The Worlds of Pro-Wrestling and Family Business Collide This April in HARD STYLE JUICE

Comixology Originals Presents A Hard-Hitting, Pro-Wrestling Crime Comic Book Series By Writer Clay McCormack and Artist Ricardo López-Ortiz

The worlds of pro-wrestling and family crime drama collide in Hard Style Juice!, a new comic book series from writer Clay McCormack (Batman White Knight Presents: Red Hood, Redline, Poser) artist Ricardo López-Ortiz (The Flash: The Fastest Man Alive #1, Black Panther vs Deadpool). This hard-hitting crime series features colors by Heather Moore and lettering by AW’s DC Hopkins, with edits by Jasmine Amiri. Hard Style Juice! enters the ring on April 16, 2024, from Amazon’s Comixology Originals exclusive digital content line.

Wrestling is big business in arenas across the country, and for the Castros, it’s the family business. "King" Castro is the patriarch of the family, he’s also the manager, booker, promotor, MC, and owner of the local independent wrestling promotion KCPW. His daughter, Ramonita "Mona" Castro, has dreams of going to business school but also has a penchant for wrestling. And his son, Rey Castro, is the star. A real showman, Rey is known as the "King of the Death Match," and he's on the verge of getting a contract to go pro.

But when a shocking in-ring death occurs, it sends the family spiraling out of control, and down the path of revenge as one big question looms: Was it an accident or was it murder?

"Pro-wrestling and comic books have always felt like two sides of the same coin for me, so combining the two was a no-brainer," says writer Clay McCormack. “Hard Style Juice! is a crime drama, but instead of organized crime the family is dedicated to the glitz and spectacle of professional wrestling."

“Hard Style Juice! is the underdog sports story I’ve always wanted to tell,” says artist Ricardo López-Ortiz. “I’m bringing all the high-octane energy and fluid motion you’d expect from a comic with the title Hard Style Juice!”

Wrestling built the Castro family, and now it’s about to tear it apart. The 5-part Comixology Originals series Hard Style Juice! makes its entrance this April.