Cover: Gilbert Hernandez

Love and Rockets #29

Mar 1989 · Fantagraphics · 2.25 USD; 3.40 CAD

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In "Poison River [Chapter 1]," Gilbert Hernandez crafts a tense, emotionally charged chapter as family secrets erupt in a storm of betrayal and displacement. When El Señor discovers that baby Luba isn't his, he casts Maria and the child out, forcing Karlota to intervene and set off a chain of upheavals that fractures lives and upends the fragile stability of the community. With Hernandez’s distinctive storytelling and expressive art on full display, this issue lays the groundwork for a story where survival and loyalty are tested in the shadow of personal and societal decay. Cover by Gilbert Hernandez.

Contains 2 stories

Poison River [Chapter 1]

15 pp · Drama

El SeñorJuan Nuñez

In "Poison River [Chapter 1]," Jo finds herself caught in a web of betrayal and displacement when El Señor, furious over a secret, expels Maria and her infant daughter Luba from his mansion. With nowhere else to turn, Maria takes refuge with Eduardo, whose fragile stability unravels after a violent attack leaves him injured and adrift. As the town shifts around them, Eduardo and Luba are left to navigate a world that offers little shelter—only the quiet, uncertain promise of what comes next.

Flies on the Ceiling (The Story of Isabel in Mexico)

15 pp · Drama

BetoIzzy's Boyfriend [Beto's Dad]SatanasJuana Ortiz (single-panel, page one)Izzy's dad (single-panel, page one)

In "Flies on the Ceiling (The Story of Isabel in Mexico)," Jo travels to Mexico following a painful breakup, a difficult abortion, and a suicide attempt, seeking quiet and distance. As she stays in a remote house, she begins to confront her lingering guilt and fear, unsettled by visions of a figure that may be the devil—or perhaps just her own shadow.