Posts Tagged ‘Elbow Drop’

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HEAT #201 – Dick the Bastard’s Spine Hates This One

by Jeff on May 20, 2012 at 8:31 pm
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HEAT #201 – Dick the Bastard’s Spine Hates This One

So I’m thinking Saturday is a shit day to update the comic on, since recently I seem to be having issues remembering to post/being home to do so. I’m thinking about moving updates to Monday, mostly for the novelty of updating during RAW. Thoughts? You guys are the ones who read it, after all.

I wasn’t surprised that finding reference for a double axe handle or a chin lock with the knee in the back proved to be rather difficult, but the elbow drop… man, the elbow drop. I have no idea why finding a reference for a decent elbow drop that wasn’t off the top rope was so hard, but it was. If Google is to be believed, apparently the only people who have ever used an elbow drop are Shawn Michaels and Randy Savage. And nobody has ever used an elbow drop that wasn’t off the top rope. EVER. I can’t remember where I found it, but I ended up finding a cool picture of Curt Hawkins dropping an elbow on somebody I can’t remember on NXT, which according to Twitter has gotten really, really good. Then again, Twitter had a raging boner for Zack Ryder and now nobody gives a shit about his freefall back into obscurity, so take Twitter’s endorsement with a grain of salt and just see for yourself if you like it or not.

The next update will either be next Saturday or some other day if change the schedule. If I do, you shall be notified via the blog and my Twitter (found in the sidebar), so there won’t be any surprises.

Next Time: Can Dick the Bastard escape Vinny LaGrazo’s chinlock? PROBABLY. Also, other things happen.

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HEAT #184 – They Still Haven’t Learned He’s Short

by Jeff on January 14, 2012 at 10:14 pm
Posted In: Heat Comics
HEAT #184 – They Still Haven’t Learned He’s Short

Aaaand we’re back! The first HEAT of 2012 resumes the Super Max Challenge Cup finals where we left off, with Rod Black having just been tagged in by Uno following an Invincinator body slam.

The Yakuza kick is one of those wonderful but rare instances when the photo reference that I am convinced exists not only actually exists, but it’s where I thought it would be! If I’m recalling correctly it was a photo from one of MVP Yakuza kicking a Japanese guy I don’t recognize in the face during an NJPW match.

Remember, updates are Saturdays only now! If you missed the explanation, scroll down for the blog post explaining the schedule adjustment.

On Saturday: Ron Gould spends roughly 12 seconds in the ring before Invincinator comes back and does something cool.

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HEAT #167 – Oh Snap!

by Jeff on October 19, 2011 at 8:40 pm
Posted In: Heat Comics
HEAT #167 – Oh Snap!

I couldn’t update on Saturday because I was at work and then at Real Canadian Wrestling’s Rise of Legends show, but I got a sweet piece of bonus content for you today to make up for that! Scroll down to check out the Supreme-Adonnas (Heavy Metal and Tommy Lee Curtis) taking on WWF legends Demolition IN FULL.

The two snap suplex panels on the bottom half of the page were referenced from Trident Photography’s great shots of FORCE Pro Wrestling’s show in Morinville. We really need to make another one of those shows happen, that was great stuff.

On Saturday: The beginning of the L-G-Nd? That pun was awful. I’m sorry. Here’s Demolition.

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HEAT #128 – I Continued to Fight the Law and it Punched Me Really Hard

by Jeff on May 25, 2011 at 8:45 pm
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HEAT #128 – I Continued to Fight the Law and it Punched Me Really Hard

While the spots in this match are a lot simpler than the ones in the Rod Black/El Gangster II match, they presented similar problems in terms of how to pace things out. Whereas the problems in the last match stemmed from the constant motion and the wrestlers frequently ending up fairly far apart at the end of a move, this match gave me issues because it’s pretty scrambly in a lot of places, like on this page. The script also called for Meyers’ roll-up attempt to look like “a sloppy version of a Magistral cradle,” which proved to be really difficult to figure out how to stage, or even what that would look like. I ended up going with whatever it is I drew. I think I’ve seen it used before, but I don’t know what it’s called.

In other news, HEAT: The Space Age of Pro Wrestling Volume 1 is now finished. Should be off to the printers Friday or Monday.

On Saturday: Being hugged like a bear is only slightly less desireable than being hugged by a bear.

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HEAT #56 – Momentum Swing

by Jeff on July 17, 2010 at 6:46 pm
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HEAT #56 – Momentum Swing

This page is full of hard things to draw, but it turned out pretty well and was a ton of fun. The bulldog was easily the most enjoyable panel to draw (and also the one that I think turned out the best), although the headlock and the elbow drop turned out nicely as well. Speaking of things that turned out nicely, I spent the last two days working on a new piece that’s going to be part of an illustration portfolio that I’m putting together because I need to makes me some money.

I just started drawing Classic Wrestling Moments #6, which features a young Mad Doc Crockett (well, technically it’s Doc. He has a different name and gimmick in this one). It also let me work on some of Galactic Wrestling’s stage designs, which has been fun so far, and a interesting challenge since it gives me the opportunity to go far beyond the fairly simple Prison Pro Wrestling set-up.

Contest! Enter it. At this point, 2 out of 4 correct would take the lead. I also realized that one of them has two acceptable correct answers, which makes it a little easier.

On Wednesday: The momentum swings yet again… or does it? Check back on Wednesday, because I can’t remember what happens on page 57!

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HEAT #11 – Bullied

by Jeff on February 6, 2010 at 5:45 pm
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HEAT #11 – Bullied

I say this a lot, but this page was FUN. You also now know why I didn’t bother to name the masked wrestler (in the tags section at the bottom of the post he’s referred to as Masked Jobber). This page tells a lot about Wooly Bully’s move set, which basically centres around being huge and using that size to smash people. Which is a pretty much the standard “giant” wrestler schtick, except that in the comic you don’t have to watch him pondorously shuffle around the ring looking like he’s going to have a heart attack in between moves (I’m looking at you, Great Khali). I typically don’t enjoy the giants, because their matches are pretty much all the same, but for some reason I’ve got a bunch of giants in the comic (although in this case they’re mostly space monsters). Hopefully I can make them more entertaining than their real-life counterparts.

In other news, I spent some time in the last couple of days creating a new roster page with all of the main wrestlers we’ve seen so far. Right now there are only three profiles (Dick the Bastard, Mad Doc Crockett, and Wooly Bully), but I’ll be adding to it as the comic progresses. I’m pretty pleased with how the pages I’ve done so far have turned out, and am looking forward to the roster expanding a bit (which will happen around chapter 3).

On Wednesday: Who’s Next?

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