Time to Kickstart Ichido!

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 […]

Time to Kickstart Bad Karma!

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 […]

Star Wars Comics Going to Marvel in 2014

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 […]

Archaia Entertainment Releases for December 19th

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 Harbinger Wars Commence in April from Valiant

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 […]

Image Comics Quite Savage

Hmmm. So, Image Comics as released another Marvel NOW-ish teaser…but this time, we only get “Writer”, “Artist”, and “Quite Savage”…any guesses? Last time we saw one like this, it had creator names and belonged to Skull Kickers… well, let’s wait and see.

Oblivion Trailer and Synopsis

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) […]

New Man of Steel Trailer

One word: Amazing. The new Man of Steel trailer dropped today, and it is as epic as a trailer can be. The Zack Snyder directed, Christopher Nolan produced reboot of the Superman franchise hits theaters this coming summer, and stars Henry Cavill as DC Comic’s iconic alien. This is bittersweet for me. On one hand, I am thrilled that we […]

Chopping Block Review: Invincible #98

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 […]

Chopping Block Review: FF #1

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 […]

Chopping Block Review: Fantastic Four #1

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 […]

Chopping Block Review: Captain America #1

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, […]

Chopping Block Review: Deadpool #1 and #2

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 […]

Chopping Block Review: The Indestructible Hulk #1

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 […]

Get REPOSSESSED this January from Image Comics

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 […]

Chopping Block Review: Nowhere Men #1

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 […]

Chopping Block Review: Bedlam #2

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 […]

Chopping Block Review: The Art of Todd McFarlane

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 […]

Chopping Block Review: Nexus Omnibus Volume 1

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 […]