This Image Comic’s debut for Underwinter is the beginning of something truly awesome By Art Macias Created by Ray Fawkes (The People Inside, One Soul, and Constantine), Underwinter begins his tale with a beautiful mixture of word and art that grabs the readers attention right away. His use of watercolors gives the story an almost dreamlike quality, which along with […]
Image Comics brings another strong debut with AFAR By Amie Macias Image Comics definitely found another talent belonging to artist, Leila del Duca, (known for drawing Shutter), as a writer. She does an amazing job of bringing the reader into not one, but several different fantasy worlds within this one story.
Image Comics Collects the First Arc of Arclight By Kevin Hoskinson Arclight is the story of a young noble woman, Lady Kanga, and the strange entity that takes over her physical body. The actual Lady Kanga is trapped inside the body of a monster, and lives on the outskirts of the kingdom. Alone and exiled, she is visited by her […]
Valiant’s world changing opus Stalinverse comes to a close By Nolan P. Smith With this issue, the massive storyline known as the Stalinverse comes to an end. The event that turned the Valiant universe upside down and into a soviet governed planet ends with this issue, and in true Valiant fashion, it ends in ways we couldn’t imagine.
Green Lantern and Space Ghost Light Up the Night of Deep Space By Nolan P. Smith When you take one of the Justice League’s big seven and one of Hanna-Babera’s most heroic beings, you are bound to get something fun. The Green Lantern/Space Ghost Special is the main book I have been looking forward to from the DC Comics/Hanna-Barbera collaboration. […]
Black Mask Reenlists the Space Riders for a New Series By Nolan P. Smith Black Mask Studios has created some of the most intriguing, original comics I have read in quite some time. One of my favorite series from the publisher has to be Space Riders. A mature, brash romp through a dangerous galaxy in a spaceship shaped like a […]
WonderCon shined bright in Sunny So Cal, Part 1 of our coverage is here! By Nolan P. Smith Photos by Jason T. Smith and Nolan P. Smith WonderCon is here, and So Cal residents, you NEED to check this convention out!
Unite the Doctors in this Doctor Who Event By Daniel Schwartz Following the announcement that Peter Capaldi’s Twelfth Doctor would face the original Mondas Cybermen, Titan Comics releases the ultimate Cyber-adventure.
The Red Tardis Continues to Wreck Havoc for the Tenth Doctor By Daniel Schwartz Hot on the heels of the exciting cliffhanger from the previous issue, David Tennent’s Tenth Doctor takes readers on an unexpected trip to ancient China in this Titan Comic’s series.
Valiant’s resident tough guy gets a status quo shake-up in Bloodshot: Reborn #0 By Nolan P. Smith Ray Garrison, aka Bloodshot, is one of the most no nonsense, kick ass, ask questions later kind of heroes you will ever see. With Bloodshot: Reborn #0, we get an issue that wraps up the loose ends from the previous series, all while […]
Dark Horse’s superhero epic shows the fate of Black Hammer By Nolan P. Smith For the last six issues, we have seen glimpses and piece of the life and untimely death of the Black Hammer, the crux of the super hero community. With this issue, we see not only how the Black Hammer came to be, but how he ultimately […]
WonderCon brings comics, collectibles, cosplay and more By Nolan P. Smith Photos by Jason T. Smith This weekend, comic book fans, moviegoers, cosplayers and more rejoice as WonderCon returns to the Anaheim Convention Center from March 31st to April 2nd.
Marvel’s latest Iron Fist series is dark, gritty and amazing By Nolan P. Smith Iron Fist has went through quite a few series in the last decade or so. From fighting the other immortal weapons to teaming up in zany adventures with his long time partner, Luke Cage, Danny Rand is a legitimate mainstay in the Marvel Universe. With this […]
The Justice League film releases this November By Nolan P. Smith Unless you have been living under a rock, you heard that the trailer for the Justice League movie released this Saturday. Warner Bros. Pictures has united the league and looks to make an impact later this year. The trailer shows 5 of the league’s iconic heroes- most notably absent […]
The Image Comics Runaway Hit Series God Country Continues to Sell Out By Staff Reports The bestselling series GOD COUNTRY by Donny Cates and Geoff Shaw (REDNECK) is being rushed back to print on issues #1, #2, and #3 in order to keep up with overwhelming customer demand.
Comic Book Is Set in the Universe of Saban’s Power Rangers Feature Film By Staff Reports BOOM! Studios and Saban Brands reveal a first look at the original graphic novel, SABAN’S POWER RANGERS: AFTERSHOCK. Set in the universe of Lionsgate’s highly anticipated feature film, Saban’s Power Rangers, releasing March 24, 2017, Saban’s Power Rangers: Aftershock goes on sale March 28 […]
Pasetto, Cantamessa and Ketner launch Kill the Minotaur at Image Comics and Skybound By Staff Reports Famed video game and film writers Chris Pasetto (Sanitarium, co-writer of feature film Air) and Christian Cantamessa (Red Dead Redemption, co-writer and director of Air) team up with comics artist Lukas Ketner (WITCH DOCTOR) for the all-new series KILL THE MINOTAUR, coming this June […]
Rock ‘n Roll Legends Meet Horror Comics Icon in KISS/Vampirella, Debuting in June By Staff Reports Dynamite Entertainment proudly brings together two of its bestselling brands for a horror/music extravaganza in KISS/Vampirella #1, the debut issue in a new comic book series uniting the legendary rock ‘n’ roll ban with the comic industry’s iconic mistress of the macabre! Written by […]
Marvel Brings Mary Jane Watson Variants to celebrate the launch of the Spectacular Spider-Man Face it, comic book fans – you just hit the jackpot! Your eyes do not deceive, True Believer. Mary Jane Watson is getting a superhero overhaul this June at your local comic shop for a series of MARY JANE WATSON VARIANTS coming to your local comic […]
Titan Comics Brings a New Twist to the Anti-Hero with The Assignment By Amie Macias (Contains Spoilers!) The Assignment is a disturbing whirlwind of a tale is built on revenge plot on top of revenge plot. A story such as this one, is not made for everyone, mind you, but if you can stomach your way through the first issue […]
Valiant’s Archer & Armstrong have a strong debut into the Stalinverse with Escape from Gulag 396 By Nolan P. Smith Valiant Entertainment’s Stalinverse is coming to a close, but before the last chapter is written, we get one more one-shot in the form of Escape from Gulag 396. This book focuses on one of Valiant’s greatest duos, Archer & Armstrong. […]
Dark Horse Comics’ adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s classic American Gods is off to a great start By Nolan P. Smith This title has to be the most anticipated comic book release of 2017 for me. American Gods is easily my favorite novel, and with the STARZ TV series almost here, Dark Horse has brought the world of American Gods to […]
Image Comics Hit Series God Country Continues to Amaze By Nolan P. Smith When God Country debuted earlier this year, it gripped me from the first issue. The story of Emmett Quinlan, a man who was on the brink of the end as dementia had taken away much of who he was. But when a giant sword fell to the […]
Valiant Brings Previews, Exclusives, Signings and More to WonderCon From Friday, March 31st to Sunday, April 2nd, Valiant’s non-stop convention tour is charging into WonderCon 2017 – and we’re bringing in tons of convention-only exclusives, panels, programming, and signings that you won’t find anywhere else!
Power Ranger Sentries Brings Amazing New Designs of the Classic Rangers By Staff Reports BOOM! Studios and Saban Brands are proud to debut three new Power Rangers Sentries in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #13, the latest issue of their best-selling comic book series. The issue went on sale March 15 in comic book shops.
New Cover by Critically Acclaimed Artist David Aja for Boom’s Godshaper #1 By Staff Reports BOOM! Studios is excited to announce the addition of a new cover by multiple Eisner Award-winning artist David Aja (Hawkeye, Karnak, Scarlet Witch) for Godshaper #1, the upcoming original series by Simon Spurrier (The Spire) and Jonas Goonface. The cover comes before the Final Order Cutoff […]
Boom! Studios Weaves a Supernatural Tale with The Unsound By Staff Reports BOOM! Studios is proud to announce THE UNSOUND, an all-new original comic book series from writer Cullen Bunn (X-Men: Blue, Deadpool, The Sixth Gun) and artist Jack T. Cole. Debuting in June, The Unsound follows the journey of Ashli, a young woman caught in the middle of a […]
This June, Valiant’s biggest series of the summer heats up as Livewire leads a team of extraordinary new heroes into the firefight of their lives in Secret Weapons By Staff Reports As revealed today at ComicBook.com, Valiant is proud to present your first look inside SECRET WEAPONS #1 (of 4) – the FIRST ISSUE of the all-new Valiant Prestige-format limited […]
The new Top Cow/Image Comics series Samaritan Hits This May By Staff Reports Fan-favorite writer Matt Hawkins (THINK TANK, THE TITHE) and artist Atilio Rojo team up for an all-new, action-packed thriller from Top Cow/Image Comics in SAMARITAN. The new series is set to launch this May.
The Pastrami Nation podcasters are back with a brand new episode! This time, Nolan, Jason, Robert, Mychal and Erik talk about the upcoming X-O Manowar #1 from Valiant Entertainment, the smash hit Logan, and the upcoming WonderCon convention! Check out the Facebook page for LIVE podcasts, which include contests and more at: www.facebook.com/pastramination.com. Also, check out the podcast at SoundCloud, […]