Dr. Zolar

Stepping out of the vibrant, genre-bending imagination of Jaime Hernandez, Dr. Zolar is a Modern Age creation who debuted in the landmark Love and Rockets: New Stories #1 in 2008 — part of Fantagraphics' celebrated revival of one of alternative comics' crown jewels. With appearances also in God and Science: Return of the Ti-Girls, Dr. Zolar inhabits the gloriously offbeat superhero corner of Hernandez's universe, sharing pages with a colorful roster that includes Vakka Boome, Boot Angel, Espectra Negra, Golden Girl, and Tasha. A rare and intriguing presence with only a handful of catalog appearances, Dr. Zolar is exactly the kind of deep-cut discovery that makes digging into Hernandez's richly layered world so endlessly rewarding.