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[Book Review] ‘Princess Holy Aura’ by Ryk E. Spoor

What Would You Give to be a Hero? Stephen Russ never expected to have to answer that question; he went to work, he stayed in his apartment, sometimes had friends over, and the worst thing he’d had to face was looking for a new job after losing his old one. But that was before a child’s desperate scream led him into an alley filled with faceless winged things that almost killed him, before the strange white rat spoke to him, calling itself Silvertail Heartseeker and telling him that this was but the beginning, that the Stars were almost Right and

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[Comic Book Review] Valiant Entertainment’s BLOODSHOT SALVATION #5

PopCultHQ received a review copy of BLOODSHOT SALVATION #5 from Valiant Entertainment. Available January 10th, 2017, the creative team for this series features writing from Jeff Lemire, art from Lewis LaRosa and Mico Suayan, colors by Diego Rodriguez , and lettering from Simon Bowland. Here’s PopCultHQ’s spoiler-free review of… BLOODSHOT SALVATION #5 Written by Jeff Lemire Art by Lewis LaRosa and Mico Suayan Cover A (Standard) by Kenneth Rocafort Cover B (Villains) by Monika Palosz Cover C (Battle Damaged) by Darick Robertson Pre-Order Cover by Ryan Bodenheim Interlocking Variant by Greg Smallwood Bloodshot Icon Variant by Giuseppe Camuncoli Something’s wrong with Baby Jessie! NOW: As nanites overwrite

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[Comic Book Review] ETERNITY #2 from Valiant Entertainment

PopCultHQ received a review copy of ETERNITY #2 from Valiant Entertainment. Available November 29th, 2017, the creative team for this series features writing from Matt Kindt, pencils from Trevor Hairsine, inks by Ryan Winn, colors by David Baron, and lettering from A Larger World Studios. Here’s PopCultHQ’s spoiler-free review of… ETERNITY #2 (of 4) Written by Matt Kindt Art by Trevor Hairsine Cover A by Jelena Kevic-Djurdjevic Cover B by Tom Muller Character Design Variant by Matt Kindt Variant Cover by David Lafuente Divine intervention! Beyond the barriers of our reality… Outside the boundaries of human understanding… A universe of immensely powerful beings

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Influential Films in Pop Culture History: The Breakfast Club – An 80’s Social Movie Supreme

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The 1980’s were a time of great change for America. Ronald Reagan was president, the Cold War had reached new heights of tension, and all across America and even the world, culture was changing. Books, music, art, fashion, comic books, video games, TV, and one of the biggest of all, movies. Every year, every month brought something new to the screen for movie goers; action, romance, science-fiction, drama, comedy, horror, the newly awakened superhero genre. And there were what I like to call the mash-up movies, films that mixed two or even three different genres into one smorgasbord of a

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‘The Seventh Age: Dawn’ by Rick Heinz

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A riveting read that showcases a supernatural side of Chicago that even Jim Butcher hasn't seen. Check out this new page-turning novel by Rick Heinz

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PopCultHQ’s Comic Book Review – “Legends of Oz: Tik-Tok and the Kalidah” #1 by Aspen Comics/Big Dog Ink (Out 4/20/16)

PopCultHQ received an advance copy of Legends of Oz: Tik-Tok and the Kalidah #1 by Aspen Comics‘ Big Dog Ink imprint which arrives in stores this Wednesday, April 20th. The creative team for this new series features writing from Rob Anderson, interior artist Renato Rei, and colorist Ceci de la Cruz. Here is PopCultHQ’s spoiler-free review of Legends of Oz: Tik-Tok and the Kalidah #1… PopCultHQ’s Comic Book Review: Legends of Oz: Tik-Tok and the Kalidah #1: Welcome to the Legends of Oz! In the world of Oz, legends come in all shapes and sizes… Big Dog Ink begun its various Legends of

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PopCultHQ Comic Book Review – “X-O Manowar” #45 from Valiant

Arriving at your LCS this Wednesday is the part three of “The Kill List” story arc in X-O Manowar #45. Writer Robert Vendetti continues to excite readers with this intense story pitting Aric and Ninjak against a slew of Vine plantings and an uprising from Commander Trill against the High Priest. An infiltration at the installation where the plantings gather in order to achieve a collective consciousness leave many of the Vine members dead. Slaughtered, all in the name of a greater good (Trill and the Vine). As the massacre is being pinned on Aric, the upheaval continues in the Vine’s collective consciousness.

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PopCultHQ Comic Book Review – Red Lance #1 (Extensive Look)

PopCultHQ got the opportunity to review Red Lance #1, an independent comic birthed out of a Kickstarter campaign. Here is our extensive, and spoiler-free, review of this debut issue and all the details you would want to know about this story. Red Lance Issue #1 – “Rise of Cataclysm“ Can the heroes of recently formed Red Lance defeat Cataclysm as he rampages through the city? Writer: Gary Bloom (@gbbloom) Illustrator: Brian McCranie (@brianmccranie) Lettering: Taylor Esposito (@TaylorEspo) Publication Date: January 27, 2016 A powerful villainess twists the mind of a genius… and causes a Cataclysm! Will the heroes of Red Lance rise

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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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Dark Knight 3; The Master Race by Frank Miller – All Variant Covers.

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Dark Knight III: The Master Race is going to have an insane amount of variant covers. We will hunt them all down and updated this article as they become available. With custom art made for over thirty different retailers. The full list of artists (so far) is below, Frank Miller to Pen the Dark Knight III: The Master Race These variant covers for DC Comics’ first issue of the comic that concludes the story started in Frank Miller’s seminal Dark Knight Returns will hit shelves on November 25, 2015 alongside the standard covers and other variants that will be available

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