By Jason T. Smith Creative Editor Thanks to the folks at Bluefin, today I take a look at one of the most anticipated action figure releases of the year- the Miles Morales Spider-Man figure from Sentinel. Based on the amazing animated film, Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse. This is a great figure, let’s go ahead and say that first off. The […]
By Jason T. Smith Creative Editor Are you looking to up your Joe game? Then the Hardcore Coldplay Blue Falcon- U.S. Army Airborne Division by Joytoy is just what your 1:18 scale army needed. Modeled after the U.S. Army Airborne Division, this little guy is what we’d have if G.I. Joes had a Masterpiece version. Joytoy, the company behind these […]
By Jason T. SmithCreative Editor The latest wave of Hasbro’s popular Marvel Legends figures hits it out of the park in a major way. An Ursa Major way! What is being dubbed as “the Iron Man” wave fires on all cylinders, giving us seven outstanding action figures, most of whom are Iron Man related, and what I find to be […]
By Jason T. Smith Creative Editor Look! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s the Mafex Superman! Mafex, the company known for its impressive super-articulated action figures, has done it again. While they’ve never disappointed, especially with their DC Comics characters, their Batman: Hush series takes it to the next level with their latest release, Superman! This comic-accurate Kryptonian […]
By Jason T. Smith Bluefin has put out many amazing toys from various licenses, but one of my favorites is their wildly popular Storm Collectibles line of premium action figures. Storm covers many excellent properties, but their Street Fighter series has to be in my top two. The Street Fighter line has given us many outstanding figures with dead-on likenesses […]
Welcome to our new column devoted to food reviews: To Eats His Own. Food reviews have been the #1 requested feature since we started Pastrami Nation, so we are excited to dive in! This column will feature food reviews from across the country by Pastrami Nation’s founders, Nolan P. Smith and Jason T. Smith, as well as other Pastrami Nation […]
By Jason T. Smith Creative Editor In 2012 the movie Bigfoot was released. Unfortunately, some missed this hidden gem the first time around, but thanks to Peacock, a streaming service brought to us by the good folks at Universal, fans of Sasquatch related films like myself now have the opportunity to watch it, with unfortunately being the keyword here. Bigfoot […]
By Jason T. Smith The Transformers franchise doesn’t have the best reputation when it comes to live action flicks. The critically panned Michael Bay series of films abandoned the heart of the robots in disguise from the days of animated series and comic books and went with a loud, soulless series of films with the Transformers named attached to it. […]
By Jason T. Smith One of , if not, the most anticipated movies of the year has been unleashed in theatres everywhere this past week. Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom is now open and this film does not disappoint. The sequel to the highly successful 2015 Jurassic World and it continues to raise the bar. Fallen Kingdom takes place four years […]
By Jason T. Smith (Victor Valley)– Halloween is just around the corner. It also means that it is time once again for Stan Lee’s Los Angeles Comic Con. Formerly known to many as the Comikaze Expo, Stan Lees L.A. Comic Con has graced Southern Californians for 6 years and counting with comic book greatness in the heart of the southland. […]
Magnetic Releases Another Masterpiece with Love: The Dinosaur By Jason T. Smith Magnetic Press, now known as the Magnetic Collection from Lion Forge, has given us a lot to “love” with their beautifully illustrated hardcover Love animal series. It all started with Love: The Tiger, where we got our first taste of these amazing silent comic stories. It took us […]
Titan Comics brings sharks to the forefront with Hook Jaw By Jason T. Smith Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, Titan Comics reminds you that it is definitely not. Their debut issue of Hook Jaw takes us on a very scary adventure with some Great White Sharks and the thing they do best” […]
By Jason T. Smith The Long Beach Comic Con kicked off today, and with it, troves of fans from across Southern California, tons of cosplayers, and more. Saturday was packed, from aisle to aisle. Vendors ranging from artists, writers, comic publishers, cosplayers and more all too over the Long Beach Convention Center. Celebrities were on hand as well, including the […]
By Jason T. Smith “To the father, son and Holy Spirit, I hold you dearest..” The tongue twisting Yelawolf rides a sinister beat in “Best Friend”, a song that sounds like it would be more of a soft song than what we are used to from the Slaughterhouse collaborator. What we get is some extremely dark lyrics and imagery when […]
Review by Jason T. Smith (Victor Valley)—Visionary artist Ricardo Delgado has done it again with his latest tale in the critically acclaimed Age of Reptiles series, Ancient Egyptians from Dark Horse Comics. The four-issue mini-series is now collected in one, slick trade paperback with bonus content like concept sketches of the dinosaurs and more. The collected version of this visual […]
By Jason T. Smith and Nolan P. Smith 2015 was a great year for action figures: from Star Wars to dinosaurs, the action figure game was stepped up once again. Some from the giants in the industry, and some from new companies eager to show what they can do. So, without further delay and in no specific order, here is […]
By Jason T. Smith Photos by Nolan P. Smith (Pasadena)– This weekend, the artful city of Pasadena was once again home to DesignerCon, or D-Con as it is also known by. Featuring artists, manufacturers, distributors, and retailers of pop, underground and urban art, the show took place at the Pasadena Convention Center, and was met with crowds of fans, creators, […]
By Jason T. Smith This summer definitely belongs to the dinosaurs. First you have a mega blockbuster in Jurassic World, which is just smashing all the box office records at the theaters. Then you have something truly special hitting comic stores in Age of Reptiles: Ancient Egyptians by Ricardo Delgado. Dark Horse Comics has once again graced us with the […]
Review by Jason T. Smith (Victor Valley)—As a part of February’s PlayStation Plus free games for the PlayStation 4, I was happy to see Apotheon- a game which I knew little about. Just by the screen shots I saw, I figured it was worth a shot- what I found was one of the most enjoyable side scroller games in recent […]
Review by Jason T. Smith (Victor Valley)—World Wrestling Entertainment, also known around the world as WWE, is the creator and king of sports entertainment as we know it today. From TV to comic books, video games, and more, the company has expanded its reach to just about every form of media. With WWE Immortals, they delve into the world of […]
Review by Jason T. Smith Contains nudity: for mature readers only (Victor Valley)—Pop culture has exploded in the last few years. Many who would hide their geeky interests from their peers are now championed as “cool”, and “hip”. With that comes bandwagon jumpers who jump into comic books, video games, sci-fi and more simply so they can now fit in. […]
Review by Jason T. Smith Written by Paul Allor Art by Ross Campbell Cover by David Petersen Published by: IDW Publishing Looking for a good comic to read? Are you a fan of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? How bout dinosaurs? If you’ve read this article up to this point then I’ll take that as a yes. With that being said […]