March 2014 – Page 14 – Multiversity Comics

This Custom-Made Marvel-Themed Magic The Gathering Set is Just the Coolest Thing

By Matthew Meylikhov | Mar 18, 2014 | News

Posted on our pal Adam Warrock’s site yesterday, there is now a brand new reason to get back into Magic cards. Given to him at one of his shows, the Magic the Avengering (or is it Marvel the Gathering?) custom card set is just too cool not to share with everyone. Created by Eric aka […]

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Longform

Why I Write: Comics, Community and the Dream of Being a Comic Retailer

By David Harper | Mar 18, 2014 | Longform

One of the commonly held beliefs about the comic journalism community is that all of us are in this game for the explicit purpose of “breaking in.” We’re all chasing that ultimate dream of writing “Batman” or “X-Men” or even bringing our own ideas to life at a publisher like Image or Top Shelf through […]

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Art Feature

31 Days of Hellboy: Marcio Takara

By Brian Salvatore and David Harper | Mar 18, 2014 | Art Feature

To celebrate our “20 Years of Hellboy” art contest, which gives every fan with some ambition and a modicum of artistic talent a chance to have their work published in an upcoming Mignolaverse issue, as well as take home some sweet prizes, we decided to bring in some ringers, to show us how they interpret […]

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Columns

Comics Should Be Cheap! (3/19/2014)

By Multiversity Staff | Mar 18, 2014 | 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

Robots From Tomorrow: Pull List #116

By Mike Romeo | Mar 18, 2014 | Podcasts

Welcome to Robots From Tomorrow! For this episode, the one hundred and sixteenth installment of the weekly Pull List series, the guys pick a couple of comics 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 […]

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News

The Rundown: James Mangold on Wolverine Sequel, Larfleeze Cancelled, and more

By Brian Salvatore | Mar 18, 2014 | 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 either david@multiversitycomics.com or brian@multiversitycomics.com. – It is tweet-fficial! James Mangold has confirmed that, post-X-Men Apocalypse, he will be directing a new Wolverine solo film. The X-film universe is […]

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Previews

What is Lurking in Brooklyn? Find out in “Tales of the Night Watchman Presents: It Came from the Gowanus Canal” #4 [Preview]

By Brian Salvatore | Mar 17, 2014 | Previews

The good folks at So What? Press have provided us a preview of the upcoming fourth issue of “Tales of the Night Watchman.” So What? is a New York-based publisher founded by Dave Kelly and Lara Antal, and was started because of this very property. “Tales of the Night Watchman” is the story of Nora, […]

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Art Feature

31 Days of Hellboy: Michael Avon Oeming

By Brian Salvatore and David Harper | Mar 17, 2014 | Art Feature

To celebrate our “20 Years of Hellboy” art contest, which gives every fan with some ambition and a modicum of artistic talent a chance to have their work published in an upcoming Mignolaverse issue, as well as take home some sweet prizes, we decided to bring in some ringers, to show us how they interpret […]

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Annotations

Hell Notes: Hellboy – Past, Present, and Future 2

By Mark Tweedale | Mar 17, 2014 | Annotations

I hope you’re enjoying 31 Days of Hellboy so far. We had such a great response with 31 Days of Abe last year, this was practically inevitable. In the previous Hell Notes I tackled Hellboy’s youth. If you haven’t read it, you probably should, because I’m launching into this thing right where I left off, […]

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News

Shaky Kane and David Quantick Team for “That’s Because You’re A Robot”

By Matthew Meylikhov | Mar 17, 2014 | News

There are many constants within the world of comic books, but there’s one that is perhaps more constant than others: when Shaky Kane releases a new comic book, you buy this comic book. And in June, Shaky Kane is releasing a new comic book. Announced via a press release from Image (see below), “That’s Because […]

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Podcasts

The Hour Cosmic, Episode 61: The Mysteries of Knish with Dean Haspiel

By Brian Salvatore, Chad Bowers and Matthew Meylikhov | Mar 17, 2014 | Podcasts

Welcome to another installment of The Hour Cosmic, your favorite comics game show! This week, our guest is artist and writer Dean Haspiel! On this week’s show, among other things, we discuss: – (The lack of) Optimism in comics! – Kiss! – Dean’s early misadventures with DC Comics! Let’s meet our guests, shall we? Dean […]

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Longform

On Adaptations and a Lack of Respect for Comics [Opinion]

By Drew Bradley | Mar 17, 2014 | Longform

Coupling the critical acclaim and box office success of films like Dark Knight and The Avengers with the widespread popularity of TV shows like Big Bang Theory, there seems to be a consensus that ‘geek culture’ generally, and comic books specifically, have achieved some semblance of mainstream acceptance. However, there remains an underlying lack of […]

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