Fortunato

Stepping out of Gilbert Hernandez's richly layered world of Palomar and beyond, Fortunato made their debut in Luba #3 in 1998, born from one of alternative comics' most celebrated creative visions at Fantagraphics. A Modern Age figure woven into the intimate, character-driven tapestry of Hernandez's ongoing saga, Fortunato moves through stories populated by compelling figures like Luba de los Santos, Rosalba "Fritz" Martinez, and Venus — the kind of vivid, unforgettable company that signals you're deep in Love and Rockets territory. With appearances across both Luba and Luba's Comics and Stories, this is a character for readers who treasure literary comics at their most human and emotionally alive — small in catalog count, but every Hernandez page counts for something.