Ernie Hoyle

Ernie Hoyle stepped onto the page in 1985 through the imaginative hands of Gilbert Hernandez, debuting in the landmark Love and Rockets #13 during comics' Bronze Age — a time when Fantagraphics was quietly revolutionizing what the medium could be. His world is a quirky, offbeat one, populated by the likes of Lloyd Llewellyn, Red Hoerring, Stump Hassler, and Fatima, the kind of cast that signals you're deep in Hernandez's wonderfully strange corner of independent comics. With appearances spread across Lloyd Llewellyn, the Lloyd Llewellyn Special, and Love and Rockets itself, Ernie is a supporting player in one of alt-comics' most celebrated ecosystems. Ten appearances may be a modest count, but in this universe, every panel carries weight — and that makes Ernie Hoyle a rewarding find for any collector digging into Fantagraphics' golden era of groundbreaking storytelling.