Rio Bravo Comics releases an origin prologue for the
new upcoming El Peso Hero book, El Peso Hero: La Patrona. The origin of El Peso Hero is rooted in powerful Mexican history. Mexico has known many heroes through her long and eventful history. Perhaps none have captured the imagination and stirred the hearts to the degree that Los Niños Héroes (Heroic Children) have. In 1847, six brave young cadets fought valiantly for their country during the Mexican- American War at the Battle of Chapultepec. Tragically, they died defending her honor.
We also honor the story of adelita Petra Herrera. Petra spear headed the siege of Torreon during the Mexican Revolution in 1913. This battle was crucial in allocating resources for Pancho Villa’s army. Unfortunately Petra la Soldadera was never given credit for her pivotal role. Portraying their stories has never been done in comic book form. The world wide release of El Peso Hero: La Patrona is just around corner and the list of comics for the highly popular franchise now includes 3 new El Peso Hero stories, only from Rio Bravo Comics. El Peso Hero: La Patrona is the 8th book in our series and the exciting conclusion to the El Peso Hero origin story arc.
Created by Hector Rodriguez, El Peso Hero is a comic book series heavily influenced by the modern-day challenges people from both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border face. The main story is centered on El Peso Hero, a rogue hero who is standing up against Mexico’s cartels, corrupt border officials, and human traffickers. El Peso Hero has been one the most internationally talked about Latino superhero in decades. With modern social issues such immigration, human trafficking and institutional corruption, El Peso Hero has garnered attention and praise from the Latino community and been featured on Univision, Univision’s Somos Metroplex, CNN, Telemundo, Fusion, TV Azteca, Conexion Thalia and countless of other media sites worldwide. It has even won the prestigious Emmy Award for best news story by Univision news anchor Angel Pedrero.

This upcoming radio novela produced and directed by Horacio Ontiveros (Conexión Thalía) based on El Peso Hero. El Peso Hero Radio Novela Produced and Directed by Horacio Ontiveros. In association with Audazzia Productions and Rio Bravo Comics.

“El Toro Pesado” is a episodic pilot based on the web comic “El Peso Hero” which is inspired by the crisis ongoing at the Texan and Mexican border. The story centers around two detectives who are investigating a missing person and uncover a greater mystery lurking amongst them. The two detective’s methodologies and behaviors clash as they discover how hopeless they have become when facing the Mexican Mob. Crimes of corruption and brutality bridge the story which is told through the narrative of Detective Don Gonzalez. Don and his partner Franco detectives witness the dawn of the Mexican superhero.