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Cover: Gilbert Hernandez

New Love #6

Dec 1997 · Fantagraphics · 2.95 USD; 3.95 CAD
“Goddess of Love”

In "Goddess of Love," Gilbert Hernandez weaves tender, poignant vignettes from the lives of Petra and David Vasquez, tracing their relationship from the joy of their wedding day to the quiet ache of their present-day separation. Through intimate moments and subtle emotional shifts, the story unfolds with the warmth and precision of a memory, culminating in a bittersweet family picnic where Petra begins to reclaim her own space. The full art and lettering by Hernandez, including his distinctive cover pencils and inks, lend the entire issue a deeply personal, handcrafted feel.

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Multiple slice-of-life vignettes are depicted ranging in time from a flashback to Petra and David Vasquez's wedding day to their present day final separation as Rogelio is revealed to be a psycho who beats up people for imagined slights to his family. The story ends with a big family outdoor picnic including the newly single Petra.

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