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[Video Interview] “Pants Optional” – Episode III: Rylend Grant

Welcome to another edition of “Pants Optional.” It’s PopCultHQ’s new Zoom video interview feature where we connect with individuals within the comic book community. It’s a way to see/hear what creators have been doing during a quarantine, projects which may be in motion during this downtime, and noteworthy events and happenings taking place in lieu of conventions, appearances, and the weekly NCBD grind. For Episode III, I spoke with Rylend Grant. The Ringo Award-winning writer of ABERRANT and BANJAX is delving into the world of crowdfunding with his latest project, THE JUMP, which goes live on Monday, June 1st. Grant

[Comic Book Review] POSTAL: The Complete Collection HC from Image/Top Cow

Comic Books

Collects POSTAL #1-25, POSTAL: LAURA #1, POSTAL: MARK #1, and POSTAL: DOSSIER #1

[Comic Book Review] THE BOYS: Dear Becky #1 from Dynamite

Comic Books

PopCultHQ received an advance review copy of THE BOYS: Dear Becky #1 from Dynamite Entertainment. Available Wednesday, June 3rd, the creative team for this issue features writing from Garth Ennis, art from Russ Braun, colors by Tony Aviña, and lettering from Simon Bowland. Here’s PopCultHQ’s spoiler-free review of… THE BOYS: Dear Becky #1 Writer: Garth Ennis Artist: Russ Braun Colorist: Tony Aviña Letterer: Simon Bowland In Shops: June 3, 2020 Twelve years after the events of The Boys, Hughie finds himself back home in Scotland where he intends to finally marry Annie in the company of friends and family. But

[Video Interview] “Pants Optional” – Episode II: Kenny Aitken

Interview

A cybernetic owl created as a weapon breaks free from his creators, learns the ways of the Samurai and becomes a hero in the distant future of Japan.

[Cosplay] The Casbys II – The Wrath of the Con

Cosplay

There are a lot of award shows out there. We have the Oscars for movies, Emmys for TV shows, Grammys for music, Razzies for bad films, and now we have The Casbys for Cosplay. Wednesday, April 15th was the second annual Casbys award show. This tongue-in-cheek cosplay awards, brought to us by Bobo Studios and Space Monkey Mafia Studios, honors Chicago-area cosplayers. This humorous honorific is created, produced, and hosted by Steve Ormins, a local Chicago cosplayer, and a cadre of trained monkeys cosplayers in-training. The Casbys honor local Chicago cosplayers in their own unique way. Congratulations go out to

[Book Review] Baen Books: ‘The Black Wolves of Boston’ by Wen Spencer

A vampire struggling to find his purpose. A virtue, pledged to hunt evil but unable to live alone in a city of strangers who know nothing about monsters. A sixteen-year-old ward of the Wolf King. A college-bound high school senior whose life is shattered when he wakes up in a field, covered in blood. These four must come together to unravel a plot by Wickers, witches who gain per from human sacrifices and have the power to turn any human into their puppet. Four people who have lost everything must struggle to save Boston by saving each other This novel,

New to cosplaying? Here’s what every newbie should know

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Just about to join the wonderful world of cosplay? Then you’re in luck because we have all the tips and tricks you need to master this art. From an outsider perspective, there may seem no big difference between a costume from a store for Halloween and cosplay. Yet, in reality, cosplaying involves so much more than just costuming. It is the art of portraying your favorite characters using handmade or modified items to make yourself look exactly like the character. And, make no mistake, for professional cosplayers, cosplaying becomes a lifestyle and even a profession which makes them take this

[Convention] Reptile’s Random Review: CWC Cosplay Panel at C2E2

I had the pleasure of attending the Costumer’s With a Cause (CWC) cosplay panel at the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2) on Friday, February 28. The CWC is a 501(c) organization that helps raise money for children’s charity organizations through cosplay. Their entire staff is made up of volunteers, from the administration all the way down to the cosplayers at events. The CWC panel was to let people know what it was like as a cosplayer to raise money and interact with children and adults. The panel started with introductions of the admins and then the panelists, most of whom

[Comic Book Review] Marvel’s SUB-MARINER: MARVELS SNAPSHOT #1

PopCultHQ received an advance review copy of the SUB-MARINER: MARVELS SNAPSHOT #1 from Marvel Comics. Available Wednesday, March 11th, the creative team for this issue features writing from Alan Brennert, art from Jerry Ordway, colors by Espen Grundetjern, and lettering from Travis Lanham. Here’s PopCultHQ’s spoiler-free review of… SUB-MARINER: MARVELS SNAPSHOT #1 Writer: Alan Brennert Artist: Jerry Ordway Colorist: Espen Grundetjern Letterer: Travis Lanham Main Cover Artist: Alex Ross FC • 33 pages • $4.99 It begins here — a series of specials that show us Marvel’s greatest characters from the Golden Age to today, all through the eyes of

[Comic Book Review] IDW’s MARVEL VAULT OF HEROES: Thor Vol. 1 TPB

PopCultHQ received an advance review copy of the MARVEL VAULT OF HEROES: Thor Vol. 1 TPB from IDW Publishing. Available Wednesday, March 11th, the creative team for this trade paperback features writing from Louise Simonson, Paul Tobin, Todd Dezago, and Joe Caramagna, art from Rodney Buchemi, Jon Buran, Ronan Cliquet, Ron Lim, Kevin Sharpe, Jeremy Freeman, Amilton Santos, Scott Koblish, and Terry Pallot, colors by GURU-eFX, Chris Sotomayor, and Digital Rainbow, and lettering from Dave Sharpe. Here’s PopCultHQ’s spoiler-free review of… MARVEL VAULT OF HEROES: Thor Vol. 1 TPB Writers: Louise Simonson, Paul Tobin, Todd Dezago, Joe Caramagna Pencils: Rodney Buchemi,