PopCultHQ Spotlight: Delcourt-Soleil – ‘Spin Angels’

Spin Angels Written by: Jean-Luc Sala Translated By: Christina Cox-De Ravel Art by: Pierre-Mony Chan   A HEAD-ON COLLISION BETWEEN JOHN WOO AND POPE FRANCIS! To settle an old debt of honor, a Godfather in the Mafia puts his best killer at the disposal of Vatican. This gun for hire is to work for a Cardinal, who manages a department of “secret agents” in discreet missions on the fringes of the Vatican’s religious administration… Spin Angels: Act One – Operation Judas  A 2000 year-old secret could shatter the power of the Vatican if it came to be revealed. And some are ready to

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PopCultHQ Featured Interview: CW Cooke – is going to take us to the ‘BARRENS’

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Barrens The world is desolate. The open land is far too dangerous. There is only one person you can trust. Welcome to Barrens. CW Cooke: CW is an extraordinary writer who has been creatively working in the independent comics scene for various different publishers since 2007. Including Action Lab, Big Dog Ink, and most recently, Devil’s Due/1First, who published his sleeper hit series, Solitary. CW has a very wide range of comic book writing from the superheroes to historical bios, romance books, to horror comics. Today CW Cooke talks to PopCultHQ to share his newest project in the kickstarter pipeline and he

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PopCultHQ Spotlight: Delcourt-Soleil – ‘Elves’

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Elves Written by: Jarry Translated By: Christina Cox-De Ravel Art by: Gianluca Maconi Colored by: Saito FIVE RACES IN THE SAME WORLD, FIVE WRITERS AND FIVE ILLUSTRATORS, FOR FIVE ENTHRALLING STORIES! Set against the backdrop of a shared world, five creative teams explore differing aspects of this Fantasy universe. Each pairing – writer and illustrator – bring their own vision of the world to life, while all five stories together paint a vivid image of this unique setting. Elves: The Crystal of the Blue Elves The Blue Elves of Ennlya, a small port town of Nordrenn, have been murdered!Lanawyn, a Blue Elf, and Turin,

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PopCultHQ Spotlight: Delcourt-Soleil – ‘Josephine’

Josephine Written by: Pénélope Bagieu Translated By: Christina Cox-De Ravel Art by: Pénélope Bagieu While the cover to the first issue is a bit misleading since Josephine is not a superhero comic book at all. Josephine is just a normal young lady in her “thirties”, as she says discreetly. She is not married, does not have any children, but she does have a cat. She is still hoping to meet the ideal man, and is working on it actively… At bars, at the gym, at wine clubs, via the Meetic online dating site… In the meantime, she buys herself designer bags at outrageous

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PopCultHQ Spotlight: Delcourt-Soleil – ‘Hauteville House’

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Hauteville House Written by: Fred Duval Translated By: Studio Charon Art by: Thierry Gioux Christophe Quet Colored by: Carole Beau A STEAMPUNK, ESPIONAGE ADVENTURE, COMBINING HISTORY AND THE ESOTERIC! Hauteville House: Zelda 1864, under an imaginary Second Empire, Napoléon III uses his army and his secret service to study certain phenomena relating to the occult and to popular legends. His goal is quite simple: achieving world supremacy. In Guernesey, in the depths of Hauteville House, Victor Hugo’s home in exile, a small group of Republican special agents attempt to thwart the Imperial projects. For his first mission, Agent Gavroche is sent to Mexico to

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PopCultHQ Spotlight: Delcourt-Soleil – ‘Iron Squad’

Iron Squad Written by: Jean-Luc Sala Translated By: Studio Charon Art by: Ronan Toulhoat THE UCHRONIC SERIES WITH MEKAPANZERS INSIDE! How will the appearance of a new technology in 1944 alter the course of World War II? And how will this lead the Germans towards Victory? In 1946, the Mecha War begins! Iron Squad: Red Commando / Operation Rebalance On the Eastern front, as the last resistance of the Red Army falters, General Joukov gathers together the Red Commandos in order to save Moscow from the approaching Nazi threat. In their mechanized armor, the greatest heroes of the Red Army participate in a last chance

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PopCultHQ Interview: The Return of “The Crow” with Creator James O’ Barr

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James O’ Barr Interview About James O’Barr: James O’Barr is commonly referred to as, ‘an accomplished’ artist and writer, who is best known for creating the story of The Crow. Only the word ‘accomplished,’ is quite a vast understatement! Born in Detroit, Michigan on January 01, 1960, the history of James O’ Barr comes from less then very humble upbringing. As he often likes to lament, that he was born in a trailer in Detroit just in time to see Marilyn Monroe and John Kennedy die, but claims no responsibility for either. He spent his first seven years in an orphanage and foster care

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PopCultHQ Kids Cosplayer Spotlight: “Sith Elsa”

PopCultHQ Kids Cosplayer Spotlight: Sith Elsa One of the coolest cosplayers I have ever seen, also happens to be one of the youngest that I know. I would like to introduce to everyone “Sith Elsa” otherwise known to her family and friends as Gabriella. Gabriella, is the daughter of one of my friends who happens to do quite a bit of cosplaying on his own with the famous 501st Legion of Star Wars cosplayers. I’ve been seeing the photos of Sith Elsa over the last year, as the family has been doing plenty of convention appearances. Not only is Sith

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From the Librarian’s Desk: Read Golden Age Comics for FREE

The Digital Comic Museum has a digital repository of over 15,000 Golden Age comics. These are all in the public domain, which means they are pre-1959.  This also means that you will not find and big name publishers such as Marvel, or D.C. You will find tons of rare, lesser-known titles and, oh, they’re free to look at! No matter what you’re interests are, there is something to please all comic readers. The site requires users to register and login in to download files but it is free to register. Here’s a summary of what you’ll find there: Ace Comics-

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PopCultHQ Exclusive Interview: “Little Dead Rotting Hood” is Coming to Film!

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She’s not afraid of the big bad wolves. PopCultHQ speaks with the creators of “Little Dead Rotting Hood”  Little Dead Rotting Hood: A film about the residents of a small town who discover that something far more sinister than just killer wolves is also lurking in the backwoods: first the wolves start turning up dead…then so do the people. Based on the character created by: Gabriel Campisi, Buz Hasson and Ken Haeser – comes the film about the twisted story of that ‘once upon a time’ fairyland tale. Now re-created in a new more horrific light…..or should I say darkness. PopCultHQ is very excited to bring you

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