Human Diastrophism
| Human Diastrophism | |
|---|---|
| Creator | Gilbert Hernandez |
| Date | 1989 |
| Publisher | Fantagraphics |
| Original publication | |
| Published in | Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics) |
| Issues | 21–26 |
| Date of publication | July 1987 – June 1988 |
Human Diastrophism, also known as Blood of Palomar, is a graphic novel by American cartoonist Gilbert Hernandez. It appeared in serialized form in the comic book Love and Rockets in 1987–88, and it first appeared in collected form in 1989 in The Complete Love and Rockets, Volume 8: Blood of Palomar. The story tells of a serial killer in the fictional Latin American village of Palomar, and the political and social implications of the insular villagers' growing contact with the outside world.
Love and Rockets was an alternative comic book begun in the early 1980s showcasing the work of the Hernandez brothers: Mario (b. 1953), Gilbert (b. 1957), and Jaime (b. 1959). The stories featured sensitive portrayals of prominent female and multiethnic characters—especially Latinos—which were uncommon in American comics of the time.
A version of Gilbert's Luba appeared in the first issue, but the character as she was to be known first appeared in his Palomar stories as a strong-willed, hammer-wielding bañadora bathhouse girl, and makes her way to the center of political and social happenings in the fictional Latin American village of Palomar. Hernandez gradually took advantage of serialization to broaden his narrative scope; the stories became longer and more ambitious, and Hernandez delved more deeply into the backgrounds of his characters and their community, and sociopolitical issues.
Human Diastrophism appeared in Love and Rockets #21–26 (July 1987 – June 1988, and then in a revised and collected form as part of The Complete Love and Rockets, Volume 8: Blood of Palomar from Fantagraphics Books. The story has since appeared in a number of other collections, including the third Heartbreak Soup volume from Titan Books in 1989, titled Human Diastrophism: A Heartbreak Soup Graphic Novel; the Palomar: The Heartbreak Soup Stories in 2003 from Fantagraphics; and in 2007 the fifth volume of the Love and Rockets Library from Fantagraphics, titled Human Diastrophism.
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