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The Crimson Cage

The Crimson Cage

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  • Create Date：2022-08-28 06:17:42
  • Update Date：2025-09-24
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  • Author：John Lees
  • ISBN：1953165338
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Double double toil and rumble…Brace yourself for a No-Holds-Bard reimagining of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth from the critically-acclaimed creators of Sink。 New Orleans， 1984。 Chuck Frenzy is the main event star of the local Louisiana pro wrestling territory， but yearns for something greater。 A fateful encounter with a trio of terrifying beings in the Bayou gives Chuck a glimpse of championship glory beyond his wildest dreams…if he is willing to do something terrible to achieve it。 Join writer John Lees （Hotell） and artist Alex Cormack （Sea of Sorrows） for a thrilling new vision of the classic tale of ambition and madness，。 World Champion Van Emerald is in Louisiana， and Chuck Frenzy is destined to be his successor。 But is Chuck really willing to do what is necessary to make the prophecy a reality？ Sometimes， to be the man， you gotta kill the man…

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James ，

3。75 stars。 This was pretty cool。 The story of a man who does the unthinkable to get what he wants。 Now that he has it， he has done even more foul things to keep it。 This plot idea is set to a wrestling backdrop。 The main character wanting nothing more than to have the championship belt。 Of course it all catches up to him in a major way。 There definitely were some sad moments in here dealing with what this wrestler was willing to do。 Another solid entry from AWA。

James DeSantis ，

The days of me watching or enjoying wrestling are pretty much way behind me。 Though I loved it as a kid and young teen （Gave up around 15） I have no interest in it mostly nowadays。 Except if we're talking about the behind the scenes。 I love viewing it from a performer standpoint。 Learning how they set up matches， all the politics that go into winning and losing a match， the way the worst of people on TV are a bundle of joy in real life。 All of that is awesome and I love it。 Now put that into a h The days of me watching or enjoying wrestling are pretty much way behind me。 Though I loved it as a kid and young teen （Gave up around 15） I have no interest in it mostly nowadays。 Except if we're talking about the behind the scenes。 I love viewing it from a performer standpoint。 Learning how they set up matches， all the politics that go into winning and losing a match， the way the worst of people on TV are a bundle of joy in real life。 All of that is awesome and I love it。 Now put that into a horror setting？ Where a decent guy sells his soul to get riches， and fame， and everything he ever wanted。 But at what cost？ Sign me the fuck up。 This gruesome story， done by John Lees and Alex Cormack， is depressing as hell but also a great insight to wrestling。 I loved all that， I loved watching a sane man go insane to the point of murdering people for what he believes he needs。 The fights in this are done really well and while I loved the murders， I did feel at times sometimes the scenes were too dark to tell what was happening and we did feel like we tipped into the insanity a bit too fast。 But besides that， this is one of my favorite works by the duo， and right behind SINK。 A 4 out of 5。 。。。more

A。J。 Anders ，

“Wrestling is magic。 Pure magic。”Set during the height of territorial wrestling in the mid-'80s， Crimson Cage follows Chuck Frenzy， the main event star of the local Louisiana pro wrestling territory， as he finally tries to reach for and seize the brass ring in a disturbing reimagining of Macbeth。 Chuck craves a run with the GWA World Heavyweight Championship， partly so he can finally get himself and his wife Sharlene out of Louisiana， but mainly so he can finally have his moment of glory。 And af “Wrestling is magic。 Pure magic。”Set during the height of territorial wrestling in the mid-'80s， Crimson Cage follows Chuck Frenzy， the main event star of the local Louisiana pro wrestling territory， as he finally tries to reach for and seize the brass ring in a disturbing reimagining of Macbeth。 Chuck craves a run with the GWA World Heavyweight Championship， partly so he can finally get himself and his wife Sharlene out of Louisiana， but mainly so he can finally have his moment of glory。 And after a fateful encounter with a trio of terrifying beings in the Bayou gives Chuck and his friend Terry a glimpse of this potential championship glory， Chuck must decide if he is willing to do something truly terrible to achieve his wildest dreams。。。John Lees， Alex Cormack， Ashley Cormack， and Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou craft a stunning story that manages to make this Macbeth reimagining feel both familiar and unique at the same time。 Lees adds enough of his own spin on the story to make it stand out on its own， and I love how he incorporates the drama and showmanship behind pro wrestling into the story。 Obviously， everyone knows wrestling is fake， but the biggest point of it has always been to make people believe in the wrestlers telling the stories and in turn the stories themselves。 The goal of a wrestler is to make the crowd feel anything towards them or their match， whether it's by making them angry or happy。 But none of it matters if you can't get the audience invested in the characters， the people in the ring， in the first place。 This story makes you believe in not just both Chuck & Sharlene， but all the wrestlers and characters that play a role in this。 And every time any one of them gets into that ring， you genuinely don’t know what's going to happen， which is ironic for a book about pro wrestling。 It never stops keeping you emotionally invested in all these characters， even when you start to turn on them （which you will）。 You can tell Lees has a passion for wrestling and it shines through in the story at hand。 It's pretty cool that this is not just his love letter to pro wrestling， but to the power of storytelling as a whole。I also love how ambiguous some of the horrors are in this， with the interviewer/booker pages being some of my favorites in the whole book。 Those interview segments that opened all the issues were amazing， and some great examples of fantastic character moments that are able to get so much information and emotion across to the reader on a single page。 The most surprising aspect about this whole book， in general， was how much I loved each of the characters， especially since this is a 5 issues miniseries。 I’m not going to act like Chuck， Terry， and Sharlene are all super in-depth characters or anything， but they all do feel like real people with real motivations and their interview segments highlight that。 It also helps that the journeys each of them go on throughout this feels true to how each character is established at the beginning of the series。 John Lees proves here that he is a master in building up both ambiguous horror and compelling characters， while Cormack’s art is what manages to bring those horrors， along with the characters and all their flaws， to life so perfectly。Speaking of Alex Cormack’s art， it’s all wonderful throughout the whole book and his wife Ashley Cormack does a tremendous job at coloring it。 Each issue is filled with horrific and gory imagery that will make your skin crawl， and the Cormack’s art SHINES during the wrestling matches and action scenes in this。 Alex lays panels out in such a chaotic way that somehow makes you feel like you are there watching a wrestling match。 I also wanna touch on the way Cormack draws eyes too because I haven’t seen any other artist give them the emotion and humanity that he does。 The various emotions that are expressed through everyone’s eyes in this book are nuts， and there’s a page in the final issue that just blew my fucking mind with the way it sells every single emotion the character is feeling at the moment。 It’s heartbreaking， and even though I saw what was going to happen from a mile away， it was still effective and shocking。 Oh， and the ending is glorious， with the last two pages being the best closer this book could’ve gotten and Cormack’s art does an incredible job at selling it to perfection。John Lees， Alex & Ashley Cormack， and Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou are one of the most stellar and underappreciated creative teams working in the comic industry at the moment。 The Cormack’s visual style perfectly encapsulates what the good ol’ territorial rasslin’ looked like， and Lee's script grounds the book in the period。 They somehow make all these absurd characters and the horrors that seemingly surround them feel almost believable， while also doing the same for all the wrestling matches themselves。 I need to get on some of their other work ASAP because I am floored I’ve never heard of any of them before this。 This was just utterly incredible and people need to give it a chance， as this was by far the best book AWA has put out， the best independent book I’ve read this year and probably in my entire life。 This was everything I wanted out of a comic book and more， and I cannot recommend this enough to any comic fans。 Recommended to any and everyone who reads comics， even if you don’t like horror or wrestling。 It blends the two perfectly into a genuine masterpiece。 Reimagining MacBeth in early ‘80s territorial wrestling was a great idea already， but the execution， as mentioned several times now， was flawless。 。。。more

Ben ，

shakespear and wrestling， what's not to like？ generally pretty good but the storyboarding makes little sense sometimes and certain things are very quickly glossed over -- could probably do with one or two more issues to give some scenes more panels。 shakespear and wrestling， what's not to like？ generally pretty good but the storyboarding makes little sense sometimes and certain things are very quickly glossed over -- could probably do with one or two more issues to give some scenes more panels。 。。。more

Timbo Slice ，

Dash of horror mixed with a throwback to "Territories" wrestling。 Enjoyable & quick read， great artwork and nice story。 If you enjoy horror & old school wrestling， you have to check this out。 You won't be disappointed。 Dash of horror mixed with a throwback to "Territories" wrestling。 Enjoyable & quick read， great artwork and nice story。 If you enjoy horror & old school wrestling， you have to check this out。 You won't be disappointed。 。。。more

Marvin Arevalo ，

good and dark

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