May 2012 – Page 3 – Multiversity Comics

Dark Horse “Does Vampires Right,” Gives Free Digital Sampler to Prove It

By Brian Salvatore | May 29, 2012 | News

Dark Horse Comics has been one of the most consistent purveyors of horror comics over the past 20 years, and lately they have been featuring vampires in a variety of books, and in a variety of ways. To show you that they, in fact, do vampires right, the good folks at Dark Horse have released […]

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Columns

Comics Should Be Cheap! (5/30/2012)

By Walt Richardson | May 29, 2012 | 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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Podcasts

4 Color News and Brews: Brandon’s Thirsty (Part Four)

By David Harper and Brandon Burpee | May 29, 2012 | Podcasts

On the fourth and final part of this week’s 4 Color, the guys finish up the week in style with reviews of: – Astonishing X-Men #50 from Marjorie Liu and Mike Perkins – Batman, Incorporated #1 from Grant Morrison and Chris Burnham Look for more next week, and remember to vote in this week’s Vs.!

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Podcasts

The Next Issue: Pull List #21

By Mike Romeo | May 29, 2012 | Podcasts

Welcome to the twenty-first installment of our weekly series, The Next Issue — Pull List! For this show, the boys will be picking out a couple of comics on their pull lists this week and talking about why they’re excited to read them. Clocking in at around 15 minutes, this bite sized audio nugget is […]

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News

This Week In Comics

By Matthew Meylikhov | May 29, 2012 | 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 Thursday (with perhaps some advances for tomorrow if you’re lucky), so be sure to look over this list to get a preview of what we may or may […]

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Podcasts

4 Color News and Brews: Brandon’s Thirsty (Part Three)

By David Harper and Brandon Burpee | May 28, 2012 | Podcasts

On the third segment of this week’s 4 Color, the guys throw down with another round of Vs., requiring your votes to decide who drinks the double shot to kick off next week’s end of month episode. Plus, they talk about two Image books, talking: – Youngblood #71 from Rob Liefeld, John McLaughlin and Jon […]

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Reviews

Five Thoughts on Game of Thrones’ “Blackwater”

By David Harper | May 28, 2012 | Reviews

Now that is how you do television people. Check out five thoughts on this week’s episode of Game of Thrones, titled “Blackwater,” below. 1. “Any man dies with a clean sword I’ll rape his fucking corpse.” – The Hound That is all. 2. The Hound dominates Okay, that isn’t true. That isn’t all. This episode […]

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Podcasts

4 Color News and Brews: Brandon’s Thirsty (Parts One and Two)

By David Harper | May 27, 2012 | Podcasts

On the first and second parts of this week’s 4 Color, Brandon and David take some shots and talk some comics, starting with the final issue of Mark Waid and Diego Barreto’s Irredeemable, moving onto the first issue of Matt Kindt’s Mind MGMT, and wrapping with The Savage Hawkman #9 from Rob Liefeld, Mark Poulton […]

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Columns

Soliciting Multiversity: More From August 2012

By Matthew Meylikhov | May 26, 2012 | Columns

Alright, so we’ve seen DC, Dark Horse, Marvel and Image — but that’s not all that’s coming out in August! There are plenty of other publishers to take a peek at! As a note: there is a lot coming out from the nine publishers I’m about to talk about, so I’m really only picking a […]

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Columns

The Weekend Week In Review (5/23/2012)

By Walt Richardson and Matthew Meylikhov | May 26, 2012 | Columns

Want to keep up with the ever-advancing continuity porn of the DC and Marvel universes, but simply don’t have the time or money to buy every ongoing? We’re here to help. The Weekend Week In Review aims to give you ((usually) very) brief synopses of what happened in a select few of DC and Marvel’s […]

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Columns

Dog of the Week: Duncan

By Walt Richardson | May 25, 2012 | Columns

This week for Pet of the Week, we bring you Associate Editor’s Walt Richardson for a look at his best friend. Full Name: Duncan “The Skunk” Richardson First Appearance: January 7, 2006 Favorite Comic: Duncan is often seen nudging the complete collection of Jeff Smith’s “Bone” on the lower shelf of the family room bookcase. […]

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Columns

Friday Recommendation: American Barbarian

By Chad Bowers | May 25, 2012 | Columns

Tom Scioli’s “American Barbarian” is one of the most startlingly inventive and enjoyable comics of the last decade. Broken up into a number of enthusiastically told chapters, it tells the story of Meric, the red, white, and blue-haired hero facing off against the evil Two Tank Omen and his deadly hordes in a post-post-apocalyptic tomorrow. […]

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