June 30, 2013

‘The Thrilling Adventure Hour’ Art Exhibit Opens at the Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco

(San Francisco, CA) – The Cartoon Art Museum, The WorkJuice Corporation, Quixotic Transmedia, and Archaia Entertainment are pleased to present artwork from the much-anticipated The Thrilling Adventure Hour graphic novel at the Cartoon Art Museum from June 29 – October 20, 2013. Featuring artwork from all 10 stories, the Thrilling Adventure Hour graphic novel explores brand-new material from series creators Ben Acker & Ben […]

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June 26, 2013

Pastrami Flick Review: This is the End

By Nolan P. Smith-Pastrami Nation (Victorville)— Seth Rogen has brought the world some of the best in rated-R comedies. Superbad, Pineapple Express: they are among some of the best comedies to hit theaters in years. Rogen and his usual suspects have brought about laughs for years. This time, they bring about the end of the world playing the toughest roles […]

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June 26, 2013

Pastrami Flick Review: Monsters University

By Nolan P. Smith-Pastrami Nation (Victorville)— In 2001, Pixar unleashed a powerful, amazing animation called Monsters, Inc. It was different, it was fun, and it had heart. In those years, Pixar has cemented itself as a master of meaningful animations, with Brave, Cars, Wall-E, and many more to their credits. Now, Disney/Pixar brings the world a sequel many have been […]

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June 26, 2013

Spawn Creator Todd McFarlane Added To Fan Expo Canada Line-up

(TORONTO, ON)– Todd McFarlane, McFarlane Toys founder and Spawn Creator, comes to Fan Expo Canada™, hitting the Metro Toronto Convention Centre from August 22-25, to launch his company’s newest Ubisoft figures and toys. As previously announced, McFarlane Toys will create a wide range of products, including figures, statues, playsets and novelty toys based on the successful Assassin’s Creed® franchise and […]

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June 26, 2013

Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Releases Authoritative Manga Guide for Librarians and Educators with Dark Horse!

(New York, NY)—This summer, Dark Horse is proud to publish CBLDF Presents Manga: Introduction, Challenges, and Best Practices, an authoritative yet accessible handbook designed to help librarians, educators, and parents navigate the vast and popular field of manga. Prepared by the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting the freedom to read, CBLDF Presents Manga provides […]

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June 24, 2013

Boom! Studios Acquires Archaia

(Los Angeles) – BOOM! Studios, the Eisner and Harvey Award-winning comic book and graphic novel publisher and two-time winner of Diamond Comics Distributors’ prestigious “Best Publisher” Gem Award, has merged with Eisner and Harvey Award-winning Archaia Entertainment, the publisher of graphic novels including Mouse Guard, A Tale of Sand, Rust, Spera, Cowboy, and Gunnerkrigg Court. BOOM! Studios will be the […]

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June 22, 2013

Warner Bros. Television Group Descends Upon Comic-Con International: San Diego 2013 With Teleporters, Super Heroes, Vampires, Androids and More!

(Burbank)– Warner Bros. Television Group (WBTVG) returns to Comic-Con International: San Diego, the world’s leading pop-culture convention, next month with 17 series, including 10 returning fan-favorite shows and seven programs making their Comic-Con debut. Comic-Con-favorite stars such as The Following’s Kevin Bacon; Arrow’s Stephen Amell; The Vampire Diaries’ Paul Wesley, Nina Dobrev and Ian Somerhalder (Lost); Supernatural’s Jared Padalecki and […]

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June 22, 2013

Hit Action Anime Series Comes To The Nation’s Largest Anime Convention With Exclusive Episodes Premiere And Appearances by Special Guest KANAME☆ And English-Language Cast

(San Francisco)– VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest distributor and licensor of anime and manga in North America, celebrates the action and kinetic storyline of one of its newest anime properties – K – at the 2013 Anime Expo, taking place July 4th–7th at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, CA. Now celebrating its 22nd consecutive year, […]

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June 20, 2013

Jolley Resurrects Bloodhound At Dark Horse With Crowbar Medicine

(Milwaukie, OR)– Dark Horse Comics is thrilled to announce the long-awaited return of the beloved series Bloodhound, from writer Dan Jolley (Prototype 2) and artist Leonard Kirk (X-Factor)! Previously published by DC, Bloodhound begins a new five-issue series, Crowbar Medicine, that will take our hero, Travis Clevenger, to new intensities the Big Two would have never allowed—establishing Clev as the […]

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June 18, 2013

Graphic Novel Review: God Hates Astronauts-The Completely Complete Edition

Review by Nolan P. Smith Publisher: Self-Published Release May 2013 Website: http://www.godhatesastronauts.com/ You might notice that there is a publisher missing above: well, that’s because this amazing hardcover collection of God Hates Astronauts: The Completely Complete Edition, is self-published by the writer/artist/creator Ryan Browne (his work on Image Comic’s Bedlam is pretty amazing). Though the website Kickstarter, Browne collected his […]

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June 18, 2013

Pastrami Flick Review: Man of Steel

By Nolan P. Smith-Pastrami Nation You’ll believe a man can fly: that was the tagline to the now classic 1978 Superman film starring the late, great Christopher Reeve. Bringing the iconic DC Comics character to life is no easy feat, as the weight of the DC Universe’s cinematic fate rests on his cape. The 2006 Superman Returns tried to capture […]

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June 10, 2013

Dark Horse Launches All-New Newsfeed With Daily Reveals of 2013 Comic-Con Exclusives

By Staff Reports (MILWAUKIE, OR)—As anticipation for this year’s pop culture main event grows, Dark Horse makes the first of many announcements regarding exclusive products for this year’s Comic-Con International! Every day this week, Dark Horse will reveal one item to be sold at this year’s convention, exclusively on Dark Horse’s all-new NewsFeed! Up first is what will surely be […]

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June 10, 2013

Man of Steel Sequel Already in the Works

That was faster…than a speeding bullet! Deadline is reporting that a sequel to Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel sequel is already in the works and fast tracked, with Snyder and David S. Goyer attached. This doesn’t really surprise me given the hype behind this film, as well as all of the positive test screenings so far. Snyder is signed on […]

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June 10, 2013

E3 2013: Star Wars Battlefront

By Nolan P. Smith- Pastrami Nation (Los Angeles)– WHOA! And the crowd goes wild! That’s what happened at the EA press conference today when a teaser was shown for the much anticipated and thought dead Star Wars Battlefront. If you never played a Battlefront game, then you, my friend, are missing out. Star Wars Battlefront I and II are two […]

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June 10, 2013

E3 2013: Killer Instinct is Back and on X-Box One!!!

By Nolan P. Smith-Pastrami Nation ULTRA COMBOOOOOOOOOOOO! With today’s flurry of annoucement’s from various E3 press conferences, this one hits close to home. Who remembers the old days at the arcade seeing characters like Jago, Fulgore and T.J. Combo beat the hell out of each other with Ultra Combos and finishers in the classic Killer Instinct from RARE. The original […]

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