Bring The Thunder – Your First Look at THE MIGHTY THOR #1- Preview with Cosplay Variant Cover! Bring The Thunder – Your First Look at THE MIGHTY THOR #1- Preview with Cosplay Variant Cover! By Staff Reports This November, the lightning returns. Today, Marvel is pleased to present your new look at THE MIGHTY THOR #1 – the new ongoing […]
The Full Star Wars Episode VII-The Force Awakens Trailer is Here! The Full Star Wars Episode VII-The Force Awakens Trailer is Here! It is here! The new trailer for Star Wars Episode VII- The Force Awakens, is finally here after debuting on Monday Night Football! Check out the trailer below and leave a comment on what you thought!
Review by Nolan P. Smith For the second episode of the new season of AMC’s The Walking Dead, we needed something big to happen. With a very slow season of “Fear the Walking Dead” and last week’s somewhat uneventful season premiere, we needed the pace to pick up and for the fear of this apocalyptic world to return. Well, you […]
Review by Nolan P. Smith Written by Peter David Art by Will Sliney Publisher: Marvel Comics (Victor Valley)—With all the new titles and number one issues hitting right now from Marvel, it is easy to overlook a title here and there. One that should absolutely not be overlooked is the first issue of the new series starting Miguel O’Hara, the […]
Review by Nolan P. Smith Writer: Dan Slott Artist: Giuseppe Camuncoli Publisher: Marvel Comics (Victor Valley)—He’s the everyman hero- working a day job and swinging in to save the day on a budget- he’s everyone’s favorite insect themed hero, he is Spider-Man. The world of Peter Parker has been turned upside down as of late, with multiple versions of himself […]
Here it is! The new Episode 7 movie poster was just released! Check it out in all of its glory!
By Nolan P. Smith Right now, there are a lot of very high quality and creative projects up on the crowdfunding site, Kickstarter. So it is my pleasure to shine the spotlight down on something that caught my eye at first sight: The Sires of Time. An intricately detailed and visually unique book, The Sires of Time by J.M. Dragunas […]
By Nolan P. Smith We are proud to bring you another installment of the Pastrami Nation Cosplayer Spotlight! Are you a cosplayer? Shoot us an email at Nolan@pastramination.com with your name, location, and a couple of cosplay photos so we can consider you for our spotlight! This time, we spotlight someone new to the world of cosplay: Manuel Majarian from […]
Review by Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)—After last week’s season opener, we knew something was coming to the newly christened Star City as city officials dropped like flies. With the second episode, The Candidate, we see someone try to take a step against the violence, but its someone without a mask. Spoilers ahead in case you haven’t seen it yet. […]
Review by Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)—The second episode of the second season for the Scarlett Speedster has been built up as being a massive episode, and it certainly doesn’t disappoint. At the end of the last episode, we saw a mysterious man make his way into S.T.A.R. Labs and face to face with the Flash himself, Barry Allen (Grant […]
By Staff Reports Just when you thought it couldn’t get any more outrageous, Ted and his BFF are back in the hilarious, boundary-busting buddy comedy, Ted 2, coming to Digital HD on November 24, 2015, and Blu-ray™ Combo Pack, DVD and On Demand on December 15, 2015, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. The follow up to Ted, the highest-grossing […]
By Staff Reports Grab your sleeping bag and prepare for adventure this November as BOOM! Studios imprint BOOM! Box takes readers back to camp in Lumberjanes To The Max Edition! Join Mal, Molly, Jo, April, and Ripley as they explore the strange things going on at Miss Qiunzella Thiskwin Penniquiqul Thistle Crumpet’s Camp for Hardcore Lady-Types and take on mysterious […]
By Staff Reports VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest publisher, distributor and licensor of manga and anime in North America, has announced a special collaboration with leading design software company, Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK), to release ART FOR HOPE: NEPAL, a poignant digital art anthology to benefit the victims of the devastating earthquakes that ravaged Nepal on April 25th […]
By Staff Reports VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest publisher, distributor and licensor of manga and anime in North America, delivered a special sneak preview of forthcoming manga (graphic novel) titles as it announced the acquisition of several notable new series during its official panel held this past weekend at the 2015 New York Comic Con. VIZ Media delighted […]
By Nolan P Smith If you are like me, then you have been playing the heck out of the Star Wars Battlefront Beta. Well, now DICE has announced that they are now extending the beta, which now ends on Tuesday. Announced on the Star Wars Battlefront website, it was also noted that a season pass will be available to purchase […]
Review by Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)—When Arrow first started a few years back, it was a shot in the dark to say the least. To take a character not many non-comic book fans knew about and give him his own television series seemed risky already- changing the name of the hero to Arrow rather than Green Arrow had fans […]
Review by Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)– With the first season The Flash, the fastest man alive took over the CW Network with an explosion of action, adventure and heart. A spin off series from the wildly popular Arrow series, The Flash focused on Barry Allen (Grant Gustin), a young man who after a freak accident, is granted unimaginable speed. […]
By Staff Reports During a special panel at New York Comic Con 2015, Dark Horse Comics in conjunction with Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products and James Cameron’s Lightstorm Entertainment announced that AVATAR, the highest-grossing film in history, will expand into the world of comic books in anticipation of the three upcoming film sequels. In a special prerecorded message, James […]
By Daniel Schwartz Contributing Guest Reviewer (California)– Season 2 of The Flash started off with a bang. Literally. With Firestorm exploding in the center of the black hole and Ronnie (apparently) dying in the process, Barry and Team Flash were left reeling as the singularity collapsed above the city. As a multiverse villain appeared to kill the Scarlett Speedster, and […]
By Staff Reports In 2016…Bloodshot kicks off the New Year with a mind-bending comic book event that must be seen to be believed! As revealed today in advance of New York Comic-Con 2015, Valiant is proud to announce THE ANALOG MAN – a new four-part bombshell beginning in BLOODSHOT REBORN #10 from New York Times best-selling writer Jeff Lemire (THE VALIANT, Extraordinary […]
By Staff Reports Writer Kelly Sue DeConnick (BITCH PLANET, Captain Marvel) and artist Emma Ríos (Strange, Girl Comics, Osborn) will launch a new story arc in their lush fantasy series PRETTY DEADLY this November. Previously in PRETTY DEADLY, vengeful reaper Death-Faced Ginny ushered in a new cycle, with the help of a handful of archetypal figures, all deeply intertwined in […]
Review by Daniel Schwartz Contributing Guest Reviewer WARNING: SPOILERS BELOW Holy Unexpected Plot Twist Batman! Just when you think you have the Clown Prince of Crime figured out, they go and stab him in the neck. In the first big shocker of the season, Gotham channeled Game of Thrones and killed off their most interesting character in grisly fashion. After […]
Review by Kevin Hoskinson Contributing Guest Reviewer Art & Colors: Sloane Leong Story & Script: Claire Gibson (California)– With a mysterious ritual at its beginning, this book starts with a healthy dose of mysticism, and quickly introduces us to the land of Akhar. Akhar is a land inhabited by different class systems, humans and goblins alike. The focus of the […]
Interview by Jason R. Smith (MrandMrsSmith) Fans of Star Wars know who the masked bounty hunter known as Boba Fett is. One of the most iconic characters from the franchise, Boba Fett has a following like no other. So when our very own Jason R. Smith secured an interview with the man behind the mask, Mr. Jeremy Bulloch, we couldn’t […]
It is time once again- it’s podcast time here at Pastrami Nation! This time, we talk about the Ultimate Star Wars Fan Giveaway that is all over social media (www.ultimatestarwarsgiveaway.com), as we spoke to Shyla, the lady behind the giveaway and documentary and have details to share with you all! Not only that, we talk about the upcoming Star Wars […]
Review by Daniel Schwartz Contributing Guest Reviewer WARNING: SPOILERS BELOW Do you believe in ghosts? Peter Capaldi’s first attempt to answer that question only led to a disappointing conclusion (Hide). This time around, his battle with these violent apparitions takes a much more terrifying turn as The Doctor follows the old adage, if you can’t beat them, join them. Taking […]
By Nolan P. Smith The Harry Potter Alliance is now hosting their 10th Anniversary Fundraiser, which ends in a mere 8 days! The alliance has done some amazing feats thus far, as they channel fans love for the boy wizard into real life, almost “magical” feats to improve our world. This includes donating 250,000 books for communities across the globe, […]
By Staff Reports He is a man with many names: Sinterklaas, Kris Kringle, Saint Nicholas. He has international fame, but only ever appears once a year to defy physics and commit the greatest act of breaking-and-entering known to man. Santa Claus is one of the oldest and most beloved icons around the world, but he’s rarely thought of as a […]
By Staff Reports VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest publisher, distributor and licensor of manga and anime in North America, invites audiences to catch the knuckle-busting premiere of the ONE-PUNCH MAN anime simulcast – this Sunday, October 4th! Presented with English subtitles on the same day as its Japanese network broadcast premiere, Episode 1 introduces an action-packed story about […]