Ah this was fab. I'm a relatively recent wrestling fan, but i'm well into it now and found so much to love in this story. It helped a lot that I am still on the high of seeing AEW All In at Wembley this past weekend! So I am especially passionate about all things wrestling right now.

I loved the family links in this, much like "real-life" wrestling factions, where families aren't necessarily bound by blood in the traditional way, but in the squared circle, this tale of father and daughter love through the passion of a mother's love was really moving. The fantastical elements (the final match against...I won't spoil it, but...OMG? Literally!?) wound together well with the realism and emotion. The illustrations really captured the fast-paced action of a wrestling match, I really loved this book.

Flashbacks to watching WWF with my grandma. All the action and drama of wrestling. Power moves intensified with magnificent coloring. A slip destroys a move, destroys a life, destroys a family, destroys a future. Lona Steelrose wants to be a pro wrestler just like her mom. After what happens to her mom, her dad does not want her involved in wrestling at all. Then, a wrestling obsessed necromancer offers her a chance to fight where everything is on the line and winner gets their biggest wish.
VERDIT- Great addition for secondary collections. Will especially connect with students who have lost a loved one.

Was not a fan of the art style and that alone effected my enjoyment of everything. Maybe the story is good but something about the art just made it hard for me to even pay attention to it.

Thanks to Net Galley and the publisher for a digital copy of this comic collection.

2.75 stars

After her mother dies in the ring, Lona Steelrose grows up determined to become a powerhouse in the world of wrestling. She makes a deal with a necromancer that is obsessed with wrestling and in exchange for something Lona desperately wants.

Overall, I liked this comic. I don’t think it is something I will reread though. The art style was an homage to traditional comic book art. I liked the tongue in cheek tone that some of the comic took. I didn’t love the ending, it felt like it was stretched out and like maybe the last little bit of the end was there to fulfill an issue quote.