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Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020 Vol. 19 No. 33 COMMUNITY NEWS OBITUARIES FEATURES Credit union VP Loud party draws Downey residents Meet Johana honored complaints mourned Hernandez SEE PAGE 2 SEE PAGE 2 SEE PAGE 4 SEE PAGE 9 State Super Lucha Cats curfew A new comic book from Friday 74˚ on the Southeast LA County Saturday 76˚ table By Alex Dominguez Sunday 73˚ ■ As coronavirus cases Staff Writer surge, Gov. Newsom says a statewide curfew hen vampires, remains a possibiity. demons, and all ON THIS DAY manner of things NOVEMBER 19 that go bump SACRAMENTO – California in the night 1863: Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday Wthreaten the town, who will be President Abraham Lincoln delivered that his administration is there to save it? the Gettysburg Address as he dedicated considering a statewide curfew The Super Lucha Cats will. a national cemetery at the site of the amid a surge in COVID-19 cases. Civil War battlefield in Pennsylvania. Created by 33-year-old Bell Daily COVID-19 cases have Gardens native Javier Solorzano, 1917: doubled in California over “Super Lucha Cats” is a brand- Indira Gandhi, the former prime the last 10 days, forcing the new comic inspired by Latin governor’s office to pull “an minister of India who served four terms folklore, a love of lucha libre, over 15 years, was born. emergency brake,” Newsom said and a couple of feline friends. at a press conference detailing the state’s response. A total of It follows the adventures 1959: of Coco, Pizza, Nopalito, and 41 of California’s 58 counties are Ford Motor Co. announced it was now classified as “purple,” the Fresa; four cats adopted off the halting production of the unpopular tier of COVID-19 related spread street by a retired luchadora Edsel. requiring the strictest lockdown who – with the help of a magical lucha mask – raised and trained guidelines. Just 13 counties were 1969: classified “purple” last week. the four siblings to piledrive the forces of evil. Apollo 12 astronauts Charles “Pete” In Downey, the virus has Conrad and Alan Bean made man’s According to Solorzano, the second landing on the moon. infected 5,325 residents and journey to the creation of the killed 91. book began around five years 1990: “We also are considering – ago, with the book coming to full disclosure and a little bit fruition over the last year. The pop duo Milli Vanilli was stripped of its Grammy Award after it was revealed of a preview – the notion of a “The most obvious curfew,” Newsom said at a press that neither performer sang on the inspiration is I have two pet cats; group’s records. conference. “Before you jump in one is named Coco, and one is terms of your mindset of whether named Pizza,” said Solorzano. 1998: that’s a good idea or a bad idea, “They’re the basis for Coco and we are assessing that as well.” Pizza in the comic. Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr laid out his evidence against Newsom said his team is “Just seeing how they President Bill Clinton during a daylong reviewing studies from France, interact with each other – how appearance before the House Judiciary Germany and Saudi Arabia on the they wrestle around and how Committee. “efficacy of their strategies as it they bug each other – they Javier Solorzano created “Super Lucha Cats,” a comic book about lucha libre cats who fight monsters. relates to curfews.” The governor definitely have a big brother / 2001: referenced “statewide curfews of little sister vibe.” (Courtesy photo) President George W. Bush signed interest” in Massachusetts and Solorzano says that his cats legislation to put airport baggage Virginia as examples of what would often begin playing and up of the book to the “monster screeners on the federal payroll. California’s could resemble. chasing each other while he of the week” format seen in California officials are still would watch wrestling on tv. shows such as Scooby-Doo, so 2001: in discussions on whether to “After a while, with my that readers will not feel lost Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants implement the curfew and key sketch pad I just decided to draw or obligated to back track if became the first baseball player to win details about how it would be an ambiguous cat with a lucha they haven’t read from the very four Most Valuable Player awards. enforced. Newsom said the mask, and I thought, ‘Oh, this is beginning, though this doesn’t curfew restrictions would likely cute,’” said Solarzano. mean that dedicated fans 2006: won’t still have an overarching impact “certain kinds of industry Lucha Cats didn’t start off Nintendo released the Wii game narrative to follow from issue to and business activities.” as a comic, however. Instead, console. issue. “We really want the data to Solorzano initially intended it as “We want to use this as a 2001: bear out,” Newsom said. “We a clothing brand. chance to have each city have want the information not to be “Eventually, as I started Taliban forces abandoned Kabul as U.S. its own little ecosystem of anecdotal. We want to really take doing comic conventions and art troops advanced on the capital city. creatures,” said Solorzano. “… a look at these studies.” fairs, a lot of little kids would if you pick up issue three, you’re 2007: come and they’d see the big Newsom said counties with not going to feel lost.” Amazon introduced the Kindle, an new lockdown tier designations banner with the cat in the mask and they’d start asking, ‘Is this “I think that’s something electronic book-reading device. must make “industry changes” that big comic books from the a cartoon? Is it a comic? Is it Gardens, South Gate, Whittier; don’t ever see comics that deal within 24 hours, rather than big two [companies] have a a book you’re making,’” said basically, that entire little area,” with the cryptids and monsters three days, in order to comply problem with. I’ve taken my Birthdays Solorzano. said Solorzano. “I wanted to that my parents told us about.” with state guidelines. nephew out to go get comics Book editor Mark Batalla write a story about the place I Television host Larry King (87), fashion and it’s overwhelming trying to “…there’s a lot of kids Under the “purple” suggested that Solorzano write grew up, just ‘cause I remember designer Calvin Klein (78), sportscaster figure out where to start because whose families talk about or Ahmad Rashad (71), sports reporter restriction tier, restaurants, something with his seemingly growing up – especially when I there is always some massive mention these monsters. To Michael Wilbon (62), actress Allison movie theaters and houses of popular cat hero but Solorzano went to college – no one really event where reality is going to me, La Llorona is as much a Janney (61), actress Meg Ryan (59), worship are limited to outdoor initially resisted, due to his knowing what area that is; it’s be forever changed, and then part of horror as vampires and actress Jodie Foster (58), Twitter service only and bars are closed commitment to another project. just ‘L.A.’” entirely. Retail stores can open it does it again in two years. I mummies and all that; I ingested founder Jack Dorsey (44), Olympic at 25% capacity with modified “It was at Long Beach Comic didn’t want to do that; I didn’t “It was just a fun way to all of that stuff around the same gymnast Kerri Strug (43), actor Adam Driver Tyga operations. Residents in purple Con last year, the same thing want it to be a thing where if highlight that area, but also if time, reading about La Llorona (38) and rapper (31). counties were advised not happened…and this guy who a kid comes to the booth and kids in that area read it then in a Spanish paper literally a to gather indoors with other saw what happened to me said, we’re all out of issue one, then they can identify with it a little month after checking out a households. ‘You need a comic book,’” said they don’t feel comfortable bit.” book about Lon Chaney Jr. and Deaths Bella Lugosi and all those old Solorzano. “During the course buying issue three because they The monsters of Latin Della Reese, the jazz and gospel singer, Newsom said he was aware of that convention, I started feel they’re going to miss out on folklore also will play a huge part Universal movie monsters.” ordained minister and actress who of concerns from local business hashing out basically the rough something.” in the story. Solorzano says, “he The book is aimed for a starred in “Touched by an Angel,” died owners regarding the re- beats of the story. It wasn’t until Local readers can expect didn’t know how not to include younger audience, however can on this date in 2017. She was 86. imposition of restrictions and afterwards that I realized I kind some of the books settings to that stuff.” still be enjoyed by adults. Murderer and cult leader Charles said providing financial support of had this story in different take direct inspiration from the “That was a huge part of Lucha Cats can be Manson died in 2017 of respiratory for small business was his pieces and parts rummaging surrounding area. it for me,” said Solorzano. found on social media at @ failure and colon cancer. He was 83. “number one priority” when around in my head this whole “Vampires and werewolves are LuchaCats, with books and considering the state’s budgetary time.” “Growing up, I was always needs in 2021.