| 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.