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Two Latinas, separated by a generation, hinder and help each other find their place in a world they never made. Ten years in the making (and torn from the pages of the legendary Love and Rockets), Jaime Hernandez8217s newest graphic novel skillfully weaves two generations of his beloved characters into a satisfying story of love8213both young and middle-aged. Life Drawing darts primarily between the youthful Tonta and the venerable Maggie. Tonta has a crush on her art teacher, Ray, as well as an axe to grind with an older woman in the neighborhood. When Tonta finds that the woman, Maggie, is married to Ray, things get complicated. And Tonta does not handle complications well. Life Drawing showcases Hernandez's brilliant talent for character, weaving relationships, rejections, infidelities, and adventures involving: Tonta8217s self-involved sisters Vivian, Violet, and Mu241eca her colorful pals Gomez, Judy Fair, and Brown Alice her mother, the infamous Black Widow of the Valley8217 and of course, the two great loves of Maggie8217s life, Ray and Hopey. There8217s also a forest spirit, two weddings, some cosplay, a little pole dancing, and page after page of breathtaking comics by the medium8217s most wide-eyed romantic. Did we mention the weddings? Black-and-white illustrations throughout