Speak Up, Santiago!
Written by Julio Anta
Illustrated by Gabi Mendez
Published by Random House Graphic
Santi is excited to spend the summer in Hillside Valley, meeting the local kids, eating his Abuela’s delicious food, exploring! There’s just one problem—Santi doesn’t speak Spanish that well and it feels like everyone he meets in Hillside does. Does that mean he’s not Colombian enough? Will Santi find his confidence and his voice? Or will his worries cost him his new friendships…and the chance to play in HIlliside’s summer soccer tournament?!
Book 1 in the Hillside Valley Graphic Novel series!
This Land Is Our Land: A Blue Beetle Story
Written by Julio Anta
Illustrated by Jacoby Salcedo
Published by DC Comics
Jaime Reyes is an ordinary high school student in El Paso, Texas, with a deep love for his family, culture, and home. Whether it’s working with his dad at the auto shop or a multi-generational barbecue filled with music and dance, Jaime loves nothing more than his neighborhood’s spontaneous gatherings that go late into the night. But lately he’s begun to realize that he and his border community are being used as pawns in an increasingly toxic immigration debate.
Sí, Se Puede: The Latino Heroes Who Changed the United States
Written by Julio Anta
Illustrated by Yamín Flores Montañez
Published by Ten Speed Graphic
From community activism to the halls of government, pop-culture, arts, and beyond, Latinos have shaped every aspect of American life. Nevertheless, these significant figures and their contributions are often left out of our textbooks. Sí, Se Puede, named after the “Yes, We Can” motto of the United Farm Workers, brings Latino history in the U.S. to the forefront.
Frontera
Written by Julio Anta
Illustrated by Jacoby Salcedo
Published by HarperAlley
Mateo makes the dangerous journey back home to the United States through the Sonoran Desert with the help of a new friend, a ghost named Guillermo, in a supernatural borderland odyssey by debut graphic novelists Julio Anta and Jacoby Salcedo.
Home
Written by Julio Anta
Illustrated by Anna Wieszczyk
Published by Image Comics
After being separated from his mother at the US border, a young Guatemalan immigrant must learn to harness his emerging superhuman abilities while being hunted by the Federal Government. Julio Anta & Anna Wieszczyk debut with a deeply grounded and heartfelt graphic novel that explores the real world implications of a migrant with extraordinary powers.