Latino Comic Book Fans Seeing Rise In Representation In Comics

On comic book covers and inside the pages of graphic novels Latino comic fans are seeing more superheroes that look like them.

Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez, a graphic novelist, created "La Borinqueña," a Latina heroine.

"La Borinqueña represents hope on so many levels," Miranda-Rodriguez said. "She is capable as a fictional character to give all readers am alternative representation of what a hero should look like."

Edgardo and other Latinos in the comic industry said Latino superheores have the superpower to change the way young readers view themselves.