DC Reimagined: Comics and Modern-Day Heroes

12:00 PM - 12:45 PM

Saturday, November 16

YA HQ Tent

Soar into the world of comics in this riveting discussion of high-stakes decisions and intrepid protagonists! In Julio Anta's This Land is Our Land: A Blue Beetle Story, El Paso high school student Jaime Reyes discovers an odd bug-like artifact that grants him otherworldly powers overnight and puts him in contact with aliens known as the Reach — a group who intends to visit Earth. Ngozi Ukazu's Barda follows a fearsome warrior of the planet Apokolips as she leads the Furies in battles with Lord Darkseid's foes, endeavors to break the spirit of a prisoner, and grapples with her distrust of love. Stop by this panel to enthuse about heroes, anti-heroes, superpowers, and the immersive world of DC Comics!
  • Books: This Land Is Our Land: A Blue Beetle Story, Barda
  • Book Type: Fiction
  • Authors: Julio Anta, Ngozi Ukazu
  • Moderator: Jade Adia
  • Book Signing: 1:00 PM at Main Signing Tent