2017 – Page 80 – Multiversity Comics

Pick of the Week: “Doom Patrol” #8

By Nicholas Palmieri | Sep 7, 2017 | Pick of the Week, Reviews

Gerard Way and Nick Derrington return for “Doom Patrol”’s first conventional issue in over four months. It’s a good thing their version of conventional is anything but ordinary. Spoilers ahead. Written by Gerard Way Penciled by Nick Derrington Inked by Tom Fowler Colored by Tamara Bonvillain Lettered by Todd Klein What is S**t, and why […]

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Podcasts

Robots From Tomorrow – Episode 430: September Previews, Part 1

By Mike Romeo and Greg Matiasevich | Sep 7, 2017 | Podcasts

Another month, another “Previews” catalog to dissect! As always, Mike & Greg start things off with the diverse Green section, also known as the largest section of the book. What’s coming to comic shops in November that catches the lads’ fancies? Charles Burns! Battle Angel Alita! Paul Kirchner! Double shots of Forsman with a Fiffe […]

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Television

Five Thoughts On Mobile Suit Gundam‘s “Sayla’s Agony”

By Alice W. Castle | Sep 7, 2017 | Television

After a strange, kind of middling episode last week, we return with a bang as Mobile Suit Gundam starts to set up new conflicts and new adversaries for the White Base. As supplies run low, a detour puts the White Base on a collision course with Ramba Ral! We take a look at Mobile Suit […]

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News

The Rundown: September 7, 2017

By Kevin Gregory | Sep 7, 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. – Kicking off, artist Kevin Maguire tweeted out the wraparound cover to the first volume of DC’s upcoming “Justice League International” omnibus. The omnibus is set to […]

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Television

Five Thoughts on Star Wars: The Clone Wars‘ “Trespass”

By Brian Salvatore | Sep 6, 2017 | Television

After what I felt was a pretty dull misfire last week, this week’s “Trespass” was a really wonderful bottle story about imperialism, the true role of the Jedi, and the brutality of war. Arrogance diminishes wisdom 1. A different setting While there is certainly precedent for having a snowy Star Wars adventure, this show, thus […]

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Annotations

Isu Codices, Volume 4: Catching up with “Assassin’s Creed”

By Gregory Ellner | Sep 6, 2017 | Annotations

Welcome back to the Isu Codices. Juhani Otso Berg’s dive back into the memories of Albert Bolden in “Assassin’s Creed: Uprising” #7 gives need for some further analysis. New Concepts Data Dump Scanner The Data Dump Scanner, or “DDS,” is an advanced form of Animus technology that can make use of genetic material from someone […]

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Annotations

Go Beyond #6 – A ‘Plus Ultra’ Analysis of “My Hero Academia”

By Darcy Forrester | Sep 6, 2017 | Annotations

Since the time of my last analysis, we have received 3 more chapters of mangaka Kōhei Horikoshi’s “My Hero Academia.” In these three chapters (numbered 149 through 151), it would appear as if we’re reaching the climax of the current story arc. The Shie Hassaikai Director and source of the labyrinth, Joi ‘Mimic’ Irinaka, was […]

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Interviews

With “Ninja-K,” Christos Gage Brings Espionage into the Valiant Universe

By Kyle Welch | Sep 6, 2017 | Interviews

Enter: Ninjak. A bold exclamation in white text on the cover of “X-O Manowar” #5 back in September 2012. Since then, Ninjak has been one of the most active members of the Valiant universe. In May the character’s 27 issue run of his own solo series came to its end. The character of Ninjak was […]

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Columns

This Week in Shonen Jump: September 4, 2017

By Ken Godberson III and Robbie Pleasant | Sep 6, 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 09/06/17

By Michael Mazzacane | Sep 6, 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 and manga artists out there and curate them here for your viewing pleasure. This week, Michael Mazzacane has returned with a theme: […]

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Columns

The Man In The HYDRA Castle: “Secret Empire” #10

By James Johnston | Sep 6, 2017 | Columns

Welcome back to The Man in the HYDRA Castle, Multiversity Comics’s ongoing recap of Marvel’s “Secret Empire” storyline. As always, spoilers abound. Last time on “Secret Empire”… Having undone all the operations that Steve Rogers’s HYDRA set up to divide Earth’s heroes, Sam Wilson led an army of Avengers onto DC where the rest of […]

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Television

Five Thoughts On:The Defenders “Ashes, Ashes”

By Michael Mazzacane | Sep 6, 2017 | Television

And the elliptic structure of Defenders strikes again as the series goes from a high to a sorta middling episode. For a series that operates on a 24 condensed structure, there sure is a lot of waiting around. “Ashes, Ashes” was directed by Stephen Surjik Written by Drew Goddard & Marco Ramirez 1. Elektra Flashback […]

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