their experiences, particularly jack kirby, of the lower east side. the lower east side that jack kirby grew up, which is like the 1920s and '30s, is not the lower east side of today. the lower east side of today is very much puerto rican, dominican, cuban, african-american, so to kind of, like, really reflect that kind of real culture, real-time culture, i had to show the diversity that exists there. so, there's a lot of great institutions, like loisaida, inc., that's actually been there, celebrating the loisaida festival every year in the lower east side. you have even restaurants like casa adela, and still mixes in sofrito in everything they cook. poetry on the stages of nuyorican poets cafe. so, you need to have that kind of, like, real relevance in these stories that they're going to actually appeal to a broader audience. >> abuela estela -- tell me about her. >> abuela estela was a composite character that i created. she was inspired by dr. marta moreno vega, who's actually founder of the el museo del barrio and also founder of the caribbean cul