Scout Comics & Entertainment Holdings announced that it’s partnering with the Los Angeles-based independent production company Mucho Mas Media to launch LatinX brand Chispa Comics at NYCC 2021.
The new imprint, helmed by comics creators David Bowles, Hector Rodriguez III, and Javier Chapa, was created to explore within the global LatinX community and communities of color to find diverse creators and curate stories that are culturally relevant across various mediums of entertainment.
“We’re so grateful to be working with SCOUT and have always been huge fans of their mission, and are eager to help create and publish more comics that support and celebrate the voices and stories of the LatinX community,” said Javier Chapa, the imprint’s CEO in a press release from Scout Comics.
Their first release, Attack At Acapulco: A Black Demon Tale, puts readers in the middle of the busiest week of the season when things on the Pacific coast of Mexico are not as they seem. Written by Sebastian Martinez-Kadlecik and illustrated by Bruno Oliveira, Attack At Acapulco is rooted in the Mexican myth of the Black Demon, an ancient megalodon that lurks the seas, guarding nature at the behest of Tlaloc, the supreme Aztec god of rain, earthly fertility, and water.
Along with Attack At Acapulco, Chispa Comics will be releasing The Fantastic Flame, a new comic series written by Alex Segura and Chantel Acevedo, and illustrated by Richard Ortiz. Other titles include Thanks! -Romina by Giulie Speziani, limited series Dial “F” for Foodie by Aaron Duran, Mashbone & Grifty by Oscar Garza and Pablo Esquivel, and Chispa’s own horror anthology, Catrina’s Caravan, edited by David Bowles and Hector Rodriguez III.
