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Jaime and the Locas (2004)
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Description11x14 cover to LOVE AND ROCKETS VOLUME ONE #26, published in 1988 by Fantagraphics.******************************************************************************************** A special piece from a groundbreaking comic series, drawn by the greatest living cartoonist. Jaime Hernandez and his brother Gilbert alternated front cover duties over Love and Rockets’ original 50-issue run, with Jaime drawing a little over half. Of those 25+ Jaime front covers, this one is a longtime standout for its playful and irreverent "confrontation" between Jaime and Maggie Chascarillo, the character whose life story Jaime has told over the past 40+ years. It's one of my very favorite covers from Volume One of the series—my favorite featuring Maggie herself—and one I never expected to acquire. Thanks to the previous owner for the generous opportunity to do so. And what a meta moment this cover depicts! Creators interacting with the characters they've created is an often-used comics trope and here Jaime and Maggie act out their own version. Reflected in a mirror, Jaime sits at his board, exasperated, while Maggie shows just how much (or little) she respects his artistic process. This cover crystallizes so much of what I love about Jaime's Locas stories: peerless cartooning with energy and attitude to spare in service of stories featuring authentic and complex characters. In case you needed a reminder, Jaime is still going strong after 40+ years! Life Drawing, his latest collection featuring Maggie, now nearly 40 years older, was published by Fantagraphics in February 2025. Social/Sharing |
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Kavi H 
Member Since 2018
1 - Posted on 4/23/2025
wow, fantastic cover and very glad to see it popping up here in your collection with how big of a Jaime and Love & Rockets fan I know you are. huge congrats on adding this to your collection, Mark!
Holy Grail Collectibles
Member Since 2020
1 - Posted on 4/23/2025
You don't see covers from the first run too often these days, great score!
Dan T
Member Since 2019
1 - Posted on 4/23/2025
Spectacular example makes a spectacular addition to your collection.
Ruben DaCollector
Member Since 2008
1 - Posted on 4/24/2025
This comic has nothing to do with the band!
Congratulations on acquiring this, Mark, especially given that it's one of you very favorite covers from Volume One, as well as your favorite cover featuring Maggie! So awesome!
Tony Marine
Member Since 2016
1 - Posted on 4/24/2025
Congrats Mark! This is epic! I was just looking at all the vol 1 covers and this was on my "I'd like to have" short list!
Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 4/24/2025
It's a great one with Jaime not afraid to put himself out there as this is seen from his point of view. Maybe he studied Jan van Eyck in art school.
F M
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 4/24/2025
Quite fun. This is clearly not your John Byrne She-Hulk here ;)
Congrats on this beautiful and significant get.
M L
Member Since 2015
1 - Posted on 4/24/2025
Stunned! What an amazing centerpiece for your collection. Huge congrats!
Doug L
Member Since 2019
1 - Posted on 4/24/2025
Nothing beats a Jaime cover - except perhaps a vintage, first run Jaime cover from the 1980s! Congratulations and I hope you hang it in a place where you see it everyday.
Simon Ma
Member Since 2013
1 - Posted on 4/24/2025
Wowza! Meta-indeed. And to think I never realised that that was Xaime in the mirror. Duh. Thank you for sharing this memorable piece of alternative comics history.
Timothy Finney
Member Since 2006
1 - Posted on 4/24/2025
I love so many things about this cover. Cheers!
Comic Art Channel
Member Since 2018
1 - Posted on 4/24/2025
Huge get! Amazing piece and piece of history!
George H
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 4/24/2025
Major congrats on a great cover from the first volume!
DC's Showcase
Member Since 2006
1 - Posted on 4/25/2025
Wow, amazing acquisition! Huge minus if you're a fan of the band lol.
Jeremiah Avery
Member Since 2007
1 - Posted on 4/26/2025
Beautiful art! Congratulations, I'm very envious!
Jason Hussa
Member Since 2017
1 - Posted on 4/28/2025
Oh, my goodness, Mark... PHANTASMAGORICAL pick up!! Good grief, one of the indelible, "I-remember-where-I-was-when-I-first-saw-this" images from this all-time great, favorite series, and I'm thrilled (and hardly surprised :) ) that it has found its way home here, to you. Yeah, the meta-commentary only -started- with Jaime's inclusion here, right? The wallpaper really let us wallow in its depths (/ heights...?) :)
Jaime's characters are always the best clothed characters in comics, period. Doesn't matter if they're in a t-shirt and torn jeans or layers and layers of fabric, they're just the BEST CLOTHED, like real human people, always. It's a key element in the integrity of Jaime's work - a foundation of why Jaime's fictional worlds and characters are the most realistic and relatable. And Maggie just looks -fantastic- here. I feel like I have to resist saying this same thing on almost every comment I leave on a Jaime piece, but the stylistic, mega-design-oriented approach to the way that he hand-drew his flannel patterns (as a set pattern, immune to clothing folds or body positions) completely exploded my brain at the time. Still does. It's not as obvious on this piece as on others (obviously :) ), but every time I see Hernandez flannel, my heart leaps (and the small, reserved dollop of it here perfectly counters the tight lines on her collar and cuffs... just gorgeous execution and design).
And I would be remiss if I didn't mention how hilarious Jaime's rendition of himself is here: frumpy (tummy pooch and all), fatigued, and a bit frustrated with Maggie's insistence on holding that particular pose. The fly circling his head is the icing on the cake (and is what coaxes the laugh to happen out loud). Beautiful.
So here's another perfectly balanced, brilliantly composed, highly impactful pieces masterfully rendered in Jaime's sumptuous and impeccable black and white linework. It's just (as that one band says)..."So Alive". It'll be a -tough- one to top (but I have complete faith in you, Marc)! :) Sincere congrats, sir - this is as awesome as awesome gets.
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