and associate editor Diego Lopez.”įor her story about Jessica Cruz before she becomes a member of the Green Lantern corps, Rivera focused on the real experiences of Latinx people in America. Another highlight for me was working with an all Latinx team, Mexican artist Steph C.
“With Unearthed, we are able to dig deep into Jessica’s point of view and visually see her joys and fears. “There’s something quite freeing in working in a medium where words are not the only way to express emotion,” Rivera shared. But for Rivera it also felt like the most powerful medium for the tale. Unearthed is not only a story of an everyday teenager doing her best with friends that love her, it’s also a story of immigration and how Jessica will question her role in a sometimes unforgiving and harsh world while trying to keep her family together.”īecause this is a story of one of DC’s most beloved Green Lanterns, making it a comic was of course the only way to go. When I was presented with this opportunity, I knew I wanted to explore Jessica Cruz’s origin story specifically her teen life living in Coast City before she officially becomes part of the Green Lantern universe. “As a kid, I was always searching for Latinx superheroes to latch onto.
“I’ve always been a DC Comics fan,” she told us over email. It was a story that made instant sense for author Rivera. Check out our chat with Rivera and some exclusive art from Unearthed below. It’s a timely and important story about racism, immigration laws, and the threat of I.C.E. Lilliam Rivera and Steph C.’s new DC graphic novel Unearthed about Green Lantern Jessica Cruz continues that legacy.
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From the introduction of the world’s most famous immigrant, Superman, by two Jewish creators to the simple (if sometimes flawed) exploration of civil rights through the lens of the X-Men, comics are full of politically analogous tales which seek to inform and educate their readers. Comics have always been a space for telling important stories about real life.
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