Author Archives: Pop-Culture Spectrum

BLACK MIRROR MEETS EYES WIDE SHUT IN UPCOMING MARIA LLOVET SERIES CRAVE

PORTLAND, Ore. 08/17/2023 — Fan favorite Heartbeat writer/artist Maria Llovet (Faithless, Sandman Universe Thessaly) will make her first Image Comics debut in the upcoming erotic thriller, Crave. Eyes Wide Shut meets Black Mirror in this dark, sexy mystery set to launch in November.Loud!,CRAVE, a mysterious app that promises … Continue reading

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Ram V & Filipe Andrade’s RARE FLAVOURSHits Shelves in September 2023

A Sinister Cross-Section of Food, Culture, & Indian Folklore  RARE FLAVOURS #1 is the premiere issue of the brand new series from the Eisner, Harvey, and Ringo Award-nominated team behind the critically acclaimed series The Many Deaths of Laila Starr, writer Ram V … Continue reading

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AI Takes Center Stage at New Publishing Conference

AI Takes Center Stage at New Publishing Conference NEW YORK—August 8, 2023—A sweeping examination of AI’s role in book publishingis the focus of Artificial Intelligence: Revolution and Opportunity in Trade Publishing, a newconference from Publishers Weekly. Former Penguin Random House … Continue reading

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Cyberpunk 2077: NO_COINCIDENCE Novel Hits Bookstores in Physical and Digital Formats

CD PROJEKT RED today announced that Cyberpunk 2077: NO_COINCIDENCE, a science-fiction thriller by established Polish writer Rafał Kosik set in the world of the studio’s Cyberpunk 2077 video game, is now available in bookstores both physically and digitally, as well as … Continue reading

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Cosplay or Actual Murderer inYour First Look at STUFF OF NIGHTMARES: RED MURDER #1

Horror Maestro R.L. Stine pens a new macabre tale at BOOM! Studios LOS ANGELES, CA (August 8, 2023) – BOOM! Studios today revealed a first look at STUFF OF NIGHTMARES: RED MURDER #1, the self-contained special issue in the bestselling, adult horror … Continue reading

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Indie Puzzler Inspired by 80s Action Flicks Confirms Upcoming Nintendo Switch Version (AND PC!)

LYON, France (August 9, 2023)—Today developer Chanko Studios and publisher AMC Games announced that It’s a Wrap! will be arriving later this summer on PC, followed soon after by a touch screen-enhanced version on the Nintendo Switch eShop. The 80s-cinema-inspired puzzle platformer … Continue reading

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Hammer of Virtue Smashes Onto Steam Today

Topple buildings, bash enemies, and cause chaos with split-screen co-op and deathmatch modes STOCKHOLM – August 7, 2023 – Hammer of Virtue, the action game set in a fully destructible futuristic landscape from developer No Pest Productions, comes out swinging on PC via … Continue reading

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I “beat” Dave The Diver

Easily on my Best of 2023 list. Granted my bias is to the type of games I personally enjoy, but except for parts where I said “That wasn’t fun”, a huge favorite. I tend to say “I didn’t like that … Continue reading

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FILM AT LINCOLN CENTER AND SUBWAY CINEMA ANNOUNCE “KOREAN CINEMA’S GOLDEN DECADE: THE 1960s,” SEPTEMBER 1–17

The Story of Hong Gil-dong ; Let’s Meet at Walkerhill; The Great Monster Yonggary; Special Agent X-7; and The Housemaid (Janus Films)New York, NY (August 2, 2023) – Film at Lincoln Center and Subway Cinema announce “Korean Cinema’s Golden Decade: The 1960s,” … Continue reading

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A rare solo obituary tribute: Paul Reubens

I could write an entire essay about Pee-Wee Herman. About all three films, the HBO specials, the TV show, the television and other film cameos (you ever see Back to the Beach?) and equally about Paul Reubens himself. I shall … Continue reading

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