2019 – Page 148 – Multiversity Comics

“Strangelands” #1

By Elias Rosner | Jul 11, 2019 | Reviews

I feel like I missed something. Was there a “Sandman Universe”-esque one-shot setting this universe up? Who are these people? Where am I?! Did I accidentally pick up a Mission Impossible comic? Why are we on a train heading towards spoilers?!

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News

HarperCollins To Launch Graphic Novel Imprint, HarperAlley

By Brandon Arnold | Jul 11, 2019 | News

Publishing house HarperCollins Children’s Books has announced plans to launch a graphic novel imprint called HarperAlley. The imprint plans to release its first books in the Fall of 2020, under the direction of editorial director Andrew Arnold. In a press release from HarperCollins, the imprint was described as a “collaborative, creator-focused publisher” for “readers of […]

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Reviews

“Bitter Root Red Summer Special” #1

By Alexander Jones | Jul 11, 2019 | Reviews

Readers are only one story-arc into “Bitter Root” and the creative team is already delivering a special annual-style issue.”Bitter Root Red Summer Special” #1 is an exploration into the Sangerye family that spans decades and different artistic creative teams. Will the world of “Bitter Root” be able to retain focus across a sprawling issue packed […]

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Reviews

“Ghosted In L.A.” #1

By Rowan Grover | Jul 11, 2019 | Reviews

You know how it goes. You’re out of high school, and suddenly you’ve infatuated with the first person who might seem slightly attracted to you. You drift away from your friends and family just to impress this person, and suddenly, they’re not all that they seemed. That’s the premise of Grace, Keenan, Le, and Hopkins’ […]

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Reviews

Pick of the Week: “Second Coming” #1

By John Schaidler | Jul 11, 2019 | Pick of the Week, Reviews

After an online petition, months of controversy, and a change in publishers, “Second Coming” is finally here, and it’s a glorious revelation. (Warning: there’s no way to describe how incredible this book truly is without the mention of at least a few minor spoilers.) Written by Mark Russell Illustrated by Richard Pace and Leonard Kirk […]

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Podcasts

Robots From Tomorrow: Episode 591 – July Previews, Part 1

By Greg Matiasevich | Jul 11, 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 September (or later) that catches the lads’ fancies? Definitely something for everyone in the top half of this […]

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News

The Rundown: July 11, 2019

By Matthew Ledger | Jul 11, 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. – Scholastic announced the “Dog Man Do Good Tour,” a campaign encouraging readers of all ages to give back and make a positive impact in their communities. […]

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Television

Five Thoughts on Babylon 5‘s “Spider in the Web”

By Elias Rosner | Jul 11, 2019 | Television

Talia Winters returns, conspiracies abound, and a few characters are more than meets the eye.

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Television

Five Thoughts on Young Justice: Outsiders “First Impression”

By Kevin Gregory | Jul 10, 2019 | Television

Today is the day that Young Justice: Outsiders switches to a weekly schedule for the first time in its run on DC Universe. With “First Impression” the show moves to one episode every Tuesday until the end of August where we will be blessed with the three a week that has been in the norm. […]

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Columns

The Chronicles of Shazam: “War of the Gods” Crossover

By Brian Salvatore | Jul 10, 2019 | Columns

In this week’s Chronicles of Shazam, we look to Captain Marvel’s second big introduction into DC continuity post-Crisis. Sadly for him, aside from some appearances in the Superman titles after this, it would still be nearly 4 years before there was an ongoing title featuring the Marvel family. After sitting on the shelf, more or […]

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Television

Five Thoughts on Avatar: The Last Airbender’s “The Avatar and the Fire Lord”

By Nicholas Palmieri | Jul 10, 2019 | Television

Welcome back for another weekly review of Avatar! This week, I needed a good cry. The story of Roku and Sozin’s friendship provided. 1. Parallel stories First off, I think it’s a genius move to tell the episode in parallel: on one side, Zuko gets the information from Sozin, while on the other, Aang gets […]

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Reviews

Hick-F4M: Dark Reign (A Multiversity Summer Comics Binge Production)

By Kevin Gregory | Jul 10, 2019 | Reviews

A brilliant scientist–his best friend–the woman he loves–and her fiery-tempered kid brother! These are the Fantastic Four, Marvel’s First Family, the heart and soul of the Marvel Universe. And they are characters that I, unfortunately, have yet been able to connect to. Let me explain. I came into comicdom later than a lot of my […]

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