Chata

Chata stepped onto the page in 2012, born from the singular imagination of Jaime Hernandez in the pages of Love and Rockets: New Stories — one of the most celebrated alternative comics series in the Fantagraphics catalog. A Modern Age creation with that unmistakable Hernandez warmth and humanity, she moves through a world populated by vivid characters like Muñeca, Sugar Bear, and the Lopez family, the kind of richly drawn ensemble that has made Love and Rockets a touchstone of literary comics. With appearances also in Tonta, Chata may be a quieter presence in the catalog, but in Jaime Hernandez's hands, even a small role carries real emotional weight — and that's reason enough to seek her out.