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Love and Rockets#27
Cover: Gilbert Hernandez

Love and Rockets #27

Aug 1988 · Fantagraphics · 2.25 USD; 3.40 CAD
“Beep Beep”

In "Beep Beep," Jaime Hernandez delivers a quietly potent slice of life as Vicki’s frustration with Maggie’s unappreciative attitude reaches a breaking point, leading to a sudden dismissal from her role as wrestling assistant. Maggie’s journey takes her east in search of Hopey, a quest that yields no answers, before she returns to California and finds herself staying with Ray—setting the stage for new tensions and quiet reckonings. The story, written and drawn entirely by Jaime, captures the emotional rhythms of friendship and drift with his signature intimacy, while Gilbert Hernandez’s cover art captures the mood with a sharp, expressive eye.

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writer, artist, inker, letterer Jaime
cover pencils, inks Gilbert Hernandez

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Vicki, increasingly annoyed by Maggie's lack of gratitude, winds up firing her from her wrestling assistant position. Maggie heads to the East Coast in an effort to find Hopey but has no luck with that. She then returns to California and stays with Ray.

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