By Nolan P. Smith Welcome back to another installment of Issues, our audio only podcast dedicated to the review of single issue comic books. With this episode, we look at No One Left to Fight #3 from Dark Horse Comics. Music from filmmusic.io “Lost Time” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
By Nolan P. Smith Welcome back to another installment of Issues, our audio only podcast dedicated to the review of single issue comic books. With this episode, we look at the biggest comic book release of the month, Spawn #300 from Image Comics. This is a milestone for the comic book industry, make sure to check it out! Music from […]
By Nolan P. Smith There is a new pop culture event for fans to look to this weekend as the inaugural LightBox Expo Pasadena Convention Center September 6th-8th. Created by character designer and illustrator Bobby Chiu, the team at Schoolism, and Emerald City Comic Con founder Jim Demonakos, the LightBox Expo is a celebration of the visual arts in sunny […]
By Nolan P. Smith Welcome back to Pastrami Nation Issues! Our audio-only podcast dedicated to the review of single-issue comic books! For this episode, I review BOOM! Studios’ Something is Killing the Children #1! Make sure to visit PastramiNation.com for news, reviews, podcasts, videos, giveaways and more! Also on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest! Music Rains Will Fall by Kevin […]
By Nolan P. Smith It’s not every day I start a book and can’t put it down. But that is precisely what happened when I decided to start reading Little Mama one night. I have said numerous times that the art form of a comic book can tell any story, and with this book, that idea is cemented down. Little […]
By Nolan P. Smith Welcome back to Pastrami Nation Issues! Our audio-only podcast dedicated to the review of single-issue comic books! For this episode, I review Dark Horse Comics’ Tommy Gun Wizards #1! Make sure to visit PastramiNation.com for news, reviews, podcasts, videos, giveaways and more! Also on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest! Music Revival by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed […]
By Staff Reports ComiXology, Amazon’s premier digital comics service announces Breaklands, an all-new, creator owned mini-series from Justin Jordan, the co-creator and writer of The Strange Talent of Luther Strode, acclaimed artist Tyasseta, and colorist Sarah Stern, with letters by Rachel Deering. Set 150 years in the future, Breaklands features a world where everyone has powers… except for one young […]
By Staff Reports Vault Comics and GraphicAudio® A Movie In Your Mind® are thrilled to announce they have partnered to produce the WASTED SPACE audiobook, adapted directly from the graphic novel and produced with a full cast of actors, immersive sound effects and cinematic music. WASTED SPACE follows Billy Bane, a prophet who got it all wrong, and the galaxy […]
By Nolan P. Smith Welcome to the first installment of Pastrami Nation Issues! Our audio only podcast dedicated to the review of single issue comic books! For the very first installment, Pastrami Nation Editor and Co-Founder Nolan P. Smith reviews Vault Comics Mall #1! Check it out on Anchor, and Soundcloud, hitting iTunes and Spotify soon!!!
By Nolan P. Smith Editor Many of you know him from his audio reviews, occasional podcasts, and social media live events for Pastrami Nation. Well, our own Myke Fabela, as a part of the band Dayseye, has a huge opportunity and needs your support! Matter of fact, they stand a fantastic chance of opening at the Hollywood Bowl as part […]
By Staff Reports Image Comics is pleased to reveal a few of the highly anticipated covers for the upcoming record-breaking, history-making SPAWN #301 issue by Todd McFarlane, President at Image Comics and creator of SPAWN. This record-breaking SPAWN #301 hits stores on Wednesday, October 2. SPAWN #301 CVR A MCFARLANE SPAWN #301 CVR B CAPULLO SPAWN #301 CVR C VIRGIN […]
By Staff Reports MAD Event Management LLC— experienced hosts of diverse and inclusive pop culture conventions — is thrilled to announce the epic programming line-up of its annual comics-first show, LongBeachComicCon(#LBCC2019)! Jam-packed with panels and activities, LBCC 2019 is the #1 pop culture event where fans in the beautiful Greater Los Angeles area can celebrate all there is to love […]
By Nolan P. Smith Dead End Kids kicked off with death and mystery, so I have been waiting to continue the journey of a band of kids out to find out how their friend died. With issue #2, we dive deeper, and learn more about the past of these kids, and what has shaped their lives into what it is […]
By Nolan P. Smith The D23 Expo in Anaheim has brought us tons of exciting news, but for Star Wars fans, the one that is buzzing the most is The Mandalorian. The Disney+ original live-action series feature a mysterious new bounty hunter in a story set years after Return of the Jedi. From Jon Favreau, this looks more interesting than […]
By Staff Reports (Victor Valley)– Friday afternoon, Disney+ made its D23 Expo debut with its first-ever showcase presentation, announcing six new series in development and revealing key details about the highly anticipated streaming service to an enthusiastic audience at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim. The event showcased the sweeping array of talent with in-person and video appearances from […]
By Staff Reports Valiant Entertainment is incredibly proud to reveal the BLOODSHOT #1 Carbon Fiber Finish Variant Cover! This stunning cover features artwork by fan-favorite artist Jonboy Meyers. Designed by Valiant’s Director of Design & Production Travis Escarfullery, the BLOODSHOT #1 Carbon Fiber Finish Variant Cover is truly unlike any other comic cover fans will see! Retailers can obtain a […]
By Nolan P. Smith One book that has been garnering a lot of buzz this week comes from Boom! Studios: Once & Future. Monster hunters, Great Britain, and the legend of King Arthur and Excalibur- what is not to love? From Kieron Gillen, with art by Dan Mora and colors by Tamra Bonvillain, Once & Future introduces us to Bridgette, […]
By Nolan P. Smith With the second installment of No One Left to Fight, we dive deeper into a world where a born warrior has saved the world, and now is searching for purpose once again. A kindred spirit to Dragonball Z, this book continues to look at a world when the fighting stops. By Aubrey Sitterson, Fico Ossio, and […]
By Nolan P. Smith When you have two well respected and talented creators like Jeff Lemire and Mike Deodato Jr. come together for a creator-owned series, the world should take notice. Berserker Unbound is a brand new series from Dark Horse Comics that takes a dangerous warrior and flings him into the modern-day. The Berserker is a fierce warrior, one […]
By Nolan P. Smith Photos by Nolan P. Smith I had the opportunity to watch a brand new play, written and directed by Michael Barrett. Barrett is a name well known in the theater community here in the High Desert, as well as across the Inland Empire. Barrett’s original play, Never Gone, is an emotional, compelling look at a man’s […]
By Nolan P. Smith ShopSmith78 has drawn the winning name from those that entered the ShopSmith78/Pastrami Nation contest! Congrats to Wesley Quintanar!!! Please e-mail Nolan Smith with your address: nolan@pastramination.com!
By Staff Reports The adventure that was initially too big for one animated film now arrives as a comprehensive 166-minute tale – with never-before-seen footage – in The Death and Return of Superman Complete Film Collection Gift Set, a numbered, limited edition release available October 1, 2019 from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. An extension of the popular series of DC […]
By Nolan P. Smith Pastrami Nation is excited to partner with ShopSmith78 to bring you a chance to win an exclusive Funko Pop Green Chrome Boba Fett! The giveaway is made possible by ShopSmith78, one of the original Pastrami Nation podcasters! He has gone on to make some fantastic 3D printed cosplay accessories, as you can see in the Facebook […]
By Staff Reports BOOM! Studios, in partnership with 20th Century Fox, revealed today Charles Gunn, the iconic vampire hunter, will make his first full appearance in the next issue of the hit series, ANGEL #4, reimagining the pop culture phenomenon by acclaimed writer Bryan Edward Hill (Batman, American Carnage), artist Gleb Melnikov (Saban’s Go Go Power Rangers), along with visionary […]
By Staff Reports BOOM! Studios, in partnership with 20th Century Fox, today announced a new graphic novel program collecting out-of-print and rare stories officially set in the world of Joss Whedon’s hit television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Beginning in April 2020 with BUFFY: LEGACY EDITION BOOK ONE, BOOM! Studios will collect every issue of Buffy the Vampire Slayer from […]
By Staff Reports Image Comics is pleased to reveal the breathtaking Jerome Opeña cover—with pencils by Jerome Opeña, inks by Todd McFarlane, colors by Fco Plascencia—for the upcoming milestone SPAWN #300 issue by Todd McFarlane, President at Image Comics and creator of SPAWN. This is just one of many exciting cover reveals to come on the #Roadto300! The record-setting SPAWN […]
By Staff Reports The fate of the universe rests in the paws of Lou, an astral-projecting cat and his loving owner Kiara. Desperate to preserve the well-being of billions, their revolt against the status quo is a battle for love, friendship, and the soul of humanity, all brought to you from psychedelic space! Strayed comes to you from the minds […]
By Staff Reports Michel Fiffe’s critically-acclaimed superhero revenge series Copra will be returning with an all-new #1 launching this October from Image Comics. “I’m beyond excited to be returning to my own characters with all-new stories,” said Fiffe. “It’s been a minute since I last worked on Copra, but I’m back with laser focus and all is right in the […]
By Staff Reports BOOM! Studios revealed a first look at GHOSTED IN LA #2, the latest issue in a brand new comic book series from GLAAD Media Award-nominated writer Sina Grace (Jughead’s Time Police) and artist Siobhan Keenan (Jem and the Holograms), about figuring out your love life – and your afterlife – in Hollywood, and available in stores August […]
By Nolan P. Smith It’s Morphin Time! Or… I should say, it is time once again to shine the light down on a fantastic project on the crowdfunding website Kickstarter in our efforts to help this project become a reality. It is time once again for a new installment of Let’s Kickstart This! This time, we take a look at […]