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Tonta #[nn]

Jul 2019 · Fantagraphics · 19.99 USD
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“Tonta”
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This collection gathers Jaime Hernandez's Tonta stories from the pages of Love and Rockets, focusing on the adventures of Anoush 'Tonta' Agajanian and her circle of friends and family in the fictional Southern California town of Huerta. The volume showcases Hernandez's signature blend of punk rock energy, character-driven drama, and intricate relationships, featuring familiar faces like Maggie Chascarillo, Vivian Solis, and the Blackburn brothers alongside Tonta's own colorful cast.

In "Tonta," Jaime Hernandez crafts a quietly tense, character-driven story set in the lived-in world of the Cobia Club. Vivian waits for a call from Mel, only to be unsettled by mysterious phone drops, while a visiting Tonta’s casual moment with a forgotten gun sets off a chain of quiet, charged events. With Hernandez’s signature blend of intimacy and suspense, the issue lingers on small gestures and unspoken tensions, building toward a moment at the club where past actions echo in unexpected ways.

writer, artist, inker, letterer Jaime Hernandez · cover Jaime Hernandez

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

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While at the Cobia Club, Mel, the owner tells Vivian he'll call her. Back at home, Vivian receives multiple phone calls from someone, presumably Mel, who hangs up when she picks up the phone. While Vivian's out, a visiting Tonta tries out her lingerie and plays with a gun that was in the dresser. The gun goes off accidentally, leaving a small hole in the wall. Borneo, Sugar Bear and Tito show up and distract Tonta while Sugar Bear retrieves the gun. Back at the Cobia Club later on, Tonta witnesses a failed assassination attempt on Spropp by Borneo with the same gun that was in Viv's dresser.

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