The Complete Love & Rockets #10 [2nd printings & up]

Gilbert Hernandez packs the cover of this 1999 Fantagraphics collection with a diverse ensemble of young characters — a blonde in green, a woman with crossed arms, a tall figure with wild hair, a youth in a "No Foolin'" cap, a dark-haired woman with a cigarette, and more — rendered in his unmistakably clean, bold line work. Love and Rockets X gathers his stories in one handsome volume, a testament to how richly he populated his world with vivid, utterly distinct personalities. At $12.95, it's a generous collection that showcases why Hernandez's character-driven work has earned such devoted readers.