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What-Is, What-If: The Brown Optic in Spider-Man: Brand New Day.
Frederick Luis Aldama reads Spider-Man: Brand New Day through a Brown-optic lens, starting with a Latina mayor handing Spider-Man the key to the city.
Sep 25 min read


The Two Pedro Pascals: How Latino Identity Gets Bought and Sold in Hollywood
Hollywood has put Pascal in an impossible bind: he can't be the traditional superhero leader without invoking the machismo stereotype that Latino men supposedly embody and, thus, must avoid.
Sep 12, 20258 min read


Bad Moon Rising: Latino Werewolves and the Fight Against Monster Stereotypes
Werewolves get a bad rap. But is that the whole story? What happens when Latino representation enters the mix?
Apr 15, 20253 min read


Wakanda Forever’s Eco-Permissible Latinx Worldbuilding
Wakanda Forever builds into its story a significant eco-permissible Latinx moment.
May 22, 20244 min read
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