By Staff Reports Ride on, shooting stars! UDON Entertainment is proud to announce the release of The FLCL Archives, translated in English for the first time. Produced by legendary studios GAINAX and Production I.G., FLCL took anime to places it had never been with its spectacular off-the-wall animation, outrageous storyline, and endearing characters. FLCL is a mesmerizing, 6-episode series told […]
It’s about that time again! On January 30th, we will be having a new Pastrami Nation Podcast live on Facebook! Visit www.facebook.com/pastramination and comment with us LIVE! As always, we will be giving away some awesome pop culture prizes!
By Nolan P. Smith Happy New Year! Our first Podcast of 2019 is almost here! Tune in to our Facebook page on January 9th at 6:15 p.m. for your chance to win! We always give away awesome prizes on each podcast, and we want to hear your feedback on what you think is the Best of 2018!!! Hope to “see” […]
By Staff Reports Extraordinary illustrations, vibrant colors, and bold fantasies fill the pages of artist Tara McPherson’s most recent collection of work: Wandering Luminations: The Art of Tara McPherson. The chaotic wonders of science, mythology, and the power of the feminine form are at the core of the works compiled in Wandering Luminations. This powerful collection showcases the artist’s most […]
By Staff Reports IDW Publishing proudly announces that a brand-new Transformers series will debut in March 2019 that will explore the very moment when a glorious, peaceful Cybertron begins its downward spiral into chaos. Available twice monthly, IDW’s Transformers comic will be written by Brian Ruckley, author of the Godless World fantasy trilogy, and illustrated by Angel Hernandez (Star Trek: […]
By Nolan P. Smith Next week, we are having a Christmas Giveaway! Dec 19th, 6:00 p.m. at Linebreakers in Victorville. No purchase necessary, just come in, get a raffle ticket and be entered to win some cool pop culture prizes! Tis the season to be giving, so that’s what we’re going to do! We will have some online prizes to […]
By Nolan P. Smith Editor Photos by Jason T. Smith and Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)– Designer Con took place at the Anaheim Convention Center this past weekend, and for me, it became the best con of 2018. Designer Con has grown leaps and bounds since I last visited years ago. Now in Anaheim, the convention continued to center around […]
By Nolan P. Smith It’s time once again for a live podcast for Pastrami Nation! Join us on November 28th at 6:15 p.m. as we broadcast live from Linebreakers in Victorville, CA ! The podcast will be live on Facebook (www.facebook.com/pastramination). Make sure to watch live as we discuss the art form of comic books, spinning from the controversial comments […]
By Nolan P. Smith David F. Walker and Sanford Greene are the team behind the recent hit series, Power Man and Iron Fist, which I loved. So when I heard they have reunited for a creator-owned series over at Image Comics with Chuck Brown, I knew I had to give it a shot. With Bitter Root, I got a book […]
By Nolan P. Smith In the debut issue of Vault Comics’ Friendo, we met Leopold, a down on his luck actor with a not so down on her luck girlfriend who buys Leo an expensive pair of smart glasses, Friendo. But the glasses are a little too intuitive as the artificial intelligence, named Jerry, begins to connect with Leo really. […]
By Nolan P. Smith It’s one of the best games of 2018, and one of the greatest franchises to hit consoles. Thanks to Dark Horse Comics, God of War is now a comic, giving us an early look at Kratos and his son, Atreus. Written by Chris Roberson (Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.) , with art by Tony Parker (This Damned […]
By Kevin Hoskinson Middlewest is a new ongoing series from writer Scottie Young and artist Jorge Corona. It’s about life in a small town, the town you grew up in, and can’t wait to get out of. It’s also about the inner demons you must face and come to terms with. Abel lives in a trailer park with his father. […]
By Nolan P. Smith Editor (Victor Valley)– The popular arts take over the Anaheim Convention Center this weekend as Designer Con returns for its 2018 show. The three-day event kicks off on November 16th and runs all weekend. Designer Con is an annual art and design convention that brings all forms of art forms under one roof. Packed with collectible […]
By Staff Reports VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), a premier company in the fields of publishing, animation distribution, and global entertainment licensing, delivers a visually stunning work of sci-fi horror with the release of ABARA: COMPLETE DELUXE EDITION on December 18th. ABARA: COMPLETE DELUXE EDITION is by famed creator Tsutomu Nihei and is rated ‘T+’ for Older Teen readers. The […]
By Staff Reports DC Collectibles, DC’s in-house line of high-end collectibles, will make its DesignerCon debut, showcasing some of the company’s most cutting-edge collectibles at this year’s convention from November 16-18, 2018, in Anaheim, CA. Taking center stage at the show is DC Collectibles’ artist-focused designer vinyl line, DC Artists Alley. DC Artists Alley is inspired by the popular “Artist […]
By Staff Reports Following the nationwide book tour supporting the release of Ezra Claytan Daniels’s Upgrade Soul, winner of the Dwayne McDuffie Award for Diversity in Comics, recently optioned for film by Aperture Entertainment, and voted as one of the best books of the year for 2018 by Publisher’s Weekly, Lion Forge announces Daniels’s return home to Los Angeles with three special […]
By Staff Reports Put on your gun-heeled boots, adjust your halos, and get ready for the long-anticipated sequel to one of Japan’s best-selling art books, The Eyes of Bayonetta 2. Translated into English and available for the very first time in the North American market, The Eyes of Bayonetta 2 is here just in time for the holidays. Originally released […]
By Staff Reports As first revealed on Paste Magazine, Valiant is proud to present your first look at INCURSION #1 – the FIRST ISSUE of AN UNEARTHLY NEW SERIES by celebrated writers Andy Diggle (SHADOWMAN) and Alex Paknadel (Friendo), with superstar artist Doug Braithwaite (X-O MANOWAR)! On February 20th, one of Valiant’s most iconic and beloved heroes, the Eternal Warrior, […]
By Kevin Hoskinson Young Ricky Toledo fell in love with the wrong person. She fell in love with a killer. After killing someone close to her, she develops complicated feelings within her head. A mixture of lust and anger, she can’t help how she feels. She isn’t sure what to feel, but she does know one thing, she must catch […]
By Nolan P. Smith Photos by Jason T. Smith and Nolan P. Smith The Los Angeles Convention Center became a hub for pop culture fans as the Los Angeles Comic Con held it’s eighth annual convention in 2018- it’s Octoversary. The busy October weekend played host to quite a few events in Los Angeles, from the World Series, NHL and […]
By Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)– Beginning this Friday, the Los Angeles Convention Center will be taken over by superheroes, comic book creators, celebrities, and the one and only Jack Black as the Los Angeles Comic Con (LACC) brings an action-packed convention for 2018. From October 26th through October 28th, the convention aims to deliver the best fall pop culture […]
By Kevin Hoskinson Everyone has a story. Esperanza’s is being rewritten. And she must figure out what is going on before her whole world falls apart, and she becomes someone else entirely. That’s the set up for the latest Black Mask Studios series, Sex Death Revolution. After her coven falls apart, Esperanza is trying to get her life back together. […]
By Carlos Melgarejo Welcome to the over the top, heavy metal, 80’s inspired action love letter that is ‘MURDER FALCON.’ Murder Falcon is written and drawn by Daniel Warren Johnson, published by Image Comics and is fantastic. Almost immediately you are put into a world of danger, action and monsters appearing and attacking the populace, our conventional means of defense […]
By Staff Reports Dynamite Entertainment and Ian Fleming Publications Ltd. announced today that the latest James Bond series, James Bond Origin, from Jeff Parker (Suicide Squad, Batman ‘66) and artist Bob Q (The Green Hornet), will have a standalone story in the upcoming issue of Playboy magazine! Fans can read an exclusive six-page story from the creative team behind the […]
By Staff Reports Scout Comics is proud to annouce the debut of a brand new series for 2019: Category Zero. “Category Zero is a very intriguing concept that will have people questioning which side they should be rooting for,” said Scout President James Haick. “This is an ambitious mirroring of issues within our own society and an amazingly fresh take […]
By Staff Reports Announced at San Diego Comic-Con 2018, NICE is American Gothic Press’s first official collaboration with Echo Lake Entertainment! NICE is written by Joseph Ettinger (SANTA CLARITA DIET) and Dagen Walker (BENEATH) and tells the dynamic story of a scarred detective hunting down two inexperienced assassins as they carry out orders for a secret organization. The script comes […]
By Staff Reports Valiant is excited to announce it will be journeying across two different countries for two different comic convention appearances from Friday, October 26th to Sunday, October 28th – L.A. Comic Con in Los Angeles, California, and MCM Comic Con in London, UK! First up: If you’re in the L.A. region, head to Booth #1206 within the Los Angeles Convention […]
By Staff Reports From creative team John Arcudi (B.P.R.D., Rumble) and Doug Mahnke (Lobo, Green Lantern), Dark Horse Comics is thrilled to bring fans a second edition of The Mask Omnibus, collecting The Mask, The Mask Returns, and The Mask Strikes Back in full size for the first time! This original comic trilogy inspired the hit film The Mask, which […]
By Staff Reports BOOM! Studios and Cartoon Network today announced ADVENTURE TIME: MARCY & SIMON #1 (of 6), kicking off an all-new limited series epic in January 2019. Writer Olivia Olson (Marceline on Cartoon Network’s Adventure Time™) and artist Slimm Fabert (Adventure Time™ comic series) unveil the exciting official comic book continuation of the Emmy® Award-winning Cartoon Network animated series […]
Like some others out there, I was introduced to The Maxx through the short-lived MTV animated series of the same name. For a series that only ran 13 episodes, it stuck with me. The animation was cool, the character of the Maxx was unique and different, and the story was unlike anything I had ever seen before. It was dark […]