Taggy Jr.

Emerging from the pages of Fantagraphics' beloved Love and Rockets in 2001, Taggy Jr. is a Modern Age creation of the legendary Jaime Hernandez, whose richly human storytelling has made that series one of alternative comics' most treasured institutions. With only a handful of appearances across the early 2000s run, Taggy Jr. occupies an intimate corner of Hernandez's intricately woven world, sharing those pages with characters like Lily Lillard, Taggert Lillard, and the wonderfully named Captain M'Vina. Small in footprint but embedded in one of the most critically celebrated comics of its era, Taggy Jr. is a quiet testament to Hernandez's gift for populating his stories with characters who feel genuinely, irreducibly alive.