Gilbert Hernandez

“Palomar is this little town in a mythical Latin American country. The people are really the stars of the story.”

“I wanted to draw comics, and I just sort of fell into the 'alternative' scene. I'm not a punk rocker or anything.”

“I'm not an 'art' artist. I'm a storyteller. I do a comic strip. I'm a cartoonist.”

“The real world is something I'm not that interested in. I'm more interested in the world I can create.”

“I've learned to let the characters go where they want to go. I just have to follow them.”

“I never thought 'Love and Rockets' would last this long. We just wanted to make a comic that we wanted to read.”

“The older I get, the more I realize that you can't be afraid to be sentimental. It's a part of life.”

“I'm always surprised when people are shocked by the sex in my work. It's just a part of the characters' lives.”

“I'm not a nostalgic person. I don't long for things that have passed.”

“The work itself is the reward. If it's good, then that's what matters.”

“You have to be disciplined. You have to sit down and do the work, even when you don't feel like it.”