It turns out that constantly shitting on traditions that your teammates follow might have consequences. Powerbomby consequences. You might notice that the pace of the story has picked up. That’s going to continue, so buckle in! Or don’t, because it’s a comic, so there really aren’t any safety concerns related to speed. Or movement at all, really.
Next Week: Being powerbombed is not a great experience, just ask El Bastarde. Read it now early 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!
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!
I was going to make a nerdy music joke, then I realized the band I was thinking of was called Star Bomb. Although Tigre Espacio DOES have stars on his pants…
Also, I’d like to welcome all of the new patrons on Patreon! You are truly gods among us mortals.
If you’re in Calgary, check out the Red & White Calgary Comic & Toy Expo on Sunday, September 13th! I’ll be there with some new prints and the new HEAT omnibus! And of course Hockeypocalypse and Redcoats-ish.
Next Week: I see your powerbomb and raise you a… Read it now on Patreon!
I reeeeeally love how this page turned out. Usually when I get big ideas like the middle panel’s multi-image motion powerbomb/flying cross body combination the actual drawing of said ideas makes me hate my past self for coming up with it. This one went unusually smoothly, even the cross body landing which I have learned from experience is difficult to get right.
My friend Jay is going to be annoyed at me as a result of this page, as he was the one who won the contest way back when and created Invincinator. On the other hand, he can’t get TOO mad, since Invincinator was only supposed to show up in a brief cameo on page 37 and then ended up being present throughout the entire second book. I’m not going to miss having to draw his crazy Dragonball Z hair, though. Not at all.
On Saturday: We’re back to even strength at 3 wrestlers a piece. Who can secure the advantage? And will new spatula technology be required to peel Invincinator off of the mat?
I frequently write spots that don’t seem particularly onerous to draw, then I sit down to draw them and realize that I grossly underestimated the difficulty level of something like, say, this buckle bomb. Powerbombs are fairly straightforward to draw, but adding in the pivot and the impact in the corner increased the difficulty more than anticipated. And when in doubt, have the commentary team play amateur physician.
I finished writing volume 2 of HEAT the other day, and, uh, that ending isn’t coming any time soon. This is page 193, so we’ve got about 40 pages left to go. Oof. This is going to take a while. At least once school finishes in about a month I’ll be able to draw more.
Also, look for an RCW show review coming up in the next few days, for those of you who like those.
On Saturday: How do you follow a powerbomb into the turnbuckles? MOAR POWERBOMB.
