The first annual Texas Latino Comic Con is from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, July 29, at the Latino Cultural Center, 2600 Live Oak St. in Dallas. By day, Hector Rodriguez is an unassuming fifth grade teacher at McKinney ISD. But by night, he has a whole other identity as an up-and-coming Latino comic book artist whose creation, El Peso Hero, has become an international sensation.
The Hispanic bulletproof crime fighter with super strength battles crime along the southwestern Texas-Mexico border. He brings down corrupt border patrol officials, saves minor from falling into the clutches of the drug cartels and helps immigrants cross the border safely.
The stories draw on Rodriguez’s own upbringing in Eagle Pass, a border town in Southwest Texas, and a long time passion for comic books and the arts.
“I wanted to create a Mexican superhero that spoke Spanish that was contemporary, kind of like a Mexican Robin Hood: stealing from the cartels and giving to the poor, fighting discrimination,” he said. “He’s a humanitarian.”
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