Hector Rivera

Hector Rivera is a supporting character in Gilbert Hernandez's slice-of-life Love and Rockets universe, inhabiting the same densely human world as Fritz, Guadalupe, and Pipo — ordinary people navigating complex lives in Hernandez's richly populated cast.

Gilbert Hernandez introduced Hector Rivera to the world in the pages of Luba #5 in 2000, weaving him into the rich, sprawling tapestry of characters that has made Fantagraphics' Love and Rockets one of the most celebrated comics series of the Modern Age. Over roughly two decades, Hector carved out a place in Hernandez's densely populated universe, sharing pages with vivid figures like Rosalba "Fritz" Martinez, Guadalupe Reyna, and Pipo Jimenez — the kind of complex, deeply human company that defines Beto's singular storytelling world. With appearances spread across Love and Rockets, Luba, and Luba's Comics and Stories, he's a thread woven through some of the most artistically ambitious alternative comics of his era. For fans who love character-driven, literary comics at their finest, tracking Hector through these pages is exactly the kind of rewarding deep dive that makes the Hernandez Brothers' work endlessly worth exploring.