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Ric Quintanilla

Writer, Filmmaker & Creator of Cipher Comics

Ric Quintanilla is an independent writer, filmmaker, and creator of Cipher Comics. His original graphic novels, including “How to Catch a Dream” and “The Night of the Ghost-Chaser,” combine mystery, horror, and emotional storytelling. Through his work, he aims to create immersive stories that stay with readers long after the final page.

Instagram: @cipher.comics

    
    

Catch Ric at the Local Author Showcase!


Saturday, September 19
Main Library at 4001 N. 23rd St., McAllen

    

Panel: Publishing and Being a Local Author
11:00–11:30 AM  │  Meeting Room AB

What happens after the writing is done? Erika Balderas-Perez, G.B. Cast, Jeannette Zallar, Jonathan Solis, and Ric Quintanilla talk publishing, getting their work into readers’ hands, and what it means to write and publish from the Rio Grande Valley.

    

Author Meet & Greet
10:00AM-12:30PM  │  Lobby Gallery

Meet the authors behind the books! Stop by the Lobby Gallery throughout the morning to chat with participating writers, learn more about their work, purchase books, and find your next local read.

Featured Book

How to Catch a Dream

How to Catch a Dream

What if your dreams weren’t just dreams?

What if they could be recorded, replayed, and remembered forever?

When a gifted teen named Wellar discovers a way to capture dreams using retro technology, his search for connection with his late father takes a haunting turn.

What begins as an emotional experiment in memory and invention quickly spirals into a mystery where science and the subconscious collide.

In a city full of secrets, Bessie, his fiercely loving mother, and Dr. Fletcher, a mysterious scientist, become key players in a story that questions what we risk to hold on to the past.

Dreams might bring comfort… or reveal dangerous truths better left forgotten.

With nostalgic aesthetics, low-fi sci-fi elements, and symbolic storytelling, How to Catch a Dream explores love, loss, and the fine thread between imagination and reality.

It’s a retro-emotional graphic novel where technology meets grief, and the border between dreams and waking life begins to fade.

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