The story of Marvels first queer Latina superhero, Gabby Rivera

With Marvel s America Chavez, Gabby Rivera wrote a new kind of superhero one who can punch portals into other dimensions while also embracing her gentle, goofy, soft side. In a funny, personal talk, Rivera shares how her own childhood as a queer Puerto Rican in the Bronx informed this new narrative and shows images from the comic book that reveal what happens when a superhero embraces her humanity. As she says: That myth of having to go it alone and be tough is not serving