The traumas that are being inflicted don’t just happen.” This is something that's a slow build throughout history. You're finally seeing something, and the veil is being lifted, while my writing always gravitates towards saying, “No, these are stories that are prevalent. Everyone's like, “Oh, now we're in trouble,” and I'm like, “Where have you been?” People of color have been suffering all kinds of things for so many years for centuries. But it's this idea of what happened when, let's say, for example, when Trump became President. I don't know how many years we've been working on this, but it's funny to have it come out now since we've been working on this for two or three years or whatever. This is something that just came about when I was writing the story. Can you talk about shifting Jessica's origin story into less of a specific event, but not making the core any less valid? SR: Changing an origin story is always very controversial, and it's usually nowhere near as big a change as this story makes. So, that was important for me as the illustrator of this story. Because you can't separate them, especially in this time - it's like really hard to separate those aspects. And as her anxiety grows, you'll see how the propaganda gets a little bit more persistent in her background and in their ambience.įor me, it was important to capture that feeling that Lilliam had written of her Latina background, and just make it part of her history. And it's really subtle, but I feel like it's something that is for her. But around the city, you'll see as time goes by that certain propaganda is being pushed on the walls and in writings. Something I wanted to do with the illustration and the design is that you have little details in her room she's this girl. She can't do it, because she knows she's hiding something. I really wanted to denote the characteristics of Jessica having this life where she's trying to be a good child to her parents and help them, and also trying to have a normal life with her friends. But it was also a heavy burden for me, because if I fail, I was failing everyone in my family, because they sacrificed their time and their work and their money for me to have this. Because not a lot of people from my background do what I do, being an illustrator. I grew up in Mexico, I am Latina I'm Mexican, and I always felt that my demographic adds this second layer where I really have to work hard and make my family proud and make my parents proud. For me, I feel like it's really important for young Latinx and young people to understand that their anxieties are a really heavy burden that has been overlooked by adults and the world around us. That's what I was thinking, for the most part. It's an additional burden of anxiety, having to excel and also doing school virtually. I think a lot of young people-a lot of young high schoolers, especially now-are dealing with this heavy burden. How do I navigate this really huge burden?" She's trying to protect her family and trying to protect her secret, so what does that look like? I have this idea of a kid who's a teenager, a young high schooler who wants to do well, and who wants to make her parents proud, but also has this layer of, "I have a secret. Where does she live? I live on the West Coast, and I kept on thinking of Coast City. about their new origin story - available now wherever graphic novels and books are sold. But to find out how much more could be drawn from one of DC's most prominent Latinx characters, Screen Rant got the chance to speak with Rivera and Steph C. Jessica Cruz has come a long way since her origin story, and is a more important figure in the larger Green Lantern lore than ever. is centering Jessica's life, not just her most traumatic day, to show how a life of anxiety, fear, trauma, but above all willpower is playing out all over the world today. The re-imagined origin story from author Lilliam Rivera and illustrator Steph C. Providing a bold retelling of Jessica Cruz’s origin story, the tale reveals that Jessica's experience in an immigrant family forged her into a hero long before she ever won her Green Lantern ring. It may not be the new Green Lantern graphic novel that superhero fans will expect, but there is no mistaking the power of Unearthed: A Jessica Cruz Story-the newest young adult graphic novel from DC.
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