Less than a day left! Want a kick ass comic with a vibe of the old Kurosawa flicks, with some mechs thrown in for good measure? Then you have 19 hours to help fund Ichido Book One on Kickstarter. The project has already met its goal, so this is happening. But if the funds reach 15,000, then the book will […]
Want a good read? Fearful Symmetries, a supernatural horror anthology, is up on Kickstarter and needs your support! The anthology is edited by Ellen Datlow, a well known name in the literary world, who has won numerous awards for her editing. Check out the Kickstarter project at http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/191888411/fearful-symmetries-an-anthology-of-horror and help fund a great project!
The Animal is back! Big Dave Batista, better known as Batista during his WWE days (or Deacon Batista, which was horrid), is up for the role of the muscle to Marvel’s cosmic super team, Guardians of the Galaxy: Drax! Drax, who has changed appearances drastically since his days in the 90’s in the Silver Surfer books, is the green strongman […]
You can’t see this! Well, yeah, you can. It’s right up there: WWE Superstar John Cena on the box of Fruity Pebbles. Looks like that really caught on, thanks Rock! Get ready for a limited edition run of Fruit Pebbles with an animated John Cena taking the place of The Flintstones head of houesehold, Fred. Seriously, this is a good […]
The showdown of the heroes is here. The Dark Knight Returns comes to an animated conclusion this month with the release of the Dark Knight Returns Part 2 from Warner Brothers Home Video. This is the epic conclusion to Frank Miller’s classic tale of an aging Batman in a very dangerous world. Batman takes on his arch villain The Joker […]
From DC to possibly Marvel… Joseph Gordon-Levitt, known for Inception, Looper, and most of all, Angels in the Outfield, cemented his name in DC Comic’s lore with last year’s The Dark Knight Rises. Well, he may be leading a super team alright, just not for DC. Levitt is one of a few names in the running for the lead in […]
The War is on. Check out a preview and synopsis of Harbinger #0, a glimpse into The Omega Age! Hitting stores February 6th and with three covers, this is a vital piece to the whole Valiant Universe. Check out five preview pages after the jump! The Omega Age Begins in HARBINGER #0 Valiant is proud to present an advance preview […]
Get ready! Francesco Francavilla’s The Black Beetle hits this month, and the buzz has been building around this one. As the time draws closer to the Jan 16th release date, we get a new Black Beetle image from the guys at Dark Horse! Enjoy!
THIS looks like a main event! Pay Per View provider iNDEMAND has released a poster of the WWE’s Elimination Chamber, the February PPV. If this poster is any indication of what to expect, it looks like it will be a must see PPV. The poster shows The Rock, which gives the idea that he may in fact be in his […]
“If you make mistakes, it means you’re out there doing something.” Neil Gaiman, one of my favorite authors and the man behind DC Comics The Sandman, as well as the epic American Gods, gave a riveting speech to the University of the Arts Class of 2012. Now, HarperCollins announced that they will bring his speech to the printed page in […]
Twenty days and counting! The Adventures of the 19XX is the an amazing Dieselpunk/Steampunk comic book by the talented Paul Roman Martinez. With two volumes self published, the Kickstarter project aims to reprint the fist volume as a beautiful hardcover, with new art and extras! Throughout the pledges, you could preorder your own copy of the first volume and even […]
A little over a week left! Bad Karma, a 200+ page hardcover collection of comic book stories and prose, ends its Kickstarter project in eight days! The goal has been reached, this WILL be created, so why not jump on board and order a copy today! The project is by Alex Grecian, Jeremy Haun, B. Clay Moore & Seth Peck […]
Be a part of it! The Kickstarter project for the Ichido comic book ends in 5 days! Yes, the project has already met it’s goal, but there is still time to pledge, which can get you your own copy of the Ichido book! Plus, if the project reaches $15,000, a stretch goal will be reached to have the whole book […]
Last year, one of the resolutions I made was that we, myself and my brother Jason, would have our own site for 2012. We had worked with other sites in the past, but nothing that was all ours to post whatever we felt like… we followed through with that resolution with the birth of Pastrami Nation! 23,000 hits this year… […]
By Nolan P. Smith-Pastrami Nation When writer/director Quentin Tarantino makes a new film, the masses usually take notice. The man who brought the world Kill Bill, Pulp Fiction, and most recently Inglorious Basterds is back, and back with a bang. Django Unchained brings the over the top violence that fans have come to expect, but how does the rest of […]
Peter David, a staple in the comic industry and known for his epic runs on the Incredible Hulk and X-Factor to name a few, has suffered a stroke and is recovering. The news broke on his official website, where he let the world know: I have had a stroke. We were on vacation in Florida when I lost control of […]
Now that’s breaking a creative rut. With the new year approaching, many will be making resolutions: lose weight, find love, finish that dream project… but who actually follows through with it? In an article on Wired, we see a great idea from a creative force in the animation industry. Pixar animator Everett Downing decide to break out of a creative […]
When Steampunk is done right, THIS is how it looks. The Adventures of the 19XX is a self published comic book by Paul Roman Martinez, and has already made the industry take notice. In 2011, the original book was a nominee for the Russ Manning Most Promising Newcomer, which is a huge deal! This Kickstarter projects aims to print the […]
It’s like a mech filled Kurosawa flick. Yes, that sounds awesome, I know. In my journeys on Kickstarter, I always aim to highlight the best and brightest, projects that I would back myself. Well, one of those projects is Ichido. Created by Tomas Overbai, Ichido is explained as: ICHIDO is a new comic book series inspired by Akira Kurosawa, science […]
Today is the last day! The Kickstarter project for Jack and the Zombie Attack ends today!! Please share this link around, check it out, and help get it published! Let’s Kickstart This! Jack and the Zombie Attack by Chris and Amy Hernandez.
By Nolan P. Smith, Pastrami Nation (Apple Valley) The Lord of the Rings film trilogy brought the literary masterpiece by J.R.R Tolkien to a new audience, an audience that was blown away by the epic nature of Middle Earth. Now, in 2012, the world is once again invited back to the world filled with dwarves, wizards, and, of course, hobbits. […]
This was destined to be funded. Bad Karma, a 200 page hardcover comic/prose collection by B. Clay Moore, Alex Grecian, Jeremy Haun, Seth Peck and more, went up December 10th on Kickstarter, and wow, it’s impressive. Now 10 days in, and the book has already met its funding goal and now has stretch goals in place to make the most […]
It’s a bittersweet day. Today, on the Blue Sky Disney blog, it was announced that due to Disney’s acquisition of Lucasfilm, Star Wars comics will be coming to Marvel in 2014. This is due to Disney now owning both Lucasfilm and Marvel, so it doesn’t come as a surprise. The good part of this is that, cool, Marvel will once […]
Check it out! So, tomorrow, apparently, the world is ending…so why not check out some awesome end of the world books from the creative worlds of Dark Horse Comics! The Strain, Orchid, Hellboy in Hell, To Hell You Ride… all awesome, apocalyptic books to ring in 12/21/12! Also great reading for 12/22 and beyond!
Ready for a showdown? This January, the conclusion to one of the most epic Batman stories ever told comes home. Frank Millar’s The Dark Knight Returns got the animated treatment in 2012, as it wowed fans old and new alike with a grim, aging Batman and a world gone insane. The second part should impress all, as it has Batman […]
Archaia is at it again. Archaia Entertainment, the company that brought the world Mouse Guard, Tale of Sand and more, has quite the line up for this week’s releases. Cursed Pirate Girl, the Kickstarter sensation, is back with a collected edition and has some great company this week. Check out the covers and listings below, and look for reviews to […]
The time is coming near! Since it was first announced, people have been anxiously awaiting the release of The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys. Why? Gerard Way, that’s why. Anyone who has read Way’s Umbrella Academy knows exactly what I mean. The My Chemical Romance front man shocked the world when he penned The Umbrella Academy from Dark Horse […]
This April, it’s war! Worlds collide when Bloodshot goes to war with the Harbingers in 2013. Check out the full press release from Valiant regarding the Harbinger Wars! This April, the children are our future. HARBINGER WARS is coming! Valiant is proud to announce HARBINGER WARS #1 (of 4) – the FIRST ISSUE of a four-issue limited series that will […]
How can you go wrong with free? Archaia Entertainment, the people that have brought the world Mouse Guard, Rust, Tale of Sand and more, really knocked it out of the park last year with their Free Comic Book Day free hardcover book. Well, for 2013, Archaia is back with another high quality offering. Even though it’s not a hardcover this […]