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Five Thoughts on Lucifer‘s “The One with the Baby Carrot”

By Kevin Gregory | Oct 10, 2017 | Television

Yes the title is referencing Friends and micropenises. There is not enough alcohol in the world to make this show not feel like hot bullshit. Someone get me another drink. Anyway… 1. “Gruesome manscaping” Lucifer brings home a lady to begin the episode, as is his usual wont, only for his wings to pop out […]

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Interviews

NYCC ’17: Talkin’ DC With Steve Orlando

By Benjamin Birdie | Oct 10, 2017 | Interviews

We sat down with Steve Orlando, current writer of “Justice League of America” and “Supergirl,” and soon-to-be-writer of “Milk Wars” (with Gerard Way), the Doom Patrol/JLA crossover and the freshly announced “The Unexpected” for The New Age of DC Heroes initiative. We talked about all of the excitement ahead in his forthcoming work for DC. Now, you’re working […]

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Television

Five Thoughts on Supergirl‘s “Girl of Steel”

By Elias Rosner | Oct 10, 2017 | Television

Welcome one, welcome all to the third season of Supergirl. After a (rough) second season, we return to the bright and cheerful National City, home to the equally… broody Supergirl? Well, that’s not off to a promising start. 1. I’m Batman Why, oh why, does the CW think that broody = good TV? Every one […]

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Feature: Hellboy in Hell (library edition)

Columns

Comics Should Be Cheap! (10/11/2017)

By Multiversity Staff | Oct 10, 2017 | 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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Podcasts

Comics Syllabus 018 – Peanuts by Charles Schulz with Cohost Kid and Wait List with Cohost Brother

By Paul Lai | Oct 10, 2017 | Podcasts

It’s a family affair this week: “Peanuts” by Charles Schulz (Fantagraphics collections) with Cohost Kid and the Wait List segment with Cohost Brother Sonny! Welcome to the Comics Syllabus podcast, where we read widely and we dig deep. Your host Paul, a literacy researcher and English teacher, sometimes partnering with comics critics, creators, and scholars […]

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Television

Five Thoughts on Cowboy Bebop‘s “Brain Scratch”

By Matthew Garcia | Oct 10, 2017 | Television

Shinhirō Watanabe has frequently put his cast through the ringer. Not only do they tend to drift in and out of other peoples’ lives, encountering them only at this apex moment, but they tend to face this plethora of ideas. Questions of spirituality, individuality, honor, duty, self, soul, devotion, and history constantly confront our characters. […]

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Star Wars The Last Jedi Teaser Trailer Featured Image

News

The Rundown: October 10, 2017

By Samuel Reynolds-Oosting | Oct 10, 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. – Christmas has come early! We got our first full trailer for Star Wars Episode IX: The Last Jedi yesterday and it is glorious. Space Dogfights, grumpy […]

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Art Feature

Four Days Of The (New York Comic) Con: Part 1

By Benjamin Birdie | Oct 9, 2017 | Art Feature

New York Comic Con is a place to meet your heroes, represent your favorite characters, and catch up on Twitter. I spent four days chronicling the most interesting moments of the event, and found so much to marvel at that we have three days of galleries to share. I mean, I think that’s pretty cool. So […]

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Podcasts

The DC3cast, NYCC 2017 Reaction Special

By Brian Salvatore, Vince Ostrowski and Zach Wilkerson | Oct 9, 2017 | Podcasts

[audio: https://rss.art19.com/episodes/4697d353-fc6d-413b-9c62-e66ce5feb8b5.mp3] In a special ‘EMERGENCY’ podcast, the boys discuss all the news coming out of New York Comic Con, including the Milestone imprint’s return, the “Doomsday Clock” ashcan, and lots more. Follow our hosts on Twitter, @VJ_Ostrowski, @ksirfox89, and @BrianNeedsaNap. Special thanks to Eddie Argos and Art Brut for the use of “DC Comics […]

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Reviews

“Spinning”

By Edward Haynes | Oct 9, 2017 | Reviews

21-year-old cartoonist Tillie Walden has, in the two years since her graphic novel debut, won two Ignatz Awards (Best New Talent and Outstanding Artist, both in 2016) and been nominated for an Eisner (Best Digital Comic, in 2017). So, her new release, a graphic memoir focusing on her 12 years as a competitive figure skater, […]

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Television

Five Thoughts on DuckTales‘ “Terror of the Terra-firmians!”

By Justin Beeson | Oct 9, 2017 | Television

DuckTales is back! And luckily, it’s pretty great. I’m a big fan of the original series, and even watched the sort-of-a-reboot, Quack Pack, that came out in the mid-90s. So, let’s dive in! This week’s episode had Lena getting the gang into more mischief, as they searched for the mythical Terr-firmians in an abandoned subway […]

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Reviews

“Coraline”

By Matthew Garcia | Oct 9, 2017 | Reviews

The pieces for “Coraline” were all there. Based off one of Neil Gaiman’s best novels and adapted into comics by one of the medium’s preëminent artists, who, no less, had already expertly translated Gaiman’s work several times, it was almost a guarantee this book would be something special. However, the comic adaptation ends up falling […]

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