September 24, 2015

Revisit BOOM!’s Longest-Running Original Series with the Debut of the First in a Series of ‘Irredeemable Premier Edition’ Hardcovers

By Staff Reports Fans have clamored for it, and we’ve listened! Award-winning publisher BOOM! Studios is pleased to announce the debut of the Irredeemable Premier Edition, a new series of oversized, deluxe hardcovers collecting the Eisner and Harvey Award-nominated comics by Mark Waid, Peter Krause, and Diego Barreto. Volume 1, collecting the first eight issues by Waid and Krause, is […]

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September 21, 2015

Dynamite Announces December Release of The Precinct, the All New Steampunk, Sci Fi Comic Book Series by Frank J. Barbiere and Crizam Zamora

By Staff Reports Dynamite Entertainment is proud to announce the upcoming December release of The Precinct #1, the first chapter in an all-new steampunk science fiction comic book series written by Frank J. Barbiere (Avengers World) and featuring interior artwork by Crizam Zamora (Vampirella: Prelude to Shadows). In the sprawling, steampunk metropolis known as The Big City, it’s up to […]

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September 20, 2015

The Beauty #2 Review: Looks to Die For

Review by Daniel Schwartz Contributing Guest Reviewer On the heels of the very successful launch of the first issue (it even had its own hashtag: #beautyfree) of this compelling series, the second issue continues the story and dives deeper into the mystery of the disease and its deadly consequences. The second issue focuses on Foster and Vaughn’s investigation into the […]

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September 16, 2015

KaBOOM! Releases Unprecedented ‘Peanuts: A Tribute to Charles M. Schulz’ Hardcover

By Staff Reports On October 2, 1950, good ol’ Charlie Brown made his first appearance in a classic, four-panel comic strip printed in seven newspapers nationwide. In the 65 years since, Charlie Brown and his friends have become household names around the world—and in Snoopy’s case, on the moon—appearing on television, on the stage, and in theaters. Charles M. Schulz’s […]

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September 13, 2015

Long Beach Comic Con 2015: Part 1- Cosplayers, Comic Books, and the King of the North Invade the LBC

By Nolan P. Smith Photos by Nolan P. Smith and Jason T Smith The Long Beach Comic Con (LBCC) took place this weekend at the Long Beach Convention Center, and did so in a super heroic fashion. The MAD Event Management Production brought together a great mix of independent comic book publishers and creators, major publishing studios, cosplay groups, vendors […]

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September 12, 2015

True Magic Comes at a Heavy Cost in S.M. Vidaurri’s Archaia Original Graphic Novel, ‘Iscariot’

By Staff Reports If we’ve learned anything from fairy tales from the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen, it’s that magic powers usually have a hefty price attached. This October, S.M. Vidaurri (Jim Henson’s The Storyteller: Witches, Iron: Or, the War After) brings us his new Archaia original graphic novel Iscariot, the story of Carson, a young girl living with […]

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September 12, 2015

Faster Than Light #1 Review: First Steps

Review by Daniel Schwartz Contributing Guest Reviewer Publisher: Image Comics Writer: Brian Haberlin Illustrator: Brian Haberlin Colors: Geirrod Van Dyke (Victor Valley)– From the mind (and pencil) of Brian Haberlin comes Image Comic’s newest science fiction series Faster Than Light. Set in the not-too-distant future, the story begins with mankind’s discovery of faster than light (FTL) space travel. On the […]

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September 10, 2015

Long Beach Comic Con Brings Cosplay, Skye, Captain Jack, Merlin and Comic Creators Galore to So Cal this Weekend

By Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)—Fans of comic books, cosplay, heroic and sci-fi television and more will want to flock to Long Beach this weekend as the Long Beach Comic Con takes over the main exhibit hall at the Long Beach Convention Center for the weekend. Celebrities attending the show includes John Barrowman (Arrow, Doctor Who), Chloe Bennet (Marvel’s Agents […]

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September 6, 2015

Hastings and Valiant Entertainment Team for “The Craft of Comics” – A Weekly Workshop Hosted Live Nationwide

By Staff Reports Hastings stores across the nation have joined forces with award-winning comic book publisher Valiant Entertainment for “The Craft of Comics” – a groundbreaking comic book workshop live-streaming with live audience Q&A for four weeks this fall. The month-long in-store event will launch Saturday, September 19th and continue every Saturday through October 10th. Broadcasting live into more than […]

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September 6, 2015

Six Marvel Heroes That Are Ready For Primetime

By Daniel Schwartz Contributing Guest Writer (Victorville, CA)– When it was announced that ABC was creating a series about SHIELD that was connected to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), comic fans went wild. After Agents of SHIELD (AOS) debuted, some of the hype disappeared as the show’s loose connection to the movies focused on Coulson’s team and only mentioned The […]

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September 3, 2015

Poseidon IX #1 Review: Beauty and the Beast

Review by Daniel Schwartz- Contributing Guest Reviewer Publisher: Image Comics Writer: Tini Howard Artist: Phillip Sevy Colors: Jeremy Colwell (Victor Valley)– The newest chapter in the story of the IXth Generation comes in the form of the one-shot featuring the “god” of the sea. In a nutshell, the IXth Generation were created in the 20th century to face an extinction […]

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September 1, 2015

Plutona #1 Review- A Super Beginning

Review by Nolan P. Smith Writers: Jeff Lemire and Emi Lenox Artist: Emi Lenox Publisher: Image Comics (Victor Valley)– When Image Comics announced their slew of new titles slated to hit in 2015, Plutona was one I was looking forward to the most. The premise sounded pretty great: a group of kids stumble upon the dead body of one of […]

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September 1, 2015

SHADOWMAN Strikes Again in “OPERATION: DEADSIDE” – A Four-Part Event Storyline Beginning in NINJAK #10 by Matt Kindt & Doug Braithwaite

By Staff Reports As revealed today at Entertainment Weekly, Valiant is proud to announce “OPERATION: DEADSIDE” – a special four-part event storyline beginning this December in NINJAK #10! Jump on board here as New York Times best-selling writer Matt Kindt (DIVINITY) and superstar artist Doug Braithwaite (ARMOR HUNTERS) – the chart-topping creative team behind the sold-out debut of UNITY – reunite […]

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August 28, 2015

Cosplayer Spotlight: Jonah Warford- Jewbacca Cosplay

By Nolan P. Smith (All photos provided by Jonah Warford- Jewbacca Cosplay) Here it is, the latest installment of Cosplayer Spotlight here on Pastrami Nation! This time, we spotlight Jonah Warford from North Smithfield, RI, who is also known as Jewbacca Cosplay on Facebook. His most recent conventions have been Boston Comic Con, Massive Comic Con, and ConnetiCon. Warford also […]

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August 27, 2015

Invisible Republic Vol 1 Review: Secrets of The Fallen Regime

Review by Daniel Schwartz Contributing Guest Reviewer Publisher: Image Comics Writers: Gabriel Hardman and Corinna Bechko Illustrator: Gabriel Hardman Colors: Jordan Boyd What if man could travel through the stars? Could we leave our differences and our political strife behind us, or would our humanity follow us? Invisible Republic takes a look at a colony of living humans living on […]

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August 23, 2015

Nanjing: The Burning City Review: Honor and Sacrifice

By Daniel Schwartz Contributing Guest Reviewer (Victor Valley)– In 1937, Japanese Imperial forces captured the Chinese capital city of Nanjing. The events that followed have come to be known as the Nanjing Massacre. This large-scale tragedy involves the invading army committing horrible acts against the Chinese soldiers (and civilians) that did not flee the city. Nanjing: The Burning City is […]

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August 21, 2015

Loeb & Sale Re-Unite For New Look at CAPTAIN AMERICA: WHITE #1!

By Staff Reports This September, experience a blockbuster seminal story of the Super Solider brought to light in CAPTAIN AMERICA: WHITE #1! The Eisner-award winning team of Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale reunite once more to bring you the long awaited return to their prestigious ‘color’ book series! Following such iconic classics as SPIDER-MAN: BLUE, DAREDEVIL: YELLOW and HULK: GRAY, […]

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August 18, 2015

The Powell Group Creates Sony PlayStation 4 Themes for Valiant Entertainment’s X-O Manowar, Bloodshot, Harbinger and More!

By Staff Reports Videogame consultancy powerhouse The Powell Group today announced that the PlayStation® Store is now carrying themes featuring characters from Valiant Entertainment’s award-winning library of titles, including X-O Manowar, Bloodshot, Archer & Armstrong, Rai, Quantum and Woody, and Shadowman. The PlayStation® Store has just added these exciting new PlayStation 4 (PS4) themes to their offerings, and each Valiant […]

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August 12, 2015

Apollo IX #1 Review: Futuristic Fury

Review by Daniel Schwartz Contributing Guest Writer Publisher: Top Cow/ Image Comics Writer: Ashley Victoria Robinson Artist: Fernando Argosino Colors: Chris Northrop The world of the IXth Generation takes place several hundred years in the future. The IXth Generation was created centuries ago and were considered to be the heirs to the Earth. After awaking from a centuries-long hibernation, these […]

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