When a young boy is torn away from his mother while seeking asylum at the U.S. border, something begins to change in him, and it isn't just the trauma, anxiety, and guilt you'd expect. He doesn't know it yet, but it's the onset of superhuman abilities that will change his life forever. JULIO ANTA and ANNA WIESZCZYK debut with a deeply grounded and heartfelt five-issue series that explores the real-world implications of a migrant with extraordinary powers. HOME #1 Writer: Julio Anta Artist: Anna Wieszczyk, Bryan Valenza Letters: Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou Publisher: Image Comics Release Date: April 14, 2021 Cover Price: $3.99 Score: ★★★★1/2 (4.5/5) My family's immigration story begins over a hundred years ago. My paternal grandparents came to the U.S. from Mexico seeking new opportunities and established a life here raising thirteen children. My father was the youngest. My mother also came from Mexico to the U.S. during the '60s as a twenty-something. She found wo...

 The Series Begins Digitally from Comixology Originals on January 23, 2024 “Astonishing Times is one of those special books that comes along every few years to breathe new life into the superhero genre. Barbiere, Quinones, and Coleman are reinventing tropes and re-imagining archetypes to make something groundbreakingly new, and of this moment.”    — Scott Snyder ( Batman, Nocterra ) Spinning out of the pages of the smash hit series Astonishing Times , comes Rise of the Kokin from award-winning writer Frank J. Barbiere and Arris Quinones, host of YouTube’s Variant Comics channel. Featuring kinetic art by Ruairí Coleman, colors by Andrew Cramer, and letters by Taylor Esposito, the team returns to the world of Astonishing Times to craft a story that examines the role of superheroes in the 21st century. Astonishing Times: Rise of the Kokin #1 arrives January 23, 2024, from Comixology Originals, Amazon’s exclusive digital content line. “I’m excited to come bac...