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Don’t Miss This – “Analog” by Gerry Duggan and David O’Sullivan

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From The Files Of The Baxter Building #1: The Return Of The Fantastic Four!

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“Buffy the Vampire Slayer” License Leaving Dark Horse Comics

By Kate Kosturski | Aug 15, 2018 | News

After two decades with Dark Horse Comics, the Scooby Gang is moving elsewhere. Joss Whedon confirmed to Newsarama today that Fox is taking the “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” license from Dark Horse, its home since 1998. “We want to do something more with Dark Horse now,” Whedon said, referring to the new Dr. Horrible series that […]

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Five Thoughts on Babylon 5‘s “Signs and Portents”

By Elias Rosner | Aug 15, 2018 | Television

What do you want? The man in the suit asks. You don’t know what he means. What you do you want? The man in the suit asks again. You tell him you don’t want anything. What do you want? The man asks for a third, and final, time. You tell him everything you want. Everything […]

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Five Three Thoughts on Star Wars: The Clone Wars‘ “The Lost One”

By Brian Salvatore | Aug 15, 2018 | Television

So, technically this episode leads into the final three eps of the season. However, it is sort of its own thing, and it raises a bunch of points that I want to talk about, that I wouldn’t have the space to if I included it in that final wrap up But, I’ve only really got […]

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Old Man Logan’s Story Ends With “Dead Man Logan”

By Luke Cornelius | Aug 15, 2018 | News

This November, writer Ed Brisson (“Old Man Logan,” “Uncanny X-Men”) and artist Mike Henderson (“Deadpool Vs. Old Man Logan”) will begin “Dead Man Logan,” a 12-part limited series described as the “final Old Man Logan story.” The comic will follow Old Man Logan as he attends to “unfinished business,” namely with Mysterio, who tricked him […]

Lemire County #2: July 2018

By Brian Salvatore and Rowan Grover | Aug 15, 2018 | Columns

Welcome to Lemire County, our new monthly look at the creator-owned work of one of our favorite comic creators, Jeff Lemire. Not only will this be a place for us to talk about his books but it will be a place for Lemire, himself, to be a part of the discussion as well. This month, […]

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Don’t Miss This – “Analog” by Gerry Duggan and David O’Sullivan

By Elias Rosner | Aug 15, 2018 | Columns

There are a lot of comics out there, but some stand out head and shoulders above the pack. With “Don’t Miss This,” we want to spotlight those series we think need to be on your pull list. This week, we look at the noir-esque, post-internet sci-fi story, “Analog.” Who’s This By? “Analog” is written by […]

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Mignolaversity: “Witchfinder: The Gates of Heaven” #4

By Mark Tweedale and Mike Romeo | Aug 15, 2018 | Reviews

Sir Edward and company prove their mettle against the “dragon” from the last issue in a sequence that shows both the strengths and weaknesses of “Witchfinder: The Gates of Heaven.” Read on for our spoiler-filled review. Written by Mike Mignola and Chris Roberson Illustrated by D’Israeli Colored by Michelle Madsen Lettered by Clem Robins A […]

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This Week in Shonen Jump: August 13, 2018

By Rowan Grover | Aug 15, 2018 | 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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Art of the Week: Week of 8/15/18

By Justin Beeson | Aug 15, 2018 | Columns

Welcome, one and all, to Multiversity’s Art of the Week! Each week, we scour the internet for artwork sourced from the blogs, tumblrs, twitters, and instagrams of the best comic book and manga artists out there and curate them here for your viewing pleasure. This week, Justin Beeson picks his favorites. The big trend this […]

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Multiver-City One: Judge Dredd Megazine 299 – War on the Law!

By Tom Shapira, Michael Mazzacane, Greg Lincoln, Rowan Grover and Kent Falkenberg | Aug 15, 2018 | Columns

Welcome, Earthlets, to Multiver-City One, our monthly look at the “Judge Dredd Megazine!” Let’s get right to it. Judge Dredd: Brain Drain Credits Rory McConville (script) Staz Johnson (art) Chris Blythe (colours) Annie Parkhouse (letters) Michael Mazzacane: ‘Brain Drain’ is a pretty standard one shot “Dredd” strip. The Judges find themselves on the hunt for […]

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Multiver-City One: 2000 AD Prog 2094 – Annihilate!

By Greg Lincoln, Tom Shapira, Rowan Grover, Kent Falkenberg and Michael Mazzacane | Aug 15, 2018 | 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! THIS WEEK IN 2000AD Judge Dredd: A Better Class of Criminal Part 4 Credits Rory McConville […]

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The DC3cast, Episode 131: “The Sandman Universe” Debuts, “Supergirl” Returns, and ‘Rebirth’ Titles, Round 112

By Brian Salvatore and Zach Wilkerson | Aug 15, 2018 | 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, after mourning Vince’s death, Brian and Zach dig into the finales of “Eternity Girl” and “Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps,” and […]

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The Rundown: August 15, 2018

By Matthew Ledger | Aug 15, 2018 | News

Welcome 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, “Aquaman” and “Justice League” are crossing over to explore the ‘Drowned Earth’ on October 31st, and Dark Horse is launching a God of […]

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Five Thoughts on Young Justice‘s “True Colors”

By Kevin Gregory | Aug 15, 2018 | Television

Welcome back to more Young Justice coverage as part of our Summer TV Binge! We inch closer and closer to the end of the season with the arrival of The Reach and most of the cards on the table. This week we get more Reach and Light intel, Beetle nonsense, and more! Let’s dive in! […]

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Five Thoughts On The X-Files‘s “Irresistible”

By Jess Camacho | Aug 14, 2018 | Television

With all our favorite shows taking their usual break in the summer months, this opens up an opportunity to watch some of our old favorites. That’s where the Multiversity Summer Binge comes in. Last year, I took a look at the entire first season of my favorite show ever, The X-Files and this summer, I’m back with […]

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“Memoirs of A Very Stable Genius”

By Rodney Ortiz | Aug 14, 2018 | Reviews

It feels like at least half of my graphic novel choices this year have been based on how wacky the title strikes me. Since I had such wonderful luck with “Get Naked” and “Kabul Disco”, how could I possibly pass up “Memoirs of A Very Stable Genius?” There was zero chance I’d let this slip […]

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Isu Codices, Volume 10: Catching up with “Assassin’s Creed”

By Gregory Ellner | Aug 14, 2018 | Annotations

With the release of the first half of the “Assassin’s Creed: Conspiracies” duology in English, here we are with the latest on the Isu Codices. Oh, and before we get into it: Godwin’s Law is officially on hold for this. New Concepts Die Glocke Die Glocke, which can be translated into English from German as […]

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From The Files Of The Baxter Building #1: The Return Of The Fantastic Four!

By Matt Lune | Aug 14, 2018 | Annotations

From the Files of the Baxter Building comes Multiversity’s monthly deep dive into the comics and characters that inhabit the world of the First Family of superhero comics: The Fantastic Four! This month: The World’s Greatest Comic Magazine makes a comeback, the Impossible Man gets all meta, we take a look at all the previous […]

Dark Horse Announces God of War Prequel Comic

By Christopher Chiu-Tabet | Aug 14, 2018 | News

At ComicBook.com, Dark Horse Comics have announced a four-issue God of War series starting in November. Written by Chris Roberson (“iZombie, “Witchfinger”) with art by Tony Parker (“Mayday”) and colorist Dan Jackson (“Buffy the Vampire Slayer”), the “God of War” comic follows Kratos between the events of the original trilogy and this year’s video game. […]

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We Want Comics: LOST

By Brian Salvatore | Aug 14, 2018 | Columns

Welcome back to We Want Comics, a column exploring intellectual properties, whether they’re movies, TV shows, novels or video games, that we want adapted into comic books. This month, we dive into one of the most popular – and divisive – shows of the early 21st century, LOST. For those that were watching it when […]

“Justice League” and “Aquaman” Crossover in ‘Drowned Earth’

By Brandon Arnold | Aug 14, 2018 | News

In a Comic Book Resources exclusive, DC Comics announced an Aquaman/Justice League crossover, titled ‘Drowned Earth,’ for November. The storyline will be begin in “Justice League/Aquaman: Drowned Earth” #1, helmed by “Justice League Dark” writer James Tynion IV and artist Howard Porter, and run through “Justice League” #11, “Aquaman” #42, and “Justice League” #12, before […]

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Pick of the Week: “The Sandman Universe” #1

Vertigo, once a star. . .THE star imprint of the comics world, dimmed late last year. It had been dimming for years, occasionally brightening up before being obscured by other titles and lines, but this was something different. All its titles were mini-series and nothing was upcoming. Nothing until “The Sandman Universe.” The Vertigo star […]

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Robots From Tomorrow: Episode 515 – Pull List for August 15

By Greg Matiasevich and Mike Romeo | Aug 13, 2018 | Podcasts

Need suggestions for your LCS trip this week? Let Mike & Greg point out what’s hitting shelves they’re most excited about! These weekly Pull List episodes are the perfect way to kick off the comics week for anyone from the most curious newcomer to the most dedicated Wednesday Warrior! Picks for Wednesday, August 15, 2018 […]

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, Episode 131: “The Sandman Universe” Debuts, “Supergirl” Returns, and ‘Rebirth’ Titles, Round 112

By Brian Salvatore and Zach Wilkerson | Aug 15, 2018 | 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, after mourning Vince’s death, Brian and Zach dig into the finales of “Eternity Girl” and “Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps,” and […]

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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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Lemire County #2: July 2018

By Brian Salvatore and Rowan Grover | Aug 15, 2018 | Columns

Welcome to Lemire County, our new monthly look at the creator-owned work of one of our favorite comic creators, Jeff Lemire. Not only will this be a place for us to talk about his books but it will be a place for Lemire, himself, to be a part of the discussion as well. This month, […]

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Don’t Miss This – “Analog” by Gerry Duggan and David O’Sullivan

By Elias Rosner | Aug 15, 2018 | Columns

There are a lot of comics out there, but some stand out head and shoulders above the pack. With “Don’t Miss This,” we want to spotlight those series we think need to be on your pull list. This week, we look at the noir-esque, post-internet sci-fi story, “Analog.” Who’s This By? “Analog” is written by […]

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This Week in Shonen Jump: August 13, 2018

By Rowan Grover | Aug 15, 2018 | 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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Art of the Week: Week of 8/15/18

By Justin Beeson | Aug 15, 2018 | Columns

Welcome, one and all, to Multiversity’s Art of the Week! Each week, we scour the internet for artwork sourced from the blogs, tumblrs, twitters, and instagrams of the best comic book and manga artists out there and curate them here for your viewing pleasure. This week, Justin Beeson picks his favorites. The big trend this […]

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The Difficulties in Introducing New Readers to Superhero Comics

By Rodney Ortiz | Jul 31, 2018 | Longform

Sometimes I sit and ponder why I still reminisce about the comics I read as a youth. Strip away all the fluff from that statement, such as the romanticism of looking back at your younger self, the blissful ignorance of a 10-year old’s opinion, or the comradery felt from reading comics with your friends, and […]

A Decade of The Dark Knight: Ten Thoughts for the 10th Anniversary

By Christopher Chiu-Tabet | Jul 17, 2018 | Longform

Ten years ago, the sequel to Batman Begins came racing into theaters and changed things forever. Years of word-of-mouth about its predecessor, a sustained viral marketing campaign emphasizing Joker’s return to the big screen, and public attention following the tragic death of Heath Ledger, meant the film was sure to be a huge success, but […]

Tom King Comics as Music, and Why “Batman” #50 Fails

By Justin Beeson | Jul 10, 2018 | Longform

Tom King is the Dave Grohl of comics. One of my favorite bands of all time is Grohl’s Foo Fighters, so that’s a compliment coming from me. Some of the best rock songs in past couple decades have been by them. None of the members are the absolute best at their instruments and their songs […]

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Taboo in Eight Panels: The Sex and Violence of “Stray Bullets”

By Edward Haynes | May 29, 2018 | Longform

In David Lapham’s iconic “Stray Bullets” nothing sacred is safe. A series of intertwining stories build a world of hitmen, drifters, and mobsters where children get caught up in violence and sex but also a world of regular people trying to survive and love. Throughout the 40 issues of the original run, Lapham juxtaposes and […]

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Mignolaversity: “Witchfinder: The Gates of Heaven” #4

By Mark Tweedale and Mike Romeo | Aug 15, 2018 | Reviews

Sir Edward and company prove their mettle against the “dragon” from the last issue in a sequence that shows both the strengths and weaknesses of “Witchfinder: The Gates of Heaven.” Read on for our spoiler-filled review. Written by Mike Mignola and Chris Roberson Illustrated by D’Israeli Colored by Michelle Madsen Lettered by Clem Robins A […]

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“Memoirs of A Very Stable Genius”

By Rodney Ortiz | Aug 14, 2018 | Reviews

It feels like at least half of my graphic novel choices this year have been based on how wacky the title strikes me. Since I had such wonderful luck with “Get Naked” and “Kabul Disco”, how could I possibly pass up “Memoirs of A Very Stable Genius?” There was zero chance I’d let this slip […]

“Bad Girls”

By Edward Haynes | Aug 13, 2018 | Reviews

It’s 8pm on New Year’s Eve 1958 at mob-run Cuban casino, El Eden, and singer Taffy is on stage, while single mother and dancer Ana cares for her daughter backstage, and Gangster girlfriend Carole is getting ready for the night’s celebrations by sleeping with her mobster boyfriend’s driver. It’s almost midnight, the verge of 1959, […]

Wrapping Wednesday: Micro Reviews for the Week of 08/08/18

By Multiversity Staff | Aug 13, 2018 | 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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“The West Boca Walk Out:” Tana Ford on Creating Through Collective Grief

By Nicholas Palmieri | Jul 18, 2018 | Interviews

Back in February, days after the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, students at nearby high school (and my alma mater) West Boca Raton Community High School held a silent protest in their school courtyard. This protest spontaneously turned into a walk out, where the students then walked ten miles to […]

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Adaptation, Subtlety, and Demons: a Chat with Outcast Executive Producer Chris Black

By Brian Salvatore | Jul 17, 2018 | Interviews

Later this week, the second season of Outcast debuts on Cinemax here in the United States, after airing last year in the United Kingdom. The show, based on the Image Comics series by Robert Kirkman and Paul Azaceta, will air its next ten episodes this summer, and is helmed by showrunner/executive producer Chris Black. Black […]

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Ayala and Sterle Put A New Twist On A Classic Myth With “Submerged”

By Leo Johnson | Jul 17, 2018 | Interviews

The myth of Orpheus and Eurydice is one of my very favorite Greek myths. A story of a love so strong that a man would literally journey beyond death itself to get back the one he loves. It’s a story that still captivates people even in our modern times. A new Vault book, “Submerged,” is […]

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Creating The Modern Hero With Joe Casey, Ian Macewan and “MCMLXXV”

By Kyle Welch | Jul 10, 2018 | Interviews

Before there were stories of superheroes people told stories of folk heroes. Before we worshiped a flying man in tights we were looked up to a steel driving man in overalls. While superheroes may be the modern day folk heroes the creative team of Joe Casey and Ian Macewan set out to create a modern mythology […]

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Isu Codices, Volume 10: Catching up with “Assassin’s Creed”

By Gregory Ellner | Aug 14, 2018 | Annotations

With the release of the first half of the “Assassin’s Creed: Conspiracies” duology in English, here we are with the latest on the Isu Codices. Oh, and before we get into it: Godwin’s Law is officially on hold for this. New Concepts Die Glocke Die Glocke, which can be translated into English from German as […]

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From The Files Of The Baxter Building #1: The Return Of The Fantastic Four!

By Matt Lune | Aug 14, 2018 | Annotations

From the Files of the Baxter Building comes Multiversity’s monthly deep dive into the comics and characters that inhabit the world of the First Family of superhero comics: The Fantastic Four! This month: The World’s Greatest Comic Magazine makes a comeback, the Impossible Man gets all meta, we take a look at all the previous […]

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Go Beyond #16 – A ‘Plus Ultra’ Analysis of “My Hero Academia”

By Darcy Forrester | Jul 11, 2018 | Annotations

The past month of “My Hero Academia” chapters have made for quite the read, with the rather imposing figure of High-End appearing at the end of Chapter 186 (titled ‘Endeavor and Hawks’), looking for a fight with the strongest around. This has then led to a fight between the advanced Nomu, and the new top […]

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Isu Codices, Volume 9: Catching up with “Assassin’s Creed”

By Gregory Ellner | Jul 3, 2018 | Annotations

As the current group of Assassin’s Creed arcs wrap up, let’s look at new information for the franchise, then dive into two arcs of the comics. Announcements Assassin’s Creed: Conspiracies As shown by solicitations for August and September 2018, we have somewhat new installments to the comic series coming in that paint an image of […]

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Five Thoughts on Babylon 5‘s “Signs and Portents”

By Elias Rosner | Aug 15, 2018 | Television

What do you want? The man in the suit asks. You don’t know what he means. What you do you want? The man in the suit asks again. You tell him you don’t want anything. What do you want? The man asks for a third, and final, time. You tell him everything you want. Everything […]

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Five Three Thoughts on Star Wars: The Clone Wars‘ “The Lost One”

By Brian Salvatore | Aug 15, 2018 | Television

So, technically this episode leads into the final three eps of the season. However, it is sort of its own thing, and it raises a bunch of points that I want to talk about, that I wouldn’t have the space to if I included it in that final wrap up But, I’ve only really got […]

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Five Thoughts on Young Justice‘s “True Colors”

By Kevin Gregory | Aug 15, 2018 | Television

Welcome back to more Young Justice coverage as part of our Summer TV Binge! We inch closer and closer to the end of the season with the arrival of The Reach and most of the cards on the table. This week we get more Reach and Light intel, Beetle nonsense, and more! Let’s dive in! […]

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Five Thoughts On The X-Files‘s “Irresistible”

By Jess Camacho | Aug 14, 2018 | Television

With all our favorite shows taking their usual break in the summer months, this opens up an opportunity to watch some of our old favorites. That’s where the Multiversity Summer Binge comes in. Last year, I took a look at the entire first season of my favorite show ever, The X-Files and this summer, I’m back with […]

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The Hour Cosmic, Episode 74: Stung by Bees with J. Bone

By Brian Salvatore, Chad Bowers and Matthew Meylikhov | Jul 7, 2014 | Podcasts

Welcome to another installment of The Hour Cosmic, your favorite comics game show! This week, our guest is artist on Image’s “The Saviors,” J. Bone! On this week’s show, among other things, we discuss: – Being a one man art factory! – Poutine fountains! – Matt’s new job as our weather correspondent! Let’s meet our […]

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“It’s the Rest of the World That’s Weird”: What Bart Allen Means to Me

By Ken Godberson III | Feb 11, 2016 | Longform

Every person that has ever picked up a piece of entertainment has a special character, whether it’s comics, video games, movies e.t.c. When it comes to superheroes, it’s not the Dark Knight I think of or the Last Son of Krypton or the First Avenger. No no. When I think of my favorite superhero in […]

Orbital In Conversation – Episode 196: The End of Hellboy with Mike Mignola

By Chris Thompson | Jun 3, 2016 | Podcasts

Hello and welcome to Orbital In Conversation – the podcast of Orbital Comics in central London! Dark Horse Month begins as Chris catches up with the inimitable Mike Mignola to discuss the conclusion of his his epic Hellboy In Hell series. Mike explains how his plans changed along the way, why it was time to […]

Robots From Tomorrow- Episode 196: Daredevil: Born Again [Podcast]

By Mike Romeo | May 28, 2015 | Podcasts

The Man Without Fear is riding a new wave of popularity thanks to having a hit Netflix show under his belt, so Mike & Greg turn their heightened comic senses on one of, if not the, seminal story about Matt Murdock: Frank Miller & David Mazzucchelli’s ‘Born Again’. From singles to digital to trade paperback […]