Steampunk Ariel Came to Life at WonderCon By Nolan P. Smith (Victorville) WonderCon, the massive comic book and pop culture convention, was a hit this past weekend, with costumes, or cosplay, around every turn. For Victorville resident Rebecca Rubio, she dove ‘Under the Sea’ and brought to life a cosplay inspired by Ariel from Disney’s The Little Mermaid, but with […]
Batman V Superman is a fan’s dream come true: here’s why By Nolan P. Smith (Originally published on High Desert Daily) (Victor Valley)– The time has come, and I can now say I have seen one of the most highly anticipated comic book inspired films of all time. With Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice, DC Entertainment placed the weight […]
The Rattler is a Non Stop Thriller in Sequential Art By Nolan P. Smith For Mature Readers (Victor Valley)– When I decided to finally check out The Rattler- I’ll admit, I didn’t really have a clue what the book was about. I had heard rumblings of it off the internet, and then I received word that Image Comics would be […]
Take a Bite Out of She Wolf from Image Comics By Staff Reports SHE WOLF, by fan-favorite cartoonist Rich Tommaso (DARK CORRIDOR) will lead the pack this June with a chilling, fever-dream mystery that will keep fans hooked from page one. A surreal exploration in horror, SHE WOLF follows a teenage girl who believes she’s been bitten by a savage […]
The latest from Magnetic Press, Golem, Hits Shelves This Week By Nolan P. Smith Thanks to Magnetic Press, check out a preview from their latest graphic novel, GOLEM, written & illustrated by LRNZ. What’s it about? Here’s the official word from Magnetic Press: Set in a future, post-Eurozone Italy, entrenched in a culture of hyper-capitalism, GOLEM follows young Steno Critone as he is […]
Part 1 of our coverage, including a look at WonderCon 2016 Cosplay, is here! By Nolan P. Smith Photos by Jason T. Smith WonderCon 2016 is taking place this weekend, having kicked off Friday and coming to an end on Easter Sunday, and that means WonderCon 2016 Cosplay coverage. The Pastrami Nation team headed out to the convention all day […]
Kurt Sutter, of Sons of Anarchy fame, brings Lucas Stand to Boom! Studios By Nolan P. Smith Boom! Studios announced that Kurt Sutter, creator of the mega hit television show Sons of Anarchy, will be creating a limited comic book series this June. Lucas Stand #1 will be releasing on June 1st, and will be written by Sutter and Caitlin […]
The Dark Knight versus the Man of Steel- Welcome to Batman V Superman By Nolan P. Smith (California)– DC Comics had made no secret that a lot is writing on Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice. Having some lackluster outings at the box office in the past (Green Lantern, Jonah Hex, Superman Returns), this film is poised to be the […]
By Nolan P. Smith Photos by Nolan P. Smith, Jason T. Smith, Jason R. Smith, and DimSumHottie WonderCon 2016 is now upon us. Starting Friday, March 25th and running through Easter Sunday, WonderCon brings the greatness of comic book conventions to Los Angeles. Tickets are still available at http://comic-con.org/wca, but only certain passes are still available, so if you want […]
We are back! After a short hiatus, the Pastrami Nation podcast is back! This time, we talk about the upcoming WonderCon, The Division, Daredevil Season 2, 10 Cloverfield Lane, and more! Check it out below! Don’t forget,
Alterna Comics Announces Make Mine INDIE By Nolan P. Smith Alterna Comics is bringing a digital catalog and magazine to spotlight indie comics with Make Mine INDIE! A free, quarterly digital publication, Make Mine Indie aims to unite print, digital, and web comics for comic shops and readers alike. Their goal? to highlight comic book creators and their works, regardless […]
VIZ Media to Release Yoshitaka Amano: Illustrations and the Art of Castle in the Sky (By Staff Reports)– VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest publisher, distributor and licensor of manga and anime in North America, excited fans this past weekend at Chicago’s premier pop culture and comics convention – C2E2 – as it announced a pair of notable new […]
Two New, Color Gradient Wireless Controllers are coming soon for the Xbox One: Copper Shadow and Dusk Shadow By Nolan P. Smith Xbox One fans, we are getting a couple more awesome wireless controllers, and soon! Xbox announced via their news-wire that two new, gradient colored controllers are on their way, and they look fantastic. The Dusk Shadow and Copper […]
Time to Regenerate as Doctor Who Returns to the Streaming World on This March on Amazon Prime By Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)– Fire up the TARDIS, because Doctor Who is coming back to streaming in North America, and its new home is Amazon Prime. This was announced today as Amazon and BBC Worldwide North America signed a multi-year content […]
Take a look back at the cosplayers of WonderCon 2014 By Nolan P. Smith Photos by Nolan P. Smith and Jason T. Smith Editor (Victor Valley)– WonderCon 2016 is this coming weekend to the Los Angeles Convention Center. As we get ready to attend the Comic Con International convention, we have been taking a look back at WonderCon of years […]
Millar and Albuquerque’s Huck goes full-speed ahead with issue #5 By Nolan P. Smith Editor It’s no secret: I am a huge fan of Mark Millar and Rafael Albuquerque’s Huck from Image Comics. With issue #5, our hero is in the most unwelcome of situations, as he and his mother have been taken by someone who pretended to be Huck’s […]
Jim Henson’s The Storyteller: Dragons Releases Its Swan Song By Nolan P. Smith Editor (Victor Valley)– With the fourth issue, the mini series of Jim Henson’s The Storyteller: Dragons comes to an end, and does so in spectacular fashion. For this installment, we journey to feudal Japan to see a young warrior risk her life to battle a dragon who […]
By Nolan P. Smith (Originally ran on High Desert Daily) Next week is a busy week for comic book fans- first, we get a movie we have all been clamoring for since we read a comic, and then we have a mega gathering of all things pop. First, let’s start with Superman V Batman: Dawn of Justice. The Zack Snyder […]
Magnetic Press ushers in a heatwave of releases for the summer (Staff Reports)– Just ahead their hometown convention C2E2, Magnetic Press announces four new graphic novels as part of their June through August 2016 summer publishing lineup. WARSHIP JOLLY ROGER by Sylvain Runberg & Miquel Montllo, LOVE: THE LION by Federico Bertolluci & Frédéric Brrémaud, HUGO BROYLER by Mike Kennedy & Francisco Velasco, and RE-PRO-DUCT by Austin Wilson & Logan Faerber! LOVE: […]
An Immortal and a Marksman Walk Into a Bag- Welcome to A&A: Archer & Armstrong #1 By Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)—The most unusual duo in comics is back, and for their most bizarre adventure yet. One’s an immortal that has been drinking his way through the past 7,000 years, the other is a sheltered martial artists raised to destroy […]
Check out the WonderCon Cosplay of 2012 in this special throwback edition! By Nolan P. Smith WonderCon, one of the premiere comic book conventions in Southern California, is incoming fast, as it takes over the Los Angeles Convention Center from March 25-27th. Since coming to So Cal, the con has been a hit with fans- from comic book enthusiasts, pop […]
Tokyo Ghost mesmerizes while showing that technology is like a drug By Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)—Post apocalyptic tales are something writer Rick Remender knows a lot about. The man has written some of the absolute best books when it comes to bleak outlooks, like two of his current series, Devolution and Tokyo Ghost, which is now collected as a […]
Mezolith Vol.1 is Stone Age Greatness from Boom! Studios/Archaia By Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)— Boom! Studios and their Archaia imprint has been known for brining amazingly high quality, foreign projects to the United States. With Mezolith, we are treated to a world 10,000 years ago, in a world of full of danger, mysticism and above all, finding one’s path […]
The highly anticipated second issue for Black Mask’s Clandestino Drops This Week (By Staff Reports)– Sex, guns, and revolution return next week in CLANDESTINO #2. Written, drawn, colored, and lettered by Chilean born artist Amancay Nahuelpan, this book is the culmination of 7 years of work. The resulting story of a quiet man forced into the role of reluctant revolutionary for his […]
4001 A.D. Brings Rai Back to the Forefront of the Valiant Universe (By Staff Reports)– Valiant’s acclaimed series returns this May to join the summer’s blockbuster crossover event with AN ALL-NEW JUMPING-ON POINT revealing the untold origin of New Japan and its original protector – the very first Rai! Valiant is proud to present an advance preview of RAI #13 – […]
Round One Begins in Captain America: Civil War By Nolan P. Smith Whoa. For those that haven’t seen it, the new Captain America- Civil War trailer is out, and it has a cameo by a certain, classic costumed webslinger. The latest trailer has dropped and has not disappointed. The trailer is below if you haven’t seen it yet. Here’s my […]
By Nolan P. Smith It is time once again for us to delve into the world of crowdfunding as we see what projects steal the spotlight on Kickstarter with Let’s Kickstart This! This time, we look at a hardcover collection of a series that has caught fire in popularity since its release: I bring to you, Squarriors. Squirrel warriors, fighting […]
Self Obsessed Hits the Web March 22nd Cartoonist Sina Grace will debut a web series based on his 2015 Image Comics graphic novel SELF-OBSESSED on Tuesday, March 22, 2016. Directed by friend and longtime collaborator on the hit comic series BURN THE ORPHANAGE, Daniel Freedman (Undying Love), SELF-OBSESSED is a comedic look at the life of a gay LA-based cartoonist who […]
Superstar Creators Launch Empress This April! This April, two of the biggest names in comics join forces to bring you a brand-new sci-fi adventure unlike any other! Mark Millar (Kick-Ass, Kingsman: The Secret Service) teams with Stuart Immonen (Star Wars, All-New X-Men) to bring you EMPRESS #1 – a brand new series launching as part of Marvel’s creator-owned ICON imprint. […]
Lumberjanes Gotham Academy Marks Historic First Ever Partnership with Boom! Studios and DC Comics (By Staff Reports)– Today, BOOM! Box, an imprint of BOOM! Studios, and DC Comics announced a Lumberjanes Gotham Academy crossover limited series, debuting in June. The announcement was made on The Village Voice. The six-issue series will be written by Chynna Clugston-Flores (Blue Monday) and illustrated […]