Joselito de los Santos

Joselito de los Santos is a supporting character in Gilbert Hernandez's Palomar universe, woven into the sprawling, interconnected community of Latin American characters that populates his acclaimed Love and Rockets stories.

Joselito de los Santos stepped onto the page in 1992 through the singular vision of Gilbert Hernandez, one of the most celebrated cartoonists of the Copper and Modern Age, debuting in the landmark Fantagraphics series Love and Rockets. Over a span of roughly 26 years, Joselito weaves through the rich, interconnected world Hernandez built — appearing alongside the likes of Socorro, Casimira de los Santos, Ofelia Beltran, Pipo Jimenez, and Khamo de los Santos, a constellation of characters that speaks to the dense, novelistic community at the heart of Gilbert's storytelling. His appearances spread across Love and Rockets, Luba, and Luba's Comics and Stories, placing him squarely within one of alternative comics' most beloved and enduring fictional universes. For any reader who treasures literary comics with genuine emotional depth, tracing Joselito through these pages is a rewarding thread in a gloriously complex tapestry.