''Palomar'' (subtitled ''The Heartbreak Soup Stories'') is the title of a
graphic novel
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written and drawn by
Gilbert Hernandez
Gilberto Hernández (born February 1, 1957), usually credited as Gilbert Hernandez and also by the nickname Beto (), is an American cartoonist. He is best known for his ''Palomar''/''Heartbreak Soup'' stories in '' Love and Rockets'', an alterna ...
and published in 2003 by
Fantagraphics Books (). It collects work previously published within the pages of ''
Love and Rockets'' (volume one). Palomar is the fictional town in
Latin America
Latin America or
* french: Amérique Latine, link=no
* ht, Amerik Latin, link=no
* pt, América Latina, link=no, name=a, sometimes referred to as LatAm is a large cultural region in the Americas where Romance languages — languages derived f ...
where all the stories presented are set. ''Palomar'' is included in ''
Time
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'' magazine's Best Comics of 2003 list, and in 2005 was one of
Time's 100 best graphic novels of all time.
2003 graphic novels
Comics publications
Fictional populated places
Fantagraphics titles
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