Laura

Stepping out of the richly layered world of Gilbert Hernandez's Love and Rockets, Laura made her debut in 1991 — right at the threshold of comics' Modern Age — in one of Fantagraphics' most celebrated and literary series. She's a compact presence in the catalog, appearing in just a handful of issues alongside a cast that includes Sean Ogata, Peter Rio, and Steve Stranski, the kind of ensemble that signals the deeply human, character-driven storytelling Love and Rockets built its reputation on. For readers who prize comics as genuine literature, even a brief figure in Hernandez's world carries real weight — every face in Palomar has a story worth leaning into.