Planet Wrestletopia is a comic which is about an alien invasion from the Planet Wrestletopia which happens due to the main character, a wrestler declaring himself as the “galactic champion of the universe” as a result of hypnosis.
The plot of this was absolutely absurd but in the best possible way. The concept of alien wrestlers was very amusing to me. However, I do feel that the plot could have been developed a bit more and feel like it was very surface-level without any depth to the characters or plot at all. I thought the art was really realistic and well-drawn which I enjoyed.
I did not really get attached to any of the characters as I thought they were rather shallow and self-centered. I also wish that there had been more female characters with their own plot lines which did not just exist for the purposes of a male character’s story arc.
Overall, while it was enjoyable at face value and did have its funny moments, I wish the plot and characters had been more detailed and had more depth. I do think it is a comic that is more suited to people in their early teens or people who are heavily invested in the wrestling world which I’m not.
Despite the fact that I didn’t love the comic and have several critiques of it, I am looking forward to seeing how the story progresses.
Invasion from Planet Wrestletopia by Ed Kuehnel and Matt Entlin Issues #1 and #2 are available now and Issue #3 will be released on June 19th 2019.
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