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Gilbert Hernandez

Published January 14, 2010 at 5:00 AM PST

Gilbert Hernandez has been drawing underground or alternative comic books
since the 1980s. The series is called "Love and Rockets." Hernandez has been
awarded a $50,000 fellowship by United States Artists. That makes him
the first winner ever in Nevada. We talk with him about how his drawing and
writing career began.

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  • Fantagraphics Books: Artist Bio - The Hernandez Brothers

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