Julio's Day

Julio's Day
Date 2013
Publisher Fantagraphics
Original publication
Published in Love and Rockets Vol. 2(Fantagraphics)
Issues 1–14, 17–20
Date of publication Spring 2001 – Summer 2007

Julio's Day is a graphic novel by Gilbert Hernandez, serialized in Love and Rockets Volume 2 in 2001–2007 and collected in 2013. It tells the story of a man whose life spans the years 1900 to 2000.

Synopsis

The story traces the life of the title character Julio from his birth in 1900 to his death in 2000.[1] It takes place in a rural village in the American South.[2]

Publication

The story's serialization appeared from 2001 to 2007 in Love and Rockets Volume 2 #1–14 and #17–20. Hernandez expanded the page count significantly for its collection in 2013,[1] which included an introduction by Brian Evenson and a blurb from Junot Díaz.[2]

References

Works cited

  • Moore, Anne Elizabeth (2014-02-28). "How About Love: Gilbert Hernandez's "Julio's Day"". Los Angeles Review of Books. Retrieved 2015-02-07.
  • Royal, Derek Parker (2013). "Review of Recent Books from Gilbert Hernandez". ImageTexT: Interdisciplinary Comics Studies. University of Florida. 7 (1). ISSN 1549-6732. Retrieved 2015-02-07.

Further reading

  • Anderson-Minshall, Jacob (2013-02-27). "This Love and Rockets Spin Off Puts Gay Life Center Stage". The Advocate. Retrieved 2015-05-16.
  • Mendes de Souza, Marcelo (2017-03-17). "Comic-chronotope in Julio's Day: Gilbert Hernandez's explorations of the form-shaping ideologies of the medium". Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics. 8 (4). doi:10.1080/21504857.2017.1299021.
  • NPR staff (2013-04-02). "Exclusive First Read: 'Julio's Day' By Gilbert Hernandez". NPR. Retrieved 2015-05-16.
  • Publishers Weekly staff (n.d.). "Julio's Day". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2015-05-16.
  • Heer, Jeet (2013-05-10). "Why comic artist Gilbert Hernandez is poised to migrate into the mainstream". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2015-05-16.


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