''El Gato Negro, Nocturnal Warrior'' is an ongoing
independent comic book
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series featuring the adventures of the superhero,
El Gato Negro. Created by
Richard Dominguez and published under his own
Azteca Productions imprint, the series began in November 2005.
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Premise
"Nocturnal Warrior" takes place in South Texas
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, where the communities of the Lower Rio Grande Valley are constantly threatened by gangs, drug runners, and costumed criminals. In an effort to fight and prevent crime, social worker
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Francisco "Pancho" Guerrero adopts his grandfather's former identity as El Gato Negro, promising to "''bring bad luck to all those who do evil''". Unlike most superheroes, El Gato Negro possesses no superpowers and instead makes use of his own athletic abilities, accumulative knowledge, detective skills to fight crime. He is assisted in his war on crime by several supporting characters including his grandfather, Agustin Guerrero. In the eyes of the general public, El Gato Negro is known as a living legend and watchful protector of South Texas but despite his best efforts is constantly hunted by the local law enforcement agencies and demonized by the media as a public menace.
See also
* El Gato Negro
References
External links
Official siteWebcomics NationDominguez Illustrations
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2005 comics debuts
Comics characters introduced in 2005
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