It’s like a mech filled Kurosawa flick. Yes, that sounds awesome, I know. In my journeys on Kickstarter, I always aim to highlight the best and brightest, projects that I would back myself. Well, one of those projects is Ichido. Created by Tomas Overbai, Ichido is explained as: ICHIDO is a new comic book series inspired by Akira Kurosawa, science […]
This was destined to be funded. Bad Karma, a 200 page hardcover comic/prose collection by B. Clay Moore, Alex Grecian, Jeremy Haun, Seth Peck and more, went up December 10th on Kickstarter, and wow, it’s impressive. Now 10 days in, and the book has already met its funding goal and now has stretch goals in place to make the most […]
It’s a bittersweet day. Today, on the Blue Sky Disney blog, it was announced that due to Disney’s acquisition of Lucasfilm, Star Wars comics will be coming to Marvel in 2014. This is due to Disney now owning both Lucasfilm and Marvel, so it doesn’t come as a surprise. The good part of this is that, cool, Marvel will once […]
Check it out! So, tomorrow, apparently, the world is ending…so why not check out some awesome end of the world books from the creative worlds of Dark Horse Comics! The Strain, Orchid, Hellboy in Hell, To Hell You Ride… all awesome, apocalyptic books to ring in 12/21/12! Also great reading for 12/22 and beyond!
Archaia is at it again. Archaia Entertainment, the company that brought the world Mouse Guard, Tale of Sand and more, has quite the line up for this week’s releases. Cursed Pirate Girl, the Kickstarter sensation, is back with a collected edition and has some great company this week. Check out the covers and listings below, and look for reviews to […]
The time is coming near! Since it was first announced, people have been anxiously awaiting the release of The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys. Why? Gerard Way, that’s why. Anyone who has read Way’s Umbrella Academy knows exactly what I mean. The My Chemical Romance front man shocked the world when he penned The Umbrella Academy from Dark Horse […]
This April, it’s war! Worlds collide when Bloodshot goes to war with the Harbingers in 2013. Check out the full press release from Valiant regarding the Harbinger Wars! This April, the children are our future. HARBINGER WARS is coming! Valiant is proud to announce HARBINGER WARS #1 (of 4) – the FIRST ISSUE of a four-issue limited series that will […]
How can you go wrong with free? Archaia Entertainment, the people that have brought the world Mouse Guard, Rust, Tale of Sand and more, really knocked it out of the park last year with their Free Comic Book Day free hardcover book. Well, for 2013, Archaia is back with another high quality offering. Even though it’s not a hardcover this […]
The legend lives on. The Legend of Luther Strode #1, the debut issue to the sequel of Image Comics smash hit The Strange Talent of Luther Strode, has officially sold out. This is no surprise, as the issue showed that there is a lot more stories to be told about the tragic masked man. Check out the press release below, […]
Wow! Check out the trailer for the much anticipated Pacific Rim by Guillermo del Toro. Huge robot suits fighting monsters that are destroying the Earth… how can this not be cool?!? Trailer is an amazing feat, cannot wait to see more! Look for Pacific Rim to hit theaters in July, just in time for comic con season! [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGkiNUswIZY&w=640&h=360]
It’s good to be Rick Remender right now. The current Captain America scribe has one of his finest works collected this week, and it has already sold out! Check out the press release below from Dark Horse, and make sure to pick up the Fear Agent Library Volume 1 as soon as you see it! I read the first two […]
Yeah! Check out the trailer for Oblivion, which is set for release this coming April. Starring Tom Cruise, the Joseph Kosinski directed film shows a war torn Earth, and one man looking for answers. Based on the Radical Studios graphic novel, which is set to hit shelves in 2014, here is the official synopsis, straight from Radical: “Jack Harper (Cruise) […]
Gotta love Kickstarter! As some of you know, I write for a few websites, one being High Desert Daily (www.highdesertdaily.com), which focuses on the positive news in my home, the High Deserts of California. This week, I had the opportunity to sit down with two very talented creators, Chris Hernandez and his wife Amy, about an amazing project they have […]
Check out the teasers released for the Harbinger Wars! Looks like Bloodshot and Harada are going to have an epic showdown!
Someone might be going turbo. In an exclusive from Moviehole.com, Director Rich Moore said who he would like to have in the sequel to his wildley popular animated hit, Wreck-It Ralph. It’s everyone’s favorite paunchy plumber, Mario. Even though his nemesis Bowser was seen in the Disney animated flick, the face of Nintendo was nowhere to be seen in the […]
Fans of Robert Kirkman’s The Walking Dead: you have no excuse not to try his superhero epic, Invincible. Heading towards its 100th issue, the world of Mark Grayson, aka Invincible, looks to be ready for another massive shake up. Issue #98 is the first in the new story arc, The Death of Everyone, so you know this is going to […]
Last year, the world was introduced to the world of Luther Strode. The Image Comic series was a critical hit, as it was the perfect blend and violence and intrigue, with an ending that left readers in awe. Justin Jordan and Tradd Moore had created something special, something we wanted to revisit since we all first saw the teaser at […]
So with the Fantastic Four being relaunched, so was its sister title, the Future Foundation (or FF for short). When the Human Torch died a few months back, the team donned black and white uniforms and became the Future Foundation, with Spider-Man as a member. The book was top-notch, but with Marvel NOW comes change, and I think this book […]
The Fantastic Four: the first family of super heroes. They have seen quite a few changes in their decade spanning career: we saw Reed Richards, The Thing and Johnny Storm die at different times, we have seen replacements and fill in members on the roster, and we even saw the team change to the Future Foundation for a bit. But […]
With the slew of Marvel NOW releases, this one is one of the headliners, and for good reason. This is a relaunch of the flagship character of the Marvel Universe, the sentinel of liberty himself, Captain America. But, like many of the Marvel NOW books, this isn’t the first, or even third time the book has been relaunched at #1, […]
The Merc with a Mouth is back… again. The ultra popular masked madman has always been popular, ever since he debuted in The New Mutants all those years ago. But in the last few years, Deadpool fever hit like never before. He was in the Wolverine movie…kinda. He was in Marvel Vs Capcom 3, and has his own video game […]
How can anyone pass this up? The newest Humble Bundle features some of THQ’s greatest titles all for…wait for it… you pick the price! That’s right, you pick how much you want to spend on: Darksiders, Red Faction, Metro 2033, and three Company of Heroes titles, and soundtracks! Spend over the average donation ($5.62) and get Saints Row The Third! […]
Review by Nolan P. Smith-Pastrami Nation Writer: Mark Waid Artist: Leinil Yu Publisher: Marvel Comics Website: www.marvel.com SPOILERS AHEAD The Hulk: the jade giant of the Marvel Universe. The powerhouse of the Avengers, and the self-proclaimed strongest there is. We saw him flatten Loki in The Avengers this year, now he’s back with a brand new series as a part […]
Ready to get repossessed? This January, Image Comics brings a miniseries of the supernatural nature, and those that can handle just about anything! Check out the press release below: A plague of demons getting you down? Has a loved one started gibbering in the inscrutable language of Hell? Not to worry—there are people trained to cast out those spirits! In […]
Science is all the rage right now, and why shouldn’t it be? Think of some of the most successful properties out right now, and let’s draw the scientific link, shall we? The Walking Dead is television’s smash hit and an amazing comic book: link to science being the zombie outbreak, how it started and how it works. Breaking Bad, the […]
The first issue of Bedlam was quite the accomplishment. The outright gore, the maniacal villain who is trying to change his ways, it was an awesome start to the series. Now, with issue #2, we dive deeper into the world of former villain Madder Red, and his path to trying to do some good in a world that he has […]
Review by Nolan P. Smith- Pastrami Nation Publisher: Image Comics Release Date: November 2012 Website: www.imagecomics.com Todd McFarlane is an icon in the comic industry. From his groundbreaking work at Marvel Comics, which included the first appearance of the memorable Spider-Man villain, Venom, to his creator owned work as one of the founders of Image Comics, McFarlane is a visionary […]
Another hot seller for Image! In a press release sent out today, Image Comics announced that Nowhere Men #1 has sold out on the day of its release, which has this past Wednesday! Look for a second printing to hit in January, and look for a Nowhere Man #1 review to hit Pastrami Nation over the weekend! Check out the […]
Review by Nolan P. Smith- Pastrami Nation Writer: Mike Baron Artist: Steve Rude Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Release Date: November 2012 Website: www.darkhorse.com Space: the ultimate setting for a comic, movie, video game, you name it. The unknown of the vastness of space, the unfamiliar planets and their inhabitants, the brave hero that outshines adversity: Halo, Mass Effect, and Saga […]