PopCultHQ Comic Book Review – “Alien Hand Syndrome” #1 From Insane Comics

Alien Hand Syndrome #1 from Insane Comics takes us on a wild sci-fi, space adventure.  The anthropomorphic characters are led by Tofu, who finds himself in a precarious position.  Upon encountering an Reticulan craft, the crew’s captain makes a decision to ram their saucer into the enemy’s starship.  Though the collision was a success for the crew, it left their vessel depleted of necessary Elerium, a substance needed to be able to bend space and travel to their homeworld K’bbl.  The captain makes the call to land on a nearby planet to allow the ship to heal itself.  Doing so

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Bust #1 – From Insane Comics: PopCultHQ Comic Book Review

Reading Bust takes me back to the good old underground independent days of comic books, with titles like Caliber Press’s The Crow from James O’ Barr or even the ultra horror comic book Faust by Tim Vigil from Avatar Press. While the black and white art in Bust may not be what the modern fans likes to see from a Marvel or DC type comic book, the heart of an independent passion is what clearly shines through. Bust describes itself as a mix of Fight Club meets Mad Max, I would more liken this comic to a mix between Gladiator, Escape from L.A. and

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PopCultHQ Comic Book Review – “AntiChris” #1 From Insane Comics

PopCultHQ’s tribute week to Insane Comics begins by our coverage of AntiChris #1.  Writer Jojo King and artist Manuel Mezquita have teamed up to bring forth this compelling story with a demonic twist.  AntiChris starts strong with its character introduction then immediately goes full-speed with its story.  Chris seems tormented by, though perhaps he enjoys, demons in his dreams.  We see the titular character being shuttled by an sanitarium bus to a halfway house where he is met by the headmistress Theresa.  This peculiar woman introduces Chris to some of his housemates, who all have their own bizarre identities (including

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Death-Rattler #1 – From Insane Comics: PopCultHQ Comic Book Review

Death Rattler #1  Co-Created & Written: Kelly Bender 
Co-Created & Illustrated: Ryan Downing
Inks: Ivan Miranda
 Colors: Alan Bay
Letters: Micah Myers Super Sexy Death Rattler has one thing on her mind and that is the revenge of her fallen family. By hunting down the evil “Devil’s Cross” gang, she eradicates them all one by one till she finds the leader with the golden teeth. Filled with sexually seductive women who have big curves, big guns and even bigger wills needed to survive the new frontier. It’s a sci-fi mixed with wild-west no-holds barred rules of law and Justice. Death Rattler is here

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InSEXts #2 from AfterShock Comics: PopCultHQ Review

InSEXts #2 (MR) (W) Marguerite Bennett (A/CA) Ariela Kristantina InSEXts #2 continues to takes a peek at two very different woman in a time and place where their sort of “behavior” would not be tolerated and looked upon in an unfavorable way. Especially for the already detested Lady Bertram, who she must delay her missing husband’s family members, that already have questions, harsh feeling and unpleasant things to say about the exotic beauty. We start the mystery when Lady Bergham begins to lose control of herself and changes in front of an over-zealous Colonel. Which only leads to a disastrous situation that the Lady and

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Valiant’s New Title “Faith” is Finally Upon Us – PopCultHQ Comic Book Review

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Writer: Jody Houser, Artist: Francis Portela Today’s comic book industry has problems. Not just editorial and creative problems but also problems from the pressures of Social Justice Warriors. These types of people make our lives miserable as comic fans. Always crying out for more diversity this and more diversity that. Most of the time you’ll discover these people don’t even read the comics they are clamoring for change to occur in. That’s always been the real pain in the ass for diversity in comics. Usually the big two, DC Comics and Marvel Comics, never handle this well, always making it seem

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PopCultHQ Comic Book Review – Delete #1 From Devil’s Due/1First Comics

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Harley Quinn series creators Jimmy Palmiotti and Amanda Conner have joined Justin Gray and John Timms for a new series from Devil’s Due/1First Comics publishing.  Coming in March is Delete, written by Palmiotti and Gray, drawn by Timms, and featuring covers by Conner. The issue begins with a nervous couple and their daughter frantically returning to their apartment for a brief stop before fleeing.  They observe that someone has visited them by placing a post-it note on their computer.  Within seconds, an explosion is set off, followed by their place bombarded with militia firing upon the family. Yalena’s husband, in

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PopCultHQ Comic Book Review – Magpie #1 From Aussie Publisher Comicoz

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Writer Andrez Bergen and artist Frantz Kantor have collaborated for a new series entitled Magpie.  Published by Comicoz, issue #1 is set to debut in the pages of Australian national comic magazine Oi Oi Oi! issue #7 on January 31, 2016.  The 8-page installment has some visually stunning artwork.  The series follows 3D Man, a color blind Australian superhero with poor depth perception, who has become mocked and ridiculed by the residents of the city.  Even the two superhero groups of which he was affiliated had booted him… by mail no less.  As he struggles to regain his glory and confidence, 3D

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PopCultHQ Review: AGP – BROKEN MOON #4 Preview Pages + Trailer!

BROKEN MOON #4 Writer: Steve Niles Artist: Nat Jones PopCultHQ Review: The monster-filled conclusion of the first volume of BROKEN MOON comes to a dramatic end with issue 4 by Steve Niles and Nat Jones What an awesome way to end this great mini-series, in what I really hope ends up becoming an ongoing or multiple series tale. Broken Moon issue #4 gives us one final bloody mess of a creature free-for-all send off, as the first battle in the war of the monsters from legends past, comes to a fascinatingly gratifying finale. As we must contend with the mad Doctor Frankenstein, who

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PopCultHQ Comic Book Review: Aspen / Big Dog Ink – LEGEND OF OZ: THE WICKED WEST #4

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LEGEND OF OZ: THE WICKED WEST #4 Covers Tom Hutchinson – Story / Allison Borges – Art / Kate Finnegan – Colors PopCultHQ Review: The Legend of Oz, from that once upon a time tale from over the rainbow, meets the Wicked West in Big Dog Ink and Aspen Comics hit book. Dorothy and her friends must fight against a deadly swarm of bees who are set to stop them in their tracks from getting to the Emerald City, but that’s not the only obstacle in the way. Who is going to sacrifice themselves to help Dorthy and the others to continue on the

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