Espectra Negra

Burst onto the page in 2008 from the singular imagination of Jaime Hernandez, Espectra Negra is a Modern Age creation published under the celebrated Fantagraphics banner — the kind of indie comics powerhouse that has always done things its own way. She lives primarily in the pages of Love and Rockets: New Stories and God and Science: Return of the Ti-Girls, sharing her adventures with a wonderfully offbeat roster that includes Vakka Boome, Boot Angel, Golden Girl, Tasha, and Sun Swan. Her appearances are rare and all the more precious for it — a compact, intriguing presence in one of alternative comics' most beloved universes, well worth seeking out for any fan who appreciates Hernandez at his most inventive.