Pastrami Flick Review: Man of Steel

By Nolan P. Smith-Pastrami Nation You’ll believe a man can fly: that was the tagline to the now classic 1978 Superman film starring the late, great Christopher Reeve. Bringing the iconic DC Comics character to life is no easy feat, as the weight of the DC Universe’s cinematic fate rests on his cape. The 2006 Superman Returns tried to capture […]

Dark Horse Launches All-New Newsfeed With Daily Reveals of 2013 Comic-Con Exclusives

By Staff Reports (MILWAUKIE, OR)—As anticipation for this year’s pop culture main event grows, Dark Horse makes the first of many announcements regarding exclusive products for this year’s Comic-Con International! Every day this week, Dark Horse will reveal one item to be sold at this year’s convention, exclusively on Dark Horse’s all-new NewsFeed! Up first is what will surely be […]

Man of Steel Sequel Already in the Works

That was faster…than a speeding bullet! Deadline is reporting that a sequel to Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel sequel is already in the works and fast tracked, with Snyder and David S. Goyer attached. This doesn’t really surprise me given the hype behind this film, as well as all of the positive test screenings so far. Snyder is signed on […]

E3 2013: Star Wars Battlefront

By Nolan P. Smith- Pastrami Nation (Los Angeles)– WHOA! And the crowd goes wild! That’s what happened at the EA press conference today when a teaser was shown for the much anticipated and thought dead Star Wars Battlefront. If you never played a Battlefront game, then you, my friend, are missing out. Star Wars Battlefront I and II are two […]

E3 2013: Killer Instinct is Back and on X-Box One!!!

By Nolan P. Smith-Pastrami Nation ULTRA COMBOOOOOOOOOOOO! With today’s flurry of annoucement’s from various E3 press conferences, this one hits close to home. Who remembers the old days at the arcade seeing characters like Jago, Fulgore and T.J. Combo beat the hell out of each other with Ultra Combos and finishers in the classic Killer Instinct from RARE. The original […]

Tim Tebow to Sign with the New England Patriots

Guess all that Tebowing paid off. Today, via the Associated Press, it was announced that quarterback Tim Tebow will be signing with the New England Patriots, and will report to mini-camp on Tuesday. For Tebow fans, this can be a good/bad situation: it’s good because Tebow wanted to stay in the NFL, and now he has the chance to learn […]

E3 Expo 2013 Starts Tuesday!!!

By Nolan Patrick Smith (Los Angeles)—Tuesday marks the first day of what is sure to be a controversial and surprise filled Electronic Entertainment Expo, better known as the E3 Expo. With the recent announcements of Microsoft’s X-Box One and Sony’s PlayStation 4, all eyes will be on the trade only event to see if either company can do what they […]

Pastrami Comic Review: Occupy Comics

Writer: Various Artists: Various Publisher: Black Mask Studios Remember when the whole “Occupy Wall Street” stuff was all plastered across the television? The 99% against the 1%? I’m not big on politics, but I remember the argument, I remember what both sides were saying. So, now let’s take a literary and visual look at the situation through the Occupy Comics […]

Pastrami Graphic Novel Review: Dark Horse’s Age Of Reptiles Omnibus- A Must Read For Anyone. Period.

Review by Jason T. Smith Written and drawn by: Ricardo Delgado Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Dark Horse Books brings us a true masterpiece with it’s Age of Reptiles Omnibus Volume 1 by the master of all things dinosaur related in comics, Ricardo Delgado. This collection collects the first two Age of Reptiles mini series from the 90’s as well as […]

Anime Expo Announces GHOST IN THE SHELL: ARISE Producer Mitsuhisa Ishikawa as Guest of Honor

By Staff Reports (LOS ANGELES)– Anime Expo proudly announces Ghost in the Shell: ARISE Producer Mitsuhisa Ishikawa as a Guest of Honor for AX2013.  Mr. Ishikawa revolutionized the anime industry as a founder, and current C.E.O. and President of animation studio Production I.G., Inc. ​Born in Tokyo in 1958, Mr. Ishikawa joined Tatsunoko Productions after graduating from college, and later […]

VIZ Media Releases The Samurai Manga Action of Rurouni Kenshin: Restoration

By Staff Reports (San Francisco)– VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest distributor and licensor of anime and manga in North America, celebrates the return of one of manga’s most iconic samurai – Rurouni Kenshin – with the release of RUROUNI KENSHIN: RESTORATION. This new series is published under the Shonen Jump imprint, rated ‘T’ for Teens, and carries an […]

Pastrami Flick Review: The Hangover Part III

By Nolan P. Smith (Victorville)—It was one of the funniest movies in recent memory: The Hangover was a hit, no doubt about it. Then, with the anticipation for the sequel reaching an all time high, the series failed to deliver. Instead of everything we loved in the first film, we got pretty much the same film, but much darker, and […]

Pastrami Flick Review: Fast & Furious 6

By Nolan P. Smith (Victorville)—Fast cars, fast action, furious explosions; these are all aspects we have come to love about the Fast & Furious series. What started in 2009 as a pretty cool flick with Vin Diesel, Paul Walker and some amazing cars has now become a full-fledged film franchise. With this being the sixth film in the series, does […]

Marvel’s Mighty Teaser Revealed

By Staff Reports From the battlefields of Infinity comes a new team to protect Earth! With the Avengers light-years away in space, contending with the Builders, and Thanos’ marauders ransacking the Earth, doing as they please – who will stand in defense of mankind? Want more? Using your camera enabled device combined with the Marvel AR app, get the inside […]

Anchor Bay Entertainment Continues The Journey With AMC’S The Walking Dead The Complete Third Season

By Staff Reports (Beverly Hills)– It has become a cultural phenomenon. The fans embrace it, the critics adore it. And now the stakes have never been higher for the survivors…On August 27th, Anchor Bay Entertainment unleashes AMC’s original series THE WALKING DEAD: THE COMPLETE THIRD SEASON on Blu-ray™ and DVD. Available as a 5-disc set in each format, the release […]

Who Is Mighty-Teaser Two: Spider-Man

By Staff Reports From the battlefields of Infinity comes a new team to protect Earth!  With the Avengers light-years away in space, contending with the Builders, and Thanos’ marauders ransacking the Earth, doing as they please – who will stand in defense of mankind? Want more? Using your camera enabled device combined with the Marvel AR app, get the inside […]

LUCASFILM LTD., DISNEY PUBLISHING WORLDWIDE AND PUBLISHING PARTNERS ANNOUNCE SECOND ANNUAL STAR WARS READS DAY

By Staff Reports (New York)– Lucasfilm, Disney Publishing Worldwide, and its publishing partners announced today the second annual Star Wars Reads Day to be held this October 5, 2013.  Last year, 30 authors and 1,500 costumed volunteers participated in over 1,200 Star Wars Reads Day events across North America.  On October 5 of this year, Star Wars fans, authors, and […]

Nothing Lasts Forever – Who Is MIGHTY?

By Staff Reports From the battlefields of Infinity comes a new team to protect Earth!  With the Avengers light-years away in space, contending with the Builders, and Thanos’ marauders ransacking the Earth, doing as they please – who will stand in defense of mankind? Want more? Using your camera enabled device combined with the Marvel AR app, get the inside […]

Machete Kills Trailer Is Here!

Machete…Kills!!! Danny Trejo is back with the sequel to the over the top film, Machete! From Open Road Films and Quick Draw Productions comes the Robert Rodriguez sequel to end all sequels. Check out the violence, the over the top action, the beautiful women, heck, Mel Gibson and Charlie Sheen are even in it! The films hits theaters September 13th: […]

The Fifth Beatle To Be Published In Three Editions

By Staff Reports (Milwaukie)—Ever since its announcement last fall, there has been buzz about THE FIFTH BEATLE. Written by multiple Tony Award–winning producer Vivek J. Tiwary (Green Day’s American Idiot, The Addams Family, Mel Brooks’s The Producers), The Fifth Beatle, chronicling the life of the Beatles’ manager, Brian Epstein, will officially be released on November 19. The Fifth Beatle, from […]

The Walking Dead Gets Its First U.S. Spanish Language Edition

By Staff Reports (California)– Its collections are the country’s best-selling graphic novels, it has been adapted into the top-rated television series in basic cable history, its 100th issue sold more copies than any other comic book in the 21st century, and now THE WALKING DEAD is breaking new ground by becoming Image Comics’ and Skybound’s first Spanish-language publication. A Spanish […]