The El Muerto afterlife odyssey begins here! Born on Dia de Los Muertos, Diego de La Muerte suffers a fatal car accident on his 21st birthday. Summoned to Mictlan, the Aztec underworld, he's sacrificed by the Aztec gods of Death and Destiny. They send him back to Earth on year forward in time, where he finds himself in Mexico at Mondragon's Festival of Freaks, a criminal circus enterprise. There Diego learns the bonds of new friendships while also discovery the depths of man's depravity, all while the supernatural forces that transformed him hover above in wait! Originally begun in a series of comic books in 1998, a live action film starring Wilmer Valderrama was released in 2007. EL Muerto's comic book adventures were relaunched in 2017 in the graphic novel DAZE OF THE DEAD. This new edition commemorates El Muerto's 25th Anniversary. Javier Hernandez is the writer and artist of El Muerto. He also teaches comic book workshops throughout the Los Angeles area. In 2011 he co-founded the Latino Comics Expo, the nation's first convention dedicated to spotlighting the contributions of Latino creators in comics, animation and related popular arts.