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WWE and Boom! Studios announce WWE WrestleMania 2018 Special

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WWE and Boom! Studios have announced that they will celebrate WWE’s annual pop-culture extravaganza WrestleMania this April with the release of the over-sized one-shot WWE WrestleMania 2018 Special #1. “WrestleMania is the Ultimate Thrill Ride for the WWE Universe, and our goal is to bring that same spirit to the comics pages.” said Chris Rosa, […]

Comic Book Review – WWE Royal Rumble Special #1

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Liam Hoofe reviews WWE Royal Rumble Special #1… WWE’s 31st annual Royal Rumble event will take place in a little under three weeks and to celebrate the occasion, Boom! Comics have released their latest anthology special, Royal Rumble #1. The anthology issues for the big four events have, thus far, been fairly hit and miss. […]

Asuka debuts in Boom! Studios’ WWE comic book series in February

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Following her recent Raw debut, WWE Superstar Asuka is set to make her mark in Boom! Studios’ WWE comic book with a four-part storyline showcasing the Empress of Tomorrow’s rise from NXT to the main WWE roster. The arc will feature as a back-up story beginning in WWE #14, which also begins a new story […]

Samoa Joe to pen story in Boom! Studios’ WWE #13

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Boom! Studios and WWE have announced that January’s WWE #13 will feature the WWE comic book writing debut of Samoa Joe in a story co-written by Michael Kingston (Headlocked) and illustrated by Michel Mulipola (Headlocked). Joe and Kingston’s story will go behind the scenes of how the Superstar first joined Monday Night RAW, while the […]

Reliance Games announces WWE Mayhem

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Developer Reliance Games has announced that it is forming a tag team with WWE to develop the new mobile game WWE Mayhem, which will include arcade action with over-the-top signature moves enhanced by unlockable content when used in conjunction with items from a forthcoming Mattel action figure line. “Reliance is excited to be working with WWE so […]

Comic Book Review – WWE SummerSlam Special 2017

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Liam Hoofe reviews Boom! Studios’ WWE SummerSlam Special 2017… WWE SummerSlam is one of the company’s biggest PPV’s and it has a long and storied history spanning back 29 years. The latest WWE special, SummerSlam 2017, from Boom! Studios gives us four stories based on historical moments and matches from the show, lovingly recreating them […]

Comic Book Review – WWE Vol. 1

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Liam Hoofe reviews WWE Vol. 1… The secret behind the betrayal and destruction of THE SHIELD is revealed here! Why did Seth Rollins join Triple H and turn on his brothers, Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose? Collects issues #1-4 and the WWE: Then. Now. Forever. special. Most WWE fans will tell you that purchasing decent […]

Five Terrible Superstar-Inspired Gimmick Matches

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Liam Hoofe takes a look at some of the worst superstar inspired gimmick matches in wrestling history… This Sunday Randy Orton and Bray Wyatt will square off in the first-ever ‘House of Horrors’ match at Payback. What exactly that consists of remains unknown at this point in time, but optimism is far from high among […]

WWE WrestleMania 33 Review

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Liam Hoofe reviews WrestleMania 33… Well, what a night that was. Clocking in at over 7 hours Wrestlemania 33 was quite the endurance test (finishing at 6:10am in my time-zone.) For once, though, the length of the event felt justified and WWE delivered a truly great Wrestlemania that will be fondly remembered for years to […]