Now he’s rocked to his core and left struggling to figure out his place in the world. The book: Sal knows who he is and where he stands with his adopted family, specifically his gay Mexican-American father, until unexpectedly everything changes. With top-notch art and storytelling, this comic reads as much longer than 21 pages. It’s this interweaving of her many layers that helps make America authentic and unforgettable. Like any teen, America has to deal with relationship woes, struggles with friends, and the discovery of who she wants to be while at college, even though she’s a superhero in charge of her own elite team. As she recently told The Washington Post, author Gabby Rivera (of Juliet Takes a Breath fame) “always dreamt up wild, powerful and carefree superheroes that look like me and my family: thick, brown, goofy, beautiful.” Rivera takes this to heart, and the result is a superhero who is nuanced, complex, and reads as wholly genuine. Why you need it: America Chavez is the superhero you’ve been waiting for: she’s a powder keg of awesome who prides herself on being queer and latina. The book: A new comic for a new generation of superheroes featuring leader of the Ultimates, America Chavez, as she beats up bad guys, deals with a breakup, and heads off to college!
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