2019 – Page 168 – Multiversity Comics

J.J. and Henry Abrams Writing “Spider-Man” Miniseries With Art by Sara Pichelli

By Christopher Chiu-Tabet | Jun 20, 2019 | News

Marvel have announced at The New York Times that director J.J. Abrams (Felicity) and his son Henry are writing a five-issue “Spider-Man” comic. The series, starting this September and illustrated by Sara Pichelli (“Ultimate Comics Spider-Man”) with colorist Dave Stewart (“Hellboy”), will introduce “a new villain, Cadaverous, who will cause problems for Spider-Man, his alter-ego, […]

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Reviews

Pick of the Week: “Superman: Year One” #1

By Gustavo S Lodi | Jun 20, 2019 | Pick of the Week, Reviews

How to tell something unique about Superman’s origin, that hasn’t been said, contextually or tonally? Getting the right creative team surely helps, as “Superman: Year One” #1 can attest to. Written by Frank Miller Pencilled by John Romita Jr. Inked by Danny Miki Colored by Alex Sinclair, Peter Steigerwald & Dean V. White Lettered by […]

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Podcasts

Robots From Tomorrow: Episode 586 – June Previews, Part 2

By Greg Matiasevich | Jun 20, 2019 | Podcasts

The comics window-shopping continues! Flipping to the front of the catalog, Mike & Greg’s attention focuses on the Premier Publishers section: Dark Horse! DC! Image! IDW! Marvel! What’s coming to comic shops in August from these companies that catches the lads’ fancies? Definitely something for everyone as the lads close out their trip through the […]

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News

The Rundown: June 20, 2019

By Brandon Arnold | Jun 20, 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, IDW announced a new series from Jonathan Maberry and Alex Sanchez called “Pandemica.” – Marvel Comics released a slew of announcements in […]

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Television

Five Thoughts on Babylon 5‘s “The Geometry of Shadows”

By Elias Rosner | Jun 20, 2019 | Television

Garibaldi has a crisis of faith, Londo continues to be deeply egotistical, and Ivanova tests her mettle as she discovers that diplomacy is not always easy, nor is it particularly sane.

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Columns

The Chronicles of Shazam: “Legends”

By Brian Salvatore | Jun 19, 2019 | Columns

Welcome back to the Chronicles of Shazam, where I’ll be looking back on (most of) Captain Marvel’s appearances post-“Crisis on Infinite Earths.” Today, I’m going to be looking at the 1986/1987 series “Legends,” which was the pre-cursor to a lot of post-Crisis storytelling, but specifically to launch a new “Justice League” title. As I’ve already […]

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News

Maberry and Sanchez Depict a Biological Warfare Future in “Pandemica”

By Kerry Erlanger | Jun 19, 2019 | News

Jonathan Maberry has a new comic debuting this September from IDW Publishing. The best-selling author of V-Wars (which is currently being developed into a Netflix series) and Rot & Ruin will be teaming up with artist Alex Sanchez (“Star Wars: The Old Republic”) and colorist Jay Fotos (“Locke & Key”) on “Pandemica,” a dark tale […]

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Television

Five Thoughts on Avatar: The Last Airbender’s “The Painted Lady”

By Nicholas Palmieri | Jun 19, 2019 | Television

Welcome back for another weekly review of Avatar! This week, we visit a small fishing village in the Fire Nation which has been polluted by a military factory. Quick nostalgia note: I first watched this episode on a pre-smartphone cell phone using Verizon’s “V-Cast” service, while riding a school bus. It was the first time […]

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Television

Five Thoughts on Big Hero 6: The Series‘ “Muira-Horror!”

By Christopher Chiu-Tabet | Jun 19, 2019 | Television

Big Hero 6 season 2’s seventh episode saw the return of Ned Ludd, the hermetic anti-technology guardian of the forest from last season’s “Muirahara Woods.” Here, Alistair Krei, seeking to purchase some of the land for a park, went with Go Go and his intern Hiro to negotiate with Ludd, since his meteorite “Bessie” was […]

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Columns

Don’t Miss This: “Port of Earth” by Zack Kaplan and Andrea Mutti

By Michael Mazzacane | Jun 19, 2019 | 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 Zack Kaplan, Andrea Mutti, and Valdmir Popov’s business oriented science fiction series “Port […]

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Columns

This Week in Shonen Jump: June 16, 2019

By Vince Ostrowski and Zach Wilkerson | Jun 19, 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 6/19/19

By Michael Mazzacane | Jun 19, 2019 | 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, Michael Mazzacane returns days after Father’s Day […]

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