Best Shooter: Destiny Bungie, the company that brought the world the iconic Halo series for Microsoft, has now moved on to something new, something bigger. Destiny is their next big shooter, and from what we saw at E3, it deserves all of the hype it’s getting. Lush backdrops, an array of firepower at your disposal, and the next standout characters […]
Get ready for our Best of E3! Pastrami Nation will be posting the best of the best from our point of view, so check it out and enjoy! Best Sequel- Call of Duty: Ghosts (Activision) I will be the first to admit: I am not a huge fan of the Call of Duty franchise. I have only purchased one title […]
It wouldn’t be E3 without the ladies, right? Check out the lovely ladies on the E3 convention floor.
By Nolan P. Smith and Jason T. Smith-PASTRAMI NATION Day one of the 2013 E3 Expo brought in the crowds. Many flocked to Sony and Microsoft to check out their new systems, but the show has so much more. At the Micorsoft booth was a legendary comic book artist and Image Comic’s Co-Founder Todd McFarlane, signing an exclusive Halo print. […]
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 […]
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 […]
By Nolan P. Smith-Pastrami Nation (Los Angeles)– Here is announcement #2 that has Pastrami Nation counting the days until the X-Box One: Dead Rising 3. Capcom’s zombie sandbox game is coming to the next gen, but only on the X-Box One as it is now an exclusive. For those that haven’t played it, Dead Rising is a killing spree of […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
By Staff Reports Get over here!!!! So, Scorpion was announced as the next DLC for Injustice…I know a lot of people are turned off by it, but it looks pretty awesome to me. Plus, at the end of the trailer…is that a clue of what’s to come? Check out the press release below, as well as the trailer: Warner Bros. […]
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 […]
By Staff Reports HAMMER OF THE GODS is now available on VOD/iTunes and will be released in theaters July 5, 2013. Directed by Farren Blackburn Starring Charlie Bewley, Elliot Cowan, Clive Standen, Guy Flanagan and Michael Jibson Set in Viking Britain in 871 AD, Hammer of the Gods is a visceral, intense tale set in a world whose only language […]
Who will win the MITB? In Demand released a teaser poster for WWE’s Money in the Bank Pay Per View. It will be held July 14th, and of course it will have those golden opportunities to cash in that all-important briefcase for a shot at the title. Who will be in it this year? I’m hoping for The Shield, Cody […]
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: […]
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 […]
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 […]
By Staff Reports (Los Angeles, CA)—Rocket Jump Studios in collaboration with Collective Digital Studio announced today that the highly-anticipated second season of the breakout online action-comedy scripted series Video Game High School will premiere on RocketJump.com and YouTube in mid-July timed to San Diego Comic Con. The new season, from Freddie Wong, co-creator of the YouTube phenomenon that is FreddieW, […]
By Staff Reports (Beverly Hills)– All hail the conquering hero for his final and fiercest battle. Anchor Bay Entertainment releases the conclusion of the acclaimed Starz Original series “SPARTACUS: WAR OF THE DAMNED – THE COMPLETE THIRD SEASON” on a mighty three-disc Blu-ray™ and DVD set September 3rd. From executive producers Rob Tapert, Sam Raimi, Josh Donen and Steven S. […]