IT’S A GIRL! Happy I can finally shout it from the rooftops, but couldn’t resist revealing it at Comicon where I’d coincidentally be exactly as far along (4 months) as my character “Mom” is in my new graphic novel “Expecting the Unexpected” (So technically I finally got to cosplay at Comicon 😜) a story I’ve been obsessing over for the last 5 years since first trying to get pregnant with Pō as a way process the anxiety that comes with accepting the task of guiding an innocent child through a hostile world. A martial arts romantic comedy – In the story, Mom and Hapa (me and @travisbrownemma obviously lol) are two wanted assassins with an unwanted pregnancy who discover giving life is harder than taking it. I would love to keep writing these as our family continues to grow, but it’s only possible with the support of others. Please check the link in my bio to reserve a @kickstarter exclusive copy 🙏🏼❤️
IT’S A GIRL! Happy I can finally shout it from the rooftops, but couldn’t resist revealing it at Comicon where I’d coincidentally be exactly as far along (4 months) as my character “Mom” is in my new graphic novel “Expecting the Unexpected” (So technically I finally got to cosplay at Comicon 😜) a story I’ve been obsessing over for the last 5 years since first trying to get pregnant with Pō as a way process the anxiety that comes with accepting the task of guiding an innocent child through a hostile world. A martial arts romantic comedy – In the story, Mom and Hapa (me and @travisbrownemma obviously lol) are two wanted assassins with an unwanted pregnancy who discover giving life is harder than taking it. I would love to keep writing these as our family continues to grow, but it’s only possible with the support of others. Please check the link in my bio to reserve a @kickstarter exclusive copy 🙏🏼❤️
IT’S A GIRL! Happy I can finally shout it from the rooftops, but couldn’t resist revealing it at Comicon where I’d coincidentally be exactly as far along (4 months) as my character “Mom” is in my new graphic novel “Expecting the Unexpected” (So technically I finally got to cosplay at Comicon 😜) a story I’ve been obsessing over for the last 5 years since first trying to get pregnant with Pō as a way process the anxiety that comes with accepting the task of guiding an innocent child through a hostile world. A martial arts romantic comedy – In the story, Mom and Hapa (me and @travisbrownemma obviously lol) are two wanted assassins with an unwanted pregnancy who discover giving life is harder than taking it. I would love to keep writing these as our family continues to grow, but it’s only possible with the support of others. Please check the link in my bio to reserve a @kickstarter exclusive copy 🙏🏼❤️
What if Seth Rogan and Kathrine Heigl were saddled with in unwanted pregnancy- while everyone was out to kill them? What happened after Beatrice Kiddo found out she was pregnant while on the run from Bill? What if John Wick was fending off hoards of assassins while just trying to go about his daily life AND had to pee every five minutes -cause he was pregnant! (okay that scenario is impossible, but you get what I mean) My debut “Expecting the Unexpected” explores all these possibilities and the difficult choices they offer wrapped in humor, romance, martial arts and homage to the greatest action films of all time. Written as a way to cope with my own anxieties of becoming a mother for the first time “Mom” – my imaginary professional killer alter ego -must answer a question every new mother faces “Am I capable of raising a child in a hostile world?” To follow her journey finding the answer check the link in my bio to reserve a @kickstarter exclusive copy – we ship worldwide! Hopefully this book is the first of many and this first issue will be worth a lot someday (think of it as my comics rookie card! My @strikeforce rookie card is worth something like 10k these days, just sayin’ 😜)
Get a private mma lesson from me and @travisbrownemma – limited to 10 people! Check the link in my bio, back our Expecting the Unexpected graphic novel kickstarter and choose the private lesson add on. If you’re a beginner, a teacher, a fighter, we’ll be open books and will teach you anything you want to learn. Wanna learn the intricacies of my armbar? This is your chance! Wanna learn how to do the “Travis Browne elbows against the cage” just ask! Check the link in my bio and reserve a spot while they’re still available!
Get a private mma lesson from me and @travisbrownemma – limited to 10 people! Check the link in my bio, back our Expecting the Unexpected graphic novel kickstarter and choose the private lesson add on. If you’re a beginner, a teacher, a fighter, we’ll be open books and will teach you anything you want to learn. Wanna learn the intricacies of my armbar? This is your chance! Wanna learn how to do the “Travis Browne elbows against the cage” just ask! Check the link in my bio and reserve a spot while they’re still available!
This is the last day you can back the #ExpectingtheUnexpected graphic novel @kickstarter and receive this limited #RAHZZAH poster for free with any physical purchase! Opposite of superhuman “Mom” is super humanized in the romantic comedy martial art adventure where she and her baby daddy “Hapa” are trying to navigate the perils of pregnancy in a hostile world that’s literally out to kill them. Writing this over the last 5 years has been an obsession I’m so excited to finally be able to share it with the world. Check the link in my bio to reserve your @kickstarter exclusive copy – we ship world wide!
AAHHH!!! Our @kickstarter is live! (Link in bio) My inner nerd is screaming! @davebautista just hosted our Comicon panel for the graphic novel I wrote #ExpectingTheUnexpected drawn by Eisner winner @mikedeodato and edited by former marvel editor in chief now head of @awastudiosofficial Axel Alonso! Thank you @davebautista for carving out the time and volunteering to star in the film adaptation without even reading it 😆 check the link in bio to get your @kickstarter exclusive copy!
AAHHH!!! Our @kickstarter is live! (Link in bio) My inner nerd is screaming! @davebautista just hosted our Comicon panel for the graphic novel I wrote #ExpectingTheUnexpected drawn by Eisner winner @mikedeodato and edited by former marvel editor in chief now head of @awastudiosofficial Axel Alonso! Thank you @davebautista for carving out the time and volunteering to star in the film adaptation without even reading it 😆 check the link in bio to get your @kickstarter exclusive copy!
AAHHH!!! Our @kickstarter is live! (Link in bio) My inner nerd is screaming! @davebautista just hosted our Comicon panel for the graphic novel I wrote #ExpectingTheUnexpected drawn by Eisner winner @mikedeodato and edited by former marvel editor in chief now head of @awastudiosofficial Axel Alonso! Thank you @davebautista for carving out the time and volunteering to star in the film adaptation without even reading it 😆 check the link in bio to get your @kickstarter exclusive copy!
AAHHH!!! Our @kickstarter is live! (Link in bio) My inner nerd is screaming! @davebautista just hosted our Comicon panel for the graphic novel I wrote #ExpectingTheUnexpected drawn by Eisner winner @mikedeodato and edited by former marvel editor in chief now head of @awastudiosofficial Axel Alonso! Thank you @davebautista for carving out the time and volunteering to star in the film adaptation without even reading it 😆 check the link in bio to get your @kickstarter exclusive copy!
AAHHH!!! Our @kickstarter is live! (Link in bio) My inner nerd is screaming! @davebautista just hosted our Comicon panel for the graphic novel I wrote #ExpectingTheUnexpected drawn by Eisner winner @mikedeodato and edited by former marvel editor in chief now head of @awastudiosofficial Axel Alonso! Thank you @davebautista for carving out the time and volunteering to star in the film adaptation without even reading it 😆 check the link in bio to get your @kickstarter exclusive copy!
AAHHH!!! Our @kickstarter is live! (Link in bio) My inner nerd is screaming! @davebautista just hosted our Comicon panel for the graphic novel I wrote #ExpectingTheUnexpected drawn by Eisner winner @mikedeodato and edited by former marvel editor in chief now head of @awastudiosofficial Axel Alonso! Thank you @davebautista for carving out the time and volunteering to star in the film adaptation without even reading it 😆 check the link in bio to get your @kickstarter exclusive copy!
Ronda Rousey, creator of AWA graphic novel Expecting the Unexpected, just revealed the gender of her baby to ComicBook at #ComicCon! Link in our bio to read more!
Five years ago when @paulheyman challenged me to stop passively waiting for opportunities and to write my own story, #Expecting the Unexpected” was born. What started as a first draft written in an unexpected 11 hour writing binge has evolved over the last half decade into a graphic novel that attacks fight choreography in comics in ways never seen before. Written, choreographed and preformed by myself, brought to life on the page by Eisner and Ringo award winning artist (and martial artist) @mikedeodato and edited by former marvel editor in chief and @awastudiosofficial ‘s own Axel Alonso – is the martial arts romantic comedy I never knew was inside of me until the wise man himself encouraged me to let it out. Our kickstarter for the project starts soon so please check the link in my bio to sign up for updates to be the first to know when it launches so you can get your hands on special editions exclusive to our kickstarter. Thank you to everyone who believes in and supports this new labor of love 🙏🏼❤️
Five years ago when @paulheyman challenged me to stop passively waiting for opportunities and to write my own story, #Expecting the Unexpected” was born. What started as a first draft written in an unexpected 11 hour writing binge has evolved over the last half decade into a graphic novel that attacks fight choreography in comics in ways never seen before. Written, choreographed and preformed by myself, brought to life on the page by Eisner and Ringo award winning artist (and martial artist) @mikedeodato and edited by former marvel editor in chief and @awastudiosofficial ‘s own Axel Alonso – is the martial arts romantic comedy I never knew was inside of me until the wise man himself encouraged me to let it out. Our kickstarter for the project starts soon so please check the link in my bio to sign up for updates to be the first to know when it launches so you can get your hands on special editions exclusive to our kickstarter. Thank you to everyone who believes in and supports this new labor of love 🙏🏼❤️
Five years ago when @paulheyman challenged me to stop passively waiting for opportunities and to write my own story, #Expecting the Unexpected” was born. What started as a first draft written in an unexpected 11 hour writing binge has evolved over the last half decade into a graphic novel that attacks fight choreography in comics in ways never seen before. Written, choreographed and preformed by myself, brought to life on the page by Eisner and Ringo award winning artist (and martial artist) @mikedeodato and edited by former marvel editor in chief and @awastudiosofficial ‘s own Axel Alonso – is the martial arts romantic comedy I never knew was inside of me until the wise man himself encouraged me to let it out. Our kickstarter for the project starts soon so please check the link in my bio to sign up for updates to be the first to know when it launches so you can get your hands on special editions exclusive to our kickstarter. Thank you to everyone who believes in and supports this new labor of love 🙏🏼❤️
Five years ago when @paulheyman challenged me to stop passively waiting for opportunities and to write my own story, #Expecting the Unexpected” was born. What started as a first draft written in an unexpected 11 hour writing binge has evolved over the last half decade into a graphic novel that attacks fight choreography in comics in ways never seen before. Written, choreographed and preformed by myself, brought to life on the page by Eisner and Ringo award winning artist (and martial artist) @mikedeodato and edited by former marvel editor in chief and @awastudiosofficial ‘s own Axel Alonso – is the martial arts romantic comedy I never knew was inside of me until the wise man himself encouraged me to let it out. Our kickstarter for the project starts soon so please check the link in my bio to sign up for updates to be the first to know when it launches so you can get your hands on special editions exclusive to our kickstarter. Thank you to everyone who believes in and supports this new labor of love 🙏🏼❤️
Five years ago when @paulheyman challenged me to stop passively waiting for opportunities and to write my own story, #Expecting the Unexpected” was born. What started as a first draft written in an unexpected 11 hour writing binge has evolved over the last half decade into a graphic novel that attacks fight choreography in comics in ways never seen before. Written, choreographed and preformed by myself, brought to life on the page by Eisner and Ringo award winning artist (and martial artist) @mikedeodato and edited by former marvel editor in chief and @awastudiosofficial ‘s own Axel Alonso – is the martial arts romantic comedy I never knew was inside of me until the wise man himself encouraged me to let it out. Our kickstarter for the project starts soon so please check the link in my bio to sign up for updates to be the first to know when it launches so you can get your hands on special editions exclusive to our kickstarter. Thank you to everyone who believes in and supports this new labor of love 🙏🏼❤️
I’ve always wanted to go to San Diego comicon – can’t believe this is real! So excited to announce @davebautista is going to be moderating our panel for #ExpectingTheUnexpected written by myself, drawn by Eisner and Ringo award winning artist @mikedeodato and edited by former marvel editor and chief and fearless leader of @awastudiosofficial Axel Alonso! Looking forward to gushing all about this project on JULY 25th – see you there!!
I’ve always wanted to go to San Diego comicon – can’t believe this is real! So excited to announce @davebautista is going to be moderating our panel for #ExpectingTheUnexpected written by myself, drawn by Eisner and Ringo award winning artist @mikedeodato and edited by former marvel editor and chief and fearless leader of @awastudiosofficial Axel Alonso! Looking forward to gushing all about this project on JULY 25th – see you there!!
I’ve always wanted to go to San Diego comicon – can’t believe this is real! So excited to announce @davebautista is going to be moderating our panel for #ExpectingTheUnexpected written by myself, drawn by Eisner and Ringo award winning artist @mikedeodato and edited by former marvel editor and chief and fearless leader of @awastudiosofficial Axel Alonso! Looking forward to gushing all about this project on JULY 25th – see you there!!
Great article in @latimes by @chewkiii thank you for the time and support for #ExpectingTheUnexpected my debut graphic novel! Check the link in my bio to sign up for updates so you’ll be the first to know when our kickstarter launches to get your hand on special editions, the chance to be drawn in as an assassin by @mikedeodato and so much more!
“I felt like I had to tell this story, because EXPECTING THE UNEXPECTED pulls from the most important parts of my life: motherhood, my career as a fighter, and fun action movies,” said Ronda Rousey. “I knew I needed an artist who understood how to translate my fighting from real life to graphic novel artwork, so it’s been truly gratifying watching Mike Deodato bring this story to life. I’m so excited to work with AWA and share my very first graphic novel with the world and I hope comic fans will enjoy this adventure.” EXPECTING THE UNEXPECTED sets a new bar for the authenticity of fight scenes through a unique creative process developed by @rondarousey (in her graphic fiction writing debut), @MikeDeodato, and AWA. It launches on @Kickstarter with AWA in late July. This new graphic novel will feature Kickstarter exclusives and include premium, tiered rewards for the biggest Ronda Rousey fans. Sign up to be notified when the campaign is live via our link in bio. #rondarousey #kickstarter #expectingtheunexpected #graphicnovel #originalstories #WWE #UFC
