While The Comic Book Story of Professional Wrestling covers the entirety of The One True sport in the United States, it isn’t limited to just one country! So of course we spend an entire chapter talking about wrestling in Japan!

Head to With Spandex to check out preview pages from The Comic Book Story of Professional Wrestling‘s sixth chapter, featuring Rikidōzan, Giant Baba, Antonio Inoki, the Four Pillars, Manami Toyota, Aja Kong and more, along with some yammering from my co-creator Chris Moreno and me.

The Comic Book Story of Professional Wrestling is by Chris Moreno and myself, with colors by Len O’Grady, Brad Simpson, Allen Passalaqua & Jay Moreno, and letters by Rus Wooton. It will be available everywhere on October 2, but you can and should pre-order the book on Amazon or via your favorite local bookstore. Comic book shops will be able to order it too starting with the July Diamond catalog!