June 2016 – Multiversity Comics

Stradley & Warner Talk Early Days Of Dark Horse Comics

By Greg Matiasevich | Jun 30, 2016 | Interviews

As we close out Dark Horse Month here at Multiversity, I thought it would be fun to chat with two of the men who have been with the company since the beginning. If Daniel Chabon is on one end of the seniority spectrum of Dark Horse editors, these two gentlemen are at the other. As […]

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Reviews

“Semiautomagic”

By Matthew Garcia | Jun 30, 2016 | Reviews

Alice Creed would be everyone’s favorite Princeton professor, that is if she ever bothered to show up for class. Instead, she moonlights as a private detective dealing in supernatural circumstances and monster hunting. Obviously, this really eats into her lecture time. “Semiautomagic” collects the first two stories of the weird investigative serial from Alex De […]

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Reviews

“Dark Knight III: The Master Race” #5

By Keith Dooley | Jun 30, 2016 | Reviews

Although light on plot, “Dark Knight III: The Master Race” #5 has plenty of epic character moments to please even the most disillusioned reader. The entrance of Superman in the story, along with more Carrie Kelly, continue to make this third tale in Frank Miller’s Dark Knight World worth visiting. Written by Frank Miller & […]

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Interviews

Dyer and Dorkin Craft a Teenage God in “Calla Cthulhu”

By Kyle Welch | Jun 30, 2016 | Interviews

The creative team of Sarah Dyer and Evan Dorkin are closing in on the end of the first chapter of their new Stela series “Calla Cthulhu.” The series has followed the story of Calla as she faced the trials of being a teenage as well as the trials of being a descended from the Elder Gods of Lovecraftian lore. The team […]

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Columns

Soliciting Multiversity: Marvel’s Top 10 For September 2016

By James Johnston | Jun 30, 2016 | Columns

The watchful and completely objective gaze of Soliciting Multiversity now falls upon Marvel’s crop of titles for September! Check out our picks below and let us know what stuck out to you in the comics. 10. Civil War II Only real news here is that Marvel’s cutting their bimonthly thing for “Civil War II” this […]

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Reviews

Pick of the Week: “East of West” #27

By Ken Godberson III | Jun 30, 2016 | Pick of the Week, Reviews

The whole world is going to hell. As the clock ticks down to the end of it all, the Chosen meet for one last time, and fracture. Written by Jonathan Hickman Illustrated by Nick Dragotta “FINDING BABYLON” Death gets closer to finally reuniting with his son. Just want to note before I begin: That solicit […]

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Podcasts

Robots From Tomorrow – Episode 308: Dark Horse at 30

By Mike Romeo and Greg Matiasevich | Jun 30, 2016 | Podcasts

Mike and Greg close out their month of Dark Horse-focused discussions with a free-ranging conversation on the publisher’s history. How did an idea in the back of one comic shop owner’s mind turn into one of the mainstays of the American comics publishing market? What kept Dark Horse afloat when so many other companies launching […]

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News

The Rundown: June 30, 2016

By Matthew Garcia | Jun 30, 2016 | 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. – Fantagraphics has officially announced the return of the “Love and Rockets” magazine. The seminal series originally began as a magazine collecting shorts, stories, and artwork from […]

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Interviews

Fred Van Lente on Building “Generation Zero”

By Ken Godberson III | Jun 29, 2016 | Interviews

Generation Zero or, as I’ve come to fondly call them, the Murder Kids, have been a team that has had an on and off focus in the Valiant Universe since they debuted in “Harbinger Wars”. Between “Death of a Renegade” and “Armor Hunters” they have been stepping more and more out of the shadows. Now, […]

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Columns

Art Of The Week: Week Of 06/29/2016

By Alice W. Castle | Jun 29, 2016 | Columns

Welcome, one and all, to Multiversity’s Art Of The Week! Each week, we scour the internet for the best artwork sourced from the blogs, tumblrs, twitters and instagrams of the best comic book artists out there and curate them here for your viewing pleasure. As ever, everything is collected down below so… enjoy! Superman by […]

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Feature - Lobster Johnson: Metal Monsters of Midtown #2

Reviews

Mignolaversity: Lobster Johnson: Metal Monsters of Midtown #2

By Mark Tweedale and Mike Romeo | Jun 29, 2016 | Reviews

The Lobster’s crusade against the robots wreaking havoc across Manhattan continues, taking a most unexpected turn! Written by Mike Mignola and John Arcudi Illustrated by Tonci Zonjic Colored by Dave Stewart Lettered by Clem Robins The face-off against giant robots continues as Lobster Johnson’s investigation leads him to a woman whose story reveals the ancient […]

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Columns

Soliciting Multiversity: Image’s Top 10 For September 2016

By Alice W. Castle | Jun 29, 2016 | Columns

Welcome back, once again, to Soliciting Multiversity! This is where we take a look at each comic book publisher’s solicitations and pick a Top Ten each month to talk about because comics are fun and talking about them is cool. Today, we’re talking Image Comics and their solicitations for the far-flung future of September 2016. […]

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