Locas: The Maggie and Hopey Stories (Love and Rockets)

Jaime Hernandez's Locas tells the story of Maggie Chascarrillo, a bisexual, Mexican American woman attempting to define herself in a community rife with class, race, and gender issues. Maggie's story begins in the early-1980s Southern California rock scene, when it was shifting from the excesses of the 1970s to the gritty basics of punk and new wave. Hardcore punk rock came to the fore, and the teenage Maggie finds herself drawn to the anarchy, energy, and diversity of the scene.

In Jaime's hands, this all becomes a very real, habitable place populated with authentic human beings rather than stereotypes. She quickly befriends Hopey Glass, a feisty anti-authoritarian punkette who quickly becomes Maggie's on-again, off-again lover and a constant presence in her life as they navigate a devastatingly naturalistic world.

Created over a span of 15 years, from 1981 to 1996, "Locas" was serialized in the pages of the legendary comic book series Love and Rockets, and this new deluxe hardcover edition includes three stories that were not included in any of the previous collected editions.

Collects Love and Rockets Vol. I #1-50.

Fantagraphics, 2026.