REVIEW: WWE #1

Writer: Dennis Hopeless
Illustrator: Serg Acuña
Colorist: Doug Garbark
Letterer: Jim Campbell
Review: Art Bee

When I was a child and my family moved back to the United States in 1985, WWF wrestling on Saturdays quickly became one of my favorite shows. I have been hooked on the dramatic violence paraded before me on each of their programs ever since. Granted, the WWF (World Wrestling Federation) eventually had to change their moniker to WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) to appease the World Wide Fund for Nature.
This did not affect their fan base at all.

What makes professional wrestling so much fun to watch is all of the drama that happens and needs to be settled inside the ring. In addition, many of the wrestlers portray such colorful and charismatic personalities; people have a hard time avoiding becoming attached to at least one.

Boom! Studios just produced a new ongoing series called WWE.
Guess what it is about?

Grabbing this comic book was a no-brainer for me. It needed to be given a chance and honestly this was worth the time. It was very entertaining and felt just like watching an episode of Raw or Smackdown. This issue focused mostly on Seth Rollins and his climb to attaining the WWE World Heavy Weight Champion title. This actually happened last year at Wrestlmania and the comic book was very accurate.      

 If this happened last year, why would a review of events of the past be so entertaining to read? The answer is what makes this comic worth reading. It includes some behind the scenes events that shed new light on the events and builds a new angle on the drama. For instance in this issue the COO of WWE, Triple H, has an agenda that Rollins just went against. This makes the entire situation so much more enthralling.

At the end of the comic book there is a short two page adventure of the tag team called the New Day. This little story was a bit sad and unexciting. It really has no business being in there at all.

This comic is fantastic for wrestling fans, but if you have never watched professional wrestling or aren’t up-to-date with current events, you may feel a little lost. I am not sure if this is deliberately aimed at fans or just a miss in the writing.

The greatest perk of the comic is most definitely the artwork. Serg Acuña has done an incredible job of capturing each character's features and physique in amazing detail capturing the action of wrestling moves with great precision. This artist is one to watch. He has some potential to do great things.

My opinion for the WWE comic series is: awesome.
It will be bought and read as long as it is produced. Other people may not enjoy it if they are not familiar with the current personal and events of the WWE television series. Check it out for the art at the very least; it is really worth a look just to enjoy the artwork.