May 2018 – Page 7 – Multiversity Comics

Robots From Tomorrow: Episode 277 – The Oven by Sophie Goldstein [Rebroadcast]

By Greg Matiasevich and Mike Romeo | May 24, 2018 | Podcasts

This episode was original broadcast on March 16, 2016 Mike & Greg focus on a work that took home two 2015 Ignatz Awards (for Outstanding Graphic Novel and Outstanding Comic) AND made Publishers Weekly’s list of the best books of 2015: “The Oven” by Sophie Goldstein! When Syd & Eric leave their sheltered, regulated lives […]

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News

The Rundown: May 24, 2018

By Richard Pennifold | May 24, 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, “Illegal,” written by Eoin Colfer and Andrew Dorkin, and illustrated by Gionvanni Rigano, won the Judges’ Special Award at the Children’s […]

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Television

Five Thoughts On Frisky Dingo‘s “Meet Killface,” “Meet Awesome-X,” and “Pimp My Revenue”

By Jonathan O'Neal | May 24, 2018 | Television

If you want to binge something without putting a dent in your busy Summer plans, Frisky Dingo, now streaming on Hulu, might be just the ticket for you. The show premiered in the then fledgling Adult Swim late-night programming block on Cartoon Network in 2006 and was Adam Reed and Matt Thompson’s follow-up to Sealab […]

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Television

Five Thoughts on Babylon 5‘s “Midnight on the Firing Line”

By Elias Rosner | May 23, 2018 | Television

24 years ago, in 1994, a science fiction show aired that changed the way TV operated. Building upon and strengthening the idea of Star Trek’s five-year mission, this show proved that sci-fi TV could be something grander than an episodic adventure. The year is 2258. The name of the place is Babylon 5. Yes, my […]

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Television

Five Thoughts on Star Wars: The Clone Wars‘ “Darkness on Umbara,” “The General,” “Plan of Dissent,” and “Carnage of Krell”

By Brian Salvatore | May 23, 2018 | Television

This arc seems like a direct response to some dickhead who would say something like “Clone Wars? Not enough clones, not enough war.” Let’s dig in. 1. In the shit These episodes, more than any other of the show, are truly ‘war’-ish. This feels like a Vietnam film at times, with the relentless and, at […]

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Interviews

Bowers & Sims on “Infinity Countdown: Darkhawk”

By Greg Matiasevich | May 23, 2018 | Interviews

With Marvel Legacy representing a ‘return to form’ for the publisher, every title chosen for the initiative could be said to represent part of the company’s history they were looking to reconnect with. For books like “Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu,” “Tales of Suspense,” “Power Pack,” “Dazzler,” I could see what Marvel was going for. […]

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Previews

Exclusive Preview: “Prison Pit” Book Six

By Matthew Garcia | May 23, 2018 | Previews

Since 2009, Johnny Ryan (“Angry Youth Comix”) has been turning in these enormous farcical odes to pro-wrestling, space operas, and the manga “Berserk” with “Prison Pit.” Published by Fantagraphics, the series is incredibly gory, filled with weird alien nudity, insane antics, and brutal violence, all of it delivered under Ryan’s wild and energetic pen. The […]

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Columns

Don’t Miss This: “Deadly Class” by Rick Remender and Wes Craig

By Jonathan O'Neal | May 23, 2018 | 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 teen assassins of “Deadly Class” from Image Comics. Who is this […]

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Columns

This Week in Shonen Jump: May 21, 2018

By Rowan Grover and Vince Ostrowski | May 23, 2018 | 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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Television

Five Thoughts on Legion’s “Chapter 16”

By Vince Ostrowski | May 23, 2018 | Television

With only a handful of episodes left, I’ve been expecting “Legion” to start to turn into a more conventional narrative at any time now. You may remember that my major criticism of the first season was that the conclusion played out too much like a traditional superhero narrative, while the stylish string of episodes that […]

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Feature: Witchfinder: The Gates of Heaven #1

Reviews

Mignolaversity: “Witchfinder: The Gates of Heaven” #1

By Mark Tweedale | May 23, 2018 | Reviews

After a two year absence, “Witchfinder” is back with a new five-issue miniseries drawn by a new artist. Written by Mike Mignola and Chris Roberson Illustrated by D’Israeli Colored by Michelle Madsen Lettered by Clem Robins A series of occult events mystifies the man known as the Witchfinder, but even more surprising is the revelation […]

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News

“Illegal” Wins Judges’ Special Award at Children’s Books Ireland Awards

By Christopher Chiu-Tabet | May 23, 2018 | News

The Irish Times reports that Eoin Colfer, Andrew Donkin, and Giovanni Rigano’s graphic novel “Illegal” received the Judges’ Special Award at this year’s Children’s Books Ireland Book of the Year Awards. The comic, published by Hodder Children’s Books late last year in the UK, is a middle grade book telling the story of Ebo, a […]

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