![]() Jessica Cruz looks like she has a mullet. She is also undocumented but still in high school. It's about Jessica living in fear and dealing with her feelings after a family member is detained by I.C.E. ![]() The tone and writing are obviously meant to appeal to younger audiences. It is certainly written for YA audiences or even younger. ![]() She doesn't suffer from agoraphobia or have any other traits of her character in the DCU. Jessica's character is nothing like the comics. Yes, John Stewart is also a character and a green ring appears in the story (It's just her father's ring), but they were cursorily thrown in there so there would be some tangential ties to DC. It's a story about DACA and undocumented workers living in America with the main character renamed Jessica Cruz to presumably sell more copies. The story has nothing to do with Green Lanterns or DC in general. Jessica's charact I would not call this a reimagining of Jessica Cruz as DC's book blurb details. ![]() I would not call this a reimagining of Jessica Cruz as DC's book blurb details. With her father gone and feeling helpless, Jessica must find her way out of her fears and ultimately become a voice for her community.more And despite her attempts to lean on her friends and family, she finds herself constantly visited by visions of Aztec gods, one pulling her towards hope and the other towards anger.īut when her father is detained by I.C.E., Jessica finds herself being pulled into an abyss of fear. Jessica usually worries for her parents, but her fears and anxiety escalate as a mayoral candidate with a strong anti-immigration stance runs for office.Īs the xenophobia in Coast City increases, Jessica begins to debate whether it's worth renewing her status to stay in the U.S., or if her family would be safer and better off moving back to Mexico. While Jessica is a part of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, allowing her to go to school and live in the U.S., her parents are undocumented. She's a dedicated student, popular among her classmates, and has a loving family that has done everything they can to give her a better life in the United States. reimagine one of DC's greatest Green Lanterns, Jessica Cruz, to tell a story about immigration, family, and overcoming fear to inspire hope. She's a dedicated student, popular among her classmates, and has a loving family that has done everything they can to give her a better life in Acclaimed author Lilliam Rivera and artist Steph C. Despite feeling helpless with her father, Jessica must find her way out of her fears and ultimately become a voice for her community.Acclaimed author Lilliam Rivera and artist Steph C. But when her father is detained by I.C.E., Jessica finds herself being pulled into an abyss of anxiety. And despite her attempts to lean on her friends and family, she finds herself constantly visited by visions of Aztec gods, one pulling her toward hope and the other toward anger. As the xenophobia in Coast City increases, Jessica begins to debate if it s worth staying in the U.S. Jessica usually worries for her undocumented parents, but her fears and anxiety escalate as a mayoral candidate with a strong anti-immigration stance runs for office. reimagine one of DC s greatest Green Lanterns, Jessica Cruz, to tell a story about immigration, family, and overcoming fear to inspire hope. Acclaimed author Lilliam Rivera and artist Steph C.
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