Reptile’s Random Review: “The Good Place” on Netflix

I have been watching NBC’s “The Good Place” on Netflix, which has 3 seasons available. With the shows fourth and final season about to premiere, I figured I should share my thoughts on the show. The premise is four people who died and have gone to heaven, a.k.a. The Good Place, or have they? SPOILER ALERT The show starts out with central character Eleanor Shellstrop, played by  Kristen Bell, sitting in a waiting room in the afterlife, awaiting her orientation with Michael the Architect, Ted Danson. Michael explains she has died and all the good deeds she has done in

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Reptile’s Random Reviews: City of Heroes is Back

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I’m sure many of you are aware that City of Heroes/City of Villains has returned as a play-for-free online game. I was excited when I found out and scoured the internet to find how I could play once more. City of Heroes first launched in North America in April of 2004 followed by the February 2005 release in Europe. City of Villains was released as a stand-alone game on October 31, 2005, allowing players to play as supervillains and two games were officially merged on July 16, 2008. I, myself, spent many addicted hours playing this game and was there

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[Convention] VampCon Chicago is Cancelled

VampCon Chicago is a brand new event that was to be held at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare, Rosemont, IL, on September 20–22.  It was billed as a unique, one of a kind con where celebrities, artists & fans everywhere come to celebrate all things vampire & horror! Unfortunately on September 10, VampCon Operations, Brent J. Warren, issued a press release saying the event would be rescheduled. So far there is no word on refunds for those who have purchased tickets. Tickets were purchased through Ticket Sauce which instructs purchases that any ticket refunds are the responsibility of the event organizer.

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[Convention] PopCultHQ’s Green Lantern Challenge: Phillip Sevy at Rose City Comic Con 2019

With all the conventions PopCultHQ attends each year, there is always a lot with which could be covered: interviews from the show, cosplay pics, panels, signing appearances, and who knows what else? But I am continually looking for ways to improve what we do, expand our coverage in new ways, and find interesting and/or unique ways to promote comic book creators. My latest concept is one I think fans will enjoy…the Green Lantern Challenge.   So here’s the deal – I line up a commission piece from a comic creator prior to the show I am about to cover on-site

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[Interview] Voyaging to the Stars & Getting Creative with Felicia Day

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Oftentimes there are particular individuals in the world of Hollywood and entertainment who strive to not only create to entertain, but to inspire people as well. Felicia Day is one such person. Felicia is on the front lines of creativity as both an actor and author, putting out all manner of content to bring joy into the lives of fans all over the world. PopCultHQ had the chance to chat with Felicia about the upcoming second season of the sci-fi comedy series Voyage to the Stars, her upcoming book Embrace Your Weird: Face Your Fears and Unleash Creativity, and what

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[Video Interview] SDCC 2019: David M. Booher & Drew Zucker of IDW Publishing’s CANTO

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PopCultHQ made an appearance for a couple of days at this year’s 50th Annual Comic Con International: San Diego 2019. When we first heard we would be on-hand at the granddaddy of all comic conventions, we broke the news online that PopCultHQ would be in the house! Shortly after our announcement, I received a DM from a comic creator asking if I’d be interested in interviewing him and his co-creator at the show. When I saw who it was and the book in which they were promoting (issue one had released about 2 weeks prior), the choice was immediate –

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Reptile’s Random Reviews: ‘The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance’

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As many of you, already know The Dark Crystal was an awesome movie from 1982. The movie was written, directed, and starred Jim Henson and his Muppets. This was a family-level adventure movie that stayed in the hearts and minds of many. It’s also a movie which has stood the test of time and is still as enjoyable as the day it was first released. With that said, when I heard Netflix was making a sequel I was quite skeptical.  I was thinking they were taking another classic movie I love and making a mess of it.  Then I saw

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[Comic Book Review] TRIAGE #1 from Dark Horse Comics

PopCultHQ received an advance review copy of TRIAGE #1 from Dark Horse Comics. Available Wednesday, September 4th, the creative team for this issue features writing/art/colors from Phillip Sevy, and lettering from Frank Cvetkovic. Here’s PopCultHQ’s spoiler-free review of… TRIAGE #1 Writer: Phillip Sevy Artist: Phillip Sevy Colorist: Phillip Sevy Letterer: Frank Cvetkovic Cover Artists: Main Cover: Phillip Sevy Variant Cover: Hannah Templer Publication Date: September 04, 2019 Format: FC, 32 pages; Miniseries SRP: $3.99 Define your existence! A dedicated nurse named Evie Pierce awakens to an unfamiliar world alongside two other women–one, a young and snarky superhero; the other, a hardened rebel

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[A-to-Z] Lesser-Known Villains of Batman: Calendar Man | Doctor Death

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Summer is at an end, and the seasons begin to change yet again. Leaves turn colors and winter will be here before we know it. And as the changes come once more, and time passes evermore, there is a knocking at the door. And no, it’s not a raven saying “Nevermore.” Just the next installment in this A-Z of Lesser-Known Villains of Batman. RELATED: Lesser-Known Villains of Batman: Anarky | Black Spider There is a point to all this of course, because soon the calendar will be filled with holidays and important dates. Which is why it is particularly fitting

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[Book Review] Baen Books: ‘Hoka! Hoka! Hoka!’

THE HOKAS ARE BACK IN THIS CLASSIC OF HUMOROUS SF FROM POUL ANDERSON AND GORDON R. DICKSON. The Interbeing League had been formed to make contact with new intelligent races in the galaxy and offer them membership. But when the League encountered the Hokas, furry creatures strongly resembling the teddy bears of Earth, the League’s agent, Alexander Jones, could have been excused for wishing he had a simpler assignment than making sense out of the Hokas—such as singlehandedly stopping an interstellar war. Not that the fuzzy aliens were unfriendly. In fact, they loved everything about humans, and adopted various Terram

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