A new superhero is rocking the comic book scene with her fierce confidence and Puerto Rican roots.

Darryl Makes Comics , co-created by Darryl "DMC" McDaniels of hip hop group Run-DMC, has introduced LAK6, a 13-year-old Puerto Rican superhero, to the comic book world. The company's editor-in-chief, Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez, described the character as "precocious" and "very outspoken" as she takes on the streets of 1980s New York City.