Review by Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)– This year, the world was reintroduced to the devil of Hell’s Kitchen as Netflix brought the world the amazing Daredevil series. Hot on the heels of the outstanding television outing, Marvel has taken one of its highest rated books with Daredevil and relaunched it with a new creative team. Does the horned hero […]
By Nolan P. Smith In the past month, I have received so many amazing items, all from pledges on Kickstarter. There is no feeling like helping a project literally come to life- this time, we turn to the world of graphic novels once again with the Great Big Hawaiian Dick Hardcover by B. Clay Moore. Crazy name? Yes, but keep […]
By Nolan P. Smith Mortal Kombat X hit its mark, becoming one of the premiere fighters on the current gen consoles. Well, at the Game Awards 2015, we got to see four more characters to enter the area- two familiar to the franchise, and two familiar to fans of horror films. Kombat Pack 2, set for release in 2016, will […]
By Staff Reports On December 5, 2015, what would have been Walt Disney’s 114th birthday, Disney will launch Photographs from the Walt Disney Archives, a new online print-on-demand photo service that will allow fans to own vibrant images from Disney’s rich history, including classic images of Walt himself. Iconic photographs, from a young Walt circa 1932 surrounded by more than […]
By Staff Reports Before their military heroism in the Clone Wars, before their tragic battle on Mustafar, and many decades before their confrontation on the Death Star…they were Master Obi-Wan Kenobi and his Padawan learner, Anakin Skywalker. Today, Lucasfilm Ltd. and Marvel Entertainment are pleased to present your first look inside OBI-WAN AND ANAKIN #1 – the newest Star Wars™ […]
By Nolan P. Smith Brian K. Vaughan is on fire. The man behind Image Comics mega-hit Saga and his online series The Private Eye is back once again with a new online series, Barrier; and just like with The Private Eye- you pick how much you want to pay to read it. Brian, Marcos Martin and Muntsa Vicente are back […]
Review by Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)—Last year’s crossover episodes of the CW’s Arrow and The Flash took two stories and combined the iconic heroes in each other’s paths. This season, the shows took a different approach- having one, over arching story told with two intertwined episodes. The results? Super. The Flash episode, Legends of Today, introduced us to a […]
By Nolan P. Smith This is a good week for fans of Black Mask Studios- one book is collected, one comes to an end as another crazy adventure begins. First off, Space Riders is being collected! All four issues will be wrapped up with an intro by Book of Life director Jorge R. Gutierrez, a cover gallery, pin ups and […]
By Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)– When it was announced that the beloved Star Wars video game series, Battlefront, would be making a return, fans everywhere let out a collective sigh of relief. The shooter that took fans into a galaxy far, far away is widely considered the best Star Wars series to hit consoles. Now that it is here […]
Review by Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)—In 1976, the world was introduced to the most beloved cinematic boxer in history as Rocky hit the silver screen. Sylvester Stallone embodied the “Italian Stallion”- a champion for the people who overcame insurmountable odds. But nobody can fight in the ring forever, and with almost 40 years having passed since the original film, […]
By Staff Reports The limited edition, 13-Disc Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase Two Collection invites you to hold the greatest power in the cosmos in your grasp – an orb containing one of the legendary Infinity Stones! Plus Blu-ray 3D™, Blu-ray™ and Digital Copies of all Phase 2 films, in collectible packaging designed by artist Matt Ferguson. This set overflows with […]
By Staff Reports New York Times bestselling writer Rick Remender (DEADLY CLASS, LOW, TOKYO GHOST) and Matteo Scalera tease a few pages from the forthcoming BLACK SCIENCE DELUXE HARDCOVER EDITION, VOL. 1, set to hit stores this February. This premiere hardcover edition will collect the first three story arcs of the beloved, pulp science fiction world-hopping adventure and feature an […]
By Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)– The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller is one of the most important comic book works in modern history- the 1986 work showed the iconic Batman in a very dark and brutal light. In 2001, Miller returned to the destructive world with The Dark Knight Strikes Again, but to a less than warm reception. […]
By Staff Reports 31, written and directed by Rob Zombie will make its World Premiere in the Midnight section at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival. The Sundance Film Festival takes place January 21-31 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah. The Festival is one of the world’s premiere places to debut new independent films and over the […]
By Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)– This episode, being the one right before the mid-season finale next week, had the hopes of viewers everywhere as high as possible. With show mainstay Glenn still missing for a few episodes now, many feared the worst and awaited some sort of official word. With two episodes already being aired that made no mention […]
Review by Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)– Joey is an eleven year old boy in for the journey of his life. Whisked away to a fantastical land full of delight and danger, he is faced with the harsh reality of the world, and in the end, faces what it means to grow up from being a kid to an adult. […]
Review by Nolan P. Smith When Valiant Entertainment’s Book of Death miniseries wrapped up, the biggest revelation coming out of the excellent series was the apparent death of Gilad Anni-Padda, better known as the Eternal Warrior. How does an immortal die? Sustaining tremendous injuries in the Book of Death, the Earth that Gilad defended for so long allowed him the […]
By Staff Reports (X-Box Wire)– If you haven’t made the move to Xbox One yet, there’s never been a better time to switch over than this Black Friday. Prices on the console will be lower than ever before, dozens of games will be discounted with up to 60 percent savings and Xbox One owners will be able to enjoy Backward […]
By Staff Reports Dark Horse announces that Bruce Zick’s wild science-fiction web comic, The Zone Continuum, will arrive in print as an original graphic novel. The Zone Continuum was first printed in 1992 by Caliber Comics and then rebooted in 2006 as a web series of over one hundred episodes for Komikwerks. Now, Bruce Zick and Dark Horse Comics will […]
By Staff Reports Inspired by Ralph McQuarrie’s pre-production artwork for Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, the most feared bounty hunter in the galaxy comes to life with the Ralph McQuarrie Boba Fett statute. Captured in action leaping with missiles ready, on a base inspired by the Slave 1, the ruthless Fett appears in his original all-white armor. Featuring original […]
By Staff Reports Bestselling writer Chip Zdarsky (SEX CRIMINALS, Howard the Duck) teams up with artist Kagan McLeod (Infinite Kung-Fu) for the laugh-out-loud romp, KAPTARA, VOL. 1: FEAR NOT, TINY ALIEN. This collects issues #1-5 into trade paperback and will be available in December. A space expedition goes horribly wrong because if it didn’t there would be no story! Reluctant […]
By Staff Reports Ripped from the pages of the record breaking Spawn Comic, comes the return of Medieval Spawn ready to destroy all forces of darkness. McFarlane Toys founder and legendary artist Todd McFarlane and his award-winning McFarlane Toys design group, are excited to bring the comic hero, Medieval Spawn to life in this limited edition, highly detailed, hand-crafted cold-cast […]
By Nolan P. Smith Loot Crate, lovingly known as a comic con in a box, is raising up the geek level for the holidays. For those that don’t know, Loot Crate offers a monthly subscription box, filled with goodies like collectibles, apparel, and more, all in the name of pop culture. As a subscriber to the box, I can say, […]
By Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)– Mark Millar is the man who brought us Kick-Ass and the Secret Service, both which translated masterfully into ultra violent films. Millar is known for his excellent yet bloody books, so when I heard about Huck, I was intrigued. Millar’s last book, Chrononauts, was amazing, and the premise of Huck made this a day […]
By Staff Reports AMC announced that the critically acclaimed, Emmy®-nominated series “Better Call Saul” will return for its second season on Monday, February 15th at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. A prequel to the award-winning series “Breaking Bad,” the series follows down-on-his-luck Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk) as he navigates the moral dilemmas of the legal world while trying to step out of his older […]
By Staff Reports Bestselling writer Joe Harris (The X-Files) and artist Martín Morazzo (Vertigo Quarterly), creators of GREAT PACIFIC, reunite for an all-new ongoing science-fiction series set in the year 2045—where it no longer snows. “With Snowfall, we’re presenting a 21st century America in which the climate has gone completely to shit and where fully recognized corporate personhood and control […]
By Staff Reports In 1988, Dark Horse’s Aliens comic debuted, with stunning art by Mark A. Nelson and a script by Mark Verheiden, taking the comics market by storm. For the thirtieth anniversary of the Aliens film, Dark Horse and Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products are releasing an oversized hardcover edition of the unabridged and unadulterated series! This must-have collector’s […]
By Staff Reports VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest publisher, distributor and licensor of manga and anime in North America, has announced the launch of the official NARUTO online store for the U.S. and Canada in partnership with digital marketing and eCommerce solutions provider, GENERATOR, a division of Sony DADC. The NARUTO online store at shop.naruto.com is a comprehensive […]
By Staff Reports The San Diego Comic Art Gallery (SDCAG) is proud to announce the Comic Book Art of Star Wars exhibition, which will run from November 21st through January 31st, 2016. The exhibit will feature 30 pieces of rare Star Wars original art from the very first comic book series that was released by Marvel Comics in 1977. The […]
By Staff Reports Moving from the pages of comics’ greatest anthology, Dark Horse Presents, Peter Hogan (Resident Alien, Sandman Presents, The Dreaming) returns to fantasy to deliver a three-issue miniseries of King’s Road. Artist Staz Johnson (Judge Dredd) and colorist Douglas Sirois (The 7th Sword) join Hogan to continue this tale of a family on the run from magical, other-dimensional […]