Review Fix Exclusive: Matt Entin Talks Invasion From Planet Wrestletopia And More

Review Fix chats with  Planet Wrestletopia’s Matt Entin, who discusses their new Kickstarter and story arc, Invasion!

Check out the Kickstarter at the end of the article!

Review Fix: What’s new from Planet Wrestletopia? 

Matt Entin: We’re finally collecting the entire mini-series into a trade paperback. It will be exciting to see our creative team’s incredible art in actual print!

Review Fix: Is Invasion a good place for newcomers to jump right in?

Entin: Yes. Everything that’s ever been written about the Wrestletopia-verse (thus far) is in the trade.

Review Fix: For those not familiar? What makes the series fun and special?

Entin: It’s about a pro wrestler who declares himself “Galactic Champion,” only to have the satellite signal of his boast intercepted by a planet of alien wrestlers, sparking an interplanetary conflict. While the premise is over the top, we keep the narrative grounded with realistic characters dealing real issues and feelings. 

Review Fix: Considering all the other amazing things you’ve done, how did you know a career in comics was for you?

Entin: We’ve written for video games for over fifteen years, and it’s still a fun and rewarding job,  but we’ve also had a backlog of our own stories that we’ve wanted to put out in the world for a while now. When we finally decided to do something about it, Wrestletopia and comics seemed like such a perfect fit.

Review Fix: Who inspires you creatively now? Has it changed over the years?

Entin: What’s interesting is that our comic was written as a film script over a decade ago. A lot of details changed, but the core narrative remained the same. So in a sense, this series was inspired by our younger selves.That said, we’re both big fans of Jeff Lemire and Alan Moore. 

Review Fix: Has COVID affected you creatively or this comic at all? 

Entin: Not really. Our team has been spread out all over the country and working remotely since we self-published issue #1 four years ago.

Review Fix: What inspired this comic?

Entin: A shared love of pro wrestling. We both watched a lot of wrestling throughout our childhoods. Neither of us really follow it anymore, but those fandoms you form as a child really leave a lasting impression.

Review Fix: How is it different or special?

Entin: It has unexpected heart for a book about pro wrestling aliens.

Review Fix: What makes this Kickstarter different?

Entin: We’re using it to build out the IP in unexpected ways. For instance, we’ve created a poster for the pay-per-view in the comic, as well as vintage-style trading cards for our characters.

Review Fix: Who do you think will dig it the most?

Entin: Comic fans. Wrestling fans. Comic fans who don’t watch wrestling. Wrestling fans who don’t read comics. So pretty much everyone.

Review Fix: How do you want it to be remembered?

Entin: As the first in a series of classic titles from two legendary comic creators.

Review Fix: Anything else you’d like to add?

Entin: Yes. If you’re reading this and you’re independently wealthy, please throw us $9.5k so we can print this damn thing!

Review Fix: What’s next?

Entin: If the Kickstarter is a success, we already have another series, a horror comedy, already outlined.

Review Fix: Where can people find out more?

Entin: We’re lots of places. First, and foremost, check out our Kickstarter. We’re also on all the big social media sites, but most active on Twitter and, oddly enough, Tumblr.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14230 Articles
Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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