[Comic Book Review] GIDEON FALLS #2 from Image Comics

PopCultHQ received an advanced review copy of GIDEON FALLS #2 from Image Comics. Available April 11th, 2018, the creative team for this series features writing from Jeff Lemire, art from Andrea Sorrentino, colors from Dave Stewart, and lettering from Steve Wands. Here’s PopCultHQ’s spoiler-free review of… GIDEON FALLS #2 Writer: Jeff Lemire Artist: Andrea Sorrentino Colorist: Dave Stewart Letterer: Steve Wands Cover Artists: Andrea Sorrentino, Cliff Chiang In Shops: April 11th, 2018 SRP: $3.99 The brand-new supernatural mystery series by the acclaimed team of JEFF LEMIRE and ANDREA SORRENTINO (Old Man Logan, Green Arrow) continues. The mysteries of the “Black Barn” heighten as the reclusive

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[Comic Book Review] BLOODSHOT SALVATION #8 from Valiant Entertainment

PopCultHQ received an advanced review copy of BLOODSHOT SALVATION #8 from Valiant Entertainment. Available April 11th, 2018, the creative team for this series features writing from Jeff Lemire, art from Renato Guedes, and lettering from Simon Bowland. Here’s PopCultHQ’s spoiler-free review of… BLOODSHOT SALVATION #8 Written by Jeff Lemire Art by Renato Guedes Letters by Simon Bowland Cover A (Standard) by Kenneth Rocafort Cover B (Deadside) by Renato Guedes Cover C (Battle Damaged) by Gerardo Zaffino Interlocking Variant by David Lafuente Bloodshot Icon Variant by Trevor Hairsine Pre-Order Edition by Ryan Bodenheim $3.99 | 32 pgs. | T+ VALIANT PREMIUM | On

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[Comic Book Review] VS #3 from Image Comics

PopCultHQ received an advance review copy of VS #3 from Image Comics. Available this Wednesday, April 11th on New Comic Book Day (NCBD), the issue features writing from Ivan Brandon, interior art by Esad Ribić, colors by Nic Klein, and letters from Aditya Bidikar. Here’s PopCultHQ’s spoiler-free review of… VS #3 Writer: Ivan Brandon Artist: Esad Ribić Colorist: Nic Klein Letterer: Aditya Bidikar Designs: Tom Muller Cover Artists: Esad Ribić, Tom Muller Available: April 11th, 2018 SRP: $3.99 Flynn struggles with a series of humiliating defeats…that are making him more popular than ever! As a new generation of gladiators is unleashed on the battlefield, they’re none

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[Comic Book Review] DRY COUNTY #2 from Image Comics

PopCultHQ received an advance review copy of DRY COUNTY #2 from Image Comics. Available April 11th, 2018, the creative team for this series features writing and art from Rich Tommaso. Here’s PopCultHQ’s spoiler-free review of… DRY COUNTY #2 Writer: Rich Tommaso Artist: Rich Tommaso Cover Artist: Rich Tommaso In Shops: April 11th, 2018 SRP: $3.99 Lou and his pal Rob canvas the entire southern region of Florida in search of Lou’s missing girlfriend. PopCultHQ’s Comic Book Review: Dry County #2 Writing: Rich’s writing always starts to take very exciting turns by the second issue of any series. That is most certainly true of

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[Comic Book Review] NINJA-K #6 from Valiant Entertainment

PopCultHQ received an advance review copy of NINJA-K #6 from Valiant Entertainment. Available April 11th, 2018, the creative team for this series features writing from Christos Gage, art from Juan José Ryp, colors by Jordie Bellaire, and lettering from A Larger World Studios. Here’s PopCultHQ’s spoiler-free review of… NINJA-K #6 (NEW ARC! “THE COALITION” – PART 1) Written by Christos Gage Art by Juan José Ryp Colors by Jordie Bellaire Letters by A Larger World Studios Cover A by Tonci Zonjic Cover B by Alan Quah Interlocking Variant by Clayton Crain Ninjak Icon Variant by Neal Adams Pre-Order Edition by David Williams

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[Creator Spotlight] PopCultHQ’s Letterer of the Month – April 2018: Adam Wollet

PopCultHQ is kicking off 2018 in a new way. Each month, we’ll be selecting Comic Book Creators of the Month and interview them for a spotlight article. For April 2018’s Letterer of the Month, we chose Adam Wollet. Adam Wollet has been a busy creator the last five years. The writer/letterer/editor has had his work featured in Heavy Metal Magazine, Vault Comics, Image Comics, Greentea Publishing, as well as other indie and self-published works. But where Adam is truly leaving his mark is with the fine folks at Action Lab. Adam has lettered Action Lab Entertainment titles like Bigfoot: Sword

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[Cinema Sunday] PopCultHQ Presents – ‘Strangers on a Train’ – 50’s Thriller

As the weather continues to go from weird to warm, from cold to pleasant, there are still times when one wants to just kick back with a good movie and relax. In continuing with the monthlong celebration/looking back on the career of Alfred Hitchcock, it’s off to 1950 for this little jaunt down movie memory lane. 1950, the year of the infamous Brinks robbery, where a gang of thieves made off with $2 million from Brinks headquarters in Massachusetts. The Chronicles of Narnia begins with the publication of The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe. And in the career of

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[Creator Spotlight] PopCultHQ’s Letterer of the Month – March 2018: Dave Sharpe

PopCultHQ is kicking off 2018 in a new way. Each month, we’ll be selecting Comic Book Creators of the Month and interview them for a spotlight article. For March 2018’s Letterer of the Month, we chose Dave Sharpe. Dave Sharpe graduated the Joe Kubert school in 1990, and immediately went to work at Marvel comics as an in-house letterer. Over the years, Dave has lettered hundreds of Marvel comics such as Spider-Girl, Exiles, She-Hulk, Ms. Marvel and The Defenders, and in the late 90’s & early 00’s helped run the lettering department at Marvel. Dave has also been lettering for

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[Convention] Power Down Under – The Power Ranger Convention That Wasn’t

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Updated 4/4/18 – 16:40 CST Did you know that there is a Power Rangers convention happening this weekend in Sydney, Australia? An exclusive event with only 1,000 tickets and over a dozen Power Rangers guests? An event that was in the works for well over a year? Guess what? It isn’t. This event was created by Edward Townsend, who runs Townsend Media & Marketing. A marketing company I wouldn’t trust, just by looking at what they produced for this event.  These banners posted on the event Facebook page are a few examples of their ‘skills’ and both are cut off.

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[Comic Book Review] XERXES: THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF DARIUS AND THE RISE OF ALEXANDER #1 from Dark Horse Comics

PopCultHQ received an advanced review copy of XERXES: THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF DARIUS AND THE RISE OF ALEXANDER #1 from Dark Horse Comics. Available April 4th, 2018, the creative team for this series features writing and art from Frank Miller and colors by Alex Sinclair. Here’s PopCultHQ’s spoiler-free review of… XERXES: THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF DARIUS AND THE RISE OF ALEXANDER #1 Writer: Frank Miller Artist: Frank Miller Colorist: Alex Sinclair Cover Artist: Frank Miller Publication Date: April 04, 2018 Format: FC, 40 pages; Miniseries SRP: $4.99 Xerxes: The God King! Frank Miller returns to the world of

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