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Home #1
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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.
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.
32 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 14, 2021
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About the author
Julio Anta
18 books75 followersJulio Anta is the writer of many graphic novels including the Eisner Award-nominated Frontera, This Land Is Our Land: A Blue Beetle Story, Home and Sí, Se Puede: The Latino Heroes Who Changed the United States.
Julio was born and raised in Miami, Florida and currently resides in New York City.
Forthcoming work includes a slate of graphic novels for HarperAlley, Random House Graphic and First Second.
Julio was born and raised in Miami, Florida and currently resides in New York City.
Forthcoming work includes a slate of graphic novels for HarperAlley, Random House Graphic and First Second.
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June 21, 2021
Saywhaaaa?!
I didn't expect that!!!
I thought this was a contemporary graphic novel about the ill-treatment of immigrants. Well, the ill-treatment part is right. Separation of kids from their parents, being kept in inhuman unhygienic conditions, be tortured all this time.
But that turn of events towards the end!?
Give me volume 2 please!
(The artwork is gorgeous! All the emotions poured into me while I was unblinking flippin the mere pages)
I didn't expect that!!!
I thought this was a contemporary graphic novel about the ill-treatment of immigrants. Well, the ill-treatment part is right. Separation of kids from their parents, being kept in inhuman unhygienic conditions, be tortured all this time.
But that turn of events towards the end!?
Give me volume 2 please!
(The artwork is gorgeous! All the emotions poured into me while I was unblinking flippin the mere pages)
June 27, 2021
Strong start, average art, but, that cliffhanger brings me back BAD memories from Life Is Strange 2...
April 17, 2021
This should be required reading. Tragic yet Optimistic...
April 25, 2021
Everyone should read this comic book! Buy it, read it, share it with your friends. It's heartbreaking, but so relevant.
August 2, 2023
Welcome Back!
Today’s review is another E-ARC graphic novel (thank you so much to the publisher for the E-ARC in exchange for my honest opinions). I picked this one up when I had my reading day, the other day after work, and let me start by saying I really really want to read issue 2, if there is one (I will be doing some research to see if more are coming).
SPOILERS AHEAD
A little boy and his mom are going to cross over the border to come to live in America with his aunt. Recently, his father passed away and the gangs have been trying to recruit the boy, and his mother, grandmother, and the rest of the family desperately do not want that. So after a long journey, they have arrived at the border seeking asylum. However, during their trip, they were unaware of new legal changes taking place at the border and when they arrived they were separated. Now the boy and his mom are fighting to reunite with one another but one night when the young boy is at the detention facility he makes an amazing discovery, he has powers. Now he is on the run from the detention facility, hoping to connect with his aunt and maybe get some help.
I loved this graphic novel so much. Every part of it was interesting. I felt like I was reading the origin story of some awesome new heroes (and here is a bit more of a spoiler, a superfamily because his aunt, father, and cousins were all supers too)! I can not wait to see where this one goes next. I definitely recommend giving this one a try (you may be able to pick it up on Hoopla if your library uses them)!
Goodreads Rating: 5 Stars
***Thank you so much to the publisher for the E-ARC in exchange for my honest opinions.
Today’s review is another E-ARC graphic novel (thank you so much to the publisher for the E-ARC in exchange for my honest opinions). I picked this one up when I had my reading day, the other day after work, and let me start by saying I really really want to read issue 2, if there is one (I will be doing some research to see if more are coming).
SPOILERS AHEAD
A little boy and his mom are going to cross over the border to come to live in America with his aunt. Recently, his father passed away and the gangs have been trying to recruit the boy, and his mother, grandmother, and the rest of the family desperately do not want that. So after a long journey, they have arrived at the border seeking asylum. However, during their trip, they were unaware of new legal changes taking place at the border and when they arrived they were separated. Now the boy and his mom are fighting to reunite with one another but one night when the young boy is at the detention facility he makes an amazing discovery, he has powers. Now he is on the run from the detention facility, hoping to connect with his aunt and maybe get some help.
I loved this graphic novel so much. Every part of it was interesting. I felt like I was reading the origin story of some awesome new heroes (and here is a bit more of a spoiler, a superfamily because his aunt, father, and cousins were all supers too)! I can not wait to see where this one goes next. I definitely recommend giving this one a try (you may be able to pick it up on Hoopla if your library uses them)!
Goodreads Rating: 5 Stars
***Thank you so much to the publisher for the E-ARC in exchange for my honest opinions.
November 27, 2024
✨ Review ✨ Home #1 by Julio Anta, Illustrated by Anna Wieszczyk
Thanks to Image Comics and #netgalley for the gifted advanced copy/ies of this book!
This was a terrific first installment of this story. It sets the story up in the presidency known for separating families at the border, and the story begins with a heartbreaking series of events. It then pivots a bit to give the main character super powers that he uses to protect himself and his family. I appreciated how this took real rhetoric around immigration and racism and situated it within a story that was more empowering. I'm excited to see how this story develops.
Note the book comes with an amazing (and very thorough) section of resources for teachers
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Genre: magical realism graphic novel
Setting: Texas borderlands region
Pub Date: 2023
Thanks to Image Comics and #netgalley for the gifted advanced copy/ies of this book!
This was a terrific first installment of this story. It sets the story up in the presidency known for separating families at the border, and the story begins with a heartbreaking series of events. It then pivots a bit to give the main character super powers that he uses to protect himself and his family. I appreciated how this took real rhetoric around immigration and racism and situated it within a story that was more empowering. I'm excited to see how this story develops.
Note the book comes with an amazing (and very thorough) section of resources for teachers
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Genre: magical realism graphic novel
Setting: Texas borderlands region
Pub Date: 2023
July 23, 2025
Home Vol 1
Overall Rating: ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ (3/5) or 6.42/10 overall
Characters - 7
Atmosphere - 7
Writing - 6
Plot - 6
Intrigue - 7
Logic - 6
Enjoyment - 6
Overall Rating: ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ (3/5) or 6.42/10 overall
Characters - 7
Atmosphere - 7
Writing - 6
Plot - 6
Intrigue - 7
Logic - 6
Enjoyment - 6
May 22, 2021
Just finished the second issue, but I wanted to write my review under #1 since the book is still new and a lot of people haven't caught up with the latest one.
This is a very underwhelming and disappointing attempt at a very serious issue and concept. I realize the book is rated Teen, but not every teen comic has to have kids level storytelling. The script is just so underwhelming and predictable. The dialogues are horribly written. Inner thoughts shown in speech bubbles is laughable. The overall level of complexity of the book is no more than a 6 grader's work. Oblivion Song (another Teen series from Image) feels like Oddysey next to this one.
The artwork is on the same level with the writing. Perspective is completely out the window. Children and adults are the same height. Body movements are horribly shown. The coloring tries to salvage the mess, but of course, it's nowhere near enough.
I am very much sympathethic towards the immigrants and the hardships the refugees face who are constantly dehumanized by the political right wing. And this book feels like an insult to the whole cause. It is mind boggling that the same publisher who released Infidel - an excellent horror story themed around a Muslim American - chose to publish this book.
Gave it another chance after the 1st issue not to be overly judgemental, but sorry, this is just a hot pile of mess.
1/5
This is a very underwhelming and disappointing attempt at a very serious issue and concept. I realize the book is rated Teen, but not every teen comic has to have kids level storytelling. The script is just so underwhelming and predictable. The dialogues are horribly written. Inner thoughts shown in speech bubbles is laughable. The overall level of complexity of the book is no more than a 6 grader's work. Oblivion Song (another Teen series from Image) feels like Oddysey next to this one.
The artwork is on the same level with the writing. Perspective is completely out the window. Children and adults are the same height. Body movements are horribly shown. The coloring tries to salvage the mess, but of course, it's nowhere near enough.
I am very much sympathethic towards the immigrants and the hardships the refugees face who are constantly dehumanized by the political right wing. And this book feels like an insult to the whole cause. It is mind boggling that the same publisher who released Infidel - an excellent horror story themed around a Muslim American - chose to publish this book.
Gave it another chance after the 1st issue not to be overly judgemental, but sorry, this is just a hot pile of mess.
1/5
November 19, 2023
HOME is a dramatic graphic novel where the illustrator has truly captured vivid expressions on the faces of the characters... Fright, anxiousness, despair, sadness, anger, loneliness…
This is the story a young boy who is inhumanely separated from his mother while seeking asylum at the U.S. border. The father was murdered by violent gangs in Guatemala and then came after his young son. This is why the mother made the to flee their home country. Before embarking on the harsh journey to the American border where she had a relative waiting for her call, had lined up a place to live and a job in a hospital to begin a new life of freedom. Instead she and her son are put in cages then violently separated.
At this point when the boy feels threatened and angered, he makes a discovery about himself. He has superhuman abilities that will change his life forever. Then we discover everyone in the family has some sort of amazing ability.
This book explores the real world implications of migrants seeking a better and safer life in America. Sadly there seems to be no safety in their treatment at the border,
The is installment one in a five issue mini-series. Home ends leaving the reader wanting more.
The authors have included an extensive teaching plan at the end of this first book.
Well written but may be a hard read for some younger readers.
This is the story a young boy who is inhumanely separated from his mother while seeking asylum at the U.S. border. The father was murdered by violent gangs in Guatemala and then came after his young son. This is why the mother made the to flee their home country. Before embarking on the harsh journey to the American border where she had a relative waiting for her call, had lined up a place to live and a job in a hospital to begin a new life of freedom. Instead she and her son are put in cages then violently separated.
At this point when the boy feels threatened and angered, he makes a discovery about himself. He has superhuman abilities that will change his life forever. Then we discover everyone in the family has some sort of amazing ability.
This book explores the real world implications of migrants seeking a better and safer life in America. Sadly there seems to be no safety in their treatment at the border,
The is installment one in a five issue mini-series. Home ends leaving the reader wanting more.
The authors have included an extensive teaching plan at the end of this first book.
Well written but may be a hard read for some younger readers.
August 24, 2021
What a powerful comic! I have to say the problems talked about here are definitely near and dear to my heart being a born and raised San Antonian. I felt like it was continual gut punches in a good way. I wasn't sure about the twist at the end, but now I feel like it's the only way to talk about this important issue which is still a problem. I am interested to see how the story will progress with the twist ending. I hope it is able to balance some level of realism, because that really grounded the majority of this single issue.
April 18, 2021
Well done Julio. Very well done. I’m happy to see someone in comics tackle this issue in a way that is both informative and entertaining.
July 29, 2021
EVERYONE SHOULD READ THIS. Loveeee this!!!
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