The return of Los Gordinflones Negros! The most impactful way to return? Stretching before heading to the ring!
I actually watched RAW all the way through, and man was that Rollins/Cena US Title match fun. Also, I’m totally stealing this from my friend Dan who texted me about it, but Cena’s busted nose made him look like he was a Mr. Potato Head.
Next Week: Bargaining. Read it now on Patreon!
It was strangely important to me that, in the third panel, Ron’s legs look he was trying to kick out but didn’t have the strength left to do it. I can’t remember why I thought that was so important, but apparently I cared about it enough to lie on the floor next to a mirror pretending to be stunned to figure out how to draw it. Which, in retrospect, probably ended up taking less time than it would have to dig through YouTube clips of wrestling matches to find what I was looking for.
In case you missed it, Invincinator has been added to the Roster page.
On Saturday: The day on which one is hit in the head with a wrench is, typically, not one of their better days.
We’ve got a pair of returns on this page: Ron Gould’s gilted tag-team partner from Chapter 3, Tim Van Patten, and Spanish gibberish. If anybody actually remembers Tim Van Patten, congratulations, because he appeared in all of three or four strips roughly 90 pages ago.
Spanish gibberish started off as a one-time joke because I couldn’t think of a line, but it got a good response so I’ve turned it into a bit of a running gag. I’ve done a similar bit with Doc Crockett on the many occasions when he shouts nonsense that I don’t have room to write.
Speaking of Mad Doc Crockett, he’s got himself some new fan art by my buddy Dan Schneider. This one’s got a little bit of story behind it, since Dan’s going to be drawing a 14 page back-up story that will be exclusive to the first HEAT trade paperback collection, which I’m hoping to have finished in time for the Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo in June. He texted me this drawing a few days ago, which is his the final product of figuring out how he wants to approach drawing Mad Doc Crockett. Apparently he was having trouble until he decided to combine Lemmy from Motorhead and Watchmen author Alan Moore. While neither of those guys were conscious inspirations for Doc, he sure looks like their love-child.
On Wednesday: Uno… Dos… Tres? We’ll see!
Ron’s belly-to-belly suplex falls into the ever-expanding category of fairly simple moves that are pretty hard to draw. A recent addition to that list, as my night owl Twitter followers may be aware of, is the Mexican arm drag that will be appearing on page 119, which I’m about to go ink. The cut to Doc and Dick in the locker room in the second panel started off as just visual variety, but I’ve actually ended up cutting back and forth between the locker room and the ring in the last few pages I’ve drawn, so this page serves to establish that a bit.
Also, scroll down to check out my review of the PWA 10th Anniversary Show, which featured TNA grapplers and 23 time World Tag Team Champions, the Dudley Boyz. Er, I mean Bully Ray and D’Von. Also, Lance motherfucking Storm. If that’s not his legal middle name, it should be. I took a bunch of pictures at the show, so this review’s purdier than the usual wall o’ text.
On Saturday: An old friend returns. And by friend I mean a guy with a sparkly jacket and a bad haircut.
The “ring-jacket-as-a-distraction-to-get-an-advantage trick” is one that doesn’t get used very much anymore, much like the “sweater-over-the-head” trick in hockey fights. Although in the case of hockey fights, it’s because the sweater trick is illegal now and real sports actually enforce their rules. Weirdos.
I’m off to check out the PWA’s highly anticipated 10th Anniversary Show, headlined by Bully Ray and Dylan Knight vs. Brother D-Von and Lance Motherfucking Storm. Expect a review in the next few days.
Also, the Edmonton Collectible Toy and Comic Show is tomorrow, and I will be there with my new book, Hell, Inc. #2: Candied Sheep Day. You should come by and say hi. And buy it, because it’s a goddamn office comedy with demons and carmelized sheep. WHY WOULDN’T YOU WANT TO READ THAT!? You must hate joy.
On Wednesday: Punching. It’s what’s for dinner.
