Dark Horse does it again. Today, Dark Horse announced that The Art of Bioshock Infinite has sold out, with a second printing coming this July! Check out the press release below: THE ART OF BIOSHOCK INFINITE SOLD OUT! REPRINT TO ARRIVE AT RETAIL STORES ON JULY 3! MAY 13, MILWAUKIE, OR—Following the same pattern as other stunning Dark Horse art […]
They are the Earth’s S.H.I.E.L.D.! As no surprise to anyone, ABC officially announced that they have picked up Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. for this fall’s lineup. Below is the first promo for the show, looks cool, right? This is Marvel’s first live action show (do we count The Hulk from all those years ago with Lou?), and ties directly into […]
Ready for another Image Comics sell out? Ten Grand #1, the debut title from the new Joe’s Comics line at Image Comics, has sold out. The book, a dark, trippy tale that will be reviewed here at Pastrami Nation this week, is the newest book from J. Michael Straczynski with art by comic book horror master Ben Templesmith. Check out […]
This is digital greatness. Brian K. Vaughn and Marcos Martin have brought the second issue of their digital only comic book maxi-series, The Private Eye. The catch is the reader chooses the amount, much like the Humble Bundles going around the ‘net. The amount raised goes directly to the creators to ensure the series will continue to the planned ending. […]
Change is good for everybody. Marvel Comics announced a few weeks back that Angela (yes, Angela from the Spawn comics) is coming to the Marvel Universe thanks to the current storyline, Age of Ultron! We knew she would get redesigned,and now here is the first look of the new design by Joe Quesada! Check out the press release below: Marvel […]
Have you figured it out yet? Dark Horse Comics, and their awesome anthology Dark Horse Presents, have been spinning quality stories from their anthology collection into full and mini series of their own…yes, the stories are that good! Well, if you are late to the game, now is your chance to jump on board with May’s Dark Horse Presents #24, […]
Let’s Kickstart this! Arcana Studio announced that they have suspended the traditional offering of the series Tht Steam Engines of Oz, as they have opted to go the Kickstarter route instead. I think the project should do well, and for sure get funded as it looks terrific from what I have seen so far. Check out the press release from […]
You can feel the heat radiating off of these titles! This week, Valiant Entertainment released teasers for their Summer of Valiant this year. Last year’s Summer of Valiant launched many of the key books on the shelf now, and this year’s looks to be just as, if not more, impressive. You got Quantum and Woody, which has a talking goat […]
Let’s Kickstart this…well, more like, let’s jump on board on this juggernaut of a campaign. I had never heard of a camera lucida before, but after seeing the NeoLucida, I realized the awesomeness of it’s creation. Here is the info from the Kickstarter page: The what? The camera lucida. It’s a prism on a stick! For making realistic drawings!It used […]
“Yeah, and people in hell want Slurpees…” Daryl Dixon is hands down the breakout star of AMC’s The Walking Dead, and thanks to the blank cover for The Walking Dead #109, Daryl comes to the comics. Kinda. Pastrami Nation Co-Founder Jason T. Smith created this sketch cover feature everyone’s favorite redneck. It’s up on eBay, right now, at http://www.ebay.com/itm/290912898322?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649.
The film industry lost a titan today as Ray Harryhausen passed away, he was 92 years old. Harryhausen, the special effects genius behind Clash of the Titans, Jason and the Argonauts, and many more, is a legend to all in the industry. But to the general public, many don’t know his name, or the films behind it. Check out the […]
All hail to the king. Today, May 7th, marks the birthday of one of the brightest stars to shine in the WWF: Owen Hart. Hart tragically died a few weeks later, on May 23rd at the Over the Edge pay per view. I don’t want to get into that, though. No, being the day of his birth, it’s a time […]
The kids aren’t alright. Check out the trailer for Ender’s Game, based on the best selling novel. Harrison Ford. Ben Kingsley. Deep space action. Heck yeah. Ender’s Game hits theaters November 1st, 2013. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP0cUBi4hwE&w=640&h=360]
The bat is out of the bag! Batgirl has officially been announced as the next DLC character for the Warner Bros. Interactive/ Neatherrealm Studios Injustice: Gods Among Us. I saw it first on the DC Comics Facebook page, with the announcement that we will see gameplay next week. With Lobo already announced and coming next week, Batgirl is the 2nd […]
By Nolan P. Smith-Pastrami Nation When we last saw the armored Avenger, Iron Man, he was fighting side by side with the likes of Captain America, Thor and the Hulk as they fended off aliens and a god. That was what cemented the new cinematic Marvel Universe as a household name. With Phase 2 comes sequels’, starting off with the […]
How cool is this? Valiant Entertainment’s Quantum and Woody #1, rolling out to stores this July, already has tons of hype, as it is the return of the world’s worst superhero team, which happened to be one of the best books of the 90’s. Well, in addition to the other variant covers for the debut issue, which we have shown […]
Yes! James Mangold, director of the upcoming Marvel flick, The Wolverine, tweeted out a new one sheet featuring one of Wolverine most well known villains: the Silver Samurai! You may have read the comics with him, or used him in one of the Capcom/Marvel fighting games, and now he is making his way to the silver screen. One of my […]
The fourth is strong with this one… This is it! Today is Free Comic Book Day, as well as May the Fourth be With You! This is a pop culture dream day right here! Make sure to head to your local participating comic shop (ours is Four Color Fantasies in Rancho Cucamonga, CA) and get some free books! Marvel, DC, […]
By Nolan P. Smith-Pastrami Nation This year alone, one actor has blown up on the big screen more than any other: Dwayne Johnson, also known as The Rock. With Snitch and G.I. Joe Retaliation already released in 2013, Johnson now shares the screen with another action/comedy star, Mark Wahlberg. In what is being billed as a “dark comedy buddy flick” […]
Avengers…Assemble! Check out the amazing prints of Earth Mightiest Heroes from artist Rob Duenas. The prints are done in his watercolor “saucy” style, which looks fantastic! By backing this project, you can get a print, or the whole set, which now that the stretch goal has been destroyed, includes a Thanos print as well as an Agent Coulson print! I […]
Looks like the most amazing movie poster… Check out the movie poster like variant cover for Infinity #1, and check out the info from Marvel below. This is Marvel’s next big event, and look who it is on the cover…the same guy from the end of the Avengers movie… (NO, not Red Hulk or Red Skull…why would they be in […]
The man does it again! Arthur Suydam, best known for his amazing work on Marvel Zombies, has created an amazing cover for X-Men #1! Check out the press release below: Marvel is pleased to present your first look at critically acclaimed artist’s, Arthur Suydam, Deadpool variant to X-Men #1! Storm, Rogue, Jubilee, Kitty Pryde, Rachel Grey, Rogue & Psylocke redefine […]
Ready for another blast from the past? Hot on the heels of their release of the classic Ninjak, Valiant Entertainment has announced that Barry Windsor-Smith’s Eternal Warrior is the next in line for the Valiant Masters treatment. Valiant Masters-Eternal Warrior Volume 1-The Fist and Steel HC hits stores this August and reprints the first appearance of the legendary Eternal Warrior, […]
The Main Man is coming! Warner Bros. Interactive and Netherrealm Studios has officially announced the first DLC for Injustice Gods Among Us, and it’s Lobo! Coming May 7th, the intergalactic bounty hunter that went toe to toe with Wolverine before (way back then) is making his way to DC’s premiere fighting game. Lobo is part of the season pass, which […]
Whoa…check out the press release below: C2E2: ALEX DE CAMPI’S GRINDHOUSE: DOORS OPEN AT MIDNIGHT! An Eight-Issue Series Comprised of Four 48-Page Stories! APRIL 28, CHICAGO, IL—From the floor of C2E2, Dark Horse announces a book that was almost too much for the editorial team! Eisner nominee Alex de Campi (Smoke, Ashes) headlines a B-movie comic masterpiece in Grindhouse: Doors […]
Because Hellboy and be lil too. Dark Horse Comics announced today at C2E2 that Hellboy will be getting another series, this one a bit…different than usual. The team that brought the world Tiny Titans is coming to Dark Horse with Itty Bitty Hellboy. Sure, its a bit out of left field when you look at the source material, but a […]
DUNCAN FEGREDO RETURNS TO MIKE MIGNOLA’S HELLBOY IN AN ALL-NEW ORIGINAL GRAPHIC NOVEL! CHICAGO, IL, APRIL 27–Following up on a collaboration which spanned multiple series, leading up to Mike Mignola’s return to both writing and drawing his beloved demon, artist Duncan Fegredo returns to tell a story about a young Hellboy’s first brush with hell. In this beautifully drawn fifty-six-page […]
ELFQUEST COMES TO DARK HORSE! Elfquest: The Final Quest to launch comprehensive publishing program for all-new and existing material in the fall of 2013! APRIL 27, CHICAGO, IL – Dark Horse kicked off C2E2 in style, with what is sure to be some of the biggest news of the weekend. Attendees of the Diamond Retailers Summit were the first to […]
C2E2 is underway in Chicago, and on Saturday, April 27, attendees of the PETER PANZERFAUST panel (at 3:15 pm in room W470b) will be the exclusive audience of a three-minute teaser for the PETER PANZERFAUST animated comic. The teaser for the motion comic, which is produced by Adjacent Productions and Quality Transmedia, will not be shown elsewhere. But that’s not […]