Julio Anta (“Frontera,” “Balseros”) and Anna Wieszczyk (“Spera Ascension”) are collaborating at Image Comics on the five-issue miniseries “Home,” which tells the story of a boy whose perilous US border crossing ends in tragedy and his separation from his family, the trauma of which acts as a catalyst for him developing unimaginable powers. The series features the support of colorist Bryan Valenza.
“As the son and grandson of Cuban and Colombian immigrants, and now a parent myself, the news of the government’s family separation policy both broke my heart, and filled me with anger,” said Anta. “’Home’ is an attempt to channel those complicated feelings about what it means to be an American into a story about empowered Latinx characters dealing with the cruelty of our modern immigration laws.”
The story, which charts the journey from Guatemala City to the southern US border, challenges the immigration policies of the Trump administration, directly quoting former Attorney General Jeff Sessions in THR‘s four-page preview.
“It was a pleasure working on the book with Julio. He has a very defined artistic vision for the story, and it was an enjoyable experience to be part of this journey,” said Wieszczyk. Valenza added, “I rarely get the opportunity to color cartoon-inspired art like Anna’s. It’s been a joy to use colors to balance her stylized work with the serious subject matter of Julio’s story. Working on ‘Home’ has been a challenging experience that I’m so happy to be involved in.”
“Home” #1 releases April 14 with a cover by Lisa Sterle.
