Chelo's Burden

Chelo’s Burden
DateJune 1986
SeriesPalomar and Locas
PublisherFantagraphics
Creative team
WritersLos Bros Hernández
ArtistsLos Bros Hernández
Original publication
Published inLove and Rockets (Fantagraphics)
Issuesvol. 1 #3-4, Mechanics #1, and original material
Chronology
Preceded byMusic for Mechanics (1985)
Followed byLas Mujeres Perdidas (1987)

Chelo's Burden is the second album of the American comics series Love and Rockets by the Hernández brothers and published in 1986. It collects stories from Love and Rockets vol. 1 #3-4, Mechanics #1 and original material.

The cover of the compilation is by Gilbert Hernández ("Beto") and the preface by Gary Groth.

Contents

These stories, dated 1982–1986, are, like in the volume #1 Music for Mechanics, still science-fiction oriented, with monsters and extra-terrestrials. The themes of the (Gilbert's) Central-America village of Palomar and (Jaime's) Los Angeles life are more and more present.

No. Title Author Pages Comments
1. Sopa de Gran Pena Gilbert Hernández 51 First "Heartbreak Soup" story, different parts; village of Palomar.
2. Love and Rockets Jaime Hernández 2
3. Maggie vs. Maniakk Jaime 9
4. Music for Monsters III Gilbert 4
5. Hey Hopey Jaime 3
6. Untitled Gilbert 1
7. 100 Rooms Jaime 32
8. Twitch City Gilbert 6
9. Toyo's Request Jaime 12
10. Locas Tambien Jaime 2
11. Somewhere in California Mario Hernández 15
12. Out o' Space Jaime 6
13. Locker Room Gilbert 1
Cover gallery Los Bros Hernández 5

Chronology

Previous album: Music for Mechanics <-> Next album: Las Mujeres Perdidas.

References

  1. ↑ Royal, Derek Parker (2013). "The Hernandez Brothers: A Selected Bibliography". ImageTexT: Interdisciplinary Comics Studies. 7 (1). Dept of English, University of Florida. ISSN 1549-6732. Retrieved 2026-04-27.