Julio's Day

Julio's Day
Date2013
PublisherFantagraphics
Original publication
Published inLove and Rockets Vol. 2 (Fantagraphics)
Issues1–14, 17–20
Date of publicationSpring 2001 – Summer 2007

Julio's Day is a graphic novel by Gilbert Hernández, 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. It takes place in a rural village in the American South.

Publication

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

References

  1. 1 2 Royal 2013.
  2. 1 2 Moore 2014.

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. 7 (1). University of Florida. ISSN 1549-6732. Retrieved 2015-02-07.

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