Well done Michael Koelsch and BACKSTORY!

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This positively incredible image won the internet this week, virally exploding after guys like me, Kevin Kleinrock of Masked Republic and Rafael Navarro posted it all over social. Alas, at the time, we didn’t know its origins, so I wanted to … Continued

HAYABUSA R.I.P.

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We lost one of the icons of the 90s international masked wrestler boom today, FMW legend and iconic high-flyer Hayabusa (Eiji Ezaki), who passed away of bleeding of the brain at age 47. Hayabusa was a colorful high-flyer with absolutely … Continued

OUR NEW BOOK!

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  Los Angeles, CA — January 13, 2016 Matt Wallace novella Rencor: Life in Grudge City announced for Q2 2016 From Parts Unknown, upon entering the imprint’s 20th year championing lucha libre, vintage Mexican cinema and comics, and the wrestling … Continued

Peruvian Blue

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No… not some designer drug of the week confiscated by Crockett and Tubbs, this ‘Peruvian Blue’ refers to a great collection of South American Blue Demon comics that came and went quietly on eBay several weeks back. You guys know … Continued

R.I.P…

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Two passings to report in the FPU wheelhouse. German Robles, the definitive Mexican vampire, passed away on Friday. His work in the “Vampiro” and “Nostradamus” films was said to have influenced Christopher Lee’s later genre work. Robles was not only a staple … Continued