By Nolan P. Smith Hellboy has been a staple for the comic industry for some time now. Mike Mignola’s demonic creation with a heart of gold has gained readers across the globe. For this holiday season, we get a special treat: Hellboy- Krampusnacht. A book written by Mignola himself with art by one of the very best in the business, […]
By Nolan P. Smith When the film John Wick hit theaters in 2014, it brought a surge of energy back to the action film genre, and brought Keanu Reeves back into the well-deserved spotlight. The revenge flick introduced a new take on the seedy underworld, and spawned an amazing sequel. Now, thanks to Dynamite, the story continues in comic book […]
By Staff Reports Madefire, the award-winning standard in digital comics and innovator of the proprietary Motion Book™ format teams up with Image Comics, the publisher of some of the top selling, award-winning comics in the industry, to make available a trove of back catalog titles to the Madefire platform.
By Jesse Ramirez Contributing Guest Reviewer There’s so much to love about this issue, It has everything I look for in a comic and more!
The fantastic works of Senti get collected if we can make it happen! By Nolan P. Smith It’s been a while, but what a great project to bring back the spotlight to shine on Kickstarter projects. For this installment of Let’s Kickstart This!, I bring you the collected works of one of the artists I respect most in this world- […]
By Staff Reports A Message from Creator/Writer Jason Sterr There’s no denying the good that Superman, Wonder Woman, Spider-Man, and Captain America do. If I lived in Gotham, Metropolis, or 616 New York I would be more than grateful for the countless times they’ve saved the world. But gratitude doesn’t equal trust. We’ve all come to realize that people in power, people that we […]
By Staff Reports This week, the complete 6-issue mini-series BLACK comes to comic shops in a collected paperback edition.
By Nolan P. Smith Photos by Nolan P. Smith I remember attending the first Los Angeles Comic Con, then known as the Comikaze Expo. Fast forward to 2017, and Stan Lee’s Los Angeles Comic Con (LACC) is no longer the “new kid” on the convention circuit- they are a heavyweight contender. Once again residing in the massive Los Angeles Convention […]
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. […]
By Staff Reports BOOM! Studios and WWE announced that January’s WWE #13 will feature the WWE comic book writing debut of WWE Superstar Samoa Joe in a story co-written by Michael Kingston (Headlocked) and illustrated by Michel Mulipola (Headlocked). Samoa Joe and Kingston’s story will go behind the scenes of how the Superstar first joined Monday Night RAW. WWE #13 […]
By Staff Reports BOOM! Studios is proud to announce A GIRL IN THE HIMALAYAS, a moving original graphic novel (OGN) written and illustrated by new talent David Jesus Vignolli about a young girl whose unexpected arrival in the magical land of immortal beings threatens the sanctuary’s very existence. Debuting April 2018, A GIRL IN THE HIMALAYAS was submitted through the […]
By Amie Macias Contributing Reviewer This week I had the privilege of reading the MillarWorld New Talent Annual 2017. It showcased stories from Kick-ass, Empress, Superior, Nemesis, Super Crooks, and Huck with new artists and writers.
By Jesse Ramirez Contributing Guest Reviewer An extremely original, action packed story that mixes real world issues with fantastical elements? Count me in!
By Amie Macias This week, I got to check out an awesome new series from Image Comics and Skybound in the form of Gasolina. How was it?
By Daniel Schwartz Publisher: Image Comics Writer: Seth Peck and Jeremy Haun Artist: Jeremy Haun From the mind of critically acclaimed creator Jeremy Haun (The Beauty) comes the post-apocalyptic thriller The Realm.
From Tiny Rick to Hamurai, It’s all in The Art of Rick and Morty By Nolan P. Smith One of the most popular animated series on the planet has to be the absurd, sometimes frightfully realistic Rick and Morty. The misadventures of a genius grandfather and his not so genius grandson just returned for a third season, making for the […]
Exclusive Print Edition Collects The 12-Volume Manga Series Death Note Into A Single Omnibus That Features A Never Before Published In English Epilogue Chapter By Staff Reports VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), a premier company in the fields of publishing, animation distribution, and global entertainment licensing, delivers a landmark release to DEATH NOTE fans with the DEATH NOTE All-In-One Edition.
Various Image Comics go walker for The Walking Dead with Anniversary Variants By Staff Reports Image Comics is pleased to announce black & white versions of the highly anticipated month of THE WALKING DEAD variants and reveal four more of the planned variant covers.
The Storyteller epic continues, this time introducing Fairies to the mythical world from Boom! Studios By Staff Reports BOOM! Studios and The Jim Henson Company announce their fourth Storyteller collaboration with JIM HENSON’S THE STORYTELLER: FAIRIES, a four-issue limited series debuting in December featuring stand-alone stories by Matt Smith (Lake of Fire, Barbarian Lord), Benjamin Schipper (Cap’n Rex & His […]
Titan Comics Brings a Very Different Legend to Hercules By Daniel Schwartz Publisher: Titan Comics Writer: Jean-David Morvan Artist: Looky When I heard that Titan Comics was releasing a new Hercules series, I imagined loin cloths and Kevin Sorbo. Boy, was I wrong!
Photos by Noble Morris When Storm Collectibles revealed they had the license for Street Fighter V, I think the video game world breathed a sigh of relief. To get 1/12 scale figures of one of the most iconic fighting game franchises in the world is a gift to fans everywhere. At the San Diego Comic Con, Bluefin released an exclusive […]
Long Beach Comic Con is what a comic convention is all about By Nolan P. Smith Photos by Nolan P. Smith This weekend, Long Beach became the Labor Day weekend destination as the Long Beach Comic Con invaded the city’s convention center. I have visited this convention for the past two years, and I must say, this show keeps getting […]
Drift into Riftworld Legends By Jesse Ramirez Contributing Guest Reviewer What’s the most exciting thing about reading? Arguably, it’s the fact that we can enter new worlds entirely different from the one we live in, and engage with characters that we find connections with.
Image Comics/Skybound Original Series Extremity is Violently Artful By Amie Macias Daniel Warren Johnson’s imagination has everything in this comic at its extremity! From the intense artwork with colorist Mike Spicer’s work jumping off the page and in your face to the fiery storyline, the first collection of the hit series Extremity is a sight to see.
Action Lab Brings the Puppet Master Finale This Fall By Staff Reports PUPPET MASTER: CURTAIN CALL is the finale of our epic PUPPET MASTER comic series! Everything from the first five volumes of the ongoing series comes to a head here! It’s the final showdown between the puppets of Andre Toulon versus the demon god Anapa and his evil puppets… […]
Image Comics and Skybound Hit Extremity Kicks Off A New Adventure Superstar writer/artist Daniel Warren Johnson (Space Mullet) and colorist Mike Spicer will kick off a new arc in the dystopian epic this October from Image Comics and Skybound Entertainment.
By Staff Reports Vacation time has been spent, and our thoughts turn to children making their way back to school, Pumpkin Spice Lattes and a slight chill in the air. Before you break out your box of sweaters and slip into your usual fall rhythm, we’d just like to remind you… It’s Time for LONG BEACH COMIC CON! The Long […]
San Diego Comic Con is Here! By Nolan P. Smith The San Diego Comic Con is here, and in full effect. The first, full official day is now in the books, and what a day it was! Check out just a few of the photos from the convention floor, and get ready for even more this week!
Comic Con Brings Plenty to the Convention Center and Downtown San Diego By Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)—In Southern California, the summer means vacation, beach visits, and the return of the San Diego Comic Con. Pastrami Nation will once again be covering the show all week, bringing you a ton of photos and information throughout the week.
Valiant unleashes the extremely entertaining Secret Weapons By Nolan P. Smith We have all wondered about it: what if you had a super power? What would you pick? Flight? Invincibility? X-ray vision? With Secret Weapons, we get to see some of the powers no one would ever hope for, and yet, we root for these “heroes” to succeed.