Jenny Lovejoy

Bruce McCorkindale introduced Jenny Lovejoy to Fantagraphics readers in 1993, and she's been a fixture of this warmly offbeat family saga ever since. Across a run stretching into 2009, Jenny shares the page with Mildred and Frank Lovejoy through a series of titles — Here Come the Lovejoys, Here Come the Lovejoys Again!, and Here Come the Lovejoys Father Fixation — suggesting a richly developed domestic world with real staying power. Fantagraphics has long been the home of alternative and literary comics, and finding a character who anchors multiple volumes in that imprint's catalog is a mark of genuine creative commitment. If you're drawn to character-driven, slice-of-life storytelling from the Copper/Modern Age independent scene, the Lovejoys are well worth your time.