Sam Ceballos and Henry Barajas get into the creating of noir comics. Through storytelling, digital art creation, and research Barajas breaks down what it means to be a comic writer.

Herminia Ximenez is always short on time. The protagonist of Mickey Martinez, Sam Jimenez, and Ana Maria Richardson's Quetzalcoatl is a young Chicana in constant motion, racing from one physical space to another as she rushes to complete artwork at the Día de los Muertos celebration, rushes into work at the local soup kitchen, and rushes out of her grandmother’s funeral to grieve in private. Herminia embodies the struggle to be present, especially within her existing network