Huck #6 Review: It Takes a Hero

Huck reaches it’s finale with a bang By Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)—One of the most interesting and entertaining series comes to a close this week as Huck #6 hit stores this Wednesday. Mark Millar and Rafael Albuquerque’s story of an unlikely superhero reaches its finale, with explosions and closure to boot. This issue sees Huck and his super powered […]

Magnetic Press Earth Day Fundraiser for World Wildlife Fund

Magnetic Press Wants You to Love the Planet This Earth Day (By Staff Reports)– This Earth Day weekend, Magnetic Press and the creators of the Eisner Award nominated LOVE wildlife graphic novel series, Federico Bertolucci & Frédéric Brrémaud, are holding a three day long #LoveThePlanet fundraising sale and social media competition for the World Wildlife Federation. From 12:01AM Friday morning to 11:59PM Sunday Night  (4/22 – 4/24), Magnetic […]

Image Comics Announces 18 Nominations for the Eisners

Invincible, Chrononauts, Monstress and More Lead Eisners Nominations for Image Comics (By Nolan P. Smith)– It is that time of the year again: Eisner season! Comic-Con International announced the nominations for the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards 2016 this morning and Image Comics has announced that 18 nominations come from their awesome variety of books.  Fourteen nominations were for books […]

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #2 Review

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #2 continues the nostalgic momentum By Kevin Hoskinson Contributing Guest Reviewer High school angst and teenage drama is front and center. Billy, like all awkward teens, is trying to figure out where he fits in with the world, particularly with the Power Rangers in general. While they all have the skills to fight, his skill is […]

Moon Knight #1 Review

Marvel’s Moon Knight fights for his sanity with debut issue By Nolan P. Smith Before I start this review, I should let you in on a secret- I have been a fan of Moon Knight for a very long time. Strong Batman comparisons aside, I always loved the design of the character, as well as how off the wall the […]

The Unbelievable Gwenpool #1 Review

Gwenpool Makes a Splash in Debut Issue By Nolan P. Smith Deadpool-mania has been running wild for years now, and with the hit film that dropped in February, his popularity is growing by the day. So when it came time for a month full of variants honoring the long departed Spider-Man character Gwen Stacy, artists created her in the vision […]

Comic Book to TV: The Walking Dead Negan Debut

Negan Debut is Frightening Similar to Comic Book Counterpart By Nolan P. Smith When Negan made his debut on the hit AMC show The Walking Dead, he did so with impact. Jeffery Dean Morgan brought the most infamous villain from the The Walking Dead comics to the small screen, and left the internet buzzing. But how true to the comics […]

Batman: The Killing Joke Lands an R-Rating, to Debut at San Diego Comic Con

Batman: The Killing Joke remains faithful to its comic book roots, first animated DC film to receive “R” rating By Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)– Smile! Warner Bros. Home Entertainment is making history with the controversial animated film, Batman: The Killing Joke. For the first time in the nine-year history of the DC Universe Original Movie franchise, a film is […]

The Jungle Book Review

The Jungle Book remains the King of the Jungle By Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)— When it was announced that Jon Favreau, the director that brought Iron Man to the big screen, would be tackling a live action version of Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book, I imagine many were in the state I was in: excited and nervous at the […]

From the Co-Writer of “MAD MAX: FURY ROAD” Comes “DREAM GANG”

Dark Horse Brings Dream Gang to Reality (By Staff Reports)– Dark Horse Comics announces the release of Brendan McCarthy’s psychedelic comics opus Dream Gang. Collecting the story originally published in Dark Horse Presents, Dream Gang represents veteran comics creator Brendan McCarthy at his finest. “Dream Gang is a story that takes place in dreams entirely,” says McCarthy. “It is the […]

Bluefin Announces New Exclusive Partners: Iron Studios and Blitzway

Bluefin To Carry Highly Detailed Limited Edition 1/4, 1/6 and 1/10 Statues And Fully Poseable Figures By New Brand Partners For Batman vs. Superman, Rocky II, Fight Club And More! (By Staff Reports)– Bluefin, the leading North American distributor of toys, collectibles, and hobby merchandise from Japan, Hong Kong and more, has announced that it has become the exclusive North […]

The Doctor Strange Trailer is Here!

Trailer and Movie Poster for Marvel’s Doctor Strange Hits the Internet, Hits Theaters November 4th, 2016 By Nolan P. Smith November is going to get mystical as Marvel’ Doctor Strange hits theaters! Starring Benedict Cumberbatch as Stephen Strange, the Sorcerer Supreme makes his big screen debut, and by the look of the trailer, we are in for a ride. The […]

Love: The Lion Extended Preview + Love series wins Gold at Indie Book Awards

Love: The Lion Hits This June from Magnetic Press, Check Out a Preview (By Staff Reports)– Magnetic Press is thrilled to release a 6 page preview of the forthcoming graphic novel LOVE: THE LION, illustrated by Federico Bertolucci and written by Frédéric Brrémaud.  LOVE: THE LION is the third volume in the internationally renown LOVE series of silent, all-ages graphic novels that explore genuine natural behavior through the […]

Grizzly Shark #1 Review: The Horror, Oh, the Horror!

Grizzly Shark #1: Now in terrifying full color! By Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)—Back in 2010, Ryan Ottley (Invincible) and Jason Howard (Astounding Wolf Man) released a book at Image called Sea Bear & Grizzly Shark- mixing up the two beasts, with the shark stalking the woodlands and the bear being a terror of the sea. It was a one […]

Star Wars: Poe Dameron #1 Review

Poe Dameron #1 takes us on a journey before The Force Awakens with everyone’s favorite X-Wing pilot By Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)—In Star Wars: The Force Awakens, one of the breakout characters has to be Poe Dameron. The hotshot X-Wing pilot and member of the Resistance instantly became a fan favorite. Now, thanks to Marvel Comics, Poe has his […]

Gold Key: Alliance #1 Review

Gold Key Alliance Brings Key Characters to the Modern Age By Nolan P. Smith The Gold Key characters are some of the most iconic characters to grace the four-color page. Turok- the dinosaur hunter, Solar- man of the atom, Magnus- the robot fighter, the mighty Samson- these are characters that have been around for a long time, and throughout different […]

Empress #1 Review: All Hail to the Queen

Empress #1 sets the stage for some Sci-Fi family issues By Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)—Mark Millar has given the world a diverse library of comics to enjoy: from the ultra violent Kingsman: The Secret Service, to the time traveling Chrononauts and the feel good series Huck, his series vary into so many genres. Now, with Empress from Marvel’s Icon […]

Ninjak #14 Review- Burn Notice

Ninjak #14 is non stop action in this perfect jumping on point Review by Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)—With this issue of Ninjak, Valiant Entertainment provides an excellent jumping on point for readers as the latest storyline, The Siege of King’s Castle, kicks off. For those that don’t know, Colin King, better known as Ninjak, is one of the most […]

Rough Riders #1 Review: That’s How Rough Riders Roll

Rough Riders assembles a historic, action packed romp through the end of the 1800’s By Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)—Super teams are all the rage right now- with movies based on the Avengers having ruled the box office and a looming Justice League flick on the horizon, who doesn’t love to see heroes come together to combat evil and, in […]

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Deviations Review

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Deviations Makes an Interesting Alternate Tale By Nolan P. Smith They are one of the most popular quartets in pop culture- from various animated series, comic books, video games, feature films and more- everyone has heard of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The four turtle brothers and their sensei/father Splinter have fought against the Shredder and […]

Dark Horse Celebrates Moebius 60th Anniversary

Dark Horse Announces Plans for Moebius Library at ECCC (By Staff Reports)– Dark Horse Comics in partnership with Moebius Production in France is proud to reveal the first several volumes in the forthcoming Moebius Library, beginning with The World of Edena. 2016 represents not only Dark Horse Comics’ 30th anniversary, but also Moebius’s 60th anniversary of his very first published […]

Guillermo del Toro’s TROLLHUNTERS from DreamWorks on Netflix in 2016

del Toro’s Trollhunters heads to Netflix (By Staff Reports)– Just released this morning with the news of Guillermo del Toro’s Masterclass at Annecy, a new sneak peek at Guillermo del Toro’s Netflix Original Series TROLLHUNTERS from DreamWorks debuting later this year. DreamWorks TROLLHUNTERS will unleash a new, fantastical world wrapped around the residents of the fictional suburb of Arcadia who make […]

April 2016 Image Expo Announcements Revealed

Image Comics Announces an Array of New Titles at the Image Expo (By Staff Reports)– Today at the Showbox Market Theater in Seattle, Washington, Image Comics kicked-off Emerald City Comicon with IMAGE EXPO and a slew of exciting creator-owned announcements that set the comics and entertainment industry abuzz. Image Comics revealed the following creator-owned projects set to launch in the […]

Image Comics at Emerald City Comicon

Image Comics Brings Exclusives to Emerald City Comicon (By Staff Reports) Image Comics is pleased to return to Seattle this year for Emerald City Comicon on Thursday, April 7 through Sunday, April 10. LIMITED IMAGE EXPO VARIANTS SOLD AT THE IMAGE BOOTH (#316): BLACK ROAD #1 by Brian Wood and Garry Brown, cover art by Garry Brown THE FIX #1 […]

Win a Trip the San Diego Comic Con!

Missed Out on Tickets for the San Diego Comic Con? Here’s Your Chance! (By Staff Reports)– Have you ever wanted to attend the greatest pop culture event in the world? Well, Dark Horse Comics is now giving you the chance to party in style at San Diego Comic Con! To celebrate Dark Horse Comics’ thirtieth anniversary, we are offering a […]

WonderCon 2016- The Coverage Continues

From Supergirl, a certain Radar Tech and everyone’s favorite Wookie, check out more cosplay from WonderCon 2016 By MrandMrsSmith All photos by Jason R. Smith WonderCon may be over, but the cosplay coverage continues to flow! From Supergirl to Matt the Radar Tech, Wondercon had some amazing cosplays! Check out some of the very best we saw in Los Angeles! […]