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People paid big money and stood in line for hours with not even a glimpse of their favorite stars. The whole issue was only made worse by company that was handling photo ops, as they continued to sell photo ops despite the fact that they were already overbooked.
Read moreToday on The Talk, former Saturday Night Live alum Andy Samberg and writing partner Akiva Schaffer were promoting the new film “Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping,” when the two recalled a hilarious tale involving a real-life action movie superhero! Long before his days in the limelight at SNL, Andy was just like any struggling filmmaker, creating movies on low budgets. But for one of those low-budget shooting days, Andy and his filming partners had a very unexpected run-in with another celebrity. Andy tells The Talk the funny tale of a fake mugging being staged with one of Samberg’s young friends dressed up as an old lady in a grey
Read morePopCultHQ received a preview copy of Queen #1 from Jamie Me TM. The creative team for this new self-published, crowdfunded series features writing and lettering from Jamie Me, artist Bernardinus Gita, and colorist Sean Callahan. Here is PopCultHQ’s review of Queen #1… PopCultHQ’s Comic Book Review: Queen #1 Do you trust your government? It’s a question that arises from the new series “Queen” from creator Jamie Me. The story focuses on the life of Deputy Prime Minister Emily Green. A woman torn between supporting the man she has sworn to defend, current Conservative Prime Minister Daniel Camden, and her personal life. A troubled marriage, a strained relationship with
Read more‘Thorus: Lord of The Super Gods,‘ a new indie comic book from author and illustrator Jay Piscopo, will premiere at Maine’s Comic Arts Festival (MeCAF) this coming Saturday, June 4th. Yesterday, Maine-based Nemo Comics announced the print edition premiere of their new title ‘Thorus: Lord of The Super Gods‘ will appear at the Maine Comic Arts Festival this Saturday, June 4th. MeCAF takes place at the Portland Public Library at 5 Monument Square, Portland, Maine 04101 and runs from 10am-5pm. In addition to the print version of the books, Thorus paper planes will be available for $1 or will be free with
Read moreFor decades the U.S. Government has covered up the existence of dozens of species of dangerous creatures that have been captured over the years. After building a small, secretive city on a remote island in the Pacific, these monsters were transported there to be studied. In 2012, disaster struck and the island was evacuated.
Read moreLast month, PopCultHQ had the privilege in reviewing a new, creator-owned series entitled Hyper Force Neo by creator/writer/artist Jarrett Williams. Not only was I floored with the overall talent of Williams, after publishing my review I began following him on Facebook and Twitter. Jarrett is a high-spirited, fun, engaging, and humble artist who just radiates positivity and energy to the point that it is infectious. An all around great guy and extremely talented, Jarrett agreed to be interviewed by PopCultHQ, as we wanted to put the spotlight on this writer/artist for you to learn more about him, his work, and everything
Read moreThis could be the most pivotal issue yet, with a shocking seminal event that will forever change how we look at this small zombie horror drama. Self Storage has been tiny in scope, but to those reading along, it has always had its fair share of character-driven moments, elements of intimacy, blended with a candidly graphic zombie tale. PopCultHQ Rating 4.5 out of 5 Stars As Chris can no longer keep his secret, how will Laura take it? Will this be the end of Jessica, the zombie, being locked away in a secluded storage shed? Also, we get our first
Read moreIn that moment when you think to yourself, “Can this possibly get any worse?” It does, and it does so monumentally, as Nemesis inadvertently displays another one of her surprisingly devastating defensive abilities. If the destruction she’s laid forth already on Hudson’s hometown wasn’t enough, this latest catastrophe will have the entire world ‘s eyes watching now. Ground zero is no longer just a town, a city or a harbor…..it’s starting to spread to an entire coast! What can our heroes do now? Is there anything Hudson and Collins can do? There might be one last ditch effort to put
Read morePopCultHQ received a preview copy of Legend of Oz: Tik-Tok and the Kalidah #2 by Aspen Comics‘ Big Dog Ink imprint, which arrives in stores on June 1st. The creative team for this series features writing from Keith Thomas, artist Renato Rei, and colorist Ceci de la Cruz. If you haven’t had the opportunity, check out PopCultHQ’s review of Legend of Oz: Tik-Tok and the Kalidah #1. Here is PopCultHQ’s spoiler-free review of Legend of Oz: Tik-Tok and the Kalidah #2… PopCultHQ’s Comic Book Review: Legend of Oz: Tik-Tok and the Kalidah #2 Fresh from the pages of BDI’s hit Legend of OZ: The
Read moreCovers: Salvager Vol. 1 “Empty Cargo” Salvagers – Empty Cargo: This is the first volume of an independent comic book series that has already leaped into a well established sci-fi, superhero team franchise. Renowned for its sci-fi landscape and eccentric characters, with high-octane action…..Salvagers was GOTG (Guardians of the Galaxy) long before we had Marvel Studio’s version of the galactic superhero group on the big screen. As creator Bob Salley told PopCultHQ, when we spoke with the Salvagers writer: PopCultHQ: Was this concept and comic book created before Guardians of the Galaxy came to the movies? Bob Salley: Way before. The concept of these characters came
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