Love and Rockets #2 [Fantagraphics Exclusive]
(March 2017)

Fantagraphics, 2016 Series
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Volume
4
Price
4.99 USD
Pages
40
On-sale Date
2017-04-15
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Fantagraphics Books
Brand
Fantagraphics Books [serif, double border]
Barcode
?
Printer
Printed in Canada
Editing
Eric Reynolds (credited) (editor, associate publisher)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Locas / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jaime Hernandez (signed as Xaime)
Inks
Jaime Hernandez (signed as Xaime)
Colors
?

Genre
drama
Characters
Ray Dominguez

Indexer Notes

The back cover to this variant is a Gilbert illustration of Killer singing, facing to her left while holding a microphone.

Beto's World (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Gilbert Hernandez (credited as Beto); ?
Pencils
Gilbert Hernandez (credited as Beto); Jaime Hernandez
Inks
Gilbert Hernandez (credited as Beto); Jaime Hernandez
Colors
?
Letters
Gilbert Hernandez (credited as Beto); typeset

Indexer Notes

Includes images of variant covers; character guide to Gilbert Hernandez stories; indicia.

Fritz Haters Will Just Have to Be Patient (Table of Contents: 2)

Fritz / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Gilbert Hernandez (signed as Beto)
Pencils
Gilbert Hernandez (signed as Beto)
Inks
Gilbert Hernandez (signed as Beto)
Letters
Gilbert Hernandez (signed as Beto)

Genre
drama
Characters
Andres; Baby; Beverly; Chino; Danny Chulo; Corazon; Fritz; Pipo; Rosario; Tikitik; Zander
Synopsis
Fritz and Pipo work out their divorce as everyone adjusts to the existence of not one but two grown up surrogate daughters of Fritz.

I Come From Above to Avoid a Double Chin (part 2) (Table of Contents: 3)

Locas / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Jaime Hernandez (signed as Jaime)
Pencils
Jaime Hernandez (signed as Jaime)
Inks
Jaime Hernandez (signed as Jaime)
Letters
Jaime Hernandez (signed as Jaime)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
sleeep I just want to go to sleep
Genre
drama
Characters
Terry Downe; Hopey Glass; Zero Gravity; Jessica; Kiko Kurihara; Maggie; Daffy Matsumoto; Itsuki Yeto; Hopey's Unnamed Rabid Groupies
Synopsis
The gang at the Huerta reunion enjoy the punk show. Terry manages to get Hopey on stage before the lights go out.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Untitled here. Title is taken from the Is This How You See Me? book.

More For the Haters (Table of Contents: 4)

Fritz / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Gilbert Hernandez (signed as Beto)
Pencils
Gilbert Hernandez (signed as Beto)
Inks
Gilbert Hernandez (signed as Beto)
Letters
Gilbert Hernandez (signed as Beto)

Genre
drama
Characters
Andres; Baby; Beverly; Fritz; Guadalupe; Jimmy; Killer; Rosario; Scooter; Zander
Synopsis
Baby meets Rosario for the first time.

Forest Spirits (Table of Contents: 5)

Locas / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Jaime Hernandez (signed as Xaime)
Pencils
Jaime Hernandez (signed as Xaime)
Inks
Jaime Hernandez (signed as Xaime)
Letters
Jaime Hernandez (signed as Xaime)

Genre
drama
Characters
Gomez; Hilly; Jennilee (unnamed, page three); Kim (unnamed, page three); Angel Rivera; Tonta; Vivi; Steed; Forest Spirit
Synopsis
In the forest, Vivian encounters the Forest Spirit after interacting with Tonta, Gomez, Kim, Jennilee and Angel.
Reprints

Nowhere, USA (Table of Contents: 6)

Fritz / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Gilbert Hernandez (signed as Beto)
Pencils
Gilbert Hernandez (signed as Beto)
Inks
Gilbert Hernandez (signed as Beto)
Letters
Gilbert Hernandez (signed as Beto)

Genre
drama
Characters
Baby; Beverly; Chino; Enrique; Fritz; Petra; Rosario; Zander; Claire; Vic
Synopsis
Baby and Rosario meet up with Enrique and Petra and later are at Fritz's beach side home.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Animus / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Jaime Hernandez (signed as Xaime)
Pencils
Jaime Hernandez (signed as Xaime)
Inks
Jaime Hernandez (signed as Xaime)
Letters
Jaime Hernandez (signed as Xaime)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Kill. Yes.
Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
Animus; Isla; Katak; Lumina; Cucuya
Synopsis
A Hellmet-possessed Isla arrives to kill Animus, but she isn't in. After the Hellmet is disposed of, yet another threat arrives to challenge the amnesic Animus directly.

Letters Page (Table of Contents: 8)

letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Eric Reynolds (credited as Ed.) (replies)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Selene Scalera, Phil Parkerson, Chris Zeichman, and David Roach.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 3 pages (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jaime Hernandez
Inks
Jaime Hernandez
Colors
?

Characters
Gomez (in audience); Angel Rivera (unnamed wrestler); Tonta (in audience)
Keywords
lucha libre; wrestling

Indexer Notes

Back cover color illustration of female wrestler entering the ring.

In the Fantagraphics Exclusive variant this is a Gilbert illustration of Killer singing while holding a microphone.