Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez Brings La Borinqueña to Boston Art Book Fair
The creator of the Afro-Boricua superhero attends the November 13-15 event with ten exclusive variant covers to mark the series' 10th anniversary.
By Yuki Melnyk ·
Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez, the creator of the Puerto Rican superheroine La Borinqueña, is in Boston this weekend for the Boston Art Book Fair.
The three-day event runs from Friday, November 13, to Sunday, November 15, at the BCA Cyclorama in the South End. Miranda-Rodriguez, a Nuyorican creator raised in the Bronx, is the founder of Somos Arte, the studio that publishes the comic series.
His visit follows a local exhibition that opened last week at La CASA de Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción. That display will remain open to the public until February 17, 2027. The current trip coincides with the 10th anniversary of the series' debut. To mark the milestone, the creative team announced on social media that they will bring ten exclusive variant covers of the first graphic novel.
The character, Marisol Ríos De La Luz, is an Afro-Boricua environmental science student and activist based in Brooklyn. She first appeared during the 2016 New York National Puerto Rican Day Parade. According to the creators, the initial graphic novel is now part of the Smithsonian's permanent collection.
The team describes La Borinqueña as the only superhero series dedicated to charitable works. They state that the project has donated more than $250,000 to nonprofit organizations in Puerto Rico. A portion of these funds supports the La Borinqueña Grants, a scholarship program Miranda-Rodriguez established in 2020 to aid local community groups. Previously, the 2018 anthology Ricanstruction, which featured La Borinqueña alongside DC Comics characters, raised money for recovery efforts following Hurricane Maria.
Admission to the fair is free on Saturday, November 14, and Sunday, November 15. The event begins on Friday, November 13, with a ticketed pre-party organized by Boston Art Review. The Boston Center for the Arts and Boston Art Review are the organizers. The fair gathers publishers, artists, and creators from Boston and around the world. Organizers advise visitors to register online before arriving to speed up entry at the 539 Tremont Street location.
