Israel Díaz

Israel Díaz is a supporting character in Jaime Hernandez's Locas stories within Love and Rockets, inhabiting the vividly rendered Chicano community that surrounds Maggie and her circle of friends and acquaintances in the series' sprawling ensemble cast.

Stepping out of the sun-drenched, richly imagined world of Jaime Hernandez's Locas stories, Israel Díaz made his debut in Love and Rockets #8 in 1984 — right in the heart of the Bronze Age — as part of the vibrant, sprawling ensemble that made Fantagraphics' landmark series one of the most celebrated achievements in alternative comics. Over roughly 22 years, Israel wove through the pages of Love and Rockets, Love and Rockets Bonanza!, and New Tales of Old Palomar, keeping company with a memorable cast that includes Tonantzín Villaseñor, Chelo, and Satch. With 12 catalogued appearances and two recognized key issues to his name, he's the kind of character that rewards the devoted reader who wants to know every corner of Jaime's world — a quiet testament to the extraordinary depth of human life that Love and Rockets always made its business to honor.