Cosmic Con 2025 Takes Over The PiercingMetal Instagram

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Though I generally like to be more on point with things like this, I have been quite busy since the 2025 Winter edition of the Cosmic Con happened over at the Metropolitan Pavilion. To be completely honest, this time of the year is insane for “The Chronicles of Piercing Ken” website but that being said here we are. Some of the readership might remember my posting about this convention a few times over the last couple of years since it had been held in Flushing Queens over at the Tangram Mall. This time around the event had moved into Manhattan and taken over one of the floors of the Metropolitan Pavilion. This is an event space that I know very well from a number of Art Fairs and other specialty conventions and trade shows. I attended the convention on the Saturday and after having posted the show overview on the website and a few artist interviews for the Official YouTube Channel, I neglected to get around to this piece of the creative puzzle. For the next few days I wanted to direct your attention to our Official Instagram which will be serving up those latergrams in a small social media takeover of the account by the Cosmic Con. Generally speaking when I do such things I like to share the press badge but there was no such thing for this affair. That makes my first latergram the signage to the event.


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The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame 2025 Inductees Are:

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The Press Release:
Today, The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation announces its 2025 Inductees in the following categories:

Performer Category:
Bad Company
Chubby Checker
Joe Cocker
Cyndi Lauper
Outkast
Soundgarden
The White Stripes
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Marvel Studios “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” Official Trailer

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While it’s been a couple of months since the “launch” countdown to the Teaser Trailer that Marvel Studios did for the “Fantastic Four: First Steps” film, the Official Trailer is finally here. I’m not going to lie and say that I wasn’t chomping at the bit for it because its a film that I am very much looking forward to. Sure they are offering up some changes but truth be told they don’t make these films for the Old School comic book readers. Okay my friends, its time to check out the Official Trailer, premise, casting and new art. Enjoy.

The Premise: On a 1960s-inspired retro-futuristic Earth, the Fantastic Four must protect their home from being devoured by the cosmic being Galactus and his enigmatic herald, the Silver Surfer.
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Founding Guitarist Doc Coyle Announces Departure from Bad Wolves

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Earlier today, guitarist Doc Coyle, a founding member of the band Bad Wolves, took to his Facebook Page and announced his departure from the group after eight years in the lineup. I’ve snagged the visuals of his statement down below for your own perusal.


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Z2 Comics Announces “The Mandrake Project: Year One” For August

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The Press Release:
2024 was the year of Bruce Dickinson, as he rocked the world with the release of his seventh solo album, ‘THE MANDRAKE PROJECT,’ and an accompanying tour across Europe and South America. Never content to simply do the expected, Dickinson also released a companion comic series by the same name as an integral part of The MANDRAKE PROJECT identity. The series, which had been brewing in Dickinson’s head for over a decade, was received to thunderous acclaim.

Now, Z2 is proud to announce the impending release of THE MANDRAKE PROJECT: YEAR ONE on August 5, 2025, which collects the first four issues in the series, along with the prologue (previously only available in the vinyl release of the single for “The Afterglow of Ragnarok”). Additionally, the oversized 12”x12”, 184-page volume Deluxe Editions include an extensive series of interviews and essays recounting the road Dickinson and the creative team took in bringing the album, tour, and comic series to life. With an introduction by Sons of Anarchy creator Kurt Sutter, the book is housed in an exquisite slipcase with a rotating embossed Mandrake dial and is bound with a sealing ribbon and gilt paper edging. The case also contains four exclusive foil collectors cards and the cast metal MANDRAKE PROJECT medallion seen in the comic and music videos. This book is the must have item for all lovers of Iron Maiden, Bruce Dickinson, and supernatural tales!
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