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, Associate Editor, BOOM! Studios. “This year, WWE WrestleMania 2018 Special #1 focuses on some of the biggest moments in sports entertainment history, ranging from classics like the matches between Macho Man and The Dragon, to shockers like The Miz’s WWE Championship Match at WrestleMania 27.”
WWE WrestleMania 2018 Special #1 features a main cover by Rahzzah (Luke Cage) and an NWO variant cover by Marco D’Alfonso (Avengers). The issue features WWE Superstars John Cena, The Miz, Jeff Hardy and more, including the untold story of the legendary WrestleMania III match between “Macho Man” Randy Savage and Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat! Writers Ryan Ferrier (Kong on The Planet of The Apes), Tini Howard (Assasinistas), Lan Pitts (WWE) and Julian May (WWE Survivor Series 2017 Special) are joined by artists Kendall Goode (Maze Runner: The Death Cure) and Rodrigo Lorenzo (WWE) for the biggest WWE comic of the season.
WWE WrestleMania 2018 Special #1 will go on sale in April 2018.