Rocky

Rocky is a supporting character in Gilbert Hernandez's literary comics series Love and Rockets, inhabiting the richly drawn world of Palomar alongside an ensemble cast including Luba, Izzy, and Maricela.

Emerging from the pages of Fantagraphics' landmark Love and Rockets in 1983, Rocky is a Bronze Age creation of Gilbert Hernandez — one of the visionary Hernandez Brothers whose indie masterwork redefined what American comics could be. Rocky moves through a rich, emotionally textured world alongside characters like Luba, Hopey, Izzy, Maricela, and Vicente, the vibrant ensemble that made Love and Rockets a touchstone of literary comics. With a key issue already to their name and appearances collected in The Complete Love & Rockets, Rocky may be a quieter presence in the catalog, but in Hernandez's hands, even a small role carries real weight and humanity.