Clockwork Curandera: The Witch Owl Parliament Kickstarter Is a Latinx Twist on Frankenstein Lyra Hale
Kickstarter is a treasure trove of amazing and diverse content creators.
Clockwork Curandera: The Witch Owl ParliamentKickstarter for Volume I just so happens to be one of those projects. This story is steampunk meets fantasy and alternate history in a genre-bending graphic novel that is a retelling of Frankenstein but in colonial Mexico. And the Kickstarter for Volume I of the 112-page paperback has just launched!
Created by the award-winning Latinx team of David Bowles (
They Call Me Güero) and Raúl the Third (
A diverse twist is what this story needs.
By Lyra HaleApr 21st, 2021, 2:30 pm
Kickstarter is a treasure trove of amazing and diverse content creators.
Clockwork Curandera: The Witch Owl ParliamentKickstarter for Volume I just so happens to be one of those projects. This story is steampunk meets fantasy and alternate history in a genre-bending graphic novel that is a retelling of Frankenstein but in colonial Mexico. And the Kickstarter for Volume I of the 112-page paperback has just launched!
Created by the award-winning Latinx team of David Bowles (
They Call Me Güero) and Raúl the Third (
Lowriders to the Center of the Earth), this project is grounded in curanderas, healers of the community that cured those suffering from a wide range of illnesses. And it’s through this focus that the retelling of Mary Shelley’s work grounds itself, much to our Latinx delight.