By Nolan P. Smith Pastrami Nation (Victorville)—We knew the console wars were going to be tough. Both the PS4 and the X-Box One released in the same month, both with massive marketing campaigns and both boasting that they are the future. Well, both systems are now available, and I was able to get a Day One edition of the X-Box […]
By Staff Reports (Los Angeles)– BOOM! Studios is happy to announce several sale promotions in its webstore for Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday to kick off the 2013 holiday shopping season! The BOOM! Studios webstore can be found at boom-studios.com. The promotions are as follows: ALL WEEKEND LONG (starts Thursday, Nov. 28, 8:00 p.m. PST; ends Monday, […]
By Staff Reports (New York, NY)– You just can’t keep the Man Without Fear down! Matt Murdock makes his All-New Marvel NOW! debut with an exciting new monthly series starting with Daredevil #1 this March! Beloved by critics and fans alike, Eisner-Award winning storytellers Mark Waid (Captain America, The Amazing Spider-Man) and Chris Samnee (Thor: The Mighty Avenger) re-team to […]
By Nolan P. Smith Pastrami Nation (Victorville)– Want some excellent books this holiday season? Then here you are! Dark Horse Comics has announced their Cyber Monday sale, which is 50% off an entire order using the code dhdcyber2013 on Dark Horse Digital. What is on Dark Horse Digital? How about Star Wars, Age of Reptiles, Empowered, Hellboy, and more? See […]
By Staff Reports (Tempe, Ariz.)— From one of the most anticipated video games of the year, Ubisoft®’s Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag, McFarlane Toys is bringing to life the charismatic yet brutal pirate captain, Edward Kenway, as an exclusive limited-edition resin statue. McFarlane Toys’ highly detailed, hand-painted, cold-cast resin statue depicts the main character of the video game franchise– the […]
By Staff Reports In 2013 MTV Geek announced plans to publish a new four-part miniseries entitled THE ADVENTURES OF APOCALYPSE AL, written by J. Michael Straczynski (SIDEKICK, TEN GRAND) and drawn by Sid Kotian (TWILIGHT GUARDIAN), with colors by Bill Farmer (EPOCH). The series follows the action-packed, fast-paced, surreal, and comically strange tale of Allison Carter, a private investigator whose […]
By Staff Reports In a pre-apocalyptic world where any day could be humanity’s last, the youth of Safe Haven make a decision based on self-preservation. With limited resources and the end of the world swiftly approaching, the kids band together to kill off their parents and take society into their own hands. The first five issues of Ed Brisson (COMEBACK, […]
By Nolan P. Smith-Pastrami Nation (Hesperia)—Superheroes are all the rage in films these days; from Marvel to DC, to Dark Horse and more. With this year alone, we saw the release of Iron Man 3, Man of Steel, Kick-Ass, and more. Marvel Studios is back with another sequel, with one of the Avenger’s big three, Thor, at the forefront. Thor: […]
By Nolan P. Smith Pastrami Nation (Victorville)– It’s time once again for Let’s Kickstart This! With this section, we like to spotlight amazing projects on the crowd funding website Kickstarter, all just waiting for your support. This week, the spotlight falls to a book by a man named Ben Templesmith. Does that name sound familiar? It should. He is the […]
By Nolan P. Smith Pastrami Nation Here we are, back again for another installment of Let’s Kickstart This! I love Kickstarter and the opportunity it allows for creators to reach an audience otherwise unheard of without the use of funds and loans in the past. I especially love comic book Kickstarter projects, so it was a no brainer for me […]
By Jason T. Smith Pictures by Jason T. Smith and Nolan P. Smith Pastrami Nation (Los Angeles)– What makes a great convention? People dressing up as your favorite super heroes, theatrical heroes, villains, and more. Take a look at some of the beauties walking the convention floor, and make sure to attend next year!
By Nolan P. Smith Photographs by Nolan P. Smith and Jason T. Smith Pastrami Nation (Los Angeles)– Last weekend’s Comikaze Expo once again took over the Staples Center in Los Angeles, bringing together zombies, movie stars, super heroes and fans alike in celebration of what makes pop culture pop. The event, a fairly new convention as it has existed for […]
By Staff Reports The “world’s largest multinational semiconductor chip maker” Intel has authorized the building of 30 of their absurdly small and powerful Intel® NUC computers for military gaming charity Operation Supply Drop. The donation will to be sent out as a part of Operation Supply Drop’s end-of-the-year 8-Bit Salute fundraising drive to build video game stuffed care packages for […]
By Staff Reports (California)– The only thing chillier than a Christmas Day blizzard is a visit from Krampus, the child-punishing demon of holiday lore. But when The Secret Society of Santa Clauses discovers their powers have been stolen, there’s no one else to turn to for help but their worst enemy. Brian Joines and Dean Kotz team up to add […]
By Nolan P. Smith-Pastrami Nation The newest animated feature from DC Entertainment is almost here! Justice League: War is the first film to be firmly planted in the New 52 Universe. New designs, reworked back-stories, but the essence of the characters remain the same. And who else can they fight for this epic film, except the lord of Apokolips himself, […]
By Staff Reports (San Francisco, CA) – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest distributor and licensor of anime and manga in North America, expands its substantial anime catalog with the addition of the dark sci-fi action series ZETMAN on November 5th. The 13-episode series is rated ‘TV-MA’ for Mature Audiences and will be offered Uncut in DVD and Blu-ray […]
By Nolan Smith-Pastrami Nation Rick Remender, the man penning Marvel’s Captain America right now, as well as the mind behind Strange Girl, Sea of Red and F.E.A.R. Agent is back at Image with Black Science! From what I have seen so far, this looks to be another hit, I can’t wait until November! Check out the order codes below and […]
By Staff Reports Ed Brubaker and Steve Epting, the award-winning and bestselling team behind the smash-hit Captain America: The Death of Captain America and Captain America: The Winter Soldier, have reunited at Image Comics on VELVET, a hard-hitting espionage comic set during the height of the Cold War and international gamesmanship. VELVET #1, debuting today, has sold out at the […]
By Staff Reports Kelly Sue DeConnick and Emma Ríos’s PRETTY DEADLY #1, one of the most anticipated new releases of the year, has officially sold out at the distributor on its first day of release and will be going back to press for a second printing. DeConnick and Ríos’s fantasy western, featuring Death’s daughter in an Old West that’s equally […]
By Staff Reports Titan Magazines is pleased to announce the UK launch of the all-new Arrow Comic based on the hit tv series that exploded on Sky1 last year. Coinciding with the second series launch, Arrow Comic hit stores on 17th October and is on sale now. For the stories you won’t see on TV: go behind the scenes in […]
By Staff Reports Otto Octavius has battled the likes of the Kingpin, the Hobgoblin, and the Vulture, but this November he faces his greatest threat yet in Superior Spider-Man #21 – the next installment in the biggest, boldest superhero comic of the year! From the blockbuster creative team of Dan Slott and Giuseppe Camuncoli – Stunner is back in town, […]
By Staff Reports Image Comics and Skybound are excited to announce that the first issue of MANIFEST DESTINY, the new ongoing series by Chris Dingess (writer TV’s Being Human) and Matthew Roberts (Battlepope), will receive a special variant cover (SEP138206) by INVINCIBLE artist Ryan Ottley. Skybound’s newest original series follows Lewis & Clark’s historic expedition to explore America, only for […]
By Staff Reports The creators of the Image Comics series ‘68 are proud to present a limited collector’s edition print in memory of the late comics artist Josh Medors. A courageous survivor of a rare form of spinal cancer, Josh outlived his original prognosis by years before finally passing in 2012. The print is an 11″x17″ double-sided glossy reproduction of […]
By Staff Reports (NEW YORK)—Dark Horse Comics is thrilled to announce a team-up with famed developers Keiji Inafune and Team Ninja! Fans will be introduced to the world of Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z with an all-new digital comic revealing essential pieces of this upcoming game! The Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z digital comic will deliver three exciting vignettes, by writers Tim […]
No way! So the news has broke that the Superman Vs Batman movie will start filming soon in Los Angeles with a football scene, with none other than Victor Valley College being in the scene! The news comes from East Los Angeles College Campus News: Warner Bros. Pictures new untitled Superman/Batman project comes to film at East Los Angeles College […]
By Staff Reports (NEW YORK)—As announced today at New York Comic Con, Dark Horse is set to publish a new creator-owned series from Bram Stoker Award winner Jonathan Maberry (Ghost Road Blues)—Bad Blood! With art by the Eisner Award–winning Tyler Crook (B.P.R.D., The Sixth Gun), this five-issue miniseries promises a vampire tale with an unlikely hero. Being bitten by a […]
By Staff Reports (NEW YORK)– Dark Horse Comics confirmed at New York Comic Con plans to continue the cult classic story line directly following the film. With executive producer Joss Whedon behind the helm, the comic series is sure to have fans clamoring to check it out. “We’ve been dying to get more Serenity out ever since the book Joss […]
Marvel almost has its Ant Man, it seems. According to Variety, the search has been narrowed to two: either Joseph Gordon Levitt or Paul Rudd. The Edgar Wright Marvel project centers around Hank Pym, known by a million different names, but mainly by Ant Man. A founding Avenger in the comics, Pym is also the reason for the villainous Ultron’s […]
of t By Staff Reports Titan Comics is pleased to announce a brand-new wave of creator-owned titles for 2014, including titles from established comics stars Rob Williams, D’Israeli, Peter Milligan, Arthur Suydam, Simon Bisley and more! Exclusively announced today at the panel ‘Titan Comics: The Next Wave’, the new batch of fresh creator-owned titles includes adrenal grindhouse-flick Sally Of […]