Mictlantecuhtli (Los Comex)

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Mictlantecuhtli


Mictlantecuhtli
Javier Hernandez
Publisher Los Comex
First appearance Daze of the Dead: Numero Uno Edition (1998)
Created by Javier Hernandez
Characteristics
Alter ego Same
Notable aliases God of Death
"Mick"
"Chuckles"
Abilities Supernatural

Mictlantecuhtli is a comic book character from the independent comic book El Muerto, created by Javier Hernandez and published by his company Los Comex. The character is based on the god of death from Aztec mythology.

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[edit] Fictional Character history

The Aztec god of death, Mictlantecuhtli, was displeased at the outcome of the Spanish Conquest. The rebirth of Mexico left the gods behind and removed him from his seat of power.

He, along with Tezcatlipoca, hatched a plot in order to regain his throne. Eventually, their plans led them to kidnap 21-year-old Diego de la Muerte.

Diego was a Mexican-American living in Whittier, California. He was anticipating the upcoming Dia de Los Muertos festival and had purchased an undead Mariachi suit. He also applied the traditional facial markings and had recently gotten a tattoo for the occasion. The tattoo was of a skull or Calavera of sorts inspired by a design off of an Aztec temple.

Little did Diego know, the tattoo was actually an ancient death symbol and paid homage to the god of death. While driving to the festival, he is struck by lightning and veers off the road into a tree. The crash ended his life on this world.

He soon awakened in Mictlan to be sacrificed in an ancient ritual in which his heart is ripped out with an obsidian blade and placed in a clay pot. Surprisingly, Tezcatlipoca attempted to delay or even prevent the sacrifice. He offered to test the brightness of Diego's flame to be sure- but the god of death could not be reasoned with and continued with the ritual as planned.

After tearing Diego's still beating heart out of his chest, Mictlantecuhtli burnt his facial markings into his face. Afterward, Diego was returned to earth via lighting bolt, exactly one year after his death.

[edit] First appearance

Mictlantecuhtli made his debut in the first El Muerto comic titled "Daze of the Dead: Numero Uno Edition" in 1998 at the Alternate Press Expo in San Diego, CA. The original print of the comic is in a xeroxed black and white format.

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