Exclusive: Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez Talks Somos Arte, La Borinqueña & Receiving The 2019 Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award At The Comic-Con Eisner Awards

For over twenty years, Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez has delivered exemplary graphic designs and artistic visions to globally-renowned clients — as a means to create awareness of issues that trouble the Latinx community.

The virtuoso serves as the creative director and owner of the Brooklyn-based production and creative services studio, Somos Arte. With his expertise in instituting visual identities, graphic novel production, and art exhibition curation — Miranda-Rodriguez has shattered several barriers obstructing a view of the art world for Latinx people. His profound co-signs include Atlantic Records, Darryl DMC McDaniels, Columbia University, John Leguizamo, Sony Pictures, Marvel, and more.

The list of Miranda-Rodriguez’s masterful compositions combines the curation of Award-winning composer, lyricist, and performer, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s The Hamilton Mixtape cover artwork, and the critically-acclaimed and best-selling graphic novel La Borinqueña. “When people read our books I hope that they see a reflection of themselves. I want them to feel validated, recognized, and affirmed,” he told The Knockturnal.

Withal, the Puerto Rican philanthropist remains a man of the people. His work is rooted in integrity. “Our narratives are so often overlooked in mainstream media, so much that we’ve been marginalized as urban or diversity because the word ‘mainstream’ is synonymous with white,” Miranda-Rodriguez continued. His artistic activism has been documented by Latina, Washington Post CNN, Comin-Con, The New York Times, and NPR, to name a few. Moreover, his altruistic accomplishments are consistent and not limited to those attached to his professional pursuits.

Miranda-Rodriguez is timely! Most recently, the creative director assured his loyalists that his La Borinqueña character and Wonder Woman would protest side by side. The superheroes soon suited up to march and demand Governor Rosselló’s resignation in Puerto Rico. “We are an independent brand that stands for familia, cultura, y justicia,” he added.

Where there is injustice, Miranda-Rodriguez is creatively at the forefront, making sure Latinx voices are amplified and heard across large-scale platforms. The Knockturnal caught up with ingenious mogul before he received the 2019 Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award at this year’s Comic-Con Eisner Awards in San Diego. You don’t want to miss what Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez had to say.

Read the full story by Bianca Alysse on The Knockturnal.com