Mario Hernandez

Mario Hernandez is a resident of Palomar, the small Latin American town at the heart of Gilbert Hernandez's 'Heartbreak Soup' stories in Love and Rockets, inhabiting a magical-realist world populated by a rich ensemble of interconnected characters.

Stepping out of the sun-drenched, magical-realist world of Fantagraphics' landmark Love and Rockets, Mario Hernandez made his debut in 1983 — right in the heart of the Bronze Age — as part of one of the most celebrated independent comics universes ever put to paper. Created by Gilbert Hernandez, he inhabits a rich fictional landscape alongside characters like Chelo, Maricela, Ofelia Beltran, and Casimira de los Santos, the kind of vivid ensemble that made Love and Rockets a touchstone of literary comics. His presence extends across roughly sixteen years and into Measles, a testament to the durability of the world Gilbert built. A modest appearance count makes him a rewarding discovery for the devoted reader who loves finding the quieter figures that give a great comics universe its texture and depth.