Anime Fans Rejoice! The Collected Works Of Hayao Miyazaki Available on Blu-ray Exclusively Through Amazon.com on November 17

By Nolan P. Smith One of the masters of animated cinema is getting a collection just in time for Christmas. Hayao Miyazaki, the man who brought the world Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, Howl’s Moving Castle and more, will have his works collected in The Collected Works Of Hayao Miyazaki set, made available exclusively on Amazon on November 17th. All 11 of […]

Green Ronin Releases Titansgrave: The Ashes of Valkana Rulebook – Sells Out Day One at GenCon!

By Staff Reports After selling out of their initial inventory in less than one day at GenCon, the highly anticipated rulebook to accompany Wil Wheaton’s hit RPG series, Titansgrave: The Ashes of Valkana, is now available for Pre-Order Plus.  Wheaton’s latest TableTop show premiered on Geek & Sundry in June and shot to immediate success thanks in part to a loyal […]

The Valiant 25th Anniversary Convention Tour Adds New Dates for Summer and Beyond – Beginning at StocktonCon 2015

By Staff Reports Valiant is proud to announce an all-new series of dates for the Valiant 25th Anniversary Convention Tour – extending Valiant’s year-long celebration of 25 years of the largest independent universe in comics with new appearances in cities across the country! Kicking off at StocktonCon 2015 in Stockton, CA on August 8th, the next leg of Valiant’s comic book […]

Book of Death #1 Review: The Glorious Beginning to the End

By Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)– Valiant entertainment, for those that don’t know, is the publishing juggernaut that has brought the world X-O Manowar, Bloodshot, Ninjak and more. If you are thinking, “yeah, they were cool… In the 90’s…” Then you clearly have been sleeping under a rock the last decade. Their newest storyline that falls across their library of […]

Pastrami Nation Podcast: Hulk Hogan, Comic Con, Elder Scrolls Online and Turtle Beach 800X Wireless Headphones for the X-Box One

It’s time once again for another podcast from Pastrami Nation! This time around, we talk about the Hulk Hogan controversy, the fallout from the San Diego Comic Con, DimSumHottie talks about her time with Elder Scrolls Online as well as gives us the run down on the new Turtle Beach 800X Headphones for the X-Box One! Check it out below […]

Clandestino and X’ed join Black Mask Roster in October

By Staff Reports Following up on the momentum generated by recent hits  We Can Never Go Home, Space Riders, and the hotly anticipated Young Terrorists, Black Mask Studios has announced two new #1s for October from new creators Amancay Nahuelpan (artist of Young Terrorists in his solo debut), Tony Patrick (whose recent short film Black Card just premiered at the HBO Short Film section of the American Black Film Festival), and Ayhan […]

Magnetic Press Announces First Slate of Second Year Titles

By Staff Reports First-year, Eisner-nominated publishing company Magnetic Press recently completed its second successful appearance at the annual San Diego Comic-Con International, with their first star-studded panel featuring award-winning artists and creators, as well as a peek at new titles slated for release in Year Two. Following a first-year slate that contained twelve books, forty-four digital releases, an original comic […]

Head Lopper- The Critically Acclaimed Indie Comes to Image

By Staff Reports Cartoonist Andrew MacLean (ApocalyptiGirl) brings the critically-acclaimed indie hit HEAD LOPPER to Image Comics. In HEAD LOPPER #1, mighty swordsman Norgal and his unlikely companion, the severed head of the blue witch Agatha, have been summoned to the Scottish Isle of Barra to rid the town of the sea monster plaguing its shores. But what the duo […]

VIZ Media Announces BORUTO Anime Film Premiere In 80 U.S. Cities

By Staff Reports VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest publisher, distributor and licensor of manga and anime in North America, announces that it has partnered with Los Angeles-based film distribution company ELEVEN ARTS to present BORUTO: NARUTO THE MOVIE in a series of exclusive theatrical engagements around the United States starting on October 10th. Theatregoers will have a very […]

Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron on Blu-ray Combo Pack Releases on 10/2

By Staff Reports Marvel Studios reunites Earth’s Mightiest Heroes in the unprecedented movie event, Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron.  Iconic heroes are forced to reassemble and face their most intimidating enemy yet – ULTRON.  Pushed to the brink of their physical and emotional limits, the team must recruit both new heroes and familiar allies to face an escalating danger that […]

VIZ MEDIA Returns To Otakon Pop Culture Convention This Weekend

By Staff Reports VIZ Media prepares its return to Otakon, one of the East Coast’s most renowned anime conventions, with a roster of informative panel discussions, interactive booth activities, promotional giveaways, anime screening premieres, and a special selection of retail products available exclusively at the event. Otakon 2015 takes place July 24th through July 26th at the Baltimore Convention Center […]

Kirby Monster Variants Bring Jack Kirby’s Creatures to Life this October

By Staff Reports When monsters ruled the Marvel Universe, the wildly imaginative brain and pencil of Jack Kirby brought dozens upon dozens of these creatures to life. Monster comics may be a thing of the past, but Marvel is celebrating their legacy this October with over twenty-five KIRBY MONSTER VARIANTS coming to some of Marvel’s biggest new titles!  Featuring some […]

Cosplayer Spotlight: John Wieger aka PepMaster

By Nolan P. Smith Welcome to the first ever Cosplayer Spotlight on Pastrami Nation! Since spreading the word on our new spotlight for cosplayers, we have received a great response! If you would like to be considered for the Cosplayer Spotlight, Email your cosplay pics to nolan@pastramination.com. We are pleased to announce our first spotlight: John Wieger aka PepMaster! Location: […]

Ant-Man Movie Review: The Little Big Blockbuster

Review by Nolan P. Smith (Apple Valley)—When Marvel Studios announced they would be making a film based on the bite sized Ant-Man, many fans groaned in disbelief. A movie dedicated to a micro sized hero that nobody knows nor cares about? Marvel must be have lost their creative minds. So how does the Ant-Man stack up in the hollowed halls […]

Celebrate 10 Years of David Petersen’s ‘Mouse Guard’ with ‘The Art of Mouse Guard: 2005-2015’

By Staff Reports Archaia, an imprint of award-winning publisher BOOM! Studios, is pleased to announce the culmination of 10 years of David Petersen’s beloved Mouse Guard in The Art of Mouse Guard: 2005-2015. Since its debut in 2005, David Petersen’s Mouse Guard has been a New York Times bestseller, won numerous Eisner and Harvey awards, and has become an influential […]

SDCC 2015: Square Enix- Play Arts Kai

By Nolan P. Smith Photos by Jason T. Smith Square Enix showed off their latest offerings from their popular Play Arts Kai line of collectible figures. They showed off variations of the Dark Knight himself, Batman, as well as additions to the Marvel Comics line, including Venom, Captain America and Black Widow, all which had prototypes on display. Check out […]

SDCC 2015: Bluefin- Dragonball Z, Samurai Star Wars, Iron Man and More

By Nolan P. Smith Photos by Jason T. Smith and Nolan P. Smith Bluefin had two booths at SDCC (Bluefin and Bluefin/Tamashii Nation), featuring a load of various products the company is importing stateside. These include the popular Dragonball Z figures, the Super Mario Bros. figures, the samurai inspired Star Wars line, Iron Man figures, models featuring ships from One […]

2015 J-Pop Summit Announces Tech-Focused Keynotes, Panels, Pitch Events and “Idea-thons” Focusing on Internet of Things (IoT) and the Global Maker Movement

By Staff Reports The 2015 J-POP SUMMIT, the Japanese pop culture event held annually in San Francisco, augments its just-announced “Interactive Pavilion,” with a special series of technology-focused keynotes, panel discussions, “idea-thons,” and pitch events focusing on the burgeoning “Maker Movement” and the evolving Internet of Things (IoT) to be led by several notable technology luminaries from San Francisco Bay […]

SDCC 2015: Dark Horse Announces New Joss Whedon Series & More at Comic-Con

By Staff Reports Dark Horse Comics took San Diego Comic-Con International 2015 by storm with a compelling advance look at stories coming up in its publishing line. Joss Whedon Announces The Twist! Finally answering the question “Why isn’t there a Victorian female Batman?” Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Serenity creator Joss Whedon announced his newest upcoming comic book series, The […]