July 2020 – Page 5 – Multiversity Comics

Animal Crackers

By Joe Skonce | Jul 27, 2020 | Movies, Reviews

In 2017, Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus had their final performance. I have no nostalgia for the circus, only going once when I was an adult, but even then you could tell that things were beginning to end for that particular brand of entertainment. There were a lot of factors that led to […]

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Longform

“Black Stars Above,” Cosmic Horror that Looks Forward by Peering Back

By James Dowling | Jul 27, 2020 | Longform

Sometimes you find comics or films or really any kind of media that you wish everyone was talking about. You fall in love with something that feels special and you’re left waiting for the rest of the world to notice it, “Black Stars Above” is that for me. It comes from three criminally underappreciated talents: […]

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News

Dark Horse Announces “Avatar: The Last Airbender – Toph Beifong’s Metalbending Academy”

By Luke Cornelius | Jul 27, 2020 | News

Dark Horse have announced a new graphic novel based on the hit Nickelodeon animated series, “Avatar: The Last Airbender – Toph Beifong’s Metalbending Academy.” Written by Faith Erin Hicks (the “Imbalance” trilogy”) and Tim Hedrick (a staff writer on the original series), the book is illustrated by artist Peter Wartman, and colorist Adele Matera. The […]

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Television

Five Thoughts on Westworld’s “Trace Decay”

By Laura Merrill | Jul 27, 2020 | Television

Howdy, fellow humans who are definitely not robots who just think you’re humans, and welcome to our review of HBO’s science fiction series, Westworld. This episode brings us more horrifying behavior from the scariest humans in the park, Dr. Ford and Charlotte Hale. We also get the opportunity to think deeply about the roles memory […]

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Reader Poll

Reader Poll Results: “Saga” is Our Readers’ Choice for Book of the 10s

By Brian Salvatore | Jul 27, 2020 | Reader Poll

On Friday, we asked our readers which of the Eisner Award winners for ‘Best Continuing Series’ that won in the 2010s would get your vote for the fictional ‘series of the decade’ award. And much like the Eisner voters themselves, our readers agreed that “Saga” was the book of the 2010s, garnering 54.4% of the […]

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Columns

Soliciting Multiversity: DC’s Top 10 for October 2020

By Brian Salvatore | Jul 27, 2020 | Columns

This month: a milestone, a poor idea, some shutterings, and a really fun all ages book. Let’s go! 10. Loose Ends Rogol Zaar was introduced by Brian Bendis in his “Man of Steel” miniseries, and stuck around for the first year or so of his “Superman” title. Now, the character has popped up in the […]

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Reviews

Wrapping Wednesday: Micro Reviews for the Week of 07/22/2020

By Multiversity Staff | Jul 27, 2020 | Reviews

There’s a lot to cover on Wednesdays. We should know, as collectively, we read an insane amount of comics. Even with a large review staff, it’s hard to get to everything. With that in mind, we’re back with Wrapping Wednesday, where we look at some of the books we missed in what was another great […]

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Podcasts

Robots From Tomorrow: Episode 686 – Pull List for July 29, 2020

By Greg Matiasevich | Jul 27, 2020 | Podcasts

Need suggestions for your LCS trip this week? Let Mike & Greg point out the books hitting shelves on Wednesday they’re most excited about in this four hundred thirty-second installment of their ongoing “Pull List” series! These episodes are the perfect way for anyone to kick off their comics: from the most curious newcomer to […]

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News

The Rundown: July 27, 2020

By Luke Cornelius | Jul 27, 2020 | News

[Featured art by Jason Muhr] 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, “Mandrake the Magician: Mandrake’s Legacy” and the winners of the 2020 Eisner Awards were announced. – Via […]

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Television

Five Thought’s on Fringe‘s “In Which We Meet Mr. Jones”

By Quinn Tassin | Jul 26, 2020 | Television

Welcome to Multiversity Comics’ Summer Binger of Fringe, a series that Parks and Recreation’s own Ben Wyatt once called “airtight.” Episode 7 is a welcome step up after a couple of mid-tier episodes and a really strong all-around entry in this show. 1. In Which Fringe Finds its Legs “In Which We Meet Mr. Jones” […]

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Feature: Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts (Episode 17: Benson and the Beast)

Television

Five Thoughts on Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts’ “Benson and the Beast”

By Mark Tweedale | Jul 26, 2020 | Television

Welcome back to Multiversity Comics’ Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts reviews. This week there’s aliens, some sonic revelations, giant bats. . . and I’m not going to talk about any of it because there’s so much character-based and thematic material to discuss that there’s simply not room within the 5 Thoughts format. “Benson and […]

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Reviews

“Wandering Son” Volume 9 – Fallout

By Jodi Odgers | Jul 26, 2020 | Reviews

Shuichi wearing the girls’ uniform to school at the end of the previous volume was always going to be a monumental moment in “Wandering Son”. The majority of Volume 9 is focused on the aftershocks of that one decision. We see old friendships break and new ones bud, Maho become increasingly furious at her brother’s […]

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