Image Comics: You Will Answer to No One Else…But Me
Check out the newest teaser for Image Comics… #whatsnext
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Green Lit for ABC, Check out the Promo
They are the Earth’s S.H.I.E.L.D.! As no surprise to anyone, ABC officially announced that they have picked up Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. for this fall’s lineup. Below is the first promo for the show, looks cool, right? This is Marvel’s first live action show (do we count The Hulk from all those years ago with Lou?), and ties directly into […]
Straczynski and Templesmith’s Ten Grand #1 Sells Out, Second Print Coming
Ready for another Image Comics sell out? Ten Grand #1, the debut title from the new Joe’s Comics line at Image Comics, has sold out. The book, a dark, trippy tale that will be reviewed here at Pastrami Nation this week, is the newest book from J. Michael Straczynski with art by comic book horror master Ben Templesmith. Check out […]
Brian K Vaughn and Marcos Martin Bring The Private Eye #2-You Choose the Amount
This is digital greatness. Brian K. Vaughn and Marcos Martin have brought the second issue of their digital only comic book maxi-series, The Private Eye. The catch is the reader chooses the amount, much like the Humble Bundles going around the ‘net. The amount raised goes directly to the creators to ensure the series will continue to the planned ending. […]
Marvel Comics Unveils the New Angela Design by Joe Q!
Change is good for everybody. Marvel Comics announced a few weeks back that Angela (yes, Angela from the Spawn comics) is coming to the Marvel Universe thanks to the current storyline, Age of Ultron! We knew she would get redesigned,and now here is the first look of the new design by Joe Quesada! Check out the press release below: Marvel […]
Dark Horse Presents #24 to Debut New Superhero Blackout
Have you figured it out yet? Dark Horse Comics, and their awesome anthology Dark Horse Presents, have been spinning quality stories from their anthology collection into full and mini series of their own…yes, the stories are that good! Well, if you are late to the game, now is your chance to jump on board with May’s Dark Horse Presents #24, […]
Arcana’s Steam Engines of Oz Goes the Kickstarter Route
Let’s Kickstart this! Arcana Studio announced that they have suspended the traditional offering of the series Tht Steam Engines of Oz, as they have opted to go the Kickstarter route instead. I think the project should do well, and for sure get funded as it looks terrific from what I have seen so far. Check out the press release from […]
Summer of Valiant 2013! Quantum and Woody, Bloodshot and the H.A.R.D. Corps, and the Eternal Warrior!
You can feel the heat radiating off of these titles! This week, Valiant Entertainment released teasers for their Summer of Valiant this year. Last year’s Summer of Valiant launched many of the key books on the shelf now, and this year’s looks to be just as, if not more, impressive. You got Quantum and Woody, which has a talking goat […]
The Walking Dead #109 Daryl Dixon Sketch Cover by Pastrami Nation’s Jason T. Smith
“Yeah, and people in hell want Slurpees…” Daryl Dixon is hands down the breakout star of AMC’s The Walking Dead, and thanks to the blank cover for The Walking Dead #109, Daryl comes to the comics. Kinda. Pastrami Nation Co-Founder Jason T. Smith created this sketch cover feature everyone’s favorite redneck. It’s up on eBay, right now, at http://www.ebay.com/itm/290912898322?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649.
Pastrami Film Review: Iron Man 3
By Nolan P. Smith-Pastrami Nation When we last saw the armored Avenger, Iron Man, he was fighting side by side with the likes of Captain America, Thor and the Hulk as they fended off aliens and a god. That was what cemented the new cinematic Marvel Universe as a household name. With Phase 2 comes sequels’, starting off with the […]
Valiant’s Quantum and Woody #1 to have talking goat variant…no, really
How cool is this? Valiant Entertainment’s Quantum and Woody #1, rolling out to stores this July, already has tons of hype, as it is the return of the world’s worst superhero team, which happened to be one of the best books of the 90’s. Well, in addition to the other variant covers for the debut issue, which we have shown […]
New The Wolverine One Sheet: Silver Samurai
Yes! James Mangold, director of the upcoming Marvel flick, The Wolverine, tweeted out a new one sheet featuring one of Wolverine most well known villains: the Silver Samurai! You may have read the comics with him, or used him in one of the Capcom/Marvel fighting games, and now he is making his way to the silver screen. One of my […]
Free Comic Book Day 2013 is Here! May the Fourth be with You!
The fourth is strong with this one… This is it! Today is Free Comic Book Day, as well as May the Fourth be With You! This is a pop culture dream day right here! Make sure to head to your local participating comic shop (ours is Four Color Fantasies in Rancho Cucamonga, CA) and get some free books! Marvel, DC, […]
Let’s Kickstart This! Earth Mightiest Tribute Print Pack by Rob Duenas
Avengers…Assemble! Check out the amazing prints of Earth Mightiest Heroes from artist Rob Duenas. The prints are done in his watercolor “saucy” style, which looks fantastic! By backing this project, you can get a print, or the whole set, which now that the stretch goal has been destroyed, includes a Thanos print as well as an Agent Coulson print! I […]
Marvel Comic’s Infinity #1 Variant Cover by Marko Djurdjevic
Looks like the most amazing movie poster… Check out the movie poster like variant cover for Infinity #1, and check out the info from Marvel below. This is Marvel’s next big event, and look who it is on the cover…the same guy from the end of the Avengers movie… (NO, not Red Hulk or Red Skull…why would they be in […]
X-Men #1 Arthur Suydam Deadpool Variant
The man does it again! Arthur Suydam, best known for his amazing work on Marvel Zombies, has created an amazing cover for X-Men #1! Check out the press release below: Marvel is pleased to present your first look at critically acclaimed artist’s, Arthur Suydam, Deadpool variant to X-Men #1! Storm, Rogue, Jubilee, Kitty Pryde, Rachel Grey, Rogue & Psylocke redefine […]
Lobo is Coming to Injustice Gods Among Us in May
The Main Man is coming! Warner Bros. Interactive and Netherrealm Studios has officially announced the first DLC for Injustice Gods Among Us, and it’s Lobo! Coming May 7th, the intergalactic bounty hunter that went toe to toe with Wolverine before (way back then) is making his way to DC’s premiere fighting game. Lobo is part of the season pass, which […]
C2E2: Alex De Campi’s Grindhouse hits this October from Dark Horse Comics
Whoa…check out the press release below: C2E2: ALEX DE CAMPI’S GRINDHOUSE: DOORS OPEN AT MIDNIGHT! An Eight-Issue Series Comprised of Four 48-Page Stories! APRIL 28, CHICAGO, IL—From the floor of C2E2, Dark Horse announces a book that was almost too much for the editorial team! Eisner nominee Alex de Campi (Smoke, Ashes) headlines a B-movie comic masterpiece in Grindhouse: Doors […]
C2E2 2013: Hellboy gets Itty Bitty
Because Hellboy and be lil too. Dark Horse Comics announced today at C2E2 that Hellboy will be getting another series, this one a bit…different than usual. The team that brought the world Tiny Titans is coming to Dark Horse with Itty Bitty Hellboy. Sure, its a bit out of left field when you look at the source material, but a […]
C2E2 2013: Dark Horse Announces Hellboy The Midnight Circus
DUNCAN FEGREDO RETURNS TO MIKE MIGNOLA’S HELLBOY IN AN ALL-NEW ORIGINAL GRAPHIC NOVEL! CHICAGO, IL, APRIL 27–Following up on a collaboration which spanned multiple series, leading up to Mike Mignola’s return to both writing and drawing his beloved demon, artist Duncan Fegredo returns to tell a story about a young Hellboy’s first brush with hell. In this beautifully drawn fifty-six-page […]
C2E2 2013: Elfquest is coming to Dark Horse
ELFQUEST COMES TO DARK HORSE! Elfquest: The Final Quest to launch comprehensive publishing program for all-new and existing material in the fall of 2013! APRIL 27, CHICAGO, IL – Dark Horse kicked off C2E2 in style, with what is sure to be some of the biggest news of the weekend. Attendees of the Diamond Retailers Summit were the first to […]
C2E2 2013: Peter Panzerfaust writer Kurtis J Wiebe Readies Rat Queens
C2E2 is underway in Chicago, and on Saturday, April 27, attendees of the PETER PANZERFAUST panel (at 3:15 pm in room W470b) will be the exclusive audience of a three-minute teaser for the PETER PANZERFAUST animated comic. The teaser for the motion comic, which is produced by Adjacent Productions and Quality Transmedia, will not be shown elsewhere. But that’s not […]
Injustice Gods Among Us Review
Review by: Nolan P. Smith Developer: NetherRealm Studios Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Genre: Fighting Rating: T for Teens In 2008, a fighting game was released that meshed the majestic super heroes of the DC Comics universe with the hyper violent world of Mortal Kombat. The result was lukewarm, as the two didn’t quite fit as well as some […]
Thor-The Dark World Trailer
Thou Odinson… The Mighty Thor makes his return to the big screen this fall with Thor- The Dark World! Check out the debut trailer below as the Marvel Cinematic Universe continues. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j41qNcjDoc8&w=640&h=360]
Oblivion Review
By Nolan P. Smith-Pastrami Nation (Victorville) Science Fiction films often offer the ultimate escape from reality. Isn’t that why we see movies in the first place, to escape? Yet, with so many films in the genre, like Star Wars, Star Trek, and War of the Worlds to only name a fraction, it can be hard to stand out above the […]
Archaia’s Cow Boy and Spera Nominated for Eisner Awards
Archaia Entertainment, the publisher that brought the world Mouse Guard, Okko, and Tale of Sand to name a few, has had a good day today. Two of their titles have been nominated for the prestigious Eisner Award, the holy grail of the comic book industry. Check out the press release below, and make sure to check out these titles: they […]
Dark Horse Comics and Sequential Pop Present The Halloween Legion
This looks like fun! Check out the press release for The Halloween Legion, as well as the awesome cover above! HALLOWEEN LEGION: THE WORLD’S WEIRDEST HEROES COMING SOON FROM SEQUENTIAL PULP & DARK HORSE COMICS! APRIL 17 – Dark Horse Comics and Sequential Pulp Comics proudly announce THE HALLOWEEN LEGION™, a new graphic novel written by Martin Powell (MARS ATTACKS […]
Arcana’s The Steam Engines of Oz Comes to Free Comic Book Day 2013
Steampunk and the Wizard of Oz? Why not! Check out the info for Arcana’s Steam Engines of Oz Free Comic Book Day special, as well as information on the upcoming series and at the covers for Issues #1 and #2! VANCOUVER (March 22, 2013) – Arcana Comics is preparing for FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2013, where we will debut The […]
Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes Strike Back in New Injustice: Gods Among Us Commercial
Jay and Silent Bob! Check out the latest commercial for Injustice: Gods Among Us, by the dynamic duo of Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith! [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddRF2zLz8Cg&w=640&h=360]