[Comic Book Review] CONAN THE BARBARIAN #4 from Marvel Comics

PopCultHQ received an advance review copy of CONAN THE BARBARIAN #4 from Marvel Comics. Available March 6th, 2019, the creative team for this issue features writing from Jason Aaron, art from Gerardo Zaffino, colors by Matthew Wilson, and lettering from VC’s Travis Lanham. Here’s PopCultHQ’s spoiler-free review of… Conan the Barbarian #4 Writer: Jason Aaron Artist: Gerardo Zaffino Colorist: Matthew Wilson Letterer: Travis Lanham Main Cover Artist: Esad Ribic KING CONAN REIGNS AS ‘THE LIFE AND DEATH OF CONAN’ CONTINUES! A hard-fought life has rewarded CONAN with the crown of Aquilonia… But even a monarch must face the cold embrace of death!

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[Comic Book Review] Image Comics’ DEADLY CLASS #37

PopCultHQ received an advanced review copy of DEADLY CLASS #37 from Image Comics. Available March 6th, 2019, the creative team for this issue features writing from Rick Remender, art from Wes Craig, colors from Jordan Boyd, and lettering from Rus Wooton. Here’s PopCultHQ’s Spoiler-Free Review of… DEADLY CLASS #37 ~ Writer: Rick Remender Artist: Wes Craig Colorist: Jordan Boyd Letterer: Rus Wooton ~ Cover Artists: Cover A: Wes Craig Cover B: Daniel Warren Johnson ~ In Shops: Mar 06, 2019 SRP: $3.99 ~ “NEVER GO BACK,” Part Two (of Five) Get ready for the wildest night in Tokyo as Saya gets one

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[Comic Book Review] Marvel Comics’ MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS (2019-) #2

PopCultHQ received an advance review copy of MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS #2 from Marvel Comics. Available February 27th, 2019, the creative team for this issue features writing from Charles Soule, Mark Waid, David Lapham, and María Lapham, art from Paulo Siqueira, Djibril Morissette-Phan, and David Lapham, inks from Oren Junior, colors by Frank D’Armata, Dan Brown, and Lee Loughridge, and lettering from VC’s Joe Caramagna. Here’s PopCultHQ’s spoiler-free review of… Marvel Comics Presents #2 Writers: Charles Soule, Mark Waid, David Lapham, María Lapham Artists: Paulo Siqueira, Djibril Morissette-Phan, David Lapham Inker: Oren Junior Colorists: Frank D’Armata, Dan Brown, Lee Loughridge Letterer: Joe Caramagna ~ Main

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[Comic Book Review] Marvel Comics’ AGE OF X-MAN: THE X-TREMISTS #1 (of 5)

PopCultHQ received an advance review copy of AGE OF X-MAN: THE X-TREMISTS #1 from Marvel Comics. Available February 27th, 2019, the creative team for this series features writing from Leah Williams, art from Georges Jeanty, inks from Roberto Poggi, colors by Jim Charalampidis, and lettering from VC’s Clayton Cowles. Here’s PopCultHQ’s spoiler-free review of… Age Of X-Man: The X-Tremists #1 (of 5) Writer: Leah WilliamsArtist: Georges JeantyInker: Roberto PoggiColorist: Jim CharalampidisLetterer: Clayton Cowles~Main Cover Artists:Rahzzah~ENTER THE AGE OF X-MAN! A perfect world doesn’t just…happen. It needs to be cultivated. That’s where the X-Tremists come in. Psylocke, Iceman, Northstar, Blob, Jubilee and

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[Comic Book Review] Marvel Comics’ DAREDEVIL (2019) #2

PopCultHQ received an advance review copy of DAREDEVIL (2019) #2 from Marvel Comics. Available February 27th, 2019, the creative team for this series features writing from Chip Zdarsky, art from Marco Checchetto, colors by Sunny Gho, and lettering from Clayton Cowles. RELATED: PopCultHQ’s Spoiler-Free Review of DAREDEVIL #1 Here’s PopCultHQ’s spoiler-free review of… DAREDEVIL (2019) #2 Writer: Chip Zdarsky Artist: Marco Checchetto Colorist: Sunny Gho Letterer: Clayton Cowles Main Cover Artist: Julian Totino Tedesco KNOW FEAR. PopCultHQ’s Comic Book Review: DAREDEVIL (2019) #2 It looks like Daredevil has made a triumphant return from near-crippling injuries in vain. The clock ticks as

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[Comic Book History] The History of Shazam!: A Look at the DC Comics Character’s Evolution

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March is nearly here and that means the time of superhero movies will be upon us. From the fabulous fair of Marvel Studios, to the latest super-powered funfest from DC and Warner Bros. A lot of people know the core characters of both the Justice League and the Avengers. Moreso now thanks to these big screen blockbuster projects. But what about the heroes who are just as important as Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman and the rest? The ones who have been around just as long, and whose history is loaded with interesting stuff? Well that’s what the focus of

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[Book Review] Baen Books: ‘Straight Outta Tombstone’

Tales of the Weird Wild West. Top authors take on the classic western, with a weird twist. Includes new stories by Larry Correia and Jim Butcher!  Come visit the Old West, the land where gang initiations, ride-by shootings and territory disputes got their start. But these tales aren’t the ones your grandpappy spun around a campfire, unless he spoke of soul-sucking ghosts, steam-powered demons, and wayward aliens.  Here then are seventeen stories that breathe new life in the Old West. Among them: Larry Correia explores the roots of his best-selling Monster Hunter International series in “Bubba Shackleford’s Professional Monster Killers.” Jim Butcher

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[Comic Book Review] IDW Publishing’s PUNKS NOT DEAD: LONDON CALLING #1

PopCultHQ received an advance review copy of PUNKS NOT DEAD: LONDON CALLING #1 from IDW Publishing. Available February 27th, 2019, the creative team for this issue features writing from David Barnett, art from Martin Simmonds, color flats by Dee Cunniffe, and lettering from Aditya Bidikar. Here’s PopCultHQ’s spoiler-free review of… Punks Not Dead: London Calling #1 Writer: David Barnett Artist: Martin Simmonds Color Flats: Dee Cunniffe Letters: Aditya Bidikar Cover Artists: Cover A: Martin Simmonds Cover B: Rafael Albuquerque FC • 32 pages • $3.99 Teenage geek Fergie Ferguson and his BF Sid, the ghost of a punk rocker who only

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[Interview] Chad Cicconi – Writer/Artist of Action Lab: Danger Zone’s THE NULL FAERIES

There’s a world out there, just beyond our imagination. A magical realm running concurrent with our reality, yet facing just as serious threats as the earthly mortals. Perhaps moreso. In THE NULL FAERIES from Action Lab Entertainment‘s Danger Zone imprint, a massive shipment of pixie dust is stolen from the Faerie Queen, she must summon a forgotten champion — wounded, aged, and mortal — back into service as her Inquisitor, to solve the Faerie crime of the century and save the Faerie world from ruin. This story will appeal to adult fans of fantasy or magical worlds like Harry Potter

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[Podcasts] Invasion of the Pod People

Maybe terrestrial radio isn’t what it used to be, but for Podcasts even the sky holds no limits. Seemingly growing in diversity and popularity every year, the internet radio media just about has something for everyone. Whether you’re getting smart and laughing to the sounds of the Joe Rogan Experience, hanging on every word Purple Man himself utters on David Tennant Does a Podcast with… (available under PopCultHQ’s podcasts and streams tab here), or reliving the days when Serial was still worth the internet’s attention, there isn’t a sub-genre or obscurity not represented. For fans of comic books, there is

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