{"id":5084698,"date":"2017-08-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-08-18T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ctlatinonews.com\/john-leguizamo-teams-up-with-creator-of-la-borinquena-for-new-comic-book\/"},"modified":"2017-08-18T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-08-18T04:00:00","slug":"john-leguizamo-teams-up-with-creator-of-la-borinquena-for-new-comic-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/latinonewsnetwork.com\/ctln\/2017\/08\/18\/john-leguizamo-teams-up-with-creator-of-la-borinquena-for-new-comic-book\/","title":{"rendered":"John Leguizamo Teams Up With Creator Of \u2018La Borinque\u00f1a\u2019 For New Comic Book"},"content":{"rendered":"

 
\nAs New York Comic Con slowly reveals information on this year\u2019s event \u2013 like what Marvel actors we hope to catch a glimpse of at the\u00a0Jacob K. Javits Convention Center \u2013 John Leguizamo dropped his own mind-blowing news: During this year\u2019s NYCC, he will debut his first comic book.
\nEdgardo Miranda-Rodriguez \u2013 who created the inspirational Afro-Latina superheroine, La Borinque\u00f1a<\/span><\/a> \u2013 revealed a little bit more information in a tweet. “So, me and @JohnLeguizamo are debuting his 1st comic book @NY_Comic_Con that I edited and produced! More details coming soon!”
\nWe reached out to Miranda-Rodriguez \u00a0\u2013 who couldn\u2019t spill the beans on what exactly this project entails \u2013 to learn how the collaboration came to be. A few years ago, Edgardo met John at NYCC. “He was excited to meet a Latino in comics,” Miranda-Rodriguez tells me. “He said to me, \u2018\u00bfT\u00fa eres Latino?\u2019 To that I replied, \u2018S\u00ed, yo soy Boricua.\u2019 Then, we exchanged numbers. He then texted me soon after asking me if I knew anyone that could help him make a comic book. I responded, \u2018ME!'”
\nAnd just like that the two began working together. Edgardo put together a team comprised of Chris Sotomayor, Chris Batista, Gustavo Vazquez, and Sabrina Cintron. The comic book is based on a script he wrote, and is produced by Edgardo\u2019s Somos Arte studio.
\nGiven that both men often use their art to uplift……
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