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Masked Republic announced:
Masked Republic Brings Dragon Lee, Vampiro & Legendary Luchador Priest Fray Tormenta To San Diego Comic Con This Week!
The world's leaders in expanding lucha libre beyond the borders of Mexico have also teamed with iconic tv and film creator/director Jorge R. Gutierrez for two SDCC exclusive art prints.
July 22, 2025 - San Diego, CA
With the eyes of the entertainment world squarely on San Diego this week as the world's most influential pop-culture convention once again takes place in the company's hometown, Masked Republic is making their 14th San Diego Comic Con appearance with multiple first-time offerings for fans in attendance. Once again the company will team with Headlocked in booth 1901, an anchor of the convention's "IP Pavilion" a designated area for licensed properties, major entertainment studios and publishers.
On Thursday, July 24 from 2-4 PM, lucha libre and pro wrestling superstar Dragon Lee makes his SDCC debut with a special book signing for his family's new bilingual middle-grade novel Munoz Dynasty: Dragon Lee & The Monster of Salty River from Masked Republic and Future House Publishing. A very special SDCC price of $25 has been set for an autographed copy of the book and photo with Dragon Lee.
On Thursday, Friday and Saturday, lucha libre icon Vampiro will be signing issues of his hit comic book series Vampiro: Rockabilly Apocalypse from Masked Republic Comics and Massive Publishing. The series is currently being developed for television by Trioscope Studios. Each day there will also be an additional opportunity for Vampiro related art. Signing and photo op times are:
Thursday 11-1 (New art: 3D poster release)
Friday 2-4 (New art: Jorge R Gutierrez art print release)
Saturday 2-4 (The Art of Rafael Gallur book from Mexico's Comikaze Books will be available)
On Friday, July 25 from 2-5 PM, one of Hollywood's biggest fans of lucha libre whose award winning works often feature homages to the sport, Jorge R. Gutierrez (creator/director El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera, Book of Life, Maya and the Three) will be signing his two limited edition silkscreen art print collaborations with Masked Republic - one based on the company's iconic logo mask and the other, Vampiro! (From 2-4 PM fans will have the opportunity to get the poster signed by both Jorge and Vampiro.) Only 100 of each (individually numbered) are being made - silk screened by hand in Jorge's hometown and lucha libre capital of Northern Mexico, Tijuana.
On Saturday, July 26 from 11 AM to 1 PM, the legendary real life luchador priest on whom Nacho Libre was based, Fray Tormenta, will make his first ever U.S. pop culture convention appearance. This will be an ultra-rare opportunity to meet the man who inspired the Jack Black character and has helped to raise hundreds of children through his orphanages. Three limited edition (only 50 of each, individually numbered) posters will be available along with photo ops, masks and more.
On Sunday, July 27, Masked Republic will welcome two pop-up shopping experiences to the booth in the form of The Mighty Luchador, Southern California's premiere lucha libre shop, and Rudos Revolution, Ron "AWC" Rivera's Lucha Libre AAA and Revolution Pro nostalgia collection and shop.
In addition to all of the activities taking place in booth 1901, Masked Republic co-headlines the "Headlocked and Masked Republic: Taking Wrestling Beyond The Ring" panel on Thursday, July 24th from 5:30-6:30 PM in Room 10 of the main convention center. The panel's description reads: For the last decade and a half, Headlocked Comics and Masked Republic have been the driving forces behind bringing pro wrestling and lucha libre into comics. Host Denise Salcedo (Busted Open/Instinct Culture) leads a discussion with Headlocked creator Michael Kingston (Tales From The Road, WWE), Masked Republic COO/executive producer Kevin Kleinrock (The Luchaverse, Wrestling Society X), the legendary luchador Vampiro (WCW, Lucha Underground), champion around the globe Dragon Lee (WWE, CMLL) and Dragon Lee & The Monster of Salty River writer Kevin Garcia (Marvel, Monomythic) as they discuss what makes the stories told in the wrestling ring so adaptable to other forms of media and announce their slate of upcoming projects.
The Masked Republic booth will also feature a variety of officially licensed products available to convention goers including Legends of Lucha Libre action figures and collectibles from Boss Fight Studio, classic lucha libre film 2K and 4K BluRays from Indicator, and fans' first chance to own Cinelucha: The Board Game from Masked Republic's Cinelicha brand and Blacklist Games.
San Diego Comic Con takes place July 24-27 at the San Diego Convention Center. Preview night is Wednesday, July 23 from 6-9 PM.
ABOUT MASKED REPUBLIC®
Masked Republic, Inc., a privately held company, is the first integrated live event, merchandising and media organization uniquely centered in the emerging growth market of lucha libre (Mexican wrestling) beyond the borders of Mexico. The company’s core businesses include representation of dozens of the biggest stars in the industry for wrestling and non-wrestling related appearances, worldwide merchandising, live event production and management, production and distribution of content across multiple platforms including television, home entertainment, pay-per-view, digital media, and film. The company is headquartered in San Diego, CA with offices in San Francisco, CA, Las Vegas, NV, Mexico City, Mexico and Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico.
WEB: www.MaskedRepublic.com
SOCIAL: @maskedrepublic
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