 18+ Only. Cover price $12.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $14.50

Add to cart Very Fine $14.50

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Story and art by Gilbert Hernandez. A CRIME THRILLER DOUBLES AS AN ADAPTATION-STYLE META-LOVE AND ROCKETS STORY - A woman comes to the U.S. from Latin America to escape her shady past, only to fall into a new shady life. After a go at the adult entertainment business, Maria marries a drug lord and her dangerous past is nothing compared to her new life in America. The drug lord's son, Gorgo, secretly falls in love with her and he watches over her like a guardian angel. Danger and corruption (and of course sex) drive the first half of this love story. Long-time Love and Rockets readers will find the storyline familiar... and that's because, in an Adaptation-style meta twist, Maria M. is actually the B-movie film adaptation of the life story of Luba's mother Maria, as previously seen in its "real" version in the classic graphic novel Poison River (available in the Beyond Palomar collection) - starring Maria's own daughter playing her own mother. Confused? Don't be! Maria M. will work perfectly on its own terms as the kind of violent, sexy pulp tale that Gilbert Hernandez has proven so adept at these past several years, and the "source material" for the story will just provide an extra layer of delight for the cognoscenti. Part two of Maria M. will be released in 2014. Hardcover, 112 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $22.99.

1st printing.

Story and art by Gilbert Hernandez.

Collects (and expands!) the graphic novellas "Hypnotwist" and "Scarlet by Starlight" from Love and Rockets: New Stories in a handsome "Double Feature" package.

In the Eisner Award-winning wordless comic (silent movie?) "Hypnotwist," Hernandez's B-movie star Fritz plays a character who doesn't seem to be going anywhere, until she puts on a pair of glittery pumps. Her wanderings become increasingly surreal as she confronts motherhood, alcoholism, a sinister smiley face, cruelty, and her worst fate: "Killer" cameos! Includes 16 pages of previously unpublished, additional material. "Scarlet by Starlight" is a B movie that's Star Trek meets Heart of Darkness. "Scientists," or colonizers, are doing research, surrounded by "primitive" fauna they affectionately nickname or treat like pests. Fritz plays Scarlet, a peaceful, catlike humanoid with a mate and children. When she becomes infatuated with one of the scientists, the fragile web of relationships explodes into violence and death, calling into question who the "advanced, civilized" creatures really are.

The two graphic novellas that comprise the book will be published together with two covers, so the two stories each end in the middle of the book (with the one you're not reading being upside down). This very cool, handsome "Double Feature" package will be an essential item for Love and Rockets completists!

Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 104 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $24.99.

1st printing. Story and art by Gilbert Hernandez. PROOF THAT THE DEVIL LOVES YOU is the latest in a series of graphic novels featuring Gilbert Hernandez's character Fritz, a B-movie actress (and half-sister to his iconic Love and Rockets character, Luba) whose hourglass figure has earned her a cult following. While Gilbert often explores Fritz's troubled life off-screen in Love and Rockets, for years he has also been "adapting" her exploitation films in various forms, including a series of standalone graphic novels that include Chance in Hell, The Troublemakers, Garden of the Flesh, Maria M., and Hypnotwist/Scarlet By Starlight. Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7-in., 96 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $24.99.