Babe

From the very first issue of the landmark Love and Rockets in 1981, Babe stepped onto the Fantagraphics stage as part of Jaime Hernandez's richly imagined world — a Bronze Age debut in one of the most celebrated alternative comics of its era. Across more than two decades, Babe shares the page with a colorful cast including Penny Century, Castle Radium, and Inez, the kind of vivid, idiosyncratic company that makes Love and Rockets so beloved by collectors and readers alike. With a key-issue appearance to their name and a presence stretching all the way to 2004, Babe is a small but genuine thread in the fabric of one of independent comics' greatest achievements — the sort of character that rewards the devoted fan who reads every panel closely.