Read wrestling comic book online for FREE!

[Mike Kingston]

The first 24 pages of Headlocked: Work of Art are now available to download online absolutely free! The book that was awarded 5 stars from Silver Bullet Comics and has received praise from people like Jerry Lawler, Samoa Joe, and Shawn Daivari is now available to read online at wowio.com at no cost to you!

So if you haven't been able to get your hands on the book, if you are a wrestling fan that doesn't normally read comics, or if you don't have a comic book store near you, here is your chance to check out the first half of our critically acclaimed debut book absolutely free! We have some very big things coming up this summer/fall and we want to give people every opportunity to get on board with Headlocked before the next mini-series.

The link...

http://www.wowio.com/users/product.asp?BookId=4412


And while it costs nothing for you to download the book, our creative team gets a paid by advertisers for each download so check the book out and help support an indy comic!

[Hosp]

Nice to know I made an extra effort to find you at the comicon to buy your book and now it's free on the internet.


But it's still a good book.

Are you going to have Lawler sign any of issue #2 with his cover art and if any are going to be available for those of us who would want it?

[Mike Kingston]

It's only half the book that was online....

I'm going to see what I can do about having Lawler sign some stuff and I'm going to have some limited edition prints done up. And of course, they'll be available....

[Mike Kingston]

The Lawler issue is in Previews now for pre-order. If you're interested.....pre-order the book between July 30th and August 27th. I need all the help I can get. I need to hit certain sales goals or Diamond won't carry further issues the book.

I got an email from Rob Van Dam who picked up the book in San Diego and said he loved it which was cool.

Check out the book at any of these sites:

www.wowio.com (you can read the first issue for FREE)
www.visionarycomics.com
www.myspace.com/mike_kingston
www.facebook.com/pages/Headlocked/11313203558 (click on "become a
fan" to help raise awareness)

You can pre-order at your local comic book store or online at
www.mailordercomics.com (you can get it 20% off there) The publisher is
AAM/Markosia and the title is Headlocked: The Tryout 1 (of 3)

[SpicyMcHaggis]

This was really good. Hope to see more.

[Mike Kingston]

TNA's Shawn Daivari to appear in Headlocked: The Tryout #2. Pre-order in September at comic book stores or www.mailordercomics.com

Get Caught up with Headlocked for FREE on Wowio…
http://www.wowio.com/users/searchresults.asp?nGroupId=[408]

(San Diego, CA) Headlocked, the dramatic wrestling series from AAM/Markosia and Visionary Comics Studio, continues to attract top talent from not only the comic book industry but also the wrestling world. Hot off the announcement of Jerry “The King” Lawler’s involvement; comes that news that acclaimed artist Ron Wilson and TNA wrestling superstar, Shawn Daivari (Sheik Abdul Basir) will be lending their unique talents to the second issue of Headlocked: The Tryout.
Wilson, best known for his runs on The Thing and Marvel Two in One, will be contributing the cover for the second issue of this highly anticipated mini-series.
“We met Ron at the Baltimore Comic Con last year and he was looking to get involved with something a little different but something that also excited him creatively”, explains VCS Creative Director C. Edward Sellner. “So we showed him the first issue of Headlocked and it was right up his alley!”
For series creator Mike Kingston, having Wilson on board also had a special significance. “Not only did I grow up reading “The Thing” but Ron Wilson was the artist on the first comic book I ever read (Marvel Two in One #39)!” And to see a guy like that excited about Headlocked and wanting to be a part of it….well, that’s just too cool for words!”
TNA wrestling superstar Shawn Daivari offers a different type of contribution to the series when he goes two dimensional to become a character in the fictional world of Headlocked. According to Kingston, he will be appearing in the series as the WFW superstar, Ayatollah Daivari. The Ayatollah is slated for a brief cameo in the second issue before making a full appearance in the final installment.
“I’ve always approached Headlocked more like a television series than a comic book and I look at Shawn Daivari as an actor making a guest appearance. He’s not playing Sheik Abdul Basir or Khosrow Daivari (his WWE character), he’s appearing as a character specific to the Headlocked world.”
For Daivari, the chance to actually be featured on the printed page was too good to pass up. “Headlocked melded my love of wrestling and comics together and I don’t think there could have been a better job combining the two. It’s a big deal to be immortalized in a comic book, especially for a comic book nerd like myself. So when the opportunity arose for me to take part in a project like this, it was kind of a dream come true for me.”
Kingston says he gets a lot of requests from wrestlers to be included in the book but he’s been reluctant to until now. “The cool thing about Daivari was that read the book and was really excited about it. He wanted to be a part of the story because at the end of the day he’s a fanboy just like the rest of us.”
Headlocked: The Tryout #2 is listed in the September issue of Previews (Diamond Order Code SEP083671) and ships this November. The first issue, featuring a painted cover by WWE’s Jerry “The King” Lawler is also still available for pre-order (Diamond Order Code: AUG083662). You can pre-order at your local comic book store or at online comic book distributors like www.mailordercomics.com.