Do A Powerbomb Review: A Loving Tribute to the Drama of Pro Wrestling
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The art of professional wrestling is showcased in all its melodramatic glory in Dark Horse's latest seven-part series, Do A Powerbomb. Keep in mind the word «melodrama» isn't used to downplay what professional wrestling is, but instead to showcase what makes so many people gravitate towards it. Melodrama is, after all, the backbone of professional wrestling. Writer/artist Daniel Warren Johnson understands that professional wrestling is most beloved as a «soap opera for boys,» as he calls it, and so his new comic miniseries amplifies wrestling's soap opera drama and helps it quickly take shape as a modern Greek tragedy.
The story of Do A Powerbomb centers around Lona, the daughter of world-renowned Tokyo Grand World Heavyweight Champion, Yua Steelrose. As a child, she watches her mother die in the wrestling ring during her landmark 10th title defense by way of a botched wrestling move. Against the better judgment of her family, Lona grows up trying to train to be a wrestler, but finds no luck in the professional world until a mysterious dark figure emerges from the shadows with the prospect of a tournament where more than a belt is on the line.
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Story-wise, the backbone of this Greek tragedy rests on the shoulders of Lona. Watching what happens to her mother and how the little girl witnesses it is heartbreaking enough right off the bat, but seeing how it affects her relationships within her family adds another devastating layer. The relationship with her uncle and father isn't damaged beyond repair, but it's undeniable that her mother's death and Lona's decision to wrestle put wedge between them. It's
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