April 2018 – Multiversity Comics

Slackers: Our Editors and Managers Debate Avengers: Infinity War

By Brian Salvatore, Matthew Garcia, Matt Lune, Christopher Chiu-Tabet and Kate Kosturski | Apr 30, 2018 | Columns

Like many other websites, Multiversity uses Slack as a tool for making sure our editorial team is in constant communication. And while, yes, we debate/discuss lots of things related to Multiversity’s daily content, a lot of times we just kvetch about our lives and talk comics. And that is exactly what happened yesterday, when editors […]

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Columns

Multiversity Keeps It Real: “Johnny Appleseed”

By Michelle White | Apr 30, 2018 | Columns

“Johnny Appleseed” is a wandering, rough-around-the-edges read – a dense work that puts a spotlight on a folk hero of the 19th century, and comes up with kernels of insight. Written by Paul Buhle Illustrated by Noah Van Sciver John Chapman, aka Johnny Appleseed, made himself the stuff of legend by spreading the seeds of […]

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Television

Five Thoughts On Jessica Jones‘s “A.K.A. Playland”

By Jess Camacho | Apr 30, 2018 | Television

Going into its second season, Jessica Jones was probably the series with the biggest question mark. Jessica Jones is not a character with a long history so it will be interesting to see what the show chooses to do and be. We’re finally at it: the season finale. The plot all gets put together nicely with one […]

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News

IDW Names John Barber as New Editor-in-Chief

By Matt Garza | Apr 30, 2018 | News

According to The Hollywood Reporter blog Heat Vision, IDW Publishing have named John Barber as their new Editor-in-Chief following the departure of Chris Ryall. The company is also making other administrative moves as they hired Anita Frazier as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Barber has previously served as editor of the Hasbro line […]

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Interviews

Keith Champagne Talks “Frank N. Stein: Private Eye”

By Kevin Gregory | Apr 30, 2018 | Interviews

Keith Champagne has had career as both a writer and inker all over the comics universe from “Superman” to “WWE” to “Green Lantern.” Now him and artist Dev Madan have launched a Kickstarter for a new graphic novel called “Frank N. Stein: Private Eye” following “Frankie” in the world of MonsterTown smoking out bad guys. […]

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Reviews

“Nancy Drew and The Hardy Boys: The Big Lie”

By Jess Camacho | Apr 30, 2018 | Reviews

Nancy Drew and The Hardy Boys get a reinvention in 2017’s “Nancy Drew and The Hardy Boys: The Big Lie.” This week, we look back at this miniseries, that was probably marketed the wrong way in a post Riverdale world. Written by Anthony Del Col Illustrated by Werther Dell’Edera Colored by Stefano Simeone Lettered by Simon Bowland […]

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Previews

Exclusive Preview: “Rick Veitch’s The One” #4

By Brian Salvatore | Apr 30, 2018 | Previews

Before “Watchmen,” before “The Dark Knight Returns,” there was “The One.” Rick Veitch created his ‘last word on superheroes’ in 1984, amidst the Cold War, wanting to marry the existential dread that nuclear war weaved into our collective unconscious and the cape and spandex superheroes that had remained relatively untouched for 45 years. Re-scanned, re-collored, […]

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Television

Five Thoughts on Agents of SHIELD’s “Option Two”

By Robbie Pleasant | Apr 30, 2018 | Television

While the world watched the new Avengers movie, the SHIELD team continued on with its own world-saving fun. Of course, the episode doesn’t tie into Infinity War (we’ll talk about how the show possibly could connect to that once the statute of spoiler limitations has passed), but it continues to call back to older seasons, […]

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Reviews

Wrapping Wednesday: Micro Reviews for the Week of 4/25/18

By Multiversity Staff | Apr 30, 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 487 – Pull List for May 2nd

By Greg Matiasevich and Mike Romeo | Apr 30, 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, May 2, 2018 […]

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News

The Rundown: April 30, 2018

By Samuel Reynolds-Oosting | Apr 30, 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. in case you missed it, IDW has announced a new all-ages “Big Hero 6” ongoing comic to be released in conjunction with the upcoming television series. We […]

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Columns

Saturday Morning Panels: Week of 4/25/18

By Multiversity Staff | Apr 28, 2018 | Columns

Hello and welcome back to Saturday Morning Panels! You know the drill. Each week the Multiversity staff lovingly scours the new releases to find you, our dear reader, our favorite panels and moments. And we have a fantastic line up for you this week! So kick-back, watch out for spoilers, talk about your favorites in […]

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