By Staff Reports (New York)- Lots of little girls love the cute, cuddly and colorful equine creatures featured in the cartoon series My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. Apparently, so do a shocking number of adult males. Director Brent Hodge and Executive Producer Morgan Spurlock explore this bizarre yet compelling phenomenon in the acclaimed A BRONY TALE, which, comes to […]
By Staff Reports Bestselling writer Antony Johnston (THE FUSE, Wasteland) and artist Christopher Mitten cast their spell once more as they return with the eagerly anticipated new story arc of UMBRAL in Book Two: “The Dark Path,” which begins with issue #7. Umbral #7 begins a new story arc that takes the tale’s unlikely heroes through the ‘Bulaswode’: a strange, […]
By Staff Reports Ryan Burton and John Bivens, debut creators who caught the eye of comics veteran J.H. Williams III (Sandman, Promethea, Batwoman) early on, bring to fruition an all-new ongoing series that blends elements of dark fantasy and action with mystery in DARK ENGINE. The project first came to Image Comics’ publisher, Eric Stephenson, with high praise from bestselling […]
By Nolan P. Smith “We got a bad ass over here…” Epic Rap Battle of History is back, and for me, this has to be the best yet!!! We have Bill Nye, the Science Guy, going toe to toe with a titan of scientific discovery, Sir Isaac Newton! [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yis7GzlXNM] With this episode, we are treated to two people known […]
By Staff Reports The biggest characters, the best stories, and the most iconic moments. Celebrate over seven decades of Marvel myth-making with September’s commemorative MARVEL 75TH ANNIVERSARY MAGAZINE, a fitting tribute to the storied history of the House of Ideas! Featuring a look back at the comics that started it all, and a look forward at the universe they spawned, […]
By Staff Reports The critically acclaimed videogame series Borderlands, begins an epic new canonical chapter this July in the original comic mini-series The Fall of Fyrestone, from IDW Publishing. Returning to the strange and deadly world of Pandora are Roland, Mordecai, Lilith, and Brick, who embark on an adventure as bizarre as the planet itself! Following the footsteps of IDW’s […]
By Staff Reports The Walking Dead Escape tickets for Petco Park in San Diego are now on sale! This event takes place right across the street from San Diego Comic-Con International on July 25th and 26th. Run, jump, crawl, and dodge the dead to see if you can survive the apocalypse! Or become one of the undead and stalk the […]
By Staff Reports Announced today at Special Edition: NYC Comic book convention: Devil’s Due Entertainment continues its trend of acquiring creator-owned properties as it signs Ashley M Witter (Interview with a Vampire: Claudia’s Story) and Ash Maczko to bring their long anticipated saga of Squarriors to the printed page. Squarriors features the story of a small group of animals surviving […]
By Nolan P. Smith This week marked the anniversary of one of television’s most beloved sitcoms even though it was only short-lived. This week, we celebrate the 25th anniversary of Nickelodeon’s Hey Dude. Hey Dude, though only having run for three seasons, left it’s mark on pop-culture and kids everywhere. The stories of the Bar None Dude Ranch and the […]
By Nolan P. Smith (Los Angeles)– This week, Los Angeles was once again taken over by the Electronic Entertainment Expo, also known as the E3 Expo. The E3 Expo is the main stage for companies to show off the newest video game, hardware, controllers, you name it, it’s there. Massive booths, live DJ’s, larger than life characters: it is what […]
By Nolan P. Smith E3 2014 is here! Day one was sensory overload, as every year is! The convention floor was a buzz from the plethora of titles shown. All the major and minor studios were on hand, with the elaborate booths that we have all come to know from E3. Which studio took the crown? That has yet to […]
Here comes another new podcast from Pastrami Nation! This time, the crew talk about Showtime’s hit show, Penny Dreadful, the new Batman, Star Wars and of course, the mother of video game conventions, the E3 Expo!!! Check it out!
By Nolan P. Smith This project is in the final 7 days! Make sure to check it out and back it, they are so close and this project deserves to be made!!! New stretch goals, new add ons, now is the time!!! Check it out on Kickstarter at: http://bit.ly/ksonthecoastofdreams. Dreams are something that so many of us question, examine, and […]
Fanboys across the world rejoice! The first pictures from the set of Star Wars Episode VII are here, courtesy of TMZ! Check out the mammoth beasts, hood figures, and what looks to be somewhere on the desert planet of Tatooine! These are just a few of the pics, head over to TMZ for all of them!!!
By Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)— The story of sleeping beauty is one everyone knows: the cursed slumber, the evil witch, true loves first kiss. Well, this is a totally different take on the classic tale, as we see what really happened to a fairy named Maleficent. Does this film spread its wings and become another Disney classic? I find […]
Pastrami Nation is giving away this full size, unpainted, Fiberglassed, wearable Ben Carmine helmet from Gears of War by Pastrami Nation’s own Jason R. Smith! Just like us on Facebook and stop by www.pastramination.com and leave a comment. As soon as we get to 500 likes on Facebook it will be given away! So click, share and let’s get to […]
By Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)— The X-Men franchise has had its ups and downs. With the first film, the world was introduced to Marvel Comic’s merry mutants, and the second one retained the momentum. Then came “X-Men: The Last Stand”, which seemingly buried the franchise with one film. With 2011’s “X-Men: First Class”, we got a new, younger cast […]
By Nolan P. Smith YES! Ben Templesmith, the man behind the visual side of 30 Days of Night, has returned to IDW with The Squidder! Templesmith has a one of a kind style: scratchy yet emotion packed. I have had the pleasure of meeting Templesmith on numerous occasions, and he is a class act! I even have a blank “Death […]
By Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)– Check out the latest issues, coming soon from the Art of Fiction! I have had a chance to check out some of their previous books, and they are amazing! Very cool short stories, visually stunning, make sure to check these out! Both prestige format books are available for direct purchase from Art of […]
By Staff Reports (Santa Monica, CA)–Anime fans can look forward to a very hot summer this year as Aniplex of America announced today on their “Aniplex Live Show” the English voice cast and the physical release details of the hit animated series KILL la KILL. Aniplex of America has confirmed that they will release KILL la KILL on both Blu-ray […]
Pastrami Nation is back with an all new podcast!!! This time, we talk about all things Star Wars! The Force is strong with this one, check it out, and check it out on iTunes!!!
By Staff Reports On the heels of their hit video “Walter White vs. Rick Grimes,” which has received more than 10 million views since its debut on May 5, “Epic Rap Battles of History” (ERB), Maker Studios’ record-breaking series is back with its eighth battle of the season: Goku vs. Superman, featuring special guest Ray William Johnson. This battle is […]
By Nolan P. Smith The rap battle you never wanted to see is pretty amazing! I don’t know how I missed this one: check out the epic rap battle between The Walking Dead’s Rick Grimes and Breaking Bad’s Walter White. Extremely well done, I couldn’t help but laugh!!! Created by Peter Shukoff (aka Nice Peter) and Lloyd Ahlquist (aka EpicLLOYD), […]
By Nolan P. Smith “I am Groot!” The second trailer for Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy is here, and it is amazing! The film, which follows a rag tag band of intergalactic misfits as they try to save the universe, has been questioned by many as the characters aren’t exactly Iron Man caliber. But this film is fully aware of […]
By Nolan P. Smith Pastrami Nation (Victorville, CA)– “I hate sequels.” That is what I always hear from friends, acquaintances and random strangers. But why? Sequels have the opportunity to ramp up the quality since the first film. They can learn and adapt from mistakes and build off of the character development set forth in the initial film. So, with […]
By Nolan P. Smith Pastrami Nation (Victorville, CA)– He is known far and away as the King of the Monsters. It is a title he has held onto since he crashed on the scene back in 1953. A heroic monster who took on all competition, defending humanity from threat after threat. But now, time might be his toughest enemy yet: […]
By Nolan P. Smith By now, everyone has probably seen the pic of Ben Affleck as Batman for the new Superman/Batman movie, as well as his Batmobile. Now, from what I have seen, the reactions are mixed: some absolutely love the look, and some say the ears are too short, or the suit isn’t original enough. What do I think? […]
By Staff Reports Award-winning publisher Archaia, an imprint of BOOM! Studios, is excited to announce the June debut of JIM HENSON’S THE DARK CRYSTAL: THE NOVELIZATION, the second in a planned series of three hardcovers that reprint the prose novel adaptations of fan-favorite Henson properties. The book follows the recent April release of JIM HENSON’S LABYRINTH: THE NOVELIZATION and will […]
By Nolan P. Smith Friday nights are about to get a bit creepier this fall. NBC has announced that Constantine will not only be coming this fall, but will be on Fridays, sharing the night with Grimm. What’s Constantine? Many have seen the film starring Keanu Reeves, but this focuses more on the source material: that being the Hellblazer comic […]
By Nolan P. Smith “Maybe we took this too far…” Those are the words from Headlights, the newest music video from Eminem and featuring Nate Ruess. The song is off of Em’s latest album, The Marshall Mathers LP 2 and is a departure from what we usually hear about in regards to his mom, Debbie Mathers. We get to hear […]