Posts Tagged ‘Gorilla Press’

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HEAT #391 – Pretty Good, I Guess

by Jeff on May 16, 2016 at 5:09 pm
Posted In: Heat Comics
HEAT #391 – Pretty Good, I Guess

The genesis of this strip was essentially “what if Vader did Apollo Crews’ press slam/moonsault combo?” And now you know the answer! Although if Vader could do a standing moonsault I would imagine the trail of dead jobbers would have stopped it in short order.

If HEAT is pretty good, you guess, hit up the Patreon page. For a few bucks a month, you get early access to both HEAT and Where Is Zog?, can get a bunch of digital comics, and also pitch wrestlers you want to see in HEAT!

Next Week: Springboards are are dangerous… but TO WHO? Find out on Patreon.

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HEAT #302 – The Champ Is Probably Here

by Jeff on June 30, 2014 at 3:47 am
Posted In: Heat Comics
HEAT #302 – The Champ Is Probably Here

We’re back to the thicker lines after last week’s sojourn into new inking techniques. I think the problem is that I press fairly hard to get an even line, so it’s really difficult for me to make background lines thin enough to avoid thick foreground ones.

We’re also back to the classic Dick/Kong relationship, wherein Kong lifts Dick up over his head and then throws him somewhere that hurts.

In other news, my Hockeypocalypse series debuted on comiXology! Buy, and definitely RATE it, because that helps spread the word to other users and expand the audience.

Hockeypocalypse Front Cover DTC

Next Week: Smashmouth Smith returns as Classic Wrestling Moments spotlights the Galactic Television Championship.

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HEAT #301 – Giant Gorilla School

by Jeff on June 23, 2014 at 8:05 pm
Posted In: Heat Comics
HEAT #301 – Giant Gorilla School

This is the first page I drew after the 2014 Emerald City Comic Con, and involved trying out some new inking techniques I picked up during portfolio reviews. That’s why the lines don’t have the same thickness as usual.

It’s also really hard to draw gorilla presses without it looking like the wrestler executing the move is just straight-up lifting the other guy by his junk. Which I guess WOULD make it a much more debilitating move…

Next Week: Robots being good at math is a stereotype, and an offensive one, at that.

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Classic Wrestling Moments #13

by Jeff on December 16, 2013 at 5:51 pm
Posted In: Heat Comics
Classic Wrestling Moments #13

Ah, Mighty Kong. Goddamn does he give me scale issues. Kind of like Wooly Bully, but moreso. His Gorilla Press to the floor finisher comes from an old wrestling video game of which I only have a vague recollection from a Nintendo Power article. In it, somebody’s finisher was throwing opponents out of the ring, even though it was a real wrestler who definitely did not do that as a finisher. I believe it was Vader or Ultimate Warrior.

Next Week: The annual HEAT Christmas Special, followed by the annual HEAT Christmas break! Check back on January 6th for A Word From Our Sponsors, a guest strip by my buddy Johnni Kok. Yes that is his real name.

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HEAT #137 – Small Children Make Excellent Projectiles

by Jeff on July 2, 2011 at 8:25 pm
Posted In: Heat Comics
HEAT #137 – Small Children Make Excellent Projectiles

I included this page (and the previous page) in the portfolio I took to the Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo to show publishers and pros in an attempt to get some paying work. Attempt being the key word there, since although my portfolio review meetings went fairly well, I don’t expect to be getting any calls back anytime soon. HEAT was pretty much directly responsible for the illustration work I’m doing right now with FORCE Pro Wrestling, though, so that’s pretty awesome. If you’re in Alberta and a wrestling fan, keep an eye out, because there’s a lot of cool stuff going to be announced about that promotion in the next little while.

The last time I remember drawing a dropkick was the double dropkick during the Dick/Ron vs. LGN match, which a quick site search confirms is, in fact, the last time I drew a dropkick. Since then I’ve picked up a few of the photo specials released by WWE magazine, which has solved their being a pain in the ass to draw. I think this one was referenced from an Eddie Guerrero photo.

On Wednesday: Invincinator see, Invincinator do. It’s probably not the gorilla press, though.

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