John Rhodes

A supporting character in Jaime Hernandez's slice-of-life world within Love and Rockets, John Rhodes inhabits the same sun-drenched Southern California community as Maggie Chascarillo and Penny Century, part of the densely interconnected cast Hernandez built around everyday working-class life.

A supporting figure from the fertile early years of Love and Rockets, John Rhodes made his entrance in 1984, part of the rich, sun-drenched world that Jaime Hernandez was building for Fantagraphics in one of the most celebrated alternative comics of the Bronze Age. He moves through stories alongside the likes of Maggie Chascarillo, Penny Century, and Melba Rhodes, a constellation of characters that gives a sense of just how layered and community-driven Hernandez's storytelling was from the start. With appearances spread across both Love and Rockets and the Mechanics series, John Rhodes is one of those quietly essential background presences who help make Jaime's world feel genuinely lived-in and real.