Premier Pop C Pop Culture News – Movies, Comics, Television, Books, Toys, Games, and More Tim Burton’s kid-friendly fantasy adventure Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children opened to $28.5 million from 3,522 theaters at the North American box office over the weekend, blowing past Pete Berg’s oil rig disaster pic Deepwater Horizon and easily landing at No. 1. Starring Mark Wahlberg, Deepwater Horizon placed No. 2 with $20.6 million from 3,259 cinemas. …
Read More »Retro Meets Modern with the Nintendo Entertainment System: NES Classic Edition
The Nintendo Entertainment System: NES Classic Edition console, anticipated to be one of the hottest gifts this holiday season, launches on Nov. 11 at a suggested retail price of only $59.99. The system includes 30 classic NES games like Super Mario Bros. 3, Metroid and The Legend of Zelda, plus a replica of the original NES …
Read More »Dark Horse All-Stars Give “Black Hammer” The Super Treatment
Jeff Lemire’s superhero comic series is getting the super treatment: Dark Horse is proud to announce that Black Hammer will have an oversized anthology issue in early 2017. Black Hammer Giant-Sized Annual features an all-star slate of guest artists illustrating five stories by Jeff Lemire. Dustin Nguyen (The Authority, Batman: Streets of Gotham), Emi …
Read More »VIZ Media Announces 2016 New York Comic Con Activities & Convention Exclusives
VIZ Media brings a jam-packed weekend of unique creator events, informative panel discussions, fun booth activities and a specially curated selection of exclusive retail items available for purchase during New York Comic Con 2016. New York Comic Con (NYCC) takes place October 6th – 9th at the Javits Convention Center in Manhattan and …
Read More »National Amusements Proposes Combination of CBS and Viacom
National Amusements, Inc., the owner of a majority of CBS and Viacom’s voting stock, today announced that it has asked the boards of CBS and Viacom to consider a potential combination of the companies. A copy of the text of the letter transmitted today to the respective boards is set forth …
Read More »Dark Horse Celebrates Ten Years Of Empowerment
In honor of the tenth anniversary of Adam Warren’s breakout hit, Dark Horse is proud to announce the next installments in the Empowered series: Empowered and the Soldier of Love and Empowered Volume 10. Adam Warren (The Dirty Pair, Gen13) creates more adventures for Emp while Karla Diaz (Cute Sins, Coffee Shop) applies her magnificent artistic skills …
Read More »Dark Horse Foresees A New Season Of “Angel”
Buffy’s first love will receive a solo series and a “re-vamped” creative team in Angel Season 11. Corinna Bechko (Lara Croft, Star Wars: Legacy II) writes Season 11 while Geraldo Borges (Deadpool, Ghost) illustrates the series, and Michelle Madsen (Buffy Season 9, Angel & Faith Season 10) colors the issues. Scott Fischer (Angel & Faith Season 10, Buffy: …
Read More »100 Bullets Creators Azzarello And Risso Reunite For Moonshine
Image Comics revealed interior pages from MOONSHINE #1. This series launch marks the first new project from writer Brian Azzarello and artist Eduardo Risso—the New York Times bestselling and Eisner Award winning creative team behind 100 Bullets—and hits Wednesday, October 5th. Set during Prohibition, and deep in the backwoods of Appalachia, MOONSHINE #1 …
Read More »The Creative Team Behind C.O.W.L. Brings An Out Of This World Murder Mystery To Image
Image Comics announced that Kyle Higgins, Alec Siegel, and Rod Reis, the creators behind the bestselling C.O.W.L. series, have launched another hit series in HADRIAN’S WALL. Issue #1 is being sent back to print in order to keep up with increased customer demand. When an astronaut on HADRIAN’S WALL is …
Read More »William Shatner to Host the First “Star Trek: The Next Generation” 30th Anniversary Cast Reunion Event
General admission tickets are now on sale for Silicon Valley Comic Con (SVCC), Steve Wozniak’s pop culture and technology expo taking place April 21-23, 2017 in downtown San Jose. Pairing science with fiction, Silicon Valley Comic Con aims to inspire and entertain with celebrity appearances, science/tech discussions, film and TV screenings, panels …
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