It’s an all-action duel in the desert! The Bonneville is out of commission and our heroes are pinned down by The Bad Habit…and the blazing desert sun! Can Estrella and Everitt hold off the shotgun-wielding Sisters of Mercy? Can Vamp survive an all-out war against Abaddon…the Black Queen of the Abyss?
Story: Michael Kingston Art: El Terrorifico Dr. Napalm Color: El Terrorifico Dr. Napalm Letterer: Jacob Bascle
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Following the shocking revelations from issue #1, Vampiro, Estrella, and Everitt must race against time to stop a shadowy plan to jumpstart the apocalypse. But instead, they find themselves in the crosshairs of The Bad Habit…a motorcycle gang of shotgun-toting nuns tasked with delivering God’s justice on Earth.
Story: Michael Kingston Art: El Terrorifico Dr. Napalm Color: El Terrorifico Dr. Napalm Letterer: Jacob Bascle
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In this action-packed, double-sized first issue, we meet Everitt Holden, an Austin music vlogger who sets out to discover the truth behind the urban legend known only as Vampiro, an underground guitarist that’s seemingly existed for over a century. Instead, he finds himself dragged into the middle of a shadowy conflict of biblical proportions!
Story: Michael Kingston Art: El Terrorifico Dr. Napalm Color: El Terrorifico Dr. Napalm Letterer: Jacob Bascle
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Lucha libre legend Vampiro has spent 2024 drawing sell-out crowds to arenas across Mexico for his in-ring retirement tour. As he winds down a 4 decade-long career competing in the squared circle, his life outside of arenas has been heating up. With a podcast that averages over 1 million views a week across social media, the launch of a spoken word tour and the debut of his new comic book series, Vampiro: Rockabilly Apocalypse from Masked Republic Comics and Massive Publishing, the most successful non-Hispanic in the history of lucha libre may be leaving the ring in Mexico, but not the spotlight.
The debut issue of the series, which was released in comic book shops across the U.S. on October 16th, has been receiving rave reviews and drawing comparisons to horror and sci-fi classics including From Dusk Till Dawn, Army of Darkness, and They Live.
Trioscope, the studio behind Netflix’s The Liberator, George R. R. Martin’s Night of the Cooters, and upcoming action thriller feature Takeover and lucha libre powerhouse Masked Republic announced a production pact to develop Vampiro: Rockabilly Apocalypse for television.
Vampiro: Rockabilly Apocalypse #1 is available now on Massive Publishing website. Issue was recently released and can be found at local comic book shops and Massive website!
Massive Publishing has partnered with Masked Republic for Vampiro: Rockabilly Apocalypse. The two companies recently partnered on the release of another wrestling-inspired series, Luchaverse which featured some of the most iconic luchadors in the business today. Now, with Vampiro: Rockabilly Apocalypse, they are bringing a stylized action filled adventure to die hard horror enthusiasts and the legions of Vampiro fans around the globe. This horrifying first issue is a SUPER SIZED 48-PAGE premiere written by Michael Kingston and is set to release on October 16, 2024 but eager fans don’t have to wait till October to get their first taste of this brand new series. Massive and Masked Republic will have an exclusive ashcan preview available at this year’sSan Diego Comic Con (SDCC) available throughout the weekend including a special signing with Vampiro and Kingston on Friday July 26th at booth #1901 from 5pm-6pm!
In the pages and panels of Vampiro: Rockabilly Apocalypse, readers will join Vampiro, luchadora Estrella Nocturna, and underground music vlogger Everitt Holden as they hurtle down Route 66 in a 1955 Pontiac Bonneville on a quest to save the world! It’s a tale filled with monsters, muscle cars, luchadores, cops, clowns, nuns, guns, demons, blood and plenty of BBQ as our heroes race against time -and a whole host of enemies – to try and thwart a secret plan to jumpstart the apocalypse!
The SDCC Exclusive limited edition ashcan preview of the series will be available at San Diego Comic Con starting Thursday, July 25 at the Massive Publishing booth #2300 and on Friday, July 26th during a special signing with Vampiro and writer Michael Kingston from 5-6 PM at the Masked Republic/Headlocked booth #1901 (while supplies last).
Vampiro: Rockabilly Apocalypse is illustrated by Martin Pouso, also known as El Terrorifico Dr. Napalm, a cartoonist, illustrator, musician and tattoo artist in his hometown of Montevideo, Uruguay. He has illustrated dozens of independent press series internationally along with the upcoming NacelleVerse series Biker Mice From Mars: Toxic Earth.
Vampiro: Rockabilly Apocalypse #1 and ashcan cover artist Rafael Gallur is considered by many to be the greatest cover artist in the modern Mexican comic book industry. He has painted more than 100 covers for Sensacional de Luchas, La Leyenda de Blue Demon, Posesión y Demoníaca, and Pistolero.
