Love and Rockets
#13
(Spring 2005)
Fantagraphics,
2001 Series
- Volume
- 2
- Price
- 4.50 USD: 7.20 CAD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- Published three times a year
- On-sale Date
- 2005-03-16
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Fantagraphics Books Inc.
- Brand
-
Fantagraphics Books [sans serif, single border]
- Editing
- Gary Groth (credited) (editor)
[no title indexed]
cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Gilbert Hernandez (signed as Beto/04)
- Inks
- Gilbert Hernandez (signed as Beto/04)
- Colors
- Gilbert Hernandez (signed as Beto/04)
- Characters
- Sea Hog
Song of the Sea Hog
Fritz / comic story / 11 pages
- Script
- Gilbert Hernandez (signed as 05 Beto)
- Pencils
- Gilbert Hernandez (signed as 05 Beto)
- Inks
- Gilbert Hernandez (signed as 05 Beto)
- Letters
- Gilbert Hernandez (signed as 05 Beto)
- Genre
- drama
- Characters
- Mila Castellon; Jenna Chong; Lavalda Dane; Fritz; Mark Herrera; Rita Mankovich; Krista St. John; Sea Hog
- Synopsis
- Mark deals with his five ex-wives, his current wife and his obsessive search for the Sea Hog.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- soap opera
Angel of Tarzana
Locas / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Jaime Hernandez (signed as Xaime 2004)
- Pencils
- Jaime Hernandez (signed as Xaime 2004)
- Inks
- Jaime Hernandez (signed as Xaime 2004)
- Letters
- Jaime Hernandez (signed as Xaime 2004)
- Genre
- sports; drama
- Characters
- Rose "Angel" Rivera (1st appearance)
- Synopsis
- During a softball game, Angel hits the ball, rounds the bases and is caught out.
- Reprints
-
in The Complete Love & Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1985 series) #[24] - The Education of Hopey Glass (February 2008) - in Locas (Fantagraphics, 2004 series) #II - Maggie, Hopey & Ray (June 2009)
-
in Locas, Maggie Chascarrillo & Hopey Glass (Delcourt, 2010 series) #[nn] (septembre 2010) - in Love and Rockets Library (Fantagraphics, 2007 series) #[9] - Esperanza (June 2011)
-
[Kid Stuff Kids 4]
The Kid Stuff Kids / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Gilbert Hernandez (signed as Beto 05)
- Pencils
- Gilbert Hernandez (signed as Beto 05)
- Inks
- Gilbert Hernandez (signed as Beto 05)
- Letters
- Gilbert Hernandez (signed as Beto 05)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'm a dog today and you're a cat, Killer.
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; children
- Characters
- Killer; Jimmy Reyna
- Synopsis
- The duo go off in an Abbott and Costello-style routine while being depicted as anthropomorphic dogs and cats for this story.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Title taken from the artist's "Love and Rockets Library #14- Three Sisters" (2018).
Day by Day with Hopey: “Wednesday is Bitter Ends Day”
Locas / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Jaime Hernandez (signed as Xaime 2004)
- Pencils
- Jaime Hernandez (signed as Xaime 2004)
- Inks
- Jaime Hernandez (signed as Xaime 2004)
- Letters
- Jaime Hernandez (signed as Xaime 2004)
- Genre
- drama
- Characters
- Hopey Glass; Rosie; Julie Wree (single-panel); Joy; Guy Goforth; A.B.
- Synopsis
- Hopey's office coworkers take her out on a going away lunch before her new teacher's assistant job starts. At home, she attempts driving Rosie's pickup truck but winds up denting the taillights and bumper.
- Reprints
- in The Complete Love & Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1985 series) #[24] - The Education of Hopey Glass (February 2008)
- in Locas (Fantagraphics, 2004 series) #II - Maggie, Hopey & Ray (June 2009)
- in Locas, Maggie Chascarrillo & Hopey Glass (Delcourt, 2010 series) #[nn] (septembre 2010)
- in Love and Rockets Library (Fantagraphics, 2007 series) #[9] - Esperanza (June 2011)
-
- Keywords
- soap opera
Angel of Tarzana [Part 2]
Locas / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Jaime Hernandez (signed as Xaime 2005)
- Pencils
- Jaime Hernandez (signed as Xaime 2005)
- Inks
- Jaime Hernandez (signed as Xaime 2005)
- Letters
- Jaime Hernandez (signed as Xaime 2005)
- Genre
- sports; drama
- Characters
- Rose "Angel" Rivera
- Synopsis
- Angel flips off the balance beam at a gymnastics contest and gets a 9.25 from the judges.
- Reprints
- in The Complete Love & Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1985 series) #[24] - The Education of Hopey Glass (February 2008)
- in Locas (Fantagraphics, 2004 series) #II - Maggie, Hopey & Ray (June 2009)
- in Locas, Maggie Chascarrillo & Hopey Glass (Delcourt, 2010 series) #[nn] (septembre 2010)
- in Love and Rockets Library (Fantagraphics, 2007 series) #[9] - Esperanza (June 2011)
-
- Keywords
- balance beam; gymnastics
Did Ya Get Got?
Locas / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Jaime Hernandez (signed as Xaime 04-05)
- Pencils
- Jaime Hernandez (signed as Xaime 04-05)
- Inks
- Jaime Hernandez (signed as Xaime 04-05)
- Letters
- Jaime Hernandez (signed as Xaime 04-05)
- Genre
- drama
- Characters
- Ray Dominguez; Milena Loznika (as Stripper Friend); Vivian "Frogmouth" Solis
- Synopsis
- Ray details the state of his relationship with Vivian and his frustration with being stuck in the friend zone with her. Narrated completely from his point of view.
- Reprints
- in Funny Book (Fantagraphics, 2005 series) #1 (2005)
- in The Complete Love & Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1985 series) #[24] - The Education of Hopey Glass (February 2008)
- in Locas (Fantagraphics, 2004 series) #II - Maggie, Hopey & Ray (June 2009)
- in Locas, Maggie Chascarrillo & Hopey Glass (Delcourt, 2010 series) #[nn] (septembre 2010)
- in Love and Rockets Library (Fantagraphics, 2007 series) #[9] - Esperanza (June 2011)
-
- Keywords
- soap opera
Julio's Day [Part 13]
Julio's Day / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Gilbert Hernandez (signed as Beto 05)
- Pencils
- Gilbert Hernandez (signed as Beto 05)
- Inks
- Gilbert Hernandez (signed as Beto 05)
- Letters
- Gilbert Hernandez (signed as Beto 05)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Sigh... your sister...
- Genre
- drama
- Characters
- Araceli Victoria Isabela Melendez; Benjamin Reyes (death); Julio Reyes; Julio's Mom
- Synopsis
- Julio's mom laments the passing of her daughter Sofia. Araceli goes off to help in the Korean War and comes back three years later, with Benjamin having passed in the interim.
- Reprints
- in Julio's Day (Fantagraphics, 2013 series) (February 2013) which is reprinted
-
in Indexer Notes
Takes place a few years after the previous story which was just after World War II ended.
Angel of Tarzana [Part 3]
Locas / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Jaime Hernandez (signed as Xaime '05)
- Pencils
- Jaime Hernandez (signed as Xaime '05)
- Inks
- Jaime Hernandez (signed as Xaime '05)
- Letters
- Jaime Hernandez (signed as Xaime '05)
- Genre
- sports; drama
- Characters
- Rose "Angel" Rivera; Old Man
- Synopsis
- Lifeguard Angel at the swimming pool using a bullhorn to get the adults out of the pool to make way for the kids.
- Reprints
- in The Complete Love & Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1985 series) #[24] - The Education of Hopey Glass (February 2008)
- in Locas (Fantagraphics, 2004 series) #II - Maggie, Hopey & Ray (June 2009)
- in Locas, Maggie Chascarrillo & Hopey Glass (Delcourt, 2010 series) #[nn] (septembre 2010)
- in Love and Rockets Library (Fantagraphics, 2007 series) #[9] - Esperanza (June 2011)
-
Cream City
Locas / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Jaime Hernandez (signed as Xaime 04-05)
- Pencils
- Jaime Hernandez (signed as Xaime 04-05)
- Inks
- Jaime Hernandez (signed as Xaime 04-05)
- Letters
- Jaime Hernandez (signed as Xaime 04-05)
- Genre
- drama
- Characters
- Ray Dominguez; Vivian "Frogmouth" Solis
- Synopsis
- Vivian shows up at Ray's place at midnight and bickers with him after he questions if she and Maggie were ever an item. Another story narrated completely from Ray's point of view.
- Reprints
- in Funny Book (Fantagraphics, 2005 series) #1 (2005)
- in The Complete Love & Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1985 series) #[24] - The Education of Hopey Glass (February 2008)
- in Locas (Fantagraphics, 2004 series) #II - Maggie, Hopey & Ray (June 2009)
- in Locas, Maggie Chascarrillo & Hopey Glass (Delcourt, 2010 series) #[nn] (septembre 2010)
- in Love and Rockets Library (Fantagraphics, 2007 series) #[9] - Esperanza (June 2011)
-
- Keywords
- soap opera
Love and Rockets issue number 13 Spring 2005
letters page / 2 pages
- Script
- Jaime Hernandez (credited as Jaime) (replies)
- Pencils
- Jaime Hernandez; ? (photo)
- Inks
- Jaime Hernandez; ? (photo)
- Letters
- typeset
- Characters
- Susanna (photo)
Indexer Notes
Letters from Joon, Xochitl, Todd Hignite and Susanna (with two photos of her). Includes a small-size Jaime panel drawing of Vivian.
[no title indexed]
illustration / 1 page
- Pencils
- Jaime Hernandez (signed as Xaime 05)
- Inks
- Jaime Hernandez (signed as Xaime 05)
- Colors
- Jaime Hernandez (signed as Xaime 05)
- Genre
- sports
- Characters
- Rose "Angel" Rivera
- Keywords
- volleyball
Indexer Notes
Two separate illustrations on the back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
-
1.
Song of the Sea Hog
Fritz -
2.
Angel of Tarzana
Locas -
3.
[Kid Stuff Kids 4]
The Kid Stuff Kids -
4.
Day by Day with Hopey: “Wednesday is Bitter Ends Day”
Locas -
5.
Angel of Tarzana [Part 2]
Locas -
6.
Did Ya Get Got?
Locas -
7.
Julio's Day [Part 13]
Julio's Day -
8.
Angel of Tarzana [Part 3]
Locas -
9.
Cream City
Locas -
10.
Love and Rockets issue number 13 Spring 2005
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11.
[no title indexed]
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