Pass the tea! The beats, the lyrics, and the energy: Hip-Hop is one of those art forms that instantly makes you want to tap your toe to the beat. What Hesperia native Poplock Holmes has in store for his first CD outing is a bit different: the Steampunk infused Chap-Hop. With your help, his Kickstarter project for his first EP, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Wow, only after one episode. Da Vinci’s Demons, the Starz original series, has officially been renewed for a second season after the monumental ratings the pilot drew in last week. Here is the official press release from Starz: (Beverly Hills, Calif. – April 17, 2013) – Starz Chief Executive Officer, Chris Albrecht, announced a second season order for the STARZ […]
Oh dear. Check out the trailer for the new Amazon produced series Zombieland, which is, of course, a spin off from the successful film outing a few years back. It looks like the name is back, the rules are back, and that is about it… The pilot to the series will be available for free soon over at Amazon. The […]
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 […]
New York, NY—April 2nd, 2013— This July, critically acclaimed writer Nick Spencer and Eisner Award winning artist Steve Lieber put fans in the shoes of the all-new Sinister Six with The Superior Foes of Spider-Man #1! This all new ongoing, launching during Superior Spider-Month, gives fans a whole new look into the world of Superior Spider-Man, great for lapsed and […]
Review by Jason T. Smith Publisher: Dark Horse Books Release Date: January 2013 Website: www.darkhorse.com Video game giant Nintendo has recently released the highly anticipated The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia in conjunction with Dark Horse Books. This huge hardcover masterpiece features 240 plus pages of full color art from pretty much every Zelda game there ever was. If you […]
It’s Sunday, and that means its time for zombies, right? Revealed today on Facebook, check out the cover for the upcoming children’s book, Jack and the Zombie Attack by Chris and Amy Hernandez. Look for the book to hit this spring!
“Swore I was goin’ to be someone… And growing up everyone always does…” Everyone knows who Macklemore is these days: his Thrift Shop is the number one song on iTunes at the moment, it’s blowing up the airwaves, and the video is hilarious. So, get ready for the total opposite of Thrift Shop: Otherside. A brooding, deep look into the […]
A comic about zombies, monsters and women…sounds like a great mix! Now, the names above are known for their breathtaking comic book work, especially of the female persuasion…and Hex The Lost Tribe brings that aspect to the forefront. A princess must grow into her role as a leader if her people hope to defeat a menacing, unknown evil. Here is […]
By Nolan P. Smith-Pastrami Nation Follow the glow. Frank Beddor, the man behind the Looking Glass War and Hatter M, is bringing more of the top hatted hero with Hatter M-Zen of Wonder, but he needs your help. Zen of Wonder is the fourth book in the Hatter M series of graphic novels, and it is all ready to go, […]
A new super soldier! Check out a preview of Sledgehammer 44, coming this year from Dark Horse Comics, from Mike Mignola, John Arcudi and with a cover by Mignola! Looks pretty friggin cool to me!
This is the way the world ends… Fans of Jonathan Hickman’s S.H.I.E.L.D. have heard the infamous saying, and now here it is. East of West, a new ongoing title from Image Comics from Hickman and longtime collaborator Nick Dragotta. Now, many know Hickman from his epic days with Marvel, with titles like Fantastic Four, FF and his current run on […]
Love em or hate em,the WWE faction known as The Shield is here to bring their own brand of justice to World Wrestling Entertainment by unleashing brutal beatdowns to WWE superstars with their pack of dogs mentality.Now you too can join the pack,or should I say Shield, with this hot, new WWE Authentic T-Shirt now available at WWEShop.com. It would […]
The desert can spawn some strange, strange people. But odd is good, better than being like everyone else, right? Then check out the comic book Kickstarter project “in Sanity, AZ”, which hosts a slew of oddball characters and stories from the minds of Mike Fountain, Marcel Losada, James Ninness and Joe Pezzula, along with a mountain of stellar artists. Check […]
Mayans and dinosaurs…how could this not be good? So, in our efforts to showcase the awesome indie comics on Kickstarter, we came across this little gem: Raised by Raptors by Oliver Sykes and Ben Ashton-Bell. The artwork looks amazingly smooth, the story sounds great, this has no reason not to be funded. Check out the official synopsis below, which is […]
Review by Nolan P. Smith-Pastrami Nation Writer: Joshua Dysart Artists: Mico Suayan and Pere Perez Publisher: Valiant Entertainment We are a product of the world we live in: nothing is clearer than that after reading the epic zero issue for Valiant’s Harbinger. Toyo Harada is one of the most powerful and influential men in the world, as well as being […]
Ok, here we are, back with one of my favorite things to post: Real Rap Song of the Week! I know, we haven’t posted up much in regards to music as of late, but that ends here! Look for a new rap song AT LEAST every Sunday! So, for the first time back is one song that repeatedly bumps on […]
By Nolan P. Smith-Pastrami Nation Don’t stop the beat. The music vibrates through your very being. The imaginative, layered sounds of jazz are something that has to be heard firsthand to understand. Considered the Great American Art Form, Jazz has brought amazement in many forms: one of those forms is known as Johnny “Hammond” Smith, and right now, you […]
Review by Nolan P. Smith Writer: Andy Diggle Artist: Jock Publisher: Image Comics Website: www.imagecomics.com It’s a pretty typical occurrence: finding someone’s cell phone. The temptation to keep it is there, as is the thrill of looking through the lens of someone’s private life. But what if you find something that you can’t take back? Something that changes your life […]
Get ready for a throw down. Marvel Comics announced today that one of their titles for this year’s Free Comic Book Day will be Infinity, which will kick off a major event in the Marvel Universe. By looking at the cover, and the title, you can see it’s all about the mad titan, Thanos. Straight from his quick appearance in […]
Really not a surprise if you have read it. Dark Horse Comics announced today that the modern day pulp hero The Black Beetle as sold out of it’s #1 issue! The book, by the outstanding Francesco Francavilla, takes the world back to the pulp noir days, days where crime runs rampant, and The Black Beetle exacts justice! Check out the […]
I really love it when I come across amazing projects on Kickstarter! Book of Da is one of those projects! From the first glance I had at the page, I was sucked in to this world of strange creatures, the culture of the sea, and an awesome looking diver. The Book of Da is about a mysterious being that controls […]
Boldly going once again. Check out the Super Bowl trailer for the new Star Trek film, Into Darkness! [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Mu07BaOx9c&w=640&h=360]
Get ready for the extended look! One of the biggest films to hit in 2013, Iron Man 3 looks to break open the Phase 2 of Marvel Cinematic Universe. Check out the extended look of the Super Bowl spot below…what do you think? [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lI4jgOmVetY&w=640&h=360]
All hail the king. King Conan, the only Conan novel written by Robert E. Howard, is coming to the sequential art world this May thanks to Dark Horse Comics. Check out the press release below, and get ready! DARK HORSE COMICS TO PUBLISH KING CONAN: THE HOUR OF THE DRAGON! ADAPTING ROBERT E. HOWARD’S ONLY CONAN NOVEL! February 1, MILWAUKIE, […]
The Parker series of novels by Donald Westlake are some of the most entertaining books out there, which is without a doubt. The film Parker is based on the book “Flashfire”, one of over twenty Parker tales in existence. With such a legacy behind it, how does this 2013 Jason Statham vehicle measure up to it’s printed word predecessors? Directed […]
Just in time for a new beginning. Dark Horse and Crystal Dynamics announced today that they will be bringing Lara Croft back to the world of sequential art with Tomb Raider: The Beginning. Perfect timing, as the new Tomb Raider game hits this March. Check out the press release below for more info: CRYSTAL DYNAMICS AND DARK HORSE BRING LARA […]