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Follow Daniel Bryan's Journey To The WWE Championship In Boom's 'WWE: WrestleMania' Special [Exclusive]

Chris Sims — Thu, 23 Mar 2017 20:20:33 +0000

Daniel Bryan's journey to the main event of WrestleMania XXX in 2014 is one of my all-time favorite wrestling stories, and one of the most inspirational. And now, as we approach WrestleMania season, Aubrey Sitterson, Kendall Goode, and Jim Campbell are taking Bryan's life-long journey into comics in the pages of Boom's WWE: WrestleMania special.

Check out a preview --- and find out what other famous WrestleMania moments are making it to the page --- as we talk to Sitterson and Goode about adapting Bryan's story!

Good Thing: Women's Wrestling Dominates 'Elimination Chamber'

Elle Collins — Fri, 10 Feb 2017 14:00:12 +0000

The long-promised "Women's Revolution" in wrestling may finally take root this weekend. Sunday February 12 is the Elimination Chamber live event on the WWE Network, the first branded Pay-Per-View (a colloquial word these days, but one that's stuck) for Smackdown Live in 2017. Of the seven matches announced for the show, three are women's singles matches. In fact, there's only one men's singles match, with the other three being multi-man gimmick matches, including the titular main event in the elimination chamber. And that's a big deal. Continue reading…

Dennis Hopeless On The End Of The Shield And The Rise Of Seth Rollins In 'WWE' #1 [Interview]

Kieran Shiach — Wed, 18 Jan 2017 18:00:31 +0000

While there have been many attempts to adapt the world of WWE, no-one has tried to fill in the gaps between weekly episodes of Raw and SmackDown, a gap in the market now filled by Dennis Hopeless and Serg Acuña's new WWE title at Boom Studios. With the first issue of the ongoing on sale today, ComicsAlliance chatted with Hopeless about adapting wrestling into comics, finding his place in established continuity and his relationship with WWE corporate.

An Extremely Thorough Review Of The WWE/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mashup Action Figures

Chris Sims — Tue, 20 Dec 2016 22:00:53 +0000

There are several times in my life where I have tried to stop buying action figures, for all the reasons that you'd expect. They're expensive, they take up space, and while I'm not above making Storm Shadow drop a Stone Cold Stunner on Batman while I'm on the phone and need something to do with my hands, it's not like I actually spend enough time playing with them to keep them form just sitting on my desk gathering dust. But every time I try to get out, something brings me back in, and nothing has ever gotten me as hard as the new line of Ninja Superstars figures from Playmates, in which WWE Superstars are combined with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. And they are amazing. Continue reading…

'WWE: Then Now Forever' #1 Is Weird In All The Right Ways [Review]

Kieran Shiach — Fri, 04 Nov 2016 18:00:18 +0000

Ahead of the launch of Boom Studios' officially licensed WWE comic, the publisher has released a jam-packed one-shot titled WWE: Then Now Forever, which features a story about the final days of The Shield by Dennis Hopeless and Dan Mora, and a ton of bonus content featuring the likes of The New Day, Sasha Banks and... Tugboat?!

It's a very strange comic, but for fans of wrestling it shows a love of the sport that makes it a fun, authentic read.

You Are Not Dreaming: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles And WWE Team Up For 'Ninja Superstars' Action Figures

Chris Sims — Fri, 07 Oct 2016 20:30:43 +0000

Today at New York Comic-Con, Playmates revealed an upcoming line of Ninja Superstars action figures, a collaboration with WWE that combines Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael with John Cena, "The Macho Man" Randy Savage, the Undertaker, and Sting. And just for the record, you are awake. This is real, and this is happening.

Hopeless, Petrovich And More Launch 'WWE' Ongoing At Boom Studios [NYCC 2016]

Kieran Shiach — Wed, 28 Sep 2016 15:00:49 +0000

We here at ComicsAlliance have been waiting eagerly more information about Boom Studios upcoming WWE comic, and with New York Comic Con just a week away, more information is trickling in. Next year will see the release of an ongoing titled WWE, starring all your favorite superstars, with the first arc centered on Seth Rollins' return from injury, as told by Dennis Hopeless and Eduard Petrovich.

Race Down The Road To Wrestlemania With Playmates' WWE Nitro Vehicles

Elle Collins — Mon, 12 Sep 2016 20:00:58 +0000

If you're like me, you've at some point said to yourself, "Gosh, I sure do love the Undertaker, but I wish he was a little more like Rat Fink!" If so, you're in luck! Playmates' new WWE Nitro Machines line of toys features an outsized Undertaker popping out of the roof of a tricked out purple hearse, leading the way with his scythe-topped cane like he's in a race against Dracula's Dragster. Continue reading…

Relive The Trauma Of The Shield's Break-Up In 'WWE: Then. Now. Forever' #1

Kieran Shiach — Tue, 23 Aug 2016 13:30:17 +0000

For wrestling fans, Seth Rollins' betrayal of his brothers in The Shield is still a very sore and open wound two years on, and Boom Studios intends to pour salt in that wound with its first official release under the WWE license. Arriving in October, WWE: Then. Now. Forever. #1 by Dennis Hopeless, Dan Mora and Daniel Bayliss digs into the background of The Shield's break-up.

Give 'Em Elle: The Best Wrestling Comics Imaginable

Elle Collins — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 18:00:48 +0000

The intersection of comics and wrestling has often led to iffy results, despite a huge overlap of fans. But recently, with work like SuperPro K.O., Headlocked, and Ringside, wrestling comics have been looking a lot more promising. So it’s unsurprising that WWE is trying to get back in the game with a new line of comics from Boom Studios.

So what books would I like to see from the WWE line? I’m not going to concern myself with who Boom would actually be able to hire. I’m throwing the door wide open and basing my picks entirely on who would make the best possible wrestling comics, and which comics I’d like to see them make.