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The Rundown: October 21, 2020

By Chris Cole | Oct 21, 2020 | News

Welcome back to The Rundown, our daily breakdown on comic news stories we missed from the previous day. Have a link to share? Email our team at rundown@multiversitycomics.com. In case you missed it, Zac Thompson and Andy MacDonald are teaming up for AfterShock’s horror series ”I Breathed a Body,” and veteran writer Larry Hama is […]

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Five Thoughts on Adventures of Superman‘s “The Man Who Made Dreams Come True” and “Disappearing Lois”

By Brian Salvatore | Oct 20, 2020 | Television

This week’s two show of Adventures of Superman is all about deception, both in criminal enterprises and also inter-Daily Planet relationships. Up, up, and away! 1. King of Slumberland I’m not sure if it is so they don’t besmirch a real nation, but this show loves inventing new countries, almost all of whom are European […]

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“Iron Fist: Heart of the Dragon” by Larry Hama and Dave Wachter Arriving 2021

By Christopher Chiu-Tabet | Oct 20, 2020 | News

Via The Nerdist, Marvel have announced “Iron Fist: Heart of the Dragon,” a new six-issue series starring Danny Rand by writer Larry Hama (“G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero”), with interior art by Dave Wachter (“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”), and cover art by Billy Tan (“New Avengers”). The comic, debuting in January, sees “the ancient […]

Five Thoughts on Lovecraft Country‘s “Full Circle”

By Quinn Tassin | Oct 20, 2020 | Television

Welcome to Multiversity Comics’ coverage of Lovecraft Country! This week, the show wraps up in an incredibly 2020 fashion. 1. Doing Too Much After the first episode of this show aired, I didn’t know where to start my review because I had so much praise for it. Now, 9 weeks later, my struggle is rooted […]

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The DC3cast Bonus Episode: ‘Future State’ Reactions

By Brian Salvatore, Vince Ostrowski and Zach Wilkerson | Oct 20, 2020 | Podcasts

The DC3cast is Multiversity’s weekly podcast digging into all things DC Comics. Each week, hosts Vince, Zach, and Brian dig into one of DC’s events from the past in a series we are calling ‘Crisis Management.’ We are still popping back to new stuff for bonus episodes, as well as discussion of news and exciting […]

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Five Thoughts on Fire Force‘s “Wearing His Pride”

By Rowan Grover | Oct 20, 2020 | Television

The Nether arc of Fire Force continues this week with a look into how some of the other members of 8th Company are dealing with the White-Clad that they run into. We get a bit of spotlight on characters like Hinawa, Arthur, and Vulcan, proving time and time again that Fire Force handles it’s larger […]

The Webcomics Weekly #109: Punny Webcomics of Webtoons (10/20/2020 Edition)

By Elias Rosner | Oct 20, 2020 | Reviews

In two weeks it's election day here in the States and I feel like it's the weeks leading up to the end of 2012 again. Hopefully soon we can "Trekker" on into "A Better Place" that isn't quite in "The Otherknown" and maybe we'll even find a "Suitor Armor." And if not, at least I nailed that sentence. High five!

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Six Thoughts on The Boys’s “What I Know”

By Ramon Piña | Oct 20, 2020 | Television

Well, folks, here we are at the season finale of The Boys, and It was an amazing piece of action and an emotional roller coster, seing how it resolved all the threads and set up the next season, maybe “What I Know” will make this show a “classic” in the future. 1. The Boys are […]

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Comics Should Be Cheap (10/21/20)

By Multiversity Staff | Oct 20, 2020 | Columns

Buying comics can be an expensive hobby. A lot of fans simply can’t afford everything they’re interested in, due to rising prices and the over-saturation of the market with superhero titles. That’s why we’re here. Every week, the Multiversity staff is asked “What would you buy this week if you couldn’t go over $20?” and […]

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AfterShock Reteams with Zac Thompson and Andy MacDonald For “I Breathed a Body”

By James Dowling | Oct 20, 2020 | News

Writer Zac Thompson (“Lonely Receiver,” “Undone By Blood”) and artist Andy MacDonald (“Multiple Man,” “Rogue Planet”) will be collaborating with colorist Triona Farrell and letterer Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou at AfterShock Comics on the new speculative horror series “I Breathed a Body.” “I Breathed a Body” investigates the spheres of social media, after influencer Mylo Caliban posts […]

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Exclusive Preview: “Archie and Katy Keene”

By Brian Salvatore | Oct 20, 2020 | Previews

This week sees the release of the trade paperback of “Archie and Katy Keene,” which collects the four-issue arc that introduces Katy Keene into modern Archie from Mariko Tamaki, Kevin Panetta, and Laura Braga. The character, which had been a part of “Archie” since 1945!, was recently spotlighted by a CW show of the same […]

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The Rundown: October 20, 2020

By Christopher Chiu-Tabet | Oct 20, 2020 | News

Welcome back to The Rundown, our daily breakdown on comic news stories we missed from the previous day. Have a link to share? Email our team at rundown@multiversitycomics.com. In case you missed it, Dark Horse announced Matt Kindt and Matt Lesniewski’s “Crimson Flower,” as well as Lesniewski’s graphic novel “Static.” James Tynion IV and Steve […]

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“Static” from Dark Horse Hits Shelves Next Year

By Chris Cole | Oct 19, 2020 | News

Fresh off his Eisner nomination for 2019’s “The Freak,” Matt Lesniewski is teaming with colorist Carlos Badilla for “Static,” a new original graphic novel from Dark Horse Comics. Set for release in comic shops on April 28, 2021, and in bookstores on May 11, 2021, the OGN uses elements of cyberpunk and traditional horror to […]

Dark Horse Announces “Crimson Flower”

By Luke Cornelius | Oct 19, 2020 | News

Dark Horse Comics have announced they will be publishing a new four-part miniseries called “Crimson Flower” by writer Matt Kindt, artist Matt Lesniewski, and colorist Bill Crabtree. Each issue in the series will feature a guest artist or collaboration, with Malachi Ward, Patric Reynolds & Lee Loughridge, Marguerite Sauvage, and Tyler Bence & Bill Crabtree […]

Five Thoughts on The Walking Dead: World Beyond’s “The Tyger and the Lamb”

By Ryan Pond | Oct 19, 2020 | Television

“The Tyger and The Lamb” picks up right where episode 2 left off. The Walking Dead: World Beyond has been tackling some great themes as we peel back the layers of each character episode by episode. This third episode of TWD: World Beyond digs into Silas’ background and sends Hope off on her own in […]

Remembering Amalgam: “Thorion of the New Asgods”

By Drew Bradley | Oct 19, 2020 | Reviews

It’s been a while since we had a wholly positive review of an Amalgam Comic. The drought isn’t over this week, but the journey through Amalgam Comics continues with “Thorion” anyway. The Mash Up Characters from “Thor” are merged with the New Gods. Some of these elements were introduced in the wave one book “Bullets […]

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Mignolaversity: “Doctor Strange and Doctor Doom: Triumph and Torment”

By James Dowling | Oct 19, 2020 | Reviews

Back in 1989, when Hellboy was still two years away from even being a sketch on pamphlet, Mike Mignola paired with writer Roger Stern and colorist Mark Badger to tell the story of dueling masters of the mystic arts, Doctor Strange and Doctor Doom. This original graphic novel is still one of the most prolific […]

Five Thoughts on Westworld’s “The Passenger”

By Laura Merrill | Oct 19, 2020 | Television

Howdy, fellow humans who are definitely not robots who just think you’re humans, and welcome to our review of HBO’s science fiction series, Westworld. The season two finale… did not make a ton of sense, but the parts that did make sense were deeply thought provoking as well as beautifully crafted. So figure out if […]

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Tynion and Foxes Announce “Razorblades” #2, Limited Subscription

By Marc Gibson | Oct 19, 2020 | News

James Tynion IV and Steve Foxe, have announced the second issue of the anthology “Razorblades: The Horror Magazine,” slated for November 2020. The creators are also giving horror fans another stab at the anthology through a brand-new subscription program, so readers don’t have to fear missing out on future issues. “Razorblades” #2, featuring a cover […]

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Reader Poll Results: Daredevil is Our Readers’ Favorite Marvel Show

By Brian Salvatore | Oct 19, 2020 | Reader Poll

On Friday, we asked our readers what their favorite Marvel TV show of the Jeph Loeb-era was, in celebration of the debut of Helstrom, of which you can read our first review here. In full disclosure, I expected Agent Carter to top the tally, as so many folks remember that show’s brief run very fondly, […]

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Five Thoughts on Helstrom’s “Mother’s Little Helpers”

By Robbie Pleasant | Oct 19, 2020 | Television

It’s time to dive into a new Marvel TV series, bringing Daimon Hellstrom from the comics to live action. Well, Daimon Helstrom now, since they decided to chop one L from the show title. Don’t ask why. Now, I’m only moderately familiar with Daimon Hellstrom and his sister, Satana, from the comics. Most recently I’ve […]

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Robots From Tomorrow: Episode 702 – Pull List for October 21, 2020

By Greg Matiasevich | Oct 19, 2020 | Podcasts

Need suggestions for your LCS trip this week? Let Greg & guest co-host Zach Wilkerson point out the books hitting shelves on Wednesday they’re most excited about in this four hundred forty-second installment of their ongoing “Pull List” series! These episodes are the perfect way for anyone to kick off their comics: from the most […]

The Best of PCH – Episode 238: Reminiscing about Angoulême Festival 2017

By Chris Thompson | Feb 11, 2018 | Podcasts

Due to popular demand, we’ll be featuring The Best of Pop Culture Hound every second Sunday here at Multiversity Comics. Before we get into Chris’ coverage of this year’s Festival International de la Bande Dessinée (Angoulême), we present one final look back with this report from the 44th edition last year. In keeping with their […]

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The DC3cast Bonus Episode: ‘Future State’ Reactions

By Brian Salvatore, Vince Ostrowski and Zach Wilkerson | Oct 20, 2020 | Podcasts

The DC3cast is Multiversity’s weekly podcast digging into all things DC Comics. Each week, hosts Vince, Zach, and Brian dig into one of DC’s events from the past in a series we are calling ‘Crisis Management.’ We are still popping back to new stuff for bonus episodes, as well as discussion of news and exciting […]

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Wrestleversity, Episode 5

By James Johnston, Jess Camacho and Alice W. Castle | Jul 13, 2016 | Podcasts

Welcome back to Wrestleversity, a new podcast by Jess Camacho, James Johnston, and Alice W. Castle! This week, Alice, James, and Jess do a mock Raw/Smackdown draft, ahead of next week’s WWE draft. You can listen to the show below, or download it directly by clicking here. It should be up on iTunes, Stitcher, and […]

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Comics Should Be Cheap (10/21/20)

By Multiversity Staff | Oct 20, 2020 | Columns

Buying comics can be an expensive hobby. A lot of fans simply can’t afford everything they’re interested in, due to rising prices and the over-saturation of the market with superhero titles. That’s why we’re here. Every week, the Multiversity staff is asked “What would you buy this week if you couldn’t go over $20?” and […]

Saturday Morning Panels: Week of 10/14/20

By Multiversity Staff | Oct 17, 2020 | Columns

Hello and welcome back to Saturday Morning Panels! You know the drill. Each week the Multiversity staff lovingly scours the new releases to find you, our dear reader, our favorite panels and moments. And we have a fantastic line up for you this week! So kick-back, watch out for spoilers, and talk about your favorites […]

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The Chronicles of Shazam: Shazam (1974), Episodes 7-11

By Brian Salvatore | Oct 16, 2020 | Columns

As Shazam has settled into a rhythm, a few things have become clear, but some giant questions remain: how do Mentor and Billy afford this lifestyle? Why aren’t the police called on them for loitering or trespassing every place they roll up? We’ll examine these, and more, in our discussion of these five episodes. The […]

The Multiverse of Horror: “Severed” by Scott Snyder, Scott Tuft & Attila Futaki

By Christopher Egan | Oct 15, 2020 | Columns

As a life long fan of all things horror, it seemed right to come up with a mini-column for the month of October, leading up to Halloween, with some of my personal favorites from the world of horror comics. I want to discuss the works through all of their components – the writing, the art, […]

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Ten Comic Books That Would Make Great Video Games

By Christopher Chiu-Tabet | Oct 2, 2020 | Longform

It’s an exciting time to be a comic book reader and video gamer, between Marvel’s Avengers and Spider-Man: Miles Morales; DC’s newly announced Gotham Knights and Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League; and the upcoming Sam & Max VR game, as well as The Wolf Among Us 2. Your thoughts may vary wildly on the […]

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The Surprising Success of Stargirl

By Brian Salvatore | Aug 10, 2020 | Longform

In a lot of ways, Stargirl should have been anathema to my tastes. James Robinson’s “Starman” is my favorite comic series of all time, and I have a deep, deep love for the way that Robinson, David Goyer, Tom Peyer, and Geoff Johns took the inactive Justice Society of America and brought them back to […]

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“Black Stars Above,” Cosmic Horror that Looks Forward by Peering Back

By James Dowling | Jul 27, 2020 | Longform

Sometimes you find comics or films or really any kind of media that you wish everyone was talking about. You fall in love with something that feels special and you’re left waiting for the rest of the world to notice it, “Black Stars Above” is that for me. It comes from three criminally underappreciated talents: […]

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The Best Case Scenario: A Hollywood “Sailor Moon” Movie

By Christopher Chiu-Tabet | Jul 22, 2020 | Longform

If you spend a lot of time in the artistic circles of Twitter, you may have noticed the “Redraw Sailor Moon” challenge was a popular trend in May 2020, with everyone offering their own (sincere or comedic) take on an intense screenshot from the anime. It seems, 28 years after her debut, Naoko Takeuchi’s manga […]

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The Webcomics Weekly #109: Punny Webcomics of Webtoons (10/20/2020 Edition)

By Elias Rosner | Oct 20, 2020 | Reviews

In two weeks it's election day here in the States and I feel like it's the weeks leading up to the end of 2012 again. Hopefully soon we can "Trekker" on into "A Better Place" that isn't quite in "The Otherknown" and maybe we'll even find a "Suitor Armor." And if not, at least I nailed that sentence. High five!

Remembering Amalgam: “Thorion of the New Asgods”

By Drew Bradley | Oct 19, 2020 | Reviews

It’s been a while since we had a wholly positive review of an Amalgam Comic. The drought isn’t over this week, but the journey through Amalgam Comics continues with “Thorion” anyway. The Mash Up Characters from “Thor” are merged with the New Gods. Some of these elements were introduced in the wave one book “Bullets […]

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Mignolaversity: “Doctor Strange and Doctor Doom: Triumph and Torment”

By James Dowling | Oct 19, 2020 | Reviews

Back in 1989, when Hellboy was still two years away from even being a sketch on pamphlet, Mike Mignola paired with writer Roger Stern and colorist Mark Badger to tell the story of dueling masters of the mystic arts, Doctor Strange and Doctor Doom. This original graphic novel is still one of the most prolific […]

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Wrapping Wednesday: Micro Reviews for the Week of 10/14/2020

By Multiversity Staff | Oct 19, 2020 | Reviews

There’s a lot to cover on Wednesdays. We should know, as collectively, we read an insane amount of comics. Even with a large review staff, it’s hard to get to everything. With that in mind, we’re back with Wrapping Wednesday, where we look at some of the books we missed in what was another great […]

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Multiversity Coffee Break, Episode 6: Liana Kangas on the Drums!

By Brian Salvatore | Oct 14, 2020 | Interviews

Earlier today, we chatted with Liana Kangas about the drums on our weekly Twitch show. Click here to watch future episdoes, and see below for the YouTube embed: So, pour yourself a cup of joe – or your beverage of choice – and join us to discuss the instrument that everyone thinks they can play, […]

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Ava’s Demons Come Out In Support Of A Successful Kickstarter With Michelle Czajkowski Fus

By Kyle Welch | Oct 14, 2020 | Interviews

Kickstarter has been a great way for fans to get behind projects they believe in and being an active participant in helping fund the creation of the work they love. Over 400,000 dollars of a 25,000 dollar goal is a clear statement from a lot of readers and fans that they believe in project. As […]

Giant Robots and Deep Questions with Alex Paknadel & John Lê

By Elias Rosner | Oct 12, 2020 | Interviews

Giant Robots? A sci-fi series with mythic elements but remain grounded? What more could you ask for! An interview with the writer and artist of Vault’s newest series, “Giga,” out October 28th? Well, how can we say no? Thanks to Alex and John for taking the time to answer our questions. The world of “Giga” […]

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Multiversity Coffee Break, Episode 5: Sina Grace on Cliffhanger!

By Brian Salvatore | Oct 7, 2020 | Interviews

Earlier today, we chatted with Sina Grace about Cliffhanger on our weekly Twitch show (to watch future episodes, click here), and now you can watch the full episode on YouTube, which is embedded below. So, pour yourself a cup of joe – or your beverage of choice – and join us to discuss this short-lived […]

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The Devil in Detail, A Daredevil Retrospective #6: The Last Hand, Hardcore and Inferno

By James Dowling | Oct 13, 2020 | Annotations

Welcome to the Daredevil Retrospective, where I’m going to trace our way through 40 years of Daredevil and the seminal runs that began each era: Frank Miller in the 1980s, Brian Michael Bendis in the 2000s and Chip Zdarsky in the 2020s. This week we have Miller and Janson’s ‘The Last Hand’ and other stories, […]

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The Devil in Detail, A Daredevil Retrospective #5: The Assassination of Matt Murdock, Lowlife and Through Hell

By James Dowling | Sep 9, 2020 | Annotations

Welcome to the Daredevil Retrospective, where I’m going to trace our way through 40 years of Daredevil and the seminal runs that began each era, Frank Miller in the 1980s, Brain Michael Bendis in the 2000s and Chip Zdarsky in the 2020s. This week we have Klaus Janson taking up art duties in “The Assassination […]

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The Devil in Detail, A Daredevil Retrospective #4: Elektra, Out and Through Hell

By James Dowling | Aug 18, 2020 | Annotations

Welcome to the Daredevil Retrospective, where I’m going to trace our way through 40 years of Daredevil and the seminal runs that began each era, Frank Miller in the 1980s, Brain Michael Bendis in the 2000s and Chip Zdarsky in the 2020s. This week we have Frank Miller’s bold debut as Writer/Artist on “Daredevil,” Matt’s […]

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Haunted Trails: “Shadow Roads” Recap

By Mark Tweedale | Jul 28, 2020 | Annotations

Welcome back to Haunted Trails, Multiversity Comics’ column exploring the world Cullen Bunn and Brian Hurtt’s “The Sixth Gun” and “Shadow Roads.” This Wednesday there’s a new issue of “Shadow Roads” coming out, the first in over a year. Unfortunately, the series took an unplanned break mid-arc after June 2019’s “Shadow Roads” #8, so I’m […]

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Five Thoughts on Adventures of Superman‘s “The Man Who Made Dreams Come True” and “Disappearing Lois”

By Brian Salvatore | Oct 20, 2020 | Television

This week’s two show of Adventures of Superman is all about deception, both in criminal enterprises and also inter-Daily Planet relationships. Up, up, and away! 1. King of Slumberland I’m not sure if it is so they don’t besmirch a real nation, but this show loves inventing new countries, almost all of whom are European […]

Five Thoughts on Lovecraft Country‘s “Full Circle”

By Quinn Tassin | Oct 20, 2020 | Television

Welcome to Multiversity Comics’ coverage of Lovecraft Country! This week, the show wraps up in an incredibly 2020 fashion. 1. Doing Too Much After the first episode of this show aired, I didn’t know where to start my review because I had so much praise for it. Now, 9 weeks later, my struggle is rooted […]

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Five Thoughts on Fire Force‘s “Wearing His Pride”

By Rowan Grover | Oct 20, 2020 | Television

The Nether arc of Fire Force continues this week with a look into how some of the other members of 8th Company are dealing with the White-Clad that they run into. We get a bit of spotlight on characters like Hinawa, Arthur, and Vulcan, proving time and time again that Fire Force handles it’s larger […]

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Six Thoughts on The Boys’s “What I Know”

By Ramon Piña | Oct 20, 2020 | Television

Well, folks, here we are at the season finale of The Boys, and It was an amazing piece of action and an emotional roller coster, seing how it resolved all the threads and set up the next season, maybe “What I Know” will make this show a “classic” in the future. 1. The Boys are […]

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What Censorship Looks Like: The “Palomar” Library Challenge Emails

By Greg Matiasevich | Jul 20, 2015 | Longform

The story of Rio Rancho High School pulling the Gilbert Hernandez graphic novel “Palomar” from their library due to a parent challenging it as “child pornography” has received a fair amount of attention since it broke last February. We’ve covered it several times on this site. But new facts have come to light. Specifically, internal […]

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Curt Pires Looks to “The Tomorrows” [Interview]

By Kyle Welch | Nov 25, 2015 | Interviews

If Curt Pires lived in his world of “The Tomorrows” he would be the world’s most wanted man. “The Tomorrows” paints a future where art is illegal and everything everyone ever posted online has been weaponized against them. “The Tomorrows” are the group that stands against the reign of the corporations to save the world […]

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A Jessica Jones ‘Alias’ Conversation

By Paul Lai, Matthew Garcia and Jess Camacho | Nov 18, 2015 | Longform

Marvel’s Netflix series Jessica Jones (dropping Friday, November 20th) has already generated significant buzz and anticipation, remarkable for a character whose name recognition was Wasp-sized two years ago. But the attention has been galvanized by the quality of the Daredevil series, smart casting of lead Krysten Ritter, David Tennant as Kilgrave, Carrie-Anne Moss, Mike Colter, […]

Multiversity 101: How Marvel Has Succeeded (By Becoming DC)

By Brian Salvatore | Sep 24, 2013 | Longform

One of the reasons that I self-identify as a DC guy is because I love the history that, up until recently, was always a cornerstone of their books. The publisher, during its finest hours, was never beholden to the past, but shone a light backwards, from where it came, and kept the best pieces of […]