If looks could kill… Director Robert Rodriguez announced via Twitter today that Lady Gaga will be in his next film, Machete Kills. Here is what Rodriguez tweeted: I just finished working with @LadyGaga on @MacheteKills, she kicked SO MUCH ASS! Holy Smokes. Blown away!” Gaga joins an all star cast, which includes Danny Trejo, Mel Gibson, Michelle Rodriguez, Zoe Saldana, […]
That’s A LOT of money! In the same vein as the Cost of Being Batman post (which was posted days ago right here on Pastrami Nation), MoneySuperMarket.com has made a cool visual about what the cost would be to be a real life armored Avenger. Take a look…and let’s see who’s Tony Stark rich…
Change is a good thing. WWE officially announced a few names for the upcoming WWE 13 from THQ. They also provided a new trailer which shows some of the improvements in this newest WWE game. Check out the names below, as well as the new trailer: CM Punk John Cena Sheamus Mark Henry Steve Austin Mike Tyson Chris Jericho Mankind […]
His name is in the records book…or at least the souvenir book. We almost forgot to post up that Pastrami Nation Co-Founder Jason “The 40 Pound Voice” Smith made it into this year’s San Diego Comic Con Souvenir Book! Check out his Iron Man above! In the future, be on the look out for giveaways, such as sketch covers done […]
The Warrior returns! Today, Big Time Wrestling had a major announcement, and the image above is just that. Looks like iconic Warrior (Ultimate Warrior in his WWF days) will be along for BTW’s fall tour. Big Time Wrestling has garnered some of the biggest names in wrestling: from Bobby Lashley, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, The Franchise Shane Douglas, and more. I […]
Damn, do I love a good fighting game. August 7th marks the North American release of anime fighter Persona 4 Arena. Based on the Persona game worlds and from the makers of the fantastic Blazblue series…well, I’m not going to lie, that’s really all I know about it. I did get my hands on it at E3 this year, and […]
It’s the most anticipated film of the summer, maybe even of the year. This is director Christopher Nolan’s swan song to DC Comic’s Dark Knight, Batman. He gave us a great new beginning, and an unforgettable Dark Knight, so how does the third film in the trilogy measure up to the unbelievably high level of expectations? Does the Dark Knight […]
It’s all in the eye of the beholder. Image Comics announced today that fan favorite writer Jay Faerber (Near Death, Dynamo 5) is unleashing a new miniseries this fall, alongside Koray Kuranel, who I am not too familiar with, but after doing some research I am very impressed. Point of Impact shows how little we really know about the ones […]
It takes the big bucks to be the Dark Knight. Moneysupermarket.com put up an amazingly well done breakdown of the cost of being Batman, as set in Christopher Nolan’s bat-verse. Very cool, now who has the money to do this???
Now this is worth a look. Digger, the founder of Art Asylum, the company that brought the world the best mini figures in the world, Minimates, has an awesomely cool Kickstarter project running, which includes producing a web series and exclusive Minimates. Check out the Kickstarter project at http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1460783231/agent-88-the-web-series, and look at all the different levels of donations and what […]
Photo: DENVERCHANNEL It’s times like this that make real heroes. Christian Bale, the star of the mega hit The Dark Knight Rises, paid a visit to Aurora, CO today to visit with the victims of the Batman Movie Massacre. I have always been a fan of Bale’s, this just make me, and the rest of the world, like him even […]
All good things must come to an end…lets hope just not now. Mattel’s Scott Neitlich, aka Toy Guru, has posted another video addressing the price increase for the Masters of the Universe Classics figures for 2013, how the game plan has changed to finishing in 2016 to trying to tie up loose ends for 2014, and more. Check it out. […]
What a rush! WWE announced today that they will do a live, in ring reveal of the roster for the upcoming THQ game, WWE 13 at the Summerslam Fan Axxess this year. We posted a leaked roster a few months back, it will be interesting to see how true that lists turns out to be. Here is the WWE 13 […]
Perhaps Anne Hathaway will be on the prowl once again. In an interview with Digital Spy (Which can be found HERE), Hathaway expressed her interest in reprising the role of DC Comic’s Selina Kyle, aka Catwoman, but only under the right circumstances. Here is from the article: “I think it would be lovely to see more of her but only […]
Photo Credit: SplashNews It’s been spreading like a wildfire since the San Diego Comic Con. No, they are not real: none of them. Actress Kaitlyn Leeb has made it clear to fan boys across the globe regarding the prosthetic she wears in the new Total Recall film in an interview she did with the Calgary Herald: “There were a bunch […]
Comic book mainstays Grant Morrison (We3, Superman) and Darick Robertson (The Boys) are getting happy and in the Christmas spirit this September. Sound odd enough? Check out the press release from Image Comics below, and make sure to scoop this up when it hits stores this September. Morrison and Robertson are some of the best in the business, and this […]
Review By Nolan P. Smith-Pastrami Nation Writer: Brian K. Vaughan Artist: Fiona Staples Publisher: Image Comics, Website: www.imagecomics.com This series keeps getting better. Seriously, I knew that Saga was going to be a hell of a ride, but after reading issue #5, my expectations have been blown away. You may have seen Saga as a Prime Cut before on Pastrami […]
Why do we fall, sir? So that we might learn to pick ourselves up. In the wake of the horrible tragedy known as the Batman Movie Massacre, The Dark Knight Rises still brought in crowds by the thousands. The end to Christopher Nolan’s epic trilogy brought in $160.9 million this weekend, which places it at third of all time, behind […]
The New York Post has published a list of wrestlers, managers and even referees that appeared on WWE’s Raw and all died under the age of 45. The article can be found HERE. Of course, it’s done in a manner to take more shots at the WWE and the pro wrestling profession as Raw reaches it’s milestone 1,000th episode this […]
Review by Nolan P. Smith-Pastrami Nation Writer: Justin Jordan Artist: Tradd Moore Publisher: Image Comics Website: www.imagecomics.com I love the comic book medium. You can do so much with it, express so much through the panels, between the panels, to where it stays in the reader’s head. Image Comics has a TON of original works this year, but The Strange […]
Big things come in small packages. The 3 3/4 inch Marvel Universe line had a lot to show at SDCC, including some surprises. Shown were waves that include Nova, Kang, the Scarlet Witch, Puck and Blastaar. New two packs were also shown, featuring a black FF Spider-Man and a white FF Dr. Doom. She Hulk is even coming to the […]
Well, it’s that time again. Our SDCC coverage is beginning to come to a close, but the news from the con, as well as the most up to date news in comics, toys, video games and more will continue on strong here at Pastrami Nation! Check out the awesome showing that DC Direct had, including the MASSIVE Darkseid based off […]
One of the big announcements at SDCC came from Dark Horse Comics in the form of Dragon Resurrection. Check out the press release from Dark Horse Comics below: DARK HORSE DEBUTS DRAGON RESURRECTION AT SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON 2012! MILWAUKIE, OR, JULY 20—At San Diego Comic-Con this past weekend, Dark Horse announced it would publish the first book in the exciting […]
You WILL believe a man can fly with this trailer. Attached to this week’s massive opening, The Dark Knight Rises, was this little gem of a trailer: next year’s Man of Steel. Get ready for big blue to make his triumphant return to the silver screen in 2013. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrpYWx_fVh0&w=640&h=360]
Review by Nolan P. Smith-Pastrami Nation Writers: P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast, and Kent Dalian Artists: Joëlle Jones, Karl Kerschl, Joshua Covey, Daniel Krall, Jonathan Case, and Eric Canete Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Release Date: June 27th, 2012 Website: www.darkhorse.com Vampires: I personally feel the world has seen enough of the Hollywood version of vampires. Nothing against films like Twilight, I […]
Review by Nolan P. Smith-Pastrami Nation. Writer: Tom Morello Artist: Scott Hepburn Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Release Date: July 11th, 2012 Website: www.darkhorse.com Rock stars writing comic books: it sounds like a recipe for disaster, right? I mean, what kind of story could a rock star really write? Will it be about guitars and the good life? Well, when you […]
By Nolan Patrick Smith High Desert Daily (Victorville) The Ice Age franchise has been a crowd pleaser since 2002, as the world fell in love with the unlikely trio of a mammoth, saber tooth tiger and a sloth. Now four films deep, does the fourth entry hold on to the magic that made it a CGI icon, or has the […]
(All pictures are taken by Nolan P. Smith and Jason T. Smith-Pastrami Nation) Sideshow always steals the show. Sideshow Collectibles showed off their high quality products, including statues, bust and some of the most realistic action figures you have ever seen. From G.I Joe to Star Wars, Lady Death to the Grim Reaper himself, even the Avengers, Sideshow didn’t fail […]
(All pictures were taken by Nolan P. Smith and Jason T. Smith-Pastrami Nation) T-U-R-T-L-E Power meets Morphin time! The heroes in a half shell and the Power Rangers were big at SDCC: from their presences at the Nickelodeon booth, to the free IDW TMNT comic that was being handed out, to the cart in the parking lot near Petco Park […]
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