Media Release -- In the rough and tumble world of Super Pro K.O., professional wrestling is no joke. With contenders of every kind battling for glory on a nightly basis, there's tons of drama inside and outside the ring! Current SPKO champion and arrogant heel King Crown Jr. prepares for a match against mysterious newcomer Bad Bad Butch O'Rowdy, who may care more about settling a personal score with Crown than the title itself. Meanwhile, hotshot Joe Somiano is getting used to the spotlight as his career takes off, but will it be stopped with the arrival of baseball superstar turned wrestler Romeo Colossus?
SUPER PRO K.O.!: GOLD FOR GLORY
(W/A) Jarrett Williams (@JarrettWilliams)
(CA) Jarrett Williams with Dan Jackson
Age Range: 13 and up
Genre: Action, Humor
Price: $14.99
288 Pages
Why We Love It:
288-pages of hi-octane butt-whoopin' for the low price of $14.99!
It's perfect for fans of Scott Pilgrim, sports manga, and over-the-top wrestling!
Ultimate champ Jarrett Williams (Hyper Force Neo) puts the smackdown on comics with this imaginative and passionate portrayal of pro-wrestling.
Appropriate for wrestling fans of all ages—for kids, teens, and adults!
Praise for SUPER PRO K.O.!
4 OUT OF 5 REVIEW: "The wrestling world he enters is reminiscent of eighties era WWF. Characters with names like King Crown Jr., El Heroe, Yoko Nono, and Tomahawk Slamson fill the roster of the fictional promotion, and each is drawn in Jarrett Williams' unique artistic style." Examiner.com
"Williams's third Super Pro K.O. volume is a love letter to wrestling's entertaining extremes [...] Williams doesn't even try for realism, coming up with moves that should kill anyone involved but just leave the characters coming back for more, launching themselves at both opponents and the reader's eyes. [...] The art takes Bryan Lee O'Malley's Scott Pilgrim style of dialogue box asides and text as physical objects and pushes it to 11, with lots of intricate illustrations, thick ink lines, and just a touch of anime inspiration. Readers whose taste aligns with the subject and artistry will be in for a treat." Publishers Weekly
"Right off the bat, it feels like Rocky spliced with Cartoon Network [...] Williams has that rounded manga look that's similar to the sort of eye-friendly, easy-to-manipulate styles of, say, Powerpuff Girls or Dexter's Laboratory. [...] it gives a fresh world in the capes-sci-fi-horror-saturated world of comics, and takes a rather unpredictable look at the colorful world of pro wrestling, and the costs that come with achieving your dream. It may look like a cartoon, but there's some surprising weight to these punches [...] Super Pro K.O.!'s sense of humor and storytelling chops make this a book that comes out on top." Newsarama
"Energetic and reminiscent of the very best of sports manga with a touch of Scott Pilgrim, Super Pro K.O. is a larger-than-life look at a larger-than-life sport." ComicsAlliance, "If You Loved Wrestlemania, Read These Comics Next"
"Did it never occur to anyone to just make a comic where people suplex one another and pretend it's real like they do on TV? It occurred to Jarrett Williams, and it's made for one of the most fun reads of the year. [...] Super Pro K.O.! takes cues from sports manga like Slam Dunk or Big Windup [...] Williams renders every super-move, every sound effect and every injury with the childlike excitement of someone who loves both comics and wrestling. [...] reads like what many of us imagined prowrestling was like when we were kids." Comics Bulletin
"Buy it. If you are a fan of wrestling or of manga, I think that this book will be perfect for you. The story telling throughout the book is excellent to where I found myself sitting on the edge of my seat wondering what the outcome of each match would be. It has the feeling that you are actually watching a television show and not reading a comic." Rogues Portal
"[...] a loving, high-energy tribute to professional wrestling fueled equally by Santo movies, Super Nintendo games, and 80's era Mad magazine." Giant Robot
