WWE The New Day: Power of Positivity #1 is playful, thought-provoking character study that mixes in-storyline wrestling elements with real bits of backstory from the wrestlers involved. It’s beautifully drawn and delightfully adventuresome.
Dusty’s Kids Grow Up In WWE: NXT: Takeover
WWE: NXT: Takeover Jim Campbell (Letters); Aaron Dana, Marcus D’Alfonso, Audrey Mok, David Nakayama, Lucas Werneck, (Covers); Jake Elphick, Kendall Goode, Hyeonjin Kim, Rodrigo Lorenzo (Illustrations); Doug Garbark, Wesllei Manoel (Colors); Dennis Hopeless (Writer) BOOM!Comics April 3, 2019 NXT has been the WWE’s so-called “farm league” for only six years, but in that amount of…
Bells Will Ring For WWE Then. Now. Forever.
WWE Then. Now. Forever. Volume 3 Andy Belanger, Ryan Ferrier, Derek Freidlofs, Aaron Gillespie, Bill Hanstock, Tini Howard, Michael Kingston, Julian May, Kevin Panetta, Lan Pitts, Brent Schoonover, Andrew Stott (Writing); Andy Belanger, Dozerdraws, Jake Elphick, Derek Friedlofs, Kendall Goode, Hyeonjin Kim, Rodrigo Lorenzo, Carlos Magno, Michel Mulipola, Brent Schoonover, Dominike “Domino” Stanton (Art); Jim…
In WWE Forever #1, The Past Is Present
WWE Forever #1 Michael Kingston, Lan Pitts, Derek Fridolfs, Arune Singh, Brent Schoonover (Writing); Brent Schoonover, Derek Fridolfs, Michel Mulipola, Carlos Magno, Kendall Goode (Art); Jim Campbell (Letters); Matias Laborde, Doug Garbark, Fred C. Stresing, Kendall Goode, (Colors); Rahzzah, Kendall Goode, Marco D’Alfonso (covers) BOOM! Studios January 30, 2019 Having launched a successful main line…
WWE Boom #17: Mercifully, It’s Over
WWE #17 Dennis Hopeless and Tini Howard (Writers), Serg Acuna and Hyeonjin Kim (Artists) BOOM! Studios May 9, 2017 In 2002, WWE crowds witnessed one of the worst matches of the modern era. It was a tag team match that involved the extremely talented Trish Stratus and Jackie Gayda, the winner of the recent Tough…
WWE BOOM! #16: This Is A Bad Comic and I Hated It
The actual story of WWE’s Women’s Revolution, especially the story surrounding the so-called “Four Horsewomen of NXT” is incredible. It is a story of four women who were told, repeatedly, “nobody cared” about women’s wrestling. Instead of letting that discourage them, they used it as their fuel to change that opinion. Building on the work…
WWE #15: It Got Worse
WWE #15 Dennis Hopeless, Tini Howard (writers), Serg Acuña, Hyeonjin Kim (artists), Douglass Garbark (colorist), Jim Campbell (letterist), Dan Mora (color artist) BOOM! Studios March 21, 2018 In my review of WWE #14, I called the issue “underwhelming.” I was disappointed in the issue, feeling like it was “just coasting and hoping nobody will notice.”…
WWE #14: Well, It Could Be Worse
WWE #14 Dennis Hopeless, Tini Howard (writers), Serg Acuña (artist), Dan Mora (cover artist) BOOM! Studios February 21, 2018 There is something fascinating about WWE #14. The first issue of the arc chronicling the Women’s Revolution in the company is some kind of genius in how metatextual the storytelling is. Because, exactly like the real…
WWE Royal Rumble #1: Gettin’ Pretty Weird in this Station Wagon, YEAHHH!
WWE’s Royal Rumble match is a major yearly event, heralded as “The Beginning of the Road To Wrestlemania.” The match itself is massive: 30 participants, two starting the match, and the other 28 entering at 90 second intervals (give or take). The goal is to be the last person standing after everyone else has been…
WWE Survivor Series 2017: Hope You Survive The Series
WWE Survivor Series 2017 Special #1 Publisher: BOOM! Studios Writers: Dennis Hopeless, Box Brown, Derek Fridolfs, Kevin Paneta, Lan Pitts, Aaron Gillespie Artists: Lucas Werneck, Rodrigo Lorenzo, Derek Fridolfs, Kendall Goode, Kelly Williams, Tim Lattie Colorists: Jeremy Lawson, Doug Garbark, Fred Stresing, Dee Cunniffe, Letterer: Jim Campbell Cover Artists: Main Cover: Rahzzah WWE What If?…
WWE #9: Shield Me From My Brother [GIFs]
WWE #9 Dennis Hopeless (Writer) Serg Acuña (Artist) BOOM! Studios September 27, 2017 It’s the Big Dog’s turn to shine in WWE. Issue #9 starts the third arc of the series. After concentrating on Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose, we naturally move on to Roman Reigns. We also move onto the character hardest to tackle.
WWE #8: Dean Ambrose and Sasha Banks Get All ‘Mad Max’
WWE #8 Dennis Hopeless, Serg Acuna, Tam Lattie BOOM! Studios Maybe you’re not the sort of person who is drawn in by the premise “Dean Ambrose and Sasha Banks in a monster truck trying to outrun their respective rivals.” Maybe the idea of Sasha Banks diving out the door of a monster truck to attack…