Geraldo Mejia

Stepping out of the sun-drenched, emotionally rich world of Palomar, Geraldo Mejia made his entrance in Love and Rockets #21 in 1987, born from the pen of the legendary Gilbert Hernandez during one of alternative comics' most exciting eras. A Fantagraphics publication, Love and Rockets was the beating heart of the Copper Age indie scene, and Geraldo shares its pages with a vivid cast including Casimira de los Santos, Chelo, and Ofelia Beltran — the kind of deeply human ensemble that made Hernandez's storytelling so celebrated. Though his appearances in the catalog are few, every character who inhabits this world carries the weight of Hernandez's extraordinary gift for character and community. For collectors and readers who treasure literary comics at their finest, even a small role in Love and Rockets is worth seeking out.