Welcome back to an all new edition of Parlay Points, the complementary blog to the ODPH podcast. This week, BOOM! Studios has some big releases hitting shops this week, but one book really jumped out at me for pretty obvious reasons if you listen to the podcast. WWE The New Day: power of Positivity #2 hits shelves this week. As an avid fan & content creator that talks pro-wrestling, I had to check this out. Let’s see what is going on with this issue.
WWE The New Day: Power Of Positivity #2
Creative team: Evan Narcisse, Austin Walker, Daniel Bayliss & DC Hopkins
BOOM! Studios available August 11th, 2021
If you’re not familiar with the New Day, they are one of the most legendary teams in all of WWE history. Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods & Big E comprised this faction. This book focuses on their beginnings & not everything was easy when it started. Getting “Over” with the fans is never a easy task. It literally makes or breaks wrestlers in the business.
This issue shows the struggles they had when they first started out. It also is never easy when you’re in a division with the likes of the Shield & Usos, who were such rising stars at that time. Plus, Kofi, Woods, & Big E weren’t a gelled unit either. They all were doing singles runs prior. Now they’re trying to be a team? How does that work? Will this work out? Will this implode before it has a chance? The readers will have all that answered & have a great understanding of why this team worked.
WWE The New Day: Power Of Positivity #2
Creative team: Evan Narcisse, Austin Walker, Daniel Bayliss & DC Hopkins
BOOM! Studios available August 11th, 2021
Narcisse & Walker really capture the voices of 3 very different superstars. They really drive the point home of how different each member is & the adjustment all 3 had into becoming a team. What makes the New day the legends they are is they each balance their personalities out & be themselves. The team chemistry’s journey is presented well. Even Triple H is the Vince McMahon role works well here.
Bayliss brings this world to life with the art. Their lives outside wrestling do get a lot of time & that’s not a bad thing. One thing we as fans forget is there’s an “off time” away from the ring, but yet they’re always working. Big E at the Barber shop & Kofi with his trainer are prime examples of this. Pages are fluid and bring the world of the WWE to life, especially the end part of he book.
WWE The New Day: Power Of Positivity #2
Creative team: Evan Narcisse, Austin Walker, Daniel Bayliss & DC Hopkins
BOOM! Studios available August 11th, 2021
Overall, this is a great book for WWE & comic fans to check out. It’s wild to think that at one point, the New Day wasn’t over. Seeing their early days thru new eyes was a treat. The book is filled with a lot of great moments to remind fans that New Day does indeed “Rock”. Make sure to check this (& Mighty Morphin’ #10 from BOOM!) out at your Local Comic Shop.
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