Love and Rockets #2

Mar 2017 · Fantagraphics · 4.99 USD

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In "Fritz Haters Will Just Have to Be Patient," Jaime Hernandez delivers another sharp, character-driven chapter in the ongoing saga of Animus, whose fractured memories leave him vulnerable as a Hellmet-possessed Isla attacks with deadly intent. With the Hellmet shattered and the immediate threat neutralized by Cucuya, a new, direct challenge emerges—testing Animus’s identity and resolve in ways that deepen the mystery of who he truly is. The story unfolds with Hernandez’s signature blend of emotional precision and surreal tension, rendered in his unmistakable, expressive style, while the cover by Gilbert Hernandez captures the series’ haunting, off-kilter energy.

Contains 6 stories

Fritz Haters Will Just Have to Be Patient

6 pp · Drama

I Come From Above to Avoid a Double Chin (part 2)

4 pp · Drama

Hopey's Unnamed Rabid Groupies

More For the Haters

4 pp · Drama

Forest Spirits

6 pp · Drama

SteedForest Spirit

Nowhere, USA

6 pp · Drama

In "Nowhere, USA," Jo and Rosario reconnect with Enrique and Petra, their paths converging at Fritz’s beachside home. Through a quiet flashback, we glimpse the personal choice that led Fritz to pursue a surrogate, revealing a moment of intimacy and intention long before the present.

Untitled Science Fiction story

6 pp · Science Fiction, Superhero

Cucuya

In this sharp, atmospheric six-page tale from Love and Rockets #2, a Hellmet-possessed Isla storms toward Animus with deadly intent, her resistance crumbling as the device overwhelms her will. When Cucuya swiftly disables the helmet, the threat shifts—now, a new, direct challenge emerges for the amnesic Animus, whose past remains as elusive as the next move.