I’m a fan of both of these artists but this cover does not give America the presence or the style that she had in her previous solo outing, with Joe Quinones on covers. It’s very cute and well-rendered, but suggests a less buff and less curvy - and possibly younger - America than we’ve come to know. Now that we’re all caught up, let me start with the cover by Sara Pichelli and Tamra Bonvillain. That same year, America joined the new team/old title West Coast Avengers (Kelly Thompson and Stefano Caselli, et al), where she got a new superpowered girlfriend Ramone (who also appears in this title!), and where she was last seen. Alas, that series was cancelled and wrapped in February 2018.
While I know that matching identities with a character doesn’t guarantee a great comic, having a queer Latina write a series about a queer Latina? Felt great for me, a queer Latina who was already incredibly invested in this character, and it’s a run I’ve recommended a bunch. That didn’t stop a wave of #ComicsGate-led harassment from hitting Rivera, who was attacked for her identity and her writing.
The Latine-heavy creative team was refreshing for a character that had, up until then, been written and drawn primarily by Anglo men. YA novelist Gabby Rivera wrote twelve issues, joined on covers and interiors by Joe Quinones and other artists, including Ramon Villabos, Jen Bartel, F Flaviano, and Stacey Lee. After that wrapped, she popped up in Ultimates (Al Ewing and Kenneth Rocafort, et al), and then her solo series launched in 2017. McKelvie gave her the iconic star-spangled streetwear look that has become a cosplay staple ( at least for me), and the series net America a bunch of new fans. Basically, despite being a relatively young character - she was created by Joe Casey and Nick Dragotta for their 2011 miniseries Vengeance - she’s got a multiverse of baggage that any new creative team has to unpack.Īmerica Chavez: Made in the USA #1 Kalinda Vazquez (writer), Carlos Gómez (artist), Jesus Aburtov (colorist) VC’s Travis Lanham (letterer)Īmerica Chavez debuted in tight pants and a bustier, but her breakout look was the brainchild of artist Jamie McKelvie for his run of Young Avengers with Kieron Gillen in 2013. She’s been hailed as good representation and criticized for being bad reputation, been lauded as progressive and torn down as stereotypical. America Chavez is a lot of things: queer, Latina, a great puncher, a good friend, a caring partner.
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