January 2019 – Page 14 – Multiversity Comics

“Breakneck” #2

By Christa Harader | Jan 17, 2019 | Reviews

"Breakneck" #2 can't decide if it wants to be funny, gritty, serious or wry, and this inability to choose and stick with a definite narrative flavor builds narrative confusion instead of cohesion.

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Television

Five Thoughts on Young Justice: Outsiders‘ “Rescue Op”

By Kevin Gregory | Jan 17, 2019 | Television

Round 2 of the Young Justice: Outsiders episode drop ends on a high note with another one-and-done adventure that sets the stage for round 3 in “Rescue Op.” If part one of this chunk was fumbling the where do we go from here question, and part two was about learning there’s no going back, this […]

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Reviews

“Isola” #6

By Michael Mazzacane | Jan 17, 2019 | Reviews

This time in “Isola,” things get weird for Queen Olwyn and Rook goes undercover. Written by Brenden Fletcher and Karl Kerschl Illustrated by Karl Kerschl Colored by MSASSYK Lettered by Aditya Bidikar Olwyn has returned from the land of the dead, but did she return alone? The journey to Isola continues… NOW BI-MONTHLY! “Isola” returns […]

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Reviews

Pick of the Week: “The Batman Who Laughs” #2

By Gregory Ellner | Jan 17, 2019 | Pick of the Week, Reviews

Dark Knights clash in “The Batman Who Laughs” #2. When it came to “Dark Nights: Metal,” Scott Snyder crafted a story of an anti-Justice League of Batmans, each geared to face off against a standing member of the League at the time. However, one stood out: the Batman Who Laughs, Bruce Wayne of Earth-22, effectively a […]

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Podcasts

Robots From Tomorrow: Episode 198 – Zander Cannon [Rebroadcast]

By Greg Matiasevich | Jan 17, 2019 | Podcasts

This episode was originally broadcast on June 4, 2015. Godzilla meets OZ. That’s the basic premise behind Zander Cannon’s new Oni Press series “Kaijumax”, and one that has hooked hordes of new readers to the book. But even that high-concept punch doesn’t really prepare you for just how good this book is, which is why […]

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News

The Rundown: January 17, 2019

By Laura Gillespie | Jan 17, 2019 | 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, a new Over the Garden Wall comic is coming from BOOM! Studios, Jonathan Case and John Golden; and Image Comics’ “Sex,” by Joe […]

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Television

Five Thoughts on The Gifted’s “hoMe”

By Eric Goebelbecker | Jan 16, 2019 | Television

This week The Gifted started to feel even more like an “X-Men” comic than before, for better or worse, as allegiances shifted, entangled, and turned back on each other. But at the same time, our heroes still forgot the first rule of comic book death. Let’s dive into five thoughts on The Gifted’s “hoMe!” Warning: here there be spoilers. 1. […]

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Television

Five Thoughts on The Flash’s “The Flash and the Furious”

By Ramon Piña | Jan 16, 2019 | Television

Hi folks! Welcome back to our weekly recap of The Flash. It’s been more than a month and I was anxious to get back to write about your favorite show! This week’s episode is named “The Flash and the Furious”, because of course, is there another movie that can be referenced? Let’s dive right in. […]

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News

Casey and Kowalski’s “Sex” Returns in Graphic Novel Form

By Matthew Ledger | Jan 16, 2019 | News

Image Comics’s salacious superhero series, “Sex,” will return this April in graphic novel form, with “Sex: World Hunger.” In an Image press release announcing the book, writer Joe Casey teased that while the series’s return has been a long time coming, the next volume of “Sex” is sure to satisfy. “[Series artist Piotr] Kowalski and […]

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Columns

Don’t Miss This – “Monthly Girls Nozaki-Kun” by Izumi Tsubaki

By Elias Rosner | Jan 16, 2019 | 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 the the genre-parodying, “Bakumon” analog, shoujo comedy webcomic - “Monthly Girls' Nozaki-Kun.”

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Columns

This Week in Shonen Jump: January 14, 2019

By Ken Godberson III and Robbie Pleasant | Jan 16, 2019 | Columns

Welcome to This Week in Shonen Jump, our weekly check in on Viz’s various Shonen Jump series. Viz has recently changed their release format, but our format will mostly remain the same. We will still review the newest chapters of two titles a week, now with even more options at our disposal. The big change […]

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Columns

Art of The Week: Week of 1/16/19

By Matt Garza | Jan 16, 2019 | Columns

Welcome, one and all, to Multiversity’s Art of the Week! Each week, we scour the internet for 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 with his favorites of the […]

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