Since its release on October 31,
Headlocked: Work of Art has garnered near unanimous praise from both
the wrestling and the comic book
world. The book was hailed as
"one of the year's best comics" in a 5 star review from
Silver Bullet Comics and as "a non-condescending and realistic
view of the world of rasslin’" from the Encyclopedia of
Wrestling Comics.
Kingston's myspace
page features pictures and quotes from a variety of wrestlers
endorsing the book including Samoa Joe, Greg Valentine, Shawn
Daivari, Chris Hero, Justin Credible, Dawn Marie, Blue Meanie, and
Sara Del Rey. Based on the initial response, a new mini-series has
been greenlit by publisher AAM/Markosia and is currently in
production.
So while the book has been very well received it has
become very difficult to find on the shelves. If you are a comics
collector, and missed out on the initial offering of Headlocked:
Work of Art for whatever reason, it is still possible to obtain a
first printing of the book.
With a bright future and a low
initial print run, Headlocked:Work of Art seems primed to become a
collector's item. Kingston already has some big surprises lined up
for the next series so he advises people to get their re-orders in
for Headlocked: Work of Art before they're all gone.
If you have
this book, add it into your iTaggit collection and let us know what
you think about it! For more of Michael Kingston's article, click here.
