JALISCO, Latina Superhero

JALISCO, Latina Superhero by Kayden Phoenix. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781733909327.

Her origin story is simple. Jaliscos a humble girl that lives on the outskirts of Guadalajara. Her mom takes her to the park to cheer her up with folklorico dance, and out of nowhere- Jaliscos mom disappears. Jalisco goes to the cops, who brush her away. She goes home in hopes that her mom is there, but shes not. Jalisco ends up going to the bar to ask for help- anyones help. Again, everyone snubs her. So Jalisco sets off on her own to find her mom. Luckily for her she gets saved by a band of Adelitas. They all know the fate of her mom but cant tell her about the rampant femicide. Instead Adella, the matriarch of the Adelitas, says shell train her so she can learn to protect herself. Jalisco says she just wants to find her mom. Adella tells her about Malinche, the traitor to our gender and the leader of the femicides. And the story continues...