Azteca Productions , is a Dallas, Texas based comic book company-art studio founded by freelance illustrator/ storyboard artist, Richard Dominguez. In October, 1993, Azteca Productions released it's flagship title, El Gato Negro #1 with Dominguez being the creator,writer, penciller, inker, letterer and publisher.
The title was critically acclaimed but lasted only four issues, after a seven-year hiatus, Dominguez again, published El Gato Negro, Nocturnal Warrior #1 in January, 2005.
This time, with writer Michael Moore, penciller Efren Molina and Dominguez as inker, co-plotter,letterer and publisher.
Most Recent Publication:
Click here for review

The story emphasizes on a young Latino male, Francisco Guerrero, a social worker by day, crimefighter by night. Francisco got his moniker from his grandfather, Agustine "Gus" Guerrero, a Mexican masked 'Luchador' turned-adventurer during the 1950's and early 60's.
The series has a bit of everything, the philosophy of 'The Mark of Zorro', the determination of 'Ritchie Valens', the family values of Gregory Nava's 'Mi Familia' with martial arts and finally, seasoned just right with 'Lucha Libre'. All of this is set before a backdrop of the Rio Grande Valley in South Texas, along the the Texas-Mexico border. The 'Nocturnal Warrior will have his own array of colorful and unique 'Super-Villains' that will make both Batman and Dick Tracy green with envy.

Other Titles from Azteca Productions:
Team Tejas by Dominguez and Moore
Relampago! by Judge Margarito Garza


EL GATO NEGRO has appeared in:
adherents.com,
American Latino.tv,
answers.com,
Baldocomics.com,
Corpus Christi Caller-Times,
Correro del Caroni.com,
Dallas Morning News,
Detroit Free Press,
Hispanic Business Magazine,
Hispanic Magazine,
internationalhero.co.uk,
La Fuente,
La Vida,
Latin Heat Online,
LatiNation.tv,
Latina Magazine,
Our Sunday Reader,
PopThought.com,
San Antonio Express-News,
The Monitor,
The Paper of South Texas,
The Valley Sun,
Wikipedia.com




Azteca Productions' Official Website:
Our site is still under construction, but here's the url:
http://www.azteca-productions.com
Please stay tuned for further announcements.

El Gato Negro,Nocturnal Warrior's MySpace page:
Like everyone else here, I too, have a MySpace page:

http://www.myspace.com/richard_dominguez

Azteca Productions' MySpace page:
http://www.myspace.com/aztecaproductions

I welcome all your comments...
For the Commercial Art side of me, check out:
http://www.dominguezillustrations.com

UPDATE: THE WAR IS COMING!!!

DC's 'Infinite Crisis' and Marvel's 'Civil War'...??
It's... SO LAST YEAR!
PREPARE YOURSELVES FOR THE 'WAR OF THE INDEPENDENTS'
WAR OF THE INDEPENDENTS which pits nearly every indy characters from the comic book world (some known and lest known) to join forces to save the earth against KANE and ORCUS and their undead demonic minions from the gates of Hell!!!
Azteca Productions is proud to say that everyone's favorite Nocturnal Warrior is within the middle of the upcoming milestone melee. WAR OF THE INDEPENDENTS due to launch in the summer of 2008 and co-publish by Arcana following a 4-issue 'lead-in' series Penance, by WOTI creator, Dave Ryan along with Scott Lobdell, Richard Kane Ferguson and Peter Palmiotti.
WAR OF THE INDEPENDENTS will feature an impressive list of contributors and characters who will be involved in the mega-project,including Erik Larsen (Savage Dragon), Mike Allred (Madman), Billy Tucci (Shi), Joe Linsner (Cry for Dawn), Jim Valentino (Shadowhawk) and Dave Sim (Cerebus).

THE IMPRESSIVE LIST OF INDY CHARACTERS INVOLVED:
Public Enemy (Public Enemy & American Mule Entertainment)
Cerebus (Dave Sim)
Shi (Billy Tucci)
Cry for Dawn (Joe Linsner)
Madman (Mike Allred)
Savage Dragon (Erik Larsen)
Zot (Scott McCloud)
Zen (Steve Stern)
Shadowhawk (Jim Valentino)
The Pro (Jimmy Palmiotti, Amanda Conner & Garth Ennis)
FEMFORCE (Bill Black)
Faust (Tim Vigil)
The Badger (Mike Baron)
Mr. Monster (Mike T. Gilbert)
Pendelton Spurr & Maria Lucci of Parts Unknown (Beau Smith)
Captain Canuck (Richard Comely)
Bomb Queen (Jimmie Robinson)
Ant (Mario Gully)
Shark-Man (Thrill-House Comics)
Razorjack (John Higgins)
Eudemon (Nelson DeCastro)
Atomika (Sal Abbinanti)
Black Jack (Alex Simmons)
Shadowflame (Joe Martino)
Nira-X CyberAngel (Bill Maus)
Team Kaiju (Wilson Ramos Jr.)
Lucy Nocturne (Scott Wegener)
Johnny Saturn (Scott Story)
The Corpse (Ken Haeser and Buz Hasson)
10th Muse (Blue Water Comics)
Legend of Isis (Blue Water Comics)
Atlas (Blue Water Comics)
Power of the Valkyrie (Blue Water Comics)
Judo Girl (Blue Water Comics)
Orion the Hunter (Blue Water Comics)
Kade (Arcana Studio)
Ezra (Arcana Studio)
Starkweather (David Rodriguez & Arcana Studio)
Eve: Vampire Diva (Frank J. LaPerch & Arcana Studio)
Koni (Mark Poulton, Stephen Sistilli, & Dexter Weeks & Arcana Studio)
GearHead (Dennis Hopeless, Kevin Mellon & Arcana Studio)
Sylvia of 100 Girls (Adam Gallardo, Todd Demong & Arcana Studio)
El Arsenal (Salvador Vázquez & Arcana Studio)
Glittergirl (Hakan Tacal & Mahmud A. Asrar)
Karabasan (Hakan Tacal & Yildiray Cinar)
Philly the comic (Ryan McLelland)
Code Name: Zeus (Daniel Vest)
Magnitude (Greg Waller)
Forever Heroes (Richard Pollard)
Halloween Man (Drew Edwards)
Talon (Scottie Ray Watson, a.k.a. SWAT)
General Jack Cosmos (Aaron M. Shaps)
Hack/Slash (Tim Seeley)
El Gato Negro (Richard Dominguez)
El Valiente (Ray Ramos)
Mercy Sparx (Josh Blaylock)
Of Bitter Souls (Chuck Satterlee)
Smoke & Mirror (Chuck Satterlee)
Mutation (George T. Singley IV & Ethen Beavers)
Lonebow (George T. Singley IV)
Wargod (George T. Singley IV)
Silent Ghost (George T. Singley IV)
Crusader from Love and Capes (Thom Zahler)
Pierce (James Dracoules & Mark Layne of Imperium Comics)
Liberty Girl (Dennis Mallonee of Heroic Publishing)
Carnage (Richard Kane Ferguson)
Penance (Dave Ryan)
The Scab (Dave Ryan)
Retro-Girl (Vanessa Payne)
BrightEyes (Peter Palmiotti)
Nadja (Weshoyot Alvitre)
Canadian Legion (Rich Evans)
NothingFace (Kel Nuttall)
Crazy Mary (Mike Colbert)
Valentine (Daniel Cooney)
Tiger Wraith (Steven O'Connell)
Java (Ken Okabayashi)
Doc Creepy (Vito Delsante & Jonathan Rector)
Sunburst (M.F.C. Studios)
Jetta (Martheus & Janet Wade)
Spacegirl (Val Fritz)
Andrea Grant's MINX (Andrea Grant)
Dreadlocks (Andre L. Batts)
Captain Africa (Dwayne J Ferguson)
The Venger (Matt Spatola)
The Kosmic (John McDowell)
King of the Realm (Mark Mazz & Ed Traquino)
Chronicles of Sara (James Rodriguez)
Doll from Vampires Unlimited (Bart A. Thompson)
Ms. Monster, Tit & Tat (B-Minus Comiks)
The Sire (Mike Dolce)
West Coast Captain Canuck (Riel Langlois)
Commander (Keith Murphy)
Mazscara (Gary T. Becks)
Nina Vargo (Olivia Davis)
Furious Fist of the Drunken Monkey (Rich Stahnke)
The Wraith (Frank Dirscherl)
Bluewing (Joel A. Danford)
Superhero G of The Imaginaires (Mike S. Miller)
Scarlett's Curse (Trevor Landolt & Praxis Comics)
Fist of Justice (Ed Dukeshire, Mike Imboden & Digital Webbing)
Jim Reaper & the Lil' Hellions (Dwight L. MacPherson)
Editor Girl (Kris Simon)
The X-Heroes (Colin Panetta)
Protoplasman (Gary Carlson & Mort Todd)
Bat Lady (Mort Todd)
DIVISIBLE MAN (Mort Todd)
Witch Hunter (Vincent Ferrante)
Axiom-man (A.P. Fuchs)
Honor Brigade (Tom Stillwell)
Catalyst (Tom Waltz)
The Yellow Jacket (Scott McCullar)
Bedbug (Scott Rogers)
Aym Geronimo (J. Morgan Neal & Todd Fox)
Fishnet Angel (Sean Taylor)
Nick Landime (Erik Burnham)
Sniper & Rook (John Metych, III)
The Jade Warrior (Dave Campit)
Queen Rockdora (Evan Quiring)
Rapid City (Josh Dahl)
Captain Tupelo (Matt DeGennaro & Phil Elliott)
Catalyst (Tom Waltz)
Meth from Am I Immortal (Shawnti Therrien)
The Gladiators (Matthew Haley)
Wülf Grilz (Robert J. Sodaro)
Scarab (Lorenzo Lizana)
Goth Ghost Girl (John Schlim)
Cabal from Path to Armageddon (Pat Loika)
Crash (Joanne Ellen Mutch)

Whew! Try saying all that in one breathe!


THE WAR HAS BEGUN!!!

Well, at least from this side...


From the words made famous by an misuderstood mutant, we're planning to get a lot of mileage from it!
Azteca Productions, along with Adversary Comix (El Valiente) and Geronimo Press (Aym Geronimo and the Postmodern Pioneers) will join forces and be known as 'The Texas Connection' to collaborate on a one-shot 'WAR OF THE INDEPENDENTS' tie-in 48-page extraganza.

...yes, you get all this with your chips and salsa!
Richard Dominguez
Publisher Extraordinaire
Azteca Productions