La Santa

1st ever work of La Santa. Art by Mark Hellwig (I think? Been a while since I've seen the man, so some things are a bit fuzzy). Yes, from here the whole wrestling saga began. Below a short bio for her. 

Nickname: The Silver Lady

Age: 28

Birthday: September 23

Birthplace: Tulancingo, Hidalgo, Mexico

Height: 5 feet, 6 inches

Weight 145 lbs. 

Alignment: Face

Years wrestling: 5 years

Experience: Veteran 

Fighting style: Technician with some Powerhouse 

Favored moves: Dropkick, Suicide dive, headbutt 

Finisher: Camel Clutch 

Feds: VWA, DWF

Titles: IWGP Heavyweight title, CMLL World Heavyweight title, Stampede North American title, AWA World Heavyweight title, WCCW World Heavyweight title, VWA World Heavyweight title, VWF World Heavyweight title

Stables: The Atomic Couple

Friends: Starman, Giant Panther

Enemies: La Diabla, King Slender

Strengths: Pain tolerance, stamina, speed 

Weakness: Can't refuse a challenge

Pro Wrestling: The Comic Chapter 3, Part 1

 

Not sure about you guys, but I think we'll be expanding the art jam this year. So every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday will be showcasing some of the odds and bodds I've picked up over the years. 

Kicking things off is another installment of Pro Wrestling: The Comic, art by Frank Salinas and script by me. 

Pro Wrestling: The Comic Chapter 2, part 5

 Art by Frank Salinas, words by me.

This is the end of Pro Wrestling for the moment, but starting tomorrow and for the rest of 2020 we'll have more art.

Pro Wrestling: The Comic Chapter 2, part 4

 Given the general insanity we've seen in 2020, why not kick the art jam off earlier this year? So starting now, every Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday of 2020 will feature some of the artistic treasures I've found/commissioned/suddenly appeared in my crackerbox palace. 

So for the first entry we'll finish up what is becoming a Christmas tradition, the world of Pro Wrestling: The Comic.

Art by Frank Salinas 

Bring on the Bad Guys: Boss Filch

Real name: Boss Filch
First appearance: Green Lantern I#1/3 (Fall 1941)
Abilities: Money laundering
Worst act: Stealing medicine
Created by: Bill Finger (story), Mart Nodell (art)

Boss is a real scumbag. Running the city, he diverts all the city's money to himself. When a pneumonia epidemic strikes the city, hospitals aren't able to afford medicine. That isn't his problem, even when Green Lantern leans on him.

Then his son gets sick and suddenly he cares. That gets his attention and soon he exchanges his evidence for the medicine.

Art Post: Mighty Morphing Music Rangers-Red Reggae

While we wait for the last two pages of Pro Wrestling the Comic lets take a look at a silly series.

Mighty Morphing Music Rangers!

A silly idea that sprung upon me suddenly and thus was born the Red Reggae Ranger.

Art by Sam Flegal 

Pro Wrestling: The Comic Chapter 2, part 3

Art by Frank Salinas

Pro Wrestling: The Comic Chapter 2, part 2

Art by Frank Salinas
Story/words by me

Pro Wrestling: The Comic Chapter 2

For those who came in late, last year I put up a small comic based on the old NES game Pro Wrestling. So, since sequels are all the rage why not a follow up?

Art by Frank Salinas (as before)
Words/Script by Me

Pro Wrestling: The Comic

As some of readers may be aware, I'm a fan of pro wrestling. So, having a brief windfall one day I figured why not celebrate that with a short story?

Words by me, art by Frank Salinas. His website

Ideas that didn't quite take off: WWE-the Comic

Unearthing an old one here, but for a while I was quite the fan of professional wrestling. I still catch the occasional match, but there's just something about the old days.

So naturally I wanted to do a comic about it.

Now, I wasn't the first. Boom! Studios is actually doing a pretty good job (feel free to pick them at your local comic shop today!), but they weren't the first. In fact it seems that anyone who does a licensed WWE book seems to come to a bad end. Chaos Comics went under, as did Valiant, plus the utter madness that was Warrior.   I was going to be different.

I wasn't. In fact anything that could go wrong did. My artist messed up his arm, the discs that had all my scripts got demagnetized and the hard drive bombed.

I posted the ideas on a wrestling message board, but it was shut down some time later.

So why not haul them out again?

Raven Squad: Black

Black

File name: Edward Teach
Rank: Captain, Queen Anne's Revenge II
Birthplace: Bristol, England
Primary Specialty: Pirate
Secondary Specialty: Pirate


Former pirate, resurrected via means unknown. Head attached to neck via steel bolts and harness. Captains the Queen Anne's Revenge II, the massive airship the Raven Squad calls their home away from home.

One of the meanest and most cunning pirates ever to sail the Atlantic. Still in the habit of shooting lower officers in the knee, mostly so they don't forget who he is. How the Squad came to hire him is unknown, but even Red is wary in her dealings with him. The man could barely be trusted in life. Death has made him worse.

He'll bring the full eighty cannons against any target, even if he doesn't have to. He'll strip a ship clean of anything. It took a while to convince him to stop stealing sugar cane and molasses, but every now and then he'll fire off some pirate lingo over the intercom. Is to be avoided at all costs on Talk like a Pirate Day.

Art by Sam Flegal

Raven Squad: Green

Green

File name: Sumi Pieck
Rank: Head of Science Division
Birthplace: East Berlin, East Germany
Primary Specialty: Scientific Advancement
Secondary Specialty: Medic


Father high ranking officer in East German political party. Mother unknown, rumored to be either various mad scientists or spies. Right arm lost in lab accident, replaced with cybernetic one. Arm capable of exerting 3700 pounds per square inch of force. Legs voluntarily amputated and replaced with genetically engineered arms. "I can work at four stations at once, why wouldn't I do that?

Developed her own fighting style to use her three arms. Cyborg arm has various weapons hidden, including shotgun, grappling hook, flame thrower, and darts.

For science, nothing is impossible. For some, a phrase, but for Green a way of life. Spends 16 hours a day coming up with impossible designs. Spends seven hours making them come true. Designs all the planes used by the Raven Squad, also all their equipment. Plus genetically blasphemous creatures that prowl the Squad's base. Because she can, that's why. Would have been fired some time ago, but no one dares interrupt her during science time-which is all the time.

Art by Sam Flegal

   

Raven Squad: Yellow

Yellow

File name: Victoria Rathbone
Rank: Head of Accounting
Birthplace: Johannesburg, South Africa
Primary Specialty: Clerk
Secondary Specialty: Information


Worked a variety of white collar jobs in Africa and Europe. Silent and orderly, Yellow made sure to make herself invaluable with any company that hired her. Can do spreadsheets blindfolded.

Has shown no proficiency with firearms, but has demonstrated ability with office supplies. Keeps letter opener at the ready, rumors that she once beat a pilot senseless with her Osborn 1 laptop are yet to be verified.

She isn't a fighter, but there is no else who can handle the paperwork. Need passports? She can print them off in an hour. Need forged landing permits? Two hours. Papers of transport? Half an hour. Also doubles as flight controller. Makes sure the paperwork flows smoothly so everyone gets their pay when they are supposed to; handles accounts for the entire squad and makes everything look legitimate on paper.

Art by Sam Flegal

Raven Squad: Blue

Blue

File name: Miroslav Brekhov
Rank: Lieutenant (formerly Soviet Army)
Birthplace: Vladivostok, USSR
Primary Specialty: Mechanic
Secondary Specialty: Interrogation


Formerly served with Soviet Special Purpose Forces. Left after kneecapping hand to hand combat instructor. Red personally broke him out of  the gulag and offered him a place on the Raven Squad.
Has shown proficiency with the AK-47, PSM pistol, PP-90, KS-23, and the AS Val. Has demonstrated ability in combat wrestling.

Works around the clock to keep the Squad's planes in the air. Could make a working carbonator with stale bread and vodka. Always armed, approach with extreme caution. Unofficial second in command of the Raven Squad-does not allow dissent in ranks. Pilots who complain about his work tend to find unpleasant surprises-like a cut fuel line or bears in the shower.

Art by Sam Flegal

Raven Squad: Red

Red

File name: Classified
Rank: Squadron Leader -Raven Squad, formerly flight lieutenant (S.T.U.N.T.)
Birthplace: Classified
Primary Specialty: Commander of Raven Squad
Secondary Specialty: Intelligence


Actual background prior to joining S.T.U.N.T. is shrouded in mystery. Left under controversial circumstances during  'Operation: Barbosa' and later resurfaced leading the Raven Squad.
Has shown proficiency with the PP-90, TT-30, M79, Saiga-12, and the M700. Has demonstrated ability in Krav Maga and Fujian White Crane.

Founded the Raven Squad and hand selected all agents. The Squad's stated mission is profit-for the right price they will go anywhere and do anything. Nothing is off limits, which often puts them at odds with S.T.U.N.T. Red has sworn to destroy Jet. Has pilot skills that rival Sofia, and is equally comfortable in anything from a Fokker Dr.I to a Northrop Grumman B-2

Art by Sam Flegal

Jet Dream 8

Last one of the Jet Dream girls.  I'll move onto the villains later.

Jet Dream 7

Another original character

Jet Dream 6

 Moving into the original characters now. 

Jet Dream 5

The last of the proper Jet Dream characters. From here on out I'll focus on the characters I created for the series.