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A review by pangnaolin
The Comic Book Story of Professional Wrestling: A Hardcore, High-Flying, No-Holds-Barred History of the One True Sport by Chris Moreno, Aubrey Sitterson
adventurous
informative
fast-paced
3.75
This was a fun & lovely introduction to the world of wrestling! I felt like I learned an incredible amount in so few pages, and I'm honestly quite grateful for what I took away from it.
It's not rated higher not because of any fault of the book, but because I rate things more on a personal enjoyment level (yes, my reviews are for others, but they're also like my own personal book log). It did amazingly for what it was-- a quick overview of the history of wrestling in a fun little graphic novel. I just already am not biased toward graphic novels, the art style wasn't my personal favorite, and though it did amazing at the informative part, it just didn't catch my attention emotionally (which it wasn't meant to, I imagine).
I think my only actual complaint is that I feel like it skipped over anything that it deemed to dark? Like... it talked all about Vince McMahon as a professional and even did comment on how people ragged on him for his tactics as one, but it didn't ever decide it was worth it to mention his awful track record at all, and ended up glorifying him a bit in the process.
While I understand it's not the main purpose, I do think it's important to talk about the more serious & even shitty sides of pro wrestling, and I wish it had. That said, I really did enjoy this book and would absolutely recommend it as a starting point!
It's not rated higher not because of any fault of the book, but because I rate things more on a personal enjoyment level (yes, my reviews are for others, but they're also like my own personal book log). It did amazingly for what it was-- a quick overview of the history of wrestling in a fun little graphic novel. I just already am not biased toward graphic novels, the art style wasn't my personal favorite, and though it did amazing at the informative part, it just didn't catch my attention emotionally (which it wasn't meant to, I imagine).
I think my only actual complaint is that I feel like it skipped over anything that it deemed to dark? Like... it talked all about Vince McMahon as a professional and even did comment on how people ragged on him for his tactics as one, but it didn't ever decide it was worth it to mention his awful track record at all, and ended up glorifying him a bit in the process.
While I understand it's not the main purpose, I do think it's important to talk about the more serious & even shitty sides of pro wrestling, and I wish it had. That said, I really did enjoy this book and would absolutely recommend it as a starting point!