Today we have the second segment of our Multiversity Comics is Drunk podcast, in which Brandon and I wax estatic about everything from the DC Entertainment reorganization to the new Astonishing line. We throw in talk about Captain America casting rumors and Kitty Pryde's rumors, and perhaps too much talk about ridiculous things. But it's fun!

Also, help us name this podcast! If you suggest the winning name, we'll give you a copy of David Petersen's Mouse Guard: Fall 1152. Come on now...how could you not want that?

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I’m back from my vacation in Hawaii and just in time as tsunami warnings hit the islands. Last week David stepped in and gave us a taste of his own unique taste of covers and upped the cuteness factor here at Burpee’s Got You Covered by about 2000% with choices such as Tiny Titans. Well I’m back and so is my tastes in covers. So of course that means we’ve got some great superhero shots and a few oddball choices thrown in there too. So what do we have on the list this week? Check it out after the jump….

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With the penultimate issue of Blackest Night in our collections this week, I figured it would be an appropriate time to discuss events in comics. Events usually do a good job of dividing fans as to if they like it or not, or occasionally where in between they fall. I can't think of an event that didn't have at least one complaint from a group of people, especially in recent history (when I look at things like Secret Invasion and Final Crisis), and currently I can think of at least three major company wide crossovers happening: Image United, Siege, and Blackest Night (although I'm admittedly not going to discuss Image United in this article).

So what makes an event work? When we as fans sit down to dissect these books both during and after completion, what do we generally enjoy and what do we flat out hate?

This article is the first of a greater article that had to be split into three parts. Sometimes I can be overly verbose (perhaps in an attempt to out-write Kieron Gillen?). Be sure to come back next week when I discuss event tie-ins. But for now, I present to you - The Event:

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Despite the terrible, terrible movie of 2003, Daredevil has long been one of the best titles Marvel has been publishing. Matt Murdock is one of Marvel's most intriguing characters, but the title once came dangerously close to being canceled, an action which would have robbed us of years of great stories. Follow the jump and find out what trades you should read to follow the career of everyone's favorite Man Without Fear.

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Another month come and gone, and with that, a lot of comics. There were a LOT of memorable moments this month, for better or for worse. Much like David was last month, I love that February came to me.

Check my thoughts behind the cut.

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In this week’s episode, it was another bit of plot momentum along with some points to which I have to touch upon. Check them out after the jump.

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Today brings us the second edition of Multiversity Comics ongoing podcast series featuring myself and Brandon Burpee. The first run was a success, but we decided that Saturday Showdown doesn't work as a name. This week we went very on the head and called it Multiversity Comics is Drunk, but we want your help in naming this.

Suggest a name in the comments for this, and if you win we'll get you a copy of Eisner Award winning creator David Petersen's Mouse Guard: Fall 1152 signed by Petersen himself. Help us out and get some cool swag while you're at it.

The review section of the podcast is up first and is split into three parts. Part one Brandon and I talk about Blackest Night and Flash: Rebirth, the second part we talk about Fantastic Four and New Avengers, and part three is all about X-Factor and Secret Warriors. Join us in our drinking game this week, and have some fun watching. Also, if you have any suggestions on how to improve this, let us know.

While you're watching, don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel as well.

Another week, another set of movie news! There's some neat stuff in here, including a tiny little bit about a certain scarlet speedster we all know and love. And of course, a generous helping of Mark Millar links to amuse and delight children of all ages.

However, I really have no witty repertoire for this week's intro, so instead I will just cut to the chase and allow you access to all the sites and sounds of the internet.

Enjoy.

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Here's a nice little bit of news to end your week with! Multiversity favorite Jeff Lemire is coming out with a brand new original graphic novel on Top Shelf Comics, the same company he used with his Essex County trilogy, which I reviewed a while back. The title is The Underwater Welder, and it sounds pretty interesting:

Pressure. As an underwater welder on an oilrig off the coast of Nova Scotia, Jack Joseph is used to the immense pressures of deep-sea work. Nothing, however, could prepare him for the pressures of impending fatherhood. As Jack dives deeper and deeper, he seems to pull further and further away from his young wife, and their unborn son. But then, something happens deep on the ocean floor. Jack has a strange and mind-bending encounter that will change the course of his life forever. ... Equal parts blue-collar character study and mind-bending science fiction epic, The Underwater Welder is a 250-page graphic novel that explores fathers and sons, birth and death, memory and truth, and treasures we all bury deep down inside.

That's all fun and dandy, except for the fact it doesn't come out until 2012! What? Kind of annoying to announce it now, but never the less. With Lemire's large success due to the Vertigo title Sweet Tooth bringing some well deserved attention his way, now would be the time for those of you enjoying that to check out Essex County. If the greatness of that is any indication, The Underwater Welder will be fantastic.

Oh my goodness, it's your new favorite column back for another week!

This week, arguably the biggest thing to happen to me was the weird blowing up of a little article I wrote on Friday afternoon. David started a new column based on an idea from his god (Warren Ellis) in order to discuss industry trends. Due to the large amount of tasks David has taken on recently, this article kind of fell to the wayside and David wasn't writing it anymore. Well, I'm always trying to find ways to bump up our content, so I decided to take it over as I have about a months worth of good articles in me right now, and I started with something I'd been trying to get David to write for a while: Comic Book Piracy.

What resulted was several links (all greatly appreciated), backing by Ron Marz, and intense discussion in the comments section. You know, this is what is really great about the website. We saw a brand new crowd of users and a brand new crowd of opinions and thoughts, all from one little thing that I never even imagined might be viewed as important or relevant in any way. Of course, the agreement in the article's comments section was rather minimum, but never the less.

With that in mind, I bring you this week's round-up of news articles and posts from your faithful crew at Multiversity Comics.

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One of the big buzz things floating around the internet is the unused Brian K Vaughan script for Y: The Last Man. How this came about to reside on the internet is unknown to me. I'm not sure if it was "leaked" or given with permission to the site that originally hosted it. However, very quickly after it came online did it get pulled down by an unknown source. Mystery, oh mystery!

However, I did manage to get a copy of the script when I thought it was ok to have, being that I'm a sucker for Brian K Vaughan, and I couldn't really resist the notion of being able to read an unused script for a movie I'm already against. That's sort of the way I am! It's akin to when I reviewed the script to Kick-Ass that seemingly is the one being used for the movie, which I generally frown upon. What really intrigued me, though, is the fact that the original writer was trying to adapt his storyline to a single film. This story, which is spread between ten volumes, is going to be condensed to a 2 hour movie by the guy that wrote it in the first place! How neat is that? And knowing that most writers frown upon changes to their original material, what liberties will Vaughan (who is an accomplished writer for screen, penning many a LOST episode) take with his own material? So I took it upon myself to read this 121 page script.

Before I get into the review, I should point out at least what little I know of the movie: I know that DJ Caruso is the director who is attached, and he is the man responsible for Suburbia (which I didn't like) and Eagle Eye (which I didn't see). For those familiar with those two films, Caruso is obviously a fan of the acting prowess of one Shia Lebouf (who I really dislike). He also plans to split up the story of the book into a trilogy, or so the rumor goes (which is something that I actually like). So already my expectations are relatively low, but I'm pretending I'm optimistic regardless.

It should also be noted that spoilers are heavily discussed, both for the book and the movie. If you haven't read the book, don't read this article. If you have read the book and haven't read the script, you're going to be alright.

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There are certain things that I feel like everyone reading comics should have read during their lives. There are the things that the casual reader comes in to read (like anything with the name Alan Moore on the cover, except maybe Tom Strong - no disrespect for Tom Strong), and then there are the things that us as diehard comic book fans HAVE to read. Well, a wiser man than me once said that if we had never had the Authority, we wouldn't have books like the Ultimates by Mark Millar, and I believe this is inherently true. The Authority helped to define the widescreen team action book that most of us have grown to love, and you have Warren Ellis and Bryan Hitch to thank for that.

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Because you demanded it, Multiversity Comics now has it's very own podcast: Spoiler Alert with Matt and Mocle!

In this audio podcast, every week you'll find Multiversity's very own Matt, as well as Joshua Mocle (for those that remember his rants and raves) discussing different elements of comics. For example, the first week covers comic piracy, Blackest Night, Siege, and the Flash. That episode is available now!

You can mail questions and suggestions to matthew@multiversitycomics.com and you can subscribe to the podcast in iTunes by clicking here or by checking out the button on the side of the page!

And remember: spoilers abound.

Aloha from Hawaii Inmates!

We literally just reported the fact that someone (probably Gil) bought a CGA grade 8.0 first issue of Action Comics for $1,000,000. I was all set to acknowledge truth, justice, and the American way, but it appears that comic book buyers are a cowardly and superstitious lot because a CGA Grade 8.0 copy of Detective Comics #27, the first appearance of Batman, just sold for $1,075,500.

Ok, my humorous anecdote there doesn't really fit, but you see my point. Wow. Just wow.

While I could make humorous remarks about how many better things this money could be used for, I would like to note that this is actually not that surprising, given Batman's fandom. Batman's fans seemingly go to the ends of the Earth to celebrate him, and this is obviously no different. I'm amazed that a comic could ever even sell for this much, and I can only imagine a) who bought it b) who sold it and c) what the person who bought it is really going to do with it! I mean, talk about a collector's item, but certainly they're not going to do something as uncanny as read it, right?

Needless to say, somewhere on the internet, a group of fanboys are laughing at Amazing Fantasy #15 right now.

Word has come out that Marvel is in the process of screen testing a variety of actors for their upcoming blockbuster The First Avenger: Captain America directed by Joe Johnston, and the list is filled with a mix of known quantities and burgeoning young stars.

According to the report from The Hollywood Reporter's Heat Vision Blog, contenders include John Krasinski (The Office), Michael Cassidy (The O.C., Smallville), Patrick Flueger (The 4400), Scott Porter (Friday Night Lights), Wilson Bethel (Generation Kill), Mike Vogel (Cloverfield), and Chace Crawford (Gossip Girl).

While many fans have clamored for known quantities like Aaron Eckhart or less known but well loved actors like Nathan Fillion or John Barrowman, this list is unsurprising given that the role will be one that is extremely iconic and will become that actor's identity almost immediately.

But which one will be Captain America? I break down the contenders after the jump.

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After hearing all the buzz surrounding DC's new direct-to-video Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths, I found myself digging up Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, an animated film released in 1993 that spun out of the highly regarded Batman: The Animated Series. Having grown up watching The Animated Series, I've watched this movie many times throughout my life, and I swear it gets better with each viewing. Follow the jump to see why I feel that Batman: Mask of the Phantasm was undoubtedly the best Batman-related film until the release of 2005's Batman Begins.

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Given the explosive conclusion to this week's Blackest Night # 7, we knew we'd probably have some light shed on the top secret covers that had been solicited in recent months. Today, the cover by Doug Mahnke to Green Lantern # 52 was revealed, along with a variant by Shane Davis.

Check it out after the jump, but be warned...there be spoilers after this jump. That's right.

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Welcome back, friends of all ages, races, sizes and species! We've got a great round-up of comics for you this week, and an exciting book for our BOTW slot. I'd also like to remind you, we've got this brand new rating system up:

0: Uwe Boll will direct the adaptation of this comic
0.1 - 1: Burn upon touching
1- 1.9: Abysmal
2.0 - 2.9: Art. Writing. Editing. All bad.
3.0 - 3.9: You'd be a masochist to pick this up.
4.0 - 4.9: "I'll give it another month...but that was not good."
5.0 - 5.9: "Really? The Watcher? In the face? I guess it was fun."
6.0 - 6.9: "Hmm. That was decent."
7.0 - 7.9: Well made but a few problems
8.0 - 8.9: Nearly flawless
9.0 - 9.9: Outstanding
10: Perfection. Issue of the year contender

For those wondering, Pass would be anywhere from 0 to 3.9, Browse would be 4 to 6.9, and Buy would be from 7 to 10. So what are you waiting for? Hop on past the jump and enjoy!

Also, are there any books you'd like to see us review? Let us know in the comments, and one of us will get right on it! We'll also keep those books in mind for future weeks!

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Editor's note: post Crit's write up, I have some thoughts on LOST and last night's episode.

The fifth episode of the final season of LOST ("Lighthouse") featured a Jack revelation, an old school jungle trek co-piloted by Jacob, crazy jungle Claire and a new building with a mysterious mirrors.

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Not the biggest surprise of all time, but those of you who plan to follow the adventures of Green Lantern and the Rainbow Crew can now look forward to another lantern ring in their display cases.

Hot off the ending of Blackest Night #7, DC has announced that with the release of Brightest Day #1, you'll now be able to get a White Lantern ring. We knew that we were getting a Flash ring and another Green Lantern ring with our Brightest Day and Flash issues, but it looks like those of you who don't really want another Green Lantern ring can now get yourself a White Lantern ring.

We don't know much about the White Lanterns yet (only assumptions can be made really), but it's still much cooler in my book to have a lantern colored ring that I don't already have versus another Green one. Sorry, Hal.

On top of that, those of you planning to buy the DC Direct $60 light-up ring set, you'd better believe that the White Ring will be in there. DC has done a good job of covering that up (despite us knowing it would come anyway), but never the less - the word is out.

All will be well.

This week on Zuda Weekly, I have my reminder to get your vote in for this month's competition because it ends on Sunday, plus my final take on February's competition. There are some very solid offerings this month, but strangely enough nothing matching the voting power that Matthew Petz's War of the Woods showed last month. Whether that is a statement about Petz and his marketing abilities or the quality of the competition this month is unknown.

When it gets down to it, this month is perhaps a bit top heavy as I personally think Island, Alone and Monsterplex deserve to be carried forward. They are both well crafted and very intriguing from a conceptual standpoint (especially IA). I hope when it's all said and done both comics get ongoing series deals.

However, I must admit: I didn't vote for either of them. I voted for New Morning. "But why?!" you ask. This comic is currently Ninth in the competition (out of Ten) and that mere fact is an absolute shame. Louie Chin is the creator, and I think he's a wonderful artist and has a genuinely interesting opening that shows a lot of character. While it may not be as on the surface fantastic as other competitors, I think its storytelling is perhaps the most organic and innovative this month. Best of luck going forward Louie!

I can be hard on reviews when it comes to something that's not a comic book, yet comic book related. I don't know why. Maybe I'm just a jerk. This season of Heroes definitely comes to mind. I've watched the show since it's inception, and this season is obviously no different. I only managed to review the first half of the season though, because after a while when you just bash something weekly, it's not fun. It's not fun to watch, it's not fun to write. So I stopped, and kept watching anyway.

Now, in a recent interview with the Onion's AV Club, the man behind the show (Tim Kring) offers some thoughts on the show's decline with it's fanbase. Check them out after the jump along with my thoughts.

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A couple weeks ago, I had the pleasure of being asked to review a movie for our site by the marketing department in charge of promoting this small comic-related movie. I told them I would be happy to do it, and so here we are.

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Do you recognize the image above? Not just for it's obvious (and awesome) reference to Siege #2, of course. The above image was sent around the internet like mad, and it was of course noticed by yours truly. And if you like this one image alone, then you'll love Let's Be Friends Again.

When it comes to web comics, I think there are two very obvious splits: there is David, and then there is me. David prefers web comics that tell an overall and long story, just like a print comic. I prefer my online comics in strip forms, as if I were reading the "funnies" section of a news paper. Let's Be Friends Again is a perfect example of that type of online comic.

Created by Curt Franklin and Chris Haley, LBFA is a comic that more often than not features modern and hilarious references to the on-going world of comic books. Whether it be a slight against Mark Millar and Greg Land, or even the almighty Geoff Johns, LBFA is not going to pull the punches as they see fit. They're also clearly never afraid to be downright hilarious. It's similar to (previously featured) Comic Critics in that they seem to want to rage against things more often than just directly praise what they love, although they don't adore Grant Morrison nearly as much as I do. I'm always looking for comics like Let's Be Friends Again because it seems in this day and age, finding a comic that will update regularly to poke fun at my world of comic books just doesn't exist. Considering CC doesn't update regularly, it's a good thing that LBFA exists then!

As far as I can tell, it regularly updates on Tuesdays and Saturdays, and it also regularly makes me laugh (bazinga). If you're looking for a good webstrip comedy focused on all the comics you love, I'd recommend checking them out. You'll be better for it by the end of the day.

We have another interview this week at Multiversity Comics, and it's one we're really excited to present. If you haven't heard of Axe Cop yet, you're really missing out on one of the most entertaining and original comics on the market. Ethan Nicolle is the artist of the title, which he co-created with his five year-old brother Malachai. Ethan spoke to us about the web sensation, and he even spoke to his parents about for us about the success of the project and how it affects Malachai.

Thanks so much to the Nicolle family for participating, and for sharing this comic with the world. Check out the interview after the jump.

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We figure it might help to let you guys know what's coming out this week in comics, so welcome to a new weekly feature! Our reviews come out tomorrow, so be sure to look over this list to get a preview of what we may or may not be reviewing tomorrow. We've added all of our own personal recommendations into this list as well, so be on the look out for bolded asterisks. Whenever you see one of those, it means we think you should be reading it. So keep your eyes open!

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In an interview with Live for Films, Paul McGuigan (director of Push) dropped a bomb shell (on me) that he and Grant Morrison are working on something together with Stephen Fry. It had been known that Morrison was doing some work in the television/film medium for a while now, but to have actual confirmation makes me excessively excited. The article reads:

LFF: The Acid House is still the only thing you have filmed in Scotland, would you be interested in making something else there?

PM: Yeah Grant Morrison and myself are working on, I wouldn’t call it a secret project, but a project with Stephen Fry and it’s a thriller set in Scotland. Me and Grant have been friends for a while and we wanted to do something together and Grant went off and wrote a treatment, so it’s at the treatment stage at the moment.

LFF: Is it a full series?

PM: It’s seven episodes. It takes place over seven days around an event that happens in Scotland. It’s a modern take on an old fable or fairy story. If you know Grants work you might have an idea of what it will be like. It’s like Twin Peaks meets Brigadoon! It’s off the wall and smart but in a watchable commercial way. It’s still in the early stages but I’m very excited about it.

Can you just imagine that? 7 episodes of a series with Grant Morrison as a writer? I mean, I go crazy over the books he writes, and those usually take a 15-minute sitting to read (just the first time). Now we're talking something that could be up to an hour! The EIC me is trying to be a serious reporter, but the fanboy me is pretty much crazy excited over the possibility in this.

So what is it about? No clue. I have heard rumors that "they" are trying to make a Push series, but I'm not sure if this would be it, especially when they say it's a modern take on an old fable. That seems right up Grant's alley, especially with Joe the Barbarian currently being released. And with the quote "if ou know Grants work you might have an idea of what it will be like," I can only be MORE excited (as David, I assume, shudders in terror, knowing I will force him to watch it if he wants to keep his job).

Thoughts, anyone? Perhaps Joe The Barbarian: the TV show? And how would Stephen Fry factor into all this?

Welcome to the inaugural installment of The Short Report (pronounced Shore Repore, like Colbert, yeah, I’m unoriginal). What I intend to do here is report on a current topic and give my thoughts on them, hopefully to spur on discussion past pure fanboy rage. Face it, we all have it, and it can blind us to some very important details. While the first column was going to be about something else entirely (you’ll have to wait until next week for that), tonight you get a follow up to one of our hottest posts to date.

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Took long enough, right? I mean, if you're into that kind of thing.

Now, you might find the concept of a Batman porn odd, but here is something even more strange: I think that there are going to be two. Let's look at the evidence after the jump.

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Doc Savage is having a good few months. It seems that not only will Brian Azzarello be bringing "The Man of Bronze" back to the spotlight, Shane Black will be as well.

Variety reported today that Columbia Pictures will be bringing the pulp superstar from the 1930's and 40's to the silver screen care of Black, a man most famous for his action movie screenplays from the early 90's (including Lethal Weapon) and his phenomenal return to writing (and first directing job) Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang in 2005.

While some would consider Black an odd choice, I find his linguistic gymnastics to be a strong fit for a character who had been trained since birth to be the best at everything he does (sort of like Wolverine, except more well rounded). Here's hoping this movie is a smash success, as it is a rich character and a very talented man behind the wheel.

Last time we touched on the need for digital comics in remote locations where shops can’t be found. In our second installment of digital comics articles I want to touch on another issue of location/availability. The need for digital comics in the sky! How would this work and why would it work?

Check it out after the jump.

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The internet has recently received a new teaser in the form of a simple black image with some text: Stan's Back. Obviously, sites are buzzing with the possibility of what could this mean. The signature of the name (I believe) clearly alludes to the great comic creator, Stan Lee. But in what case is he back?

When visiting the website (located here) we are offered no more clues than just the two words. Granted, you can look in the source of the page and find little messages, but if anything those are just laughing at us (seriously - all they say is what website has reported to it and how they are wrong!). Of course, we can't help but notice that they say Robot 6 is the closest to getting it right. Let's take a look at what they have to say over at Robot 6:

In the Bleeding Cool comments section, a commenter with the screen name Golabutron points out that the Google Analytics account being used on the site is the same one being used on BOOM!'s other websites. He mentions that this, too, could be a trick to make everyone think it is BOOM! (and if so, well played, mysterious entity working with Stan Lee) but I agree with him that it's more likely BOOM! just didn't consider it as something that could give them away.

I contacted both BOOM! and Marvel about the site, and they both gave an official "No comment."

Hmm. With that in mind, I think the only possibility is that BOOM! Studios, who have consistently given us some currently great titles (28 Days Later, Irredeemable) have made a partnership with Stan Lee to finally make Striperella into a comic book. At least, that's what I would hope!

Fanboys - proceed in speculation.

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If you're a fan of The Walking Dead, Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard's zombie epic, the prospect of the upcoming television show written and directed by Frank Darabont is appetizing in a way quite like human flesh would be for zombies. Except far less disgusting. The story and structure seems to work perfectly for the serialized medium that is television, and I for one absolutely cannot wait.

Apparently neither can Brian Bedell, Michelle Massey, and Michael Bollweg. Actor, director and producer respectively of the clip below, this video depicts a particularly harrowing scene from The Walking Dead and its 51st issue. While it's not exactly filled with gore or zombies, it is still spoilertastic, so avoid like the zombie plague if you haven't caught up yet.

Bravo to Bedell, Massey and Bollweg on crafting this. The three of you produced something of high quality with a very low budget. Here's hoping Darabont can capture Kirkman's magic as well as you did with infinitely more money.



Thanks to MTV Splash Page for the link.

It seems like only a few years ago when the direct to video animated movie was a new and fresh idea. With adaptations of Superman: Doomsday and DC: The New Frontier, DC had created a great start to their new department, largely focused on interesting and faithful adaptations with sets of all star casts, such as Neil Patrick Harris as the Flash and David Boreanz as Green Lantern. Now, DC presents to us Crisis On Two Earths, which is an adaptation of several ideas of a Crime Syndicate of America with an apparent heavy focus on Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely's Earth-2 graphic novel. Hot off the heels of Marvel releasing Planet Hulk, it appears February is the month for the animated movies

So which one won the battle? Find out in my review of Justice League: Crisis On Two Earths.

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Today in Multiversity Comics Presents, we have the second part of our Jason Aaron interview. In case you missed part one, it's located here. Today we talk with Jason about his critically beloved Vertigo title Scalped, PunisherMAX, and the prospect of a beard off with our EIC. Whatever exactly that is.

Check it all out after the jump. Thanks once again to Jason for doing this interview with us, and if you aren't already reading his work, you're missing out on some of the best in the industry.

Note: if you have not read Scalped or PunisherMAX, there may be some spoilers in here. Considered yourself notified.

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This Wednesday, Top Cow is launching a new series written by Rob Levin and Bryan Edward Hill and illustrated by Allesandro Vitti. That title is Broken Trinity: Pandora's Box, and it is part of a grand scheme by Top Cow to make their universe a more cohesive whole (ala any major event comic anyone else does).

We have an advance review of that series' debut issue up after the jump.

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Today in an auction through ComicConnect.com, an 8.0 out of 10 CGC rated copy of Action Comics # 1 (the first appearance of Superman) sold for a record breaking $1 million.

That was not a typo.

$1 million dollars. For a comic.

The identity of the buyer is unknown, but with Nicolas Cage out of the picture due to the whole bankruptcy thing the most likely contender is out of the picture. My bet? Our very own Gil, who would have picked it up and quickly asked for his money back when he realized Gary Frank didn't draw it.

Opinions are varied on what this means for the industry, but here is the company line:

It's the single most important event in comic book history," adds ComicConnect.com co-owner and COO, Vincent Zurzolo. Only about 100 copies Action Comics #1 remain in existence, and of those 100, only two have received a grading of 8.0 (Very Fine) or higher. This particular book is one of them, making it among the rarest of the rare. Up until now, the record-holder was another Action Comics #1, this one with a grading of 6.0. It sold on ComicConnect.com for $317,200 in 2009.

Some speculators have surmised that an 8.0 copy of Detective Comics # 27 (the first appearance of Batman) could surpass it this week, but once again, I stress that Nicolas Cage is not in the running. I repeat...the Cage is off the table. We'll see if the record is broken again this weekend, but my money is on "probably not."

The Guild is one of the web's most popular purely online shows, telling the tale of an avid group of gamers inside and outside of the game. It's been a smash hit, critically and commercially, and now it will be making its way to the world of comics. Come March 24th of this year, we'll be able to follow "The Knights of Good" and their adventures in comic form from Dark Horse Comics.

Better yet? Series writer, star and creator Felicia Day (aka Penny from Dr. Horrible's Singalong Blog) will be writing the adventure, with some very nice art being chipped in by Jim Rugg. CBR has a seven page preview up right now, and just from that snippet I have to say I'll likely be picking it up. Here's hoping we get a chance to talk to Day about the comic at Emerald City ComiCon!

As if Axe Cop could get any better, they've now released the first full motion comic. Better yet than the motion comic itself? The unbelievably amazing theme song that goes with it. I'm not sure if I'll be able to get "Axe Coooop...Axe Coooop" with the wonderfully cheesy 80's instrumental behind it out of my head.

Watch this or we'll cut your heads off.

Also, don't miss our special interview with Axe Cop artist/co-creator Ethan Nicolle and more on Wednesday.

A couple of weeks ago, Marvel decided to start getting the ball rolling on the upcoming Heroic Age. First, we had images stating "I Am An Avenger," with the characters we can expect to see in Bendis' Avengers title, with art by John Romita Jr. Then Marvel revealed Secret Avengers, by Ed Brubaker featuring art by Mike Deodato. This time, they blacked out all the images, creating mass speculation through out the internet.

We here at Multiversity, just like on every other site on the internet, have our own theories as to who is who. For our speculations, click behind the jump!

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This week on Multiversity Comics Presents, we have an interview that was so big we have to split it into two parts. Literally. This is an extremely long interview. It's with rising star Jason Aaron, writer of the critically acclaimed Vertigo title Scalped, Marvel's Wolverine: Weapon X and PunisherMAX, and the upcoming Astonishing line launch book Astonishing Spider-Man/Wolverine.

We're all huge fans of Jason over here at Multiversity and we are proud to present this interview. See after the jump for the interview, with this part sticking to how he got into comics and his work on Wolverine: Weapon X and Astonishing Spider-Man/Wolverine. Come back tomorrow as we'll be talking about Scalped, PunisherMAX, and a challenge from our Editor-in-Chief to Jason.

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In this week’s Smallville, we had a return to the roots of the series. Sort of. When the short first started, Kryptonite was this wacky catch-all that would do pretty much anything depending on how it was refined. From all the meteor freaks to the various different products that were made using the Kryptonian poison (Tattoo ink that lets you phase through walls for instance), Meteor Rock has always been very unpredictable in its effects.

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Welcome to the first article of the weekly A Crisis of Chronology, where I pick a character/writer/event/what-have-you and fill you in on what to read so that you can go from start to finish with as little confusion as possible. The world of comics (particularly the mainstream) can be hard to follow, but once you have a basic outline to follow then you can usually fill in the gaps. That all being said, follow the jump and find out how to "properly" enjoy your Final Crisis experience.

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Burpee is off in Hawaii, living the life of Mai Tai's, beaches, and bikinis, while I'm stuck up here in Alaska. Thankfully I get to take Burpee's Got You Covered this week, so ha! Who wins now Burpee?! Okay...he still does, but whatever.

Click after the jump to find out what happens when I pick the covers.

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With this weeks Multiversity 101, I take over for David to talk to about something I've been nudging him to talk about for quite some time now.

As we move into the digital millenium of entertainment, it is impossible these days not to experience something through piracy. Movies, music, TV shows, even books fall prey to the pirates that surf the digital waters, and comic books are obviously no different to their plundering. It's such a big thing now that, just like music companies responded when mp3's became big, comic companies have come up with possible ways to combat it, such as Marvel upping their quantity of digital comics and even offering exclusives. Dark Horse also has a huge online undertaking, and smaller press companies like Red 5 also try to appease the digital medium. You can get comics on your phone or portable game systems as well! But does this stop piracy? Not really.

So what do we do about it?

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And what if Jack Kirby drew it?

While scouring the web, I found a collection of five covers representing the five "parts" of the film Inglourious Basterds by Quentin Tarentino. If you haven't seen it yet, I don't know what to tell you. You're missing an incredible film. In fact, you should see it for Christoph Waltz's performance alone. That's besides the point though.

Artist Martin Duhovic created the covers, which were posted and spread about via Harry Knowles' twitter, and I've ganked them and placed them here for your enjoyment this fine weekend. They're really quite awesome, and if this were a comic, I'd gladly pay the 15 cents for it. Especially the fourth one.

The final four are behind the cut.

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Some people say, "Matt, you consistently say that your site can only be related to comic books, yet you review and talk about Doctor Who a lot. Why is that?" 1) there is a Doctor Who comic, 2) Grant Morrison wrote some of it, and 3) shut up!

With that in mind, there is a new trailer out for the brand new season/series of Doctor Who, featuring Matt Smith as the eponymous character. While most of us will need an episode or two to adjust, I can't deny that this looks pretty good. While I will leave my immediate judgements (and there will be plenty) until the first episode come April, it's nice to have a quick teaser like this.



Still don't care for that new logo, though.

It's a smaller week than usual, but as always I bring you the Movie Round-Up! Oh, and to start it off? A picture of Robert Downey Jr being all meta. Like that? Yeah, I figured you would.

Ok. Enjoy the round-up!

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As most people know, I'm a big fan of Marvel's What The? It's basically Robot Chicken, but only Marvel. It also has a big emphasis on MODOK, spawning a whole new era of MODOK hilarity. Now, Marvel has decided to cover the Winter Olympics through it's What The? feature, and the results are amusing, confusing, and full of MODOK. As the week dies down and you're ready to relax and do nothing, enjoy some Marvel What The?

Welcome back! It's Friday and just about "closing time" at the Multiversity "offices," which means it's time to wrap up everything we did this past week in a nice concise post.

I should note we still do have a couple things coming out this weekend, but I don't expect the majority of you to see that until the work week starts. Never the less, with new Saturday Showdown content from the Alaskan powerhouse duo of Harper and Burpee (sounds like a brewing company), why wouldn't you come back on the weekend?

Click behind the cut for all the fun we've had this past week!

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The New York Times Best Sellers list for graphic books is out for the the past week, and it's one that features a lot of high quality books. It's nice to look down the Paperback Graphic Books list especially and see so many quality titles on it: Fables (although it's the dreaded "Great Fables Crossover), a whole lot of The Walking Dead, The Unwritten, and Chew are all featured prominently.

Seems like those that are trade waiting are being fairly clever about it so far. Let's just see if we can use some of that Deadpool money on something else now.

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Our friends at Top Cow are about to launch a big new mini-series next week, and it's one that you likely shouldn't miss. Broken Trinity: Pandora's Box is it's name, and as Top Cow says:

This new series from Top Cow has a good balance of ground level read for new fans and pay off for continuing Top Cow Universe stories for long time readers. The series is pretty unique in our line up with a real focus on globe-trotting action adventure in the vein of Tomb Raider, Alias, Indiana Jones, James Bond, and Uncharted.

Sounds awesome to me. Written by relative newcomers Rob Levin and Bryan Edward Hill with art by Allesandro Vitti (recently of Secret Warriors), this book will likely be one that fans of Top Cow and of comics will be talking about. Throw in a cover by superstar artist Tommy Lee Edwards, and you have me sold.

See after the jump for preview pages and the solicitation. Look for an advance review coming this weekend as well.

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You may remember a while ago when David talked about a webcomic he liked here on our site, called EmiTown. We even talked to the eponymous creator, Emi Lenox. To be quite honest, any comic that features a protagonist who loves cats as much as I do gets the official Multiversity Comics stamp of approval.

And now it's time for the collective forces of the internet to show her as such!

Since Emi is working on both brand new mini comics which will go to print as well as attending Emerald City Comic-Con (which we will be attending too!), she has let out a note on her blog that she has set up a spot for fans to donate to her piggy bank if they would like to. But that's not all!

If you do donate over $5 I will draw you a sketch and mail it to you! The more you donate the more elaborate the sketch or painting. That way, I feel like you paid for something and I'm not getting free money...

Now would be the perfect time to ask her to draw you and your favorite cat! Her comics are consistently heartfelt and entertaining, and we at MC (especially David) love her work. So if you can spare it, donate some money to a good cause! Feel free to visit her website and check out her work for yourself, and if you're at ECCC this year be sure to stop by her table.

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