The Fantastic Four of Josh Trank and Its Fantastic Failure!

I was one of the naysayers in the beginning. In a world where there is a double standard and a movie cannot be judged on trailers or production information unless it is positive; I have SEEN the movie and therefore I can speak as ill as I want about something that I feel ashamed I paid money for. As my wife said; “Should have waited for half-price Tuesday.” As I am asked the million dollar question this evening; “Christian, what was Fantastic four like? Describe it!” The best I can do is this anecdote from my youth: When in high

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Tracking the Curse of the Wendigo #Delcourt

Christian tracks the Curse of the Wendigo...

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From the Librarian’s Desk: Follow A Literary Road Trip

The site Atlas Obscura has mapped classic road trips that are discussed in favorite books. Among those mapped are: Wild, The Cruise of the Rolling Junk, Rolling Nowhere, A Walk Across America, Cross Country, The Lost Continent, Blue Highways, On the Road, Roughing It, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Travels with Charley, and The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test. Now you can see the routes from the books in a map of the United States. There are clickable locations throughout the routes where you can view the text of each of the mapped books. Book nerd fun. Check out this

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Dentist Appointment With Dr. Daryl Dixon – Another Hilarious The Walking Dead Parody “Teeth”

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Ben Layton (Cosplayer/Actor) and his brothers, Stephen Layton (Writer) and Jonathan Layton (Director/Editor), are at it again with another chuckle inducing video.  We first saw the crossbow wielding character show off his skills in the kitchen and now he shows us what it is like to…  Well, I’ll let you find out for yourself. Featuring Benji Phillips as the nervous and confused patient and Marie Hardin as the lovely assistant, this new video, Teeth, adds to the Layton brothers’ funny parody series Surviving With Daryl.  The AMC’s The Walking Dead parody definitely shows off Ben Layton’s talent at not only his cosplaying skills,

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Spotlight Comic Book Artist of the Week – Ken Haeser

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The artist we at PopCultHQ want to showcase is the incredibly talented artist and remark master Ken Haeser.  He is credited with spectacular artwork on “The Living Corpse“, “Warmaggedon“, “The Jersey Devil“, “Digital Webbing Presents“, “The Eyes of Asia” and more. The cover artist for Dynamite Publishing is the co-creator of the cult smash “The Living Corpse,” a Ghastly and Comic Monster award-nominated series.  The title was optioned for a film adaptation that is available on DVD, Blu-Ray, and digital streaming entitled The Amazing Adventures of the Living Corpse.   A big fan of sketching Batman and Spider-Man, Ken has shown his

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A Brief and Spoiler-Free Book Review: “Ready Player One”

I finished reading this book a few weeks ago and I’m still having dreams about it. This is possibly the best book I’ve read this year. It’s one of those books that lingers with you. Now let me warn you (no spoilers here) this book is full of pop culture references from the 80’s. It takes places in 2044 where humans use a virtual reality realm called OASIS to escape their grim reality.  The protagonist, Wade, is engaged in a virtual scavenger hunt that could potentially make him a billionaire. But only those with supreme knowledge in popular culture make

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A Fire Breathing Dragon and Giant Spider Battle Over the Beijing Stadium

The French artist group La Machine did something very unique to celebrate the 50th anniversary of French-Chinese diplomatic relations. They brought two of their mechanical puppets to Beijing and put on a show. What made it unique was that these weren’t your standard puppets. La Princesse is a 50-foot tall spider that was showcased in Liverpool, England in 2008 as part of the European Capital of Culture celebration. It was then moved to Yokohama in 2009 as part of the 150th anniversary of their port opening. In 2014 La Machine created Long Ma, which is a 46-ton, wood and steel,

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Stormtrooper Walks a 645-Mile Marathon in Memory of His Wife #StarWars #SDCC

Marathon walks for a cause are not uncommon; most do it in honor of someone who is suffering or that they have lost. However, July 9th was the finale for a marathon of a slightly different type. Kevin Doyle completed a 645 mile marathon that ran from Petaluma to San Diego, in honor of his wife Eileen who died of pancreatic cancer in 2012. What made this marathon different than others was that he had done it in Stormtrooper armor. The marathon started on June 6th at the Rancho Obi-Wan, a “Star Wars” museum and ended at the San Diego

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“Iwata’s Rainbow Road” – Fans Call Natural Event a Sign From Satoru Iwata!

  “On my business card I am a corporate President, in my mind I am a game developer, but in my heart I am a gamer.” – Satoru Iwata   In a moment that fans are calling “Iwata’s Rainbow Road,” nothing more heartfelt could be wished for in the passing of Nintendo President Satoru Iwata. On the bleak somber day that news was coming out of Nintendo, the death of the legendary Iwata was reaching all corners of the world. The sporadic dark clouds could not contain the faint but symbolic rainbow that arched over Nintendo of Japan’s headquarters. It was

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Star Trek/Green Lantern: Spectrum War Delivers an Incredible First Issue

Christian has read the first issue of Spectrum War and seen just where no company crossover has gone before!

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