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The Complete Love & Rockets #2

Jun 1986 · Fantagraphics · 35.00 USD; 38.50 CAD
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This second volume of Fantagraphics' comprehensive Love & Rockets reprint series collects the early 1980s issues that introduced the character Chelo, focusing on her personal struggles and relationships within the fictional Central American town of Palomar. The book continues the intertwining stories of the Hernandez brothers' acclaimed comic, blending slice-of-life drama with magical realism and social commentary.

Contains 18 stories
Untitled Drama story
6 pp · Drama
CheloVicenteJesus AngelAuroraIsraelSakahaftewa [Satch]PipoEmilIrmaHansManuelSoledad
Sopa de Gran Pena, part one
22 pp · Drama
Tipin' Tipin'ZombaGatoCarmenAugustinLuciaPipo JimenezCheloGordoTocoHeraclioVicenteSakahaftewa [Satch]Jesus AngelIsrael DiazManuelArturoSoledad MarquezGueroPintorLubaOfeliaMaricelaSheriff Borro

In "Sopa de Gran Pena, part one," Tipin' Tipin' lies in a prolonged sleep beneath the house he’s been evicted from, a silent witness to the quiet chaos of Palomar. When Carmen and the boys finally pull him out, they face a town that won’t welcome him—so she brings him home, where tensions simmer between Gato and Manuel, and new arrivals like Luba stir up unexpected attention. Meanwhile, Toco’s relentless antics take a tragic turn, leaving the community to reckon with loss and the fragile lines between laughter and sorrow.

Untitled story
2 pp
Tipin' Tipin'CarmenPipoLuciaManuelLubaCheloGatoHeraclioJesusVincenteIsraelSatchTocoConstable
Sopa de Gran Pena, part two
20 pp
LubaCheloGatoHeraclioVicenteJesusIsrael DiazSatchTocoSheriff BorroTipin' Tipin'CarmenAugustineLuciaPipo JimenezManuel (dies)Soledad MarquezOfeliaMaricelaJuan CobosTonantzin CarolongasPintor

In "Sopa de Gran Pena, part two," Luba finds herself locked in the same cell as Chelo, the woman who had her arrested after accusing her of stealing customers. The tension between them is immediate, but when the boys rush to the jail to keep them apart, they’re surprised to see the two women bonding over shared stories and old wounds. As the town grapples with loss and shifting power, Manuel’s tragic end leaves a quiet void, and Chelo’s unexpected rise to sheriff marks a new chapter in the town’s fragile balance.

Untitled story
2 pp
Penny Century"Atoma"suicidal woman (dream sequence only)
Maggie vs. Maniakk
9 pp
Maniakus Rex (Maniakk)Maggie [Margarita Luisa Chascarrillo]Hopey [Esperanza Leticia Glass]Giggles GaloreVenetia VendettaPenny CenturyUltimaxunnamed Satellite City mayor
More Music for Monsters
4 pp
monsterInezBang Bang

In a quiet moment of babysitting on the open sea, Inez finds herself suddenly joined by another version of herself—crash-landing from the sky. When her electro-pod begins to fail, the two Inezes are thrown into the water, only to face a lurking threat from below: a monster. With Bang Bang nearby, the situation grows urgent as the sea turns treacherous.

Hey Hopey
3 pp
Hopey [Esperanza Leticia Glass]Joey
Untitled story
1 pp
Untitled story
1 pp
Maggie [Margarita Luisa Chascarrillo]Hopey [Esperanza Leticia Glass]Rand RaceDuke MoralesIzzy [Izabel Ortiz Ruebens]

In "null," Hopey and Maggie are invited to H. R. Costigan's sprawling mansion, Costigan Manor West, where the quiet luxury of the estate soon gives way to a tense, unpredictable atmosphere. As Maggie becomes entangled in a strange and unsettling connection with a fugitive named Casey, the line between captivity and desire begins to blur.

100 Rooms
31 pp
Izzy [Isabel Ortiz Ruebens]Maggie [Margarita Luisa Chascarrillo]Hopey [Esperanza Leticia Glass]Vicki GloriSpeedy [Eulalio Ortiz]Penny CenturyH. R. Costigan [Herv R. Costigan]WebsterEthelBaron Casey GiffsVicente (Beto's character)Chelo (Beto's character)Rand RaceDemonaComrade 7

In "100 Rooms," Hopey and Maggie are drawn into the sprawling, mysterious Costigan Manor West, where the grandeur of H. R. Costigan’s estate masks a tense, unfolding drama. As Maggie becomes entangled with the fugitive Casey Giffs, the line between captivity and desire blurs within the mansion’s endless corridors.

Twitch City
6 pp
EmicoFrida KahloSeñor Ito
Toyo's Request
12 pp
Bernie CarboRena TitañonDuke MoralesToyoZono HibonalesBull Marie
Locas Tambien
1.9 pp
Maggie [Margarita Luisa Chascarrillo]Hopey [Esperanza Leticia Glass]Penny CenturyDaffy [Daphne Matsumoto]Terry [Theresa Leeanne Downe]Izzy [Isabel Ortiz Ruebens]Joey GlassTony
La Chota vs. Roy Cowboy
0.1 pp
La ChotaRoy Cowboy
Somewhere in California
15 pp
Brian VintonJoleenTonyOmorNefarSedrikKledAfa RiengoldDalvor AmorteAunt VerlikaJanJelikFred

Somewhere in California, Brian Vinton’s quiet life unravels after he drinks from a stolen goblet that awakens the ancient entity El Ofre. Now hunted by the enigmatic Doctor Amorte and caught in the crosshairs of the underground resistance known as The Black Sunset, Brian finds himself entangled in a web of secrets that stretch far beyond the California coast.

Out O' Space
6 pp
RockyFumbleMad Patrick
Locker Room interviews By and By
1 pp
Dr. SmithMother of Two Children

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Full credits

writer, artist, inker, letterer Gilbert Hernandez
cover pencils, inks Gilbert Hernandez

Reprints

↩ Reprints Love and Rockets #3 (1983), Love and Rockets #4 (1983), Mechanics #1 (1985)

Reprinted in Love and Rockets Library #[1] (2007)

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