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The Complete Love & Rockets #2

Jun 1986 · Fantagraphics · 9.95 USD; 13.50 CAD
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This volume collects the second batch of Jaime and Gilbert Hernandez's acclaimed Love & Rockets stories, originally published in the mid-1980s. It focuses on the intertwined lives of the characters in the fictional Central American town of Palomar, with a particular emphasis on the title character Chelo and her personal struggles. The collection showcases the brothers' distinctive storytelling styles, blending slice-of-life drama with magical realism and punk-rock energy.

Contains 16 stories
Heartbreak Soup [Sopa de Gran Pena prelude]
7 pp
Sopa de Gran Pena [Part One]
22 pp

In "Sopa de Gran Pena [Part One]," Tipin' Tipin, trapped in a prolonged sleep beneath the house he’s been evicted from, is finally roused by Carmen and the boys. As they try to help him recover, tensions rise—especially when Gato resents Pipo and Manuel’s growing closeness, leading to a violent clash. Meanwhile, Luba’s arrival in Palomar brings unexpected attention to her bañadora business, while Toco’s antics end in a sudden, tragic laugh.

Sopa de Gran Pena [Part Two]
22 pp

In "Sopa de Gran Pena [Part Two]," Chelo’s scheme to have Luba arrested backfires when she’s thrown in the same cell, leading to an unexpected alliance between the two women. As tensions rise in the town, the boys scramble to keep them apart—only to find they’re far more at ease with each other than anyone expected. Meanwhile, Manuel’s reckless romance with Pipo ends in tragedy when Soledad, consumed by jealousy, takes his life. In the aftermath, Chelo steps into a new role, becoming the town’s new sheriff.

Love and Rockets
2 pp
Maggie Vs. Maniakk
9 pp
Music for Monsters III
4 pp

In "Music for Monsters III," a young woman babysits her younger self—literally—on a surreal sea voyage, until a crash-landing Inez arrives in a flickering electro-pod. As the pod sputters and the water churns, the two Inezes are suddenly caught in a tide of danger, fleeing a monstrous presence from the deep.

Hey Hopey
3 pp
Untitled
1 pp
100 Rooms
32 pp

In "100 Rooms," Hopey and Maggie are invited to stay at the sprawling, isolated Costigan Manor West, where the vast estate's labyrinthine halls and hidden chambers soon become a stage for tension and desire. As the days pass, Maggie finds herself drawn into a dangerous and intimate entanglement with a fugitive named Casey, whose presence unsettles the fragile peace of the house.

Twitch City
6 pp
Toyo's Request
12 pp
Locas Tambien
1.9 pp
La Chota vs. Roy Cowboy
0.1 pp
Somewhere in California
15 pp

In "Somewhere in California," Brian’s life unravels after he unknowingly drinks from a stolen goblet that awakens the ancient entity El Ofre. Now hunted by the enigmatic Doctor Amorte and drawing the attention of a secret resistance known as The Black Sunset, Brian finds himself caught in a web of mystery and danger he never saw coming.

Out o’ Space
6 pp
Locker Room
1 pp

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Full credits

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

Reprints

↩ Reprints Love and Rockets #3 (1983), Love and Rockets #4 (1983), Mechanics #1 (1985)

Reprinted in Love and Rockets Bonanza! #1 (1989)

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