Inez Perez

Inez Perez is a character in Gilbert Hernandez's adult comic series Birdland, an erotic comedy spun off from his Love and Rockets universe, populated by a colorful ensemble including Petra Martinez and Bang Bang.

Born into the bold, boundary-pushing world of Gilbert Hernandez's Fantagraphics universe, Inez Perez made her debut in Birdland #1 in 1990 — right at the fertile crossroads of the Copper and Modern Ages, when alternative comics were rewriting the rules of the medium. She inhabits a richly populated world alongside the likes of Petra Martinez, Bang Bang, La Valda, and the Herrera siblings, the kind of vivid ensemble cast that made Hernandez's work legendary. Her appearances span both Birdland and the landmark Love and Rockets series, placing her within one of the most celebrated bodies of work in American alternative comics. A compact but genuine piece of the Hernandez puzzle — for collectors and devotees of literary comics, she's a name worth knowing.