Your First Look at ADVENTURE TIME™: MARCY & SIMON #6 by Olivia Olson and Slimm Fabert

Posted on 05/29/2019 by Pop-Culture Spectrum

This Slimm Fabert art is absolutely enticing.

Discover The Future of Your Favorite Vampire Queen & Former Ice King in June 2019

LOS ANGELES, CA (May 29, 2019) – BOOM! Studios and Cartoon Network today revealed a first look at ADVENTURE TIME™: MARCY & SIMON #6 (of 6). Writer Olivia Olson (voice of Marceline, Cartoon Network’s Adventure Time™) and artist Slimm Fabert (Adventure Time™ comic series) bring fans the final issue of the exciting official comic book continuation by revealing what’s next for the once immortal Simon and the still immortal Vampire Queen Marceline in comic book form.

Marcy and Simon’s friendship has endured over 900 years and through bouts of insanity and amnesia so there’s no way that friendship ends now, right? Everything comes to a head as Marcy, Simon, Jake, Finn, and BMO venture forth to confront the Golb version of Betty in order to save Simon’s memories and his life, while Marcy’s dad Hunson continues to interfere from the Nightosphere. No matter how tough the going gets, though, Marcy gets tougher and she lays everything on the line for her closest friend in this shocking conclusion to this epic story about the centuries-old connection between Simon Petrikov and Marceline the Vampire Queen.

A modern-day fable, the critically-acclaimed Adventure Time became a global success, attracting adult and kid viewers alike over the course of 10 seasons. It follows unlikely heroes Finn and Jake, buddies who traverse the mystical Land of Ooo and encounter its colorful inhabitants. The best of friends, our heroes always find themselves in the middle of heart-pounding escapades. Finn, a silly kid with an awesome hat and Jake, a brassy dog with a big kind heart, depend on each other through thick and thin. Adventure Time™ was created by Pendleton Ward and produced at Cartoon Network Studios.

BOOM! Studios has been publishing the New York Times bestselling Adventure Time comic books and graphic novels through their KaBOOM! imprint for middle grade readers since 2012 and been honored with Eisner, Harvey, and Diamond Gem Awards for the series.

ADVENTURE TIME™: MARCY & SIMON is Olson’s third writing contribution to the expanded literary world of the eponymous franchise, previously collaborating with her father Martin Olson (the voice of “Hunson Abadeer”) on The Adventure Time™ Encyclopedia. The two also co-authored Adventure Time™: The Enchiridion & Marcy’s Super Secret Scrapbook, written from a first-person perspective through Marceline’s diary entries about when she and Simon first met. Both Adventure Timebooks, published in partnership between Abrams and Cartoon Network, are available now everywhere books are sold.

ADVENTURE TIME™: MARCY & SIMON #6 features a main cover by Brittney Williams (Goldie Vance), along with variant covers by artists Jamie Loughran and Amelia Vidal.

ADVENTURE TIME™: MARCY & SIMON is the latest release from BOOM! Studios’ award-winning KaBOOM! imprint, home to comics for middle grade and younger readers including licensed series such as Adventure Time, Steven Universe, Regular Show, Ben 10, and Over The Garden Wall, along with original series like Just Beyond: The Scare School by R.L. Stine and Kelly & Nichole Matthews, Hex Vet by Sam Davies, RuinWorld by Derek Laufman, Hotel Dare by Terry Blas and Claudia Aguirre, and Pandora’s Legacy by Kara Leopard, Kelly & Nichole Matthews.

Print copies of ADVENTURE TIME™: MARCY & SIMON #6 will be available on June 19, 2019 at local comic book shops (use comicshoplocator.com to find the nearest one), or at the BOOM! Studios webstore. Digital copies can be purchased from content providers like comiXology, iBooks, Google Play, and the BOOM! Studios app.

For continuing news on ADVENTURE TIME™: MARCY & SIMON and more from BOOM! Studios, stay tuned to www.boom-studios.com and follow @boomstudios on Twitter.

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Are you READY TO RUMBLE at Five Points Fest!?

Posted on 05/27/2019 by Pop-Culture Spectrum

There’s a lot of exciting things at Five Points Fest. Craft beer, food trucks, exclusive toys, but one of the top things is the live painting and here are details!

More and more amazing painting happening at Five Points Fest…

PAINT FIGHT! SCHEDULE

Next weekend is the second annual Paint Fight! taking place during the Five Points Fest weekend. The 2018 champion, JCORP is all set to return to defend her title & with five Paint Fight! match-ups scheduled for Saturday June 1st, you’re not going to want to miss this epic event!

Paint Fight! Match Ups

Here is the line up which will start at 12pm on Saturday June 1st in the Five Points Fest Beer Garden/Pin Yard area!

JCORP vs Mike Die (12-1pm)
Buttsup vs Mike Altman (1-2pm)
Grace Lang vs Ramiro Studios (2-3pm)
Lou Pimentel vs 7 Sketches (3-4pm)
Merk Aveli vs Riisa Boogie (4-5pm)
PAINT FIGHT! Final (5-6pm)

Each Paint Fight! winner will be determined by crowd participation, so your favourite artist will need your voice! Come out and make some NOISE! Once all five winners have been decided, a judging panel will choose which TWO artists will compete in the PAINT FIGHT! Finale.

As well as Paint Fight! this weekend, there will be a Live Painting Event on Sunday June 2nd in the Five Points Fest Beer Garden/Pin Yard outdoor area! Featuring a wide range of awesome artists including Skinner, Quiccs, Riisa Boogie, Czee13 and Mus Musculous making his NYC debut! Come grab a craft beer, some street food and watch these champs go to work with their spray cans!

BUY YOUR FIVE POINTS FEST TICKET HERE

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‘Once Upon a Time in the West: Shooting a Masterpiece’ is NEW from Reel Art Press!

Posted on 05/25/2019 by Pop-Culture Spectrum

Once Upon a Time in the West: Shooting a Masterpiece.
“A massive and gorgeous book about Sergio Leone’s landmark Spaghetti Western.”
—Matthew Sweet, BBC Radio

REEL ART PRESS

Once Upon a Time in the West: Shooting a Masterpiece

Foreword by Quentin Tarantino. Text by Christopher Frayling. Photographs by Angelo Novi.

“Once Upon a Time in the West” was the movie that made me consider filmmaking.” —Quentin Tarantino

Images from Once Upon a Time in the West: Shooting a Masterpiece,
published by REEL ART PRESS.

Sergio Leone’s film Once Upon a Time in the West set out to be the ultimate Western—a celebration of the power of classic Hollywood cinema, a meditation on the making of America and a lament for the decline of one of the most cherished film genres in the form of a “dance of death.” With this film, Leone said a fond farewell to the noisy and flamboyant world of the Italian Western, which he had created with A Fistful of Dollars and sequels, and aimed for something much more ambitious—an exploration of the relationship between myth (“Once Upon a Time…”), history (“…in the West”) and his own autobiography as an avid film-goer. This would be a horse opera in which the arias aren’t sung, they are stared. Once Upon a Time has since inspired several generations of filmmakers worldwide. Its combination of “film about film” with an angry historical epic, told with great style, has resonated for half a century, and its reputation has steadily grown. This book, by the world-renowned authority on Sergio Leone, Christopher Frayling, includes revealing personal interviews with all the key players involved in the movie (in front of the camera and behind it), a wealth of never-before-published documents, designs and photographs, and the latest research into the making of a masterpiece, shot by shot. It is introduced with a foreword by Quentin Tarantino. This year is the 50th anniversary of Once Upon a Time in the West and this richly illustrated book is a suitably spectacular birthday tribute.

Christopher Frayling is a world-renowned authority on the films of Sergio Leone. He has written Leone’s biography, curated a major world-touring exhibition on his work, published the classic study of the spaghetti western phenomenon and provided commentaries to Leone DVDs and television documentaries. Now he turns his attention to the making of Leone’s masterpiece. Frayling is an award-winning broadcaster and writer on film, design and popular culture. He was Rector of London’s Royal College of Art from 1996 to 2009, and was also Chairman of the Arts Council of England and a Governor of the British Film Institute. He was Professor of Cultural History at the RCA for over 30 years and is now Professor Emeritus. Christopher was knighted in the year 2000 for “services to art and design education.” As Sergio Leone once said to him, “it took an Englishman to take my films seriously…”

“Frayling, the world’s leading Leone expert, has amassed photographs, posters, production sketches and more, and Leone fan Quentin Tarantino has written the introduction to this impressive volume.”
—Kenneth Turan

Once Upon a Time in the West: Shooting a Masterpiece

Foreword by Quentin Tarantino. Text by Christopher Frayling. Photographs by Angelo Novi.

“Frayling’s own masterpiece… a book for the ages about making a movie for the ages. This is the coffee table book you will actually want to pick up and read.” —Trebuchet Magazine

REEL ART PRESS
Hardcover, 9.5 x 11.5 in. / 336 pgs / 80 color / 250 bw.
ISBN 9781909526334
US $75.00 CDN $99.00

“There’s a new book out this month by Reel Art Press called Once Upon a Time in the West: Shooting a Masterpiece that will tell you just about everything you want to know about the Italian director Sergio Leone’s classic spaghetti western.”
—Kenneth Dickerman

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DAREDEVIL WRITER CHIP ZDARSKY TEAMS UP WITH RUNAWAYS ARTISTS KRIS ANKA & MATT WILSON FOR AN ALL-NEW FANTASY MINISERIES, THE WHITE TREES

Posted on 05/25/2019 by Pop-Culture Spectrum

This series looks gorgeous and Chip doing anything from his own mind separated from established stuff is always the best.

PORTLAND, Ore. 05/24/2019 — Image Comics is pleased to announce that the critically-acclaimed

Daredevil writer Chip Zdarsky and beloved Runaways artists Kris Anka and Matt Wilson will team up for a tautly-woven, eye-popping new fantasy miniseries, The White Trees. The series will be comprised of two oversized issues—which will tell a complete story—with the The White Trees #1 hitting shelves this August.

“I’m beyond thrilled to be working with Kris and Matt again!” bellowed Zdarsky. “Are they thrilled to be working with me again? It really doesn’t matter as I tricked them into signing a contract by using the words ‘hot fantasy.’ Legally, they have to illustrate this tale of fraught relationships forged in war and the complexities of fatherhood.

“Or suffer the consequences.”

The White Trees is set in the fantastical world of Blacksand, where peace was hard-won, and three unbending warriors carry the scars to prove it. Now, almost twenty years later, their children are missing and war is on the horizon. Can they put aside their memories of the war—and each other—for one last adventure?

Anka added: “This book has everything: action, suspense, romance, Daddies.”

The White Trees #1 (Diamond Code JUN190031) will hit comic shops on Wednesday, August 14. The final order cutoff deadline for retailers is Monday, July 22.

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Cool stuff to keep an eye on at Unbound

Posted on 05/23/2019 by Pop-Culture Spectrum

This is one of the companies showing at Unbound during Book Expo. Their products such as these are excellent.

Our new sloth key lights are a must have!

Sloth Key Light Keychain

AKY144 $2.50, 24 pcs

Keep calm & sloth on –

Use these sloths as a decoration or a functional flash light! Keep your keys looking adorable while lighting the way!

Shop Now!

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Funcom Reveals ‘Seed of Evil’, An Upcoming Expansion for Mutant Year Zero

Posted on 05/23/2019 by Pop-Culture Spectrum

Game set for Nintendo Switch launch – Expansion to be released on July 30th – New playable mutant announced – The expansion to the award-winning tactical adventure game picks up where the original game ended and introduces a new playable character, Big Khan the Moose.

OSLO, Norway – May 23rd, 2019 – Hours of gameplay, new locations to visit and a new leading character await fans of the award-winning tactical adventure game Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden, as Funcom and The Bearded Ladies today announce the upcoming expansion Seed of Evil.

The turn-based tactical adventure game Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden received critical acclaim for its gameplay, artwork and captivating characters. Set in post-apocalyptic Sweden, the player controls a group of mutants searching through the ruins of civilization for salvation or simply something to eat. Using a mixture of stealth and combat strategy, while evolving your characters through a series of interesting mutations, is paramount to overcoming the evil that is threatening to eradicate what is left of decent society.

A new menace is looming in the expansion. Powerful and ominous roots have emerged and seem to be taking control over the minds of friends and foes alike. Fortunately, a new hero has arrived, and players can now add Big Khan the moose to their squad of mutants. He is not only skilled at landing critical hits but comes with the unique mutations Ground Pound and Flame Puke, giving the option to apply a more diverse playstyle in order to succeed.

The expansion and the retail release on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch was originally set to release on June 25th. The new release date is now July 30th. The expansion and the full game will also be available digitally on all platforms.

PC gamers can preorder the expansion on Steam later today for $ 14.99 (pricing may differ across territories). A Digital Deluxe Edition will also be released today on Steam, consisting of both the original game and the upcoming expansion. The Deluxe Edition will also be available in retail.

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Marvel Action: Captain Marvel Debuts in August from IDW Publishing

Posted on 05/23/2019 by Pop-Culture Spectrum

An All-Out Flerken Invasion Challenges Carol Danvers to Go Higher, Further, and Faster Than Ever!

SAN DIEGO, CA (May 22, 2019) – IDW Publishing is proud to announce the latest addition to their Marvel Action line of comics aimed at middle grade readers: Captain Marvel! From the stellar creative team of writer Sam Maggs (Marvel: Fearless and Fantastic! Female Super Heroes Save the World), artist Sweeney Boo (My Little Pony), and colorist Brittany Peer, the first thrilling chapter hits stores in August!

Carol Danvers’ quiet night with BFF Jessica Drew (Spider-Woman) takes a catastrophic turn when Manhattan’s bodegas are suddenly overrun by a host of angry felines! And not just any felines—Flerkens, the most terrifying, pocket-dimension-holding, tentacle-devouring kitty-look-alikes in the entire universe! Can Captain Marvel overcome the formidable foes before it’s too late?

“I feel so privileged to help launch Captain Marvel’s solo title for Marvel Action,” says Sam Maggs. “Carol has always been my favorite super hero; I love how she’s truly come into her own, culturally, and is finally being widely-recognized as the star that she is. Being able to write for Carol is the most exciting and terrifying thing that’s ever happened to me. I can’t wait to share this arc with everyone!”

Sweeney Boo says, “This comic is for everyone! If you have seen Captain Marvel’s movie and want more of her, and if you are a cat lover, this is definitely for you. This title has everything – it’s funny and sweet, it has powerful moments, and it’s absolute cat madness!”

“Working with Sam and Sweeney on a story featuring one of the most iconic super heroes of our time has been a dream,” says Megan Brown, assistant editor. “I adore Carol — she’s strong, capable, funny, and someone that anyone can look up to. In Marvel Action, we’re also highlighting the strength of her friendship with Jessica Drew, and it’s been such a positive, uplifting experience bringing this rock-solid bond between two absolutely amazing ladies to life.”

Marvel Action: Captain Marvel will be available with a regular cover by Sweeney Boo, plus a special retailer incentive variant by Brianna Garcia (Disney Princess).

For information on how to secure copies of Marvel Action: Captain Marvel, please contact your local comic shop or visit www.comicshoplocator.com to find a store near you.

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If it’s dark, turn on a light & listen to the music

Posted on 05/22/2019 by Pop-Culture Spectrum

Pop-Culture Spectrum has previously provided the official press release for the upcoming Harry and The Potters album “Lumos“. Here we express your insistence on getting your hands on it.

The Kickstarter ends at 8 PM Eastern on May 23rd, 2019 and is fully funded at over $40K. The album itself is recorded and ready for your ears. The Kickstarter essentially a pre-order method to cover physical CDs, Vinyl and even amazing discography USB drives.

We’ve been a long supporter of Wizard rock here, a fan of a variety of performers and groups. One of the greatest things about the genre is that while based upon J.K. Rowling’s Potterverse in lyrics, most if not all songs tend to work outside of their trappings as both rollicking good numbers and words that explore material beyond its base creation.

The same can be said of this new album, 13 years since their last, from Harry and The Potters. While the album is clearly based in chapters and sequences from the last book The Deathly Hallows, as the press release they clearly reached further than this. What the test of an album like this though are the songs just good songs, no matter what they are about. For that I’ve chosen to go the track-by-track mini review method.

1-Lumos: A ditty that starts soft and light but then goes heavy with chill spoken word. A great intro track.

2-You’re Not The Wizard: Seems like an 80’s synth pop jazzy with heavy drums as well.

3-Good Riddance: A melancholy grunge style.

4-The Trace: The first official single released, it falls under folk rock and early 00’s alternative in its feels.

5-On The Importance of Media Literacy: This track reminded me of something you might hear in the middle of a 90’s Rom Com when things seem their darkest but somehow you know it might all be okay.

6-Hermione’s Army: There’s some what sounds like Sax in this number with a very steady drum beat, the singing style and bass line reminds me of something that might happen had Devo teamed with B-52s.

7-What Happened to the Cat?: Possibly my favorite track on the album. It’s slow and drifty evoking Smashing Pumpkins in ways. It’s the shortest track on the album at 1:35 with very spare lyrics… I didn’t even know we had a cat… but it just hits.

8-The Banality of Evil: Very folky, the kind of sound one generally feels when thinking of Wizard Rock in it’s purest best sense.

9-Gone Campin’: A country like ditty you might hear sung over a campfire, roasting marshmallows as the title suggests.

10-Where’s Ron?: A sweet smooth piano duet with Kimya Dawson on co-vocals. Calm, relaxed, a lovely follow up to Gone Campin’ if taking the album as the story it is telling from Potter, but as every other track powerful. The Kimya Dawson vocals definitely add a gravitas to the importance of this album.

11-No Pureblood Supremacy: This track is super nerdy and folksy pop, building and building at speed as it goes along until a headrushing instrumental till returning back to its singing line.

12-Voldemort in Your Head: The second shortest track on the album, melancholy with short bursts of wild energy.

13-The Sword, The Cup, and the Dragon: A very dance style track with some rollicking drums, percussion and stark synth lines. This one will get your body moving.

14-The Cloak: A very fast track, not truly dancing, but your foot will start tapping and with invokes of the prior track.

15-The Stone: The longest track on the album at 9 minutes and 30 seconds. It has epic orchestral tones with what seems accordion. It is slow and deep for the entirety of the song… giving you the feel the end is near but not quickly.

16- The Wand: The final track. Lyrics definitely heavy on the spoilers ending for Potterverse, but also a very heroic triumphant rock ditty. Killing isn’t the only way to win indeed!

As a whole, this album truly goes through a variety of style but in the end is clearly a modern rock album inspired and influenced by everything that has probably come into their sphere in the 12 years since Deathly Hallows and the 4 since their last short ep. It is highly entertaining even for a non-Potter fan as all three pior albums from the group have been. So get to that Kickstarter now or you’ll have to wait till the digital album is out for all on June 21st.

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Best-Selling Authors R.L. Stine, Lev Grossman, and Victor LaValle attend BOOKEXPO 2019 with BOOM! Studios

Posted on 05/22/2019 by Pop-Culture Spectrum

By now, you’ll know PCS in a major supporter of BOOM Studios. BookExpo will have lots of amazing stuff for booksellers, librarians, and press, but the small line-up for the Expo is great. Boom also some amazing new books coming up in August as well further in October including new original works and GNs as well new stuff from their license franchises such as Cartoon Network & Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.

Acclaimed Publisher Debuts New Booth & Exclusives in May 2019

LOS ANGELES, CA (May 22, 2019) – BOOM! Studios announced today their presence at BookExpo from May 29-31, 2019 at the Javits Center in New York, NY, with acclaimed authors R.L. Stine (Just Beyond: The Scare School), Lev Grossman (The Magicians: Alice’s Story), and Victor LaValle (Victor LaValle’s Destroyer).

The award-winning publisher will debut an all-new booth (#1748) environment with special advance readers copies of hotly anticipated graphic novels including Just Beyond: The Scare School by R.L. Stine and Nicole and Kelly Matthews, The Magicians: Alice’s Story by Lev Grossman, Lilah Sturges and Pius Bak, as well as Victor LaValle’s Destroyer bookmarks and much more.

Throughout the weekend, attendees will also have an opportunity to speak one-on-one with the writers behind some of the most anticipated graphic fiction of 2019 during signing events including:

R.L. Stine, the acclaimed bestselling horror author, creator ofGoosebumps, Fear Street, and brand new middle grade horror graphic novel series, Just Beyond.
Lev Grossman, New York Times bestselling author of The Magicians trilogy and co-author of The Magicians: Alice’s Story.
Victor LaValle, award-winning author of Changeling, The Ballad of Black Tom, and Victor Lavalle’s Destroyer.

Visit the award-winning publisher’s booth for the exclusive chance to meet your favorite creators. Fans will have the opportunity to get exclusive merchandise signed by these special guests at the BOOM! Studios booth. Signing schedule below:

Wednesday, May 29, 2019
1:00PM-2:00PM Meet The Author: Lev Grossman
3:00PM-4:00PM Meet The Author: Victor LaValle

Thursday, May 30, 2019
11:00AM-12:00PM Meet The Author: R.L. Stine
1:00PM-2:00PM Meet The Author: Lev Grossman
3:00PM-4:00PM Meet The Author: Victor LaValle

Friday, May 31, 2019
12:00PM-1:00PM Meet The Author: R.L. Stine

“BOOM! Studios is excited to bring three of the biggest writers in modern fiction – R.L. Stine, Lev Grossman and Victor LaValle – to BookExpo to meet with fans,” said Arune Singh, VP Marketing, BOOM! Studios. “Our company is committed to the idea that comic books are for anyone so we make them for everyone – and we know that everyone who visits the BOOM! Studios booth will find their first – or their next – obsession in our wide variety of offerings.”

For more news on BOOM! Studios at BookExpo, stay tuned to www.boom-studios.com and follow @boomstudios on Twitter.

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Exclusive Craft Beer at Five Points Fest!

Posted on 05/20/2019 by Pop-Culture Spectrum

More info has been released on the Craft Beer exclusives at this year Five Points Fest with a better look at the art, information and details on the beers themselves.

Five Points Fest, America’s premiere Designer Toy festival, is excited to share another killer announcement about our featured beers this year from Lagunitas, Sixpoint Brewery and Kings County Brewing Collective!

To kick things off, we have the Sofu-Baby Sour, a delicious mango, passion fruit sour brewed by KCBC! This exclusive can is designed by NYC based artist and Five Points Fest Paint Fight Brewser JCORP! This exclusive collectible can will go on sale at 11 am on Saturday, June 1st! Last years exclusive can, with art by UK artist Czee13, sold out in 20 mins! So make sure you get this years can quick!

JCORP’s duties as Five Points Fest Brewser doesn’t end there! She also designed the artwork for, and named, the exclusive Sixpoint Brewery Greatest Day IPA! This hazy IPA is exclusive to Five Points Fest 2019!

Five Points Fest will have a full assortment of beers from Lagunitas Brewing Company for you to enjoy! All of which will be available at the bar provided by Brooklyn’s own Pine Box Rock Shop!

We will also have a specially designed beer can featuring art by 2019 DTA Fan Artist of the Year, Quiccs! Adorning a can of Kolsch Style Huell Melon & Citra Hops Ale, this can will catch the eye of Quiccs fans and craft beer drinkers alike.

This exclusive can is an explosion of TEQ63 goodness that we have all come to expect from Philippines artist, Quiccs. This limited edition exclusive collectible can will go on sale at 11 am on Saturday, June 1st!

To get your hands on these delicious exclusive beers, make sure you have your Five Points Fest tickets! You can purchase tickets on fivepointsfest.com now.

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Your First Look at ADVENTURE TIME™: MARCY & SIMON #6 by Olivia Olson and Slimm Fabert

Are you READY TO RUMBLE at Five Points Fest!?

More and more amazing painting happening at Five Points Fest…