PopCultHQ Comic Book Review: Valiant Comics – THE DEATH-DEFYING DR. MIRAGE: SECOND LIVES #2 (of 4)

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  Hitting stands Wednesday, January 13th, is the latest from Valiant‘s Doctor Mirage series.  The Death-Defying Doctor Mirage: Second Lives #2 is the second issue of a four-part series.  It focuses on the titular character Shan-Fong Mirage (a paranormal investigator) and her apparition husband Hwen.  Shan has the ability to see and commune with ghosts, of which her late husband is one.  The two are on the search for the mysterious, ancient Vita Secunda scroll, an artifact with mystical powers over the spirit world.  Shan feels the scroll may unlock the secrets in giving ghosts human form again.  They soon realize that

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PopCultHQ Comic Book Review – Ninjak #11 (“OPERATION: DEADSIDE”)

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Hitting stands this Wednesday, January 13th, is the latest from Valiant‘s Ninjak series.  Ninjak #11 is the second part of the four-part arc “Operation: Deadside.”  Artist Doug Braithwaite does a fantastic job in accentuating the mystic aspects and entities of this exotic locale.  His soft, cool-toned, wintry colors of the inhabitants give these magical beings substance.  Writer Matt Kindt delivers an enthralling story determined to engage the reader in our heroes quest in this unknown land.  He creates a looming, staunch antagonist in Magpie.  Kindt has molded Magpie in such a way that it feels as though we have much to

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Top 5 Movies of 2015: #3 – The Martian

  The list is starting to wind down and is about time we spoke about our next pick. The road to the Academy Awards is getting closer by the day, and if the Golden Globes were any indication, then our #3 proves to be another one of 2015’s top contenders! #3. The Martian   Based on the 2011 novel by author Andy Weir, The Martian brought director Ridley Scott and Matt Damon to tell the story of astronaut Mark Watney. Now I know that having both Scott and Damon on board is enough for most people to take interest, but

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Top 5 Movies of 2015: #4 – The Hateful Eight

We continue our look at 5 films of 2015 that are worthy of award season, so number 4 on this list should be no surprise. Love him or hate him, Quentin Tarantino is the filmmaker of our generation and has been one of the few directors that continues to put out movies that are highly anticipated. Tarantino is rare in that even his mediocre films are better than most directors best work. So with that, I wanted to talk about number 4 on our list, “The Hateful Eight.” The Hateful Eight is the latest from the mind of Quentin Tarantino

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PopCultHQ Comic Book Review – Awake #3

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PopCultHQ continues its review of the stellar sci-fi/fantasy series “Awake” from Action Lab Entertainment.  Susan Beneville (W) and Brian Hess (A) continue in their futuristic tale of a girl with the ability to wake, speak to, and heal planets.  Her current mission is to prevent Gremon, a planet amidst self-destruction, from destroying the entire world.  Gremon, a selfish and broodish planet, show little to no concern for the inhabitants of his world.   It takes Regn, accompanied by her companions Operi and Bashi, to reveal to the hulking figure just what exactly his actions will produce in the future.  None

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PopCultHQ Comic Book Review – Calavera The Undead #1

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A new series from Insane Comics is out and we think you’ll be hooked!  PopCultHQ looks at the first issue of Calavera The Undead and brings you a review of this provocative tale written and drawn by Nevin Arnold.  Read on and prepare for the next series you’ll be adding to your pull list.   After falling off a building on November 2nd, 1989 (Day of the Dead), she awakens to find herself in a world with which she is not familiar.  Unbeknownst to her, it is 2015.  Thinking she is still in 1989, Calavera attempts to go home and

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PopCultHQ Review – X-O MANOWAR #43 (On sale this Wednesday!)

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X-O MANOWAR #43 from Valiant Entertainment hits shelves this Wednesday.  PopCultHQ has your first look at a new story arc entitled, “The Kill List.”  This issue is setting the stage for an all-out war in efforts to prevent a global extinction.  Writer Robert Vendetti delivers a strong, compelling story accompanied by illustrator Robert Gill’s crisp and bold artwork, when combined produce an intriguing installment to lay the groundwork for this sure-to-be action-packed and intense standoff. The illusive Vine plantings, under the leadership of Commander Trill, are posed to take the planet for themselves by waging a war on mankind.  Aric of

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Top 5 Movies of 2015: #5 – Steve Jobs

As with the end of each year, we reflect on what we loved throughout the last 365 days of 2015. Movies are no exception to those lists so we decided to do something a little different. Rather than your typical list, I wanted to give a bit more insight why each film is on this list. So without further ado, here is #5! Steve Jobs Steve Jobs is a name that I can honestly say the whole world would be familiar with. The man behind one of, if not the most, successful companies in the world, Apple. Steve Jobs has

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PopcultHQ Interview’s Indie Sci-fi Movie Stars of “Synapse” – Charley Boon and Will Rubio

Last year I met a Hollywood screenwriter on the rise named Adam G. Simon. Adam who had written a script and acted for an unreleased indie movie named Synapse. Over this past year I’ve kept up with Adam and his movie along with doing an interview with him for PopcultHQ Adam Simon interview. Finally the time has come for Synapse to have its World and Hollywood Premiers and once again I met up with Adam, but this time he had his cast-mates from the fantastic new sci-fi action thriller with him.  PopcultHQ had the wonderful opportunity to speak with two of the main cast members of

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PopCultHQ Comic Book Review: American Gothic Press – “Broken Moon” #3

Broken Moon #3 Written by: Steve Niles Art by: Nat Jones Edited by: Holly Interlandi Published by: Philip Kim Review: Steve Niles and Nat Jones are cranking up the action in the third installment of their horror-filled four issue mini-series, “Broken Moon”. After man has destroyed the moon and the creatures of the dark have taken over the world, the Vampires are the ones who build the first “civilization” for their own. Now it’s up to the few humans left and the Werewolf clan, out to seek the help of a certain Dr. Frankenstein. But the mad doctor has gone even more bonkers rebuilding his own

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