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

PopCultHQ received an advance review copy of ABERRANT Vol. 1 TPB from Action Lab Entertainment‘s Danger Zone imprint. Available Wednesday, May 15th, the creative team for this series features writing from Rylend Grant, art from Zsombor Huszka & Davi Leon Dias, colors by Iwan Joko Triyono, and lettering from HdE. RELATED: [Interview] The Creative Team Behind Action Lab: Danger Zone’s ABERRANT Here’s PopCultHQ’s spoiler-free review of… ~~~~~ ABERRANT Vol. 1 TPB Writer: Rylend Grant Artists: Zsombor Huszka (Artist), Davi Leon Dias (Artist), Iwan Joko Triyono (Colorist), HdE (Letterer) Cover Artists: Zsombor Huszka (Artist), Davi Leon Dias (Artist), Iwan Joko Triyono (Colorist) 160 pgs./M/FC SRP:

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[Cinema Sunday] “Malice in the Palace” – Wild Adventures Await

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Moe: [to Hassen Ben Soba and Ginna Rumma]: What’ll you have? Hassan Ben Soba: We want… Moe: [cutting him off]: We don’t have any more. Larry: All we got left are rabbit and hot dogs. Hassan Ben Soba: Rabbit. Ginna Rumma: Hot dogs. Larry: Hot dog, they’ll take rabbit. Now that the season of Thanksgiving is over, it’s time to turn our attention to the coming month of December. Food has been feasted on, good times shared, and families and loved ones have come together in a spirit of unity. To close out this month and our little trip to

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[Convention] Harassment at Anime North Texas?

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Anime North Texas (ANT) was held over the weekend of November 16th at the Sheraton DFW Airport Hotel. This event has been going on since at least 2013. Many seemed to enjoy the convention, but it seems to have had its share of problems. The biggest complaint I’ve seen was regarding harassment and body shaming: Whisper Stormie Glover  – On Saturday this year, we brought out our bunnies for ANT. We have been working since earlier this year to get everything together and organized for this – staying within the guidelines. We get ready and come down the elevator and within minutes we

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[Cinema Sunday] “An Ache in Every Stake” – Culinary Chaos

Thanksgiving week is here at last. Holiday preparations are well under way. And so to somewhat honor a time of togetherness, giving thanks and food, here is something extra to give thanks for. A very sweet Three Stooges short from 1941, where our charming nyuck-nyuck knuckleheads find themselves in a situation of gaseous proportions. Directed by Del Lord, this reviewer found this Curly-era classic piece to be full of great humor. From ice man incidents to baking bonanzas. And all with Del Lord at the helm. Del is a man long familiar to Stooge fans as the director of some

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[Interview] Creator Shawn Pryor of CASH + CARRIE – Book Two: “Summer Sleuths” ~ The All-Ages OGN Now on Kickstarter!

The Kickstarter for the all-readers graphic novel CASH + CARRIE – BOOK TWO: SUMMER SLEUTHS is live!   CASH + CARRIE – Book Two: “Summer Sleuths” is a new creator-owned original graphic novel currently campaigning on Kickstarter. In the summer of 2015, Cash + Carrie launched as a single issue all-readers mystery comic on Kickstarter with success. Shawn Pryor put together a full volume (Book One) with co-creator Giulie Speziani that was released in the fall of 2016 from Action Lab Entertainment. Since Cash + Carrie hopped on the scene in 2015, there’s been a LOT of all-readers mystery comics that have

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[Book Review] Baen Books: ‘Sheepfarmer’s Daughter’ by Elizabeth Moon

Paksenarrion Dorthansdotter may be the daughter of a humble sheep farmer in the far north end of the kingdom, but she dreams of so much more. After refusing her father’s orders to do the sensible thing and marry the pig farmer down the road, Paks, runs away to join a band of mercenaries, dreaming of daring deeds and military glory. But life in the army is different than she imagined, and her daydreams at first seem to be turning to nightmares. But Paks refuses to let her dreams die—and does her duty with honor and integrity. Her path is an

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The Continuing Legend of Stan Lee

He was born Stanley Martin Lieber on December 28, 1922 and on November 12, 2018, at the age of 95, Stan Lee died. If you were involved with comics, whether it was through cartoons, movies, or comic books themselves, you knew the name. Stan Lee was an icon in comic books, just as big as the characters he created and wrote about! While Stan Lee’s road to success is paved with debate, one thing for certain is that he was the face of the comic book industry for over 50 years. I don’t want to discuss his professional history or

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The History of Superman on Screen

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Superman… everyone knows him, by any of his names; The Man of Steel, The Last Son of Krypton, The Man of Tomorrow… Superman has always been a favorite of many. Superman has been a cultural icon for almost three quarters of a century. He debuted April 18, 1938 in Action Comics #1 and it it wasn’t long before the Man of Steel found his way on to the screen. His screen debut started in 1941, in a number of animated shorts, just 3 years after his first comic appearance. Within seven more years (1948) he found his first movie (Atom Man Vs.

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[Cinema Sunday] “Sing a Song of Six Pants” – Tackling Tailors

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Only a week and four days left until Thanksgiving. That means it’s getting to be time to baste those birds, mash those potatoes, and get that pair of pants with the wide waist ready for the extra pie slices. Speaking of pants and keeping with our theme this month of Three Stooges shorts, today will be the minor dive into a Stooge short that is a real stitch. It not only features some great humor and slapstick from the boys (Curly having been replaced by Shemp at this point) but also features a great gag that had become famous for

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[Cinema Sunday] “Disorder in the Court” – Judicial Jokes

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Halloween has come and gone. Ghosts have laid to rest once more and vampires crept back into their coffins for a long sleep. Thanksgiving month is here at last, a time for counting blessings and being with loved ones. This month, Cinema Sunday will doing a series that is totally different and in a direction not normal to our standard stuff. This month will be devoted to a comedy trio whose works of physical humor have been delighting audiences for generations. And no, I’m not talking about The Marx Brothers. I’m talking about a group who have carried their fame

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