When pro wrestling inspires non-wrestling comic books, part 5
Professional wrestling in comic books recently made headlines when Bleeding Cool reported that a...
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Starer’s ‘Total Suplex of the Heart’ draws on personal experiences
Joanne Starer, creator of the comic book The Gimmick, “a Coen Brothers–style dark comedy” set in...
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‘Hard Style Juice’ delivers in second issue of comic series
The second issue of Hard Style Juice, the pro-wrestling family crime drama comic book series from...
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‘Hard Style Juice!’ comic mixes wrestling & crime
A review copy of the first issue of Hard Style Juice!, a new comic book series from writer Clay...
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Headlocked Comics returns with new collection of stories
Michael Kingston is back with the third installment of his ongoing professional wrestling comic...
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I got Wooo-rked by the Codename: Ric Flair Title Box
Without knowing what it was or what it contained, I recently purchased a Limited Edition Codename:...
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Hunting for wrestling goodies at Motor City Comic Con
NOVI, Michigan — Last weekend, I made my semi-annual pilgrimage to Motor City Comic Con, the...
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When pro wrestling inspires non-wrestling comic books, part 4
As I previously mentioned in my review of The Gimmick, in the Editor’s Notes of issue two, Tom...
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Talking comics with The Gimmick’s Joanne Starer, receiving a Total Suplex of the Heart
I recently reviewed Ahoy Comics’ excellent The Gimmick, written by Joanne Starer and illustrated...
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‘The Gimmick’ comic packs a punch
There’s a few surefire ways to get me to read a new comic book. First, if the comic is written...
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When pro wrestling inspires non-wrestling comic books, part 3
I’m back again with the third installment of “When pro wrestling inspires non-wrestling comic...
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Chris Jericho’s The Painmaker comic book is painful to read
In early March 2023, Emerald City Comics in Clearwater, Florida announced a special meet and greet...
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When pro wrestling inspires non-wrestling comic books, part 2
In a previous article, “When pro wrestling inspires non-wrestling comic books,” I discussed my...
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When pro wrestling inspires non-wrestling comic books
This has been a banner year for pro wrestling comic books, and I’ve had a blast reading (and...
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Hell is a Squared Circle an impressive wrestling noir comic book
“Is wrestling noir a genre? It is now!” That’s what it says on the back cover of Hell is a Squared...
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‘The Incredible Brute’ brutalizes babyfaces in his first comic/coloring book
Pro wrestling and comic books can be viewed as the ultimate tag team partnership. Both feature...
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‘The Animal’ Bob Anger brings wrestle goddess ‘Mother Trucker’ to life
Now, more than ever, we need a place to escape from the world around us. How would you like to...
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