By Nolan P. Smith Can’t keep a good merc down. After the announcement hit that the long awaited Deadpool flick was now fast tracked, in production and starring big screen funny man Ryan Reynolds, fans waited eagerly to see how this would shape up. One major factor is, of course, the costume. Deadpool, the merc with a mouth anti-hero from […]
By Staff Reports (MILWAUKIE, OR)—Front and center, kiddos! Here comes action! Here comes adventure! Here comes The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot—a roller-coaster ride through the minds of Geof Darrow and Frank Miller, the tag team that set you reeling with their hard-hitting series Hard Boiled! Everything you remember about being eight years old and watching monster movies […]
By Staff Reports (San Diego, CA) – Acclaimed artist/designer Ashley Wood is preparing to launch his latest comic-book project at IDW this summer with String Divers, a comic series blending a team of robot adventures and string-theory physics! String Divers, directed and overseen by Wood and written by Wood’s Zombies vs. Robots co-creator Chris Ryall, features stunning artwork by Nelson […]
By Staff Reports (San Diego, CA)– IDW Publishing is proud to announce the comic-book adaption of the late Richard Matheson’s seminal science fiction novel, The Shrinking Man. Ted Adams, IDW’s CEO & Publisher, is adapting the material, alongside artist Mark Torres. Matheson’s exploration of withering manhood and social norms is brought to vivid life in this 4-issue series. To further […]
By Staff Reports (San Diego, CA) – In over six decades of battles and triumphs, Godzilla has never faced a challenge as great as what’s coming his way this July, when Godzilla goes to hell! In Godzilla in Hell, a five-issue miniseries launching in July, Godzilla will storm through the gates of hell itself, proving that the towering behemoth is […]
Xbox one users will be getting a firmware update in April 2015! Audio messaging and much more. Check out this video to see what updates are coming! https://youtu.be/teku29sYDqE
By Staff Reports What a tangled web love weaves! The Black Cat Polystone Statue based off of the work of J. Scott Campbell is the latest in the artists based Spider-Man Collection from Sideshow Collectibles. -Introducing a new addition to the fan-favorite J. Scott Campbell Spider-Man collection – and Peter Parker’s love triangle – Sideshow Collectibles is proud to present […]
By Staff Reports Harry Potter fans, this one’s for you! The Monster Book of Monsters, the Harry Potter Official Film Prop Replica from Insight Collectibles, is now up for pre-order at Sideshow Collectibles! -This film replica comes packaged with a limited edition of Harry Potter: The Creature Vault, which provides detailed profiles of each creature including rare concept illustrations, behind-the-scenes […]
By Nolan P. Smith I am extremely excited to spotlight this time’s Kickstarter project, as it comes from one of my favorite comic book artists today. The man behind the artwork for Oni’s The Life After, Gabo, has a Kickstarter book up, and it looks amazing. Let me introduce you to Jupiter. Here’s the info straight from the Kickstarter page: […]
By: MrAndMrsSmith Bad Religion is back out on tour! We had the chance to go see them at the Musink Festival in Costa Mesa Ca. As always they put on a great show! These guys are big contributors to the early punk rock scene of the 70’s and 80’s and still are a powerful force that second to none. […]
Review by Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)—Imagine if you could see history unfold right from your home. Instead of reading about the Civil War, you could see if happen firsthand. You could see Feudal Japan as it really was, even see dinosaurs without the CGI effects. Well, thanks to the minds of Mark Millar and Sean Gordon Murphy, we […]
Review by Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)—In 1989 (yes, it was THAT long ago), the world took a most excellent adventure with two dudes from San Dimas when Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure hit theaters. We took a trip through time and met former Presidents, outlaws, royalty, all wrapped around school, music and the life of a teenager. We […]
Review by Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)—When Valiant Entertainment came roaring back in 2012, we saw the return of characters like X-O Manowar, Bloodshot and more. Within the pages of the relaunched X-O, we saw the return of the character Ninjak. Smooth, skilled and ready to slice through any obstacle, fans have been clamoring for a solo book spotlighting […]
By Nolan P. Smith Bullies. Bullies are everywhere, and the negative, long lasting effects bullying can have are immeasurable. Nobody wants to be bullied around and made to feel left out, made to feel horrible. Chris and Amy Hernandez’s latest children’s book puts the focus on anti-bullying in a creative and artistic way. You may remember Chris and Amy from […]
By Nolan P. Smith Friday night, Mexican professional wrestler Pedro Aguayo, known as “El Hijo del Perro Aguayo”, died during a four way match in Tijuana. The match included former WWE Superstar Rey Mysterio Jr and former TNA star Manik. Check out the tragic video below. Aguayo was only 35 years old. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_4-tffjVn4] Pedro Aguayo, known as “El Hijo […]
By Staff Reports (MILWAUKIE, OR)—This October, Dark Horse Comics invites you to experience the award-winning The Fifth Beatle: The Brian Epstein Story in a whole new format, as the incredible original graphic novel written / produced by Vivek J. Tiwary with art by Andrew C. Robinson, and Kyle Baker, heads to trade paperback for the first time. This edition of […]
By Staff Reports Dark Horse Comics is headed to the Pacific Northwest’s foremost and now sold out pop culture convention – Emerald City Comicon. Visit Dark Horse Comics at ECCC booth #802 for free swag such as comics, buttons, posters, and more! Check out our show exclusives, signings, and panels, too! EMERALD CITY COMICON EXCLUSIVES A set quantity will be […]
By Nolan P. Smith The Mortal Kombat universe just got a little bigger and scarier, as Jason and the Predator join Tanya and Tremor for the season pass for Mortal Kombat X. Jason, from Friday the 13th fame, was previously announced this week, and the Predator was leaked as a character earlier today. Joining the two are Tanya, who fans […]
By Staff Reports Sideshow Collectibles has added the ring slinger himself to their collection, as the Green Lantern Sixth Scale figure went up for pre-order today. Hal Jordan features: ■ Proudly bearing the Green Lantern emblem on his chest ■ Exquisitely tailored version of his emerald green and black costume with shiny metallic highlights ■ Hal Jordan wields his infamous […]
By Staff Reports Talk about a hit on your hands. Valiant has announced that DIVINITY #1 (of 4) – the acclaimed first issue of the new prestige format VALIANT NEXT limited series from New York Times best-selling writer Matt Kindt (THE VALIANT, RAI) and blockbuster artist Trevor Hairsine (X-Men: Deadly Genesis) – has sold out at the distributor level for […]
By Nolan P. Smith Check out the latest trailer for the sci-fi flick, Ex Machina, poised to hit theaters April 10th. Here is some info on the film as well. Check it out, and let us know what you think! Written and Directed by Alex Garland Starring Oscar Isaac, Domhnall Gleeson, and Alicia Vikander Alex Garland, writer of 28 Days […]
By Staff Reports Marvel Entertainment and Lucasfim Ltd. are pleased to announce the addition of blockbuster artist Stuart Immonen (All-New X-Men, All-New Captain America) as the new series artist for STAR WARS! Immonen joins series writer Jason Aaron to continue the chart-topping, record breaking series this July! Beginning this July with Star Wars #8, Stuart Immonen journeys to a galaxy […]
By Staff Reports Archaia, an imprint of award-winning publisher BOOM! Studios, is pleased to announce the April debut of acclaimed Israeli illustrator Asaf Hanuka’s autobiographical original graphic novel The Realist. Collecting Hanuka’s weekly strips in English for the first time, The Realist is an emotional, deeply personal commentary on his life and raising a family in Tel Aviv, Israel. “Asaf […]
By Staff Reports (MILWAUKIE, OR)—Just like its paperback counterpart, Dark Horse Comics’ Avatar: The Last Airbender—The Rift Library Edition soared to the top of the New York Times bestseller list last week! Written by Gene Luen Yang (author of the National Book Award–nominated American Born Chinese), Avatar: The Last Airbender—The Rift Library Edition is the official continuation of Airbender from […]
Review by Nolan P. Smith My back to back reviews today focus on the same writer, but very different books. This time around, we tackle Jeff Lemire’s All New Hawkeye #1 from Marvel Comics. With artist Ramon Perez (Tale of Sand), Lemire takes on the archer Avenger in a brand new series, and he hits his mark all the way. […]
Review by Nolan P. Smith Before Image Comics’s debut issue of Descender #1 hit the shelves, the book was buzzing the news feeds. The sci-fi series was picked up as a motion picture for Sony before most people even read the first issue. That puts a lot of pressure on writer Jeff Lemire (Animal Man) and artist Dustin Nguyen’s (Batman: […]
Plug in those headphones, here comes the latest podcast from Pastrami Nation! This time, we talk about the latest and possibly last trailer for Avengers: Age of Ultron as well as the announcement of Rock Band for the next gen systems! Check it out, and as always, you can find us on iTunes, online at www.pastramination.com, as well as on […]
By Nolan P. Smith Welcome to another installment of Let’s Kickstart This! This is where we like to spotlight cool, original creative projects currently running on the crowdfunding website, Kickstarter. Throughout all of the spotlights we have done, we have seen everything from comic books, graphic novels, art books, video games, action figures, children’s books, and even a Steampunk rap […]
By Nolan P. Smith The force awakened a monster. At Disney’s annual shareholders meeting in San Francisco, Disney and Lucasfilm announced details regarding Star Wars Episode VIII as well as details on the spin off film by Gareth Edwards, now titled Rogue One. For Episode VIII, Rian Johnson has been confirmed to write and direct the film, which has been […]
By Nolan P. Smith Rejoice gamers, Titanfall is ready to respawn. Developer Respawn announced in an interview with IGN (see the whole article HERE) that a second, yet still untitled Titanfall game is in the works, and will be cross platform, which leads us to speculate that it will be hitting for not only the X-Box One and PC, but […]
