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PopCultHQ Comic Book Review: ‘CAPTAIN KID’ #3 from AfterShock Comics

PopCultHQ received a preview copy of CAPTAIN KID #3 from AfterShock Comics. Hitting newsstands this New Comic Book Day (NCBD), Wednesday, December 14th, the creative team for this series features writing from Mark Waid and Tom Peyer, cover and interior art by Wilfredo Torres, colorist Kelly Fitzpatrick, and lettering by A Larger World. Here’s our spoiler-free look at the third issue of this week’s new release from AfterShock Comics… Synopsis for CAPTAIN KID #3: Writers: Mark Waid, Tom Peyer Artist: Wilfredo Torres Colorist: Kelly Fitzpatrick Cover Artist: Wilfredo Torres Attacked from the future! At odds with his mentor! Abducted through time! In the chaos of his centuries-long birthday, Captain Kid unearths the dangerous secret of his

REPOST: A Look At Some Of The Most Obscure Marvel Issues Of The 1980s!

Marvel Comics might seem like all capes and tights but for a time in the 1980s they were publishing some really off the wall obscure comics.

Repost – Read the Very First Comic Book

Comic Books, History

The first ever printed comic book, The Adventures of Obadiah Oldbuck, is available to read

What Batman Does When Alfred Gets a Day Off

Comic Books

Everyone is familiar with Batman, his well-known sidekick Robin, and Batgirl, but what about the one person that actually makes crime fighting possible? The one person who patches their wounds, maintains their gadgets, provides their cover stories and is the one backup that never fails them? Alfred Pennyworth, known to the world as Bruce Wayne’s butler, is the one person who makes the whole caped crusader, crime-fighting business possible and has pulled Batman out of danger more than once. In fact, he is so invaluable that Batman can’t even go to the bathroom without him, which is why Alfred rarely gets

Reblog – Wonder Woman’s True History: The Lasso of Truth!

This article is as relevant and interesting now as it was when Manny (RIP) published it in March 2015. It is a great read. We may know Wonder Woman as this now. But before that was was: Read the True History of Wonder Woman Source: Wonder Woman’s True History: The Lasso of Truth! Holy 50 Shades of Grey Batman!! – PopCultHQ: Pop Culture HQ During a Wizard World Comic Con at Madison, WI this year, I sat in on a panel about the history of Milwaukee independent comic books. The reason that this is even relevant is because it was also

Guidelines: How to Start a Convention

Conventions

These are in no way the definitive be all and end all rules for a convention, they are only a guideline...a place to start, but they may give pause before you jump head first into starting your own convention.

PopCultHQ Comic Book Review: ‘AWAKE: Vol. 2 – Escape from Gremon’ from Action Lab Entertainment

PopCultHQ reviews the trade paperback (TPB) AWAKE: Vol. 2 – Escape from Gremon from Action Lab Entertainment. Available this New Comic Book Day (NCBD), Wednesday, December 7th, the creative team for this series features writing from Susan Beneville, with interior and cover art by illustrator Brian Hess. Synopsis for AWAKE: Vol. 2 – Escape from Gremon: Writer: Susan Beneville Artist: Brian Hess Cover Artist: Brian Hess Print Release Date: December 7, 2016 ($14.99 SRP) Digital Release Date: December 7, 2016 ($5.99) Age Rating: All Ages Having successfully completed her first mission to wake up and heal the planet Gremon, Chkarta Dola Regn should be

PopCultHQ Comic Book Review: ‘AMELIA SKY’ #1 by Jermaine M. Boyd & Gwynn Tavares

PopCultHQ received a preview copy of AMELIA SKY #1. Available now, the creative team for this self-published new series features writing from creator Jermaine M. Boyd, illustrations by Gwynn Tavares, editing by M.J Saam, lettering by AW’s Zakk Saam, and cover art by Mike Redman. Synopsis for AMELIA SKY #1: Writer: Jermaine M. Boyd Artist: Gwynn Tavares Cover Artist: Mike Redman . This sci-fi/horror series chronicles the life of Amelia Sky, a young girl who awakens in a post apocalyptic world with no memory of who she is or where she came from. Along her journey of self-discovery she finds that she holds extraordinary abilities that could save the

C2E2: My Personal Convention Experience

Nowadays, when people are asked to do something or go somewhere, the most common response involves who, what, when, where, and why. I have seen these phrases on the internet recently. mostly revolving around C2E2. The reason for this is the C2E2 website can only give you so much information. But today, I am taking on this challenge by answering these questions by running you through my most recent experiences. This was when I was fifteen years old (2 years ago) – All I was told was that Stephen Amell, Grant Gustin, and a couple of other TV show actors

Rewind Con Declares Bankruptcy – Are We Shocked?

Conventions

If you’ve been playing along with us, then you have been watching the saga of Rewind Con unravel. Rewind LLC, has supposedly declared bankruptcy. “We sold nearly 1,500 tickets. We had almost 2,000 tickets that we’d given for free to area businesses, radio, etc for advertising. Knowing what we had out there- we expected at least 3k attendees over the course of the weekend. It didn’t happen. “- Jaymie Lashaway With expectations like that, it is no wonder this convention failed. They gave away more than they sold and they actually expected more than half of the free ticket holders to