2017 – Page 28 – Multiversity Comics

Pick of the Week: “Dark Fang” #1

By Kate Kosturski | Nov 16, 2017 | Pick of the Week, Reviews

Anyone can help save the earth, even a vampire. This supernatural spin on An Inconvenient Truth provides action and commentary in equal and appropriate measure on the ecological disaster our planet is hurtling toward at breakneck speed. Could it be that an aquatic vampire is the savior for the Earth? (Warning: contains spoilers) Written by Miles […]

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Podcasts

Robots From Tomorrow – Episode 448: November Previews, Part 2

By Mike Romeo | Nov 16, 2017 | Podcasts

This part of our monthly Previews two-parters is a little different, for two reasons. One: Mike is still flying solo. Two: the first premire publisher up for discussion this time around is Marvel. Instead of ending on the usual downbeat that is the general apathy our distiguished hosts feel towards The House of Ideas, this […]

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News

The Rundown: November 16, 2017

By Samuel Reynolds-Oosting | Nov 16, 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. – Wizard World Inc. – the company responsible for the Wizard World Chicago, Wizard World East, and many other comic conventions – may not be in business […]

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Television

Five Thoughts on Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003) Volume Two

By Brian Salvatore | Nov 15, 2017 | Television

After last week’s Volume One review, I was excited to dig into the second batch of episodes. I was a little taken aback by just how different of a series the back half turned out to be. 1. More dialogue, more plot, more import, more Jedi The first volume presented a show that had very […]

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Television

Five Thoughts On Star Wars: Rebels‘s “Rebel Assault”

By Alice W. Castle | Nov 15, 2017 | Television

Here we go. After half a season on fast forward with some of the best episodes the show’s ever had, all the paths have come together for an all-out Rebel assault on the blockade of Lothal. However, it doesn’t quite go according to plan and things get pretty dark. Let’s dive into our Five Thoughts […]

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News

New “Kick-Ass” Comic From Millar and Romita Starts February

By Christopher Chiu-Tabet | Nov 15, 2017 | News

Mark Millar has unveiled a new “Kick-Ass” series with co-creator John Romita Jr. starting in February. This time, the protagonist will not be Dave Lizewski, but Patience Lee, an African-American veteran who served in Afghanistan, who is the mother of two young children. Millar explained Lizewski’s story had come to a natural end, and that […]

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Television

Five Thoughts On Legends of Tomorrow‘s “Helen Hunt”

By Christopher Chiu-Tabet | Nov 15, 2017 | Television

It was an unexpectedly busy week for the Legends, as a simple mission to find and retrieve Helen of Troy on the Warner Bros. backlot in 1937 was complicated by Ray, Jax and Stein’s shenanigans, and the reappearance of the Darhk family and Kuasa. 1. Firestein From the start, this episode was a joy when […]

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Reviews

‘Planet Hulk’

By Christopher Chiu-Tabet | Nov 15, 2017 | Reviews

Our evergreen series finally showcases the Green Scar himself with ‘Planet Hulk,’ originally published in “The Incredible Hulk” Vol. 2 #92-105. With the release of Thor: Ragnarok, there’s no better time to look back on Greg Pak’s seminal story, undoubtedly the most beloved Hulk comic of the 21st century, and which began a long saga […]

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Columns

Don’t Miss This: “Curse Words” by Charles Soule and Ryan Browne

By Nicholas Palmieri | Nov 15, 2017 | Columns

There are a lot of comics out there, but some just stand out head and shoulders above the pack. With “Don’t Miss This,” we want to spotlight those series we think need to be on your pull list. This week, we look at the mystical humanist insanity of “Curse Words.” Who Is This By? “Curse […]

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Columns

This Week in Shonen Jump: November 13, 2017

By Walt Richardson and Matt Lune | Nov 15, 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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Interviews

Tom Waltz on “TMNT” Bringing in Triceratons, ‘The Trial of Krang,’ and Moving Towards Issue 100

By Kyle Welch | Nov 15, 2017 | Interviews

With issue #73 the IDW Comics’ “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” became the longest running series in the franchises’ history. That accomplishment has not slowed the creative team from moving forward with new adventures for the four brothers. Issue #75 wrapped up one of the biggest events in the series run, ‘The Trial of Krang.’ The […]

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Reviews

Mignolaversity: “Jenny Finn” #1

By Mark Tweedale and Mike Romeo | Nov 15, 2017 | Reviews

Dark Horse Comics rereleases Mike Mignola and Troy Nixey’s “Jenny Finn,” now in color for the first time. Written by Mike Mignola and Troy Nixey Illustrated by Troy Nixey Colored by Dave Stewart Lettered by Pat Brosseau London’s dockside is threatened by the twin terrors of a plague that leaves bodies covered in tentacles and […]

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