By Nolan P. Smith If you are not checking out the fantastic titles from Vault Comics, you are missing out. Take Resonant #1, for example, the gloom, the eerie book has a vibe like when The Walking Dead kicked off, and that is quite the compliment. From David Andry, Alejandro Aragon, Jason Wordie and Deron Bennett, the book follows in […]
By Nolan P. Smith Every so often, I come across a book that surprises me. Canto completely caught me off guard with its fantastic story, art and most of all, heart. From David M. Booher with art by Drew Zucker, Vittorio Astone, and Deron Bennett, this hard to find book from IDW is a significant surprise to readers and retailers […]
By Nolan P. Smith The original animated feature The Lion King challenged the emotions of kids and adults alike, becoming one of the most beloved animated films to be released by Disney. Now in 2019, the epic story is getting a live-action remake courtesy of Director Jon Favreau. But with the source material being so well known and iconic, is […]
By Staff Reports BOOM! Studios revealed today a first look at the oversized one-shot comic book, BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: THE CHOSEN ONES #1, debuting on August 28, 2019, in partnership with 20th Century. Buffy Summers is the “Chosen One” who must defend Sunnydale from vampires, demons and those regular monsters called high schoolers…but she wasn’t the first. Now, through […]
By Staff Reports The 8th annual Rose City Comic Con by LeftField Media, will unite 70,000 fans of comics, technology and science, television and film, custom art, over-the-top cosplay, and more at the Oregon Convention Center from Friday, September 13 through Sunday, September 15, 2019. The convention floor and panel rooms will buzz with hundreds of hours’ worth of programs […]
By the Pastrami Nation Podcast Crew Here is this week’s Facebook podcast, now in audio and on Soundcloud. Leave a comment by SATURDAY, July 27th at 9 p.m. PST on here, on SoundCloud OR on Facebook and be entered for a chance to win one of the prizes mentioned!
By Staff Reports Bestselling comic book series Farmhand, created and illustrated by Rob Guillory, has been optioned for television development by AMC/AMC Studios. Guillory is set to write the pilot for the series and will executive produce alongside LaToya Morgan (The Walking Dead, Into the Badlands). “I couldn’t be more thrilled to bring Farmhand to AMC,” said Guillory. “I knew […]
By Staff Reports TEST #1 by multi-Eisner Award nominee, Christopher Sebela, artist Jen Hickman, colorist Harry Saxon, letterer Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, and designer Tim Daniel, has officially sold out. A second printing, with a new cover by Hickman and Daniel, will hit store shelves on August 21st, 2019. Debuting to near universal acclaim, TEST is a 10-minutes-in-the-future sci-fi story unlike anything else on the stands. It follows […]
By Nolan P. Smith Photos by Nolan Smith and Jason Smith Comic Con International: San Diego is easily the biggest and most known of the comic conventions. Known as SDCC, the annual convention took over the San Diego Convention Center once again, with events taking place across the surrounding historic Gaslamp District. Fans of comic books, video games, collectibles, movies, […]
By Staff Reports BOOM! Studios, under license by Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS), today revealed a new look at MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS #41 by the all -star team of acclaimed writer Ryan Parrott (Go Go Power Rangers) and Shattered Grid artist Daniele di Nicuolo (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers), the essential next chapter in the epic Power Rangers event, Necessary Evil, […]
By Staff Reports Image Comics has announced Dead Eyes, a book by artist John McCrea (Mythic, Hitman) and writer Gerry Duggan (Analog, Deadpool). The duo team up to bring readers action, comedy, and drama in the forthcoming series, a series that may seem familiar to readers of a certain hit series “We’re very happy to introduce you to the violent, […]
By Staff Reports Image Comics is pleased to announce that New York Times bestselling writers Scott Snyder (Wytches, AD: After Death) and Charles Soule (Curse Words, The Oracle Year, the forthcoming novel Anyone) will team up with artist Giuseppe Camuncoli (The Amazing Spider-Man, Darth Vader, Hellblazer) for a new comic book series titled Undiscovered Country. The full color, ongoing science […]
By Staff Reports BOOM! Studios, in partnership with WWE today announced a new graphic novel, WWE: THE NEW DAY, starring WWE Champion Kofi Kingston and WWE Superstars Big E and Xavier Woods of The New Day that will be released in 2020. Fans at the BOOM! Studios: Discover Yours panel were shocked when Kingston made a surprise appearance in the […]
By Staff Reports Batman Beyond, the landmark animated television series that illuminated the imagination of a new generation of Batman fans with its creation of an altogether new hero, is celebrating its 20th anniversary – and you get the gift! Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has remastered the heralded series for its first-ever presentation on Blu-ray™ in the all-encompassing Batman Beyond: […]
By Staff Reports ComiXology, Amazon’s premier digital comics service, announced that Eisner-nominated writer Chip Zdarsky and acclaimed artist Jason Loo are collaborating on Afterlift, an all-new five-part comics mini-series about an unexpected ride-share to a very final destination: Hell. The series, which will debut from the comiXology Originals program this winter, was announced at comiXology’s Comic-Con International San Diego 2019 […]
By Staff Reports And the latest Gotham City action figures from DC Collectibles are…Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael and Donatello?! Yes, you read that right. Last week, DC Collectibles announced an exciting new line of figures in partnership with Nickelodeon and GameStop that pays homage to the recent animated movie, Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. But it gets better, Turtles fans. […]
By Staff Reports Boss Fight Studio, creators of the Vitruvian H.A.C.K.S. collectible action figures, has been tapped by Hearst owned King Features to create a line of figures for both Flash Gordon and The Phantom classic comic book franchises, as well as the iconic 1980 Flash Gordon film. Aimed at adult collectors, “HERO H.A.C.K.S.” is an extension of the already […]
By Staff Reports Scout Comics has announced their latest series, White Ash, as well as a SDCC promotion with White Ash and another big Scout release, Midnight Sky! Set in a small smudge of a town in Western Pennsylvania, WHITE ASH follows Aleck Zwerg, the frustrated but charismatic son of a coal miner, who long ago outgrew the bounds of […]
By Staff Reports Vault is very excited to announce the new series MONEY SHOT, a story about scientists having sex with aliens for money. MONEY SHOT’s creative five-some includes writer Tim Seeley (Grayson, Revival, and Hack/Slash), co-scripter & comedian Sarah Beattie, artist Rebekah Isaacs (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel & Faith), colorist Kurt Michael Russell (Hack/Slash, Glitterbomb), and letterer Crank! […]
By Staff Reports “Proceed, on your way to oblivion.” Ahead of San Diego Comic-Con, Hasbro revealed their largest TRANSFORMERS figure ever – The Lord of Chaos. The Planet Eater. The Chaos Bringer – UNICRON! After last year’s crowdfunding success, HASLAB is back with this exciting new creation – the first ever TRANSFORMERS HASLAB project – TRANSFORMERS: WAR FOR CYBERTRON UNICRON. […]
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 Staff Reports For the first time at D23 Expo, Lucasfilm will host a pavilion on the show floor from August 23-25 with an impressive display showcasing the evolution of the Star Wars stormtrooper. The exhibit will include several of the screen-used costumes seen throughout the iconic movie series. From the classic stormtrooper to the new design featured in the upcoming Star […]
By Staff Reports The Los Angeles Convention Center was the epicenter for anything and everything Japanese pop-culture as nearly three-hundred-fifty-thousand attendees gathered over five days to celebrate at Anime Expo (AX), the largest celebration of this genre in North America. Produced annually by The Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation (SPJA), this five-day extravaganza, held July 3 – July […]
By Staff Reports The Action Lab Entertainment series COLD BLOOD SAMURAI has been receiving lots of praise from comic book outlets, and for good reason. This volume collects all six issues of the lavish creator-owned series from European creators Massimo Rosi and Ludovica Ceregatti, the enchanting story of a samurai salamander who finds himself in the middle of an invasion and a war between […]
By Staff Reports Indie Fresh Media comes across a lot in the way of indie films, music and art. But the film ZombieCON with the tagline “cosplayers stuck in a zombie apocalypse of anime proportions” showed once more that in a media landscape full of giant multi-decade long franchises and $100 million budgets, indie films aren’t dead and, in fact, they’re thriving. ZombieCON, produced […]
By Staff Reports VIZ Media prepares for one of the nation’s biggest annual pop culture events with panels and signings for SHONEN JUMP and SEIS MANOS at Comic-Con International in San Diego, CA. Check out the SEIS MANOS panel, an upcoming Netflix Original Anime Series and VIZ Media’s first original animated property. The panel features a star-studded cast and crew […]
By Nolan P. Smith When a new Millarworld book hits the shelves, fans should listen. The track record for amazing titles cannot be denied: Kick-Ass, Chrononauts, Huck, Prodigy, Kingsmen: The Secret Service- the list goes on. So when Space Bandits hit, you know I had to take notice. From Mark Millar, Matteo Scalera, Marcelo Maiolo, and Clem Robins, the first […]
By Nolan P. Smith After the record-setting and status quo changing Avengers: Endgame, the Marvel Cinematic Universe moves into the aftermath with Spider-Man: Far From Home. In a world without Iron Man, can Spider-Man step up to fill the void, and does he even want to? From Director Jon Watts, the same director behind Spider-Man: Homecoming, this film takes place […]
By Nolan P. Smith It’s been a while, and do I have a project for you! It is time once again to turn to the excellent crowdfunding website Kickstarter and shine the light down on a very deserving project, a project that needs YOUR help to become a reality. Let me welcome you back to the world of The Foreigner. […]
By Staff Reports Anime Expo is off to an amazing start! The 4-Day Badges are now completely sold out – this is the earliest they have ever sold out for 4-Day Badges. 1-day, Military, and Children’s badges are still available. Full ticket information can be found at: www.Anime-Expo.org. See you at the show!