2015 – Page 18 – Multiversity Comics

Five Thoughts on Arrow’s “Brootherhood” [Review]

By Brian Salvatore | Nov 19, 2015 | Reviews

Some are calling this episode of Arrow the best of the season. I don’t exactly agree – let’s explore why. 1. We need to talk about the directing This show has a very particular aesthetic, especially with its fight scenes. There are a lot of fast cuts, which act both as a device to build […]

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News

Join Us For Our Live-Tweeting and Our Daily Reviews of ‘Jessica Jones’

By Multiversity Staff | Nov 19, 2015 | News

This weekend sees the launch of Marvel’s second Netflix series, Jessica Jones. If you recall, when Daredevil was released, we made our put upon Scot, Alice W. Castle, live tweet the whole thing in one sitting. When we were discussing how to approach this series, we were torn: we loved Alice’s livetweeting, but we also […]

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Reviews

Pick of the Week: “Pretty Deadly” Returns [Review]

By Matthew Garcia | Nov 19, 2015 | Reviews

It’s been a year-and-a-half since the last issue of “Pretty Deadly” dropped. During that time, Kelly Sue DeConnick and Emma Ríos have tackled a wide breadth of other projects, including, for Ríos, the super fly “Island” magazine, which you should really be buying. Now, the band is back together, will they resettle into their groove, […]

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Podcasts

Robots From Tomorrow – Episode 246: It Came From Distributor X! [Podcast]

By Mike Romeo and Greg Matiasevich | Nov 19, 2015 | Podcasts

The advice flows freely in this episode, as Mike & Greg spitball ideas on how to fix parts of the comics industry that aren’t working the way they should. From DC’s packaging of DCYou titles to mainstream outreach to looking out for the comics little guys (and gals), a kind of ‘fantasy comics’ plays out […]

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News

The Rundown: “Unfollow” Gets Adapted, “JLA” Gets an Unexpected Fill-In, and more

By Brian Salvatore | Nov 19, 2015 | 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 rundown@multiversitycomics.com. – A huge congratulations to Rob Williams and Michael Dowling – their Vertigo book, “Unfollow,” was announced as getting adapted by ABC. This is a bit unusual, […]

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Previews

Exclusive: See the Beginnings of An Archnemesis in “X-O Manowar: Commander Trill” #0 [Preview]

By Brian Salvatore | Nov 18, 2015 | Previews

The friendly folks at Valiant have provided us with an exclusive first look at “X-O Manowar: Commander Trill” #0, a one-shot that details the beginnings of X-O Manowar’s greatest villain. X-O MANOWAR: COMMANDER TRILL #0 Written by ROBERT VENDITTI Art by FRANCIS PORTELA Cover A by PHIL JIMENEZ Cover B by CARY NORD Gatefold Variant […]

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Columns

Art Of The Week: Week Of 11/18/2015

By Alice W. Castle | Nov 18, 2015 | Columns

This past weekend was Thought Bubble, a comic convention held in Leeds in the UK. You may have heard of it by the fact that Darryl McDaniels of Run DMC fame performed at the goddamn afterparty because this year’s con was that kind of amazing. Similarly amazing was the fact that I finally got a […]

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B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth: End of Days #3 (cover)

Reviews

Mignolaversity: B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth #137 [Review]

By Mark Tweedale and Brian Salvatore | Nov 18, 2015 | Reviews

Things were left in a grim state last issue, but perhaps the B.P.R.D. has found a powerful ally in their former foe, Mr. McWhirter of the Oannes Soiety. Written by Mike Mignola and John Arcudi Illustrated by Laurence Campbell Colored by Dave Stewart Lettered by Clem Robins The BPRD send their two strongest champions to […]

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Reviews

Five Thoughts on The Flash’s “Gorilla Warfare” [Review]

By Brian Salvatore | Nov 18, 2015 | Reviews

I swear to Kirby, it is like the CW is reading my dream journal. 1. FUCKING GORILLA CITY Look, were there a lot of storytelling gymnastics that led to there being an opening in the singularity to the Greyhound station outside of Gorilla City? Absolutely. But, c’mon: last year, I asked if the show would […]

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Longform

A Jessica Jones ‘Alias’ Conversation

By Paul Lai, Matthew Garcia and Jess Camacho | Nov 18, 2015 | Longform

Marvel’s Netflix series Jessica Jones (dropping Friday, November 20th) has already generated significant buzz and anticipation, remarkable for a character whose name recognition was Wasp-sized two years ago. But the attention has been galvanized by the quality of the Daredevil series, smart casting of lead Krysten Ritter, David Tennant as Kilgrave, Carrie-Anne Moss, Mike Colter, […]

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Columns

Multiver-City One: 2000 AD Prog 1957 and Judge Dredd Megazine 366

By Greg Matiasevich and Mike Romeo | Nov 18, 2015 | Columns

Welcome, citizens, to this week’s installment of Multiver-City One! Every Wednesday we examine the latest offerings from Tharg and the droids over at 2000 AD, the galaxy’s leading producers of Thrill-Power entertainment! Between the weekly “2000 AD” itself, the monthly “Judge Dredd Megazine”, an extensive library of graphic novel collections, and new US-format one-shots and […]

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News

The Rundown: Frank Miller Writing Dark Knight IV, Casting Battle for Constantine, and more

By James Johnston | Nov 18, 2015 | 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 rundown@multiversitycomics.com. Frank Miller has told Newsarama that he will be writing a fourth “Dark Knight Returns” series after “DK3: The Master Race”, which he is co-writing with Brian […]

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