The Comic Book Story of Professional Wrestling by Aubrey Sitterson

Ultimately, I think it comes down to the world getting smaller. There are, of course, outliers, but they're exceptions to the rule. These days, things are a lot more feast-or-famine, where if you want to make a good, sustainable living for yourself, you kinda need to be at WWE or NJPW, maybe ROH or Impact depending on the individual wrestler's contract. This provided everyone with a lot more opportunities to work and perfect their craft, which led to there being a ton of skilled journeyman type wrestlers, guys who had been around for decades, never achieving more than regional fame, but knowing their craft inside and out, oftentimes making a good living for themselves in the process. Even in less populated areas like West Texas, promoters would put on 'loops' of shows, bouncing around from town-to-town. In the height of the territory days, every major NWA territory (and the more tenacious outlaw territories) were doing shows at least weekly. Where I think the comparison breaks down, however, is the scale of what most of these promotions are doing. There's even a growing awareness of wrestling promotions in other countries, especially Japan and the UK. High tides raise all ships, you know? So when WWE does well, it allows other local promotions to crop up, aided by newer platforms like social media, YouTube and Twitch. 'It's not uncommon for folks to talk about the present-day wrestling industry in terms of being a rebirth of the old territory days, and in some ways, they're right: There are far more viable wrestling promotions now than there were even five years ago. O/A: Offered Again – This designates an item that has been previously solicited and released, but is being solicited again.ĪLL DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DUE TO PAPER SHORTAGES, PRINTER JAMS, AND SHIPPING CONFLICTS.We wanted Sitterson's opinion about how the modern era of pro wrestling compares to those days.RES: Resolicit – A new listing for a product that was previously solicited in PREVIEWS or New to Order, and which is being listed anew since the original Solicitation was cancelled either by the vendor or by Diamon.Also when you need to get your order in by at TalesofWonder for preorders. FOC: Final Order Cutoff – The time an order has to be submitted by the vendor.Places like Amazon or Barnes and Noble will generally NOT have these variants. This refers primarily to comic book stores or online shops that order via the same means as a comic book store (primarily Diamond or Lunar). The Dark Horse August 2021 solicitations are here! Blade of the Immortal gets another Deluxe, Evil Dead gets a 40th anniversary hardcover collection, Killer Queens begins, and so much more!

The Comic Book Story of Professional Wrestling by Aubrey Sitterson