Iconic visual artist Urban Aztec joins the show and shares his perspective from both sides of the licensing coin - licensor and hired artist to carry out the design of officially licensed products for companies including Marvel and WWE. Plus, hear about how Jesse and Masked Republic teamed up to remix some of the most legendary lucha libre masks and the often times strange world of lucha IP.

More on Jesse:
Jesse Hernandez (@UrbanAztec) is a visual artist born and raised in the San Francisco bay area. He is most widely recognized for his street art murals, vinyl toys, and diverse Illustration work. His style is known as Urban Aztec, a combination of graffiti and ancient indigenous culture. Hernandez’s artwork has been featured by Marvel, Warner Bros, DC Comics, WWE, Gears of war 4, San Jose Sharks, The Oakland Athletics, X-Box, Playstation, Sideshow Collectibles, Rockstar energy drink, Rolling Stone, Fandango, Juxtapoz, Run the Jewels, Oakland Museum, and the Cosmopolitan Las Vegas. Hernandez has shown art in galleries and museums around the world. He has also painted murals in Oakland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Mexico city and Amsterdam.

To find some of the Urban Aztec x Masked Republic collabs discussed on the show:
Tees: ProWrestlingTees.com/maskedrepublic
Poster: hernandez.bigcartel.com/product/azteca-luchador-print

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