Voltron Defender of the Universe Returns to Toynami

Check out the news from Toynami’s official website: Toynami is pleased to announce the newest license in its stable of properties, and it’s the welcome return of an old favorite: Voltron! Under Toynami’s new agreement with Classic Media and World Event Productions, fans can expect to see collectibles toys, from a all new 24″ Jumbo Voltron to a high-detail transformable […]

Arcana Acquires Jack Lawrence’s DARKHAM VALE

(VANCOUVER)– Arcana is thrilled to announce that we have acquired the rights to the critically acclaimed series DARKHAM VALE, by Jack Lawrence. TITLE: Darkham Vale CREATED/ARTWORK BY: Jack Lawrence When Ryan and his recently divorced dad move into the inherited country house in the town of Darkham Vale, they get more than they bargained for. First the mansion hides its own […]

Marvel Now Teaser-Assassin

ASSASSIN All-New Marvel NOW! starts here! The reveals begin at New York Comic-Con! To find a comic shop near you, visit www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook. For comics anytime, anywhere check out comicstore.marvel.com and www.marvel.com/mobile Marvel Entertainment, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the world’s most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library […]

McFarlane Toys Launches New WWE® ICON SERIES Collectibles

(Tempe, Ariz.)— McFarlane Toys and WWE announced today a new licensing agreement to produce the first-ever WWE limited-edition collectible statues. The WWE ICON Series will include both current WWE Superstars and Legends. Fans can look forward to all the statues featuring authentic WWE memorabilia, which are highly limited in production.  Select statues will also feature a limited run of authentic […]

Let’s Kickstart This! Transforming Expectations

Who doesn’t love a good Transformer? What about a third party Transformer… No, I didn’t say bootleg. Let me introduce you to Transforming Expectations, a sequel to Transforming Collections: both books document the world of third party Transformers. Third party Transformers are not made by Hasbro, Takara, or any major company. They are made by small companies, that create masterworks […]

Marvel Now! Countdown to NYCC-SINNERS!

SINNERS All-New Marvel NOW! starts here! The reveals begin at New York Comic-Con! To find a comic shop near you, visit www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook. For comics anytime, anywhere check out comicstore.marvel.com and www.marvel.com/mobile Marvel Entertainment, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the world’s most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library […]

Marvel Now! Teasers-Countdown to NYCC-HIGHER

HIGHER All-New Marvel NOW! starts here! The reveals begin at New York Comic-Con! To find a comic shop near you, visit www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook. For comics anytime, anywhere check out comicstore.marvel.com and www.marvel.com/mobile Marvel Entertainment, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the world’s most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library […]

Marvel Now! Global

GLOBAL All-New Marvel NOW! starts here! The reveals begin at New York Comic-Con! To find a comic shop near you, visit www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook. For comics anytime, anywhere check out comicstore.marvel.com and www.marvel.com/mobile Marvel Entertainment, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the world’s most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of over […]

LIVE FROM NEW YORK! IT’S IMAGE COMICS!

Image Comics is gearing up for a fantastic New York Comic Con, taking place this year from October 10 through October 13. Eight panels, dozens of our award-winning creators signing throughout the weekend, convention exclusives, and a charity event co-hosted with Multiversity Comics on Friday night make for a packed, but exciting, convention weekend. Image Comics is located at booth […]

RAT QUEENS ON THE SCENE WITH A SELL OUT

This year, Image Comics asked, “WHAT’S NEXT?” and answered that question with a bevy of new releases that went on to instant sell-outs, week after week. This week is no different, as RAT QUEENS, a series that mixes high fantasy with short tempers and a party-centric lifestyle, has sold out at the distributor level and will be going back to […]

Pastrami Comic Review: God Is Dead #1

Review by Nolan P. Smith-Pastrami Nation Writers: Jonathan Hickman and Mike Costa Artist: Di Amorim Publisher: Avatar Press Released: September 2013 Website: www.avatarpress.com FOR MATURE READERS God is dead. That is a pretty shocking title, right? I didn’t quite know what to expect from this book: the cover was very secretive (at least the one I got): very iconic, with […]

Pastrami Comic Review: Kiss Me Satan #1

Review By Christopher Guzman- Pastrami Nation Writer: Victor Gischler Artist : Juan Ferreyra Publisher: Dark Horse Comics- www.darkhorse.com Vampires, Werewolves and Demons: oh my! Oh my indeed, Nation! Believe it or not, we read a lot of comics, and once in a while comes along a series that hits you like a bus. Kiss Me Satan is definitely a bus […]

This October, Brubaker and Epting Team Up on Velvet; A Dark Twist On The Spy Genre

By Staff Reports Revealed at July’s Image Expo, the media event that prepared the comics market for what’s next from the largest American independent comics publisher, VELVET is a dark and provocative new espionage thriller from Ed Brubaker (FATALE) and Steve Epting. The first creator-owned project from the team who brought you Captain America: The Winter Soldier, the ongoing Image […]

Aniplex of America Acquires Samurai Flamenco for their Fall Season

By Staff Reports (Santa Monica, CA)–Aniplex of America Inc. has announced today that they have acquired the highly-anticipated title, Samurai Flamenco for this fall season. Samurai Flamenco will begin its streaming schedule this October. This brand new series features an all-star staff including director Takahiro Omori, whose previous works include popular titles such as Durarara!! and Baccano! along with Hideyuki […]

Pastrami Comic Review: The Star Wars #1

Review by Nolan P. Smith-Pastrami Nation Writer: J. W. Rinzler Artist: Mike Mayhew Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Released: September 2013 Website: www.darkhorse.com It is one of, if not the biggest, franchises in the entertainment industry: Star Wars. We know the movies, we love the characters, we know the lines from the films and love the ride at Disneyland. There are […]

Pastrami Comic Review: 12 Reasons To Die #3

By Christopher Guzman- Pastrami Nation Created by : Ghostface Killah and Adrian Younge Writer: Mathew Rosenberg and Patrick Kindlon Artist : Breno Tamura, Gus Storms Guest Illustrators: Tyler Crook, Toby Cypress and David Murdock Publisher: Black Mask Studio in association with Soul Temple Entertainment Black Mask and Soul Temples gangster horror story 12 Reasons is gangster, homie, and I do […]

Pastrami Comic Review: The Bounce #4

By: Christopher Guzman-Pastrami Nation Joe Casey and David Messina are all over the place in the fourth book of their new series The Bounce. When I say all over the place please understand that it is in a good way. Arguably the best, most in depth issue yet. This issue has everything: not only do we get to see an […]

Studio Ghibli’s Hayao Miyazaki Retires From Making Feature Films

Yesterday, the news broke that the legendary Hayao Miyazaki, founder of Studio Ghibli, which has brought the world Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle and more, has retired  from making feature length films. Check out the full article below, straight from Anime News Network: Studio Ghibli President Koji Hoshino announced on Sunday that studio founder and world-renowned anime filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki […]

Comic Book Movie News: Robert California is Ultron, Bradley Cooper is a Fuzzy Raccoon, Daredevil is Batman and Walter White Isn’t Lex Luthor?

By Nolan Smith-Pastrami Nation Sorry for the lack of updates, life has had its ups and downs lately. Regardless, there has been tons of super hero movie news in the last few days: some good, some odd, and some disappointing. When I say disappointing, I am not talking about Ben Affleck. That’s later in this post, first up: James Spader […]

Rest In Peace Dean “Dino” Estrada

By Nolan P. Smith-Pastrami Nation This Saturday, I got the horrible news that a good friend of mine, Dean “Dino” Estrada Sr, had passed away. Dino, as I have known him by since 2003, was an amazing guy and an amazing artist as you can see by the picture above. I don’t like saying he passed away: my friend George […]

Pastrami Comic Review: Itty Bitty Hellboy #1

Review by Frank Guzman III and Christopher Guzman-Pastrami Nation Writers: Art Baltazar, Franco Artist: Art Baltazar Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Website: www.darkhorse.com The fight between good and evil continues as the BPRD ( Bureau for Paranormal Research Defense) fights for justice and the biggest cardboard box you can find. Art Baltazar and Franco, known for “Superman Family Adventures “ bring […]

VIZ Media’s Haikasoru Imprint Debuts Celebrated Sci-Fi Author Catherynne M. Valente’s Melancholy of Mechagirl

VIZ Media’s Haikasoru literary imprint delivers an exciting collection of stories and poems by New York Times best-selling fantasy and science fiction author, Catherynne M. Valente, as it announces the release of MELANCHOLY OF MECHAGIRL. The new book is available now through all major book retailers, is rated ‘T’ for Teens, and carries an MSRP of $14.99 U.S. / $16.99 CAN. […]

God Hates Astronauts Touches Down This October From Image Comics

YES! God Hates Astronauts is up for pre-order right now! I own the Kickstarter Completely Complete edition, and this is an amazing, unique, strange little book! Check out the press release below: Ryan Browne’s GOD HATES ASTRONAUTS, coming this October from Image Comics, is outrageous, raunchy, absurd, violent, extremely popular, and everything you could want in a comic. NASA hires […]

BOOM! STUDIOS COMES OUT IN FULL FORCE FOR MIKE CAREY’S ONLY US SHOW: BALTIMORE COMIC-CON

(Los Angeles) – BOOM! Studios is thrilled to continue its nationwide, action-packed 2013 convention tour with a return to Baltimore Comic-Con from Saturday, September 7th through Sunday, Sunday 8th. The publisher will be bringing along a pair of exclusive variant covers along with fan-favorite talent. BOOM! Studios is honored to host luminary author Mike Carey (SUICIDE RISK, The Unwritten) at […]

The Walking Dead #115 Covers Revealed

This October is the 10th anniversary of THE WALKING DEAD, and we’re excited to announce that issue #115 will have 10 connecting covers in celebration. The covers, when viewed together, form an image that highlights significant moments from the past 10 years of the series. Each of the 10 individual covers will also depict a special moment from a year of THE […]