I grew up being really insecure and dumped on, over-feeling certain things in a negative way. So I thought I had something to prove. Gilbert Hernandez dumpfeltgrow Change image and share on social
I grew up when comics were only sold in food markets and news stands, so the direct market is vital to me. The best way to make it stronger is if everybody buys my comics in multiple copies before they buy any others. Gilbert Hernandez buycomiccopy share on social
It wasn't until I started to do 'Poison River' that the readership started falling. 'Poison River' started out very slowly and simply, but then it got really dense and complicated. I don't know, I think the readers just got fed up or burned out. They started dropping off. Gilbert Hernandez burncomplicatedense share on social
I've sort of dealt with the characters' lives more; particularly the women characters. Gilbert Hernandez characterdealhave Change image and share on social
I happen to think Latinas, Latin women, are the most beautiful women in the world. So that's what I'm going to draw. I love women from all cultures, of course, but if I was going to deal with any of them, that would be No. 1 for me. Gilbert Hernandez beautifulculturedeal share on social
Whichever character I'm using and wherever I am in my mind dictates what kind of story I'm going to tell. Gilbert Hernandez characterdictatekind Change image and share on social
I think I related more literally to the early 'Spider-Man' comics from Steve Ditko because it could be upfront and direct about the problems of being a kid. He captured being a teenager so beautifully. Gilbert Hernandez beautifullycapturecomic share on social
Our father died when we were very young, so our mother raised six kids. We saw the world filtered through her eyes, being a minority woman raising six kids. Gilbert Hernandez dieeyefather Change image and share on social
I always felt I was living in two worlds. One was the Mexican world, because nearly everybody I knew, relatives and cousins and kids in the neighbourhood, were Mexican. Then school was a different world. It was ethnically mixed. Gilbert Hernandez cousinethnicallyfelt share on social
