[Interview] David Pepose & Jorge Santiago, Jr. of Action Lab: Danger Zone’s SPENCER & LOCKE 2

His partner’s imaginary… …but the madness is all real. SPENCER & LOCKE, Action Lab Entertainment‘s critically acclaimed 2017 crime series under their Danger Zone imprint from writer David Pepose and artist Jorge Santiago, Jr., is returning with a second volume! The Ringo Award-nominated saga is returning this April with the entire creative team back as well, with colorist Jasen Smith, and letterer Colin Bell continuing to bring their signature styles to the series. Having already been optioned for film by Hitman film producer Adrian Askarieh and his company Prime Universe Films (you can learn more about it at The Hollywood Reporter), the second

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[Comic Book Review] Marvel Comics’ AGE OF X-MAN: ALPHA #1

Written by Adrian Care PopCultHQ received an advance review copy of AGE OF X-MAN: ALPHA #1 from Marvel Comics. Available January 30th, 2019, the creative team for this series features writing from Zac Thompson and Lonnie Nadler, art from Ramon Rosanas, colors by Triona Farrell, and lettering from Clayton Cowles. Here’s PopCultHQ’s spoiler-free review of… AGE OF X-MAN: ALPHA #1 Writers: Zac Thompson, Lonnie NadlerArtist: Ramon Rosanas Colorist: Triona FarrellLetterer: Clayton CowlesCover Artist: Phil Noto In Shops: Jan 30, 2019SRP: $3.99Rated T+ The age of X-Man dawns… and the X-Men cannot stop it.  PopCultHQ’s Comic Book Review:AGE OF X-MAN: ALPHA #1 The omega-level mutant

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[Retrospect] Forgot about Blade?

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Written by Adrian Care I sat in a cinema in 1998 with a few friends not knowing I was watching the catalyst that would change the reception of comic books in years to come. See the thing is, nobody really cared about Blade. I’m not saying that because I didn’t care. I mean, his back issues were cheap, they didn’t talk about him in comic shops, he wasn’t boosting sales on covers, guest-starring significantly, or cashing in on the anti-hero trend. He wasn’t featured at all in Wizard until 1999. He couldn’t even claim cult status. I mean only hardcore

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[Comic Book Review] OLIVER #1 from Image Comics

PopCultHQ received a review copy of OLIVER #1 from Image Comics. Available January 23rd, 2019, the creative team for this issue features writing from Gary Whitta, art from Darick Robertson, colors by Diego Rodriguez, and lettering from Simon Bowland. Here’s PopCultHQ’s spoiler-free review of… Oliver #1 Writer: Gary Whitta Artist: Darick Robertson Colorist: Diego Rodriguez Letterer: Simon Bowland Cover Artist: Darick Robertson Award-winning screenwriter GARY WHITTA (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, The Book Of Eli) teams with celebrated artist DARICK ROBERTSON (Transmetropolitan, HAPPY!, The Boys) for a new take on a literary classic — with a futuristic twist. OLIVER re-imagines Charles Dickens’

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Crime and Punishment: A Look at the Bullet-Riddled War Journal of Frank Castle

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Written by Adrian Care You can always count on The Punisher to be in the wind long before the bodies get cold. The second season of Marvel’s The Punisher series has just dropped worldwide on Netflix and, while Jon Bernthal’s animalistic and tortured portrayal of Frank Castle has been a success, Marvel is looking towards the impending Disney Plus streaming service. Why is The Punisher only ever a cult-hero? Will we never get into anything longer than a hard scrap with, a quick brawl with Frank Castle? The character has a history, in all mediums, of going off the grid,

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[Book Review] Baen Books: The Monster Hunter Files

For well over a century, Monster Hunter International has kept the world safe from supernatural threats small and large—and in some cases very, very large. Now, join us as MHI opens their archives for the first time. From experienced Hunters on their toughest cases, to total newbies’ initial encounters with the supernatural, The Monster Hunter Files reveals the secret history of the world’s most elite monster fighting force. Discover what happened when Agent Franks took on the Nazis in World War Two. Uncover how the Vatican’s Combat Exorcists deal with Old Ones in Mexico. And find out exactly what takes place in a turf

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[Podcast] Serious TV Drama Podcast 224: Elseworlds Crossover in the Arrowverse

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It’s been a while since the STVD podcast crew has assembled to talk about The CW’s DC shows, but we are back once more to discuss the Elseworlds crossover between The Flash, Arrow and Supergirl.[Recorded 12/12/2018] * Segment Breakdown * 0:00:00 – 0:04:40  Intro* 0:04:41 – 0:10:53  Remembering Cade* 0:10:54 – 0:33:23  THE FLASH: ELSEWORLDS PT. 1* 0:33:24 – 1:05:13  ARROW: ELSEWORLDS PT. 2* 1:05:14 – 1:32:20  SUPERGIRL: ELSEWORLDS PT. 3* 1:32:20 – 1:43:57  General Crossover Talk* 1:43:58 – 1:54:54  Wrapping It All Up Join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/stvdpodcast/ Follow us on Twitter: @STVDpodcast And track us down on iTunes, where

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[Podcast/Video] Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend: Dax Shepard

With Conan O’Brien on hiatus from his late night show, the comedian/talk show host has been connecting with some of his favorite guests through his podcast.  After 25 years at the Late Night desk, Conan realized that the only people at his holiday party are the men and women who work for him. Over the years and despite thousands of interviews, Conan has never made a real and lasting friendship with any of his celebrity guests. So, he started a podcast to do just that. Deeper, unboundedly playful, and free from FCC regulations, Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend is a

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[Podcast/Video] Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend: Bill Burr

With Conan O’Brien on hiatus from his late night show, the comedian/talk show host has been connecting with some of his favorite guests through his podcast.  After 25 years at the Late Night desk, Conan realized that the only people at his holiday party are the men and women who work for him. Over the years and despite thousands of interviews, Conan has never made a real and lasting friendship with any of his celebrity guests. So, he started a podcast to do just that. Deeper, unboundedly playful, and free from FCC regulations, Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend is a

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[Book Review] Baen Books: ‘Down and Out in Purgatory’ by Tim Powers

A complete palette of story-telling colors from Powers, including acclaimed tale “The Bible Repairman,” where a psychic handyman who supernaturally eliminates troublesome passages of the Bible for paying clients finds the remains of his own broken soul on the line when tasked with rescuing the kidnapped ghost of a rich man’s daughter. Time travel takes a savage twist in “Salvage and Demolition,” where the chance discovery of a long-lost manuscript throws a down-and-out book collector back in time to 1950s San Francisco where he must prevent an ancient Sumeric inscription from dooming millions in the future. Humor and horror mix

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