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Multiver-City One: 2000 AD Prog 2000 and Judge Dredd Megazine 376

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Peter Milligan and Rufus Dayglo Talk “Counterfeit Girl,” Prog 2000 and More!

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Comics Should Be Cheap! (9/28/2016)

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”

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Feature: Witchfinder: City of the Dead #2

Mignolaversity: “Witchfinder: City of the Dead” #2

By Mark Tweedale and Mike Romeo | Sep 28, 2016 | Reviews

The creative team continue to impress in the latest issue, plunging into the deep end of the Hellboy Universe’s mythology… Written by Mike Mignola and Chris Roberson Illustrated by Ben Stenbeck Colored by Michelle Madsen Lettered by Clem Robins After narrowly surviving an attack by risen corpses in a London cemetery, Sir Edward Grey follows […]

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40 Days of Supergirl: Mehdi Cheggour

By Brian Salvatore | Sep 28, 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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Kyle Starks Kills Them All with New Kickstarter

By Kyle Welch | Sep 28, 2016 | Interviews

One of the great success stories of comics successfully funded through Kickstarter has to be Kyle Starks’ “Sexcastle.” After the book was funded on Kickstarter it was reprinted by Image Comics in 2015. It also was nominated for an Eisner for Best Humor Publication and was also optioned to be made into a major motion picture. […]

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Soliciting Multiversity: Image’s Top 10 For December 2016

By Alice W. Castle | Sep 28, 2016 | Columns

It’s the end of the year! Okay, well… kind of. It’s currently only September as of writing, but because this is Soliciting Multiversity, where we take a look at what the future holds for each major comic book publisher, we’re going to looking ahead to how Image Comics will be closing out 2016 with their […]

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Multiver-City One: 2000 AD Prog 2000 and Judge Dredd Megazine 376

By Greg Matiasevich, Mike Romeo and Adrian Johnson | Sep 28, 2016 | Columns

I. TWO THOUSAND ISSUES LATER After nearly forty years and sixty thousand pages, we have arrived! This week Tharg and his Droids celebrate the landmark 2000th issue of “2000 AD,” and that’s no small feat. This is a magazine that, over the course of the it’s history, has been bought and sold by a series […]

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Five Thoughts on Agents of SHIELD “Meet the New Boss”

By Robbie Pleasant | Sep 28, 2016 | Television

Meet the new boss! But will he be the same as the old? Well, this is SHIELD we’re talking about, so undoubtedly there’ll be the same amount of secrets, subterfuge, and fun with the unknown, but he’s certainly no Coulson. So who is this mysterious new director? Read on and see… 1. Director Jeff The […]

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The DC3cast, Episode 35: ‘Rebirth’ Titles, Round 15

By Brian Salvatore, Vince Ostrowski and Zach Wilkerson | Sep 28, 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! VInce returns! The boys discuss the glory that is “Trinity” #1, gush over “Night of the Monster Men,” and more. Follow our hosts on Twitter, […]

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Exclusive DC Covers Reveal For October 26 Titles

By Brian Salvatore | Sep 28, 2016 | Previews

This morning, we are revealing a few variant (and one regular) covers that DC is publishing on October 26th. These will be widely released later today, but we are offering a special sneak peek for our readers. Thanks to DC for the opportunity, and make sure to pick up the books next month! (PS – […]

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The Rundown: September 28th, 2016

By James Johnston | Sep 28, 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. – Amazon has officially picked up The Tick for a full season order in 2017. The Tick kid of premiered this summer with a free pilot you […]

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40 Days of Supergirl: Mike Maihack

By Brian Salvatore | Sep 27, 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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Five Thoughts on Gotham: “Burn the Witch”

By James Johnston | Sep 27, 2016 | Television

Welcome to the first edition of The Gotham Gazette, Multiversity’s attempt to cover exactly what’s going on in the hit(?) TV show Gotham. We neglected this series for two years, allowing to to age like a fine wine into a show that has covered stuff like The Joker, Azrael, and The Court of Owls before […]

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Everything You Need To Know About Gotham Before We Start Reviewing It

By James Johnston | Sep 27, 2016 | Television

Last Monday I watched my first episode of Gotham. Or, I watched the last thirty minutes while waiting for my DVR to record Monday Night Raw so I could fast forward through the commercials and matches. It was a whirlwind of an experience for me, mostly because I forgot that one of Fox’s most prominent […]

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Peter Milligan and Rufus Dayglo Talk “Counterfeit Girl,” Prog 2000 and More!

By Mike Romeo | Sep 27, 2016 | Interviews

For modern comics, it’s not often that we get to see a series go very long. Renumberings and relaunches abound these days, as publishers try to dazzle the jaded masses with something shiny and new every few weeks. While that may be good enough for most companies, the folks over at 2000 AD have been […]

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40 Days of Supergirl: Valentine de Landro

By Brian Salvatore | Sep 27, 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 King in Yellow”

By Michelle White | Sep 27, 2016 | Reviews

This horror adaptation from Self Made Hero is icy, elegant, and quite weird. Those familiar with I.N.J. Culbard’s previous adaptations won’t find that surprising; his approach is restrained but versatile, excavating the source material and coming up with strange artifacts. Written by Robert W. Chambers Illustrated and adapted by I.N.J. Culbard The supernatural stories that […]

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Soliciting Multiversity: DC’s Top 10 For December 2016

By Brian Salvatore | Sep 27, 2016 | Columns

As we set to close the door on the first six months of ‘Rebirth,’ it is sort of incredible to look through DC’s solicitations for the month of December. You have some books – the twice monthly ones – that seem like they’ve been around forever, and have covered so much ground. And then, you […]

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Comics Should Be Cheap! (9/28/2016)

By Leo Johnson | Sep 27, 2016 | 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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Pop Culture Hound – Episode 211: Sitting Down for a NICE Chat with (R.M.) Guera

By Chris Thompson | Sep 27, 2016 | Podcasts

This week I present my chat with creator r.m. Guera (Scalped, The Goddamned) from the recent NICE convention in Bedford. What starts out as a career retrospective quickly becomes a fascinating discussion about creativity and the creative process – one of the most interesting panels I’ve had the pleasure of hosting. We’ll continue the celebrations […]

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The Rundown: September 27, 2016

By Alice W. Castle | Sep 27, 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. – While we were all watching the presidential debate last night CBS dropped this teaser of the upcoming season of Supergirl finally showing the Maiden of Might […]

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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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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 35: ‘Rebirth’ Titles, Round 15

By Brian Salvatore, Vince Ostrowski and Zach Wilkerson | Sep 28, 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! VInce returns! The boys discuss the glory that is “Trinity” #1, gush over “Night of the Monster Men,” and 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: Image’s Top 10 For December 2016

By Alice W. Castle | Sep 28, 2016 | Columns

It’s the end of the year! Okay, well… kind of. It’s currently only September as of writing, but because this is Soliciting Multiversity, where we take a look at what the future holds for each major comic book publisher, we’re going to looking ahead to how Image Comics will be closing out 2016 with their […]

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Multiver-City One: 2000 AD Prog 2000 and Judge Dredd Megazine 376

By Greg Matiasevich, Mike Romeo and Adrian Johnson | Sep 28, 2016 | Columns

I. TWO THOUSAND ISSUES LATER After nearly forty years and sixty thousand pages, we have arrived! This week Tharg and his Droids celebrate the landmark 2000th issue of “2000 AD,” and that’s no small feat. This is a magazine that, over the course of the it’s history, has been bought and sold by a series […]

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Soliciting Multiversity: DC’s Top 10 For December 2016

By Brian Salvatore | Sep 27, 2016 | Columns

As we set to close the door on the first six months of ‘Rebirth,’ it is sort of incredible to look through DC’s solicitations for the month of December. You have some books – the twice monthly ones – that seem like they’ve been around forever, and have covered so much ground. And then, you […]

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Comics Should Be Cheap! (9/28/2016)

By Leo Johnson | Sep 27, 2016 | 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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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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Mignolaversity: “Witchfinder: City of the Dead” #2

By Mark Tweedale and Mike Romeo | Sep 28, 2016 | Reviews

The creative team continue to impress in the latest issue, plunging into the deep end of the Hellboy Universe’s mythology… Written by Mike Mignola and Chris Roberson Illustrated by Ben Stenbeck Colored by Michelle Madsen Lettered by Clem Robins After narrowly surviving an attack by risen corpses in a London cemetery, Sir Edward Grey follows […]

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“The King in Yellow”

By Michelle White | Sep 27, 2016 | Reviews

This horror adaptation from Self Made Hero is icy, elegant, and quite weird. Those familiar with I.N.J. Culbard’s previous adaptations won’t find that surprising; his approach is restrained but versatile, excavating the source material and coming up with strange artifacts. Written by Robert W. Chambers Illustrated and adapted by I.N.J. Culbard The supernatural stories that […]

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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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Kyle Starks Kills Them All with New Kickstarter

By Kyle Welch | Sep 28, 2016 | Interviews

One of the great success stories of comics successfully funded through Kickstarter has to be Kyle Starks’ “Sexcastle.” After the book was funded on Kickstarter it was reprinted by Image Comics in 2015. It also was nominated for an Eisner for Best Humor Publication and was also optioned to be made into a major motion picture. […]

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Peter Milligan and Rufus Dayglo Talk “Counterfeit Girl,” Prog 2000 and More!

By Mike Romeo | Sep 27, 2016 | Interviews

For modern comics, it’s not often that we get to see a series go very long. Renumberings and relaunches abound these days, as publishers try to dazzle the jaded masses with something shiny and new every few weeks. While that may be good enough for most companies, the folks over at 2000 AD have been […]

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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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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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 Agents of SHIELD “Meet the New Boss”

By Robbie Pleasant | Sep 28, 2016 | Television

Meet the new boss! But will he be the same as the old? Well, this is SHIELD we’re talking about, so undoubtedly there’ll be the same amount of secrets, subterfuge, and fun with the unknown, but he’s certainly no Coulson. So who is this mysterious new director? Read on and see… 1. Director Jeff The […]

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Five Thoughts on Gotham: “Burn the Witch”

By James Johnston | Sep 27, 2016 | Television

Welcome to the first edition of The Gotham Gazette, Multiversity’s attempt to cover exactly what’s going on in the hit(?) TV show Gotham. We neglected this series for two years, allowing to to age like a fine wine into a show that has covered stuff like The Joker, Azrael, and The Court of Owls before […]

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Everything You Need To Know About Gotham Before We Start Reviewing It

By James Johnston | Sep 27, 2016 | Television

Last Monday I watched my first episode of Gotham. Or, I watched the last thirty minutes while waiting for my DVR to record Monday Night Raw so I could fast forward through the commercials and matches. It was a whirlwind of an experience for me, mostly because I forgot that one of Fox’s most prominent […]

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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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Jim Zub is Uncanny, Mighty, Savage, and More [Interview]

By Walt Richardson | Feb 26, 2013 | Interviews

After a bit of a break, “Skullkickers” comes back this week with a brand new adjective. We sat down — figuratively speaking — with Jim Zub to talk about what is to come next for comics’ favorite cranium punters. Whatever it is, I’m sure it will be super serious and not at all violent, like […]

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Robots From Tomorrow Episode 149: The Ring of the Nibelung [Podcast]

By Mike Romeo | Dec 11, 2014 | Podcasts

P. Craig Russell has spent the better part of his career finding ways to make the operas he love truly sing as sequential art. In that regard, his 2002 adaptation of Wagner’s Ring cycle is his magnum opus. Fourteen issues, over 400 pages, newly collected in one hardcover by Dark Horse, “The Ring of the […]

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Fantastic Four or Fraudulent Four? [Opinion]

By Vince Ostrowski | Feb 21, 2014 | Longform

As tends to be the case in our fast-paced, social media driven lives, everyone is weighing in on the casting announcements for Josh Trank’s upcoming “Fantastic Four” film. That’s right, from Erik Larsen to Zach Braff, social media is all atwitter with opinions on it. For the most part, there’s a sense of apathy or […]

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A Young Scientist Is Exposed to Hard Water Fumes, You Won’t Believe What Happens Next

By Mike Romeo | Feb 11, 2016 | Annotations

Every superhero has an origin story. Murdered parents, destroyed home world, that sort of thing. Actually, come to think of it, DC’s (arguably) biggest heroes all have origins that relate to their parents. Batman’s parents died in front of him. Superman’s parents (also dead) sent him to earth to escape their doomed planet. Wonder Woman’s […]