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HEAT #64 – And The Winner Is…

by Jeff on August 14, 2010 at 6:17 pm
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HEAT #64 – And The Winner Is…

ARGH! The time limit expires just before the referee’s three count, leaving this one a draw. It’s an element of wrestling that isn’t all that common in the modern era of corporate-controlled wrestling, although I know that Ring Of Honor has had some high-profile time limit draws in it’s time (CM Punk and Samoa Joe’s one hour World Title matches come to mind).

And with this, the conclusion of chapter 5, I’ll be taking a two week break from the comic schedule. I have a full page Rent-A-Thug spread due in two weeks for the U of A Gateway’s centenniel comics feature which I haven’t even started and also need to finish the covers for Hell, Inc. #2, as well as build up my buffer of HEAT comics a bit. In the mean time there’ll be plenty of blog content, including a few Bodyslam Magazine articles and perhaps some guest art. The next comic will be on Saturday, August 28th.

Next: Classic Wrestling Moments #6 on August, 28th!

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HEAT #63 – Piledriver! 1, 2… 3?

by Jeff on August 11, 2010 at 9:08 pm
Posted In: Heat Comics
HEAT #63 – Piledriver! 1, 2… 3?

Unlike TV wrestling, the piledriver is still allowed in the world of science-fiction wrestling comics. The placement of Dick’s arms was a little bit tough, since LGN are both too fat for him to reach all the way around their stomachs. I tried having him just grab a fistful of belly flab, but it looked strange, so I went with the quads instead. Which, from a safety perspective, is a terrible idea, but in a world where pro wrestling is a competitive combat sport (as opposed to entertainment centred around staged combat), protecting your opponent is less of an issue. And in both cases the piledriver is a great match-ender. I think this page may also be the first explicit reference to John Bradley’s previous career as a wrestler, although his Dusty Rhodes-esque forehead hinted pretty strongly at it. I’m going to have to include him in a Classic Wrestling Moment at some point, come to think of it.

I mentioned this last update, but I figure a reminder won’t hurt: After Saturday’s update, I’ll be taking two weeks off to finish up two other projects and build up my buffer zone of HEAT comics a bit. There will still be blog updates and some Bodyslam Magazine articles, and perhaps some guest art if I can wrangle it, so keep on comin’. Or the Wooly Bully will get you.

On Saturday: Is it a three count? The referee’s decision is announced!

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HEAT #62 – Long, Insane Story About A Moose

by Jeff on August 7, 2010 at 7:20 pm
Posted In: Heat Comics
HEAT #62 – Long, Insane Story About A Moose

Doc’s “dialogue” is a call-back to HEAT #44′s weird abstract dialogue, which once again turns out to be more entertaining than actual writing. Also, because I forgot to leave space for my signature, it’s carved into the back of an inmate’s head. I know, I know, I went with the cliched “signature-carved-in-a-space-prison-inmate’s-skull” bit. The referee’s line about  not being able to pay attention to two things at once is another nod to the classic incompetent referee. And once again, use caution when reading TV Tropes, because TV Tropes will ruin your life.

This chapter is just about over (page 64 is the last page), after which I’m going to be taking two weeks off from posting new comics to finish up some other projects and rebuild HEAT’s buffer a little bit. I’ve got a full-page spread for the Gateway centenniel comic special due shortly and want to finish off Hell, Inc. #2 (all that’s left are the covers), but while I’m working on those I’ll be posting at least twice a week on this site, probably show recaps or Bodyslam Magazine bits in the blog section. Maybe some stuff from my sketchbook for the Bonus Art section. So worry not, there will be plenty of things to read!

On Wednesday: Under 30 seconds remains!

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HEAT #60 – Worst Hot Tag Ever

by Jeff on July 31, 2010 at 8:56 pm
Posted In: Heat Comics
HEAT #60 – Worst Hot Tag Ever

After a brief panic caused by upgrading the site to the newest versions of WordPress and ComicPress, the comic is up and making Ron “The Con” Gould look like an ass in front of the entire internet. Or at least the chunk of the internet that reads this.

The hot tag is a staple of tag team wrestling that is both exciting and kind of ridiculous, depending on the timing. If the guy coming in has been on the apron for a decent amount of time, the premise of the hot tag  is perfectly reasonable: that guy has had time to rest up, which explains why he has the energy to come in with a big flurry of offence. Unfortunately, if that guy tags back out too quickly the whole thing stops making sense. Having just watched a guy get the bejeezus kicked out of him moments earlier and all of a sudden be fresh as a daisy to finish somebody off is jarring, even to folks willing to accept some absurd things in the name of an entertaining show (like professional referees being staggeringly incompetent). It seems to be most common when the guy who gets beat on is the smaller guy who does the part of the team’s finisher that leads to the pin. He gets pounded, big guy comes in and cleans house, then tags the small guy back in so he can come off the top rope or whatever.

On Wednesday: Ron Gould is more aerodynamic than one might expect.

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HEAT #59 – Roboteeth Are Totally A Thing

by Jeff on July 28, 2010 at 10:08 pm
Posted In: Heat Comics
HEAT #59 – Roboteeth Are Totally A Thing

The jawbreaker is one of my favourite sleeper hold counters, if it’s sold well. That’s pretty much a guarantee when the guy you’re putting the hold on is wearing a metal helmet. Relatedly, the sound effect of Dos spitting out his tooth is my favourite joke on this page. Naturally, it wasn’t part of the script and was added in on the spot while I was drawing. The robot teeth joke was part of the script, and was one of the lines I carried over from the first version of this match (which was much, much longer).

In other news, I’m thinking about designing some HEAT t-shirts or something else merchandise-y. Not really sure what would sell reasonably well, though.

On Saturday: Hot tag? More like lukewarm.

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HEAT #58 – Figurative Cock-block

by Jeff on July 24, 2010 at 2:43 pm
Posted In: Heat Comics
HEAT #58 – Figurative Cock-block

Early update! Okay, only a few hours, but still.

I’m pretty happy with how this page turned out, especially the first coule of panels (which took forever to ink, but I think it was worth it). The characters’ reactions to the flying cross body block is a bit of a nod to Rob Van Dam’s Five Star Frog Splash, which he typically sold as if it hurt him just as much as the other guy. He probably still does, but I haven’t seen anything he’s done since he was in the WWE. Apparently he’s wrestling Jerry Lynn at the next TNA PPV, which is… well, 10-12 years after their epic wars over the ECW Television Title, which I guess is keeping with TNA’s theme of trying to recreate the late ’90s.

On Wednesday: A conversation about robotic teeth. And more wrestling.

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HEAT #55 – Special Man-Pain

by Jeff on July 14, 2010 at 8:22 pm
Posted In: Heat Comics
HEAT #55 – Special Man-Pain

“Special Man-Pain” was the result of having more space in the upper-right hand corner than I expected after placing the dialogue balloons and the characters and stuff. I could have re-arranged the layout, but “special man-pain” made me laugh so I left things how they were.

We also learn that Dick isn’t a very convincing improviser, but referees are easily distracted. Also, TV Tropes will ruin your life. So, uh, don’t say I didn’t warn you when seven hours have gone by and your eyes start bleeding. There’s a whole big list of pro wrestling tropes and an even bigger list of tropes that aren’t wrestling-specific but are found in wrestling. Which probably only vaguely makes sense, but if you take a look at the way the trope categories are laid out it should be a little clearer.

I also added a new sub-category to the About section describing the basics of pro wrestling rules. I suspect that it’s not new information to most of you guys, but it doesn’t hurt to have it there for folks who might not be as informed about the specifics of large men (and in this comic, aliens, robots, and maybe even a wrasslin’ bear or two) smashing each other in a ring.

On Saturday: Can Ron make the tag?

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HEAT #54 – LGN in the Driver’s Seat, Brother

by Jeff on July 10, 2010 at 7:07 pm
Posted In: Heat Comics
HEAT #54 – LGN in the Driver’s Seat, Brother

This was a fun one to draw. The kick in the gut in the corner was actually the hardest thing to draw, which surprised me a little bit. I assumed the body slam would be the biggest challenge, since moves that involve the wrestlers’ limbs being entangled somehow tend to be the most difficult ones to draw. In the grand scheme of the match, though, nothing on this page was all that tough to do. Springboard spinning heel kick? Much, much harder.

Still no winner in the contest. I’m thinking that it’s either too hard or I overestimated the audience participation level of my readership, since the first contest was won within a day… although it was also won in the first entry, which is where the overestimation of audience participation bit comes in. I figured the pretty decent level of comments I get would translate into contest entries, but not to worry! I’ll come up with some other things to try for future contests. I encourage you to hone your Google-fu or bust out Wikipedia and give the current contest a try, though. Four correct answers is an automatic win, but three or even two could be tough to top.

On Wednesday: Powerbombs and the countering thereof.

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HEAT #53 – Seeing Double… Dropkicks, That Is

by Jeff on July 7, 2010 at 9:52 pm
Posted In: Heat Comics
HEAT #53 – Seeing Double… Dropkicks, That Is

I keep writing dropkicks into matches and forgetting that they’re pretty hard to draw. Dos’ looks all right, but Uno’s is… weird. My favourite panel is the second one, though, with Dick crumpled on the floor next to the guard rail. Speaking of crumpled on the floor, I penciled page 63 last night, which features a piledriver that I’m quite pleased with.

I don’t think I’ve mentioned it before, but Los Gordinflones Negros are the second design in this series inspired by Big Van Vader. The previous instance was Wooly Bully’s elephantine entrance helmet (waaaaaay back on page 10). This one is probably a little bit more obvious, since LGN’s outfits are based on Vader’s ring gear, which, as far as I can tell, has been basically the same for the bulk of his career. And by “based on” I mean “pretty much the same except they don’t say ‘Vader’ on them”. And they have luchador masks instead of Vader’s head-jockstrap thing. And a bunch of little subtle differences only interesting to me and intellectual property lawyers.

On Saturday: Dos channels his inner Hulkamaniac.

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HEAT #52 – Jumped in the Aisle

by Jeff on July 3, 2010 at 7:29 pm
Posted In: Heat Comics
HEAT #52 – Jumped in the Aisle

I don’t think I’ve talked about Ron Gould’s design yet, which I meant to do the first time he appeared in his ring gear. I had a very specific picture in my head of what I wanted Ron to look like, although it wasn’t until later that I realized that my inspiration for him, visually, was Greg “The Hammer” Valentine. With Adrian Adonis’ hair, pre-haircut from Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake”. I’m not sure if Greg Valentine ever wore a sparkly jacket like the one on this page (I mostly remember him wearing a Ric Flair-style robe. Why is that committed to my memory?), but during the era he wrestled in you could pretty much guarantee that somebody on the card would be a wearing a jacket like that.

Nobody has won the contest yet. At this rate I suspect that three correct answers will be enough to win it, since I think I might have been a little too devious with the difficulty of one of them. Email answers to jeff@rentathugcomics.com to see a character of your creation in the pages of HEAT! Dooooooooo it.

On Wednesday: The brawl continues and faces get kicked.

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