Rival Angels is not about heaven and hell fighting each other. In fact there are no angels involved in the entire webcomic at all. What it is a webcomic about female wrestlers. It follows the story of Sabrina “Ultragirl” Mancini and her roommates who are all new professional wrestlers. Sabrina was fast-tracked to the professional leagues after only 10 weeks of being in the development league and that causes some tension between the girls.

Artwise Rival Angels is stunningly, with both characters and backgrounds drawn at a very high level. The standard you would expect if it was in print. Crowd characters when needed are all individuals, no generic blobs in the background, however most of the time the crowd is off camera to let focus be put on the wrestling action.

The story doesn’t just occur in the ring, out-of-ring action such as the roommates at home or on nights out makes the characters more believable as well as making the webcomic more interesting. The story is about how the roommates adjust to the professional circuit and the fact they all live in one room (which for no good reason only has two beds). This is not to say the fights aren’t enjoyable as the last storyline with all 4 of the roommates fighting each other was one of the best fight sequences I have ever read, and I read alot of webcomics and manga.

Overall Rival Angels is a worthwhile read, with good character dynamics and an interesting plot. The artwork is of a high standard throughout and as it is regularly updating, I find little to fault it about.

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