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Lucha Libre Crew = Wu Tang Clan

I decided to listen to some classic WU TANG CLAN when something "clicked". As co-creator, writer, and graphic designer, Jerry Frissen is the RZA of the Lucha Libre team. The predominantly African American Wu Tang embraced the (at that time) cult Asian Action Cinema culture and integrated it into their music and visual style. The predominantly European Lucha Libre Crew embraces the culture of Mexican Wrestling and integrates it into the concept and visual style of their comics. The Wu Tang crew had a slew of amazingly talented emcees with a wide range of rhyming and delivery styles. The Lucha Libre crew has a slew of amazingly talented artists with a wide range of linework and design approaches. Need I say more? It's a shame that the first two years of Wu Tang music has been generally forgotten. Their early work was filled with passion, skill, and an aggressiveness that made the music beautifully intimidating.

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