Music for Mechanics
Music for Mechanics is the first sequential collection of the American comic book series Love and Rockets by the Hernandez brothers and published in 1985.
| Music for Mechanics | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Fantagraphics |
| Genre | Alternative comics |
| Publication date | October 1985 |
| Creative team | |
| Written by | Los Bros Hernandez [Gilbert, Jaime & Mario Hernandez] |
| Artist(s) | Los Bros Hernandez |
The cover of the book is by Jaime Hernandez and the preface by Carter Scholz.
Contents
These first stories, dated 1981–1985, are science-fiction oriented, adding monsters and dinosaurs and extra-terrestrials to the first latino themes, and some stories and themes may or may not be considered canon with the universes developed by the brothers in later books.
| No. | Title | Author | Pages | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mechan-X | Jaime Hernandez | 8 | Signed "Izzy Ruebens"; introducing characters Maggie and Hopey. |
| 2. | Locas Tambien | Jaime | 4 | |
| 3. | How to Kill a | Jaime | 4 | Signed "Isabel Ruebens"; not listed in the "Contents" of the book. |
| 4. | BEM | Gilbert Hernandez | 40 | 5 parts; introducing character Luba). |
| 5. | Barrio Huerta | Jaime | 1 | |
| 6. | Penny Century, You're Fired | Jaime | 1 | |
| 7. | Music for Monsters I | Gilbert | 6 | |
| 8. | Mecanicos | Jaime | 6 | |
| 9. | Mechanics | Jaime | 41 | Introducing wrestling. |
| 10. | Radio Zero | Gilbert | 10 | |
| 11. | Music for Monsters II | Gilbert | 4 | |
| 12. | Somewhere in California | Mario Hernandez | 10 | |
| 13. | A Little Story | Gilbert | 6 | Village of Palomar first appearance, not cited though. |
| Cover gallery | Los Bros Hernandez | 4 | ||
Chronology
Next album: Chelo's Burden
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