The Professional Amigos of Comic Art Society (P.A.C.A.S. or PACAS, the

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word "''pacas''" meaning "''bundle of goods''") is a defunct American non-profit organization formed by several

independent comic book Alternative comics cover a range of American comics that have appeared since the 1980s, following the underground comix movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s. Alternative comics present an alternative to mainstream superhero comics which ...

and cartoon creators in 1995. The group disbanded a few years after its inception.

Membership

Original founders include creators

Richard Dominguez Richard Dominguez (born Eufrancio Ricardo Dominguez September 22, 1960 in Dallas, Texas) is an American Comic book creator, comic book artist and freelance storyboard illustrator. Best known for creating the popular series ''El Gato Negro (comic bo ...

Carlos Saldaña Carlos Saldaña (born February 13, 1954) is a Mexican comic-book creator and comedian. Career Carlos Saldaña's best known created works is that of '' Burrito: Jack-of-All-Trades'' published under his privately owned imprint, ''Accent Comics' ...

, Jose Martinez, and Fernando Rodriguez.PACAS!
/ref> The majority of members lived in California, leaving Dominguez (who lived in Texas) as the self-described "''lonely

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''", but the group was also associated with Oscar Loya and the ¡Ka-Boom! Estudio group from

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Notable members

(co-founder, ''

El Gato Negro El Gato Negro (''The Black Cat'') is the name of two fictional American comic book superheroes created by Richard Dominguez and featured in the Azteca Productions' Universe. Both characters made their first appearance in ''El Gato Negro #1'' (Oc ...

'') *

(co-founder, '' Burrito: Jack of All Trades'') *Jose Martinez (co-founder, ''

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'') *Fernando Rodriguez (co-founder, '' Aztec of the City'') *

Javier Hernandez Javier may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * Javier, in video game '' Advance Wars: Dual Strike'' * Javier Rios, a character in the Monsters, Inc. franchise. * ''Javier'' (album), a 2003 album by the American singer Javier Colon, known ...

('' El Muerto: The Aztec Zombie'') * Rafael Navarro (''

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'') * Michael S. Moore *

Oscar González Loyo Oscar González Loyo (11 April 1959 in Mexico City"Oscar González Loyo"
Kees Kousem ...

& ¡Ka-Boom! Estudio group

References

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External links

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Art societies Arts organizations based in California Arts organizations established in 1995 1995 establishments in California