The sky has fallen, and it landed on an ant. Ouch. Dick’s reaction reminds me of a cocky backup quarterback whose team has just won the Superbowl. Yeah, you won, but it’s like YOU did anything.
Next Week: Reality, she be a harsh mistressy. Yar. Read it now by becoming a patron on Patreon!
Teamwork is key to trios wrestling success… is not a thing that El Bastarde and Los Gordinflones Negros have learned. At least El Bastarde knows that when a large shadow suddenly falls over you, it’s bad. Real bad.
Speaking of real bad, how about wrestling twitter spending all weekend being angry because people had differing opinions on the quality of Will Ospreay and Ricochet’s Best of the Super Juniors match? I don’t understand the mindset that makes one want to argue with people who don’t share your views on a specific bit of entertainment.
Next Week: That shadow? Yeah, that happens. Read it now on Patreon!
POWERBOOOOOMB! Powerbombs are really fun to draw. The way the recipient’s body stacks up on itself during the move can be difficult, though, which is also a problem with roll-ups.
Speaking of powerbombs, Seth Rollins is back in WWE, which is exciting. Until AJ Styles’ title program, there wasn’t anyone in the main event picture that was delivering to the level that Rollins had been before his knee exploded.
Incidentally, Seth Rollins had a way worse version of the knee injury that I suffered (he also tore his MCL) and is going to wrestle professionally six months later. I tore my ACL and after four months of physiotherapy my knee MOSTLY works again, and I don’t really need it to do anything particularly stressful. Rollins is going to do Phoenix splashes. Wrestlers are fucking maniacs, you guys.
Next Week: Chaos breaks out, but not the NJPW stable. Read it now on Patreon!
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.
Free Comic Book Day has come and gone! Thanks to everyone who stopped by Variant Edition Comics & Culture to chat and get books signed, as well as everyone who hit up Happy Harbor Comics and picked up the World’s Largest Comic that I helped create! Now it’s back to the comic mines to work on more cool stuff for you guys.
Next Week: FLIPZ. WITH A “Z.” Read it now on Patreon!
I have returned from the Calgary Expo! I am completely exhausted. Thanks to everyone who stopped by the booth and helped make it a record-breaking sales show.
I’ve always wondered why a 200+ pound man falling onto his opponent’s knees is considered a reversal instead of just hurting everyone involved. People need knees, they’re important.
Next Week: It’s Ant-archy! Read it now on Patreon!
Wrestling referees are the most competent and alert beings in all the universe. Fact. Also, check that half-nelson technique! I used to coach wrestling, so sometimes I like to make amateur wrestling things look more technically accurate than pro wrestling usually portrays them.
April 28th-May 1st is the Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo, which I will be attending. I’ll be at booth 1222/1322 in the BMO Centre, where you can buy HEAT books and all kinds of other cool stuff. Hockeypocalypse Season 3 will be available for the first time ever, so if you’re into that series, get HYPE. I’ve also got some new prints and Where Is Zog?
Next Week: In the future, ants can fly! Read it now on Patreon!
I fucked up, you guys. I’ve spent all week working on prints for Calgary Expo (I’m a guest, by the way) and getting Hockeypocalypse Season 3 printed and totally forgot to update the comic. I apologize, and will hopefully not fuck it up again.
Next Week: Things don’t improve after getting your face stomped through the mat. Read it now on Patreon!
I have returned from Emerald City Comic Con! And then proceeded to sleep through pretty much all of Monday. I had a great time in Seattle, and very much enjoyed meeting a whole new audience. A hearty welcome to those of you checking out the comic online for the first time, and thank you to those of you who picked up the omnibus. I’m hoping to be back next year!
With that said, I’m going to return to my slumber cave after I finish this update.
Next Week: Motherfucking SPEED LINES, BRO. Read it now on Patreon!
It’s actually way easier to write tag team matches using the lucha libre rules, since I can change the legal wrestlers without having to engineer tags. I can just have chaos happen and have people bail or get knocked to the floor as I need them removed.
I watched WrestleMania with a bunch of friends last night, and had a blast. Watching it with friends and not really caring about the booking made it a ton of fun, which seems fairly different from the reactions I read online later.
CONVENTION ALERT: Thursday, April 7th to Sunday, April 10th, I will be at Emerald City Comic Con, at table D-14 in the artist alley. Stop by, say hi, and buy some books! Where Is Zog? will be available there for the first time!
Next Week: “He’s going up top, could this be the Fatty Bomb!?” Find out now on Patreon!
