[Comic Book Review] COSMIC GHOST RIDER #1 from Marvel Comics

PopCultHQ received an advance review copy of COSMIC GHOST RIDER (2018) #1 from Marvel Comics. Available July 4th, 2018, the creative team for this series features writing from Donny Cates, art from Dylan Burnett, colors by Antonio Fabela, and lettering from Clayton Cowles. Here’s PopCultHQ’s review of… COSMIC GHOST RIDER (2018) #1 Writer: Donny Cates Artist: Dylan Burnett Colorist: Antonio Fabela Letterer: Clayton Cowles Main Cover Artists: Geoff Shaw & Antonio Fabela Variant Cover Artists: Mike Deodato Jr., Edgar Delgado, Stephanie Hans, Mark Brooks Published: July 04, 2018 Rating: Rated T+ EXPLODING FROM THE PAGES OF THANOS! Frank Castle was

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[Creator Spotlight] PopCultHQ’s Writer of the Month – June 2018: Fred Van Lente

PopCultHQ is kicking off 2018 in a new way. Each month, we’ll be selecting Comic Book Creators of the Month and interview them for a spotlight article. For June 2018’s Writer of the Month, we chose Fred Van Lente. When I began my research of Fred Van Lente’s work as a writer in the comic book industry, I was not prepared for the massive list of credits to his name. I will note that this article does feature a combined 387 comic book covers in slideshows featuring the award-winning writer’s work. And that’s not counting a considerable amount of one-shots, appearances,

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[Interview] Cosplay Spotlight – Black Zero Cosplay

Black Zero Cosplay is a midwest cosplayer with over 10 years of experience and two Wizard World Chicago wins under his belt. His first cosplay was a Mandalorian and he has only gotten better since. Reptile: Let me start by saying thank you for agreeing to do this interview. You and I met a while back quite by accident at C2E2, a number of years ago. We were both cosplaying the Guardians of the Galaxy characters and I have to say your Star Lord portrayal is what first got me following you on Facebook. For our readers, tell me how

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[Creator Spotlight] PopCultHQ’s Colorist of the Month – May 2018: Dee Cunniffe

PopCultHQ is kicking off 2018 in a new way. Each month, we’ll be selecting Comic Book Creators of the Month and interview them for a spotlight article. For May 2018’s Colorist of the Month, we chose Dee Cunniffe. Over the last seven years, colorist/flatter Dee Cunniffe has made quite the name for himself in the comic book community. You can find his hand on projects featuring such top-name writers as Donny Cates, Eliot Rahal, Lonnie Nadler, Zac Thompson, Brian K. Vaughan, Kieron Gillen, Andi Ewington, Frank Tieri, and many others, Dee has also worked alongside artists such as Lee Loughridge, Matt

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[Cinema Sunday] ‘The Incredibles’ – Animated Super-Family

“Hey, c’mon. We’re superheroes. What could happen?” – Elastigirl Another super-sequel is going to be hitting the theaters soon. While the world laughs and thrills to Deadpool and X-Force kicking butt and taking names, there’s another super-team looming on the horizon. Get ready and get set for the sequel everyone has been wanting since 2004. Witness the return of Pixar’s super-family…The Incredibles! Back when The Incredibles first came out in theaters, it was a very much beloved movie. The idea of a superhero story that was about a family of supers, kids as well as parents, seemed to really connect

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[Creator Spotlight] PopCultHQ’s Letterer of the Month – March 2018: Dave Sharpe

PopCultHQ is kicking off 2018 in a new way. Each month, we’ll be selecting Comic Book Creators of the Month and interview them for a spotlight article. For March 2018’s Letterer of the Month, we chose Dave Sharpe. Dave Sharpe graduated the Joe Kubert school in 1990, and immediately went to work at Marvel comics as an in-house letterer. Over the years, Dave has lettered hundreds of Marvel comics such as Spider-Girl, Exiles, She-Hulk, Ms. Marvel and The Defenders, and in the late 90’s & early 00’s helped run the lettering department at Marvel. Dave has also been lettering for

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[Creator Spotlight] PopCultHQ’s Artist of the Month – March 2018: Jenn St-Onge

PopCultHQ is kicking off 2018 in a new way. Each month, we’ll be selecting Comic Book Creators of the Month and interview them for a spotlight article. For March 2018’s Artist of the Month, we chose illustrator Jenn St-Onge. Jenn St-Onge is a freelance illustrator and comic artist from the Toronto, Ontario area. A graduate of Seneca College’s Independent Illustration program in 2012, she became a full-time illustrator shortly thereafter. St-Onge has been featured with interiors and cover work through a number of publishers, including IDW Publishing, Image Comics, BOOM! Studios, EMET Comics, Archie Comics, Valiant Entertainment, and Oni Press. The self-professed “dedicated cat lady” has

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[Creator Spotlight] Letterer of the Month – January 2018: Taylor Esposito of Ghost Glyph Studios

PopCultHQ is kicking off 2018 in a new way. Each month, we’ll be selecting Comic Book Creators of the Month and interview them for a spotlight article. For January 2018’s Letterer of the Month, we chose Taylor Esposito of Ghost Glyph Studios. Covering publishers from A to Z, Taylor Esposito’s work has graced the pages of countless titles. Working with Aspen Comics, Action Lab Entertainment, AfterShock Comics, DC Comics, Dynamite Entertainment, EMET Comics, 451 Media, Image Comics, LINE Webtoon, Marvel, Vault Comics, Valiant Entertainment, Zenescope Entertainment, and more, it’s likely you’ve seen Taylor’s contributions no matter your preferred genre or

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[Interview] Shawn Pryor, B. Alex Thompson & Jay Reed of Action Lab’s New Sports-Drama Series FORCE

    It’s time once again for another PopCultHQ Creator Spotlight! Today, we put the spotlight on the creative team for the upcoming sports-drama series from Action Lab Entertainment…FORCE! ~~~~~ Welcome to the world of FORCE (Football Operations Rated Championship Elite), created by Shawn Pryor, B. Alex Thompson, and Jay Reed, published by Action Lab Entertainment. FORCE opens a new era of sports-drama series to comics, blending the hyperactive action on the field with the personal drama that takes place behind the scenes. ~ MEET THE CREATORS ~ Shawn Pryor: Writer/Creator Shawn Pryor is the creator and co-writer of the all-ages graphic novel

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PopCultHQ’s Comic Creator Spotlight: Ram Venkatesan of BRIGANDS from Action Lab: Danger Zone

PopCultHQ had the privilege in chatting with comic book creator/writer Ram Venkatesan. Largely known in the States for his recent work with Action Lab Entertainment‘s Danger Zone imprint, the 2016 five-issue miniseries BRIGANDS. The author originally from Mumbai, India now resides in London where he’s staying quite active in the comic book industry. Aside from the recent BRIGANDS, the writer wrapped up an original graphic novel titled BLACK MUMBA, which is scheduled for a summer release. Ram also has an ongoing series AGHORI and currently has the project GRAFITY’S WALL in a crowdfunding campaign with Unbound. <Writer Ram V Launches GRAFITY’S WALL w/ Crowdfunding Publisher Unbound> The

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