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The Rundown: July 24, 2017

By | Jul 24, 2017 | 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. – At San Diego Comic Con, Michael Dante DiMartino, Janet Varney, and Irene Koh gave attendees a preview look at “Legend of Korra: Turf Wars” #1. ‘Turf […]

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The Rundown: July 23, 2017 (SDCC ’17 Edition)

By | Jul 23, 2017 | 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. Saturday was a big day for superheroes at SDCC with Warner Bros. and Marvel Studios‘ panels revealing what to expect from the next few years of superhero […]

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SDCC ’17: Marvel Shows New Footage for Thor: Ragnarock and Black Panther, Brings in Fresh Faces for Ant-Man and The Wasp, and more

By | Jul 23, 2017 | News

Marvel Studios held their presentation tonight at Hall H as partially an encore to their well received D23 presentation, and partially an entirely new segment with new footage from Thor: Ragnarok and Black Panther, as well as new announcements pertaining to other MCU films. The panel opened with a video presentation of Paul Rudd and […]

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SDCC ’17: Justice League Trailer, Live Action “Flashpoint” Film, and More from the DC/Warner Bros. Panel

By | Jul 22, 2017 | News

At DC/Warner Bros.’s San Diego Comic-Con presentation, it was confirmed the DC Extended Universe’s upcoming films will include Shazam, Suicide Squad 2, The Batman, Justice League Dark, Batgirl, Green Lantern Corps, The Flash: Flashpoint, and Wonder Woman II. It appears the Cyborg movie, originally set for 2020, has been delayed indefinitely. Wonder Woman II was […]

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Saturday Morning Panels! (Week of 7/19/17)

By | Jul 22, 2017 | 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 from the past week. And we have a fantastic line up for you this week! The KFC Colonel travels the universe with […]

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SDCC ’17: Here are Your 2017 Eisner Award Winners

By | Jul 22, 2017 | News

As is tradition, Friday night at San Diego Comic Con is the Eisners, the comics industry’s most prestigious awards. The nominees were announced earlier this year, and below you’ll find all the nominees, with the winners bolded. Sonny Liew, the “Saga” folks, and Jill Thompson were among the multiple category winners. Congratulations to all the […]

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Marvel at SDCC ’17: Day Two

By | Jul 22, 2017 | News

Marvel hit the ground running for day two of SDCC providing a look at a multitude of its upcoming projects on the small screen. On top of that, they revealed the 53rd title of Marvel Legacy is indeed “Captain America” beginning with issue #695 and reuniting Mark Waid and Chris Samnee. Check out our coverage […]

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DC at SDCC ’17: Day Two

By | Jul 22, 2017 | News

Day two of San Diego Comic Con brought us a ton of DC Comics news, not the least of which being Young Animal’s move to Vertigo and collision with the DC Universe, as well as all that was announced at the Dark Matter panel. With so much to cover, here’s a rundown of everything else […]

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The Rundown: July 22, 2017 (SDCC ’17 Edition)

By | Jul 22, 2017 | 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. Usually we don’t post Rundowns on Saturdays but it’s SDCC weekend and news is flying out left and right. This edition of the Rundown only has non-big […]

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SDCC ’17: DC Comics Dark Matter Detailed with New Series “Brimstone,” “Batman: The Signal” and “The Terrifics”

By | Jul 21, 2017 | News

DC Comics revealed more about Dark Nights: Metal and Dark Matter during a panel at San Diego Comic Con. The panel was moderated by DC Co-Publisher Dan Didio and featured the creative team for “Dark Nights: Metal,” Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo. Other Dark Matter creators such as Phillip Tan, James Tynion IV, Robert Venditti and […]

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Sisters of Sorrow #1 Featured Reviews
“Sisters of Sorrow” #1

By | Jul 21, 2017 | Reviews

Justice is an interesting, and sometimes twisted, principle that everyone comes face to face with in their lives. The Justice system works a majority of the time and finds the guilty parties guilty for their crimes and life moves on. Sometimes the system doesn’t work and those that are guilty make it through the cracks. […]

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“Moonstruck” #1

By | Jul 21, 2017 | Reviews

Coffee, cat foam lattes, and centaurs open up Image’s newest all-ages fantasy com- Wait, wait, wait. Did I type that right? An all-ages comic from Image? And it’s by one of the “Lumberjanes” co-creators?! Well, this is certainly a surprise. < b> Written by Grace Ellis Illustrated by Shae Beagle & Kate Leth Colored by […]

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Pick of the Week: “Curse Words” #6

Once upon a time there was a wizard. He betrayed his wizard friends, teamed up with his de-powered ex-girlfriend, and pissed off the U.S. government. Then, everything really and truly went to hell. “Curse Words” begins its second arc, and the stylish series from Charles Soule and Ryan Browne has a lot to prove. Having […]

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The DC3cast, Episode 77: “Dark Days: The Casting,” Mike Romeo Stops By, and ‘Rebirth’ Titles, Round 57

By , and | Jul 19, 2017 | 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! Mike Romeo from Robots from Tomorrow sits in for Brian as the boys discuss “Dark Days: The Casting,” Shea Fontana’s first issue of “Wonder Woman,” […]

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Saturday Morning Panels! (Week of 7/19/17)

By | Jul 22, 2017 | 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 from the past week. And we have a fantastic line up for you this week! The KFC Colonel travels the universe with […]

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This Week in Shonen Jump: July 17, 2017

By and | Jul 19, 2017 | Columns

Welcome to This Week in Shonen Jump, in which a rotating duo of Multiversity staffers take a look at two stories contained in each installment of Viz Media’s Weekly Shonen Jump. For the uninitiated, Weekly Shonen Jump is an anthology that delivers more than 200 pages of manga of all varieties. We hope that you’ll […]

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Multiver-City One: 2000 AD Prog 2040 – Murder Wrap!

By , , , and | Jul 19, 2017 | Columns

Welcome, Earthlets, to Multiver-City One, our “2000 AD” weekly review column! Every Wednesday we examine the latest offerings from Tharg and the droids over at Rebellion/2000 AD, the galaxy’s leading producers of Thrill-Power entertainment. Let’s get right to it! NOW ARRIVING Greysuit: Foul Play, Part 1 Credits: Pat Mills (script), John Higgins (art), Ellie de […]

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Could Mr. Oz Be [Redacted]?

By | Jul 3, 2017 | Longform

We have all been conditioned to expect that the reveal at the end of “DC Universe Rebirth” #1 was going to herald an onslaught of “Watchmen” characters popping up in our DC floppies each week. Thus far, that simply hasn’t happened. Even ‘The Button,’ which was supposed to address the great mystery, really had very, […]

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Why The World Needs More Wonder Women

By | Jun 27, 2017 | Longform

Back when I used to be a regular contributor to the site, one of the things I liked to crusade about was that the world needed more Wonder Woman. Whether this was by making snide remarks about her not having her own secondary ongoing in-continuity solo title, insisting everyone read her existing comics or just […]

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“Sisters of Sorrow” #1

By | Jul 21, 2017 | Reviews

Justice is an interesting, and sometimes twisted, principle that everyone comes face to face with in their lives. The Justice system works a majority of the time and finds the guilty parties guilty for their crimes and life moves on. Sometimes the system doesn’t work and those that are guilty make it through the cracks. […]

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“Moonstruck” #1

By | Jul 21, 2017 | Reviews

Coffee, cat foam lattes, and centaurs open up Image’s newest all-ages fantasy com- Wait, wait, wait. Did I type that right? An all-ages comic from Image? And it’s by one of the “Lumberjanes” co-creators?! Well, this is certainly a surprise. < b> Written by Grace Ellis Illustrated by Shae Beagle & Kate Leth Colored by […]

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“Lazarus X+66” #1

By | Jul 21, 2017 | Reviews

Full of grit, grime, and hardship, the very brutal training of the Daggers gives some of the best of the world of Lazarus in “Lazarus X+66” #1, showing that not only the Families are very capable. Written by Greg Rucka and Eric Trautmann Illustrated by Steve Lieber Colored by Santi Arcas Lettered by Jodi Wynne […]

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Ricardo Mo and Leo Johnson Talk “Transience: An Unforgettable Anthology”

By | Jul 5, 2017 | Interviews

“Transience” is a new digital comic anthology “set in a world where large portions of the population can’t form new memories.” Currently up and running on Kickstarer, the book contains short stories examining individual’s lives in a world following a biological attack, which caused destroyed humans ability to form new memories. “Transience” includes the creative […]

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Hell Notes: Those Left Standing

By | Jul 19, 2017 | Annotations

Welcome to Hell Notes, Multiversity Comics’ annotation column for the Hellboy Universe. New week “B.P.R.D.” returns. We’ve had the “Plague of Frogs” cycle and the “Hell on Earth” cycle, now we’re launching into the final cycle, “The Devil You Know.” However, before we take that plunge, I wanted to reacquaint readers with the cast. That’s […]

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Go Beyond #4 – A ‘Plus Ultra’ Analysis of “My Hero Academia”

By | Jul 5, 2017 | Annotations

Unfortunately, due to another unforeseen illness for the mangaka and subsequent one-week hiatus, there are only three chapters (numbered 141 through 143) to discuss this month, in comparison to last month’s five. On the surface, these chapters simply earmark the end of one fight (between Tamaki “Suneater” Amajiki and three of the Hassai group’s Eight […]

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On Adaptations and a Lack of Respect for Comics [Opinion]

By | Mar 17, 2014 | Longform

Coupling the critical acclaim and box office success of films like Dark Knight and The Avengers with the widespread popularity of TV shows like Big Bang Theory, there seems to be a consensus that ‘geek culture’ generally, and comic books specifically, have achieved some semblance of mainstream acceptance. However, there remains an underlying lack of […]

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