Conventions, Cosplay, Comics, and more!
Sending Birthday Wishes to our favorite geek… We miss you Manny You wore a lot of hats, and you wore them well: geek, sports fan, writer, gamer, family man, mentor, inspiration and most importantly a Friend to All of Us
Read moreShouldn’t we all aspire to love ourselves? I mean, really love ourselves… regardless of our age, race, sexual orientation, physical limitations, disabilities, and the shape of our bodies? More importantly, how freeing would it be to ignore reject what society thinks or the labels people place on others? Spend some time with the women from Chunky Girls Comics & Universe and they will have you believing it’s possible. PopCultHQ’s Kimmy Watts and I got the privilege of meeting and interviewing two amazing and inspiring individuals while at Wizard World Sacramento (June 17-19): Marisa Garcia and Tina Cervantes. Founded by Marisa
Read moreWhen the creator of PopCultHQ passed away one week ago, the tragedy was felt by a great many people. Manny Popoca had touched many individuals through his kindness and generosity. Some were moved or inspired by his determination, his drive, and his passion for the pop culture world. Through his 16 months running PopCultHQ, his writing for Movie Pilot, buying/selling/trading comic books in Facebook groups, the convention scene and on message boards, Manny left an impression on a great number of people. Just as we did with all the writers of PopCultHQ paying tribute to our founder, we wanted to give the pop
Read moreAs many of you are aware by now, last Sunday, June 26th, the founder of PopCultHQ, Manny Popoca, passed away. After discussing exactly what to do with PopCultHQ, we have decided to move forward with this media site that Manny created. His dream. And what will be his legacy. We at PopCultHQ wanted to share our words, feelings, and memories of the man who took us in. Who believed in us and was a champion for his team. He led by example and we hope to do his hard work justice by continuing on the way he would have wanted
Read moreRewind Con is a convention that celebrates the 80’s, 90’s and beyond. This isn’t your standard comic or superhero convention, it’s something a little different. This year they plan to bring in the Backstreet Boys, N’Sync, the cast of the original 90210 and a lot of soap opera stars. This convention was originally scheduled for Sept 23-25 in Chicago. However, they recently informed the world that they were changing locations and dates. This is their original notification to the public: Our main goal at REwind Con is to give our attendees the most epic fan experience possible. An experience filled
Read moreJudas Breed – “Transformation” is just what the title entails. The team examines the fossilized alien anthropod they found on another planet that has now become attached to the vertebrae of a woman on board. It takes no time until she is “transformed” into a dangerously deadly adversary the team must deal with. In space, no one hears your screams. Connie Beaumont and the rest of her team of NASA scientists are now on a mission of survival at this point, as this deadly creature seems to want to take no prisoners. Then when things are already looking bad enough, here comes the
Read moreThere is a lot going on here with LEGENDS PARALLEL, so it’s a good thing that the creative team of Bill McCormick (Author), Dorphise Jean (Author), Leslie Tejlor (Illustrator), Alexander Malyshev (Illustrator), Brian Daniel (Editor), and Sherrie V. Hardy (Editor) will all bring us the epic story in a 12-issue comic book series. We were given the great opportunity to review issue #1 and here is what we can tell you. What is LEGENDS PARALLEL about: The Main Characters: Who are all based on real life models What we have here is a single-story comic book which spans twelve issues. It tells the
Read moreIt's not as often that you hear about celebretires walking away disgruntled with a con. They tend not to voice their dissatisfaction in the fear that it will give them bad press and ruin further invitation to events. They also don't want the negative publicity that could ruin their careers..Villains con, left many with a bad taste.
Read morePopCultHQ was on hand at this year’s Wizard World Sacramento June 17-19. The event featured everything you would expect from a Wizard World convention: comic books, collectibles, gaming, superheroes, and of course… cosplay. After attending a superb panel entitled, “Beyond the Craft,” where the panelists gave tips and suggestions from their experience in the cosplay community and how to break into the craft, we approached two of the featured speakers, Wizard World cosplay guests Keith Zen and Abby Dark-Star. Keith and Abby are a cosplay couple from the San Francisco Bay area. To hear them express their passion on their website defines
Read moreIn this issue of Strayer, we are introduced to the ways of tribal leadership within the Kasha. As it is explained right away, for the Kasha it’s all about who can stay king of the mountain longest without dying. It does not matter if you’re the biggest or strongest, it’s about being the last one standing that earns you the right to become leader. Well, it just so happens that Strayer, our mysterious hero, has just run into the Kasha leader and it’s about to go down! Strayer has been looking forward to this fight for sometime and he’s about to
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