An Exclusive Interview and Look at Big Dog Ink’s: “Joan of Arc” with Tom Hutchison

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Big Dog Ink has a BRAND NEW series to the Joan of Arc saga written by famed comic writer Tom Hutchison (Legends of OZ), only this time he is teamed up with another wonderful scribe, CW Cooke (Solitary, Barrens)!  Joan of Arc also has a dizzying array of superstar artists with the likes of CB Zane and Ceci de la Cruz, and variant covers by the amazing Nei Ruffino, Shannon Maer, and Jose Luis! This is an all new 9×12 oversized, quarterly series that will NOT BE AVAILABLE IN STORES but will be available for pre-order. Full details below! From the pages of Penny

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PopCultHQ Comic Book Review – “Inside the Loop” From EMET Comics

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  This notice (left) immediately accentuates the environment you will be subjected to in this series.  A dystopian-like future where a planet is split between two governing bodies: The Collective, a socialist society which has their nearly 600,000 citizens micro-chipped for tracking purposes, and The Loop, an unregulated capitalist society possessing nearly 2 million residents divided among 7 districts. An epidemic known as Plague is infecting people. Those stricken with the disease are quarantined from society.  Even through rehabilitation at Quarantine, residents are leery and apprehensive as to whether the sickness has been fully removed.  The story follows Tora, a criminal

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PopCultHQ Comic Book Review – “Romeo & Juliet and Guns” #1 From EMET Comics

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  PopCultHQ continues their spotlight on offerings from EMET Comics.  I just got the opportunity to read Romeo & Juliet and Guns #1.  This is quite an interesting take on a modern day Shakespeare tale.  The feudal grudge between two assassin families has raged on for years.  When a member from each faction make an attempt on the other’s life, something goes horribly amiss and the two enemies are sent plummeting down the shaft of a building.  Wounded and stranded for hours, both Jo Capulet and Roman Montoya put aside their differences and actually show compassion for one another. Trapped

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Get a Glimpse Back Into The Past With This Recreation of ‘Spyro The Dragon’

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Anyone who owned a PlayStation 1 might get a hit right into the nostalgia feels with this one.  I, for one, tragically never owned a Nintendo growing up, but I was still a proud owner of the one and only original PlayStation.  With awesome hits like Tomb Raider, Crash Bandicoot, and Mortal Kombat, PlayStation was one of the best things that has influenced my life and I will never forget nor give away the one console that got me into gaming. One of the best games to come to the PlayStation 1 was Spyro The Dragon.  The entire series was full

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PopCultHQ Comic Book Review – “Helena Rose: An Intergalactic Fairytale” From EMET Comics

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PopCultHQ’s spotlight on EMET Comics continues with the futuristic Helena Rose: An Intergalactic Fairytale.  The story follows Helena Rose, a young girl from a distant land suffering from an ailment whose cure would come at the cost of everything the family has.  Though young in age, Helena is forced to grow up quick and make adult decisions regarding her health and well-being.  Being afflicted with an illness which keeps her head confined within a glass helmet, Ms. Rose simply seeks a normal life where she could be healthy and smell the beauty of the world. E.O. Levendorf has written a

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PopCultHQ Comic Book Review – “Finding Molly” #1 From EMET Comics

EMET Comics, an indie publisher created to inspire and empower female artists and creators, has some exciting and original stories coming out.  Whether in digital or print, PopCultHQ will be giving our reviews to support this great company and its contributors. First up we have “Finding Molly: An Adventure in Catsitting.”  I didn’t know what to expect prior to reading this premiere issue, but was more than pleasantly surprised with the material.  Creator/writer Justine Prado, an art school grad and cat lover, appears to have drawn parallels to her life. The story of a struggling art grad, forced to live

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Daytona2050 – The “Lemon” of Conventions? Part 2

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Sometimes conventions just don't work out, other times they just screw up. A two-part followup to the earlier Daytona2050 article

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Daytona2050 – The “Lemon” of Conventions? Part 1

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Sometimes conventions just don't work out, other times they just screw up. A two-part followup to the earlier Daytona2050 article

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451 Media: Sunflower #3 – Comic Book Review by PopCultHQ

Written by: Mark Mallouk Adaptation by: Andi Ewington Art by: Lee Carter Lettered by: Eugenio Perez Jr. Edited by: David Forrest By: Marc Peruggia PopCultHQ Review: On a journey through the desert with a woman from the lands, CJ is getting closer and closer to the one she seeks out in Rush Bridge. Only now CJ must be marked for the meeting with a man that has no chill but may hold the key to what CJ needs. Another fantastic wild mystery suspense ride that is Sunflower. PopCultHQ Rating: Sunflower #3 Official Synopsis: CJ continues her desperate search for her daughter,

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American Gothic Press: Monster World #2 – Comic Book Review

Monster World #2 Written by: Philip Kim, Steve Niles Art by: Piotr Kowalski Edited by: Holly Interlandi Published by: Philip Kim PopCultHQ Review: Just when private detective was about to quit the case, for being lied to and leading to him being attacked. Hank can’t help but know this case is different, very different. So it’s no surprise he lets the mysterious wife of missing studio owner, William Forrester seduces him into staying on the case. That is when Hank Barrymore gets a hot tip from his newspaper reporter buddy Buck. The two then head to a museum to learn more about a mysterious man

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