Héctor González Rodríguez III

Héctor González Rodríguez III is the creator of El Peso Hero and founder of Rio Bravo Comics, an independent comic book publisher based in Dallas, TX. Rodríguez is also a bilingual educator and a fellow with the Global Nation Exchange


A comic book panel: one of two men, one of a hand holding a compass.

El Peso Hero protects both sides of the border — from a comic book panel

He’s got an emblazoned belt and cowboy boots in lieu of a cape, but El Peso Hero is a guardian of our times. Creator and comic artist Héctor González Rodríguez created this superhero, who protects the powerless on the US-Mexico border.