Posts Tagged ‘Sickle Hold’

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HEAT #227 – Eye Gouges Are Always The Correct Answer

by Jeff on November 19, 2012 at 10:16 pm
Posted In: Heat Comics
HEAT #227 – Eye Gouges Are Always The Correct Answer

The Sickle Hold returns! And is slightly better drawn than last time. It’s also countered much better than last time… in that it is countered at all. Also, in talking to some people at Pure Speculation this weekend, they noted the recent level of gore in HEAT. Man, they don’t know the half of it. By page 233, which is the end of volume 2, there’s going to be more juice than an elementary school at lunch time. I’m talking Cactus Jack goes to Japan juice. THERE WILL BE BLOOD. Daniel Day Lewis will not be present.

Speaking of Pure Spec, I might do a blog post about it, but the short version is that people actually came to see Dan and I talk about comics and somehow making money arting.

Next Week: The most disappointing unmasking since every unmasking in wrestling ever. Also, explosions.

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HEAT #104 – Quit!

by Jeff on February 17, 2011 at 2:32 am
Posted In: Heat Comics
HEAT #104 – Quit!

I’m an idiot. I’ve spent the bulk of tonight (and technically this morning) working on HEAT stuff, and I forgot to post the comic. Seriously, I just finished page 110 and Vinny LaGrazo’s roster picture. Some sort of arting frenzy may need to happen.

I’m also getting ready to start production on the HEAT volume 1 print collection, my ambitions for which are very quickly outstripping my competence to achieve them. It’s going to include HEAT #1-93, Classic Wrestling Moments #1-7, bonus commentary, and I’m thinking a bonus match or two (which will almost certainly be drawn by people other than me). That’s a few months away at best, though. Relatedly, however, if any of you folks are book designers willing to work on the cheap, I may have a job for you.

On Saturday: Mad Doc Crockett tries to convince Dick to give up, but does he succeed?

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HEAT #103 – A Chiropractor’s Wet Dream

by Jeff on February 9, 2011 at 10:05 pm
Posted In: Heat Comics
HEAT #103 – A Chiropractor’s Wet Dream

Oh god sick. Commentary later when my body is no longer in revolt.

EDIT: Okay, my body seems to be in something resembling working order today, so commentary time!

This is my favourite page so far. I had to watch YouTube videos of the Indian Deathlock a whole bunch of times to figure out how all the legs interacted, though. That’s kinda the downside of including intricate submission holds in the comic; they look good in real-time but can be tough to break down so that I can draw a snap-shot of it. I learned about the Sickle Hold from the old Game Boy Advance Fire Pro Wrestling game, which had a lot of really cool Japanese moves that don’t get seen a lot in North America. I think I saw Rob Van Dam use it once in the original ECW, on Sabu, but it’s definitely not the kind of move you’re going to see the new generation of WWE developmental clones pull out. Based on most of their physiques I’d also wager any other move involving a bridge is out, too.

On Saturday: Can Dick break out of the Sickle Hold?

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