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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Tag: wrestling graphic novels
Wrestling subplot to ‘Victory Parade’ only part of ‘gorgeous, heartbreaking book’
Victory Parade is a striking new book written and drawn by the Eisner Award-nominated painter,...
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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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Piper graphic novel is slightly off-kilter
Growing up, I always enjoyed reading comic books, along with professional wrestling. To me,...
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Colourful WWE bio comics true to storylines
Ever watched a movie sequel before the original? Or a storyline-driven TV series out of order? And...
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Kaufman’s wrestling days well illustrated by Box Brown
Box Brown surprised the literary world when his graphic novel about Andre the Giant became a New...
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Promising start to new WWE comic
The curtain. It is the one place wrestling fans rarely get to see behind. The inner working of any...
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Andre graphic novel a Giant undertaking
There are some pretty big challenges when making a graphic novel on Andre the Giant. Fitting him...
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Último Dragón returns — as a graphic novel
Último Dragón has been away from North American audiences since 2004, when he left WWE. The...
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Champions of the Galaxy: A novel idea
There is a drive to ban professional wrestling, but it is not being instigated by politicians in...
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