By Staff Reports Honor and Curse, the first wave title that put Mad Cave Studios on the comics map, welcomes the return of Genshi, the Tengu, Akemi, and the rest of the Iga back shinobi thriller, featuring art by Mauricio Villarreal (Wolvenheart). Honor and Curse #7 (W) Mark London (A) Nicolas Salamanca (C) Tekino (L) Miguel Zapata Left reeling after the […]
By Staff Reports Over the years, Spider-Man has donned a host of iconic costumes from his classics digs to the black suit to Iron Spider. Now in 2021, everyone’s favorite wallcrawler will get a brand-new costume to add to his legendary wardrobe! Designed by superstar artist Dustin Weaver, this vibrant new look is unlike any that Peter Parker has worn […]
By Staff Reports Happy Holidays from AWA! Get your FREE ISSUE of our new family-friendly robot action-adventure comic, Byte Sized #1 by writer Cullen Bunn and artist Nelson Blake II. Limited availability! Get your free digital access now: https://bit.ly/37CNvoa.
By Evelyn Benson, Junior Reviewer The Teen Titans are back at it again! Let’s join our favorite super team in their game of “Basements and Basilisks.” Our story begins in a dark alley. Robin finds interest in a role-playing game to build teamwork skills. After dividing up the roles between the players, the teams are transported into the game. The […]
By Kevin Hoskinson Watching the trailer for Fatman, there is a feeling of both disbelief and excitement. It felt like a joke, reminiscent of the SNL digital short that featured Dwayne Johnson starring in a gritty reboot of Disney’s Bambi. It couldn’t really be happening; a gritty action film starring Mel Gibson as Santa and Walton Goggins as the hitman […]
By Kevin Hoskinson Netflix has released a trailer for its original “Comedy” event, Death To 2020. Premiering on December 27th (definitely not on Quibi), the special features Samuel L. Jackson, Tracy Ullman, Hugh Grant, Lisa Kudrow, Kamial Nanjiania, Cristin Milioti, Leslie Jones and Joe Keery, with Laurence Fishburne as the narrator. It’s been an exceptionally crazy year and who better […]
By Kevin Hoskinson It’s finally here! Amazon Studios has released the trailer for Coming 2 America, the follow up to the 1988 classic Coming To America. Directed by Craig Brewer (Hustle & Flow) and written by Barry Blaustein, David Sheffield and Kenya Barris, the film see’s Eddie Murphy returning as newly crowned King Akeem, along with Arsenio Hall playing his […]
Join host Kevin Hoskinson, Rebecca Benson, and Nolan Smith for Pastrami Nation: Popcorn! The show dedicated to all things cinematic! On this episode, we talk about Fatman, Christmas movies that aren’t so traditional, and what we are looking forward to in the new year! Visit PastramiNation.com for news, reviews, and more! Or if you prefer to listen to your podcast, […]
By Nolan P. Smith I love checking out different toy companies, and with this release, I had to give it a shot. Coal Dog x Damtoys presents Death Gas Station- Iron Head Tony, and wow, what a figure. This 1:12 scale figure has high quality, soft goods clothes and an amazing sculpt and set of accessories. I have tried out […]
By Nolan P. Smith The Loyal Subject have been making fantastic vinyl figures for years now. From their Masters of the Universe line to characters like Edward Scissorhands and Gizmo, they have made figures from all aspects of pop culture. Their new line of action figures offers an incredibly diverse lineup, including a rock legend, Slash. The BST AXN figure […]
By Staff Reports What if… Tony Stark integrates each of the Avengers super power into an armor? Captain America comes as the third character of a whole new action figure series “Fighting Armor” by Sentinel! Shipping May 2021. Designed by Mitsunari Daitenfu with Hiroyuki Komatsubara in charge of prototype production and direction, this Captain America figure was molded, sculpted, and […]
By Staff Reports The DC Universe enters its next phase this March with the release of Infinite Frontier #0, a 64-page one-shot from the most creative and innovative storytellers in comics that sets the table for new tales, talent, and characters for 2021 and beyond. As Dark Nights: Death Metal exposes our heroes to the Multiverse’s darkest threats and DC’s […]
By Nolan P. Smith The amazing line of Flame Toys Furai Transformers model kits continues as Bluefin announces the next kit featuring the IDW version of Rodimus. I have never been the biggest fan of Rodimus or Hot Rod (Ultra Magnus should have got the matrix…), but this design looks amazing! Rodimus measures almost 6 inches tall once assembled and […]
By Staff Reports On December 15th, Pastrami Nation and Apollo Restaurant held their Christmas Giveaway in a socially distanced fashion, spreading holiday cheer through the pandemic. The High Desert based pop culture news website and podcast Pastrami Nation has held a Christmas Giveaway for the past four years here in the High Desert. This year was the largest turnout so […]
By Staff Reports Writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson (The Last God, Future State: Superman: Worlds of War) flies from DC’s Future State event in January and February back to the present DCU in March to join artists Phil Hester and Eric Gapstur for a two-part story that spans both Superman and Action Comics! “I can’t begin to describe what an honor […]
By Staff Reports Beta Ray Bill recently made a thunderous appearance in the pages of Donny Cates and Nic Klein’s epic run on Thor. Now, the former Mjolnir wielder will get a brand-new limited series written and drawn by superstar creator Daniel Warren Johnson (Wonder-Woman: Dead Earth, Murder Falcon, Extremity)! BETA RAY BILL will begin a new saga for the […]
By Staff Reports Vault Comics’ sold out, smash-hit comic GIGA is getting an exceptional, hyper-limited edition variant cover featuring beautiful spot foil and gloss, on deluxe heavyweight paper. With cover art by John Lê, and designed by Tim Daniel, this limited edition of 100 copies will never be reprinted. Order your copy, here! The collectible cover ships direct from Vault, bagged and boarded, in […]
By Rebecca Benson New from Mad Cave Studios this winter is They Fell From the Sky. Readers are transported into a new journey, a space journey, that is! Tommy seems to be your average teenager. He’s got his routine of balancing school life, helping his family at their farm, bickering with his older sister, and doing what he loves best: […]
By Kevin Hoskinson Of all the live-action adaptations of their animated classics, Disney’s Mulan takes the most risks. Unlike their previous efforts, namely Beauty and the Beast and The Lion King, it isn’t afraid to take some big swings and change things up a bit. It doesn’t always work, but it does more often than not, and it makes this […]
By Staff Reports Comic book fans everywhere know that The Joker is the most dangerous villain ever to menace Gotham City. But in March, Batman writer James Tynion IV and artist Guillem March go global with The Joker’s brand of terror and mayhem in The Joker, a new monthly ongoing series from DC. After an unthinkable attack on Gotham City, […]
By Staff Reports A paranoid titan (Ultraman), a narcissist (Super Woman), a nihilist (Owlman), a broken moral compass (Power Ring/Emerald Knight), a sociopath (Johnny Quick) and a sadist (Atomica). Does the world stand a chance? Spoiler alert: No. No, it does not. Writer Andy Schmidt and artist Kieran McKeown will launch DC’s new Crime Syndicate mini-series on March 2 to tell the […]
Join Nolan Smith, Rebecca Benson and Kevin Hoskinson as we interview writer AJ Lieberman (Cowboy Ninja Viking) about his new graphic novel Graveyard Wars, out now from ABLAZE! Make sure to visit PastramiNation.com for news, reviews and more! Check out the video version above and the audio version below! Also on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and more!
By Kevin Hoskinson Sound is so integral to our everyday lives that we never stop and think about how incredible it is. But imagine that your hopes and dreams depend on that ability, and you suddenly lose all of it. That is the premise of Sound Of Metal, and it is an immersive experience like no other. There are plenty […]
By Staff Reports In a new trailer that debuted during The Game Awards, Nintendo announced that Sephiroth, the iconic villain from the FINAL FANTASY series, is joining the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate game as a playable fighter this month. Sephiroth is part of the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Fighters Pass Vol. 2 DLC, which also includes DLC fighters Min-Min from […]
By Kevin Hoskinson It was a whirlwind day for Disney as they announced over 100 new movies and series during their four-hour investor meeting, with most of those titles going to Disney+. Everything from Disney live-action and animated films to Pixar, Star Wars, and Marvel were represented. Like so many others my mind was absolutely blown away by what they […]
By Staff Reports Fan-favorite boxed sets rise on the DEG’s ‘Watched at Home Top 20’ list with the much anticipated 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray debuts of Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings Trilogy and The Hobbit, leading the charts at No. 1 and No. 7, respectively. Additional collectible sets include Harry Potter: Complete 8-film Collection (No. 2), The Office: Seasons 1-9 (No. 6), Friends: Seasons […]
By Staff Reports Even before the announcement of DC Future State and Future State: The Next Batman, by John Ridley, Nick Derington and Laura Braga, the news that a person of color could be the next to don the cape and cowl as Gotham City’s protector sent tongues wagging inside and outside the comic book community about who it could […]
By Staff Reports Hasbro, Inc. announced plans to join forces with Charlie “Rocket” Jabaley and his “Dream Machine Tour” this holiday season, bringing positive experiences to communities that have been greatly impacted by this difficult and unprecedented year. The company is contributing $450,000 to Grammy and Emmy award-winning Charlie “Rocket” Jabaley, who will use the funds to deliver acts of […]
By Staff Reports Persona 5 Strikers is coming to PlayStation®4, Nintendo Switch™ and Steam® on February 23! Digital and physical pre-orders will be available for all platforms on December 10th at 4PM PT. Persona 5 Strikerstakes players on an epic road trip with the Phantom Thieves, where they strike back against the corruption overwhelming cities across Japan. A summer vacation […]
By Rebecca Benson The gang of friends have gotten themselves into some serious trouble with the second issue of Mad Cave Studios’ Pantomime. They got into the dilemma together, and they will have to get out of it together. In this issue, we see Haley and Max et al enter into their own hell. They now know to what extent […]