2016 – Page 65 – Multiversity Comics

Trina Robbins on Bringing Back “Dope”

By Matthew Garcia | Aug 9, 2016 | Interviews, Longform

Trina Robbins started serializing her comic, “Dope,” in the pages of “Eclipse Magazine” in 1981. She had adapted it from an old pulp novel by British writer, Sax Rohmer — a man most famous for creating Fu Manchu, the evil and racist Asian super villain. (You’ll probably recognize the mustache.) The novel Dope was written […]

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Columns

Comics Should Be Cheap! (8/10/2016)

By Multiversity Staff | Aug 9, 2016 | 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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News

The Rundown: August 9, 2016

By Alice W. Castle | Aug 9, 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. – Boy howdy, there is a lot of news to cover so let’s just get right to it. It has been announced that there will be a […]

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Feature: Witchfinder: City of the Dead #1

Reviews

Advance Review: Mignolaversity: “Witchfinder – City of the Dead” #1

By Mark Tweedale and Mike Romeo | Aug 8, 2016 | Reviews

Later this month a new miniseries set in Mignola’s Hellboy Universe begins: “Witchfinder: City of the Dead.” Join us for a spoiler-free advance review of the first issue. Written by Mike Mignola and Chris Roberson Illustrated by Ben Stenbeck Colored by Michelle Madsen Lettered by Clem Robins Sir Edward Grey, occult adviser to the queen, […]

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Previews

Exclusive: “Red Hood and the Outlaws” #1

By Brian Salvatore | Aug 8, 2016 | Previews

One of the many titles that has carried over from the ‘New 52’ to ‘Rebirth,’ “Red Hood and the Outlaws” retained its name, its lead character, and its writer. But just about everything else from the series has changed. Jason Todd leads a new ‘Dark Trinity’ in the book; gone are Starfire and Arsenal, in […]

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Reviews

Wrapping Wednesday: Micro Reviews for the Week of 8/3/16

By Multiversity Staff | Aug 8, 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 319: Pull List for August 10

By Mike Romeo and Greg Matiasevich | Aug 8, 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, August 10, […]

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News

The Rundown: August 8, 2016

By Matthew Garcia | Aug 8, 2016 | News

Welcome back to The Rundown, our daily breakdown on comic news stories we missed from the weekend. Have a link to share? Email our team at rundown@multiversitycomics.com. – Gaspar Saladino, the legendary letterer and logo designer, has passed away. A veteran of the industry, Saladino mostly spent his 60 year career at DC Comics, designing […]

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Columns

MS Masterpaint Theater: Deformed Hands Shoot Bumpy Guns

By Kyle Welch and Leo Johnson | Aug 6, 2016 | Columns

There are three for-sure things all people love in life: comic covers, cover bands, and MS Paint. Some warned us to never combine this holy trinity. We here at Multiveristy Comics said no, threw caution to the wind, and combined mankind’s three favorite things into our new weekly feature: MS Masterpaint Theater! Each week, we will highlight […]

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Reviews

“Lady Killer 2” #1

By Alice W. Castle | Aug 5, 2016 | Reviews

The housewife with the heart of a cold-blooded murderer returns as “Lady Killer” hits the shelves with a new #1. Joelle Jones returns to write and illustrate the bloody tale of catharsis along with colourist Michelle Madsen and letterer Crank! Let’s dive into this spoiler free review of the bloody first issue of “Lady Killer […]

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Reviews

“Torchwood” #1

By Robbie Pleasant | Aug 5, 2016 | Reviews

Ah, Torchwood, the anagram for “Doctor Who” that went from a working title to a spinoff all of its own, featuring Captain Jack Harkness and his crew of sexed-up paranormal investigators. Since “Doctor Who” has its own comics, it only makes sense that “Torchwood” do the same, so let’s see how this new run does. […]

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MoviesReviews

Suicide Squad‘s Bark Is A Lot Worse Than Its Bite

By James Johnston | Aug 5, 2016 | Movies, Reviews

Suicide Squad explodes into theaters today, just as our review explodes into your eye holes. Check it out below but watch out for full spoilers for both Suicide Squad and Batman v. Superman below this picture of Jared Leto. We were spoiled with Batman v. Superman. That’s not to say Batman v. Superman was an underrated classic […]

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