Costume tips and tricks for cosplay newbies

Comic-Con events have become popular around the globe, and more conventions of this kind are being hosted in different countries periodically. If you’ve always been drawn to cosplaying, and you’ve finally decided to portray your favourite character, you’re probably worried that your costume won’t raise up to your expectations.  Buying an entire cosplay costume online, and one that looks good at the same time, can be extremely expensive, and you might not be able to afford to make that splurge yet. Well, you should know that you can prepare your own outfit at home, with less money, as long as

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[Book Review] Baen Books: ‘Tyger Burning’ by T.C. McCarthy

Humanity had just begun its first tentative steps towards conquering the Solar System when the aliens came and took it all away. Then they disappeared, leaving only wreckage in their wake. They have given us 100 years to get ready for the next phase of their invasion. They expect us to fight fair. But if one man can learn to control his combat implants, humanity might just have a hope for a free future . . Maung is used to being hunted. As the last “dream warrior,” a Burmese military unit whose brains are more machine than grey matter, everyone

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Reptile’s Random Reviews: The Mandalorian

I’m sure many of you reading this have joined the fervor and signed up for Disney Plus Streaming service. Disney is offering several of their classics as well as new content, such as Star Wars The Mandalorian. Created and written for Disney Plus by Jon Favreau and directed by a staff of five directors, including Bryce Dallas Howard from Jurassic World. Recently I was invited to a special screening of The Mandalorian where they previewed the first three episodes. No spoilers here, but I will admit I had become disenchanted with the new Disney Star Wars offerings. To me, most

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[Comic Book Review] Action Lab: Danger Zone’s BANJAX Vol. 1 TPB

PopCultHQ received an advance review copy of the BANJAX Season One TPB from Action Lab Entertainment‘s Danger Zone imprint. Available Wednesday, November 13th, the creative team for this trade paperback features writing from Rylend Grant, art from Fábio Alves, colors by Edson Ferreira, and lettering from HdE. Here’s PopCultHQ’s spoiler-free review of… BANJAX Season One TPB Writer: Rylend GrantArtist: Fábio Alves Colorist: Edson Ferreira Letterer: HdE Cover Artists: Fábio Alves (Artist) Edson Ferreira (Colorist) 160 pgs./ M / FC SRP: $14.99 A disgraced, terminally ill former superhero launches a violent and misguided Death Wish-like campaign to purge the city of supervillains

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[Interview] Sam Littlefield Talks Character Development & Creating New Movies

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There are people in the entertainment industry who often take on more than one role and wear many different hats. They can at times be starring, writing, producing, and even directing a piece while being involved in other endeavors as well. Sam Littlefield is wearing these many hats all at the same time, working on a variety of projects, all of which are amazing and will be delighting audiences for generations to come. PopCultHQ had the chance to chat with Sam about his character of Mouse on the CW show Batwoman, the upcoming film Mother’s Little Helpers, and his personal

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[Comic Book Review] BOOM! Studios’ FOLKLORDS #1 (of 5)

PopCultHQ received an advance review copy of the FOLKLORDS #1 from BOOM! Studios. Available Wednesday, November 13th, the creative team for this issue features writing from Matt Kindt, art from Matt Smith, colors by Chris O’Halloran, and lettering from Jim Campbell. Here’s PopCultHQ’s spoiler-free review of… Folklords #1 (Of 5) Writer: Matt Kindt Artist: Matt Smith Colorist: Chris O’Halloran Letterer: Jim Campbell Cover Artists: Cover A – Matt Smith Cover B (Variant) – Duncan Fegredo Cover C-E (Unlocked Retailer Incentives) – Dan Mora From Narnia to Harry Potter, we’ve seen our hero leave the real world for a fantasy world-but

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[Reptile’s Random Review] ‘Maleficent: Mistress of Evil’

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I took the family out for a movie night to see the new movie Maleficent: Mistress of Evil. I thought, “here is another movie where Disney is just trying to cash in on the first movie’s success.” I figured it was going to go the way of most sequels and we would regret the price for admission.  But, at our local NCG Cinema, at least the popcorn (though pricey) is always good. My son picked a good spot and we settled in to watch the opening scene in the woods. On a side note, throughout the whole movie they keep

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[Reptile’s Random Review] ‘The Island of Dr. Moreau’ from the 2019 Chicago Steampunk Exposition

On Sunday, September 29th, 2019, I was at the Chicago Steampunk Exposition where I attended an original live audio theater adaptation of H.G. Wells’ The Island of Dr. Moreau, which was adapted by K. Zoe Graham of Moebius Theatre. The stage was filled with an interesting array of old-school and steampunky looking gadgets, doodads, and thingamabobs. There was also an arrangement of props, chairs, music stands, and old-school microphones. We didn’t know what to expect. The lights went down and the stage lights came up as the players walked onto the stage. Each player was dressed in proper Victorian Steampunk

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Reptile’s Random Review: Steampunk Bonus Edition ft. Bishop Stevens

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While attending the Chicago Steampunk Exposition, I came across a table with guest host Bishop Stevens. For those who are unfamiliar with him, he has film credits going back to 2014 and is a former pro-wrestler with such groups as WWE and WCW. Bishop was at the convention to  promote and seek funding (Fan Sourcing) for his new project called “The Steampunk Adventures of Salem Tusk.” He was greeting and talking up the project with the patrons and promoting the chance to land a role as an extra, as they were looking for henchmen to their villain.  He came armed

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[Video Interview] RCCC 2019: Frank Gogol of Source Point Press’ DEAD END KIDS & the Ringo Award-Nominated Anthology GRIEF

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PopCultHQ was on-hand for all three days covering this year’s Rose City Comic Con. The convention was packed with talented creators from across the comic book community. As with most conventions in which I cover, I create a “plan of attack,” if you will. Basically, I plan on a set number of creators with whom I’d like to connect and provide some sort of media coverage/exposure. Though I did capture three Cruisin’ Comic Con w/ Creators video features (David Pepose, Dave Dwonch, and Kelly Fitzpatrick), along with our first Green Lantern Challenge (ft. Phillip Sevy) and one upcoming New Comic

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