August 2019 – Page 15 – Multiversity Comics

“The White Trees” #1

By Rowan Grover | Aug 15, 2019 | Reviews

When creators in their prime band together to create a comics supergroup, something magical is often born. When Chip Zdarsky, Kris Anka, Matt Wilson, and Aditya Bidikiar team-up to make a queer fantasy tale of parenthood amidst the background of war, people turn their heads. Let’s see how this one unfolds. Written by Chip Zdarsky […]

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Reviews

Pick of the Week: “Once & Future” #1

By Michael Govan | Aug 15, 2019 | Pick of the Week, Reviews

When I was younger, I thought that my father was a secret agent. You see, he was enlisted in the Navy and his work was strictly ‘classified’. Even my mother doesn’t know what he did. Logically, I know it was probably something boring to do with computer systems but in the imagination of a child? […]

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News

DC Announces Six ‘Infected’ Tie-Ins and One-Shots

By Christopher Chiu-Tabet | Aug 15, 2019 | News

DC have announced that this month’s new “Batman/Superman” series will spiral off into six one-shots and tie-in issues in other series, showcasing the six heroes who have been infected and transformed into the worst versions of themselves by the Batman Who Laughs. First up, we have “The Infected: King Shazam!,” written by Sina Grace with […]

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Podcasts

Robots From Tomorrow: Episode 600 – August Previews, Part 1

By Greg Matiasevich | Aug 15, 2019 | Podcasts

Another month, another “Previews” catalog to dissect! As always, Mike & Greg start things off with the diverse Green and Purple sections, covering the majority of publishers in one fell swoop. What’s coming to comic shops in October (or later) that catches the lads’ fancies? Definitely something for everyone in the top half of this […]

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The Rundown: August 15, 2019

By Luke Cornelius | Aug 15, 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, the 2019 Harvey Award Nominations were announced, Image Comics announced “Olympia” by Tony and Curt Pires and Alex Diotto, and DC revealed […]

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Television

Five Thoughts on Babylon 5‘s “All Alone in the Night”

By Elias Rosner | Aug 15, 2019 | Television

Midseason is upon us and the season shows no sign of slowing down, nor does it have any stupid, awful, BS cliffhangers before it goes on break for a month and then returns in fits and starts until going out in a blaze of glory in mid-May.

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Television

Five Thoughts on Young Justice: Outsiders “Antisocial Pathologies”

By Kevin Gregory | Aug 14, 2019 | Television

Today is the day…that we countdown to only three more weeks of Young Justice: Outsiders before this whole things end in a massive loss of free will as the puppet strings come into the fore through a glint of the light. No wait that might just be late-stage capitalism and the current rise of fascism […]

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Columns

The Chronicles of Shazam: “The Powers of Shazam” #13-19, Annual #1

By Brian Salvatore | Aug 14, 2019 | Columns

After a first year that very much acted as a status quo establishment, “The Powers of Shazam” focused on two-thirds of the ‘Big 3’ Captain Marvel villains: Mr. Mind and Dr. Sivana. We also get two solo Captain Marvel Jr. issues illustrated by Gil Kane, and an annual set in the distant future. Let’s dig […]

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Television

Five Thoughts on Avatar: The Last Airbender’s “The Western Air Temple”

By Nicholas Palmieri | Aug 14, 2019 | Television

Welcome back for another weekly review of Avatar! Last week, we witnessed the military failure at the Fire Nation capital. This week, we’re picking up the pieces — and watching Zuko fail at being good. A quick note: Originally, after “The Day of Black Sun” aired, the show took eight months off, then returned to […]

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Reviews

Hick-F4M: The Outros (A Multiversity Summer Comics Binge Production)

By Kevin Gregory | Aug 14, 2019 | Reviews

A brilliant scientist – his best friend – the woman he loves – and her fiery-tempered kid brother! Together, they braved the unknown terrors of outer space, and were changed by cosmic rays into something more than merely human! Mr. Fantastic! The Thing! The Invisible Woman! The Human Torch! Now they are the Fantastic Four…and […]

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Reviews

Don’t Miss This: “Miles Morales: Spider-Man” by Saladin Ahmed, Javier Garron & David Curiel

By Kenneth Laster | Aug 14, 2019 | Reviews

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 are looking at “Miles Morales: Spider-Man”. Who is This By? “Miles Morales: Spider-Man” is written […]

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News

2019 Harvey Award Nominations Announced

By Christopher Chiu-Tabet | Aug 14, 2019 | News

The 31st annual Harvey Awards will be held at the New York Comic Con on October 4, and the nominations for all six categories have been announced. Voting is now open to all eligible industry professionals, including creators, librarians and retailers (who can apply here) until September 10. Now without further ado, here are the […]

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