January 2018 – Page 8 – Multiversity Comics

That’s The Issue Podcast, Episode 2: Geeky Catch-Up; Matt & Paul 2018 Chat Part 2!

By Matt Lune | Jan 23, 2018 | Podcasts

Welcome to That’s The Issue, the comic book podcast that gets to know you through the issues that you love! On this week’s show, Wes is back! After both Wes and Matt being various levels of ill, they return to catch each other up on all the comics, TV shows and books that they’ve been […]

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The Rundown: January 23, 2018

By Matt Garza | Jan 23, 2018 | 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. DC released its April solicitations yesterday, and while we will cover those in our Soliciting Multiversity column, a couple of announcements came with information for beyond that […]

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Marvel Two in One 3 Young Guns Variant Featured

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Marvel Announces Roster for 2018 Young Guns Program

By Jonathan Manning | Jan 23, 2018 | News

The program highlighting Marvel’s stand-out up-and-coming artists has selected its inductees for 2018. This year’s cohort includes Pepe Larraz (‘Avengers: No Surrender’), Javier Garron (“Cyclops”), Marco Checchetto (“Old Man Hawkeye”), Aaron Kuder (“Infinity Countdown”), Mike Del Mundo (“Avengers”), and Russell Dauterman (“Mighty Thor”). Each Young Gun will continue or begin work on a regular series […]

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Previews

Exclusive Preview: “The Hellblazer” #18

By Brian Salvatore | Jan 22, 2018 | Previews

“The Hellblazer” has been a book that, at times, has struggled to find the proper tone since relaunching as part of ‘Rebirth.’ The most successful arc of the book, thus far, is the current one, from writer Richard Kadrey and artist Davide Fabbri. ‘The Bardo Score’ balances all the usual John Constantine shenanigans in a […]

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Reviews

“The Green Hand and Other Stories”

By Forrest Sayrs | Jan 22, 2018 | Reviews

This review is a little outside my area of expertise. But I don’t think that makes it a less useful endeavor. I tend to take the view that if the uninitiated can appreciate something in an extreme niche, then there is something fundamentally worthwhile about the work. In this case, even though the works on […]

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Zub and Izaakse Bring New Members to Marvel’s “Champions”

By Matthew Ledger | Jan 22, 2018 | News

We now know what ‘Avengers: No Surrender’ co-writer Jim Zub will be writing after that 16-part event finishes its weekly run. Zub and “Uncanny Avengers” artist Sean Izaakse will step on to Marvel’s “Champions,” bringing new members and new challenges along with them. “I love the youthful energy and sense of possibility inherent in the […]

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Reviews

“We Can Never Go Home”

By John Schaidler | Jan 22, 2018 | Reviews

In retrospect, some of the stylistic and thematic seeds of Matthew Rosenberg’s critically acclaimed series “4 Kids Walk into a Bank” were sown in “We Can Never Go Home.” But don’t read it for that. “We Can Never Go Home” is a ballsy, thoughtful, well constructed look at the simultaneously liberating and destructive power of […]

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Comic Book History of Comics: Comics For All #2 Featured

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Exclusive Preview: “Comic Book History of Comics: Comics For All” #2

By Brian Salvatore | Jan 22, 2018 | Previews

“The Comic Book History of Comics” is a graphic novel that belongs on the shelf of any self-respecting comics fan. IDW has been serializing a colorized, revised, and corrected version of the book, which has recently hit its second volume, “Comic Book History of Comics: Comics For All.” There is also a new backup feature […]

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Television

Five Thoughts on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’s “The Last Day”

By Robbie Pleasant | Jan 22, 2018 | Television

S.H.I.E.L.D. has escaped to Earth (or what remains of it) and the glorious revolution is ready to begin! If only Korg were around to enjoy it. But perhaps I’m getting ahead of myself; let’s take a look at the episode, and see how it all panned out. 1. Flashbacks With the older version of Robin […]

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Reviews

Wrapping Wednesday: Micro Reviews for the Week of January 17, 2018

By Multiversity Staff | Jan 22, 2018 | 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 463 – Pull List for January 24

By Greg Matiasevich and Mike Romeo | Jan 22, 2018 | Podcasts

Need suggestions for your LCS trip this week? Let Mike & Greg point out what’s hitting shelves they’re most excited about! These weekly Pull List episodes are the perfect way to kick off the comics week for anyone from the most curious newcomer to the most dedicated Wednesday Warrior! Picks for Wednesday, January 24, 2018 […]

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The Rundown: January 22, 2018

By Samuel Reynolds-Oosting | Jan 22, 2018 | 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. – AMC once again finds itself in the midst of a legal dispute with Walking Dead creator and former showrunner Frank Darabont (The Green Mile, Shawshank Redemption). […]

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