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REVIEW: WWE #7 ‒ Cult Fiction

 
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Overview
 

Story by: Dennis Hopeless, Andrew Stott
 
Art by: Serg Acuña, Tim Lattie, Andy Bélanger
 
Colors by: Doug Garbark, Serge Lapointe
 
Letters by: Jim Campbell, Serge Lapointe
 
Cover by: Dan Mora
 
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4/ 5


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Proper pacing; well-written dialogue; on-point illustrations

Rants


Minor continuity errors


To sum it all up..

The feud between Dean Ambrose and Bray Wyatt intensifies in this issue of BOOM! Studios’ WWE series. And this time, Sasha Banks is caught in the crossfire. After making a stop at a local gas station, Dean and Sasha are abducted by the Wyatt Family and taken to their compound. Sasha is taken directly to Bray, […]

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Posted July 30, 2017 by

 
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The feud between Dean Ambrose and Bray Wyatt intensifies in this issue of BOOM! Studios’ WWE series. And this time, Sasha Banks is caught in the crossfire.

After making a stop at a local gas station, Dean and Sasha are abducted by the Wyatt Family and taken to their compound. Sasha is taken directly to Bray, who offers her a spot in his family, while Dean sneaks past other family members and crosses paths with Braun Strowman. Once Dean takes down the Monster Among Men, he proceeds to rescue Sasha and the two make their escape from the compound with their ride, which the Lunatic Fringe turned into a monster truck. The issue comes to a close with Wyatt setting up a Mad Max-style chase led by Luke Harper, Erick Rowan, and Strowman.

WWE_007_PRESS_6--889a945ac38f94a8afc0862854dad4c5Considering that the Wyatt Family also takes center stage with both Dean and Sasha, Dennis Hopeless sets up the story like a slasher flick‒the leads show up in the middle of nowhere, the townspeople kidnap them, and they work together to get out of their predicament alive. However, what drew me in the most here was the conversation between Bray and Sasha. There was no mention of her association with Dean aside from her throwing in the idea of an “co-ed hillbilly death match” or using her as a bargaining chip of some sort. Rather, the offer for her to join the family was because Bray implied that family was the only thing she was missing. I’ll put my tin foil hat on and throw in the idea of a “rags to riches” origin story of sorts for Sasha in a future issue that hints her lack of “family presence” as if her cousin Snoop Dogg doesn’t exist.

The story itself was well-written and the artwork by Serg Acuña (with assistance from Tim Lattie in a few pages) was mostly on-point, as always. The only downside I could see here is a typo on Rowan’s name and the continuity error in Strowman’s look since he wouldn’t have the sides of his head shaved until after he left the Family.

The secondary story done by Andrew Stott and Andy Bélanger could be a delight for older wrestling fans, specifically for fans of Jake “The Snake” Roberts. The story is more like a chronicling of Roberts satisfying the hunger of Damien, his pet python and arguably his most famous companion. The story, aptly named “Damien’s Dinner Time” (also a wink to Roberts’ finisher), highlights the Snake’s feuds with Randy Savage, Ultimate Warrior, The Undertaker, and (most prominently) Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat. The whole thing plays out like a vignette/commercial hyping up Roberts. While I have no arguments on the style, a continuity error is also prominent, specifically on the order of how each feud was highlighted.

In my previous review, I put an emphasis on the series needing a balance in pacing. WWE #7 got that balance down, even on the setup for the next issue. Continuity errors aside, this made for a decent installment of the Dean Ambrose-Bray Wyatt saga. There were no sudden jump cuts, no forced elements thrown in, and no unnecessary distractions. I’m actually looking forward to what the next issue has in store again after a while.

 

Photos courtesy of BOOM! Studios/WWE.com


Emjay Lapus

 
Emjay wears multiple hats -- communications specialist, aspiring Power Ranger, wrestling fan, sneakerhead, comic book reader, member of the Grizz Nation, part-time musician/full-time music lover, Grove Street OG, occasional photo/video editor (mostly memes), and protector of Earthrealm.


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