Moses

Moses is a supporting character in Jaime Hernandez's Locas universe, the long-running slice-of-life saga centered on characters like Maggie and Hopey in a Latino community in California. He plays a minor but grounded role within that humanist, street-level world.

Stepping out of the rich, sun-drenched world Jaime Hernandez has been building since the 1980s, Moses made his entrance in 2012's Love and Rockets: New Stories #5 — a Modern Age debut in one of alternative comics' most beloved and enduring universes. With only eight catalog appearances, he's a supporting presence rather than a headliner, but in Hernandez's hands even a small role carries real weight, woven into the same tapestry as beloved figures like Maggie Chascarillo and Rosalba "Fritz" Martinez. Published across Love and Rockets, New Stories, and Tonta through Fantagraphics, Moses belongs to a corner of comics that rewards loyal readers who know every face in the neighborhood — and for collectors who love Hernandez's deeply human, character-driven storytelling, even a quiet figure like this one is worth a second look.