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matthewn's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
The first long story making up this volume - The Ti Girls - has some funny bits but is far too long for what is, essentially, an inside joke. But the second half of the volume - "The Love Bunglers" - is surely one of the crown jewels of the comics medium. Understated yet emotionally overwhelming. Just beautiful.
hypops's review
5.0
Masterful work from one of the medium’s masters.
While I prefer the younger, rasher version of Maggie to her middle-aged, more contemplative self, I nevertheless love the characters of Love and Rockets at their best, worst, and everything in-between. Angels and Magpies is some of all three.
This collection gives readers a taste of the full spectrum of Jaime Hernández’s Locas stories, from his sci-fi superhero send-ups to his slice-of-life melodrama. It begins with a mash-up of two very different comics—a Peanuts-style tale of a very young Maggie and a story of Maggie revisiting her time in Latin America. The collection also includes two longer, also dissimilar, stories of Maggie during her time as an apartment manager. In the first, her college-age roommate Angel joins a team of misfit Latina superheroes. In the second, Maggie reconnects with her on-again-off-again beau and with her lifelong calling as a mechanic.
At this point in his career, Jaime Hernández makes this stuff look easy. He can draw faces and write character better than anyone in the business. That he’s been doing so flawlessly now for almost 40 years puts him among a very elite few (including his brother Gilbert). A heartbreaking joy to read.
While I prefer the younger, rasher version of Maggie to her middle-aged, more contemplative self, I nevertheless love the characters of Love and Rockets at their best, worst, and everything in-between. Angels and Magpies is some of all three.
This collection gives readers a taste of the full spectrum of Jaime Hernández’s Locas stories, from his sci-fi superhero send-ups to his slice-of-life melodrama. It begins with a mash-up of two very different comics—a Peanuts-style tale of a very young Maggie and a story of Maggie revisiting her time in Latin America. The collection also includes two longer, also dissimilar, stories of Maggie during her time as an apartment manager. In the first, her college-age roommate Angel joins a team of misfit Latina superheroes. In the second, Maggie reconnects with her on-again-off-again beau and with her lifelong calling as a mechanic.
At this point in his career, Jaime Hernández makes this stuff look easy. He can draw faces and write character better than anyone in the business. That he’s been doing so flawlessly now for almost 40 years puts him among a very elite few (including his brother Gilbert). A heartbreaking joy to read.
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