Puerto Rico Strong

A Comics Anthology Supporting Puerto Rico Disaster

By: Vita Ayala, Hazel Newlevant (Editor), Desiree Rodriguez (Editor), Rosa Colon (Artist), Naomi Franquiz (Artist)

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Paperback | 27 March 2018

At a Glance

Paperback
208 Pages

Age
13 - 16

Grade
8 - 11

Dimensions(cm)
25.7 x 16.8 x 1.5

Paperback

$27.25

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Puerto Rico Strong is a comics anthology that exploreswhat it means to be Puerto Rican and the diversity that exists within thatconcept, from today's most exciting Puerto Rican comics creators. All profitswill go to towards disaster relief and recovery programs to support PuertoRico.

Despite being a US territory, Puerto Rico is oftenthought of as a foreign land, if it's even a thought in the mind of the averageAmerican at all. Its people exist in all corners of America; some of them haveparents who immigrated from the home island, others are a part of families thathave been on the mainland for generations. Then there are those who have come tothe states in search of a dream but struggle to integrate into an unfamiliarculture, while there are those who have lived in the United States all of theirlives but still have the same struggle because of the color of their skin ortheir sexual identity. These stories follow individuals from diverse walks oflife but are all part of the culture that is Puerto Rico.

Puerto Rico Strong features art and writing by RosaColon, Vita Ayala, Naomi Franquiz, Javier Cruz Winnik, Sabrina Cintron, RonnieGarcia, Fabian Nicieza, Joamette Gil, and many more!

Industry Reviews

LIBRARY JOURNAL -- When Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico in 2017, the island faced a death toll of nearly 3,000 and billions of dollars in damage. The sluggishness of federal aid efforts and tepid public response revealed that many Americans did not realize that Puerto Ricans are Americans, too-not a "them" but an "us." While the hurricane is the obvious thread running throughout this benefit anthology, the stories are not necessarily about the disaster; the recurring theme is Puerto Rican pride, a call for solidarity as the island rebuilds. Exploring topics as varied as the zemi god of Taino lore (Marco Lopez and others' "Of Myth & Monsters") to the forced sterilization of women in the 1930s-60s (Ally Shwed's "La Operacion") to the experience of contemporary Puerto Ricans living on the U.S. mainland (Tara Martinez and Rod Espinosa's "Breaking Bread"), the writing and art styles are sometimes uneven but always heartfelt.
VERDICT A similar benefit collection, Ricanstruction: Reminiscing & Rebuilding Puerto Rico, features higher-profile comics creators, but one of the strengths of this volume is its inclusion of lesser-known, up-and-comers-a worthy addition to any library.-Ingrid Bohnenkamp, Springfield-Greene Cty. Lib. Dist., MO

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