David Vasquez

David Vasquez is a supporting character in Gilbert Hernandez's Palomar universe, appearing within the interconnected lives of characters like Luba and her extended community across the slice-of-life drama of Love and Rockets.

Born into the rich, sprawling world of Gilbert Hernandez's Palomar universe, David Vasquez made his debut in Love and Rockets #43 in 1993, arriving at the height of the Copper Age and persisting into the Modern era across a dozen years of some of alternative comics' most celebrated storytelling. Hernandez weaves him through the pages of New Love, Love and Rockets, and Luba, where he shares the stage with a vivid constellation of characters — Venus, Joey Vasquez, Petra Martinez, and the iconic Fritz — the kind of company that signals you're deep in Fantagraphics' most ambitious literary territory. With 11 catalog appearances, David is one of those figures who rewards the devoted reader willing to trace the intricate human threads that make Hernandez's work feel like genuine literature. If you're exploring the full tapestry of the Palomar saga, he's a name worth keeping in your index.