Man, talk about going from bad to worse. Sabrina lost her focus and then the match. Having Misty lord it over you is no fun either, but the real pain is from Danielle who’s still sore about losing earlier to Sabrina. There’s still time for Sabrina to turn this around though. Er, right?  Or is the beatdown going to continue?

And just a quick reminder, the blue border boxes are Sabrina, Sun’s are green and the fans’ are in black.

Everyone have a great New Year’s Day?  LOTR was grand, but its back to the grindstone. XD

Sabrina…the trash talker?  Seems she like to verbally get into it with her opponents and sharp eyed readers have found that Sabrina had a pretty lousy record in developmental.  Seems like something big must’ve happened to changer her attitude into the Ultragirl we know today.  But, as we can see, Sabrina had her problems with Danielle Perfection and getting hit with Mistress Dark’s finisher, the Ubergoth is no way to greet the day.  Can Sabrina kick out of this to continue the match, or is she done?  And what else does Danielle have in store for Sabrina?

Happy New Year’s….EVE! XD  Not only are we about to ring in 2009 but today is also the one year anniversary of Rival Angels.  I’m very happy to say that I didn’t miss one update ever and I hope to keep that going into 2009.  I’m also happy that Rival Angels is the #1 wrestling webcomic and has grown in readership and awareness in the last 52 weeks.

Big love and thanks to Tracie, Justin, Keefe, the Wrecking Crew, Lora, MGC, Salazen, RDF, A Mouse, Jamie, JackAce, Coyote Lovely, Patric, ps2Kid, Jacob, Addison, Amanda, Jess, Trevor, DAJB, Dr. Shadow, MIB, Peipei, Dave R, Danny, Michelle, Bea, Adam B, bd, Ray, Jess and so many more.  Don’t be mad if I don’t have you on the list, just know that I appreciate each and every one of you.

Tallying up the hours, on average it takes me 24 hours a week to do three pages of Rival Angels.  It was less than 20 until Lora turned me on to this Scott McCloud book that preached the importance of backgrounds.  Grrr!! XD My stuff is much better for it so thank you Lora!  Of course, there’s the 8 hour inconvenience that I have five days a week but its what lets me get to do what I love, plus they have a tabloid size scanner.  Realistically, I’m sure the Mrs. would like to have some of that time back so I have to give her much thanks for supporting me in Rival Angels.  Justin has to get a shout out because I think I’ve got a daily email into him about some aspect of Rival Angels.  Help with dialogue or match progression or even getting him to write a chapter.  

I still do online gaming every Wednesday, still watch wrestling, football and must-see TV.  The only real thing that I’ve had to go without is console games.  We were going to get PS3 back in April but there wasn’t any real time to get into that.  I do hear Fables is the bomb, so I might have to clear some time for that.

I don’t want to spoil anything but I don’t mind handing out a few teasers for what’s to come in the new year:

-The first ever Rival Angels Television Champion.

-A chapter dedicated to Sun and her origins.

-Rival Angels ‘Slammy’ Awards!

-More of the fun, drama and excitement you’ve come to expect.

My New Years Resolutions for Rival Angels this year include growing the readership to the point of doing a proper print run, either in 30 page chunks or big ol 150 page graphic novels.  Any preference from you?  Improving the craft (writing, art, coloring) as well as keeping my update streak intact are high on that list too.  Any if you have any suggestions, comments or anything you’d like to see, I’d love to hear them.  Tonight, I ring in the New Year with a Lord Of The Rings movie marathon.  Dig it and Happy New Year!  I hope its the best one for everyone, ever.

One last thing, be sure to check out the latest Voting Incentive.

And now Sabrina Ultragirl Mancini! She’s ready to put the losses to Loretta behind her, she’s ready to take the next step and get herself into the TV tournament , all the while entertaining the fans and bringing them along for the ride.

I have to say that this is my favorite page ever.  Ever .  I’m so happy with how panel 1 and 3 turned out, that if I could hit that look and form consistently I’d be a very happy artist.  Plus, I had no idea how I was going to do the pyro in the second panel until I sat down to do it but I think it turned out well.  Unfortunately, the little sparks are kind of lost on the web but I’m hoping that they show up in print.

MGC made a couple of different entrance packages for Sabrina.  I’m not sure which one is better so let me know which one you prefer.

Either one is cool as hell to me.

As you can see, the fans are behind Sabrina and no matter what, we’re going to have one heck of a match up, starting next update!!  Don’t ya dare miss it!

She does the webcomic Legendary Beings Ara and Celi (or look at it on Drunkduck) so check it out especially if you’re a fan of manga-ish comics.  And, she’s not too many pages in so you can easily catch up on what’s going on.

 

VOTING INCENTIVE

For this next voting incentive I decided to use none other than the leader of the Hell’s Belles, Chloe DeSade!  Be sure to vote to check it out.
 

              

 

 

I know people have been wondering where the Hell’s Belles have been and so they make their return! Lounging in a private skybox no less, drinking wine and eating (or looking at) catered food. They certainly have some opinions, with certain emphasis on a certain Ultragirl. That, and the brief insight into Kat and Jennifer’s personal relationship.

It doesn’t look like Sabrina’s going to catch a break anytime soon, with the Television Tournament in front of her and the Hell’s Belles waiting for a shot to take her down. If nothing else though, the Hell’s Belles are looking to live up to their name.