Born in Mexico to a Guatemalan- and Irish-American mamá from LA and a Mexican papá from Mexico City, raised mostly in north central California, I attended UC Berkeley (BA) and Stanford (PhD). Today I hold the Jacob & Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities at UT Austin where I'm also founder and director of the Latinx Pop Lab, BIPOC PoP, and editor of The Latinx Pop Magazine.

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As an award-winning author and editor, I've published dozens of books, including the Eisner-winning Latinx Superheroes in Mainstream Comics. Notable kid's book titles include The Adventures of Chupacabra Charlie (English and Spanish) and the bilingual Con Papá / With Papá. My comics and graphic novels include Pyroclast, Through Fences, and Labyrinths Borne, and the YA novel The Absolutely (Almost) True Adventures of Max Rodriguez.

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I produce and co-create documentaries and animation shorts, including Carlitos Chupacabra, showcased at Cannes Animation Festival 2023. I serve on various boards of directors, including The Academy of American Poets. I'm honored to be inducted into the National Cartoonists Society, Texas Institute of Letters, OSU's Hall of Fame, and to be the recipient of Austin's Life Time Achievement Award.

 

Keep eyes peeled for Shakespeare Reimagined: A Latino Comix Remix Vol. 1, with Arte Público Press, spring 2027.