July 2018 – Page 5 – Multiversity Comics

Robots From Tomorrow: Episode 167 – “Marvels” by Busiek & Ross

By Greg Matiasevich and Mike Romeo | Jul 26, 2018 | Podcasts

This episode originally aired February 19th, 2015. Although 1993 was not far into the decade, the year “Marvels” was published in some ways saw the peak of its legendary excess: gimmick covers, spinoff glut, character assassinating revamps, and enough grit & grime to block out the sun. But in the middle of all that came […]

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News

The Rundown: July 26, 2018

By Daniel Balyeat | Jul 26, 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, the second annual Prism Awards were held on Saturday, July 21, at the San Diego Comic Con, and Koyama Press is closing […]

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Television

Five Thoughts on Babylon 5‘s “Believers”

By Elias Rosner | Jul 25, 2018 | Television

Difficult choices are made, orders are disobeyed, and the Doctor is almost out. Welcome my friends. This is the story of the last of the Babylon stations. The year is 2258. The name of the place is Babylon 5. Spoilers ahead. 1. Why Should I Watch This? A couple months ago, right before Babylon 5 […]

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Television

Five Thoughts on Star Wars: The Clone Wars‘ “The Unknown,” “Conspiracy,” “Fugitive,” and “Orders”

By Brian Salvatore | Jul 25, 2018 | Television

Well, here we are: ‘The Lost Missions.’ Until last week’s shocking announcement of a season seven, this was the end of The Clone Wars, a fractured, half-pieced together season without a real overarching plot – or so I am led to believe. Up first is a four part story that has is really quite important […]

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News

Second Annual Prism Awards Held at San Diego Comic Con

By Christopher Chiu-Tabet | Jul 25, 2018 | News

The Beat reports the second annual Prism Awards were held on Saturday, July 21, at the San Diego Comic Con. Molly Knox Ostertag’s fantasy book “The Witch Boy,” published by Scholastic Graphix, won the category for Mainstream Comics and Graphic Novels. Best Webcomic went to Blue Delliquanti’s “O Human Star,” while Noella Whitney’s “To Measure” […]

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Columns

Don’t Miss This: “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” by Kevin Eastman, Bobby Curnow, Tom Waltz, Dan Duncan

By Christopher Egan | Jul 25, 2018 | Columns

There are a lot of comics out there but some 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 an excellent reboot with the “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” IDW series. Who’s This […]

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News

Koyama Press to Close in 2021

By Christopher Chiu-Tabet | Jul 25, 2018 | News

At The Comics Journal, Toronto-based indie publisher Koyama Press have announced they will be ceasing operations in 2021. Founder Annie Koyama explained that while she will continue to finance prominent and unknown artists’ projects, she will do so without having the responsibility of overseeing a small company. Koyama,a former film producer, founded her company in […]

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Weekly Shonen Jump July 23, 2018 Featured

Columns

This Week in Shonen Jump: July 23, 2018

By Zach Wilkerson and Vince Ostrowski | Jul 25, 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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Columns

Art of the Week: Week of 7/25/18

By Matt Garza | Jul 25, 2018 | 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, Matt Garza is back, and in celebration […]

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Columns

Face Value: The Best Comic Covers of July 2018

By Jess Camacho | Jul 25, 2018 | Columns

They say you can’t judge a book by its cover. While that might be true for prose, it’s not entirely true for comic books. Comic books are a visual medium and more times than not, it’s the art that draws you in. With so many comic books coming out these days, a cover that stands […]

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Television

Five Thoughts on Young Justice‘s “Darkest”

By Kevin Gregory | Jul 25, 2018 | Television

We’re back post-SDCC and we got the first look at the trailer for Young Justice: Outsiders! It looks big and bombastic, there’s Outsiders and Markovia and New Gods and more. IF you’re following along with me and this is your first Young Justice experience, maybe don’t watch it yet as it spoils a bunch of […]

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Columns

Multiver-City One: 2000 AD Prog 2091 – Area of Attack!

By Kent Falkenberg, Rowan Grover, Tom Shapira, Michael Mazzacane and Greg Lincoln | Jul 25, 2018 | Columns

Welcome, Earthlets, to Multiver-City One, our “2000 AD” weekly review column! Every Wednesday we examine the latest offerings from Tharg and the droids over at Rebellion/2000 AD, the galaxy’s leading producers of Thrill-Power entertainment. Let’s get right to it! THIS WEEK IN 2000AD Judge Dredd: A Better Class of Criminal Part 1 Credits Rory McConville […]

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