Mike Tran

Mike Tran is a recurring figure in Jaime Hernandez's Locas stories, moving through the East Los Angeles world shared by Maggie Chascarillo, Hopey Glass, and their circle of friends and acquaintances.

Mike Tran made his entrance in the pages of Love and Rockets #19 in 1987 — right at the heart of the Copper Age — courtesy of Jaime's richly human storytelling for Fantagraphics. Over the course of more than three decades, he's woven through the beloved Locas corner of that world, sharing pages with iconic figures like Maggie Chascarillo, Hopey Glass, Ray Dominguez, and Terry Downe. His appearances stretch across Love and Rockets, Love and Rockets: New Stories, and Is This How You See Me? (A Locas Story), making him a quietly persistent presence in one of alternative comics' most celebrated ongoing sagas. For fans who love the texture and lived-in warmth of Jaime's work, Mike Tran is exactly the kind of character who rewards close attention.