Acclaimed author Lilliam Rivera and artist Steph C. reimagine one of
DC's greatest Green Lanterns, Jessica Cruz, to tell a story about
immigration, family, and overcoming fear to inspire hope.
Jessica Cruz has done everything right. She's a dedicated student,
popular among her classmates, and has a loving family that has done
everything they can to give her a better life in the United States.
While Jessica is a part of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
program, allowing her to go to school and live in the U.S., her parents
are undocumented. Jessica usually worries for her parents, but her fears
and anxiety escalate as a mayoral candidate with a strong
anti-immigration stance runs for office.
As the xenophobia in Coast City increases, Jessica begins to debate
whether it's worth renewing her status to stay in the U.S., or if her
family would be safer and better off moving back to Mexico. And despite
her attempts to lean on her friends and family, she finds herself
constantly visited by visions of Aztec gods, one pulling her towards
hope and the other towards anger.
But when her father is detained by I.C.E., Jessica finds herself being
pulled into an abyss of fear. With her father gone and feeling helpless,
Jessica must find her way out of her fears and ultimately become a voice
for her community.