I really liked that contrast, where he's a little bit more chill. When you feel comfortable enough to let me know what you're going through, I'm going to be there to support you, but I'm also going to support you by trying to make you feel safe." And either way, I'm going to be your friend, and I'm going to support you. "Listen, I know that maybe you don't feel safe enough to open to people, but I understand.
And then you have John's character, and he gives her a safe space to express herself. She's a little bit more cautious of who she lets in. And they're both are at the very beginning of their journey of what they're going to be.Ĭ.: It was really fun to draw him, especially because he compliments Jessica in this story so well. It was really kind of great to be able to include him in the story. He brings not only levity, but just emotions of, "I can be this friend." It's this concept of "You're not alone," when it comes to these kind of huge burdens and realities that young people have to face. You can share what is your greatest fear, and that you're not alone." That was key. Rivera: It was really exciting for me, to be able to like, "Oh, let's bring him in to the story." I felt that he was almost the heart of the story in a lot of ways, because he gives Jessica a little bit of this idea of, "You can open up to someone. I was wondering if you both could speak to your approach to him, because I just love seeing this younger version of him. That was kind of a pleasant surprise to have him be there. I really love to play with her real world and her inner world. And this other reality that exists with her, it's there trying to support her and give her the emotion that she needs to navigate a real world. You have this setting in which she expresses herself, this is where she lives her life, but it's been affected directly by second parties. So, trying to keep that balance with the fantastic side and having a more sort of casual story or casual setting, I think it plays amazingly. But they also come into her in her knowing that she has the support and she has the mediums to move forward, when she meets the gods and all that. The fantastic part comes more from where she has to express her emotions, which just build and come out of her. For me, it was really important to demonstrate that this is the space where she's from. She's part of this community in the city where she lives and her friends. Here she is at the cusp of what she's going to be, a really powerful leader in her community, in her city, and beyond.įor Steph, how did the grounding of the story influence your art style? It's so fantastical at certain moments, but it's also so grounded at other moments.Ĭ.: Like Lilliam mentioned, this is pretty much her origin story, so to speak. That, to me, is really powerful, just to see a Latina do it, but also a young woman. You get a hint of her becoming this leader. It was really freeing in that way, because then you really see her saving the community and saving her city.
She was born with it." I was just like, no, it's this way of "There are no coincidences." Everything that happens to her in the graphic novel is going to inform her future. It was really kind of freeing to be able to not be tied to "Oh my gosh, she has these superpowers. And so for Jessica, I wanted to know where she lives, and I wanted to know what her friends are like, and I love that she was a intern at this museum and the connection she had with the gods in there. I feel like everything that I've written has some sort of history flashpoint in the background. Friday.Īnyone with information on Jessica Cruz or Sharai Correa is asked to call the Merrillville Police Department at 21 or 911.Rivera: I am really interested in just the history. Jessica Cruz and Sharai Correa were last seen around 12:45 p.m. State police did not provide information about the relationship between the girls or Correa-Cruz.
#JESSICA CRUZ AMBER ALERT LICENSE#
She was driving a red 2000 Chevrolet Suburban with Illinois license plate E705992, ISP said. The girls were last seen with Maria Correa-Cruz, 49, described as 5-feet-6 and 191 pounds, with brown-and-gray hair and brown eyes. Sharai Correa, 7, is 4-feet-8 and 60 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. State Police describe Jessica Cruz, 11, as 5 feet tall and 90 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes, last seen wearing a white shirt and white shorts.
(WISH) - A statewide Silver Alert was issued Friday for two Merrillville girls missing since Friday and believed to be in extreme danger. UPDATE: The Silver Alert for Jessica Cruz and Sharai Correa was canceled at 12:30 a.m.
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