Ringside, Issue #4 starts with another flahsback, to when Teddy and Danny meet. They're working security at a political event when Teddy lets in a friend. Danny wants to report him, but Teddy talks him out of it, and they become friends. Later, they become more. Then, in the present, Danny is planning things out with Terrence, the bounty hunter, on how they can find the people Teddy's in trouble with. Danny gets a lead, a bar in Crockett (this is a reference to the old NWA promoter, Jim Crockett).
I like the covers, with Danny in his wrestling heyday and him now. You can tell that the creators of this comic are major wrestling fans, and not just WWE. You hear them reference AAW, PWG, and the other minor promotions in the "letters" section. I used to go to PWG shows in Reseda, back when you could still get tickets without a blazing-fast computer and some quick timing. I've tried to get PWG tickets in the past couple of years, only for them to sell out in a matter of seconds. There's wrestling up in Oceanside I'd like to go to. They have a few wrestlers I recognize.
I worked on a novel that was about two brothers, one a professional wrestler and one a mixed-martial-artist. When I write, I never really know where I'm going to go, and although there was a lot of action in the book and a lot of humor, it basically ended up being a romance. See, I like romance manga and comics, and I like pro wrestling and mixed-martial-arts. Other people, though? They don't really go for those genres. Ringside gives me hope, though. A lot of the characters are gay, and there's an underlying theme of relationships. Maybe I'll start writing that book again.
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