This excellent self-published release has finally made its way to our shelves.  Here's a Xeric prize winner where there's no doubt that the grant committee made the right decision.  Everything falls into place here: layouts, pencils, inks and two-tone colors are all enhanced by fabulous production values.  The work looks as though its informed by equal parts Chester Brown, Dave Cooper, Paul Pope and Hugo Pratt.  Don't let the Spanish title dissuade you:  Despite the presence of Spanish and Latin American themes,the text is almost entirely in English (the book itself is "printed and bound in Minnesota").  Hiti has produced a few comics in the past, but this piece is head and shoulders above what we've seen by him before.  On the spine of this book, it states, "Vol.1." We're looking forward to Vol. 2.  BONUS:  All of our copies include an original signed sketch by Hiti on the title page.