A review by betiana
La Borinqueña #1 by Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez

5.0

My husband: Mirá la revista que te compraste...
Yo: Es un libro.

I’m so happy to finally get this comic in my hands. The panel of Marisol with a five-split background of Puerto Rican history will soon become a poster in my classroom.

The book is a great origin story for a Newyorican hero who fights for the environment by harnessing the powers of Huracán and Yucahu thanks to La estrella del camino, a gift from Atabex that has been present at important times during Puerto Rican history. The story is great and the art is superb. Perhaps most importantly, this superhero has Latina hips.

Can’t wait to buy #2.