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Cover: Jaime Hernandez & Ribs & Joost Swarte & Gilbert Hernandez

Measles #8

Jul 2001 · Fantagraphics · 2.95 USD; 3.95 CAD
“El Cabezón”

In "El Cabezón," Gilbert Hernandez spins a dreamlike tale where Venus steps outside her world and encounters a series of figures all named after real-life cartoonists, blurring the line between imagination and identity. With Hernandez handling every aspect of the interior art, lettering, and writing, the story unfolds with his signature blend of surrealism and quiet observation. The cover, a collaborative effort by Jaime Hernandez, Ribs, Joost Swarte, and Gilbert Hernandez, captures the story’s offbeat, layered energy.

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artist, writer, inker, letterer Gilbert Hernandez · cover Jaime Hernandez, Ribs, Joost Swarte, Gilbert Hernandez

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Cast · 4 characters

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artist, writer, inker, letterer Gilbert Hernandez
cover pencils, inks Jaime Hernandez
cover pencils, inks Ribs
cover pencils, inks Joost Swarte
cover pencils, inks Gilbert Hernandez

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In this dream logic story, Venus gets out of the house and meets several individuals who just happen to have the same name as Gilbert's cartooning contemporaries.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).