El Pasoan’s bilingual comics aim to entertain, teach El Pasoan Valeria Contreras was interested in comics, cartoons and animation from a very early age. “I didn’t know how to animate, but I knew how to draw, and my mother pushed me to pursue that interest,” said Contreras, who created Valcon Comics in 2010. Valcon Comics…
Neighbors Magazine “El Paso native Valeria Contreras has been interested in cartoon and comic art since she was a kid. Her love for it grew and while in high school, she was able to combine her passion for the environment and art through an independent study class. At the end of her senior year, Valeria…
Local Gems Podcast by KRUX 91.5 Valeria Contreras, Founder of Valcon Comics, joins Olivia Belcher to discuss Valcon Comics in two episodes of Local Gems, a podcast for KRUX Radio. KRUX 91.5 FM is one of New Mexico State University’s two radio stations, located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Student-run and operated, it serves southern…
Student Stories at The University of Chicago Valeria Contreras is an alum of The University of Chicago and was featured in “Student Stories” while she was a student in college–for her work with Valcon Comics. “Contreras has always been passionate about telling stories through art, but it wasn’t until recently that she decided to turn…
El Paso Newscasts Valeria Contreras has been featured in local newscasts such as KVIA-ABC7, Univision 26, KFOX, and CBS to discuss Valcon Comics.
