September 2014 – Page 9 – Multiversity Comics

Bruce Timm’s Latest DC Animated Film to Get Digital Spin-off Series

By Matthew Meylikhov | Sep 18, 2014 | News

We reported awhile back about Bruce Timm working on Justice League: Gods and Monsters, a new DC animated film. Reportedly not based on the Dan Jolley book of the same name, the details of Gods & Monsters are scarce; we know it’s an original film with Bruce Timm producing alongsideal an Burnett, Timm’s Batman: The […]

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The Rundown: Doctor Strange To Film in the UK, Marvel Preps “Rocket and Groot” Month Variants and more

By Brian Salvatore | Sep 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. – While there has been no official casting news, Marvel is getting set to bring Dr. Strange to the big screen. According to Screen […]

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Sound the Digi-Alarms: “Private Eye” #8 is Now Online

By Matthew Meylikhov | Sep 17, 2014 | News

Now available on Panel Syndicate’s website, the latest issue of Marcos Martin and Brian K Vaughan’s self-published digital comic “The Private Eye” #8 is now available. Still available via the pay-what-you-want format, consider this your alert signal to rush over to the site and grab your issue. “Private Eye” is one of our favorite books, […]

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ComiXology to Offer More DRM-Free Comics

By Matthew Meylikhov | Sep 17, 2014 | News

The digital comics change is an ever-shifting one, something that seems to grow and evolve at a quicker rate than the advances of print comics. But today, there’s some great news on the digital front as DRM-Free comics become more of the collective norm. Previously, ComiXology had announced that Image, Dynamite, Zenescope, Monkeybrain, Thrillbent and […]

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Valiant Announces New Humble Bundle to Benefit Three Charities, including Doctors Without Borders

By Matthew Meylikhov | Sep 17, 2014 | News

More and more as of late we’ve been seeing Humble Bundles pop up in conjunction with comics. A site that allows you to pay what you want for digital rewards at tiered levels, the proceeds of which can be given to charity, Humble Bundle and/or the curator of the Bundle, it’s an interesting system that […]

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Columns

Art Of The Week: Week Of 09/17/2014

By Alice W. Castle | Sep 17, 2014 | Columns

There are few things I like more than when artists showcase their favourite characters or rosters of characters. In the past I’ve showcased the favourite X-Men by the two artists above and this here was the answer to a challenge by Benito Cereno for an all-female Justice League roster. The top image is the roster […]

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Alison Bechdel Named as a Recipient of the 2014 MacArthur Foundation’s “Genius” Grant

By Matthew Meylikhov | Sep 17, 2014 | News

As seen over at Robot 6, today we have some great news: celebrated cartoonist Alison Bechdel has been awarded the incredibly prestigious John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation grant. One of 21 people awarded it this year, the grant offers Bechdel and the other recipients $625,000 distributed over five years quarterly with no strings […]

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Reviews

Mignolaversity: Witchfinder: The Mysteries of Unland #4 [Review]

By Mark Tweedale | Sep 17, 2014 | Reviews

Sir Edward Grey heads to Unland… Written by Kim Newman and Maura McHugh Illustrated by Tyler Crook Colors by Dave Stewart Lettering by Clem Robins In a struggle with the local police, the witchfinder is taken down, but before they can drown him in the rising waters, a strange fish woman takes him in and […]

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Columns

Mignolaversity: B.P.R.D. #123 [Review]

By Brian Salvatore and David Harper | Sep 17, 2014 | Columns

“The Broken Equation” is in the books. How does the sojourn to Japan wrap up? Read on to find out! Written by Mike Mignola and John Arcudi Illustrated by Joe Querio A giant monster unlike anything the BPRD has seen yet battles the Ogdru Hem for dominion over Japan! David: In a flash, the Japan […]

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Five Ways Agents of SHIELD’s Second Season Will Hopefully Improve Itself

By Matthew Meylikhov | Sep 17, 2014 | Columns

Earlier this year and through some of the last, I was put in charge of reviewing Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD for this site, much to the chagrin of some site commentators and fans of the show (sorry, readers and that one guy on reddit who insisted I was a hater), I’m back for more!. Despite […]

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Columns

Multiver-City One: 2000 AD Prog 1899 and Judge Dredd Megazine 352

By Greg Matiasevich and Mike Romeo | Sep 17, 2014 | Columns

Welcome, citizens, to this week’s installment of Multiver-City One! Each and every Wednesday we will be examining the latest Prog from Tharg and the droids over at 2000 AD, and giving you all the pertinent information you’ll need headed into the galaxy’s greatest Thrill-Zine! We’ve got both a new Prog AND a new Megazine this […]

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Podcasts

Robots From Tomorrow Episode 119: John Arcudi [Podcast]

By Mike Romeo | Sep 17, 2014 | Podcasts

For today’s episode Mike is joined by writer John Arcudi to discuss his forthcoming Image comic Rumble. John is known for his writing on titles like BPRD, The Creep and A God Somewhere, as well as working with some of the finest artists in comics today. Artist James Harren is joining John to help tell the tale […]

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