May 2017 – Page 5 – Multiversity Comics

Robots From Tomorrow – Episode 401: May Previews, Part 2

By Mike Romeo and Greg Matiasevich | May 25, 2017 | Podcasts

Another “Previews” in the pullbox means another look into our comics future! With focus shifting to the Premier section, what forthcoming July 2017 releases and discussion pieces catch Mike & Greg’s attention from Diamond’s top-tier publishers? Moebius! Darrow! Turtles & Rabbits teaming up! Marvel’s Generations! The return of Mage! All that, plus figuring out how […]

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Television

Five Thoughts On Mobile Suit Gundam‘s “Destroy Gundam!”

By Alice W. Castle | May 25, 2017 | Television

We’re back! Last week, I embarked on a mission that I’ve been trying to force myself into for years now: finally sitting down to watch Mobile Suit Gundam. Despite being somewhat surprised by how dated the animation style of the show was, I was incredibly impressed by the maturity of the storytelling in just the […]

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News

The Rundown: May 25, 2017

By Alex Sargent | May 25, 2017 | 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. – Asher Elbei, of The Atlantic, wrote an article chronicling Marvel’s decreasing print sales. In the examination of the company’s current strategy, the piece cites disconnected continuity, […]

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Television

Five Thoughts on Star Wars: The Clone Wars‘s “Ambush”

By Brian Salvatore | May 24, 2017 | Television

Now that the movie is under our belts, it is time to jump into The Clone Wars proper, starting with “Ambush.” A note on the order in which I’m reviewing these: since I’m watching the show on Netflix, I will be using their running order for this series. Whether or not that matches the intended […]

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Comics

Illustrated Points #2: Alien: Covenant

By Matthew Garcia | May 24, 2017 | Comics

Ridley Scott continues exploring and expanding on the Alien universe. I sort of loved the movie?

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Columns

This Week in Shonen Jump: May 22, 2017

By Rowan Grover and Matt Lune | May 24, 2017 | Columns

Welcome to This Week in Shonen Jump, in which a rotating duo of Multiversity staffers take a look at two stories contained in each installment of Viz Media’s Weekly Shonen Jump. For the uninitiated, Weekly Shonen Jump is an anthology that delivers more than 200 pages of manga of all varieties. We hope that you’ll […]

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Columns

Art Of The Week: Week Of 05/24/2017

By Alice W. Castle | May 24, 2017 | 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! Miracle Monday […]

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Interviews

Priest on “Deathstroke,” ‘The Lazarus Contract,’ and Slade Wilson’s Character

By Brian Salvatore, Vince Ostrowski and Zach Wilkerson | May 24, 2017 | Interviews

“Deathstroke” has been the most pleasant surprise in all of ‘Rebirth,’ and that is due, in large part to its writer. Simply billed as Priest, or sometimes as Christopher Priest, the man formerly known as Jim Owsley had not written a DC comic since an issue of “Hourman” in late 2000. His return to DC […]

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Television

Five Thoughts on The Flash‘s “Finish Line”

By Brian Salvatore | May 24, 2017 | Television

Wow – that was a finale. I’m going to jump right into spoilers territory here, so be warned. 1. HR?!?!? On Sunday, a friend of mine called the HR/Iris switcheroo almost down to the smallest detail. “HR is going to feel guilty for revealing where Iris was, so he’s going to use that weird crystal […]

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Columns

Multiver-City One: 2000 AD Prog 2032 – Shock & Awe!

By Greg Matiasevich, Alice W. Castle, Greg Lincoln, Rowan Grover and Ryan Perry | May 24, 2017 | Columns

Welcome, Earthlets, to Multiver-City One, our “2000 AD” weekly review column! Every Wednesday we examine the latest offerings from Tharg and the droids over at Rebellion/2000 AD, the galaxy’s leading producers of Thrill-Power entertainment. Let’s get right to it! Judge Dredd: Sons of Booth, Part 3 Credits: T.C. Eglington (script), Nick Dyer (art), Chris Blythe […]

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Podcasts

The DC3cast, Episode 69: ‘Rebirth’ Titles, Round 49, and a ‘Doomsday Clock’ Discussion

By Brian Salvatore, Vince Ostrowski and Zach Wilkerson | May 24, 2017 | Podcasts

[audio: https://rss.art19.com/episodes/3bf31596-d223-4da9-a594-6dd8bdbc19b5.mp3] ‘Rebirth’ is upon us, and so your fearless hosts are going to talk (at least) all the first issues of each ‘Rebirth’ title! The boys go on a rant about ‘Doomsday Clock,’ and somehow forget to mention Hypertime until well after an hour in. Follow our hosts on Twitter, @VJ_Ostrowski, @sirfox89, and @BrianNeedsaNap. […]

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Television

Five Thoughts on Young Justice‘s “Fireworks”

By Kevin Gregory | May 24, 2017 | Television

We continue this week with the second part of the Young Justice pilot as the scope and tone of this series is set and the team is finally formed. This episode, while not improving on the male overload that the first episode is laden with, really hits home that this whole series is a coming of age […]

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