Fermin Rio

Fermin Rio is a supporting character in Gilbert Hernandez's literary slice-of-life stories within Love and Rockets, inhabiting the grounded, community-driven world of everyday human relationships alongside characters like Maricela and Peter Rio.

Fermin Rio stepped onto the page in 1990 within the pages of Love and Rockets — Fantagraphics' landmark anthology series where Gilbert Hernandez built some of the most emotionally rich, literary comics of the Copper Age. Sharing those stories with characters like Maya, Maricela, and Peter Rio, Fermin inhabits the deeply human, community-rooted world that made Love and Rockets essential reading for a generation of fans hungry for something beyond capes and crossovers. With seven catalog appearances and at least one recognized key issue to their name, Fermin is the kind of quietly significant figure that rewards the collector who digs past the surface of Hernandez's sprawling, beautifully realized cast.