Let’s Kickstart This! The Sires of Time

By Nolan P. Smith Right now, there are a lot of very high quality and creative projects up on the crowdfunding site, Kickstarter. So it is my pleasure to shine the spotlight down on something that caught my eye at first sight: The Sires of Time. An intricately detailed and visually unique book, The Sires of Time by J.M. Dragunas […]

Cosplayer Spotlight: Manuel Majarian

By Nolan P. Smith We are proud to bring you another installment of the Pastrami Nation Cosplayer Spotlight! Are you a cosplayer? Shoot us an email at Nolan@pastramination.com with your name, location, and a couple of cosplay photos so we can consider you for our spotlight! This time, we spotlight someone new to the world of cosplay: Manuel Majarian from […]

Arrow Review: The Candidate

Review by Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)—After last week’s season opener, we knew something was coming to the newly christened Star City as city officials dropped like flies. With the second episode, The Candidate, we see someone try to take a step against the violence, but its someone without a mask. Spoilers ahead in case you haven’t seen it yet. […]

The Flash Review: Flash of Two Worlds

Review by Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)—The second episode of the second season for the Scarlett Speedster has been built up as being a massive episode, and it certainly doesn’t disappoint. At the end of the last episode, we saw a mysterious man make his way into S.T.A.R. Labs and face to face with the Flash himself, Barry Allen (Grant […]

Check Out a Preview! ‘Lumberjanes To The Max Edition’ Hardcover Collects Full First Story Arc and More

By Staff Reports Grab your sleeping bag and prepare for adventure this November as BOOM! Studios imprint BOOM! Box takes readers back to camp in Lumberjanes To The Max Edition! Join Mal, Molly, Jo, April, and Ripley as they explore the strange things going on at Miss Qiunzella Thiskwin Penniquiqul Thistle Crumpet’s Camp for Hardcore Lady-Types and take on mysterious […]

VIZ Media and Autodesk Announce Art for Hope: Nepal to Benefit Victims of the Devastating Himalayan Earthquake

By Staff Reports VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest publisher, distributor and licensor of manga and anime in North America, has announced a special collaboration with leading design software company, Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK), to release ART FOR HOPE: NEPAL, a poignant digital art anthology to benefit the victims of the devastating earthquakes that ravaged Nepal on April 25th […]

VIZ Media Announces Exciting New Manga Series Acquisitions for 2016 Release

By Staff Reports VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest publisher, distributor and licensor of manga and anime in North America, delivered a special sneak preview of forthcoming manga (graphic novel) titles as it announced the acquisition of several notable new series during its official panel held this past weekend at the 2015 New York Comic Con. VIZ Media delighted […]

Arrow Review: Green Arrow

Review by Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)—When Arrow first started a few years back, it was a shot in the dark to say the least. To take a character not many non-comic book fans knew about and give him his own television series seemed risky already- changing the name of the hero to Arrow rather than Green Arrow had fans […]

The Flash Review: The Man Who Saved Central City

Review by Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)– With the first season The Flash, the fastest man alive took over the CW Network with an explosion of action, adventure and heart. A spin off series from the wildly popular Arrow series, The Flash focused on Barry Allen (Grant Gustin), a young man who after a freak accident, is granted unimaginable speed. […]

NYCC 2015: Dark Horse Takes Fans Back to Pandora in New Comic Books Based on James Cameron’s Avatar

  By Staff Reports During a special panel at New York Comic Con 2015, Dark Horse Comics in conjunction with Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products and James Cameron’s Lightstorm Entertainment announced that AVATAR, the highest-grossing film in history, will expand into the world of comic books in anticipation of the three upcoming film sequels. In a special prerecorded message, James […]

NYCC 2015: Jeff Lemire & Lewis LaRosa Leap Forward for THE ANALOG MAN in BLOODSHOT REBORN #10 – Coming in January!

By Staff Reports In 2016…Bloodshot kicks off the New Year with a mind-bending comic book event that must be seen to be believed! As revealed today in advance of New York Comic-Con 2015, Valiant is proud to announce THE ANALOG MAN – a new four-part bombshell beginning in BLOODSHOT REBORN #10 from New York Times best-selling writer Jeff Lemire (THE VALIANT, Extraordinary […]

Pretty Deadly Tears Into New Story Arc

By Staff Reports Writer Kelly Sue DeConnick (BITCH PLANET, Captain Marvel) and artist Emma Ríos (Strange, Girl Comics, Osborn) will launch a new story arc in their lush fantasy series PRETTY DEADLY this November. Previously in PRETTY DEADLY, vengeful reaper Death-Faced Ginny ushered in a new cycle, with the help of a handful of archetypal figures, all deeply intertwined in […]

Gotham Review: The Last Laugh

Review by Daniel Schwartz Contributing Guest Reviewer WARNING: SPOILERS BELOW Holy Unexpected Plot Twist Batman! Just when you think you have the Clown Prince of Crime figured out, they go and stab him in the neck. In the first big shocker of the season, Gotham channeled Game of Thrones and killed off their most interesting character in grisly fashion. After […]

From Under Mountains #1 Review

Review by Kevin Hoskinson Contributing Guest Reviewer Art & Colors: Sloane Leong Story & Script: Claire Gibson (California)– With a mysterious ritual at its beginning, this book starts with a healthy dose of mysticism, and quickly introduces us to the land of Akhar. Akhar is a land inhabited by different class systems, humans and goblins alike. The focus of the […]

Pastrami Nation Podcast: Ultimate Star Wars Fan Giveaway, Disneyland Price Hike, Fall TV Shows and More!

It is time once again- it’s podcast time here at Pastrami Nation! This time, we talk about the Ultimate Star Wars Fan Giveaway that is all over social media (www.ultimatestarwarsgiveaway.com), as we spoke to Shyla, the lady behind the giveaway and documentary and have details to share with you all! Not only that, we talk about the upcoming Star Wars […]

Doctor Who Review: Under The Lake

Review by Daniel Schwartz Contributing Guest Reviewer WARNING: SPOILERS BELOW Do you believe in ghosts? Peter Capaldi’s first attempt to answer that question only led to a disappointing conclusion (Hide). This time around, his battle with these violent apparitions takes a much more terrifying turn as The Doctor follows the old adage, if you can’t beat them, join them. Taking […]

Ho Ho Ho! Grant Morrison Unleashes the Definitive ‘Santa Claus: Year One’ in Original Series ‘Klaus’

By Staff Reports He is a man with many names: Sinterklaas, Kris Kringle, Saint Nicholas. He has international fame, but only ever appears once a year to defy physics and commit the greatest act of breaking-and-entering known to man. Santa Claus is one of the oldest and most beloved icons around the world, but he’s rarely thought of as a […]

VIZ Media Announces U.S. Simulcast Of ONE-PUNCH MAN Anime Series

By Staff Reports VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest publisher, distributor and licensor of manga and anime in North America, invites audiences to catch the knuckle-busting premiere of the ONE-PUNCH MAN anime simulcast – this Sunday, October 4th! Presented with English subtitles on the same day as its Japanese network broadcast premiere, Episode 1 introduces an action-packed story about […]