Locas #2
This Spanish-language collection gathers a second volume of Jaime Hernandez's Locas stories from the Love & Rockets series, focusing on the lives and relationships of characters like Maggie Chascarrillo and Hopey Glass. Published by Ediciones La Cúpula, it presents these influential alternative comics in their original Spanish translation, continuing the narrative threads from the first Locas volume.
In "Locas de Remate," Izzy’s promise to give her old car to Maggie takes a chaotic turn when she crashes it into Spookey the Smokey’s wall. With the situation unfolding, Maggie enlists Speedy to drive her to Maddog’s, where Hopey’s band La Llorona is preparing for a show.
In "Locas en la Playa," Hopey convinces Maggie to fix Mister Lopez’s fruit truck, braving the smirks of the Garcia brothers along the way. As tensions simmer, Maggie finds herself drawn to Correo, the new arrival with quiet charm, while Terry unsettles the group by targeting Maggie in front of Hopey’s bandmates.
In "La Casa de las Mujeres Furiosas," Rena returns to the wrestling ring with a fury that cuts deeper than ever, chasing Vicki Glori’s title while shadows of the past linger. As she rallies her friends and prepares for her son Antonio’s arrival, the weight of secrets and disapproval from his legal guardian begins to unravel the fragile balance she’s built.
In "Locas vs. Locos," Joey and Doyle set out on a mission to reclaim Joey’s prized Ape Sex record, only to find every person they ask has already passed it on. Meanwhile, Maggie struggles with her injured ankle, Izzy faces eviction, and Hopey scrambles to secure a new home for her and Maggie—until Terry steps in with an unexpected offer. Izzy moves into the eerie, inherited house of the late Mrs. Galindo, setting the stage for something strange to unfold.
In "8:01 a.m. - 11:15 p.m.," a quiet day unfolds in the lives of Maggie, Hopey, and their friends as they navigate small crises and fleeting connections. From helping Doyle haul a stubborn sofa to a wake where Penny Century shares quiet words, the story captures moments of awkwardness and intimacy—like Hopey’s car alarm echoing through the city or the unexpected discovery of Izzy’s diary. Maggie, caught between pity and obligation, agrees to stay with her aunt Vicki, whose recent loss of a wrestling title lingers in the air.
In "Los Secretos de la Vida y la Muerte Vol.5," Hopey finishes reading the final pages of Izzy’s diary and is drawn into the mystery of her journey to Mexico, longing to uncover what comes next. Flashing back to their teenage years, the story captures a raw, electric moment when Hopey pulls a prank on Terry, then extends an unexpected invitation to Maggie for a wild night at Del Chimney’s.
In "El Regreso de Ray D.," Maggie navigates a quiet stretch of life in the city while Hopey’s on tour, reconnecting with her family and sharing a drunken night of freedom with Danita. Meanwhile, Ray Dominguez returns after three years, reuniting with Doyle and quietly reentering the world he once knew. When Ray spots Maggie walking home, their paths cross again—just as the past begins to ripple through the present.
In "Vida Loca: La Muerte de Speedy Ortiz," simmering tensions explode when Ray misreads a moment between Speedy and Maggie, igniting a chain of emotional missteps. Speedy, frustrated and heartbroken over being unable to reach Esther, turns to Blanca in a moment of reckless longing, while Esther returns to town for the weekend, setting the stage for a collision of old feelings and new betrayals. The story unfolds with raw intensity, capturing the fragile, volatile dynamics among friends caught in a web of desire and misunderstanding.
In "Vida Loca 2: La Muerte de Speedy Ortiz," tensions flare in Dairytown as Speedy’s reckless loyalty to Esther ignites a dangerous chain of confrontations. When Rojo warns Speedy to stay away from Esther, the fragile peace shatters—leading to violence, threats, and a desperate, volatile shift in alliances.
In "Vida Loca 3: La Muerte de Speedy Ortiz," Licha searches for Esther and Speedy amid the escalating violence between the Hoppers and Dairytown. As tensions explode, Maggie tracks down Esther, who longs for one final moment with Speedy, only to face brutal confrontation from Blanca and her crew—Maggie stepping in to take the blows. When Litos is shot and loses an eye, the aftermath brings heartbreak and irreversible choices, culminating in a devastating moment when Maggie shuts down Speedy’s plea for connection, leaving his fate sealed in silence.
In "Jerusalem Crickets," Hopey and her band La Llorona hit the road, playing a show and spending a restless night in a roadside motel. After being kicked off another gig, they scramble to secure a last-minute slot for a speed metal band, navigating the chaos of tour life with grit and a little luck.
In "Jerusalem Crickets," Terry urges Hopey to write a letter to Maggie while they're on tour, hoping to clear Maggie’s name—she’s convinced Maggie blames herself for being left behind in Hoppers. The request hangs in the air between them, heavy with unspoken history and the quiet weight of time.
In "Jerry Slum and the Crickettes," Hopey grapples with the aftermath of her band’s breakup, burning her instruments in a moment of raw frustration before retreating into the silent, broken-down station wagon where it all began. The story captures a quiet, aching night of solitude, where music’s end feels like a kind of exile.
In "La Noche que Vino a Tocar Ape Sex," the girls’ plans to catch the sold-out Ape Sex concert fall through, leaving Maggie caught between old ties and new tensions. As she hesitates over a stack of letters from Hopey, Joey drops a quiet bombshell about Maggie and Hopey’s past, sending ripples through the group.
In "Una Ración de Carne," Ray’s life takes an unexpected turn when he meets Doyle’s girlfriend, the sharp-tongued stripper Lily Rivera, at Bumper’s topless club. With Maggie and Daffy fleeing the chaos of Maddog’s nightclub and stumbling into the wrong pickup truck, they end up at Doyle’s apartment—where Maggie stays over with Ray, setting off a chain of quiet tensions and unspoken feelings.
In "Todo Esto, y También Penny...", Tex and Hopey find themselves down on their luck, crashing at Costigan Manor East to hang out with Penny Century, the local superhero enthusiast whose cosplay obsession blurs the line between fantasy and reality. Flashing back to their teenage years, the story reveals how the three first met and how Penny earned her name, painting a heartfelt portrait of friendship and identity that lingers beneath the humor and drama.
In "En el Valle de los Osos Polares," Aunt Vicki, freshly reclaimed as champion, hires Maggie to tag along on her nationwide wrestling tour—not as a wrestler, but as her personal accountant. As the two navigate the road’s highs and lows, the journey becomes less about ledgers and more about the quiet, unexpected moments that shape their growing bond.
In "En el Valle de los Osos Polares 2ª Parte," Vicki’s growing frustration with Maggie’s apparent lack of appreciation reaches a breaking point, leading her to fire Maggie from her role as wrestling assistant. Left without direction, Maggie travels to the East Coast in search of Hopey, only to come up empty-handed. Her journey brings her back to California, where she finds temporary refuge with Ray.
In "Acaba de una vez, Terry Downe," Terry’s life unfolds through the fragmented memories of those who knew her—from her arrival at Hoppers as a runaway teen to her present days playing with the 40 Thieves—each voice painting a different shade of her complex, magnetic presence. The story captures her not as a single truth, but as a shifting mosaic, seen through the eyes of friends, lovers, and strangers alike.
In "A Mil Cuatrocientos Millones de Km. del Sol," Maggie reconnects with Hopey after more than two years apart, brought together by Penny’s careful planning. As they spend time at H. R. Costigan’s East Coast mansion, old feelings surface amid the weight of recent losses—Hopey’s pregnancy and subsequent miscarriage—and the uncertain place Ray still holds in their lives.
In "Las Monjas Asesinas," Maggie’s disastrous audition for Hopey’s band leads the two on a winding night out, culminating in an artsy party where they cross paths with Maya, Ray’s ex-girlfriend. The story unfolds with the quiet tension of unexpected connections and the awkward pulse of shared history.
In "Mi Cabeza Acecha Bajo Mi Ventana," Ray spots Doyle outside his window and invites him to join him at a bar, where they unexpectedly run into Danita, who’s trying to stay hidden from her volatile boyfriend. The moment crackles with tension as past connections and present dangers begin to blur.
In *Moscas en el Techo*, Izzy returns to Mexico after a devastating personal collapse, confronting the weight of her past in a landscape that feels both foreign and intimately familiar. As she grapples with guilt and memory, the line between her inner demons and the world around her begins to blur—especially when the figure she sees on the rooftop might be something more than a hallucination.
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