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Thirteen Origins The Wake (2023 Scout) comic books published within the past year

  • Issue #1A
    Thirteen Origins The Wake (2023 Scout) 1A

    Written by Jasminne Mendez, Lupe Mendez. Art by Reyna Pelcastre. Cover by Charlene Bowles. CHISPA: The Thirteen Origins is a series of one-shot origin stories for the members of The Thirteen, a group of Mexicans and Mexican Americans who discover they are chispas, able to wield impossible powers.The day Baytown, Texas track star Olivia Estela turns eighteen, one of her brothers is almost hit by a car-until Olivia runs impossibly fast and pulls him to safety. Swearing her siblings to secrecy, she lets them help her explore her new abilities as she dreams of the independence that being a chispa might finally give her. But when a potential tragedy suddenly looms at the edge of town, Olivia will discover that family and community are worth risking one's freedom to protect. 24 pages, full color. Cover price $4.99.

  • Issue #1B
    Thirteen Origins The Wake (2023 Scout) 1B

    Written by Jasminne Mendez, Lupe Mendez. Art and Cover by Reyna Pelcastre. CHISPA: The Thirteen Origins is a series of one-shot origin stories for the members of The Thirteen, a group of Mexicans and Mexican Americans who discover they are chispas, able to wield impossible powers.The day Baytown, Texas track star Olivia Estela turns eighteen, one of her brothers is almost hit by a car-until Olivia runs impossibly fast and pulls him to safety. Swearing her siblings to secrecy, she lets them help her explore her new abilities as she dreams of the independence that being a chispa might finally give her. But when a potential tragedy suddenly looms at the edge of town, Olivia will discover that family and community are worth risking one's freedom to protect. 24 pages, full color. Cover price $4.99.