2016 – Page 2 – Multiversity Comics

My Comics Year: Finally, a Local Comic Shop

By Leo Johnson | Dec 27, 2016 | Columns

I’ve read comics off and on for most of my life, with some of my very first comics being battered copies of late 80s/early 90s books that my brother and I would track down at local flea markets for fifty cents. Those issues, never in any sequential order and often only telling part of the […]

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Columns

Soliciting Multiversity: DC’s Top 10 for March 2017

By Brian Salvatore | Dec 27, 2016 | Columns

We are nearing the one-year mark of DC’s ‘Rebirth’ initiatuve, and a lot of the books in the line, due to the double shipping, feel even more established than that. This month is an interesting one, as it seems to be checking off a number of events/ideas that have been kicking around for some time, […]

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Podcasts

Pop Culture Hound – Episode 230: New Manga & Emerging Creators Outside of Japan

By Chris Thompson | Dec 27, 2016 | Podcasts

It’s Double-Down December, so from now until the end of the year you can enjoy a new episode of Pop Culture Hound every Tuesday and Friday! In this pre-Christmas show, we present Chris’ chat with manga-inspired creators Asia Alfasi (Native Narratives), Heba Rena Yassin (Kokoro) & Giulia Della Ciana (Butterfly Effect) at last year’s Malta […]

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Television

Five Thoughts on Doctor Who’s “The Return of Doctor Mysterio”

By Ken Godberson III | Dec 26, 2016 | Television

So, after a long year hiatus, we finally have the return of The Doctor. And for this year’s Christmas special, we’re taking on an obvious Christmas subject: Superheroes! How does it go? Well, let’s see: 1. Guest Starring “The Doctor” So yeah. Did it feel like The Doctor was the supporting character in his own […]

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Previews

Exclusive Preview: “Vigilante Southland” #3

By Brian Salvatore | Dec 26, 2016 | Previews

One of the more interesting miniseries from DC in the past few years has been “Vigilante Southland.” Between pushing the boundaries of language (far more four-letter words than non-Vertigo DC titles usually feature), developing a book that is intrinsically tied to race, and finding a way to still make a legacy superhero story emerge from […]

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Columns

Soliciting Multiversity: Dark Horse’s Top 10 in March 2017

By Jess Camacho | Dec 26, 2016 | Columns

Welcome to another month of the Dark Horse portion of Soliciting Multiversity! 2016 comes to a merciful end this week but we are deep into looking at what 2017 has to offer us. In March, Dark Horse will launch a few promising new series and continues to offer some choice manga. It’s a much stronger […]

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Reviews

Wrapping Wednesday: Micro Reviews for the Week of 12/21/16

By Multiversity Staff | Dec 26, 2016 | Reviews

There is a lot to cover on Wednesdays. We should know, as collectively, we read an insane amount of comics. Even with a large review staff, it’s hard to get to everything. With that in mind, we’re back with Wrapping Wednesday, where we look at some of the books we missed in what was another […]

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Podcasts

Robots From Tomorrow – Episode 359: Pull List for December 28

By Mike Romeo and Greg Matiasevich | Dec 26, 2016 | Podcasts

Welcome to Robots From Tomorrow! For this episode the guys have picked a couple of comics that will be 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 any Wednesday Warrior! Picks for Wednesday, December 28, […]

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News

Happy Holidays from Multiversity

By Multiversity Staff | Dec 26, 2016 | News

Season’s greetings, folks. We hope that you had a lovely holiday weekend and – if you’re anything like us – you’re hoping to get in some rest, relaxation, and some additional celebrating during the week leading up to the New Year. We wanted our staff to have an easy time of the week, too, so […]

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Podcasts

Pop Culture Hound – Episode 229: Paul Allor, Mike Garley & Ales Kot on Writing

By Chris Thompson | Dec 24, 2016 | Podcasts

It’s Double-Down December, so from now until the end of the year you can enjoy a new episode of Pop Culture Hound every Tuesday and Friday! On this latest episode we present Chris’ chat with writers Paul Allor (Strange Nation, TMNT Universe), Mike Garley (Eponymous, The Kill Screen) & Ales Kot (Zero, Secret Avengers) at […]

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Reader Poll

Reader Poll: What Was the Best Series of 2016?

By Brian Salvatore | Dec 23, 2016 | Reader Poll

You saw what our staff picked for Best Ongoing Series of 2016: “Southern Bastards,” for the second straight year. But our voting went beyond just those ten books – between best new series, best limited series, and best ongoing, we had 124 series get votes. So, we wanted to see what you, our readers, thought. […]

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Reviews

“Usagi Yojimbo” #160

By Mike Romeo | Dec 23, 2016 | Reviews

Dinner turns deadly as Stan Sakai wraps up a hearty run of regular “Usagi Yojimbo” issues! Will readers be delighted by a skillfully prepared delicacy, or is this issue as deadly as the liver of a fugu? I suppose you’ll have to nibble on this spoiler-free review to find out! Fugu, or pufferfish, is a delicacy […]

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