Monthly Archives: June 2011

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News
Joe Benitez Creates New Avengelyne Variant

By | Jun 29, 2011 | News

Image Press Release To mark the return of one of Rob Liefeld’s classic characters to the world of comics, acclaimed cover artist Joe Benitez (Lady Mechanika, Green  Hornet, GI Joe) brings his unique style to a special variant cover for AVENGELYNE #1. Created by Image Comics founder Rob Liefeld over 15 years ago, the fallen […]

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Walking Dead To Feature Elephantman Flipbook

By | Jun 29, 2011 | News

Image Press Release The latest issue of Robert Kirkman’s immensely popular original series THE WALKING DEAD will be presented as a flip book, offering readers a preview of the Eagle Award winning ELEPHANTMEN, industry legend Richard Starkings’ acclaimed science fiction series. On the flip side of THE WALKING DEAD #86, the 23-page introduction into the […]

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Columns
Off the Cape: The Sixth Gun

By | Jun 28, 2011 | Columns

This week on Off the Cape, we have a look at Cullen Bunn and Brian Hurtt’s increasingly popular but deserving of more love supernatural western thriller The Sixth Gun (say that sentence ten times fast). This Oni Press book started off strongly with an arc that, in many ways, felt like it told the primary […]

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Columns
Comics Should Be Cheap! (6/29/2011)

By | Jun 28, 2011 | 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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Previews
Preview: Ultimate Comics Ultimates #1

By | Jun 28, 2011 | Previews

I’ve said this before, but it bears repeating: we do not often post previews. That is, unless we are very excited about the material. And such is the case with this: Jonathan Hickman and Esad Ribic’s Ultimate Comics Ultimates #1, the first of the latest Ultimate relaunch. We’ve got four unlettered preview pages from Ribic, […]

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Surge Licensing Signs Skullkickers For Licensing/Entertainment Representation

By | Jun 28, 2011 | News

Surge Licensing Press Release Surge Licensing, Inc., the agency known for developing off-the-wall comic book properties such as the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and, more recently, Axe Cophave signed an exclusive licensing and entertainment agreement with Swords and Sassery, Inc. to develop TV/film, video games, toys, apparel and other tie-ins forSkullkickers — an on-going series […]

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Joe Keatinge Starts Column For Broken Frontier

By | Jun 28, 2011 | News

Broken Frontier Press Release Broken Frontier is proud to announce that Joe Keatinge has started a new weekly column at the site, titled One You Want. Each Monday, One You Want declares its love for a creator-owned, international or otherwise unsung comics gem that hits stores that week, and tells you why you should go […]

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Jock Teases Detective Finale

By | Jun 28, 2011 | News

Yesterday on Twitter/Instagram, Jock posted a quick camera-snap of his inking for the upcoming finale of Detective Comics in which Tim Drake as Batman, under the pen of Scott Snyder/Jock, comes up against the greatest Batman villain – the Joker. The above tease doesn’t show much, but one thing is very clear: the Joker has […]

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Aspen Brings Comics To Graphic.Ly

By | Jun 28, 2011 | News

Aspen Press Release Graphicly is teaming up with Aspen Comics this summer to bring the publishers’ growing catalogue of books to their impressive digital platform. Aspen will be releasing an initial wave of different titles on the Graphicly app, highlighted by the first volumes of both of their two popular flagship series: Michael Turner’s Fathom […]

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This Week In Comics!

By | Jun 28, 2011 | News

We figure it might help to let you guys know what’s coming out this week in comics, so welcome to our 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 […]

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Longform
Multiversity 101: How Alan Moore Saved Comics

By | Jun 27, 2011 | Longform

Pretty soon, everyone can own Action Comics #1 and Uncanny X-Men #1. These collectors items, previously likely to set you back somewhere between thousands and millions of dollars can be acquired for a cool $3.99. Not bad for a legendary collectors item. Except they aren’t the genuine article. The former is a renumbering of the […]

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