Love and Rockets #15

Oct 2005 · Fantagraphics · 4.50 USD; 7.20 CAD

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🏆 Best Single Issue or Story (2006)

In "Kid Stuff Kids 6," Gilbert Hernandez delivers a moody, atmospheric tale as Mark, Mila, Fritz, and Pipo find themselves stranded at a deserted movie set after funding falls through. Trapped in the desert by sudden fog, they follow a mysterious cloaked figure to a hidden chamber where they encounter a secretive brotherhood led by Blas and Flaco, and the still-unconscious Peter Rio. With art, writing, inking, and lettering all by Gilbert Hernandez, and a cover by the same, this 2005 Fantagraphics issue blends surreal tension with the quiet unease of isolation.

Contains 5 stories

Kid Stuff Kids 6

1 pp · Humor, Children

Day by Day with Hopey: “Saturday is Shatterday”

6 pp · Drama

In "Day by Day with Hopey: 'Saturday is Shatterday,'" Hopey navigates the quiet rhythm of a school gathering, connecting with students and parents before her new role as teacher's assistant begins. Later, she joins Kiko and Itsuki for a night out to see Terry's band Bootcut Jean, only to find the show sold out and the backstage pass just out of reach.

Near Mint

4 pp · Drama

In "Near Mint," Ray and Frogmouth share a quiet, charged day at a comic book show, where she’s working at Mike’s booth. Their journey home becomes a tense, intimate unraveling—words traded, feelings tested—before they finally give in to something long unspoken.

Angels of Tarzana

4 pp · Drama, Sports

On a Gut Level

13 pp · Drama, Fantasy

Unnamed Cloaked Figure

In "On a Gut Level," Mark, Mila, Fritz, and Pipo find themselves stranded at a deserted movie set when funding collapses, forcing them into the unforgiving desert. A sudden fog leads them to a hidden chamber where a mysterious brotherhood—Blas, Flaco, and the silent, comatose Peter Rio—awaits with enigmatic purpose.