Captain Chicano Draws a Line in the American Sand, A Novella
"Gutierrez breaks hearts with Captain Chicano and his superhero 'wearing his chones on the outside of his tights like they all do' while delivering heroism the way we most need it right this very damn minute. Here is today's reality in all its viciousness mixed with a supreme, kind, hilarious truth. Gutierrez' wry and savvy humor makes the righteous medicine of Captain Chicano's wisdom go down like whiskey—including the kick. In Captain Chicano every page reverberates so strongly with the dangerous pulse of the American Dream, it makes you think it could still be alive."
—Tupelo Hassman, god with a little g
"Captain Chicano Draws a Line in the American Sand is not only about America (as you might guess from its title), but also about writing, ethnicity, love, belief, and, as a bonus, includes a channeled Edgar Allan Poe. All this is miraculously held together by a narrator who manages to remain cheerful, amiable, disheveled, and deadly serious even as he tackles his real subject: The Human Condition. To paraphrase Gutierrez's own words: "This vato can sling a gun" (or a sentence, or a paragraph) "like Shane in a heartbeat."
—Jim Krusoe, The Sleep Garden
"Captain Chicano Draws a Line in the American Sand is mad, unruly magic. It'll blow your mind and change the way you view the world, one wildly inspired line at a time."
—Elizabeth McKenzie, The Dog of the North