Golden Girl

Gilbert Hernandez introduced Golden Girl to the world in 2007's Love and Rockets #19, weaving her into the rich, idiosyncratic tapestry of Modern Age alternative comics that Fantagraphics has long championed. She moves through a wonderfully offbeat corner of the Hernandez universe, sharing pages with the likes of Mini Rivero, Vakka Boome, Boot Angel, Espectra Negra, and Tasha — a roster that hints at the gloriously strange superhero-inflected storytelling Gilbert explored in titles like God and Science: Return of the Ti-Girls. Her appearances are few and choice, making each one a collector's discovery rather than a familiar fixture. For fans of Hernandez's boundary-pushing work, she's a vivid thread in one of alternative comics' most beloved ongoing sagas.