Immigration and family separation policies at the US border inspire comic book ‘Home’

Liz Ohanesian for the Los Angeles Daily News reports on a new comic book series that features Latiina/os and explores immigration policy and border enforcement.

 When news of the separation of families at the U.S.-Mexico border came to light in 2018, the disclosure sent Julio Anta reeling.  Anta, a longtime comic book reader who is of Cuban and Colombian heritage, thought about how little representation there is for Latinx people in comic books.   Here is an brief summary of “Home,” a five-part series for Image Comics that begins its run on April 14:

“When a young boy is torn away from his mother while seeking asylum at the U.S. border, something begins to change in him, and it isn’t just the trauma, anxiety, and guilt you’d expect. He doesn’t know it yet, but it’s the onset of superhuman abilities that will change his life forever.

JULIO ANTA and ANNA WIESZCZYK debut with a deeply grounded and heartfelt five-issue series that explores the real-world implications of a migrant with extraordinary powers.”

KJ