{"product_id":"love-and-rockets-hc-the-first-fifty-the-classic-40th-anniversary-collection-mr","title":"LOVE AND ROCKETS HC THE FIRST FIFTY THE CLASSIC 40TH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION (MR)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSPECIAL ORDER ITEM\u003c\/strong\u003e — This item is not stocked in our store. It is ordered in from our distributor after you purchase it, and additional shipping is required.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Washington Post, Best Graphic Novels of 2022Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez are now recognized as two of the greatest cartoonists in the history of the medium — award-winning, world-renowned, critically acclaimed. But in 1982 when the first issue of Love and Rockets came out, they (occasionally working with their brother, Mario) were two young, struggling, unknown cartoonists who were bucking the dominant comic book trend of costumed characters and adolescent content with intimate, complex, humane, novelistic stories told in comics form. Love and Rockets has appeared in a variety of formats over the years and continues to this day, but the original 50-issue run represents a milestone in comics history. Fantagraphics is celebrating and honoring the 40th anniversary of Love and Rockets and the debut of the Hernandez's' first published comics with a gigantic eight-volume slipcase reprinting\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(W) Gilbert Hernandez, Jaime Hernandez, Mario Hernandez (A) Gilbert Hernandez, Jaime Hernandez, Mario Hernandez (CA) Gilbert Hernandez, Jaime Hernandez\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/runeworkscomics.myshopify.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/902f9e0b-9bf0-48b2-a5cd-5ebcf07e6b94_4f0ce7c1-dad6-4447-b796-a88faeebe946.png?v=1773693174\u0026amp;width=750\"\u003e","brand":"Lunar \/ Universal","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54366242570608,"sku":"0224FB930","price":400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0948\/2318\/6800\/files\/0224FB930.jpg?v=1790306100","url":"https:\/\/runeworkscomics.com\/products\/love-and-rockets-hc-the-first-fifty-the-classic-40th-anniversary-collection-mr","provider":"RUNE WORKS COMICS","version":"1.0","type":"link"}