Xeric Award-winning local comics writer Jaime "Jimmy" Portillo's new series, HELL PASO: THE STORY OF DALLAS STOUDENMIRE premieres this Saturday at EPCON!Look for Portillo on Channel 7 today on the afternoon show with Stephanie Valle.
Read his interview in What's Up magazine too!
What I love about Jaime's innovative work is that he is using the comics medium to preserve local Borderland folklore. He ads his own spin to each myth, of course, which connects his efforts with the tradition of storytelling and adding and subtracting to folk legends, and he's not afraid to slide in some social commentary, which ties him to other comics creators in the region as well.
I've always had a soft spot for local color literature and for folklore, so Jaime Portillo's stuff is just the right Hell-fire hot cup of tea for me!
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Hey Dr. Carter,
I totally missed this post you put up. I guess I was too busy getting ready for the show that weekend. :) Thank you very much. I really appreciate it.
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