Fritz

Fritz is a character created by Gilbert Hernandez who debuted in the adults-only Birdland and exists within the interconnected Palomar/Hoppers universe of Love and Rockets, where she is an actress whose film roles become a recurring motif across Hernandez's stories.

Gilbert Hernandez introduced Fritz to the world in Birdland #1 in 1990, and this Fantagraphics creation has been a presence in the alternative comics landscape ever since. Emerging at the dawn of the modern age, Fritz inhabits the rich, boundary-pushing universe Hernandez built across Love and Rockets, Love and Rockets: New Stories, and New Love — a world populated by vivid, unforgettable figures like Luba, Maggie, and Venus. With 35 catalog appearances spanning more than three decades, Fritz is a testament to the enduring depth of the Hernandez Brothers' storytelling, the kind of character who rewards readers willing to dive into one of alternative comics' most celebrated and humanly complex mythologies.