Description: Welcome to THE GIMMICK, a Coen Brothers-style dark comedy from AHOY Comics, writer Joanne Starer (Sirens of the City; Away From Here) and artist Elena Gogou (Quests Aside).
The Undertaker. Danhausen. El Santo. Every wrestler needs a good gimmick: a colorful in-ring persona that dazzles the crowd. Then there's wrestling champ Shane Bryant. Shane's a "nice guy" who floats through life with no repercussions and a forgettable gimmick. But Shane's been keeping a life-changing secret: he has super strength. And when he loses control of that strength, punching his fist straight through his opponent's brain--in front of 2.4 million horrified viewers--everything changes. Now Shane needs a new gimmick--and a new life. The now fugitive Shane Bryant flees to Tijuana, where he begins a career as a masked wrestler. But Shane's life has too many loose ends to make a clean escape possible. His manipulative mother, his ex-girlfriend, his child, the friends he left behind, and the daughter of the man he killed all want a piece of him....Brief description: Joanne Starer has worked with Marvel, Image, King Features, and Walter Foster Publications, among others. At Marvel, she was part of the team that launched the now-legendary Marvel Knights line. She has served on the board of the Editorial Freelancer's Association and holds a master's degree in Media Studies as well as a certificate in Digital Film Editing from The New York Film Academy.
Outside of her publishing pursuits, Joanne owned and operated a women's wrestling promotion in 2002, championing equality in pro-wrestling a decade before it became a nationwide trend.Review Quotes: "Ahoy Comics is uniting the kayfabe of wrestling with the deadliness of superpowers... Another charming addition to the publisher's ever-growing library... The comedic new title that promises action, laughs, and people being hit with folding chairs"-- "SCREENRANT
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