Onion skin

Edgar Camacho, 1989-

Book - 2021

Rolando's job was crushing his soul... and then it crushed his hand. Now he can barely get out of the house, marathoning TV and struggling to find meaning. Nera is a restless spirit who loves to taste everything life can offer, but sleeps in a broken-down food truck and can't see a way to make her dreams come true. When their paths cross at a raucous rock show, the magical night seems to last forever. Together they throw caution to the wind, fix up the truck, and hit the road for a wild adventure of biker gangs, secret herbs, mystical visions, and endless possibilities. But have they truly found the spice of life? Or has Rolando bitten off more than he can chew? Onion Skin became a sensation in its native land for its twisty narra...tive, captivating characters, thrilling action, and delicious artwork. Now making his English-language debut, Edgar Camacho serves up a romantic feast that will leave readers with full hearts and full bellies.--Amazon.

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Genres
Road fiction
Graphic novels
Comics (Graphic works)
Published
San Diego, CA : Top Shelf Productions an imprint of IDW Publishing [2021]
Language
English
Spanish
Main Author
Edgar Camacho, 1989- (author)
Item Description
"Originally published in Mexico as Piel de cebolla by Fondo Editorial Tierra."
Physical Description
158 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 22 cm
ISBN
9781603094894
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Review by Booklist Review

Rolando's been fired from a marketing gig he hates, which was actually an act of corporate kindness, because he gets severance pay, allowing him to be a screen hermit in his man cave. When his roommates finally drag him out, he ends up abandoning them to go across town with a stranger, Nera, to rock out to his favorite live band. Their epic evening ends up back at Nera's rundown food truck, which she calls home--for now. Sometime between dancing, drinking, and running from the police, Rolando offered up his savings to fix and outfit the truck. Free-spirited Nera accepts, and their enterprise, Dawgburger, takes to the road. Their culinary success draws multiplying devotees--and, of course, enemies. Survival of the tastiest is on. Camacho, Mexico's first-ever National Young Graphic Novel Award winner, creates a visual feast of art so energetic that it constantly breaks through and beyond the panel borders, in a brilliant, saturated palette and stylized, angular figures. Originally published in 2016 and translated into English by Camacho, this promises to be quite the toothsome thrill ride.

From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.