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Mignolaversity: Roberson and Green discuss “Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: 1954—Black Sun”

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The Multiversity Address: “Civil War II” #5

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40 Days of Supergirl: Joe Hunter

By Brian Salvatore | Sep 26, 2016 | 40 Days of Supergirl, Art Feature

September means a lot of things: Labor Day, back to school, the start of football season. But this year it also means something else; it signals the beginning of “40 Days of Supergirl,” a Multiversity event that celebrates the Girl of Steel across all platforms. We will be featuring all sorts of amazing content from […]

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Wrapping Wednesday: Micro Reviews for the Week of 9/21/16

By Multiversity Staff | Sep 26, 2016 | Reviews

There is 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 […]

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Five Thoughts On Star Wars: Rebels’ “Steps Into Shadow”

By Alice W. Castle | Sep 26, 2016 | Television

Welcome back! Did you miss me? Well, I mean, I never actually went anywhere because I still write for the site every week, but Star Wars: Rebels sure did and now it’s back! Season 3 has kicked off in a big way with a double sized first episode, ‘Steps Into Shadow’, and it is a […]

Feature: Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: 1954 #1

Mignolaversity: Roberson and Green discuss “Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: 1954—Black Sun”

By Mark Tweedale | Sep 26, 2016 | Interviews

Although the Hellboy Universe is an expansive series of titles, it has always drawn from a relatively small group of core writers. This year brought Chris Roberson (“iZombie”) into the fold, and now he’s writing “Witchfinder,” “Rise of the Black Flame,” and “Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.” Throughout September we’ll be talking to him about each […]

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40 Days of Supergirl: Charles Paul Wilson III

By Brian Salvatore | Sep 26, 2016 | 40 Days of Supergirl, Art Feature

September means a lot of things: Labor Day, back to school, the start of football season. But this year it also means something else; it signals the beginning of “40 Days of Supergirl,” a Multiversity event that celebrates the Girl of Steel across all platforms. We will be featuring all sorts of amazing content from […]

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Soliciting Multiversity: Dark Horse’s Top 10 in December 2016

By Jess Camacho | Sep 26, 2016 | Columns

Welcome to another installment of Soliciting Multiversity, the Dark Horse edition. Given that we’re looking at December, you’d think that I might include some good gift ideas but you’d be wrong. We’ll get to that in due time. It’s still September. Dark Horse’s December solicits are very strong. It was tough to narrow this one […]

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Exclusive Preview: “Action Comics” #964

By Brian Salvatore | Sep 26, 2016 | Previews

Perhaps the biggest change from the New 52 to ‘Rebirth’ is the quality of and focus on the Superman family of books. “Action Comics” is the centerpiece of that – not quite the family drama of “Superman,” nor the supporting cast showcase that “Superwoman” is, but a little bit of all corners of Superman’s world. […]

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Robots From Tomorrow – Episode 333: Pull List for September 28

By Mike Romeo and Greg Matiasevich | Sep 26, 2016 | Podcasts

Welcome to Robots From Tomorrow! For this episode the guys have picked a couple of comics that will be hitting shelves this week and talk about why they’re excited to read them. Clocking in at around 15 minutes, this bite-sized audio nugget is the perfect companion for any Wednesday Warrior! Picks for Wednesday, September 28, […]

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The Rundown: September 26, 2016

By Matthew Garcia | Sep 26, 2016 | News

Welcome back to The Rundown, our daily breakdown on comic news stories we missed from the weekend. Have a link to share? Email our team at rundown@multiversitycomics.com. – This year, “Love and Rockets” is transitioning back to comic magazines. For the last several years, the seminal series from the Hernandez Brothers has been released as […]

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40 Days of Supergirl: Emma Kubert

By Brian Salvatore | Sep 25, 2016 | 40 Days of Supergirl, Art Feature

September means a lot of things: Labor Day, back to school, the start of football season. But this year it also means something else; it signals the beginning of “40 Days of Supergirl,” a Multiversity event that celebrates the Girl of Steel across all platforms. We will be featuring all sorts of amazing content from […]

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40 Days of Supergirl: Vanessa Solis

By Brian Salvatore | Sep 24, 2016 | 40 Days of Supergirl, Art Feature

September means a lot of things: Labor Day, back to school, the start of football season. But this year it also means something else; it signals the beginning of “40 Days of Supergirl,” a Multiversity event that celebrates the Girl of Steel across all platforms. We will be featuring all sorts of amazing content from […]

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“Aliens: Life and Death” #1

By Stephenson Ardern-Sodje | Sep 23, 2016 | Reviews

Abnett continues his run on Dark Horse’s ‘Life and Death’ series with a high octane assault as the Aliens enter the fray. Written by Dan Abnett Illustrated by Moritat In the aftermath of the battle with the Engineers, the surviving humans on LV-223 are wounded and scattered—and easy prey for a gathering horde of Aliens! The […]

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40 Days of Supergirl: Logan Faerber

By Brian Salvatore | Sep 23, 2016 | 40 Days of Supergirl, Art Feature

September means a lot of things: Labor Day, back to school, the start of football season. But this year it also means something else; it signals the beginning of “40 Days of Supergirl,” a Multiversity event that celebrates the Girl of Steel across all platforms. We will be featuring all sorts of amazing content from […]

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The Multiversity Address: “Civil War II” #5

By James Johnston | Sep 23, 2016 | Columns

Welcome to The Multiversity Address, Multiversity Comics’s recap series for Marvel’s “Civil War II.” After, Jess, Alice, and I died in the process of covering every single “Secret Wars” tie-in, we opted to just let me recap Marvel’s latest revival of a classic crossover. Obviously, we’ve got “Civil War II” spoilers from here on out. […]

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40 Days of Supergirl: Tom Scioli

By Brian Salvatore | Sep 23, 2016 | 40 Days of Supergirl, Art Feature

September means a lot of things: Labor Day, back to school, the start of football season. But this year it also means something else; it signals the beginning of “40 Days of Supergirl,” a Multiversity event that celebrates the Girl of Steel across all platforms. We will be featuring all sorts of amazing content from […]

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“The Wicked + The Divine: 1831”

By Ken Godberson III | Sep 23, 2016 | Reviews

Once more, they return. Except when they don’t! Let us join Kieron Gillen and Stephanie Hans as we take a look at the last days of a former pantheon. How does it go? Let’s find out! Written by Kieron Gillen Illustrated by Stephanie Hans “MODERN ROMANCE” Critically-acclaimed THE WICKED + THE DIVINE goes back to […]

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“Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” #9

By Robbie Pleasant | Sep 23, 2016 | Reviews

Everything’s getting caught up in this new Civil War, including Coulson and his team. So just like everyone and everything else that got roped into doing a tie-in, it’s time for characters to fight each other for whatever reason they may have. As such, in honor of the new season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., we […]

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Pop Culture Hound – Episode 210: Taking Up Residence with Peter Hogan

By Chris Thompson | Sep 23, 2016 | Podcasts

The return of Pop Culture Hound continues as I sit down for a chat with writer Peter Hogan (Resident Alien, Terra Obscura, The Dreaming). Peter & I discuss how he started out in comics, the role music has played in it all, the many stages of his career, and how it all led to his […]

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The Rundown: September 23, 2016

By Brian Salvatore | Sep 23, 2016 | 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. – Gene Luen Yang, cartoonist best known for “American Born Chinese,” “Boxers and Saints,” and “Secret Coders” (as well as writer of DC’s “New Super-Man” series), has […]

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40 Days of Supergirl: Jorge Corona

By Brian Salvatore | Sep 22, 2016 | 40 Days of Supergirl, Art Feature

September means a lot of things: Labor Day, back to school, the start of football season. But this year it also means something else; it signals the beginning of “40 Days of Supergirl,” a Multiversity event that celebrates the Girl of Steel across all platforms. We will be featuring all sorts of amazing content from […]

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“Black Hammer” #3

By Jess Camacho | Sep 22, 2016 | Reviews

One of the best new superhero series this year puts the spotlight on one of it’s quieter characters in “Black Hammer” #3. Read on for our spoiler free review. Written by Jeff Lemire Illustrated by Dean Ormstom and Dave Stewart Long before Spiral City’s greatest heroes were written out of their universe, the Martian champion […]

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Pick of the Week: Seven to Eternity #1

Weird. Epic. Conceptual. These are definitely the hallmarks of a Rick Remender comic, who just so happens to have yet another new book released this week by Image. Joined by longtime collaborator Jerome Opena, he looks to be bringing us his most ambitious work to date, a huge, sprawling sci-fi space opera with maybe a […]

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Robots From Tomorrow – Episode 333: Pull List for September 28

By Mike Romeo and Greg Matiasevich | Sep 26, 2016 | Podcasts

Welcome to Robots From Tomorrow! For this episode the guys have picked a couple of comics that will be hitting shelves this week and talk about why they’re excited to read them. Clocking in at around 15 minutes, this bite-sized audio nugget is the perfect companion for any Wednesday Warrior! Picks for Wednesday, September 28, […]

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Pop Culture Hound – Episode 209: In a League of His Own with Kevin O’Neill

By Chris Thompson | Sep 20, 2016 | Podcasts

This week I’m proud to share a very special interview with the legendary Kevin O’Neill (League of Extraordinary Gentlemen) discussing the early stages of his career before moving into the American market. Kevin & I discuss what comics influenced him growing up, how he ended up working in the field, his early fanzines about visual […]

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The DC3cast, Episode 34: ‘Rebirth’ Titles, Round 14

By Brian Salvatore and Zach Wilkerson | Sep 21, 2016 | Podcasts

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] ‘Rebirth’ is upon us, and so your fearless hosts are going to talk (at least) all the first issues of each ‘Rebirth’ title! This week, Brian and Zach pine over VInce’s absence, discuss “Doom Patrol” #1, “Detective Comics” #940, and much, much more. Follow our hosts on Twitter, […]

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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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Soliciting Multiversity: Dark Horse’s Top 10 in December 2016

By Jess Camacho | Sep 26, 2016 | Columns

Welcome to another installment of Soliciting Multiversity, the Dark Horse edition. Given that we’re looking at December, you’d think that I might include some good gift ideas but you’d be wrong. We’ll get to that in due time. It’s still September. Dark Horse’s December solicits are very strong. It was tough to narrow this one […]

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The Multiversity Address: “Civil War II” #5

By James Johnston | Sep 23, 2016 | Columns

Welcome to The Multiversity Address, Multiversity Comics’s recap series for Marvel’s “Civil War II.” After, Jess, Alice, and I died in the process of covering every single “Secret Wars” tie-in, we opted to just let me recap Marvel’s latest revival of a classic crossover. Obviously, we’ve got “Civil War II” spoilers from here on out. […]

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Art Of The Week: Week Of 09/21/2016

By Alice W. Castle | Sep 21, 2016 | Columns

Welcome, one and all, to Multiversity’s Art Of The Week! Each week, we scour the internet for the best artwork sourced from the blogs, tumblrs, twitters and instagrams of the best comic book artists out there and curate them here for your viewing pleasure. As ever, everything is collected down below so… enjoy! Batman by […]

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Multiver-City One: 2000 AD Prog 1999 – Streets of Age!

By Greg Matiasevich, Mike Romeo and Adrian Johnson | Sep 21, 2016 | Columns

Welcome, Earthlets, to Multiver-City One! Every Wednesday we examine the latest offerings from Tharg and the droids over at 2000 AD, the galaxy’s leading producers of Thrill-Power entertainment! Between the weekly British sci-fi comic “2000 AD” itself, the monthly “Judge Dredd Megazine”, an extensive library of graphic novel collections, and new US-format one-shots and mini-series, […]

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The Superman is Dead, Long Live the Supergirl

By Matthew Meylikhov | Sep 20, 2016 | 40 Days of Supergirl, Longform

Please note: this article contains some spoilers for Batman v Superman as well as the first season of Supergirl. Some time ago I read an article by Devin Faraci of Birth.Movies.Death., entitled “Superman And The Damage Done”. It had come out after Batman v Superman’s loud, obnoxious drone of an opening weekend, reflecting on what […]

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Supergirl & The Power Of Hope

By Alice W. Castle | Sep 14, 2016 | 40 Days of Supergirl, Longform

You have given them an ideal to aspire to, embodied their highest aspirations. They will race, and stumble, and fall and crawl, and curse… and finally, the will join you in the sun, Kal-El. Those words, spoken by Jor-El to this son, Kal-El, from “All-Star Superman” #12 are words that, I feel, embody Superman more […]

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Death Wish, Punisher and Teen Angst Collide in “Revenger”

By Mike Romeo | Aug 30, 2016 | Longform, Reviews

Hyper-violence is no stranger to funny books. Copious amounts of blood have been spilled on countless comics pages for nearly a century. I mean, it’s part of the reason we had the Comics Code, right? And through it all, there was a decade that was especially great for mass market brutality: the 1980s. It was […]

Flame Con: An Experience For All Comic Fans

By Jess Camacho | Aug 24, 2016 | Longform

Every year, hundreds of comic cons take place across the country. Many of these cons attempt to have panels focused on diversity but the bulk of the talent (despite being very good) has been geared toward what’s popular in the mainstream. This means you get a lot of superheroes but not a lot of the hidden […]

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Wrapping Wednesday: Micro Reviews for the Week of 9/21/16

By Multiversity Staff | Sep 26, 2016 | Reviews

There is 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 […]

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“Aliens: Life and Death” #1

By Stephenson Ardern-Sodje | Sep 23, 2016 | Reviews

Abnett continues his run on Dark Horse’s ‘Life and Death’ series with a high octane assault as the Aliens enter the fray. Written by Dan Abnett Illustrated by Moritat In the aftermath of the battle with the Engineers, the surviving humans on LV-223 are wounded and scattered—and easy prey for a gathering horde of Aliens! The […]

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“The Wicked + The Divine: 1831”

By Ken Godberson III | Sep 23, 2016 | Reviews

Once more, they return. Except when they don’t! Let us join Kieron Gillen and Stephanie Hans as we take a look at the last days of a former pantheon. How does it go? Let’s find out! Written by Kieron Gillen Illustrated by Stephanie Hans “MODERN ROMANCE” Critically-acclaimed THE WICKED + THE DIVINE goes back to […]

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“Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” #9

By Robbie Pleasant | Sep 23, 2016 | Reviews

Everything’s getting caught up in this new Civil War, including Coulson and his team. So just like everyone and everything else that got roped into doing a tie-in, it’s time for characters to fight each other for whatever reason they may have. As such, in honor of the new season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., we […]

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Mignolaversity: Roberson and Green discuss “Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: 1954—Black Sun”

By Mark Tweedale | Sep 26, 2016 | Interviews

Although the Hellboy Universe is an expansive series of titles, it has always drawn from a relatively small group of core writers. This year brought Chris Roberson (“iZombie”) into the fold, and now he’s writing “Witchfinder,” “Rise of the Black Flame,” and “Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.” Throughout September we’ll be talking to him about each […]

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Mignolaversity: Roberson and Mitten discuss “Rise of the Black Flame”

By Mark Tweedale | Sep 19, 2016 | Interviews

Although the Hellboy Universe is an expansive series of titles, it has always drawn from a relatively small group of core writers. This year brought Chris Roberson (“iZombie”) into the fold, and now he’s writing “Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.,” “Witchfinder,” and “Rise of the Black Flame.” Throughout September we’ll be talking to him about each […]

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“The Sixth Gun” Retrospective (Part 6)

By Mark Tweedale | Sep 13, 2016 | Interviews

After six years, “The Sixth Gun” came to an end. To mark the occasion, Haunted Trails has been looking back at this journey we’ve taken. Six guns, six interviews. In this final interview, Cullen Bunn and Brian Hurtt discuss the last arc of the series, “Boot Hill.” Be warned, we are talking full spoilers, so […]

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Marley Zarcone Sheds Some Light on “Shade, The Changing Girl”

By Kyle Welch | Sep 9, 2016 | Interviews

Next week marks the release of “Doom Patrol #1” and readers first look at the Young Animal imprint from DC and creator Gerard Way. With the announcement of the Young Animal imprint came the announcement of books such as “Doom Patrol,” “Cave Carson Has A Cybernetic Eye,” “Mother Panic,” and “Shade, The Changing Girl.” From […]

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Hell Notes: Abe Sapien Alone

By Mark Tweedale | Jul 11, 2016 | Annotations

Welcome to Hell Notes, Multiversity Comics’ annotation column for the Hellboy Universe. Back in January 2015 I kicked off a three-part Abe Sapien piece. Given that “Abe Sapien Dark and Terrible” is about to come to an end next month, now seems like a good time to wrap that up. If you missed the previous […]

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All The Pretty Horses: The Covers For “Dark Horse Presents” Volume 1

By Greg Matiasevich | Jun 28, 2016 | Annotations

On last week’s Robots From Tomorrow episode, we took a look at the long line of anthology titles Dark Horse has put out over their thirty-year history. While there have been a lot more releases than you (or I) probably remember, the one book that first comes to mind for this topic is “Dark Horse […]

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Playing Well With Others: Overlooked Dark Horse Crossovers

By Greg Matiasevich | Jun 14, 2016 | Annotations

One of the best things about mainstream comics is the crossover. Other entertainment mediums may be slow to discover how much fun can be had letting peanut butter mix with chocolate, but comics have known about their combined deliciousness for decades. And in terms of interesting combos, Dark Horse has matched up some of the […]

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Mignolaversity: The Hellboy Universe Reading Order ― 2016

By Mark Tweedale | Jun 6, 2016 | Annotations

In 2014, I put together a reading order for Mike Mignola’s Hellboy Universe with some help from Scott Allie. We wanted to create a reading order that covered the entire line of books, and yet didn’t mean putting down an omnibus or library edition mid-way through to switch to another book. You pick up a […]

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Five Thoughts On Star Wars: Rebels’ “Steps Into Shadow”

By Alice W. Castle | Sep 26, 2016 | Television

Welcome back! Did you miss me? Well, I mean, I never actually went anywhere because I still write for the site every week, but Star Wars: Rebels sure did and now it’s back! Season 3 has kicked off in a big way with a double sized first episode, ‘Steps Into Shadow’, and it is a […]

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Five Thoughts on Agents of SHIELD‘s “The Ghost”

By Robbie Pleasant | Sep 21, 2016 | Television

It’s time for a new season and a new SHIELD, as we pick up with Daisy on the run, a new director being SHIELD, and a new Ghost Rider on the scene. How does the premier go? Read on and find out! 1. Enter the Ghost Rider Okay, let’s get this one out of the […]

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Five Thoughts on Preacher‘s “Call and Response”

By James Johnston | Aug 1, 2016 | Television

The last two months have been a wild off-road trip for us Preacher fans and it all came to a (temporary) end last night. Check out our review to see who lived, who died, and who’s in for a reckoning. Since last night was the season finale, watch out for hella spoilers. 1. You’re the […]

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Five Thoughts On Preacher‘s “Finish The Song”

By James Johnston | Jul 25, 2016 | Television

This week on Preacher, the Cowboy breaks the cycle, Tulip gets her man, and Fiore & Deblanc go to hell. Check out our review below and watch out for spoilers from this week’s episode. 1. I Want You To Finish The Song The most apparent takeaway from this week’s episode is everything that happens with […]

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Waiting for Gadot: Exhaling Batman V Superman and DC Rebirth

By Paul Lai | Mar 29, 2016 | Longform

“VLADIMIR Let us not waste our time in idle discourse! (Pause. Vehemently.) Let us do something, while we have the chance! …To all mankind they were addressed, those cries for help still ringing in our ears! But at this place, at this moment of time, all mankind is us, whether we like it or not. […]

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Multiversity 101: Who Needs Artists Anyway?

By Matthew Meylikhov | Aug 7, 2012 | Longform

Last week, Marvel gave a bunch of teases for a few of the upcoming creative teams for their Marvel Now! relaunch. This week, they’re going to confirm those creative teams and provide us with context for it all, including interviews with the writers of the book to help give us insight as to what we […]

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Robots From Tomorrow Episode 4: Battling Boy

By Mike Romeo | Oct 31, 2013 | Podcasts

A podcasting first: this episode debuts on October 31st and yet makes absolutely no mention to the accompanying holiday! Not how we roll. But what we do talk about is Battling Boy, the new OGN from writer/artist Paul Pope with colors by Hilary Sycamore. Greg and Mike rave and rave about this…wait a minute…Greg didn’t […]

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Teaching Comics, Learning Comics: A Conversation with Gene Luen Yang (Part 1 of 3)

By Paul Lai | Sep 28, 2015 | Longform

Gene Luen Yang is a little nervous about his next book. Why would the 2015 Eisner winner for Best Writer have even the faintest apprehensions about his latest graphic novel, “Secret Coders,” drawn by Mike Holmes, and releasing today, September 28th, from First Second? Holmes’ art is adept and charming. First Second’s publishing record is enviable and […]