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Silver Surfer Black by Donny Cates | Talks Comics!

Welcome back to another year here at Talks Comics! Silver Surfer Black is a five-issue mini-series from writer Donny Cates, artists Tradd Moore and Dave Stewart. Our hosts Brandon and Brian, review the story and give their opinions on this exciting mini-series. Also, the guys offer some other Marvel comic series recommendations.

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Silver Surfer Black Issues #1-5

(W) Donny Cates (A) Tradd Moore & Dave Stewart

After being ambushed by the Black Order at the reading of the Mad Titans will. The Silver Surfer and the other galaxy defenders are launched into a black hole. The Surfer fights to save his own soul from the void and the recently awakened god, Knull. While being chased across the galaxy by Knull, the Surfer must risking everything to save the universe from an unknown darkness.

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Donny Cates Marvel Comics

(W) Donny Cates (A) Ryan Stegman, JP Mayor & Frank Martin

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(W) Donny Cates (A) Geoff Shaw & Marte Garcia

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(W) Donny Cates (A) Ryan Stegman, Dylan Burnett & Antonio Fabela

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(W) Donny Cates (A) Ryan Stegman, Dylan Burnett & Antonio Fabela

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(W) Donny Cates (A)

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Enjoy some of Donny Cates other Marvel Comic’s series. As we mentioned you do not need to read all of these series to understand and follow the story in Silver Surfer Black. However, this can give you some additional background information about specific characters and interesting ties to the Marvel comics universe.

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January 15, 2020
Locke & Key | New Netflix TV Series

There is a new TV series coming to Netflix called Locke & Key. Based on a graphic novel written by Joe Hill. We here at My Comic Universe can’t wait for this new Netflix series to start February 2020! Check out the below trailer along with everything you need to know to get ready for this new series.

Official Locke & Key Trailer

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January 11, 2020
Joker & the Golden Globes 2020 | Popcorn Feed

The 2020 Award season is upon us. One of the biggest award ceremonies of the year is the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s Golden Globe Awards. From Joaquin Phoenix’s performance in The Joker, to Martin Scorcese’s The Irishman, the powerful Marriage Story. Let’s Discuss some of this year’s winners.

Golden Globe Awards

The Golden Globes awards had its first ceremony January 20, 1944. It has been annual ceremony that is the culmination of the best in the film industry. Established in 1943, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, members are responsible for selecting the nominations of American and international films for the awards. Some of the the previous year’s best performances, movies and television shows are the highlight of the evening.

Golden Globes 2020

Best Picture Drama

1917

Genre: Drama, War

Rated: R

Run-time: 1 hr 59 mins

Summary: Two young British soldiers during the First World War are given an impossible mission: deliver a message deep in enemy territory that will stop 1,600 men, and one of the soldier’s brothers, from walking straight into a deadly trap.

Best Director

Sam Mendez

1917

Genre: Drama, War

Rated: R

Run-time: 1 hrs 59 mins

Best Picture Musical or Comedy

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Genre: Drama, Comedy

Rated: R

Run-time: 2 hrs 41 mins

Summary: A faded television actor and his stunt double strive to achieve fame and success in the film industry during the final years of Hollywood’s Golden Age in 1969 Los Angeles.

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture

Quentin Tarantino

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Genre: Drama, Comedy

Rated: R

Run-time: 2 hrs 41 mins

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

Brad Pitt

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Genre: Drama, Comedy

Rated: R

Run-time: 2 hrs 41 mins

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

Laura Dern

Marriage Story

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Rated: R

Run-time: 2 hrs 17 mins

Summary: Noah Baumbach’s incisive and compassionate look at a marriage breaking up and a family staying together.

Best Performance by an Actress in Motion Picture -Drama

Renée Zellweger

Judy

Genre: Biography, Drama

Rated: PG-13

Run-time: 2 hrs 41 mins

Summary: Legendary performer Judy Garland (Renée Zellweger) arrives in London in the winter of 1968 to perform a series of sold-out concerts.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama

Joaquin Phoenix

Joker

Genre: Drama, Comedy

Rated: R

Run-time: 2 hrs 41 mins

Best Original Score – Motion Picture

Joker

Genre: Drama, Comedy

Rated: R

Run-time: 2 hrs 41 mins

The biggest highlights of the night come from wins for the masterful performances from Joaquin Phoenix and Renée Zellweger. Quentin Tarantino’s screenplay and 1917 wins the award for Best Drama motion picture. Although, The Irishman did not win any of the golden globe awards. The film is still praised to win several other awards this season.

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January 6, 2020
Los Angeles Comic Con 2019 Cosplay

Los Angeles Comic Con 2019 had so many amazing things to love about this great event. From panels to comic book vendors to all the amazing exclusives available only at the con! One part of LA Comic Con that always adds so much excitement to the event is all the amazing cosplay we saw at the con. Even dogs were getting in on the cosplay. Check out our video and pics below of some of our favorite cosplay at Los Angeles Comic Con 2019.

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November 22, 2019
Funko Hollywood Store Grand Opening

Funko is one of the biggest names in collectibles and 2019 has been a big year for the company. Along with their HQ store in Everett, Washington, they have officially opened a second store in Hollywood, California. On November 18th, 2019 Funko had a grand opening celebration for the public. Luckily, we here at My Comic Universe got a chance to make it to the Funko Hollywood Grand Opening event! There were games, food trucks, Paka Paka machines, and of course, exclusive Pops!

Funko Hollywood Grand Opening

With the new store opening in Hollywood, Funko had a grand opening event to celebrate the store’s public unveiling. They released free tickets on Eventbrite for 5 different time slots throughout the day. The time slots were 10 am, 12 pm, 2 pm, 4 pm, and 6 pm. We were able to get 2 tickets for the 10 am time slot. They also had a standby line for people that weren’t able to get a ticket.

Funko Hollywood Store Tour

The store was separated into different sections. Each section has giant versions of Funko figures, tons of Pops, Pez and more. Funko had chases and other exclusives hidden in each room/section.

We entered the left side of the store which led us by the Marvel section. Near the Marvel section is the Harry Potter room and the DC room. As you start to make your way to the center of the store, there is Disney, Jurrasic Park, Anime and Games. Once you make it to the right side of the store you get to the TV and Horror sections, which then leads to one of the coolest rooms in the store… the Star Wars room! Then as you make your way towards the last few sections, there is Wetmore Forest, Funko Shop, and Music and Sports. Also, near the registers are the Funko Paka Paka machines. You can buy tokens at the register for $5 each. They can be used at the Paka Paka machines for a guaranteed figure.

Overall the Hollywood store is amazing. It definitely is bigger than their HQ store in Everett. Now that the Hollywood store is open, we will be making it over this store all the time!

Related: Check out our latest Funko unboxing – Marvel Collector Corps – Spider-man Far From Home Theme

Exclusive Pops

It wouldn’t be a Funko event without exclusive Pops! The Funko Hollywood store has 7 different exclusive Pops! that are only available at the Hollywood store. Included were a Tony the Tiger (with sunglasses), Bob’s Big Boy (with sunglasses), Freddy Funko (with Walk of Fame star), Marilyn Monroe, Chester Cheetah (holding bag of Cheetos), Wonder Woman (holding Hollywood bag), and Huckleberry Hound (holding Hollywood bag).

Also available at the Funko Hollywood store were an exclusive tee shirt as well as Paka Paka machines. These machines are typically only available in select GameStop and Think Geek retail stores.

We had such an incredible time at the Grand Opening of the Funko Hollywood store. The experience has us thinking back on our trip to Funko HQ in Everett, Washington while we were in town for Emerald City Comic-Con.

Funko HQ

Here are some of the photos we took at Funko HQ in Everett back in March. It was our first time making the trip to this Funko mecca. We had so much fun checking out all of the enormous Funko figures and hanging out with some amazing members of the Funko community!

Looking for more information on Funko Hollywood? Click here to check out Funko’s official blog post.

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November 21, 2019
Los Angeles Comic Con 2019 Panels

One of our favorite comic conventions of the year is Los Angeles Comic Con (LACC). It was a weekend full of amazing cosplay, vendors, panels and so much more! Check out our list below of some of our favorite panels from LA Comic Con 2019. This list of awesome panels and screenings will make you want to go to LA Comic-Con next year!

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November 9, 2019
November New Movie Releases 2019

This year is flying by so fast and so many great movies are coming out that it can be hard to keep track. That is why we here at My Comic Universe provide a list of all the new movie releases each month. Including movies coming to theaters as well as Blu-Ray, 4K, DVD and Digital. Some of the movies coming out this month that we are excited about include Doctor Sleep and Terminator Dark Fate. We also include links below to get tickets on Fandango or to buy Blu-Rays and more on Amazon for all the home releases.

Theater Releases

November 01, 2019

Terminator Dark Fate

Genre: Sci-Fi/ Action/ Adventure

Rated: R

Run-time: 2 hrs 08 mins

Starring: Linda Hamilton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mackenzie Davis

Summary: Sarah Connor and a hybrid cyborg human must protect a young girl from a newly modified liquid Terminator from the future.

Fandango:

Harriet

Genre: Action/ Biography/ Drama

Rated: PG-13

Run-time: 2 hrs 05 mins

Starring: Cynthia Erivo, Leslie Odom Jr., Joe Alwyn

Summary: The extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman’s escape from slavery and transformation into one of America’s greatest heroes, whose courage, ingenuity, and tenacity freed hundreds of slaves and changed the course of history.

Fandango:

Motherless Brooklyn

Genre: Crime/ Drama

Rated: R

Run-time: 2 hrs 24 mins

Starring: Edward Norton, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Alec Baldwin

Summary: Set against the backdrop of 1950s New York, Motherless Brooklyn follows Lionel Essrog, a lonely private detective afflicted with Tourette’s Syndrome, as he ventures to solve the murder of his mentor and only friend, Frank Minna

Fandango:

Arctic Dogs

Genre: Animation/ Adventure/ Comedy

Rated: PG

Run-time: 1 hr 32 mins

Starring: Anjelica Huston, James Franco, Jeremy Renner

Summary: Swifty the Arctic Fox (Jeremy Renner) works in the mailroom of the Arctic Blast Delivery Service, but he has much bigger dreams. He yearns to become a Top Dog, the Arctic’s star husky couriers. To prove he can do it, he commandeers one of the sleds and delivers a mysterious package to a secret location.

Fandango:

Inside Game

Genre: Drama

Rated: R

Run-time: 1 hr 37 mins

Starring: Betsy Beutler, Johnny Calabro, Robert Capelli Jr.

Summary: In 2007, when NBA referee Tim Donaghy (Eric Mabius) got caught betting on games he worked, he said two men associated with the Gambino crime family – a bookie named Baba Battista.

Fandango:

The Irishman

Genre: Biography/ Crime/ Drama

Rated: R

Run-time: 3 hrs 29 mins

Starring: Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci

Summary: A mob hitman recalls his possible involvement with the slaying of Jimmy Hoffa.

Fandango:

November 08, 2019

Doctor Sleep

Genre: Horror

Rated: R

Run-time: 2 hrs 31 mins

Starring: Rebecca Ferguson, Ewan McGregor, Carel Struycken

Summary: Years following the events of “The Shining,” a now-adult Dan Torrance meets a young girl with similar powers as he tries to protect her from a cult known as The True Knot who prey on children with powers to remain immortal.

Fandango:

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November 2, 2019
LA Comic Con 2019 Pin Vendor Highlights

We here at My Comic Universe had a great time at this year’s LA Comic Con! As usual, there was a bit of everything. From comics and collectibles to epic celebrity appearances, amazing cosplayers, and incredible artwork. In this article, though, we will focus on a presence we have noticed becoming more and more popular at conventions: enamel pins!

Enamel pins are not a new trend by any means. However, in recent years the number of collectors, as well as the range of pin designs, seem to have skyrocketed to new highs. We used to see vendors with small sections dedicated to pins. Now we are seeing entire booths dedicated to these shiny little trinkets. With that said, let’s take a look at some of our favorite vendors from this year’s con!

Viciouskill

We have known Victor and the guys at Viciouskill for a while now. Seeing them grow has been incredible! This was their fourth year partnering with LACC to put out their official convention pin and shirt designs. The guys are very welcoming at their booth and always willing to talk artwork or even just geek out with you.

Viciouskill is known for doing a wide range of pop culture characters in their signature “running man” pose. They produce these designs as pins, live tee shirt screen printing and as stickers in varied sizes.

If you are interested in any of what Viciouskill has to offer, check out their website here and be sure to follow them on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.

Goozee Pins

This was our first time having the pleasure of meeting Tweety and the rest of the crew at Goozee Pins. They were extremely friendly and showed us just how much love they put into their pins! They had a wide variety of pins, including some exclusive to the convention itself.

Goozee Pins booth was absolutely loaded with so many awesome pin designs. I would be surprised to see any person leave it without at least one striking their nostalgia bone. Though they showcase a variety of fandoms, we noticed a large number of their designs feature of mashup of Pokemon characters crossed with other popular properties. One of our favorites of their lineup is a Venomized Gengar with a chance at a Carnage variant.

To see what Goozee Pins has available for sale, check out their website here and be sure to follow them on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.

BB-Cre.8

The team at BB-Cre.8 has been putting out some outstanding designs since day one and never slowed down. We have seen them at a handful of conventions prior to this year’s LACC and they seem to be steadily growing and expanding their concepts to appeal to our nostalgia.

BB-Cre.8 makes a lot of awesome designs that mash-up Star Wars with other popular characters or properties. Such as a Chewbacca themed Wu-Tang “W” or a Majora’s Mask pin with Darth Maul‘s face paint. My favorites of their pins though has to be their NES cartridge sliding pins. I do not think that any person who grew up in the NES era could pass by their booth without stopping to admire these epic pieces.

Check out BB-Cre.8‘s website here and make sure you’re following them on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter to stay up to date with their designs and convention appearances.

Little Shop of Pins

We absolutely loved this boutique pin booth! Little Shop of Pins was very busy each time we passed through. Jason and Amy were kind enough to let us take pictures of their pins amidst a seemingly never-ending group of customers in their booth.

Little Shop of Pins has a little something for everybody. From popular horror characters to their Mr. Rodgers LACC exclusive pin, Bigfoot from A Goofy Movie to Super Mario pins they have you covered. My favorites were this set of power-ups from Mario Kart!

If you’d like to see what Little Shop of Pins has to offer, check out their website here and go check them out on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter for updates.

Do you collect pins? Leave a comment below! We would love to know what you collect, or which of the pins featured above you would like to own. We would love to hear from you! Thank you for reading.

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October 26, 2019
Everything We Know About Whis | Dragon Ball Super

Whis is one of the strongest beings in all of Dragon Ball Super‘s multi-verse. This is a fact that no follower of the franchise can deny. We’ve seen him do some incredible things, yet, we really do not know much about Universe 7‘s Angel. With the English dub ended, we are left questioning his origin, his abilities, and the overall purpose of Whis and his angelic siblings.

Until Akira Toriyama and the creative team give us more answers, all we can do is reflect on what we do know and imagine the possibilities. Below we will go over everything that has been revealed about Whis up until now.

Reader beware, this article will contain some spoilers for Dragon Ball Super.

Source: Funimation/Toei Animation

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October 26, 2019
Joker & October New Releases | Popcorn Feed

October is a month of scares, screams and of course laughs. Join Popcorn Feed hosts Steve and Brian as they discuss the new releases for October, and movie news. The guy pick for the month is new the Todd Philips movie, Joker Starring Joaquin Phoenix. Also with Halloween coming up, the guys throw down a list of recommendations for this spooky holiday season!

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New Releases October 2019

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October 21, 2019