Grab your gloves and sparring gear, our Popular Last Week will thrust readers into the heart of intense combat! From martial arts tournaments to underground fight clubs, these title offer a knockout combination of adrenaline-filled action and the undefeatable spirit of athletes in the world of combat sports.
Creed, 25 pages - Published by BOOM! Studios, (cc/ @GCpartnerships)
Ten years after the events of the blockbuster Creed III, Amara Creed is on her own path, stepping outside her father Adonis Creed’s shadow and training like there’s no tomorrow. But when her division opponents no longer present a challenge, Amara's drive will have her following in her father's footsteps, going underground. She’ll also need the perfect trainer, but perfection comes with tangled strings attached. Superstar writers LaToya Morgan (Dark Blood, AMC’s The Walking Dead) ...
Story and Art by Jai Jamison, LaToya Morgan, Wilton Santos
AKIN, 165 pages - Published by LosGee, (cc/ @LosGee)
In Baltimore, Maryland. Three best friends Nunzia, Priscilla, and Salome take their passionate journey throughout the world of boxing and what it entails,.Join them on their journey of friendship, the pursuit of their career in the sport of boxing and where it takes them individually as well as together.
Story and Art by LosGee
Fight of the Century#1, 35 pages - Published by SECOND SIGHT PUBLISHING, (cc/ @Secondsightpublishing01)
In a futuristic Brazil, performance-enhancing drugs have revolutionized the world of MMA. Fighters are bigger, stronger, and faster than EVER! Two men - Brazil's Rex Punga and El Salvador's Diego Andrade - enter the octagon with the promise of blood-splattered glory! A drug-fueled incident during their match nearly kills Diego and sends Punga into hiding! However, in the dark corners of Neo-Rio, Brazil…a rematch is just one pill away.
Story and Art by SECOND SIGHT PUBLISHING
Over the Ropes, 528 pages - Published by Mad Cave Studios, (cc/ @chrisfernandez)
A young high-flyer named Jason Lynn goes off-script in a match to win the world title and sets the southern territory on fire as the face-painted wrestler, Phoenix. Jason's battles between the ropes are only outperformed by his struggles outside the ring. No matter what problems smack him with a steel chair, Jason lives by his catchphrase: I. Will. Rise.
Story and Art by Antonello Consentino, Francesco Segala, Jay Sandlin
Last One Standing, 80 pages - Published by Anty Art, (cc/ @anty-art)
Who will prove to be the better fighter? The militarily trained warrior made for combat? Or the street-hardened street-smart woman from the dark alleys? Will Antares' discipline and training be enough to overcome a height and weight disadvantage or will Sierra's grit overwhelm the Avelaris soldier? The rules are simple. A round lasts until someone goes down. The fight lasts until someone can't get up. No excuses. Only one winner and one loser!
Story and Art by Anty Art
PESILAT. A Life as a Martial Artist, 25 pages - Published by Leftbank Books, (cc/ @Antoon)
When I was 16, my elder brother asked me to join a sportsclub together. The sport was called 'pencak silat', something we had never heard of before. It was the late 90s; the Internet was in its infancy and we didn't have social media. It was a time of peace and optimism. Where my brother stopped doing 'pencak silat', I continued. Later, where he stopped doing 'kenpo', I continued. This is my life story in martial arts, in the heart of Western Europe, in a time of constant societal change.
Story and Art by Leftbank Books
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